Draco-REX

I should murder-out the ambulance. :lolguy:

Nope. It was KPH

The gas gauge doesn't work, so I have no idea yet. I topped it off when I picked up the trailer, so next time I have it out, I'll fill it again and see what the numbers say. I'm thinking mid-teens.

Saw this and thought of you, so I had to take a picture. :gabe: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3634/5720394146_3d2796f5eb_b.jpg

Is that the AWD one with the turbo big enough to eat a small child?

Picked up a trailer from Rock's Trailer Sales. Good place, good prices. Brand new trailer with tandem axles, *both* with brakes, 7,000 GVWR, wood deck, dovetail, hideaway ramps (low enough to drive the STI up), warranty, and road-side assistance for $2599. :fuckyeah: When I consider that I was looking at a used trailer with no brakes, lights, or warranty for $1000, this was a great deal. Tug pulls it and the car without much trouble, and it stops pretty well too even without the trailer brakes connected. (Have some wring issues to sort out.) I was very happy with the result. Having Tug out at an AutoX event today was awesome. It was like I brought a room from my apartment with me. I got to eat my lunch out of the sun, in a comfortable chair with a friend of mine and shoot the shit in comfort. It was also a good place to change clothes plus all the other benefits. The only thing that would have made it better would have been if the A/C was working. I'm very happy with it overall. Granted, it does have its issues, but it'll be an ongoing project. Tug in all his glory: Today, for the AutoX http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3154/5719838387_e8d9703d6c_b.jpg Jr's new home http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3265/5720395482_c512691800_b.jpg They flipped the hitch around to give the trailer a nose-up attitude in case the ambulance squatted when loaded. I figured it might, thinking the suspension was set up for the box on the back, not for hauling cargo. As you can see, it didn't squat at all. Tug was all like "What trailer?" :fuckyeah: So I'm going to flip it back around to try and level the trailer out.

Stuff to do (in no particular order): Clean the inside! Get Module working Replace/Balance driver's front tire (maybe do all 6) If tire is balanced, replace front shocks. Replace/install clearance mirrors Replace burnt out bulbs Replace Trailer socket Install trailer brake controller Get hitch ball Paint module roof white Fix tail pipe (Should I install a stack? :lolguy:) Install CB radio Get A/C working Run new washer hose to the wipers, or drill hood and mount new nozzles Install backup/rearview camera

Yup.. So the Jambulance is still alive.. sorta. I've been hunting used trailers and have had little luck. The best hit was a 14' utility trailer with no brakes or lights for $1000. So for shitzengiggles I started looking at new ones. Apparently, trailers don't depreciate much. A new car trailer wasn't much more than the used ones I was looking at. One was $1850 and had brakes. So for a bit more, I'll get a new trailer with no problems, working lights, a warranty, and brakes. Sounds like a no-brainer to me. Tomorrow I'll get Tug re-wired and put in a brake controller. Then Saturday I'll pick up a trailer. It is going to be so nice to go to an event and not have to change all four tires twice. Still no headway on the electrical, but that's mostly for a lack of trying. I'm going to have to do the calling around on my lunch breaks.

So, it looks like one of the circuit boards in the electrical cabinet is having issues. I can only get the vehicle lights working. Perfectly fine for a tow vehicle, but I want the module operational also. So I'm going to contact the company that built it, and the one that made the board and see if I can get some help. (Both are in Goshen IN, which is the birthplace of nearly every ambulance in the US apparently.) Hopefully, since it's 20 years old, I can get the wiring diagram and maybe even source an old replacement board. Worst-case, the board that's fried just interprets the momentary-on switches and signals a second board to fire the appropriate relay. I can bypass the first board and just use toggle switches. But it'll take a LOT of messing around with a circuit tester if I can't get the wiring diagram. The lights in the picture above can be forced on with a couple master switches on the second board. So the basics work. But I think those right-side floods are spliced on, because they can't be turned off without pulling the fuse for the board. So this will be an interesting project. Luckily I don't hate electrical work.

"Let's try something else."

http://www.camaromustangchallenge.com/

+1 for polarized. Got my first pair of polarized sunglasses about 5 or 6 years ago and wondered why I didn't sooner.

Just stand next to them with signs about what they are all about. "Litigious not Religious" "God hates abusers of the 1st Amendment" "Passive-Aggressive Bullies go to Hell!" :gabe:

Ok, so I'm rooting my TB now. It's a complex process, made worse because I was having the issue where I couldn't start SDK Manager.exe. For future reference, if anyone else has the issue, I tried all the other fixes I could find and nothing work. So I removed every version of Java I had, deleted any left over folders, then manually downloaded the latest JDK and the latest android SDK. After installing them to their default directories, everything worked. As I type this, my phone is rooted. I used this walkthrough: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=996616 Now to get BAMF Remix 1.6.2 loaded...

went south on23 to check out a trailer today. It seemed like nearly all of the fields down there were under water. This has got to be killing the farmers.

fake, sorry. But funny

:lolguy: So, someone with sharp eyes over on COS figured out who the previous owner was via the shape of the flat paint. Apparently it was the "Jambulance" for Bullet Jones. http://a1.l3-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/76/d8474ffb53143ce14ae72f190813a223/l.jpg So, it's possible that while lives were lost in it, some may have been created as well.

I might. Though I'm also considering "Speed-holes Rally Team"

Oh, for the diesel heads, another question. On the dash there's an addon that's labeled a Vortec or Vortex idle control or something similar with an on button and an off button. Does this engage a super lean idle mode or something?

I'm storing it (and soon the trailer and WRX as well) at a friend's shop for a small fee. Everything should work. We got the siren working, but I haven't figured out the lights yet. I might mess around with it tomorrow and see what I can get figured out.

Maybe when the engine/transmission dies. Dunno about low, but a turbo diesel would be really nice. Rides really well. There's a vibration at 65mph and the left front tire is zebra-striped, so I think the wheel needs to be balanced, and I may need to do front shocks. O2 tube is still there, haven't tried the vacuum pump yet. As for towing capacity, I'm not sure. But it's a 1-ton frame with dualies and the hitch receiver is welded to some square stock that looks like it's used for bridges. So I'm sure it could tow a sub-3000lb car on a trailer. Found a possible trailer on CL.. Just waiting to see if it's still available and if it's wide enough for a car. I'm going to see if he'll let me roll the WRX up on it before I buy it.

Saw it on the lot and thought it'd be perfect. Also, $3K.

Triple: I think I'm going to get it a set of obscenely large mudflaps to match the ones on the WRX.

Oh, and since I name all my cars, this one has been dubbed "Tug"

Yeah, my friends were wondering the same thing. I'm sure it's saved a lot more than it didn't.