L60-00511-The "El Bondo Patrol" rises from the ashes...

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Re: L60-00511-The "El Bondo Patrol" rises from the ashes...

Post by Awilke »

Wow the Patrol is looking great ....
I love the pict with the A/C on

That is a 2/50 AC. Roll down 2 windows and drive 50 mph and hope foe some relief
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Re: L60-00511-The "El Bondo Patrol" rises from the ashes...

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Ok Rob...now you are showing off! :clap: :clap: :clap: :dance: :dance:

What a great build!. You are a master. The results say it all. 8-)

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Post by RiverPatrol »

Very very nice indeed. Once you got rolling on it the project went pretty quickly. Awesome results!

Um yeah, the rear seat is indeed a Patrol passenger seat frame. From '68 and later, exactly what plateau cal and jwgreen are looking for. :shifty:
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L60Boerne wrote:Ok Rob...now you are showing off!
Yes, I am :mrgreen:

and if you will allow me to show off some more...:

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Post by Esteban »

Excellent Robert! The engine is sounding very smooth, and overall it is a beauty. You've done a great job. Fun to watch the video, and another one from you that was in the cue.

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RiverPatrol wrote:Very very nice indeed. Once you got rolling on it the project went pretty quickly. Awesome results!

Um yeah, the rear seat is indeed a Patrol passenger seat frame. From '68 and later, exactly what plateau cal and jwgreen are looking for. :shifty:
Luckily Rob, I found another seat or I was going to use my Marine Corps training on a mission to "acquire" said "rear" seat from a Patrol in a very hot and dry location. ;) ;) :twisted:
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Post by pdub »

Sooooo jealous. Can't wait to drive mine!
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Post by plateaucal »

Robert,

Have you tried the river crossing below Horseshoe dam on the Verde river? Probably the most epic river crossing I have ever done. You can cross again up by Sheep Bridge and head back to Cave Creek. Good quail hunting back in the day and nice camping near the river by Chalk Mtn. We used to hang out there all the time back in the eighties.
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plateaucal wrote:Robert,

Have you tried the river crossing below Horseshoe dam on the Verde river? Probably the most epic river crossing I have ever done. You can cross again up by Sheep Bridge and head back to Cave Creek. Good quail hunting back in the day and nice camping near the river by Chalk Mtn. We used to hang out there all the time back in the eighties.
Yes, I've done all 3 of the lower Verde river crossings: Sheep's bridge, Horseshoe, and there is one more lesser-known crossing up on FR68, above Fossil Creek. Not very many people attempt this one because the river is about 300 yards wide in this area.

The old Horsehoe dam/Chalk Mtn crossing has been closed off for many years, but as far as I know, the 2 above Horsehoe Lake are still passable
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We also used to go down Red Creek as well. It took you down to the Verde. The place was littered with pottery. A few years back I went down there on a Ranger and it was overgrown. We also backpacked in the Mazatzal wilderness. Great country. I miss it. Big time. So, post the Sheep Bridge crossing in your Patrol. I almost drowned out my full size Cherokee there.
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