Yeah, if I had the money, everything would be brand new, and I would still have some crazy issue. But I don't have the money, so I've got what I've got (plus elbowgrease). Family in Illinois should help get things straightened out. Shop full of tools to use for a day or two and a couple hundred years of experience to pick the brains of. Might get crazy and weld a roof rack and some bumper bars while I'm there. Kind of worried about the donkeys wandering highway 95 in Nevada in the middle of the night. Almost got them once, my brother almost got them once. I'm sure others have had the same experience...
Should be interesting.
Makes me miss India. Tows are very cheap there, as are parts and labour.
Glanced at one of the road trip threads, will look at more. Will get pics and vids along the way.

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