Remembering Tellico

I miss Tellico a heck of a lot. Met a lot of good friends, including quite a few I still wheel with. Never will forget rolling up on a big purple yj and a red xj with “proving a Dana 35 can do lower 2” in the back glass. I had time to read it, as Dave was busy changing a Dana 35 shaft. .
 

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You haven't lived until your buddy breaks his steering box on his hybrid on Helicopter Pad at night. You drive him down Guardrail and into town to get a replacement. Drive back up Guardrail at night, replace the steering box only to ask "Where's your pitman arm puller?" at midnight.
Then my crew learned of the oxy/acetylene capabilities of some well placed road flares by moonlight.

Wake up and do it all over again the next day.
 
Jody Treadway said:
You haven't lived until your buddy breaks his steering box on his hybrid on Helicopter Pad at night. You drive him down Guardrail and into town to get a replacement. Drive back up Guardrail at night, replace the steering box only to ask "Where's your pitman arm puller?" at midnight.
Then my crew learned of the oxy/acetylene capabilities of some well placed road flares by moonlight.

Wake up and do it all over again the next day.
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thanks STAN

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Jody Treadway said:
You haven't lived until your buddy breaks his steering box on his hybrid on Helicopter Pad at night. You drive him down Guardrail and into town to get a replacement. Drive back up Guardrail at night, replace the steering box only to ask "Where's your pitman arm puller?" at midnight.
Then my crew learned of the oxy/acetylene capabilities of some well placed road flares by moonlight.

Wake up and do it all over again the next day.
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I always tried to imagine... "How can we fix this at helicopter pad?" Steering boxes or hydro Rams we're always the worst.
 
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Judging by the build status, this should be early 2004. I remember back halfing it in fall of '04.

Pretty sure the first pic is from the top of Fain's Ford creek crossing.
2nd pic was at Crawford's Campgound. It was freaking cold that weekend as evident by the snow. When we pulled in, Steve Crawford stepped out on his porch, called us a bunch of dumb asses, and went back inside where it was warm.
He and I were and still are close friends. He wouldn't take any money that weekend. Said anybody who would camp in that weather deserved a break. I tent camped with an electric blanket turned on high that night.
We did Lower 2, Upper 2, Schoolbus and Slickrock that Saturday.

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77GreenMachine said:
@Jody Treadway Thats a pretty sweet looking YJ you had!
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It was a going son of a gun.
Started with a stock YJ on 33s, then 38s on a 44/60 combo. Then 42s on a pair of 60s stretched to 108. Then backhalfed and 4 linked with a injected 360 under the hood. Klune/205 doubler, 1410 shafts, etc. Pretty bad ass for the time
 
So that video was an awesome blast from the past! They seem to really capture what it's all about, just hanging out with awesome like minded folks having a blast. I was just a youngin back then, but tales of Tellico is what got me started in this hobby only for it to be closed before I ever got to go.
 
Jody Treadway said:
It was a going son of a gun.
Started with a stock YJ on 33s, then 38s on a 44/60 combo. Then 42s on a pair of 60s stretched to 108. Then backhalfed and 4 linked with a injected 360 under the hood. Klune/205 doubler, 1410 shafts, etc. Pretty bad ass for the time
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For the time? I'd be happy if I can get my RC to that point now.

Duane
 
Jody Treadway said:
It was a going son of a gun.
Started with a stock YJ on 33s, then 38s on a 44/60 combo. Then 42s on a pair of 60s stretched to 108. Then backhalfed and 4 linked with a injected 360 under the hood. Klune/205 doubler, 1410 shafts, etc. Pretty bad ass for the time
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What years did you own that Jeep and wheel it?
 
Jody Treadway said:
2000-2006
Used to frequent DPG back in the day. Seems I rode with you, @BIGWOODY, @farmboy and more of your geographical crowd a good bit

Sold it in 06, post-divorce, and started rebuilding financially
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I was thinking I saw it down at DPG at least once when I was there.
 
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