how many are from Great lakes area?

[joez]

just currious, how many people on this site are from the Great Lakes area. i live in new lenox, Il, and am about an hour from Lake Michigan. just want to wheel with some fellow toys, and was wondering if anyone here was from arround here. i know there are a few, just not sure how many.

[robrocketanski]

ann arbor/ypsilanti michigan. should have my truck drivable by june? fingers crossed! will be looking to do some real wheeln by august at the latest.

[robrocketanski]

and i always have a beater with 4wd and a trailer to get home and spare parts to get me to work the next day.

[joez]

only one other! o'well, this is a site from out west.

what is wrong with your truck that it is not driveable. and what are you doing to it? just curious.

[robrocketanski]

yeah we are way out numbered by chevys and fords who dont admit that they rust too:D i have an 85 runner that i beat on (auto and dd) an 87 that i am going to sell and a 91 that has nothing below the frame right now. i am a few weeks from making it roll (the axles will be on) but another few weeks from steering and a trans rebuild. it will then be a 91 reg cab with rear springs in front, mazda rear springs, 3" body lift, 16" bobbed bed, stock engine, marlin crawler, marlin hy-steer, 4.30s fr and rr, welded rear, 38" ground hawgs (cheap and used) and sas of course.

[CoreyPerez]

I don't know if it really counts, but I'm from Lansing. The wife told me that in 3+ years, we will be back out there. But because she is screwing me out of the 4x4 mecca of the world, I told her she has to let me get a 30'+ Goose (big enough for 2 trucks), atleast 2 trips per year out here (Utah), 40'X80' Pole barn (aprox $50K to set it all up, Heat, AC, Hoists, paint booth...) and my 954RR.

So, if you guys are around, look me up around Nov 2006, I should have the shop setup the following summer, and tube bendin fabricatin is comin to town!

Corey

[robrocketanski]

oh, i will look you up! there are quite a few toy people out here its just not loke ut. my wife and i lived in slc for a year (thats how i found this site, i already knew a couple so called 'wild yoats'). we intend to go back too but maybe the east will just have to do there is attica, indiana and the dakotas are closer and the south east............it is a long drive to ut.

[CoreyPerez]

Thats what the Xtd. Cab Ram Turbo Diesel and the 30'+ goose is gonna be for. With a couple people driving, it shouldnt take long :D

I've got a friend down in Columbus, but he has a Sami, so we should beable to haul 3 trucks

Corey:p

[joez]

yeah, arround here there arent too many places to wheel.

Corey, i will remember that for when you are back out here, ill be sure to look you up. sounds like you are gonna have not only a nice tow rig, but also a nice "garage".

man, there are no Toy's arround me. its all chevy this, dodge that, my ford doesnt run, blah blah blah. and then theres the jeeps.:rolleyes:

everywhere to wheel arround here is just a drive. there is the pipeline in wisconsin; solon, IA; Attica, IN; and apple valley farms, IL. i am centrally located to all of them, and they are all 4-5 hrs away. i need to move out west.

[slodrivr]

I go to school in southwest Michigan. I have a mostly stock 85 4runner that has made one trip out ot utah. There are things in store for it this summer.

[robrocketanski]

what school?

[slodrivr]

Andrews University in Berrien Springs. Where are you at?

[robrocketanski]

?? sorry dont know it. i am almost done with an assoc. in auto serv. at jackson comm. college (and teach here) in the fall my wife and i are going to ferris state for a bach. in auto engineering tech.

[chevotaSS]

howdy, its my 1st post on here.. figured this would be a good post to reply to.

im from michigan. 25 min north of ann arbor. 40 min east of lansing.

there are a few yota owners here in michigan. some of us just terrorize everyone on michiganjeepers board. its the bussiest board we have in michigan .. so i gotta suck it up and participate.

WHEN WE GOING WHEELIN??? i should have mine done by may 10th. at least i hope so.. got a wheeling trip that weekend.

[robrocketanski]

hey chevotass, i grew up in hartland.

[chevotaSS]

really? where at?? i live in highland. small world. i live off milford and clyde road.

[robrocketanski]

i grew up on faussett just north of clyde. about 2 miles east of 23. my parents still live there and i still keep a couple extra trucks there.

[chevotaSS]

real small world. my boss lives at dunham and bullard. where do you ussually wheel??
ive got a 25x40 pole barn at my house where we have 3 trail rigs right now. my fj-40 a freinds custom cj-5 and another friends 77 ramcharger. you should stop by for a beer sometime. were out wrenching almost every weekend. im going down to EROCC next week to watch. ill be spotting for the june,july,august comps though.

im trying to get mine ready to go for MITTC. we put together a little freindly michigan top truck challenge this year. its gonna be a blast. its may 10th in coleman michigan. :D

[robrocketanski]

i wouldnt say that i usually wheel. i am only now building a decent truck. i will try to say hi sometime pm me the address of your shop.