NACfest 2010

[5spd_xj]

I thought it looked sad having this forum empty, figured it deserved a thread :)

...I'm excited for NACfest :D

[ROBZ95Xj]

i hate having choices

[5spd_xj]

?? What choices would you be talking about, sir?

[ROBZ95Xj]

build dd a lil and wheel it there or show up and ride beotch again

[MrShaft696]

build dd a lil and wheel it there or show up and ride beotch again

thats your MO, it wouldnt be shameful to ride green trails either haha, your friends might laugh but....

[ROBZ95Xj]

thats your MO, it wouldnt be shameful to ride green trails either haha, your friends might laugh but....

it has nothing to do with what they think, its the fact that ive whelled a built rig locked f&r with no care of damage to possibly wheelin a very clean stocker i dont want to start building another rig again i want to get the 95 done

[MrShaft696]

it has nothing to do with what they think, its the fact that ive whelled a built rig locked f&r with no care of damage to possibly wheelin a very clean stocker i dont want to start building another rig again i want to get the 95 done

Thats right haha I forgot, no shame son! Why not host a few work parties, get some beer and Fuc Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu everyone, jeep is done.

[ROBZ95Xj]

Thats right haha I forgot, no shame son! Why not host a few work parties, get some beer and Fuc Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu everyone, jeep is done.

we will see as time gets closer, i got some parts lined up and the big piece that will get the ball rollin will be orderd next month

[MrShaft696]

we will see as time gets closer, i got some parts lined up and the big piece that will get the ball rollin will be orderd next month

Good luck man, I know one of these nac fests you wont have to cry wolf about the rig being there.

[MoparManiac]

Are we allowed to start a thread taking bets on who won't make it?

$20 Mark doesn't show up because his steering has .00002" of play and he doesn't like it
$10 Anthony asks me to bring something and then doesn't show up
$50 Ross doesn't wake up in time

:D

[ROBZ95Xj]

Good luck man, I know one of these nac fests you wont have to cry wolf about the rig being there.

atleast ill be in a xj of my own this time, wheelin or not, im thinkin i could wheel with the stocker one day and hand with the big boys another

[5spd_xj]

Are we allowed to start a thread taking bets on who won't make it?

$20 Mark doesn't show up because his steering has .00002" of play and he doesn't like it
$10 Anthony asks me to bring something and then doesn't show up
$50 Ross doesn't wake up in time

:D


HAHA. I LOVE it

[ROBZ95Xj]

HAHA. I LOVE it

X2

[mini=man]

I'd like to say I'd make it but I'm not sure my Jeep would make an 8 hour drive. I get scared on 1.5 hour drives.

[5spd_xj]

it'll make it.

[MoparManiac]

I'd like to say I'd make it but I'm not sure my Jeep would make an 8 hour drive. I get scared on 1.5 hour drives.

Billy's made it both ways, and he wheeled.

I made the same drive in mine and wheeled and drove back (a month after last years NACfest)

[5spd_xj]

Plus plenty of people trailer their "streetable" rigs down (I'll be one of them.) so just hop in a convoy with one of them, and if something happens people are always willing to help and you can grab space on the trailer and the "streetable" jeep that was on the trailer can be driven for however long is necessary... makes for fun times, just ask Colin and Adam :D

[billyjp2]

I'd like to say I'd make it but I'm not sure my Jeep would make an 8 hour drive. I get scared on 1.5 hour drives.

its making it back thats the scary part

[themangeraaad]

Are we allowed to start a thread taking bets on who won't make it?
$50 Ross doesn't wake up in time
Hey Ross, wanna pick up a couple 30's with that $50... I will stop by on my way out to be sure you're up if so :D

its making it back thats the scary part
Amen to that.

I was afraid on my 1.5-2 hour drive back home from central MA nevermind this one. I will be trolling junkyards for every piece I might need to get back and bringing an trailer. I will most likely have an absurd number of parts for me and anyone who needs them. Likely will include a spare ax-15 and NP231 or 2 :laugh: Anyway, speaking of trailer... if anyone needs to bring any parts I may be able to fit them. I just gotta be sure that a D30 is OK to run at this place incase I don't get a D44 done by then.

[Justpunchit]

Oh man 5 months till nacfest... ughhh I gotta make something wheelable!!

[ktm racer 419]

its about a 5 hour drive for me if everything goes perfect. one gas stop no traffic.

my worst time ever was when there was an accident on the tappanzee bridge and i sat in new york for 5 hours.

that was an 11 hour trip

didnt help that my gas tank held 9 gallons either

[asp]

Are we allowed to start a thread taking bets on who won't make it?

$20 Mark doesn't show up because his steering has .00002" of play and he doesn't like it
$10 Anthony asks me to bring something and then doesn't show up
$50 Ross doesn't wake up in time

:D
well, i guess it's good that there's only 10 bucks on me... that means he's less confident that i'll bitch out. again.

[Begster]

Are we allowed to start a thread taking bets on who won't make it?

$20 Mark doesn't show up because his steering has .00002" of play and he doesn't like it
$10 Anthony asks me to bring something and then doesn't show up
$50 Ross doesn't wake up in time

:D

$20 says Colin can go f*ck himself, and is going to be a little whiny bastard, and prance around "oh NACfest this, NACfest that, I don't have to do anything for NACfest because I can trailer down, and my Jeep magically works because I didn't work on it..."









:D

And I'm 90% sure I'm not going because of work/time off. I have other commitments, and can't take the last 3 weeks off of my co-op.
So I believe you owe me $20 now since you said I wouldn't be going do to steering. I'll take the other $20 in a couple months when you start prancing.

[MoparManiac]

I <3 you too Marcus Arelius.

:D

[OverlandXJ]

:laugh2:

[5spd_xj]

Are we allowed to start a thread taking bets on who won't make it?

$20 Mark doesn't show up because his steering has .00002" of play and he doesn't like it
$10 Anthony asks me to bring something and then doesn't show up
$50 Ross doesn't wake up in time

:D

$20 says Colin can go f*ck himself, and is going to be a little whiny bastard, and prance around "oh NACfest this, NACfest that, I don't have to do anything for NACfest because I can trailer down, and my Jeep magically works because I didn't work on it..."









:D




Sooo... call it even, guys? :D

[Ghost]

Sure wish this wasn't so close to the Crawl. I really would like to wheel Rausch Creek some day.

[ROBZ95Xj]

its about a 5 hour drive for me if everything goes perfect. one gas stop no traffic.

my worst time ever was when there was an accident on the tappanzee bridge and i sat in new york for 5 hours.



thats why i never go through nyc to get there, back on o6 we hit traffic both ways in nyc, the past years have been I-91 to I-84 to I-81 takes me 7 hrs from nh with a stop for gas and food

[foxwar71]

Are we allowed to start a thread taking bets on who won't make it?

$20 Mark doesn't show up because his steering has .00002" of play and he doesn't like it
$10 Anthony asks me to bring something and then doesn't show up
$50 Ross doesn't wake up in time

:D


Since i have the high amount, does that mean im the most likely to drop the ball? Damnit. Waking up in time would be the least of my problems. what time did you leave at last year colin?

[5spd_xj]

4:30 am











:D

[mini=man]

Plus plenty of people trailer their "streetable" rigs down (I'll be one of them.) so just hop in a convoy with one of them, and if something happens people are always willing to help and you can grab space on the trailer and the "streetable" jeep that was on the trailer can be driven for however long is necessary... makes for fun times, just ask Colin and Adam :D
Dang, now I need a new excuse.:laugh3: I want to go but it's mainly me worrying about my rig going down and coming back and the time off from work. Work is the big killer here.

[5spd_xj]

Don't worry about work. Just tell them now, put in for that time off...

[foxwar71]

yeah, itll be real tough for me to get time off work:gee:

[themangeraaad]

Yeah, work is the killer for me too. If it were 2 weeks later I would be set but late in Q2 will be hard. Then again later Q3 should be even worse so at least it's not then (when is fall crawl? Hopefully not then...)

I am starting to consider selling my altima and buying a truck/trailer to use as a tow rig. Either that or I will let my father borrow my car for the weekend. My mother will borrow my fathers small SUV, and I will borrow my mother's suburban to tow with. And just buy or borrow a trailer before then. I am slowly becoming more and more inclined to trailer mine in.

As much as my rig will remain registered and "street legal", I think I may tow it to events like this just so I can beat on it a bit more than I would if I had to get me home. But yeah, will be street legal incase there's a drive to a restaurant/bar some evening :thumbup: :laugh:

[5spd_xj]

Fall Crawl is usually the first or second week in September

[themangeraaad]

Fall Crawl is usually the first or second week in September
God damn people. Way to plan at the worst times of the year! :laugh: "lets make all the big runs be right at the end of each quarter" seems to be the theme.

I should be able to get time off then if time off is even needed. Otherwise if it's more local than PA I may just be able to leave from work early or "work from home"... aka stop by each rest stop over the course of the drive and respond to emaisl :D

[5spd_xj]

Maybe you shouldn't have such a gay techy job? :dunno:


;)

[foxwar71]

my D30 will deffiently NOT live thru nacfest.

[ktm racer 419]

thats why i never go through nyc to get there, back on o6 we hit traffic both ways in nyc, the past years have been I-91 to I-84 to I-81 takes me 7 hrs from nh with a stop for gas and food

the tappanzee is on 287

far from the city

traffic is usually flowing through there pretty good.

i have taken 84 the last couple times and its about 20 minutes longer, but a much nicer drive.

[themangeraaad]

my D30 will deffiently NOT live thru nacfest.

There's a reason I am planning on picking up a 2nd and or 3rd D30 from teh JY.. so I have multiple sets of axle shafts and ball joints/hubs/etc incase I nuke something.

Also the reason why I am thinking about trailering the rig down. If I have a trailer I will have a heavy right foot. If I don't I will be overly careful and s*** wont be nearly as fun :D

Edit: I also plan on picking up a 2nd AX-15 and a 2nd NP231 by then, both of which will be with me. Either I will be pulling a trailer packed full of parts and stuff if I drive the XJ, or I will be trailering the XJ and packing the suburban full of parts. Either way I got a ton of space so anyone who needs stuff moved let me know. I should have room.

[MoparManiac]

You should have just bought Billy's axles.

Those things survived the trip down, a thorough beating, and the drive all the way back.

[themangeraaad]

You should have just bought Billy's axles.

Those things survived the trip down, a thorough beating, and the drive all the way back.
I got the rear, tried to get the front but missed out.

Apparently the front was pretty beat too and needed quite a bit of work.. I will just build mine that has "new" hubs, balljoints, tie rod ends, etc. New = low miles but a few years old... I wouldn't be surprised if the tie rod ends need replacement, steering seemed somewhat sloppy. Probably looking into that this weekend.

[ktm racer 419]

i have never broken at rc and not been able to make it home.

however i have broken 100-200 miles from rc and made it home a couple hours before work

[Andy in Pa.]

i have never broken at rc and not been able to make it home.

however i have broken 100-200 miles from rc and made it home a couple hours before work

Got you guys all beat...
Back in '01 I drove my rig 2200 miles out to Moab...

FIRST... had my brand new Tom Woods driveshaft FAIL on the drive out and ended up trailering the Jeep the last 5 hours to Moab (I thought it was my rear locker, turned out that the ball/socket had melted/siezed inside the CV). Got a new driveshaft.... THEN broke the bellhousing on the tranny in five pieces on Dump Bump. I found another one (had a shop put it in out there, didn't want to miss out on some amazing wheeling... even if it was in the shotgun seat) got it back, continued wheeling Moab and drove 2200 miles home.

The driveshaft was easy, I called TW and he had one to me at the campground the next day. But let me tell ya about the sinking feeling I had, when I was 30 hours from home.... with a bellhousing in 5 pieces.

[OverlandXJ]

Pfffft...

Tellico, 750 miles from home. Rig turtled, glass gone on pass side, roof around my ears, windshield spidered. 10yo son with me and a PO'd wife waiting at home.

Memories...

[ktm racer 419]

Got you guys all beat...
Back in '01 I drove my rig 2200 miles out to Moab...



that is in the plans for this summer

[Rob Mayercik]

Got you guys all beat...
Back in '01 I drove my rig 2200 miles out to Moab... <snip> drove 2200 miles home.
Well, what do you know - my first opportunity to legimately say, "been there, done that, got the T-Shirt!" (October 2008).

But let me tell ya about the sinking feeling I had, when I was 30 hours from home.... with a bellhousing in 5 pieces.

I can only imagine - I know I was a nervous wreck the first couple times I wheeled, and I was only two hours out at Paragon, and worried sick about bashing my rockers in on the rocks. Buying the rock rails and skids made for quite the ulcer preventive. Still, that obviously pales compared to your bellhousing adventure.

[Skreed]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm summer time! I will mark this one off on my calender.

[John__505]

This looks very doable at this time.

Well time to start working on the jeep again.

[chedisme]

Cant Freakin wait!!

im going to bring a spare alternator this time.

[BillDunn83]

I am gonna be at this for sure! I am hoping to get my mj/buggy done in time. There is a lot to do!

[MrShaft696]

Dont know if this makes sense but Ill thow it out there. I accidentaly clicked on NWFest & they put together a whole trail schedule for what each group plans to run each day. As seen here http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1021263

I think it would be cool to put something together like that since its always such a cluster F every year of people trying to make plans where to go, then the groups fall apart & people get lost etc. I got screwed last year when the group broke up, no one knew what they wanted to do & hours of time were wasted spanking off.

I know raush isnt really that big and you cant spend days running one trail, but it would be cool for some people who know the park well to put some planned runs together that could make a fun semi organized day for different skill levels. It would be easy to know where groups were & help people decide what they wanna do. I would certainally contribute.

[xjlongo]

definetly trying to make it there this year i had to work the last two years :smsoap:

[Victor S.]

Already put in for the time off. Can't wait for it.

[D.I.T.A]

Come hell or high water im there

[RoyalXJ]

definitely going

[mini=man]

As long as I can re-gear and finish building up my Jeep I think I can make it. What's the camping like, is it on site?

[Skreed]

What's the camping like, is it on site? Yes on site but primitive...porta john, no running water elec. etc. Sometimes you have to plop down in the middle of a gravel lot, because theres not alot of sites with a fire ring. Its also first come first serve no reservations.

[themangeraaad]

Yes on site but primitive...porta john, no running water elec. etc. Sometimes you have to plop down in the middle of a gravel lot, because theres not alot of sites with a fire ring. Its also first come first serve no reservations.
That's primitive? I'm used to making my own crapper with a shovel, trees, and branches. Porta johns sound classy :gee:

[mini=man]

Yeah I was kinda thinking just laying the back seat down and putting my spare parts in ht e front seats and crashing. Unless I bring someone with me, then I'll bring my tent.

[D.I.T.A]

As long as I can re-gear and finish building up my Jeep I think I can make it. What's the camping like, is it on site?
We go to a site called Twin Grove and it's sweet. It's clean the batrooms are heated and the are jeep friendly they let us wrench on our rigs. Here's a link to the place http://www.twingroveparkcampground.com/

[foxwar71]

IF i go, i wanna toss a mattress in the back of the dually and call that my tent.

[themangeraaad]

I plan on being there, with 5 months notice I can't have much of a "the rig isn't ready" excuse. My only problem may be work.

I have a few choices for sleeping I guess. I will be pulling a trailer down (or pulling the Jeep down on a trailer) so either way I can pass out in the back of whatever I drive. If that isn't an option for some reason I have a tent, or I can just sleep under the Jeep with a tarp. I think it would end up being a "pass out under the Jeep" night unless I bring a lady friend. Then I may deal with the trouble of setting up a tent. I just have to be sure no one wakes me up too fast so I dont knock myself out on something by sitting up too quick :laugh:

[mini=man]

I just have to be sure no one wakes me up too fast so I dont knock myself out on something by sitting up too quick :laugh:
No one here would do that...:angel:

[ktm racer 419]

We go to a site called Twin Grove and it's sweet. It's clean the batrooms are heated and the are jeep friendly they let us wrench on our rigs. Here's a link to the place http://www.twingroveparkcampground.com/

last time i was there in 07 they tacked on some "fees" once we arrived and my buddy had to complain about it then they took em' off. and im not a fan of the tent site location. its about 40 feet from the road and all i heard was trucks compression braking all friggin night.

BUT

i know you guys went there last year and things musta worked out.

i have been to camp-a-while one exit north and we didn't have any problems doing an engine swap at our site

[Skreed]

I'm used to making my own crapper with a shovel, trees, and branches.
LOL your rite that is primitive!

[billyjp2]

last time i was there in 07 they tacked on some "fees" once we arrived and my buddy had to complain about it then they took em' off. and im not a fan of the tent site location. its about 40 feet from the road and all i heard was trucks compression braking all friggin night.

BUT

i know you guys went there last year and things musta worked out.

i have been to camp-a-while one exit north and we didn't have any problems doing an engine swap at our site

our tent sites were no where near the road

[ktm racer 419]

our tent sites were no where near the road

they prolly realized that tent sites next to the road sucked somewhere between 07 and 09

[XJLI]

i have never broken at rc and not been able to make it home.

however i have broken 100-200 miles from rc and made it home a couple hours before work

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b163/mysteryman3846/RCrocs%20Weekend/IMG_1655.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b163/mysteryman3846/RCrocs%20Weekend/IMG_1685.jpg

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b163/mysteryman3846/RCrocs%20Weekend/IMG_1695.jpg

[MoparManiac]

Third one is my new favorite picture.

[ktm racer 419]

that was one of those times lol

[D.I.T.A]

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b163/mysteryman3846/RCrocs%20Weekend/IMG_1685.jpg


You do nice work

[ktm racer 419]

You do nice work

i threw that rear axle under my jeep 12 hours before the competion with a questionable bearing/seal setup that the previous owner had the axle set up with. i couldnt get the correct parts in time, so i ran it using the old dryrotted outer seal in the retainer plate cup and an inner seal and packed it with wheel burrin grease.

the other side was even more ghetto using a "custom" retainer plate and no outer seal. i figured it would get me through the weekend and the more ghetto side did the trick.

i later found out that the outers on this axle are the same as an xj dana44 so now i just run parts for that

its a semifloat dana 60-2 out of a 1974 international incase anyone is wondering

[asp]

weird. but good to know.

so... i'm gonna throw this out there right now. there's no way in hell my jeep is going to be ready for this... but i'm still gonna try.

[Justpunchit]

I'll have my green jeep running, but no way is my red one going to be ready... Might be skipping this year.

[Joev]

YEAH NAC FEST!!!!

[rweaver138]

This will be my first time at rausch. Poppin my cherry

[D.I.T.A]

my boss is the man, just took care of my days off im getting really pumped for this trip :guitar::guitar:

[themangeraaad]

This will be my first time too :D I gotta get my ass in gear and get working on the rig.

[5spd_xj]

I'm bored out of my mind at work right now... I can't WAIT for June to get here...

[rweaver138]

I'm bored out of my mind at work right now... I can't WAIT for June to get here...

ditto

[ktm racer 419]

This will be my first time at rausch. Poppin my cherry

i call bs

[bandit455]

june 17th is graduation I think...


I will be there either friday with you naxja guys and a buddy of mine or with the fiend crew on sat/sunday

[rweaver138]

i call bs

at that time i thought it was going to be my first .!.:D.!.

[redneckboarder]

im now in!

gonna drag the jeep down thrusday night