Norm: the Rufus Ranch site is down at the moment, but that's where I bought it.
Rudy Rolfes (the main squeeze there) is a very kool dude to work with. He's willing to show stuff, explain things, visit...I had a real good time there.
If the darned thing wasn't way out in the middle of Minnesota, he'd be sellin completely outta stock in a big hurry. But the shipping costs are murder and it's only in a case like ours where we were coming back from the midwest with an empty trailer that it made sense to buy from him.
It sure wasn't cheap to tow that sucker back home, tho. It was like something I saw at Bonneville Speed Week this year: a rookie driver takin his first shot at the long course (for cars running 175 mph or higher) and he popped the chute in the first mile. Then he went down the rest of the 7 mile course under full power, wondering (probably) why he wasn't going any faster.
We towed that barn door home with a 2004 Blazer with a 4.3 liter Vortec V6...and it didn't hardly wanna go into overdrive at all. So most of the return trip was made in 3rd gear and it sucked up fuel something awful. But it's worth it. I'm glad to have the critter home. I spent a large part of the day cleaning the garage...I might even be able to follow thru with my plans. I hope.
