There was no tail slamming in photo #4. I did have a receiver hitch recovery point that rubbed. I find that the scary rear overhang does hit from time-to-time but is not as bad as it looks.
I bumped into something with my front wing about three years ago. I am going to fix it.... really... I just need to get around to it.... But I did not hit anything this year at either of these rallies.
I was playing about with the electric fan. My truck runs fine under normal conditions but it starts to get hot when I scramble up a long steep uphill in first gear / low range. It usually takes a super steep climb of about 15 minutes or so to get it to start to heat up. I zip-tied a salvaged fan from a Discovery II to the grill to see if it would help (as an experiment). It did not make a noticeable difference - so I took it back off.
In the last photo - my friend Jude is striking the popular pose of "look - no steering wheel!!". Jude owns a 1973 Series 3 88" that is temporarily down due to clutch issues. So he and his four legged buddy Marvin rode with me for the day. Marvin is a great off road passenger... or at least Marvin complains a lot less about things than most passengers that do not appreciate the nuance of a Land Rover Series era vehicle.
Here is another photo that a friend sent me this morning. It was from this past weekend's Uwharrie trip.
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