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OPEN RIDES & EVENTS => Trail Rides & Open Events (Everyone's invited) => Topic started by: Jimmy on April 20, 2008, 08:57:12 AM
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Will and I played around at River Rock yesterday for a few hours. It was nice and dry, probably the first time I have been on a dry wheeling trip since before Morris Mountain, lol. No damage except for my muffler that fell off, lol.
Didn't make it up the hill on trail 2 the first time......
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w241/fast64stang/River%20Rock%20041908/DSCN6114.jpg)
.....so I had to back up and bump it.
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Will and I making it up the ledge that claimed my axle shaft last time (you can kind of here my awesome open exhaust here):
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very nice. I am jealous yall got such a nice park (that I want to go to... ahemmm...) in your back yard to go to.
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very nice. I am jealous yall got such a nice park (that I want to go to... ahemmm...) in your back yard to go to.
If I had notice and a little more go-ahead from Steve I would have invited some folks. Steve woke me up yesterday with a phone call and asked if I could check on the group that was down there and hang out for a couple hours and make sure nothing was wrong. So I called Jimmy at 12:30 and told him to drive over here. I bet none of you could go on such short notice, or would have wanted to make the long drive for not much wheelin time. :-\ Sorry. If it wasn't an exclusive weekend I would have posted it up.
I'm working there for the Spring Crawl, May 2-4. It's an open event so everybody is welcome and it's super cool. There are tons of crawlers so most of the trails that we ride will be open and it's always fun to watch the huge rigs. There's a band and all sorts of stuff. If you've got the weekend free, come on down. :)
Edit: I can't believe how easily we both walked up that ledge. Well you walked it, I bounced up it. :P
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If I had notice and a little more go-ahead from Steve I would have invited some folks. Steve woke me up yesterday with a phone call and asked if I could check on the group that was down there and hang out for a couple hours and make sure nothing was wrong. So I called Jimmy at 12:30 and told him to drive over here. I bet none of you could go on such short notice, or would have wanted to make the long drive for not much wheelin time. :-\ Sorry. If it wasn't an exclusive weekend I would have posted it up.
I'm working there for the Spring Crawl, May 2-4. It's an open event so everybody is welcome and it's super cool. There are tons of crawlers so most of the trails that we ride will be open and it's always fun to watch the huge rigs. There's a band and all sorts of stuff. If you've got the weekend free, come on down. :)
haha man I am just messin with ya. Its cool he ask you to help him out like that. I wish I could make the Spring Crawl but looks like ill be helping move Megan out that weekend so no go for me.
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ha, I gotcha man. That one rock that tagged Jimmy's tow hook so many times is still out to get him. He got a good ding in his rear diff cover that scared us a bit. The XJ has a nice throaty sound to it now ;D
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ha, I gotcha man. That one rock that tagged Jimmy's tow hook so many times is still out to get him. He got a good ding in his rear diff cover that scared us a bit. The XJ has a nice throaty sound to it now ;D
Its nice and quiet now, plus I added another exhaust hanger so its tucked up higher now. The ride home was miserable, I was in the perfect RPM range to have the exhaust drone the whole drive. I wish the Spring Fling was another weekend, I wanted to help out since Steve lets me ride there with you all the time, but I have a final on Friday and two on Saturday. Oh well, just let him know that I am always willing to help out whenever I can since he hooks us up.
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ha, I gotcha man. That one rock that tagged Jimmy's tow hook so many times is still out to get him. He got a good ding in his rear diff cover that scared us a bit. The XJ has a nice throaty sound to it now ;D
Its nice and quiet now, plus I added another exhaust hanger so its tucked up higher now. The ride home was miserable, I was in the perfect RPM range to have the exhaust drone the whole drive. I wish the Spring Fling was another weekend, I wanted to help out since Steve lets me ride there with you all the time, but I have a final on Friday and two on Saturday. Oh well, just let him know that I am always willing to help out whenever I can since he hooks us up.
I will. 2 finals on a Saturday!?!?!? :o That's super lame. Good luck. I've got my finals coming up soon. I'll have all of em except one done before the weekend.
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I am bummed i didn't get to go. I was in Atlanta taking engagement pic :-\. Thanks for the invite though will and let me know next time you go.
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I'm working there for the Spring Crawl, May 2-4. It's an open event so everybody is welcome and it's super cool. There are tons of crawlers so most of the trails that we ride will be open and it's always fun to watch the huge rigs. There's a band and all sorts of stuff. If you've got the weekend free, come on down. :)
Hey Will, We'll be at the lake, so I'll bring the Jeep down and give River Rock a look. How many crawlers are expected? Ugh on the FEES :'(: Fee is $45.00 per rig and $10.00 for passengers/spectators. :(
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I'm working there for the Spring Crawl, May 2-4. It's an open event so everybody is welcome and it's super cool. There are tons of crawlers so most of the trails that we ride will be open and it's always fun to watch the huge rigs. There's a band and all sorts of stuff. If you've got the weekend free, come on down. :)
Hey Will, We'll be at the lake, so I'll bring the Jeep down and give River Rock a look. How many crawlers are expected? Ugh on the FEES :'(: Fee is $45.00 per rig and $10.00 for passengers/spectators. :(
Yeah, it's for the whole weekend though. And really not that bad if you're going for just a day either. You can get a lot of wheelin in when you go there. There are all sorts of rigs there too. Plenty of huge rigs to watch and good trails to ride.
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You youngsters have all the fun. ;D
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You youngsters have all the fun. ;D
x2!
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Those pretty tube steps took a nice pounding this weekend. They just won't come off! :D I landed on the driver's side really hard one time. Now they both slope up to the front about an inch ;)
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Those pretty tube steps took a nice pounding this weekend. They just won't come off! :D I landed on the driver's side really hard one time. Now they both slope up to the front about an inch ;)
I thought for sure that time was going to do in the steps once and for all.
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Those pretty tube steps took a nice pounding this weekend. They just won't come off! :D I landed on the driver's side really hard one time. Now they both slope up to the front about an inch ;)
I thought for sure that time was going to do in the steps once and for all.
They just won't die! :D
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Those pretty tube steps took a nice pounding this weekend. They just won't come off! :D I landed on the driver's side really hard one time. Now they both slope up to the front about an inch ;)
Customized!
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Better clearance now! ;) You should have buzzed me. I worked in the yard saturday. Would have loved to wheel on such a gorgeous DRY day!
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Better clearance now! ;) You should have buzzed me. I worked in the yard saturday. Would have loved to wheel on such a gorgeous DRY day!
When Steve gives me the go ahead I'll invite everybody in the club one weekend. I don't wanna abuse my awesome privilege though. :-\ I hope we have another GATR ride there this fall. Last October was a blast!
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Jimmy, you gonna leave the muffler off for a little while? ;D
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When Steve gives me the go ahead I'll invite everybody in the club one weekend. I don't wanna abuse my awesome privilege though. :-\ I hope we have another GATR ride there this fall. Last October was a blast!
do whatever you can to keep that too. Man I cant wait for another weekend at River Rock when we rent out the park.
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BigJerm - I just realized that you dont have an avatar...Dont make me give you one.
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That could be dangerous. Maybe he likes a little mystery behind him?
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That could be dangerous. Maybe he likes a little mystery behind him?
I think he is just lazy.
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maybe I am dangerous AND lazy... the worst kind. A killer couch potato ninja type....
I have tried to load an avatar but then it moves way to slow for my impatient self so i just give up. Does it normally take a little while to load one or what? Infact, I dont think I have an Avatar on any forum I am part of.
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Jimmy, you gonna leave the muffler off for a little while? ;D
I welded it back on about 10 minutes before I got pulled over on Sunday morning, that crap sounded hideous. When I was chopping my exhaust off and putting this muffler on a couple months ago I ran out of wire and couldn't weld the muffler on, so I just clamped it. This time I welded it and added 2 extra exhaust hangers. The muffler is out of the way now and the cat FINALLY doesn't rest on top of my t-case skid.
Before:
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After:
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Very nice. I am considering taking a few welding class's one day. Seems to be an industry standard for this sport.
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I just bought a welder for body work on the stang, then decided I wanted to get decent at it so this summer I bought some steel and commited to making rock sliders. I am definitely no pro, but I can get the job done and every time I weld I look at it as another time to practice. I think I have finally started to get good penetration on a consistent basis.
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I think I have finally started to get good penetration on a consistent basis.
Didn’t take me long to get that skill down path
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Thats not what I heard! ooooohhhhhhh
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Thats not what I heard! ooooohhhhhhh
ask yo mom later bout it nln
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Whoa, I think he may be lazy but witty. Kinda like a nonja.
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danger is my middle name!.... lazy is my first name.
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Dang, you won, had to go and pull out the yo momma jokes first.....
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Jimmy, tag me in, tag me in.
Jerm, Jimmy doesn't have to ask his mom because your mom already knows.
ZIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But speaking of welding, I am actually taking a Materials and Fab. class next fall. Its awesome having an Ag. department on campus. You can take classes like this where you can learn to weld, or work with small engines and such.
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AAAHHHHHH Ben coming in with the sneak attack! Nice! I am taking machine shop in the fall. Its reall all a ploy for making free Jeep parts.....ssshhhh.
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AAAHHHHHH Ben coming in with the sneak attack! Nice! I am taking machine shop in the fall. Its reall all a ploy for making free Jeep parts.....ssshhhh.
Materaials and Fab=Learning to Weld=Bumpers!
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AAAHHHHHH Ben coming in with the sneak attack! Nice! I am taking machine shop in the fall. Its reall all a ploy for making free Jeep parts.....ssshhhh.
Materaials and Fab=Learning to Weld=Bumpers!
That's what I'm talkin' about! Jimmy's gonna make a skid for that muffler ;)
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AAAHHHHHH Ben coming in with the sneak attack! Nice! I am taking machine shop in the fall. Its reall all a ploy for making free Jeep parts.....ssshhhh.
Materaials and Fab=Learning to Weld=Bumpers!
That's what I'm talkin' about! Jimmy's gonna make a skid for that muffler ;)
Or he could get one of those Flowmaster mufflers with an integrated skid plate.
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Pic please :)
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(http://www.flowmastermufflers.com/products/images/42541OR.jpg)
From Flowmaster's site:
-14 Gauge Diamond Plate Case
-10 X stronger than standard mufflers!
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(http://www.flowmastermufflers.com/products/images/42541OR.jpg)
From Flowmaster's site:
-14 Gauge Diamond Plate Case
-10 X stronger than standard mufflers!
Oh, I gotcha. Jimmy's problem wasn't the muffler's strength. It just got hung and ripped off. :D
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Love my flowmaster but no muffler with diamond plating is gonna make a difference. Just another way to get another $40 or so bucks out of you. And within a week it will have a nice baked on mud finish. PASS!