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Nice! See you there!

Hey Nathan, i got your PM and sent a reply. I will look out for you in your imp. is it green? sedan or wagon? we should meet up sometime.

That thing looks sweet!

I'll try to make it. See you guys there!

Hey good to see all you USMB members out at the OTR this last weekend! Bajavwnsoobnut and Hondasucks it was good to hang out with you guys on Saturdays stage. I will be posting a sample of some highlights of the rally on my business website www.mastermindvideo.com in a couple of weeks. So keep an eye out for that. Right now there is just a sample from OTR 2005. -Chris

Eltoro, I will be at the Oregon Trail Rally www.oregontrailrally.com all weekend. If you are coming down to it maybe we could meet and discuss cameras and I could let you get your hands on some that I am bringing. Keep up the good off road filming! -Chris

Well first what model canon did you use? If you are looking to upgrade to a better digital camera the big determining factors in your decision are price and image quality. You need to ask yourself, "How much are willing to pay for a higher quality image?" Canon has some great pro-sumer cameras out there right now. The big step up in quality iin video cameras is CCD chips. Most Broadcast quality pro digital cameras have 3-CCD optics. but you are going to pay for it. Canon's starter in 3-CCD is the GL-2 which I have been using for years. The GL-2 has full manual capabilities that help you dial in your image quality and plenty of accessories to addon. It will run you around $2500 now days, even less if you can find a good deal on Ebay. Sony has some great ones in this category as well such as the PD-170 or VX-2200 etc... too many to list. If you want to drop down a notch and still get CCD optics then the Canon Optura Xi is a great choice. It has one CCD in the optics which gets you way better quality then your $400 camera, and plenty of manual controls. It will rn you around $1000 again with better deals popping up all of the time on Ebay etc... Sorry for the long post and the hijack. PM me if you have any further questions about cameras. I would love to help you out and give you some pointers on making your shots dialed. -Chris

Looks like fun!

I have a '92 Loyale and the EA82 lift is a perfect fit. I love mine and have put 23,000 miles on it so far.

Cool I'll see you guys there!

Bajavwnsubarunut, PM sent. See ya there!

PM sent, glad to see another board member going to OTR! Today is the last day to get a media pass from Rally America.

I will be at PIR around 2:00pm to set up and start filming. Look for me in my red lifted Loyale. I will be carrying around video camera equipment wearing a black t-shirt or black hoody with my company's logo on it. It will be great to meet everyone. -Chris http://www.mastermindvideo.com

cool, I'll keep an eye out for you guys.

Anyone else going too? Would love to meet other USMB members there!

Cool, would be fun to meet up... Look for me in a black hooded sweatshirt with the logo on it from my site: http://www.mastermindvideo.com/ I will probably have on a neon yellow media vest as well. I will be there around 2:00pm on Friday to set up shop. See you there! -Chris

Here is a link for the rally info... http://www.oregontrailrally.com/tentative_schedule.cfm see ya there!

Is anyone from the USMB going/ competing in the Oregon Trail Rally April 21st-23rd? I will be there with my camera crew filming. I was able to get media passes for my group and will be following the OLN TV crew. Should be a good turn out this year. I would love to meet up with anyone from the USMB, just look for my lifted Red EA82 Loyale with a yak rack on top and 14" pugs. -Chris

I think that is Albie's Outback from Allied Armament. That thing can hold its own.

Thanks Shawn that will help alot! I will get back to you later on this summer when the project starts rolling. Thanks again!

Shawn, you are a wise man. I am horrible with wiring. I plan on doing the EA to EJ22 swap later on this summer and would love to pay for your expertise. Any suggestions or tricks I should know for pulling a harness from 90-94 Legacy? Thanks -Chris

I agree with Chux... you do have to work the clutch a bit. I think you should be just fine with 27's to start out. I plan on putting in a EJ22 in mine later on this summer to help with some of the horse power/ hill climbing abilities. I figure a little more umph couldn't hurt with the EJ under the hood.

Yeah, I had all of the old 13" tires and wheels, spare parts, and all of my tools in the back. She was saggin a bit. I put some action pics soon. That pic was taken 10 minutes after I finished the install of the lift.

Old picture, sorry Dirty pics will soon come... '92 Loyale, 4" AA lift, AA skid plate, AA front bumper, MSD coil, K&N, 27" Wildcats, 14" Pug alloys

I have the AA 4" lift with 27" tires on 14" pug alloys on my '92 Loyale, no trimming at all. In fact I added front mud flaps and the rear body trim strakes from a GL-10. See profile... Numbchux is right, get a dual range tranny installed. Big improvement on climbing and decents. The kit is entirely bolt on, did mine in 6 hours with a high lift. Good to get some breaker bars for leverage and a come-a-long just in case. The tranny mounts a bit of work to line up (used the come-a-long and breaker bars) but went in fine. My avatar was taken 10 minutes after installation. No problems at all! Great lift and well built. I did lengthen my pitch stopper one inch to relieve tension on motor mounts. A few ground wires on the body and tranny had to be lengthend. no big deal though. Let me know if you have any questions about install tricks. -Chris