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Thank you again, Chris! I did make it home safely and successfully. You did a great job clearing snow with what you had to work with.


When I started looking at the distance from Camas, Wa to Estes Park, Co and trying to figure out when I would have time to drag a trailer all the way there and back, I went back to the old adage of "Kill Two Birds With One Stone." I had been looking unsuccessfully for an older Chevy Tahoe for my daughter who just got her driver's permit and would have her full license in September. There are no decent rigs like that available in the pacific northwest, they are mostly overpriced junk. So on a whim, I started checking the Denver area Craigslist and found a much more ample supply of good vehicles for the same price as the junk here. After missing out on 2 or 3, I finally found one located about an hour south of Denver in the town of Kiowa (Just like Iowa with a K!) After talking with the owner about the Tahoe I bought it. I then started lining up a U-Haul trailer in the area. Chris gave me the name of a tool rental outfit at the base of the road to Estes Park where he had rented an engine hoist before. I looked at my schedule, and my opening coincided perfectly with a streak of great weather in Colorado (FYI, the weather changes fast there!) I got a one-way airline ticket for $75 and headed out even though there was a huge snowstorm, like Chris said, dropping 3 feet of snow. Swell.


Anyway, being a practical idiot, I packed some tie-down straps and my 2" trailer hitch in my carry on bag. I thought nothing of it, but the TSA had a much different opinion. He gave me the choice of going back out of the security line and checking my bag (no way in Hell), or "forfeiting" my hitch that he said could be used as a weapon. Naturally, I gave it up, but having nothing to lose asked him if I could keep the pin and the clevis. He thought about it, shrugged, and said he guessed so. I didn't want to point out that I thought I could do a lot more damage with that clevis coming out of my fist point first, or that I could swing the straps around like a bad-ass mace and take everyone in an 8-foot radius out, so I kept my mouth shut and moved along.


I took the hour-long ride with an Uber driver that I couldn't understand, which I chalked up to my cultural experience for the trip, and arrived in beautiful downtown Kiowa, population not much. They were super nice, the Tahoe was great, and when I told him my hitch story, he went and got one out of his shed and gave it to me! I was on my way.


I went to the U-Haul location to pick up the trailer. All along I only wanted the small 4x8 one with no ramp, but the website always said none were available in the area. So I got the bigger one with a ramp not knowing how that would work with loading the engine. I was greeted by 3 of the small 4x8 trailers upon pulling into the lot. I started to ask about switching my reservation, but seeing the confusion and writing on the wall decided to just make do with the one they had for me.

I pulled into the tool rental place in Loveland and rented the engine hoist. Very cool unit that came apart in 5 pieces but was hell for stout when assembled. I made my way up the absolutely gorgeous road to Estes Park through the canyon along the river. Being a construction guy I marveled at the road construction with the massive walls to support the highway above the river. Fascinating!


I found Chris's place no problem, and as a bonus, it gave me a chance to try out the 4wd in the Tahoe. It works! I positioned the trailer the best I thought, then put the hoist together and started trying to figure out how best to pick up and load that big Lincoln engine and transmission. The ramp presented difficulty as it butted up against the back of the hoist before the engine was over the hinge point of the ramp and the bed of the trailer. With a few well-orchestrated swings to get the load rocking, and a well-timed release on the hydraulic ram, the engine came to a rest just past the midpoint, enough to let me release it and move the hoist 90 degrees to pick it up again and get it further in. After a couple more of those, the load looked centered and I tied it down, loaded more loose items, cleaned up the tarps, and headed out. I wish I had more time there, it's a beautiful place. I got back to the rental place with 15 minutes to spare before closing. Close call.


I-80 in Wyoming had been closed for the past several days and was only now starting to reopen. I had a back-up plan to go through Colorado and up through Utah. It was sunny and beautiful, and they were making progress in Wyoming, so I headed North. It turned out to be a non-issue and the drive was sunny and easy. I think I saw 90 trucks in a row on I-80 in Wyoming before I saw the first car! It had been a long day. My flight left Portland at 6 am, and it was 5 pm now, so I thought I'd just go for as long as I could. I hoped to make it to at least Rawlins, but when I got there I felt fine, so I just kept rolling. Finally pulled into Evanston, Wy on the Utah border at midnight, and decided to get a hotel room. I must be getting soft! I hit the road again at 7 am and it was once again sunny and beautiful. T-shirt weather in Idaho. Drove by the house in Caldwell that I grew up in my whole life through college. Good memories, then back on the freeway.


I rolled in to my driveway that night about 8:30. Long, but successful trip! All in a little over 1300 miles. Thanks again, Chris for making it happen. Got a Lincoln engine, my daughter loves the Tahoe, and dad's a hero. Who could ask for more?

Jeff did come and get the motor and parts, an epic feat if you ask me! We had about 3 feet of snow days prior to Jeff showing and the snowplow broke, I could not be there to help him load but he mastered it alone. He must have been a Boy Scout! Prepared for anything. So glad the parts will get use.

I too am interested.


escher259@gmail.com


cheers

I am also interested. michaeljworthington@gmail.com
Chris,
I just left you a phone message. Thank you. Jeff Deringer
jeffd@nuttercorp.com
Does Free help? I am horrified at the thought of scrapping it!
Block #64749 Engine is from a 1930 Lincoln, Cabriolet or Roadster. It was the car used in the 1993 TV Show, The Untouchables. It was Frank Nitti's car. They pulled the engine, trans and radiator to put in modern stuff for dependability on the set. My Dad ended up with these parts but was unable to buy car from Paramount Pictures. I believe the car went to auction in 1994 or 1995.
I lost storage and it needs to go. I would first offer it to the person that own's the original chassis if they were perhaps members of the club. Next would be anyone willing to come and get all of it in Estes Park Colorado. The motor is not free but had been tarped in covered storage for 25 years. I put crank to engine and tried but went no further with trying to turn. It is missing carb and intake, water pump and distributor cap and points etc... I will attempt to attach pictures. I would accept what ever you feel is an honest price as a club member. 603-867-5134 Chris
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