Well, for a variety of reasons I did not go. One of which was not haveing confidence in my 109 yet. The rest of the reasons are personal so I won't get into them.
I did however put another 160mi(3/4 tank) on the Land Rover. I went over to the local airport and back doing a 2 lane mountain road over and coming back on a 4 lane hwy. I did get up to around 75mph at one point, just trying to see where it would go. I used 7.9gal and got 20.29mpg.. So with a 12US gal tank I should be able to get 243mi to a tank.
My 109 was packed and ready to go when I decided not to go, So sorry Paul to disappoint, and it became clear that I could use an extra fuel tank instead of carrying cans inside. So I will work on that.
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Friday, December 20, 2013
109 CB antenna mount
OK, I went to Kansas(flew) for Thanksgiving for 11 days to visit my son and his family. Good time but he was in pain from surgery......
I put 160 miles on the 109 and refilled the tank, used 7.3 gal for 20.3 mpg. That was around town and 80 mi on the highway. Still putting the foot to the floor to see what it will do. The speedo is 2 miles off(faster than the gps). Been just running errands with it and made a trip to the airport to pick up a friend. Had it up to an indicated 75 at one point. It was still pulling albiet slowly. Slows on the hills but not as bad as my 2.25D 88.
Getting ready for Christmas in Death Valley. So I put in a CB. A Cobra 75wx with all the works in the mic. it is connected to a 4' Firestick antenna thru Radio Shack cable.
I went and bought some 3/16"x1 1/4"x12" stainless steel stock and cut it down to six inch length and drilled 2 1/2" holes, one for the bolt and one for the antenna then bent 2" with the antenna hole to a 90. It was ready to go I thought then I found that I had to grind about 1/4" off one corner to fit the windscreen.
The mic was positioned hanging from the roof support on a retractable lead. The connecter for the antenna is mounted behind the drivers seat. I just have to unhang the mic and slip it into the pocket on the back of the seat and it is out of sight. For now the cable is run over the windscreen and down the side of the roofside. I have some excess and will figure out where to run it later.
Leaving soon for Death Valley so I will wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! See you in 2014!
I put 160 miles on the 109 and refilled the tank, used 7.3 gal for 20.3 mpg. That was around town and 80 mi on the highway. Still putting the foot to the floor to see what it will do. The speedo is 2 miles off(faster than the gps). Been just running errands with it and made a trip to the airport to pick up a friend. Had it up to an indicated 75 at one point. It was still pulling albiet slowly. Slows on the hills but not as bad as my 2.25D 88.
Getting ready for Christmas in Death Valley. So I put in a CB. A Cobra 75wx with all the works in the mic. it is connected to a 4' Firestick antenna thru Radio Shack cable.
I went and bought some 3/16"x1 1/4"x12" stainless steel stock and cut it down to six inch length and drilled 2 1/2" holes, one for the bolt and one for the antenna then bent 2" with the antenna hole to a 90. It was ready to go I thought then I found that I had to grind about 1/4" off one corner to fit the windscreen.
The mic was positioned hanging from the roof support on a retractable lead. The connecter for the antenna is mounted behind the drivers seat. I just have to unhang the mic and slip it into the pocket on the back of the seat and it is out of sight. For now the cable is run over the windscreen and down the side of the roofside. I have some excess and will figure out where to run it later.
Leaving soon for Death Valley so I will wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! See you in 2014!
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