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Bugging Out, SoCal to OK in a 68 Baja bug
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<blockquote data-quote="dubs chops" data-source="post: 1778412" data-attributes="member: 7582"><p>I just copy and pasted this from my thread on expedition protal. I thought some of you all may think it is interesting. </p><p></p><p>here is the thread.</p><p><a href="http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/77384-Bugging-Out!-SoCal-to-OK-in-a-68-VW-Baja" target="_blank">http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/77384-Bugging-Out!-SoCal-to-OK-in-a-68-VW-Baja</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is my first trip report on here even though I have lurked a lot. I have been itching for an open road adventure for a while and also Own a company called PlanB Outfitters. Stick with me this is going somewhere I promise. PlanB Outfitters is my passion, Helping people Get prepared for anything, Whether adventure or apocalypse we Carry the gear to get you through it. ( OK shameless plug over!) So while discussing the ideal BOV (Bug Out Vehivhle) with a customer one day I had been talking about the simplicity of older diesel engines. Mainly the Multifuel Hercules Motor in the M35A2 military 2 1/2 transport. </p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p></p><p>Seems like the perfect choice at first. And for some it may have been but given all the factors that I took into account it just wasn't the one for me. So time passed along with more discussion and then one day it hit me! a late 60's to early 70's VW Bug! I know your thinking how did he go from a deuce and a half to a bug? Well the simplicity of the motor (Basically EMP proof if you carry few small parts) along with the availability of those parts and a few other factors made it perfect. I had decided a Bug it was, But not just any bug. It needed to be fast, Agile, reliable, and good off road. A Baja it was! So after some Google Foo I found the one. A 1968 VW Baja Bug. Fully Caged, Good suspension and a 1835 Turbo Charged rubber band. I Know the TC'ed 1835 doesn't necessarily scream reliability But here is where it gets better, It came with a Nice Fresh 1600 Dual Port motor complete from Intake to exhaust! =] SO some phone calls were made and a deal was struck. Me and a good friend are flying out to pick it up from SoCo on Monday. We are going to hit the Vegas Strip, Hoover Dam, Grand Canyon, And Canyon De Chelly National Park On the way home in a 72 hour period in a vehicle I have only seen on the computer! Sounds like an adventure huh! I will update this thread for you all along with family and friends from now until we arrive home. </p><p></p><p>And without further adieu Here She is! </p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p>By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/dubschops" target="_blank">dubschops</a> at 2012-04-20</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p>By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/dubschops" target="_blank">dubschops</a> at 2012-04-24</p><p><strong>[Broken External Image]</strong></p><p>By <a href="http://profile.imageshack.us/user/dubschops" target="_blank">dubschops</a> at 2012-04-24</p><p></p><p>We are hoping to be home by 1-2:00 AM on Wednesday </p><p>Wish us luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dubs chops, post: 1778412, member: 7582"] I just copy and pasted this from my thread on expedition protal. I thought some of you all may think it is interesting. here is the thread. [url]http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/77384-Bugging-Out!-SoCal-to-OK-in-a-68-VW-Baja[/url] This is my first trip report on here even though I have lurked a lot. I have been itching for an open road adventure for a while and also Own a company called PlanB Outfitters. Stick with me this is going somewhere I promise. PlanB Outfitters is my passion, Helping people Get prepared for anything, Whether adventure or apocalypse we Carry the gear to get you through it. ( OK shameless plug over!) So while discussing the ideal BOV (Bug Out Vehivhle) with a customer one day I had been talking about the simplicity of older diesel engines. Mainly the Multifuel Hercules Motor in the M35A2 military 2 1/2 transport. [b][Broken External Image][/b] Seems like the perfect choice at first. And for some it may have been but given all the factors that I took into account it just wasn't the one for me. So time passed along with more discussion and then one day it hit me! a late 60's to early 70's VW Bug! I know your thinking how did he go from a deuce and a half to a bug? Well the simplicity of the motor (Basically EMP proof if you carry few small parts) along with the availability of those parts and a few other factors made it perfect. I had decided a Bug it was, But not just any bug. It needed to be fast, Agile, reliable, and good off road. A Baja it was! So after some Google Foo I found the one. A 1968 VW Baja Bug. Fully Caged, Good suspension and a 1835 Turbo Charged rubber band. I Know the TC'ed 1835 doesn't necessarily scream reliability But here is where it gets better, It came with a Nice Fresh 1600 Dual Port motor complete from Intake to exhaust! =] SO some phone calls were made and a deal was struck. Me and a good friend are flying out to pick it up from SoCo on Monday. We are going to hit the Vegas Strip, Hoover Dam, Grand Canyon, And Canyon De Chelly National Park On the way home in a 72 hour period in a vehicle I have only seen on the computer! Sounds like an adventure huh! I will update this thread for you all along with family and friends from now until we arrive home. And without further adieu Here She is! [b][Broken External Image][/b] By [URL=http://profile.imageshack.us/user/dubschops]dubschops[/URL] at 2012-04-20 [b][Broken External Image][/b] By [URL=http://profile.imageshack.us/user/dubschops]dubschops[/URL] at 2012-04-24 [b][Broken External Image][/b] By [URL=http://profile.imageshack.us/user/dubschops]dubschops[/URL] at 2012-04-24 We are hoping to be home by 1-2:00 AM on Wednesday Wish us luck! [/QUOTE]
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