SqWADoosh's 85 Runner Build Thread

[SqWADoosh]

Well the deep stuff has arrived here in Washington. Got stuck into it today. 

[BigBluePile]

Whoa. 

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[Willard]

That's awesome


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[OTO Phil]

That's glorious!

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[dbbowen]

How awesome is that! looks like fun

[rybike]

man that looks like fun, we got 40cms fresh last night and it made things a little more interesting but nothing like what you have. not going to lie im a little jealous 

[Slabzilla]

I'm extremely envious of your great fortune/location, totally awesome. 

[emsvitil]

December 8 - 6:00 PM

It started snowing.  The first snow of the season and the wife and I took our cocktail drinks and sat for hours by the window watching the huge soft flakes drift down from heaven.  It looked like a Grandma Moses Print.  So romantic we felt like newlyweds again.  We love snow!

December 9

We woke to a beautiful blanket of crystal white snow covering every inch of the landscape.  What a fantastic sight!  Can there be a more lovely place in the whole world?  Moving here was the best idea I've ever had! Shoveled for the first time in years and felt like a little boy again.  I cleared both our driveway and the sidewalks. This afternoon the snowplough came along and covered up the sidewalks and closed in the driveway, so I got to shovel again. What a perfect life!

December 12

The sun has melted all our lovely snow... Such a disappointment!  My neighbor tells me not to worry - we'll definitely have a White Christmas.

No snow on Christmas would be awful!  Bob says we'll have so much snow by the end of winter, that I'll never want to see snow again.  I don't think that's possible.  However, Bob is such a nice man, I'm glad he's our neighbor.

December 13

Snow, lovely snow! 8 inches last night. The temperature dropped to -20F. The cold makes everything sparkle so. The wind took my breath away, but I warmed up by shoveling the driveway and sidewalks. This is the life! The snowplough came back this afternoon and buried everything again.. I didn't realize I would have to do quite this much shoveling, but I'll certainly get back in shape this way. I wish I wouldn't huff and puff so.

December 15

20 inches forecast for today.  I sold my van and bought a 4x4 Blazer.  Bought snow tyres for the wife's car and 2 extra shovels.  We stocked the freezer. The wife wants a wood stove in case the electricity goes out.  I think that's extravagant. We aren't in Alaska, after all.

December 16

Ice storm this morning.  Fell on my butt on the ice in the driveway putting down salt.  Hurt like hell. The wife laughed for an hour, which I think was very cruel.

December 17

Still way below freezing. Roads are too icy to go anywhere.



Today the electricity was off for 4 hours.  We had to pile the blankets on to stay warm.  Nothing to do but stare at the wife and try not to irritate her.  Guess I should've bought a wood stove, but won't admit it to her.  Gee I hate it when she's right. I can't believe I'm freezing to death in my own living room.

December 20

Yippee the electricity's back on, but we had another 14 inches of the damn stuff last night.  More shoveling!  Took all day. The damn snowplough came by twice.  Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but they said they're too busy playing hockey.  I think they're lying.  Called the only hardware store around to see about buying a snow blower and they're out.  Might have another shipment in March.  I think they're lying. Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and bill me. I think he's lying.

December 22

Bob was right about a white Christmas because 13 more inches of the white stuff fell today, and it's so cold, it probably won't melt till August.  Took me 45 minutes to get all dressed up to go out to shovel and then I had to go to the loo.  By the time I got undressed, and dressed again, I was too tired to shovel.  Tried to hire Bob who has a plough on his truck for the rest of the winter, but he says he's too busy.  I think the is lying.

December 23

Picture Snow Cat and Santa ClausOnly 2 inches of snow today.  And it warmed up to zero.  The wife wanted me to decorate the front of the house this morning.  What is she, nuts?!!  Why didn't she tell me to do that a month ago?  She says she did but I think she's lying.

December 24

6 inches fell, but the snow was packed so hard by the snowplough, I broke my shovel.  Thought I was having a heart attack.  If I ever catch the son-of-a-pregnant dog who drives that snowplough, I'll drag him through the snow by his hair and beat him to death with my broken shovel.  I know he hides around the corner and waits for me to finish shoveling and then he comes down the street at a 100 miles an hour and throws snow all over where I've just been!  Tonight the wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols with her and open our presents, but I was too busy watching for the damn snowplough.


December 25 - Christmas Day

Merry Christmas! 20 more inches of the damn slop tonight - Snowed in. The idea of shoveling makes my blood boil.  God, I hate the snow!  Then the snowplough driver came by asking for a donation and I hit him over the head with my shovel. The wife says I have a bad attitude.  I think she's a real idiot.  If I have to watch "It's A Wonderful Life" one more time, I'm going to stuff her into the microwave.

December 26

Still snowed in. Why the hell did I ever move here? It was all HER idea. She's really getting on my nerves.

December 27

Temperature dropped to -30 and the pipes froze; plumber came after 14 hours of waiting for him, he only charged me $1,750 to replace 4 of my pipes.

December 28

Warmed up to above -20. Still snowed in. The pregnant dog is driving me crazy!!!

December 29

10 more inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof or it could cave in.  That's the silliest thing I ever heard.  How dumb does he think I am?

December 30

Roof caved in.  I beat up the snowplough driver, and now he is suing me for a million dollars, not only the beating I gave him, but also for trying to shove the broken snow shovel up his ass.  The wife went home to her mother.  Nine more inches predicted.

December 31

I set fire to what's left of the house. No more shoveling.

January 8

Feel so good. I just love those little white pills they keep giving me. Why am I tied to the bed???

[SqWADoosh]

man that looks like fun, we got 40cms fresh last night and it made things a little more interesting but nothing like what you have. not going to lie im a little jealous

Well I had to drive nearly 2 hours into the mountains to get to this. Not a speck of snow where I live.

[rybike]

Fair enough, I am truly lucky to live where I live. The mountains are close and there is almost always a few feet in town throughout the winter, even with the low amounts of snow we had this year its still not looking bad. Still hoping to get more soon so I can get some sweet snowwheelin photos yours 

[SqWADoosh]

Plow mode:

Dumbass mode:

[BigBluePile]

Dang. That's sweet!

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[OTO Phil]

What goodies did you pull out of it for your new Yota project?

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[SqWADoosh]

What goodies did you pull out of it for your new Yota project?

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Nothing really. Kept my co2, storage box, arb fridge, nothing really that was part of the build persay. I sold it as it was.

[redneckcustoms13]

Hats off to you andrew for not robbing the good before the sell. Congrats to him on the purchase of a very nice and capable rig. Hopefully it will give him years of fun.

[SqWADoosh]

Hats off to you andrew for not robbing the good before the sell. Congrats to him on the purchase of a very nice and capable rig. Hopefully it will give him years of fun.

I have no doubt it will. Everything in that truck was fresh except the frame and body (both of which were sound as well).

[mudmaster]

I left some skin and blood on her.

[SqWADoosh]

I left some skin and blood on her.

I think she left some cushion in you after hell's gate 

[mudmaster]

I think she left some cushion in you after hell's gate 

Yeah, still trying to get that out.......

[blackdiamond]

I think she left some cushion in you after hell's gate 

I'm pretty sure that the some cushion was "left" only because Mark wasn't ready to unclench.  Oh the true meaning of pucker factor...

[helipilot77]

Congrats on the sale! Is Scott a forum member here. Will we get to here how the story of old red continues?

[SqWADoosh]

Congrats on the sale! Is Scott a forum member here. Will we get to here how the story of old red continues?

He mentioned he has a username however I don't think he is active on any forums. I don't think he is going to do much to the truck short of swap tires and use it. He is local to us though. He lives in Kenmore so I sure hope to see it out on the trails again. I plan on inviting him along when I can.

How are you man? At a standstill on yours too?

[helipilot77]

Yeah nothing happening over here. 

[SqWADoosh]

Yeah nothing happening over here.

Sorry to hear that. You guys ever get into a new house?

[helipilot77]

Yep. All moved into the new house. Making plans to tear it down and build a new one on the lot. I will have a decent sized garage.