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UPDATE
- 10/8/2005 9:10AM
After a great
night at the Sheraton bar hanging out with industry
friends, it's time to hit the show! The crowds are just
now beginning to come in. We are anxiously waiting for
Erica the P4x4 Girl to arrive. I hope she isn't stuck
in the notorious LA traffic!
Got Rocks
4x4 stopped by this morning and dropped off some sweet
swag. They gave us a couple of t-shirts and some Supercrawl
IV tickets to give away. So stop by and pick up some
free Pirate4x4.com stickers, and be sure to ask for
a Supercrawl ticket, and maybe even a Got Rocks t-shirt.
We've got 10 tickets and two t-shirts to give away,
so you better get here soon!
UPDATE
- 10/8/2005 10:15AM
The
power just went out! Thank God we brought the UPS battery
backup!
UPDATE
- 10/8/2005 10:30AM
It
looks like a transformer blew in the building, killing
power. The lights are back on, but while they were off,
Erica was still knocking 'em dead in the dark.
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The
lovely P4x4 Girl Erica lit up the room even
when the lights went out!
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UPDATE
- 10/8/2005 10:45AM
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Poly
Performance introduces their new weld on coil
over kit for Jeep TJs and Rubicons.
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Woah!
The power just went out AGAIN!
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Donahoe
Racing has a very impressive booth which included
this absolutely trick Ford Superduty.
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Well
we're sitting here in the dark, and we are the only booth
who has power thanks to the battery backup we brought.
I didn't think we'd actually get to use it though!
UPDATE
- 10/8/2005 11:05AM
While
cruising the halls, I came across the new STAK transfer
case. This thing is a beautiful piece! It's about the
size of an NP205, has different gear ratios available,
and is also available in a "V" configuration
for tight applications such as a early Bronco. The transfer
case is capable of "front digging" and is capable
of flat towing without removing the rear driveshaft. Retail
price is around $2,700.
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The
new Stak 3 speed transfer case.
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UPDATE
- 10/8/2005 12:00PM
Erica
goes wheelin'! While eating lunch earlier, Erica hinted
that she would like to go for a ride on the rocks. Well
it just so happens that there is a rock crawling exhibition
going on outside. So camo, Erica, and I took a walk outside
to see if we could talk someone into giving her a ride.
The rock pile was pretty impressive, and there were all
kinds of rigs crawling the pile. We came across world
champion spotter Larry "Full Pull" Mc Crae in
his Avalanche Engineering Karnivore. It didn't take much
convincing (ok, it didn't take ANY convincing!) and Erica
was strapped in and ready to rock.
One
their first run, they took the mild route that the other
rigs were doing. I decided to plot a little more interesting
line on their second run, and guided them through some
virgin territory. Erica was a trooper, even though she
had a death grip on her shoulder harnesses the whole time!
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Erica
and Larry "Full Pull" Mc Crae
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UPDATE
- 10/8/2005 3:40PM
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Wayne
Static (left) from the band "Static X"
hanging out with the Poly Performance boys.
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A
bunch of new pictures have just been uploaded to the photo
gallery. I've pretty much covered the entire show except
for some of the outdoor displays which I will cover tomorrow.
I
just got back from the Detroit Locker booth. Scott informed
me that Eaton has accquired Detroit Locker. Sinc Eaton
is a 9 billion+ company, we think that Detroit will be
in good hands.
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Ok,
one more picture to end the night right. ;)
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UPDATE
- 10/9/2005 10:30AM
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TLC
has their new "Icon" Land Cruiser
reproduction on display. This thing is a work
of art. Place your order today for a cool
$88,000.
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This
is the absolute baddest Rhino I've ever seen.
It's got King triple bypass shocks on all
four corners, tig welded everything, and more.
It just oozes with extreme coolness.
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UPDATE
- 10/9/2005 4:50PM
Well
this about wraps up our event coverage of the 2005 Off
Road Expo. I hope you enjoyed the webcam and our coverage.
Be
sure to check out all the photos in our gallery!
