Tday Wheeling Trip to hollister!

[jays68yak]

Well This is the weekend Im shooting for to get my rig done and out to play with it. Ive wheeled it once this year and most of that trip was spent putting it back together. I NEED to get out and play. Even more so after missing Moab.

I also found out that my family is leaving my for disney world. :( Since they didnt invite me Im doing my own thing. I was orginally thinking a day trip, then after talking to Jerry last night I think some camping is in order. It might be a PB&J and top ramin camping trip but it will be a good time either way.

So who else wants to wheel? Camp? 1 night or 2 or more? Holister? Bako wheeling spot?

[crewcabroller]

I believe I'll be at the hammers but it's not set in stone yet.

[jays68yak]

Hammers would be a thought. Altho I would like to test the rig before I travel that far. Whos all going to be at the hammers for tday?

[crewcabroller]

Talking about a possible fullsize run with a hint of magazine coverage.

[jays68yak]

Someone wanna sponsor my gas and im there. Im sure Ill do something "interesting".

[Cracker]

I'm a maybe.

[jays68yak]

I'm a maybe.

Where?


Hammers looks like 8 hours, 400 miles, 2.5 tanks, $130 each way in gas. That would deffently make it a pbj and top ramin trip. If someone wants to ride shotgun and help with the gas I could be more down to head down that way.

[Burt4x4]

I will be in Pismo fer T-day week...hangin at the beach makin sand castles :pimp2: and playin with the dogs. Slamin beer & clam chowder :beer: :2thumbs:

[CMN2GTU]

I'm a maybe.

Where?


Hammers looks like 8 hours, 400 miles, 2.5 tanks, $130 each way in gas. That would deffently make it a pbj and top ramin trip. If someone wants to ride shotgun and help with the gas I could be more down to head down that way.
What days you have in mind?
I thought you were going to take your sister :flipoff2:


If you can put up w/ me for that long, and depending on the timeframe, I'd be down.

[jays68yak]

She is going to disney world so I guess she is out. :uh oh:

[Cracker]

Possibly Hollister or Hammers. I don't know my schedule yet, meaning I may get the idea to drive and pick up those shelves in Concord, making Hollister an easier trip. I won't be taking the Chevy to Hollister and I don't think it can do much at the Hammers so I'll likely be there visiting.

[jays68yak]

After sleeping on it I think hollister would be best for me. I need to get a trip or two under the rigs belt so to speak before I head too far. But I would still be willing to head to the bako spot. :)

I was having nightmares of rolling my rig at the hammers so maybe thats a sign. :unsure:

[k5LS2]

Im shure Ryan is having that same dream, then sitting up in bed and yelling "where am I?" :rolleyes:

[barbastard]

I’m a maybe for a turkey day trip….but leaning towards a “NO”.

Biggest thing looming over my decision is the fact that we may be moving that weekend. We went and looked at a house yesterday that IS SWEET (3BR/2BA, RV parking, POOL, 2 car garage, dog run, remodeled kitchen, etc.). But, we wouldn’t be able to move into till thanksgiving. So…that would kinda make it hard to go wheeling. I’ll know if we got the house by the end of this week. But, if possible I’d like to make it down for a day run to Hollister. Much farther than that I doubt I’ll be able to make it. Although there is a small chance I’d be at my Dad’s for turkey day….and if that’s the case I’m going to do my best to meet Jason at the hammers.

More to follow…..

[jays68yak]

I’m a maybe for a turkey day trip….but leaning towards a “NO”.

Biggest thing looming over my decision is the fact that we may be moving that weekend. We went and looked at a house yesterday that IS SWEET (3BR/2BA, RV parking, POOL, 2 car garage, dog run, remodeled kitchen, etc.). But, we wouldn’t be able to move into till thanksgiving. So…that would kinda make it hard to go wheeling. I’ll know if we got the house by the end of this week. But, if possible I’d like to make it down for a day run to Hollister. Much farther than that I doubt I’ll be able to make it. Although there is a small chance I’d be at my Dad’s for turkey day….and if that’s the case I’m going to do my best to meet Jason at the hammers.

More to follow…..

This is my advance warning that I prob wont beable to help you move. :flipoff2:

[barbastard]

I hear you...no worries. However...if all goes well...you're welcome to come up next summer and swim in the pool, have some good bbq and cold cerveza's!!!

[jays68yak]

Well the way I see it is that you will have to load up the rig and move it to the new house, so why not take it for an all day wash at hollister? :D

[barbastard]

Well the way I see it is that you will have to load up the rig and move it to the new house, so why not take it for an all day wash at hollister? :D

if only my wife was a bit blonder that might actually work. Alas...she actually has more than two brain cells to rub together......

[k5LS2]

Thats more than we can say for you :roll:

[barbastard]

Thats more than we can say for you :roll:

That’s not true…actually, I’ve got several brain cells left. Unfortunately, the ones that aren’t retarded and pushing themselves around my medulla oblongata or the frontal lobe of my brain in little tiny wheelchairs are drunk and arguing amongst themselves…..which leads to total chaos in my head and me acting the way that I do. :crazy:

Oh yeah….Kevin…you owe me $20. My locker is fine. :p

For your convenience I do take checks and credit cards!!!
:flipoff2:

[jays68yak]

Thats more than we can say for you :roll:

That’s not true…actually, I’ve got several brain cells left. Unfortunately, the ones that aren’t retarded and pushing themselves around my medulla oblongata or the frontal lobe of my brain in little tiny wheelchairs are drunk and arguing amongst themselves…..which leads to total chaos in my head and me acting the way that I do. :crazy:

Oh yeah….Kevin…you owe me $20. My locker is fine. :p

For your convenience I do take checks and credit cards!!!
:flipoff2:

That would be the pre-surgery. It could be discovered that in fact you need a whole new front axle assembly and that you can not use any part of the current setup. In that case I will be happy to take it all off your hands this evening. :flipoff2:

[barbastard]

Naw…I’ve got two good diagnoses on it already. And that’s not even including my own. :flipoff2:

I’ll get it back up and running…question is….when? Hopefully I can get it fixed before the end of the year. I want to do some snow wheeling in December and also some new years wheeling!!!

I’ll call you when I’m on my way home Jason. But I think tonight should be fine for you to swing by.

[k5LS2]

So what did break? Those were not good sounds coming from the front end :blink:

[Ryan B.]

Naw…I’ve got two good diagnoses on it already.


Did ya pop the diff cover yet? :unsure: :uh oh: :p

[barbastard]

I pulled the cover yesterday and checked the R&P and locker out. The good thing is from as far as I can tell the spider gears look to be just fine. However, I noticed two bad things. The wires coming off the locker and coming out of the diff housing itself somehow got sucked into the R&P gear and have been mangled up. This is odd, because Saturday afternoon while running Pritchett canyon was when we first noticed the locker problem. At lunch time we took a multimeter and tested ALL wires and connections for the locker. Electronically everything was fine AND the wires were still coming out of the housing. So, sometime between mid-day Saturday and end of day Sunday when we finished up running gold bar rim the wires were sucked into the housing. I can only figure that something inside the diff grabbed a hold of them as it’s not really possible for the wires to just accidentally become unplugged from the weatherpak plug and then “fall” into the housing. The second bad thing is that it appears that on the drivers side of the R&P setup there is a round “sleeve” (for lack of a better term) that is next to the bearing caps. At the top and bottom of this “sleeve” it appears as if the metal “peeled” back and has been damaged. Take a look at the attached pics to see what I mean. I didn’t find any metal chunks in the diff and other than a little water in the GL it looked to be ok.

After talking with Trevor and showing him the pics he thinks I simply spun out a shim and the shim grabbed the wires. Everything turns fine, spider gears look fine, R&P look fine it’s just this one piece that looked like it rotated and pulled the wires in. I’m going to bring it up to his shop in the next 4-8 weeks (when I have time) and get it fixed and then do a little wheeling up in Grass Valley/Auburn.

It should all be good. I’ll post up (eventually) when I get it fixed and what the final prognosis was.

[barbastard]

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[CaptainInsano]

Maybe High Lakes around tday for me. Will be visiting family in Oroville and will be taking my junk up there if it is ready..

[jays68yak]

Top....Hollister it is. Whos down? What day(s)?

[CMN2GTU]

Top....Hollister it is. Whos down? What day(s)?

Did you decide on day run or overnighter?

If you have vacancy for a winch bitch I'll drop loot on your gas bill and take pics of everything you don't want to remember.... :flipoff2:

[bggrnchvy]

Im down if I get the truck to cooperate. This weekend is bad for me, but most others can be planned around a planned trip.

What started as a bearing last evening quickly turned into a new AC compressor, Ive now spent as much on replacing accesories on the motor as I did buying the 4l80e and the truck still hasn't gotten out of Cupertino.

[FaultLine350]

Im Pretty Sure that I can Make It out there saturday Morning....So Count me in.....I might be camping also... We will see....

Casey

[jays68yak]

Top....Hollister it is. Whos down? What day(s)?

Did you decide on day run or overnighter?

If you have vacancy for a winch bitch I'll drop loot on your gas bill and take pics of everything you don't want to remember.... :flipoff2:

No sure on day trip or over night just yet. Going to talk to Jerry this weekend. But if others want to camp then Ill most likly be down to camp. I miss camping as much as I miss wheeling.

[FaultLine350]

I just talked to my friend And He's Thinkin of goin down Friday. SO i think Friday is the day that Ill be down there... And We're not gonna camp....

Casey

[jays68yak]

Ok Ill plan on friday as the day to go for a day trip. I might camp the night before, or friday night.

[FaultLine350]

Okay. Sounds Good .......

Casey

[FaultLine350]

Okay, So who is goin for sure???? I should be down there around 8:30 or 9 friday morning.....

Casey

[jays68yak]

Ill be there friday, prob leave my place about that time get there around noon. I know a few others are coming friday night or saturday morning.

[CMN2GTU]

If Nate makes a day trip down, I'll pack it in with him.

[FaultLine350]

This will deffinatly be a Trak Trap Run Trip.... I hope it rains a little, Its not that fun when it's Dry...... :beer: I want to run it earlier in the day.... I think when we get there My friend is gonna play on the rocks and then after people show up we'll run the trap.......

Casey

[jays68yak]

Perfect, the first trail on a test run is going to be tank. I guess Ill find out quick if I messed anything up when I built/installed it.

[jays68yak]

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=514388&page=5
Just about every picture in that thread has a winch in use.

[FaultLine350]

Sounds good to me.. Ill also be tryin out some new stuff that i actully just fabed up tonight....

Casey

[FaultLine350]

Well im hoping not to have to use the winch , because I dont got one...lol :thumb:

[jays68yak]

I should have mine installed by then. Wired is another story.

[FaultLine350]

My Friend in his Bronco Has A winch. And Im pretty Sure he'll be running the Trap With Us......

Casey

[CaptainInsano]

:(

[FaultLine350]

My truck should be completly ready this weekend.. I should have my new front leafs on tomorrow.. Then she'll be ready...

Casey

[Ryan B.]

Jaysyak, you camping fri night and wheeling fri/sat?
Thats what i'm shooting for.
I think a few other guys i know are gonna be out there that weekend.
we're gonna sucker some virgin toyotas into running the tank trap with us. :evil3:

[jays68yak]

fri-sun as it sits now.

[FaultLine350]

Im not gonna be camping this time.... But I do want to get a few trail runs in with you guys Friday... Im mean a few times up tank trap... :beer: Like i said Ill be up there in the morning But im gonna wait you till you guys show up to run trap......

Casey

[Ryan B.]

Thank god, finally page 2 so i don't have to wait for the pics on page 1 to load of nates broken locker thats not broken. :rolleyes:

fri-sun as it sits now.
Sweet. What are we drinkin? :beer:

[jays68yak]

umm water? :p

[Ryan B.]

:rolleyes:


Do i need to bring firewood and yager for after the sun goes down? :beer:

[jays68yak]

firewood...yes....other you can keep to yourself

[Nosmog73]

Jay are you going to have an open seat for a handicap person..I might come out on sat..

[jays68yak]

I have no idea.....depends on who shows up. Im supposed to have 3 friends come friday and leave saturday that dont have a rig. Im just going wheeling/camping. Who ever wants to come can...We can always do more runs if needed.

[UseYourBlinker]

I'll be there..












































:flipoff2:

[Hoss]

Ill be there wendsday i dont know if any of you guys will be there a day early i might camp wed night and leave thursday mid moring i am not sure so if anyone can go wed let me know !

[Ryan B.]

I don't think anyone is showing up until friday, Matt. :unsure:

[Hoss]

I work the weekend :( so me and brendon are going on wed

[bggrnchvy]

Jason reminded me about this, Im out, heading up to Arnold near Bear Valley for the holiday with the family.

[crewcabroller]

So who's coming when?

I won't be able to get there till Friday night... Jay, don't break your truck Friday this time please?

[barbastard]

BITCHES!!! :mad:

I'll be there in spirit. Unfortunately my trucky no worky right now and even if it did....I'm too spent and stressed from work to think about going wheeling at this point. Time to catch up on my sleep, destress and chill this weekend.

Jason-Good luck on getting the rig done and congratulations FOR getting it done. Wheel hard or go home!!! Can't wait to hear on what you break this weekend (or should I say...what you didn't break).

Have a great time you fawkers!!!!

[crewcabroller]

Hmm, wheelin is what I do to get rid of stress from work, it's the most relaxing thing I do :p

[barbastard]

Hmm, wheelin is what I do to get rid of stress from work, it's the most relaxing thing I do :p

True....good point and I'd agree with you.

But, unfortunately on this one it isn't in the cards. I've had ZERO time to spend on my rig since I got back from Moab so it's still jacked up. I'm exhausted because I've been working 60+hours a week since I got back from Moab. So...catching up on sleep in my nice comfy bed and SLOWING things down for a LOOOOONG weekend at home sounds nice right now.

Do some night wheeling at night for me guys....CHEERS!!!

[jays68yak]

Hmm, wheelin is what I do to get rid of stress from work, it's the most relaxing thing I do :p

True....good point and I'd agree with you.

But, unfortunately on this one it isn't in the cards. I've had ZERO time to spend on my rig since I got back from Moab so it's still jacked up. I'm exhausted because I've been working 60+hours a week since I got back from Moab. So...catching up on sleep in my nice comfy bed and SLOWING things down for a LOOOOONG weekend at home sounds nice right now.

Do some night wheeling at night for me guys....CHEERS!!!

you can always drop it off at Jays Fab shop. :flipoff2:

[Ryan B.]

uh oh... crewcabroller is coming to hollister now?

Jay what time are you showing up on friday?
I'm going to try and get there before 10:30 AM or so, and we should try and "reserve" a couple of spots for all of us in the sycamore campground? .. like parking a rig in one campsite, and pitching a tent in another...

huh huh huh.... pitching a tent. huh huh huh.

[crewcabroller]

Make sure to save some spots for my 60 feet of truck and trailer... :crazy:

[jays68yak]

uh oh... crewcabroller is coming to hollister now?

Jay what time are you showing up on friday?
I'm going to try and get there before 10:30 AM or so, and we should try and "reserve" a couple of spots for all of us in the sycamore campground? .. like parking a rig in one campsite, and pitching a tent in another...

huh huh huh.... pitching a tent. huh huh huh.

I was trying to get out of here by 9am, might be sooner if I can get everything loaded tomorrow night. Also depending on a trip I need to make to the parts store. Seems as tho I forgot wire to hook up the fans. :(

[jays68yak]

Make sure to save some spots for my 60 feet of truck and trailer... :crazy:

Let me Qoute Jerry and mys convo earlier tonight

Me: Willys is coming
Him : Great now we get to try and park his long ass rig in the middle of the night like last time.
Me: I was drunk and passed out last time, wasnt my problem.

:p


I have an easy up and my tent that we can set up in other spots.

[UseYourBlinker]

Jay: Do I have enuff room?
Nate: Plenty bro
Jay:(Proceeds to take out half of garbage can)
Nate:Told ya



I was warm,and toasty!

[crewcabroller]

Umm yeah I don't really recall Jerry helping me that night, it was all Nate and his superior skills :D

I won't be able to leave here till 5:30 or 6ish so I should be in around 9-9:30.

Again, Jason, please don't break your truck on Friday :p

[Ryan B.]

Jaysyak.. looks like we're gonna have to stick to the blue bunny trail and the obstacle course until everyone else shows up. :rolleyes:
between me and you, somethings bound to blow up/ break. :D

willys... you bringin the oildale ho's this time?

[k5LS2]

Hey all, will be there Fri after noon or early Sat morning :beer:
Jaysak, and Ryan, wait to F*ck your trucks up untill Crewcabrollers and I can watch :flipoff2:
I will be out of town untill friday afternoon, then I gotta change my tires over, and refill my dwindeling gear oil supply in my front diff (still leaking from the rubicon trip), Im thinking of actually staying in H-Hills
but may bitch out and go home if its to cold or wet :flipoff2:

[crewcabroller]

Alright, I should be rolling in at 9ish pm tonigth, save a spot for me :)

[jays68yak]

Finally home. Just pulled up. Great time as always. Oh and My truck no breakie. Well atleast not till it got on the trailer. Then it was brought to my attention that the frame is cracked around the steering box. :uh oh: Whatever it didnt stop me all weekend so that is nice. One of the fans decided that it didnt want to work anymore and shorted itself out. It was the one that I cut into last year with my water pump, so not surprised about that at all. Even with one fan the truck ran at 180-190 the whole weekend. It would be on the warmer side driving to the trails. Running trap today I think I was averaging about 160 cuz we were stopping so much waiting for others to catch up. We ran tank twice. First time I had to winch in 2 spots. Second time through, once. The spot were I would of had to winch again I just bonzied it. :banger: Overall I am way happy with the rig. So much so I was letting Kevin drive it on part of tank and on another trail. There are a few things I need to address, most of which is body trimming.

My batteries where crap and I forget to buy more so I only got a few pics. Cant wait for the video from CCR.

http://pnkages.com/gallery/d/6435-2/DSCN2375.JPG
Heres how much clearance I had with the tires and the water pipes. BTW the floor never got hot that I noticed.
http://pnkages.com/gallery/d/6440-2/DSCN2376.JPG
Day one going through squeeze rock, I didnt mess up the cab at all. Day 2 is a different story. Its going to take some work to get doors on it.
http://pnkages.com/gallery/d/6444-2/DSCN2377.JPG
Heavnly.
http://pnkages.com/gallery/d/6448-2/DSCN2378.JPG
End of day one. I got talked into trying the mud pit.
http://pnkages.com/gallery/d/6452-2/DSCN2379.JPG
One spot that needs some trimming. On the other side the slider ate the swamper and spit it back out. Its missing a lug or 2 now. :unsure:
http://pnkages.com/gallery/d/6456-2/DSCN2380.JPG


Again Thank you to those that came out. It was a good time as always and it was a pleasure to spend the weekend with my other family. :beer:

[Cracker]

Awesomeness!!!! :2thumbs:

[DieTryingK5]

I had a blast this weekend, happy to make it through tank without breaking. Still kinda wish i'd given you guys a rollover show at the end, but figured it better to put it on the trailer in one piece.

[FaultLine350]

So how was tank trap... Did you have to winch at all... I bet you had a blast in that thing...

Casey

[jays68yak]

So how was tank trap... Did you have to winch at all... I bet you had a blast in that thing...

Casey

When we ran it saturday I had to winch twice, almost everyone did. Cept Ryan. Today I only had to winch up that hill after the first mud pit. After that it was a lotta throttle and I was good.

[gr8pumkin]

Congrats Jay rig looks great and sounds like she performed well when all was said and done.

Jeremy

[FaultLine350]

Yea that 1st little hill was pretty hard.. Only because you roll through the mud right before... I got lucky and didnt have to winch at all... I was more of an ancor for others :beer:

[Twisted Whipz]

damn jay truck looks good, wish i could have made it out there, but family is what it is and i ended up baby sitting the entire weekend when i wasn't working.

some idiot decided to make a u-turn on a two lane highway and pulled out in front of my brother in-laws motor cycle(not Darryl, the other one Scott). it ended up he flipped the small SUV and it caused multiple breaks to his lower left leg(and he's missing pieces, their in a baggie dead, gonna have to do bone grafts). also broke his oposite shoulder bone fron the impact of his helmet bouncing back off of the passanger side door. so he's hurting in opposite corners. plus side is i get to spend time with my niece and nefew. i even took em back up to santa rosa to see thier dad yesterday.

[barbastard]

Good to hear you had a killer time and the rig held up!!!! Waiting for more pic's and video!!!

Doubler's are nice huh???? :rolleyes:

[jays68yak]

Good to hear you had a killer time and the rig held up!!!! Waiting for more pic's and video!!!

Doubler's are nice huh???? :rolleyes:

Yes stupid low was fun to play with. Still having issues figuring what I am in. Also I need to pratice my shifting with the 465. :uh oh: All in all I am super happy with the rig.

[barbastard]

Cool...good to hear.

So when's the next trip?

January?

[jays68yak]

Cool...good to hear.

So when's the next trip?

January?

Check the post below this one that Dan posted up. I guess I have some work to do.

[daddysblazer74]

The Rig looks great Jay and I am glad that it didn't break and stop you from running.

[DieTryingK5]

wheres the pics?

[jays68yak]

wheres the pics?

Im the only one that had a camera....