Woo Hoo! Finally got it...

[truckasaurus]

At last I picked up my new '61 'stream. All went reasonably smoothly, some sort of electrical short tricked my Tundra into thinking it was about to suffer a catestrophic engine failure, but 1 90 cent fuse later we were good to go. Does'nt appear to need the add-on mirrors either. So 2600 miles down and about the same to go before I'm home. Pics as att.

[juel]

Wow. Great looking truck and trailer.

[Blue Pearl]

How far we go for our airstreams. Great pictures, and have a safe drive home.

[3Ms75Argosy]

Looks great! Did you replace that side panel yet? I love those wheel arches! Happy trails home.
Marc

[Royce]

Congrats on the great find and first part of the trip. Have safe passage brother.

[centennialman]

Sweet looking trailer!!! The wheels look nice on it also!

Congratulations and have a safe journey

[Silverhobby]

A really nice find. The Overlander is a nice sized trailer. Best of luck with the new beauty.

[moosetags]

Great looking rig. Congratulations on your new Baby! Have a safe trip home.

Brian

[utee94]

Congratulations, it looks fantastic!

Good luck on the return trip home.

-Marcus

[Zeppelinium]

For all of us down here in the tropics, how about posting a map of this 5000 mile odyssey? Looks from the green grass that you picked it up waaay south of sub-tropical Colorado (relatively speaking, of course). Goggle Earth says it's 2,534 miles from Onoway to Miami, as the crow flies. That's about as far away from Onoway as you can get, so where did you go to do the pickup?

Zep

[utee94]

Originally Posted by Zeppelinium

For all of us down here in the tropics, how about posting a map of this 5000 mile odyssey? Looks from the green grass that you picked it up waaay south of sub-tropical Colorado (relatively speaking, of course). Goggle Earth says it's 2,534 miles from Onoway to Miami, as the crow flies. That's about as far away from Onoway as you can get, so where did you go to do the pickup?

Zep

Zep, I believe he picked it up in Tropical and Sunny California. He started a thread about it here:

http://www.airforums.com/forums/f42/...ion-41038.html

-Marcus

[2airishuman]

hey trucks!

she looks good riding HIGH on those new axles!

should be a great canvas for your re-creating and rec-re-ating...

cheers
2air'

[truckasaurus]

Thanks for the comments, thiis is great hobby!

So far Ive driven
Onoway, AB to Salem, OR
Salem, OR to Modesto, CA
Modesto, CA to Sequoia National park, CA (giant trees cool)
Sequoia NP to Buellton, CA
Buellton, CA to Corona, CA
then with trailer
Corona, CA to Kingman, AZ
Kingman to Williams, AZ (Grand Canyon).
next stops
Grand Junction (state unsure)
considering a quick stop to say hi at Enchanted trails too
Boulder, CO
Yellowstone NP
then not sure yet

Im on a slow connection with a backward laptop so no map, sorry.
Im also cursing my sat nav as it took me 3 hours out of my way today and these hills are not so good for my gas usage. Still better than I expected, I think Ill average 15 mpg with the trailer at 55 mph, compared to 17.5mph without but at higher speeds.


I saw nice a Airstream with red truck on I-40 today and had some nice complimments from Harley riders on route 66, awesome.

[truckasaurus]

Forgot to answer the question; I skipped the panel replacement. Mainly becuase it seems logical to do the work after the chassis mods, secondly because It was a pot of cash and lastly becuase I thought theres a chance Ill bash into something on my way home anyway.

It dumped 14 inches of snow the day I left home so the green grass and now cacti are very welcome sights.

[Overlander & Sea]

Truckasaurus,

Congratulations and welcome to the world of '61 Overlanders! What a great trip.

[truckasaurus]

Just wanted to round off my trip details. The return leg was 2,935 miles at an average of 12.3 mpg; not great but I must have traversed every mountain/ elevation possible and cruised between 55 and 64 mph. Total trip 5,535 miles. The only part I lost is probably still in Montana or Wyoming; about 2 feet of vintage plumbing that was hanging down from the rear, other than that it was alll good. My Tundra '07 was excellent, I didn't need the temporary tow mirrors at all and the semi-auto 6 speed was really a treat to use on steep down grades. I had to use 4x4 a little as I got close to home which I hadn't anticipated, it's quite muddy with a dash of snow. Now I just need to build the 24' x 30' x 10' stream shop this summer and I'm good to go for a couple of years..

[LHall]

We are glad to see that you made it home safely. It was very cool of you to stop in ABQ at the Vintage Restoration Rally and let everyone see your AS. We wished you could have stayed a bit longer, but you had a lot of highway in front of you. Be sure to keep us posted on your progress and as always .... tons of pictures.

Take care,

[utee94]

Congratulations on having her home, you've already had an awesome trip and your journey has just begun. Please keep us updated with lots of pics!

-Marcus