TRANSCONTINENTAL FLATFENDERS RETURN HOME!!! ahh….

26 days-total road time

5,038 miles-total distance covered

14mpg-average fuel economy

45mph-average speed

over $2000 in donations

THANKS THANK THANKS

National Geographic Traveler Magazine,
Intelligent Travel Blog
Downtown Saloon,
Leesburg, Virginia
Magna Photo,
Leesburg, Virginia
Bicycle Outfitters,
Leesburg, Virginia
Telos
Ashburn, Virginia
Z&M Jeeps Ltd.
Toledo, Oh
Willys Overland Motors
Toledo, Oh
INDEPENDANT/ PAYPAL DONORS:
Carol Sullivan- leesburg, Va

Steven Barringer- early cj5

Joel Hannah-leesburg, Va

John Ebersole-leesburg, Va

Kris Ritter-Cannonsburg, Pa

Thao Nguyenk-Sterling, Va

Bruce Werner- Purcellville, Va

Debbie Moe- Gettysburg, Pa

Steve Robinson-Sterling, Va

Jen Schnider- Sterling, Va

Tim “the toolman” Taylor-Oakland, Md

Rose-Sterling, Va

Josh-Salem, Wv

Mike Meyers- Washington Court House, Oh

John Wadler- WAshington Court House, Oh

Doug Hendrickson-Maysville, Ky

James Berry- Paypal

Mark Scott- Wichita, Ks

Mike Tarvin-Alexandria, Ky

Greta Arnold-Washington, DC

George & Susan Webber-Va

George & Janet Lyon- Canonsburg, Pa

Eric Gazvoda- Canonsburg, Pa

Bruce Mullen- Wv

Paul & Merrie McIntyre-Leesburg, va

Jeff and Linda Meyerricks-Leesburg, Va

THANKS THANKS THANKS

5 days of mechanical breakdowns

longest time broken down: 22hours in Georgetown, Kentucky (NOT 24!!)

list of parts replaced or broken while on tour:

• 2 omixada sideview mirrors
• 1 overdrive
• 1 second gear and synchro keyset
• 1 cruddy nat’s hat (health hazard)
• 1 16″ tube
• 1 134 headgasket
• 1 rear D44 pinon seal
• 1 speedomenter cable + housing
• 4lbs of grade 8 nuts and bolts/ other hardware
• 3 body mounts lost
• 1 battery box (fixed while on the trip is that broken?)
• 2 cooshy top bow cusions due to wind

number of times ran out of gas: 2 (Durango, Co & Moab, Ut both evan haha) (i ran out once in gordania, WV the first day and somehow coasted into the gas station)

number of other roadtrips like it: 0

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So we’ve made it….yes i know we got home like  a week ago, but i’m typing this from my new home in Williamsport, Pa. i had to leave for school less than a week after getting home so we didn’t get around to updating.

 The first thing to do when you get back from an exhaustive month long road trip in a six decade old roadtripmobile?….

take it apart and fix all the crap you broke because you’re a hack mechanic….not really just my knuckle was loose and wheel was on the verge of falling off…but other than that. clean up the rigs…it’s time for tireshine.

 

 

 

ONCE AGAIN STAY TUNED FOR A SPECIAL TOLEDO UPDATE WHEN THE PHOTOS COME IN!!!

thanks to all who followed along, all who put up with use, and especially all who helped contribute to this amazing journey we could never thank you enough.

-Paul