Wrenching, Day 2

Bill and I got together on Saturday to get some more done on the truck. We started the morning with a trip to Andy and Bax military surplus store to look for some warm clothes. Most everything they sell is camouflage, but we still came home with some warm sock liners. Andy and Bax also sells wrestling masks and sailor caps, but we passed.

We got our new tires mounted today, thanks to Scott Huhn of Black Sun racing services.

Next, Doug finished up the light wiring, and ran power into the cab for the radios.

Speaking of radios, Bill got those mounted. We're taking two radios- A Yaesu HAM radio, and a Midland VHF radio. The Midland radio will be our main radio, operating on the same frequency as every other Alcan competitor. The HAM radio will serve as a backup to Midland and also let us chat with others who are using HAMs. We'll also bring Motorola FRS radios, and for a last resort, a long string connecting two soup cans.






































Our new floor mats also arrived. Since Frank has been so kind as to loan us his truck, we're going out of our way to take care of it. If the floor ever thaws out after the event, we don't want the carpet to be soaked!















And here's a photo of the whole truck!