I always get goosebumps thinking about Hoover Dam, and it always helps put things back into perspective whenever the project I'm currently working on seems big and unsurmountable.
Was that map drawn by a Texan? Alaska's a whole lot bigger than that.
Alaska and the Lower 48 depicted at the same scale
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Douglas Campbell, P.E.
1986 Isuzu P'up, 177,673.8 miles.
- Hella headlights (highly recommended)
- DOT C-2 back end (also recommended)
- R-12 air conditioner converted to R-406a. Saved ozone and money
- 4.1:1 final drive converted to 3.4:1. Quieter, better mileage but it's a good thing I live in the flat Midwest.
- 9/22/2007, age 21: Still running well when reluctantly sent away for reincarnation, due to body & frame rust.
Last edited by drcampbell; 09-24-2009 at 04:09 PM.
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