You've probably already seen my Bronco underwater on the web?

[WuNgUn]

Man, glad you got out ok.

J-F is the man! Went to school with him and also off-roading with him once or twice and it was always a blast.

Did this happen in Swisha QC? If so, that's where I go moose hunting, the bridges are always super sketchy off the main trail. Sucks it happened to you.

Yes, I'd love to go wheeling with him. He's such a good, methodical, do-whatever-it-takes recovery guy. Just gobsmacked watching him work to help out. Definitely goes that extra mile.
This was on the Swisha actually. Crossed a few wooden bridges on my days in there.
1 too many, as it turns out.

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[Giddyup Buttercup]

That sucks. What is your YT channel?

 

[mcinfantry]

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You may not be the guy that works on vehicles, but I do so I'm just going to say what I would do. Just me, not saying you should, but maybe give it a thought. I would buy that sucker back from the insurance. I would then commence to tear the thing apart and build a overland rig the way I would want it. First would see if swapping in a coyote 5.0 is possible and put in some serious beef axles. Doing it my way would essentially remove most of the creature comforts as far as electronics would be concerned, but it could be done. Headlights, taillights, blinkers, horn, wipers and she's street legal. You can run all that stuff off of the new offroad SSRs that you can buy now. Granted, it wouldn't be pretty on the inside, but she would be a beast. Also, apparently with the amount of overlanding you do and where you take it, may be time to invest in a Sat phone. Had a friend who woulda been dunzo had he not had one when his boat lost all electrics in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico.

As a guy who works in vehicles why do you think there’s not a single running B6 v8 conversion in the entire world?
Money? Knowledge? Tools?

 

[TEAMSLO]

Really bad situation, glad you and the dog are safe. Hoping the insurance company does what they need to do to make things right for you.

 

[Spender]

That sucks. What is your YT channel?

His channel is the Lonely Overlander. I am sure given recent events popping over to like and subscribe may help brighten his day.

Good content too and definitely worth checking out. I hope things resolve quickly for new Canadian overlanding content from him.

 

[Razorbak86]

His channel is the Lonely Overlander. I am sure given recent events popping over to like and subscribe may help brighten his day.

Good content too and definitely worth checking out. I hope things resolve quickly for new Canadian overlanding content from him.

“Lichen -> Subscribe.”

I subscribed in the very early days of his channel, after Jackson’s Last Ride, one of the most touching tributes I’ve ever seen.

You’re a good man, Eric. Hang in there, man.

 

[Tex]

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As a guy who works in vehicles why do you think there’s not a single running B6 v8 conversion in the entire world?
Money? Knowledge? Tools?

Because you won't have much B6 left when you get a V8 running in there, it'll just be shaped like one

Theseus' Bronco

 

[OrangecrushBronco]

I won't go thru the whole ordeal here, now...

I simply have way too much in my plate right now but I'll follow up at some point.
Was on a week long, 800km tour thru Quebec when this happened crossing a wooden bridge.

As beat as I can tell, a beam broke off the bridge under the front passenger wheel.

Then the rear come off and slid over the side.

I finally arrived home, last night after the Bronco sat in the water for 3 days.

An incredible group of guys came up from outside Ottawa to do the recovery. Took 3 vehicles and a LOT of rigging and problem solving to get it out safely and without damage.

Updated with more details:

I have a minute, I can add to the story. The situation with the truck was just the beginning.

There was cottagers 1km up the road... They were planning on leaving the following day. If they weren't there, it was likely a 20k hike out. Very little traffic comes down there.

I fact, all we saw were people coming to help and look.

I also have to mention just how buggy it was. If you were unprotected, you were CONSTANTLY being harassed and biten by horse and deer flies and mosquitos.

Not to mention the near 100% humidity and sweltering temps.

At the cottage, they had no electricity... Gravity fed water pumped from the lake, and out house and that's about it.

Cell signal was only possible by walking down from the cottage to the lake and holding your phone a certain way. And while you did so, you were a sitting duck with the bugs!

All I had was my dog, my cell phone, and a pair of shorts and a t shirt that I had already been wearing for a full day.

I only managed to check msg's every hour or so, while also charging my phone in their pickup truck in between.

The extreme generosity and caring of Nipper and Joanne, the cottagers can't be under stated. But the situation I put them in was horrible.

We took his pickup down to have a look at my Bronco, on the way back he lost 4 low and got stuck.

We hiked back up to get his tracked vehicle. He dumped in gas and started down, only to have probably a liter or more of water pumped into the engine.

We drained out the water and continued. Managed to level the truck so it wouldn't roll, but because of a stuck throttle, a shift into reverse drove the hitch receiver on this thing into the tailgate, opening it like a pop can.

On the way back up, the shifter broke and we couldn't get it into low gear. Another repair on the side of the road and we made it back after severely overheating it.

I didn't sleep a wink that night... Severely dehydrated, no appetite and no idea...

It wasn't until the middle of the night that it occurred to me about the FB recovery groups. Stupid of me

Eventually it was JF Dupris who got a hold of me and arranged everything... Grabbing gear, organizing other vehicles, etc.
And all of this after a 12 hrs shift of work, he finished a 5pm and they headed out for the 2.5 hrs drive.

They arrived in the dark and he immediately wanted to go have a look at the situation

He went so far as to climb into the truck, waist deep in murky water to at least disconnect the shift interlock (out of habit, I put it in park before shutting it off )

He also swam around, checking to see if anything was holding or blocking the Bronco. Simply amazing...

Nipper and Joanne had a fire going and the group sat around having a few drinks and enjoying the beautiful area before getting started at work the following day.

I was simply too exhausted, mentally and physically at this point and just crashed on the couch when we got back.

You'll not want to miss the vids on my channel when I get there.

J. F. Dubris, the guy in the water, was the master recoverer here...

Simply went all out, no short cuts, no fear (multiple leech attacks!), no damage and did it right.

You all will have to make sure to catch the vid on my channel when I release it.

VIDEO:

Sorry man. This makes me sick to my stomach. Thank God for Canadian politeness.

 

[NatureBoy]

Damn, saw this on Reddit. Glad you're doing okay.

 

[swooshdave]

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As a guy who works in vehicles why do you think there’s not a single running B6 v8 conversion in the entire world?
Money? Knowledge? Tools?

So far no one has completed one. There's a single YT channel but I haven't seen an update from them in a while. They got pretty far tho.

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