Hey guys,
So this was my first time at Super Celebration East and I had a blast. Many thanks to the guys that made me feel welcome; Brandy, Tim, Andy, Chad and Jack!
I left Wednesday around 10:30 Am and decided to drive mainly country roads to get there from Greensboro, NC. By the time I was in Tennessee and near Johnson City it was going to be near dark before I arrived if I stayed on my back road course so I decided to jump on the highway. About 30-40 miles from the show I hit a huge pothole and 15 minutes later my hood flew up in the middle of traffic on I-81... Luckily I could see through the vents and make it to the shoulder safely. It creased the hood real bad but luckily only bent the windshield latch and not my frame or the actual windshield itself. I strapped it down and started back down the road. Not 5 minutes later I started feeling a major vibration that only got worse as I neared Townsend. My goal was to make it as close to the showground as I could to be closer to help and parts! I made it into Townsend somewhat mentally defeated after the hood and the new vibration. Thankfully as soon as I pulled in, Brandy(surferB), who I have talked with a few times on the phone throughout the past couple of years when I needed a little advice, invited me over to park with him and some of the other guys. We immediately checked out the bronco and noticed it was the rear driveshaft causing me problems. So while I was at the show I bought a new driveshaft from Duffs and a used Hood from NashvilleEarlyBronco. Brandy helped me get the new parts on over the course of a couple days. Thanks again Man!!! I didn't participate in any of the scheduled group rides nervous about having any more issues but Chad did invite me on a nice cruise through Cades Cove with a couple other broncos. There were so many cool rigs out there it was kind of overwhelming. I got a lot of photos but I still didn't capture all of them. So great to meet people that I have read threads by or talked to over the past few years. I will be back in April but for now I hope you enjoy checking out the photos.
So this was my first time at Super Celebration East and I had a blast. Many thanks to the guys that made me feel welcome; Brandy, Tim, Andy, Chad and Jack!
I left Wednesday around 10:30 Am and decided to drive mainly country roads to get there from Greensboro, NC. By the time I was in Tennessee and near Johnson City it was going to be near dark before I arrived if I stayed on my back road course so I decided to jump on the highway. About 30-40 miles from the show I hit a huge pothole and 15 minutes later my hood flew up in the middle of traffic on I-81... Luckily I could see through the vents and make it to the shoulder safely. It creased the hood real bad but luckily only bent the windshield latch and not my frame or the actual windshield itself. I strapped it down and started back down the road. Not 5 minutes later I started feeling a major vibration that only got worse as I neared Townsend. My goal was to make it as close to the showground as I could to be closer to help and parts! I made it into Townsend somewhat mentally defeated after the hood and the new vibration. Thankfully as soon as I pulled in, Brandy(surferB), who I have talked with a few times on the phone throughout the past couple of years when I needed a little advice, invited me over to park with him and some of the other guys. We immediately checked out the bronco and noticed it was the rear driveshaft causing me problems. So while I was at the show I bought a new driveshaft from Duffs and a used Hood from NashvilleEarlyBronco. Brandy helped me get the new parts on over the course of a couple days. Thanks again Man!!! I didn't participate in any of the scheduled group rides nervous about having any more issues but Chad did invite me on a nice cruise through Cades Cove with a couple other broncos. There were so many cool rigs out there it was kind of overwhelming. I got a lot of photos but I still didn't capture all of them. So great to meet people that I have read threads by or talked to over the past few years. I will be back in April but for now I hope you enjoy checking out the photos.
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