I'll be traveling down to JW Transmission in Holtville, CA on a FRIDAY (John doesn't usually work on trannies on Friday's, but has agreed to do it because of my schedule)...which Friday for sure is not known yet, but may be a week from next Friday (on 6/12). As of now I plan on taking 395 South, but could as easily go down I-5. Straight through, no BS driving.

I'll be coming right back after the trannyectomy has occured. Anyway, I will leave Reno are about 3 AM on whatever Friday I go down there. If interested PM me.

 

Neal you wanna swing by and pick up a fellow devil dog? If so, I'm in.

 

If I do a run with the BIG truck to the east coast I could...got parking for a 65' truck/reefer that will scream all night? BTW, I'm not a devil dog...but my older brother was. I do what I can for the Semper Fi Fund in his honor.

 

I'll make you some parking. Well you may not have been a Marine, but what you do is GREATLY appreciated, so here's to you.

 

I checked my map, and you're just a little further out of the way than I am. But I've easily got room for a reefer or two unless it's just rained a bunch.

Here's a bump back up so our left coast members get a chance to see this.

 

I would at least meet you there and watch as he rebuilds your tranny, but I will be in Oregon on June 12th.
Gonna be HOT in Holtville.

 

Neal, from my location here on the Monterey Peninsula, when I go down to JW's place, I take I-5 until I get to Bakersfield where I grab Highway 58 over to 395.

From there I take 395 south until I hit the interstate, following the interstate as it skirts the SoCal area on the northern perimeter, until I hit Indio where I grab Highway 86, taking you past the Salton Sea.

That route keeps you from hitting the heart of SoCal traffic, which is the fastest way to get to Holtville when traveling from NorCal.

Lemme know if you need a motel recommendation.

Stewart

 

I couldn't be much farther from JW than I am, but if you are coming to the Riffraff east event, can you bring a trans from there with you? If I was within a days driving distance from him, I'd have one in the truck already. Good luck with the swap! I'm jealous of you not having to ship it, and for having him actually do the installation.

 

Man, I remember all those highways Stewart mentioned when I was out there, been everywhere out there, really miss it. I would get my tranny done by JW just to have it rebuilt bullet proff and be done with it...

 

As I said earlier, I will most likely go down from the east side on 395...I'll miss all the SoCal madness...it will be a blast across the desert (600 miles in 9 hours). John said there is little chance that I will need to stay over...he plans on finishing Friday, but if need be, he can line a place up for me and give me a truck to get there on Friday night.

Neal

 

If your allowed Neal, take some pics....

 

That's my plan Mike...

 

Wished I lived closer, i'd take the trip, good luck..

 

That route map you posted is how we'd like to go from Carson City to the RV Mecca "slab city" either this fall or next so let me know how easy of a tow that'd be for my new 40 footer?

 

Yeah, when you mentioned I-5 though, I wasn't sure if you'd cut across the nothern edge of the SoCal madness (I like that term! LOL), cutting across to Indio.

With the distance you were traveling, I thought you'd go down the day before and stay the night, so you could get there bright and early Friday morning and not be bushed.

Stewart