It's looking good for the testing of the
Betts springs, i worked all weekend to
clear a path so i can escape to the
desert on wednesday.  I will swap the
springs at the oasis, where i am meeting
someone with a floor jack.:-).  It's
about 40 miles each way of moderate to
rough dirt, gravel, washboard, snow,
hills, fast straights and some sand with
whoops.  I will drive in on the stock
springs and out on the betts.  Round
trip will be about 800 miles.  The paved
portion will include mountain passes and
maybe some snow.

Thank you Derek for the new VC!  Last
Easter, it took me 45 min. to make it up
a 1/8 mile hill on the way out due to
smow and mud  because i had my
driveshaft out, and i was later
humiliated by having to chain up over
the sierra in a storm.
steve
www.syncro.org

p.s. i got pushed to the side of the
street near my house on the way home
from the store today by Clinton's
motorcade.  What a specatcle.  The
presidnetial limo (and spare) is so
elegant....then comes the parade of
Suburbans and other white or very dark
SUVs, the police, the black ford
extended van with raised roof and
blacked out windows and armour...i think
that's the chemical/biological weapon
decontamination/protection and assault
unit..., and the ambulance was last,
except for the motorcycle cop tag
team...they leap frog shutting all
intersections in the path oif the
motorcade.  No westys or syncros.  I
suspect he was over at Robin Williams or
Feinstein's for a fund raising dinner.
And yes, I saw the president.  His car
was within a car length of mine when he
passed by.  It looked like a party!

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