Later last year, I got the call that the paint and body was done, so I sent a check and asked If I could pick it up this spring. Having lived in South Dakota I didn't want to deal with ice, snow, or flooding. Brian figured April should be safe. I mentioned it to my one best friends from high school Irwin, who promptly asked if he could come along and help. So we started planning a road trip to reprise our summer of 1970 road trip to South Dakota and Nebraska trip. Next we asked my brother Mark, who had just recently retired, and he was in. Then my other best friend Steve was called, but in the end he decided not to go. The 2001 Jeep Cherokee was made trip worthy. Everybodies schedules took us to May. Tools, plug in cooler, and food were made ready. At the last minuet Irwin contracted COVID and had to miss the trip, so Mark and were off. It took 2 uneventful days to get to Sioux Falls, SD. We just made it for the crazy wind storm that evening. Luckily we survived and drove out the next day to work on the 68 Formula S.
Brian had the Barracuda ready to go onto the lift to check out what we might want to do for the 1,340 mile drive back to Greenwood, SD. We pulled the drive shaft, filled the rear with 90 wt gear oil, made sure all the wheel lugs were torqued to spec, front wheel bearings greased, and tires were inflated to 32 psi. We also decided to seal the cut transmission lines and lower radiator hose since some crook had stolen the radiator while it was in storage. Best use of a golf ball I've had. I usually just lose them. Brian also zip tied a set of trailer lights in the tail light openings and ran the wires inside to the front of the car.
