Let's Do Some Wheelin!

[BrettM]

It seems like everyone is still building (Andy, Phil, Sean, Billy... who else...) and not wheelin. Sure there's a 'Con trip planned for next weekend, but I'm planning on wheelin about a trail a week until mid-august when I go back to Michigan. I'm just working odd jobs this summer, so I'm up for mid-week wheelin too. I went through Fordyce last weekend, and no one wanted to join me. I'll probably go into Little Sluice and back on the 'Con tomorrow...

So who's junk is ready to wheel, and reasonably capable (33s+, lockers, etc)? Does anyone else have availablity mid-week?

Most my trips will be to Fordyce or Rubicon, but I want to go check out Moonrocks as well (Reno), and any other fun trails people have been on.

even if you're just going for a day to mess around at Folsom, Red Dog/Greenhorn, etc let me know and I'll probably be up for it. PM me here or cell: 5306133076

http://www.xjdb.com/albums/upload/P1010027.jpg

[Jes]

My junk's been ready but I've been really busy with work. No way to take off during the week as I'm building a sushi bar. :rolleyes:
My junk is not capable though.
http://jeepknights.com/ipw-web/gallery/albums/Jes/122633480uLITMx_ph.jpg

[JeepFreak21]

It seems like everyone is still building (Andy, Phil, Sean, Billy... who else...) and not wheelin. Sure there's a 'Con trip planned for next weekend, but I'm planning on wheelin about a trail a week until mid-august when I go back to Michigan. I'm just working odd jobs this summer, so I'm up for mid-week wheelin too. I went through Fordyce last weekend, and no one wanted to join me. I'll probably go into Little Sluice and back on the 'Con tomorrow...

So who's junk is ready to wheel, and reasonably capable (33s+, lockers, etc)? Does anyone else have availablity mid-week?

Most my trips will be to Fordyce or Rubicon, but I want to go check out Moonrocks as well (Reno), and any other fun trails people have been on.

even if you're just going for a day to mess around at Folsom, Red Dog/Greenhorn, etc let me know and I'll probably be up for it. PM me here or cell: 5306133076

http://www.xjdb.com/albums/upload/P1010027.jpg


I'm barely going to miss the 'Con trip, but I was hoping somebody would be planning something during the following weeks...
I GOTTA GET OUT!!!!
After a little testin' at Prarie City, I should be ready for anything nearby.
Billy

[BrettM]

you and your piddly 33s, pah!


nah, seriously I have tons of respect for you going through the Hammers with 33s, I would love to get down there sometime, but probably not gonna happen in the next year.

[BrettM]

I'm barely going to miss the 'Con trip, but I was hoping somebody would be planning something during the following weeks...
I GOTTA GET OUT!!!!
After a little testin' at Prarie City, I should be ready for anything nearby.
Billy
after reading this, I think I'll be avoiding Prarie City, be careful: http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=256972

I'm gonna be gone June 20-26, but besides that I have no major plans yet for the rest of the summer. Are you ever available mid-week Billy?

[JeepFreak21]

after reading this, I think I'll be avoiding Prarie City, be careful: http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=256972

I'm gonna be gone June 20-26, but besides that I have no major plans yet for the rest of the summer. Are you ever available mid-week Billy?


Yeah, I read that, but what else is nearby to test sh!t out? I know a place up by Folsom, but I heard the owner's not too keen on ppl wheelin' on his land anymore.
I'm not going to be able to get out mid-week for quite a while unfortunatly.
Billy

[BrettM]

Folsom lake at Rattlesnake Bar. It's totally open, legal land. And there's Red Dog/Greenhorn in Grass Valley. There's also some fun little trails around the railroad tracks between Newcastle and Auburn ('course I was on 31s last time I was there). If you want to check any out let me know and I can show you where they are and do a little wheelin also.

Greenhorn: http://www.xjdb.com/albums/upload/greenhorn.jpg

Folsom: http://www.xjdb.com/albums/upload/folsom.jpg

[JeepFreak21]

Folsom lake at Rattlesnake Bar. It's totally open, legal land. And there's Red Dog/Greenhorn in Grass Valley. There's also some fun little trails around the railroad tracks between Newcastle and Auburn ('course I was on 31s last time I was there). If you want to check any out let me know and I can show you where they are and do a little wheelin also.

Greenhorn: http://www.xjdb.com/albums/upload/greenhorn.jpg

Folsom: http://www.xjdb.com/albums/upload/folsom.jpg


Yeah, rattlesnake bar is real close to me, but I don't think I've been where you're talking about. I'd totally be up for going out there for a good test run. Where do you stay (location wise) when you're in NorCal Brett?
Billy

[Big Red]

I'd like to go with you some weekend soon after the Rubicon run next weekend. I'm hooking up my rock lights, finishing preping the body for the Durabak, finishing up my hood vents, try to hook up arb tomorrow and part of Sunday. I wired the ignition wire red/yellow wire up to the battery directly like you suggested and got some sparks and almost started a fire. I just held a wire that went to my battery to the ignition wire and got a few sparks and then the wires started to glow and smoke. I quickly got them apart. I don't know what the heck is up with the wiring, but I got the dash apart so I'm looking for a wire that I can splice into that is active when the ignition is turned on. I'd like to do Fordyce for a day trip and also Red Dog. Is Red Dog the river banks area around Grass Valley? I was up there with a 4 X 4 club a while back and did good with my 95' zj on 3" lift and 31's.
Troy

[HTeK]

ill probably be turdin around greenhorn tomorrow morning. If you see a nasty red thing that i call my XJ, then stop me and say hi.

[SeanP]

Brett, I would really like to wheel with you before you head back to MI. Beleive me, this whole weekend will be filled with cutting, drilling, grinding and welding (not necessarily in that order). My chit is nearing completion.

If anybody wants to be put to work on Sat, call me 798-1013. I have a pretty short list of things to do.

SeanP

[BrettM]

Hmmm, I think I'm gonna go up to Greenhorn and mess around tomorrow morning, maybe see if I can find Justin (HTeK). Then I gotta go grab a couple things at Pick N Pull, then maybe I'll round out the afternoon/evening helping out Sean. Sean; I'll put your number in my cell and probably give you a call late afternoon when I'm in the Rocklin area, but you didn't say if it's 530 or 916, oh well I'll try both. I posted my cell number above. I'll at least swing by and bring you an XJ pitman that you said you were looking for in that other thread.

Billy, I'm still living at my parent's home for summer/christmas breaks (just turned 20) which is halfway between Auburn and Grass Valley.

Troy, Red Dog Rd. (aka Greenhorn creek) is a riverbed area that most stockers can handle (the county road actually goes right through the creek, no bridge, gotta love Nevada County), but there are tons of more difficult trails heading up into the hills around the riverbed, and even some decent rockcrawling. For your ARB, there should be empty spots of your fusebox that say "ACC" and "IGN" and "BATT", plug that line into the IGN spot, or even the ACC.

[Big Red]

Hmmm, I think I'm gonna go up to Greenhorn and mess around tomorrow morning, maybe see if I can find Justin (HTeK). Then I gotta go grab a couple things at Pick N Pull, then maybe I'll round out the afternoon/evening helping out Sean. Sean; I'll put your number in my cell and probably give you a call late afternoon when I'm in the Rocklin area, but you didn't say if it's 530 or 916, oh well I'll try both. I posted my cell number above. I'll at least swing by and bring you an XJ pitman that you said you were looking for in that other thread.

Billy, I'm still living at my parent's home for summer/christmas breaks (just turned 20) which is halfway between Auburn and Grass Valley.

Troy, Red Dog Rd. (aka Greenhorn creek) is a riverbed area that most stockers can handle (the county road actually goes right through the creek, no bridge, gotta love Nevada County), but there are tons of more difficult trails heading up into the hills around the riverbed, and even some decent rockcrawling. For your ARB, there should be empty spots of your fusebox that say "ACC" and "IGN" and "BATT", plug that line into the IGN spot, or even the ACC.

Thanks Brett. It was pretty weird being able to start a fire so easy by connecting the ARB ignition wire to the battery directly. I'll work on getting by ignition wire hooked up to the IGN spot and hopefully that will do the trick. I sure hope so. If not, I'll let you know I might need your help then if you are available. Heah, did you get your push button shifting thing to work yet? I have my whole lower panel out to get to wires so this would be a good time for me to work on getting the "1-2" & torque converter lockup conversion done as well. Did U use diodes for your connections? I saw them suggested in the writeup on BigOffroad but I wasn't sure how to hook them up. Do you just stick the diode wire in 1 side of the wire and then connect the other side of the diode to your other wire. I wasn't able to see what side goes in and what goes out, or prevents a current from going in? Anyways I'm working on getting the Durabak on but have to finish sanding the body, masking, rock light install etc I will definately hook up with you in the weeks to come. I don't want to do these big trails alone either and like going with xj/mj guys too because we drive the same vehicles know there pros and cons and also have like parts.
The Red Dog area is pretty fun, it really gives you a large variety of trails too mess around in from very easy to harder. I was just in the river bed area and went up a few creeks with my 95' grand cherokee when I went with the Boonie Bouncers club last year. They were surprised at would a very mildly built (3" lift & 31" at's) could do. I should up quite a few Wranglers that day. It was fun, I saw more trails heading off in other directions so I would like to explore these soon. Also I have a trail book with 150 Nor Cal trails from easy to hard, maybe we can try a few of those as well this summer? Quite a few are in your area up there in Grass Valley/Auburn.
Troy

[Stoney]

Thanks Brett. It was pretty weird being able to start a fire so easy by connecting the ARB ignition wire to the battery directly. I'll work on getting by ignition wire hooked up to the IGN spot and hopefully that will do the trick. I sure hope so. If not, I'll let you know I might need your help then if you are available. Heah, did you get your push button shifting thing to work yet? I have my whole lower panel out to get to wires so this would be a good time for me to work on getting the "1-2" & torque converter lockup conversion done as well. Did U use diodes for your connections? I saw them suggested in the writeup on BigOffroad but I wasn't sure how to hook them up. Do you just stick the diode wire in 1 side of the wire and then connect the other side of the diode to your other wire. I wasn't able to see what side goes in and what goes out, or prevents a current from going in? Anyways I'm working on getting the Durabak on but have to finish sanding the body, masking, rock light install etc I will definately hook up with you in the weeks to come. I don't want to do these big trails alone either and like going with xj/mj guys too because we drive the same vehicles know there pros and cons and also have like parts.
The Red Dog area is pretty fun, it really gives you a large variety of trails too mess around in from very easy to harder. I was just in the river bed area and went up a few creeks with my 95' grand cherokee when I went with the Boonie Bouncers club last year. They were surprised at would a very mildly built (3" lift & 31" at's) could do. I should up quite a few Wranglers that day. It was fun, I saw more trails heading off in other directions so I would like to explore these soon. Also I have a trail book with 150 Nor Cal trails from easy to hard, maybe we can try a few of those as well this summer? Quite a few are in your area up there in Grass Valley/Auburn.
Troy


?? dude u expect some one to read all this??? calm down we arn't writing a freckin novel here!!

stoney

[BrettM]

?? dude u expect some one to read all this??? calm down we arn't writing a freckin novel here!!

stoney

:roflmao:

[Goatman]

My junk's been ready but I've been really busy with work. No way to take off during the week as I'm building a sushi bar. :rolleyes:
My junk is not capable though.
http://jeepknights.com/ipw-web/gallery/albums/Jes/122633480uLITMx_ph.jpg

Hey, who's the dude in the blue sweatshirt?

:D :D

[Goatman]

Brett, I would really like to wheel with you before you head back to MI. Beleive me, this whole weekend will be filled with cutting, drilling, grinding and welding (not necessarily in that order). My chit is nearing completion.

If anybody wants to be put to work on Sat, call me 798-1013. I have a pretty short list of things to do.

SeanP

Sean, I can't believe you can find anything else to do on your rig, what's on your short list?




Well, come to think of it, I can believe it.........mine has been out regularly and I still have a fairly long list of stuff to do. It never ends.........

:)

[SeanP]

Sean, I can't believe you can find anything else to do on your rig, what's on your short list?




Well, come to think of it, I can believe it.........mine has been out regularly and I still have a fairly long list of stuff to do. It never ends.........

:)

One of the last things was welding in the spacers that Mark Hinkley sent that tie the frame rail sheet metal together at the steering box. I had plated the rail two years ago but didn't do this. I also did some of the last tube work on the cage adding in some triagulation. Just down to getting the interior back together and some limiting straps/bumpstops and it's done (for this summer)

Sean

[Jes]

Hey, who's the dude in the blue sweatshirt?

:D :D

I dunno. I heard he used to drive around in a micro bus and wear a leather stove pipe hat. ;)

[Letterman]

?? dude u expect some one to read all this??? calm down we arn't writing a freckin novel here!!

stoneySo what your saying is "You had me at hello."









Sorry but Stoney is right I can't read that much.

[Big Red]

I liked journalism in school so I like to type/write I guess. I'll keep it shorter for you guys that much rather see a picture anyways. That's cool. I finished painting my xj with the red Durabak and it looks pretty good. It is a very bright red. It's not going to win any car show, but it will stand out on the trail. I got my compressor to work by connecting it straight up to the battery, so I know it still works, but I cannot don't seen any reference to a red/white wire, I think that is making the switches useless at the moment. Over and out, this is getting a little wordy.
Troy

[Bryan C.]

?? dude u expect some one to read all this??? calm down we arn't writing a freckin novel here!!

stoney


This message is hidden because steinjeep is on your ignore list.

Read what?

[Letterman]

This message is hidden because steinjeep is on your ignore list. Read what?Ok how do I put me on my own ignore list?
I am just sick of everything I have posted, all of it is crap, and I don't want to have to read it again.

[Big Red]

Read what?

I'm on your ignor list? What's up with that???
:dunno: What'd I do? Oh well. Here you go bud. :moon:

Troy

[basalt51]

I'm on your ignor list? What's up with that???
:dunno: What'd I do? Oh well. Here you go bud. :moon:

Troy

You do realize he's not going to see that right?

[BrettM]

Okay, so I'm thinking I'll probably go up to the Rubicon the weekend of July 23, 24, 25... anyone interested?

[Letterman]

Okay, so I'm thinking I'll probably go up to the Rubicon the weekend of July 23, 24, 25... anyone interested?That is when they have that Jeepers Jamboree, you might not want to go then. We had a thread about this before and as Crash says they can't close the con, it is "closed" but . . . there are ways to get around.

Dal Albrite says
"The time the 'con is usually closed is for the Jeepers Jamboree.
The last week of July and the first week of August.
The trail is closed from July 21 thru Aug. 4, I usually avoid these two weeks."

the Jeepers Jamboree site says
"The Jeepers Jamboree has exclusive use of the Rubicon Trail for its events. Be sure to check your calendar. The trail is closed to non-participants from July 21 through August 4."

also the FOTR said if ur not a registered (= paying) guest for that weekend the ECSO will issue citations. I am also hearing there is going to be a check point at ellis creek, and some BS that it is reserved for a parade, this is how they can give you a ticket.

You can go but IMO it does not sound worth it and all the JJ people will just be in your way.

Check out:
http://www.jeepersjamboree.com/

[BrettM]

crap, i forgot about that stupid deal... looks like they are taking Thursday the 22nd through Sunday the 25th, then the next weekend Friday the 30th through Sunday the 1st.

anyone up for some mid-week before the 22nd? like maybe Tuesday/Wednesday?

[Big Red]

crap, i forgot about that stupid deal... looks like they are taking Thursday the 22nd through Sunday the 25th, then the next weekend Friday the 30th through Sunday the 1st.

anyone up for some mid-week before the 22nd? like maybe Tuesday/Wednesday?

When do you go back to Michigan? Are you going on the Swamp Lake run next weekend? I'd like to get up to the Rubicon or Fordyce a few more times this summer. I'm planning right now on going on the Swamp Lake run (July) and the Fordyce run as part of the Rubicon trip in August. I'm visiting my family in Illinois 8/20-29 so I cannot make the Barrett Lake run which I really want to do, oh well. Do you start school the end of August again?
Troy

[BrettM]

i head back to Michigan somewhere around August 18. I'm not going on the Swamp run, but I am going down to do some of the trails in that area tommorow. So it looks like I won't make any official NAXJA runs, but I'm still planning on at least 2 Rubicon and 1 Fordyce trip in the next 5 weeks before going back to school and I'd love to see as many NAXJA people on the trail as possible.

[Big Red]

i head back to Michigan somewhere around August 18. I'm not going on the Swamp run, but I am going down to do some of the trails in that area tommorow. So it looks like I won't make any official NAXJA runs, but I'm still planning on at least 2 Rubicon and 1 Fordyce trip in the next 5 weeks before going back to school and I'd love to see as many NAXJA people on the trail as possible.

You cannot make the Swamp Lake trail 7/16-18? I'll try to meet up with you for some trails before you go back.
Troy