Mix Challenge (PICS pg.3)

[CMN2GTU]

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[jays68yak]

Dates? Sounds like fun. I could be down. :2thumbs:

Dates? Sounds like fun. I could be down. :2thumbs:
We don't need a certain amount of people, although it would be nice to get a few together.

Dates will not be until sometime after our Knoxville trip (which was moved to the 26th).

We can pick about any date, or a series of dates, just gotta make sure my buddy Toby can get free that day.
He's the man w/ the access who has extended the invitation (by permission) to me and my own.

I'm thinking first or second weekend in January.

With any luck we will be wheeling Mix all winter long.

Toby wanted to go last Saturday, but we ended up parting out a rig headed to the scrapyard instead.

I know priorities etc...but on the other hand, for the cost of gas plus two sausage and egg mcmuffins now I have almost everything I need to put about 7 inches of lift on the 'Bro (3" BL 4" SL), spare gears, spare springs, a set of 32's plus a driveline upgrade, tranny upgrade, and enough spare shafts and stuff to hold the stock axles over until sfa/8.8 time.

[jays68yak]

I could be down for more towards the end of Jan or some time in Feb. The first weekend of Jan is HH.

[CaptainInsano]

I might be down too, all depends on if I can get a trailer or not by then. I could take the Yota on a rented uhaul or usrentals trailer though. :) It should fit.

[barbastard]

Fuck yeah!! I’m in.

End of January or February works better for me. I could also probably get the lord of the Scout hood dancers, Darren, to come along with his rig as well…..can’t pass up entertainment like that.

Keep me posted on the dates.

[Ryan B.]

Hey Ray,
Solano? Up near Vallejo eh?
Got anymore pics of the area? Looks pretty interesting! I'd probably be down to wheel a new place with you guys!


Yah first weekend of jan is the hollister run. i still have a few things i need to finish up on my k5 and flex it out at hollister to make sure everything is cool.
A feburary run up to this place seems ideal. :pimp1:
Let me know the date you guys want to go. :)

[CaptainInsano]

Looks like I'll be wearing a hazmat suit or some shit judging by the poison oak visible right in the pic. :uh oh:

[jays68yak]

Looks like I'll be wearing a hazmat suit or some shit judging by the poison oak visible right in the pic. :uh oh:

or get a winch bit(h :flipoff2:

[barbastard]

Looks like I'll be wearing a hazmat suit or some shit judging by the poison oak visible right in the pic. :uh oh:

I get it pretty bad too. I’ll get us some tyvek suits from my work…we can wear those. Duct tape the wrists and legs closed and wear gloves and we’ll be money.

[Nosmog73]

I would be down like james brown for a run there...How un-locked in the front is that place...
















If I ever get to work on it again... :roll:

[barbastard]

The official word on trip dates goes something like this: pick any Sunday, Monday, and/or Tuesday.
Everyone collaborate on a day you would like, and, pending approval from l/o, we'll make it happen.

My vote is for February 19th or 20th (President's day). It's a holiday weekend, most of us should have the 20th off and it's late enough in Feb for everyone to get their shit done to make it there. Anyone else got an idea?

I forgot to mention; word is shorter WB's have the advantage...your Yota, I have been told, would be ideal for these trails.

So...are you trying to say that K5's will be discriminated against up there? I like a challenge!!!

[jays68yak]

I think the biggest prob will be straddling the ditches that seem to be all over the place there. Once it starts raining thats going to be hard to do. IMO atleast.

[jays68yak]

My vote is for February 19th or 20th (President's day). It's a holiday weekend, most of us should have the 20th off and it's late enough in Feb for everyone to get their shit done to make it there. Anyone else got an idea?


Im going to second these dates. Ray what do we have do to get the ball rolling and make sure these dates are ok?

[Ryan B.]

presidents weekend sounds pretty good to me also.
saturday runs are good, cause if anything goes bad we have another day to recover/fix.

Also... As k5TPI and myself learned, its a good idea to have a written document signed by the owner of the land saying its cool for us all to be wheeling there on private property.. Just in case we happened to come across any law enforcement. :rolleyes: :crazy: :pimp1:

[k5LS2]

Just in case you run into officer dick-hole :argue:

[jays68yak]

Ok Ijust want to check on this. Green stickered rigs ok? Its still got insurance on it, basic liability. It was easier to green sticker vers smogging. If we go for pres weekend count me for one of the trailers. :2thumbs:

[barbastard]

Count me as trailer #2 for presidents day weekend. :D

[gr8pumkin]

Hey jay or nate I would love to run spotter, or walk and take pics/vids.

:thumb:

[barbastard]

Hey jay or nate I would love to run spotter, or walk and take pics/vids.

:thumb:

As far as I know...my seat is open. It's yours if you want it.

[jays68yak]

Can we get the dates nailed down so I can start planning the next round of mods? :unsure:

I was under the impression you guys had already settled on Pres day weekend (feb 19 or 20)?

[jays68yak]

Ok well count me out for this one. I have some major work to do before I can hit any more trails. Rebuild of tranny, tubing front to help control the body flex and radiator movement, and rebuild of winch. A windshield might not be a bad idea either. :blink:

Nate if you want to borrow the trailer let me know. Also let me know if you need a copilot. :2thumbs:

[barbastard]

Nate if you want to borrow the trailer let me know. Also let me know if you need a copilot. :2thumbs:

Ummm….ok on the trailer….and sure…you can ride with me no problem.

Although….are you saying that you don’t think you’ll be able to get your junk ready in time??? Is it that bad and need that much work?

I’ve got to get my junk ready too. I worked on it some on Saturday but I was pretty hung over. I almost tossed cookies in the engine compartment a couple of times. Managed to be somewhat productive in the garage for only about 4 hours. Got my ujointed steering shaft I fabed up installed, removed the old fan and shroud, and fabricated up the mounts for the electric one. Got to buy some hardware to mount it up and that’ll be done. Then just need to run the electrical for it and it’ll be ready. Then….got more crap to do (new tierod, KRC PS system install, trim sheet metal, build roll cage, etc.)

[jays68yak]

Im saying im not going to stress over and it kill myself even more $$ wise. I need to try to recover from the past 2 months. Which means I need to focus on cages rather then getting my junk back together.

[barbastard]

Im saying im not going to stress over and it kill myself even more $$ wise. I need to try to recover from the past 2 months. Which means I need to focus on cages rather then getting my junk back together.

10-4.

I got ya. Sounds like it's time to replenish the funds dude.

Understood....spend some time building it up right over the next couple months so that it'll last through the late spring and the summer.....that's when the trips will be.

[stunnin650]

i might be down i have to look

[CaptainInsano]

Just in case you run into officer dick-hole :argue:

Getting arrested on Saturdays sucks cause you spend Sunday in jail too... :crazy:

[barbastard]

WOW :shocked2: ….looks rutted and slippery and pretty densely forested. Should be a blast…can’t wait to hit up those trails in a couple weeks. I’m assuming we’re still on? If so…what was the final agreed upon date? Was it the 19th or 20th?

[barbastard]

I was under the impression the goal was Feb 19th, to allow the extra day of the three day holiday for recovering.


Either day is good for me.

that's fine...I just didn't know......

[jays68yak]

I want my rig to be working. :(

[barbastard]

I want my rig to be working. :(

me too..... :( :flipoff2:

[stunnin650]

wow this looks like it might be fun i think im down for this

[jays68yak]

wow this looks like it might be fun i think im down for this

:2thumbs: :2thumbs:

[Ryan B.]

Hm. uh i guess i better work on my truck and fix some things if i'm gonna make this. :rolleyes:

[barbastard]

NICE..looking good. Can’t wait to run these trails.

SO……. what’s the story for this run? What time and where do we meet on Sunday the 19th? Who’s going? Is it rain or shine?

I’ve got my junk almost ready. I’ll finish my rig up via the typical “thrashfest” the 48 hours preceding the trip. Here’s the to do list though:

1.Finish installing electric fan and wire it up.
2.Remove and replace old tierod with beefier one. Weld up hydro ram tabs on it.
3.Repair passenger side front shock mount.
4.Fab up spare rear driveshaft.
5.Retorque all suspension/driveline bolts.
6.Lube chassis and suspension.
7.Check/replace fluids.
8.Gas up and go…..

After the trip is when the fun begins. Here’s that list:

1.Fabricate and install rollcage and integrated seat and tuff console mounts
2.install new KRC power steering pump, resevoir and hoses.
3.install 2 more rock lights.
4.Install new stereo/speakers/amp.
5.re-fabricate spare gas can holder (getting rid of metal can and going with plastic cans, similar to ones used for dirt bikes0
6.Narrow and tube up front???? :eyebrows:

[jays68yak]

5.re-fabricate spare gas can holder (getting rid of metal can and going with plastic cans, similar to ones used for dirt bikes

whats the reason for this? I need to be thinking about spare gas also hence the reason Im asking.

[barbastard]

Because the metal cans (ie “jerry cans”) start to “rust” out on the inside bottom and turn your gas to sludge and make it unusable. Besides, they’re heavier than the plastic ones, and they don’t pour worth a shit. They do leak all over the side of your rig, your hands, arms and feet and ground VERY well though.

The only way you might be able to get the metal ones to work for you is if you cycle the gas through it every trip. But I’ve just had such bad luck with mine I don’t even know if I want to test it.

[jays68yak]

hmm thats good to know. How many of the plastic ones do you plan on running?

hijack what? :unsure:

[barbastard]

Probably 2. That way I'd have 10 gallons on hand. Plenty for my gas guzzling of a 4x4. Plus a little extra for night time fun around the campfire!!! :sniper:

[barbastard]

I'm thinking around 11am on Sunday, meet at Wrens in Vacaville.

From what I hear the locals are a little bit excited to hear the howling dawgs a-coming in the distance.

11am sounds good. THat gives us about 6 hours to wheel before it gets dark. Where/what is Wrens? Addy please?

Um...so who's planning on going besides Jason and I?

Oh yeah....fyi...I'm made of sugar....and I melt in the rain. :2fingers:

[jays68yak]

the mini tape thingy......what format is the tape that you put in the vcr adapter thing? digital8/hi8 I can put in my camcorder and capture it. Otherwise I might beable to have the output from the vcr go to an input on my camcorder.

[UseYourBlinker]

Hi jack on...It's against the law to run the metal gas cans now a days.

Hi jack off

[BamBamK5]

would ya'll mine if a newbe tagged along. open in the front and rear as of now but going to weld the rear. i know that i probably can't do some of the trails but i would be willing to walk and lend a hand.

[stunnin650]

i'm in but i have a tailer for ursala

[jays68yak]

Well im riding shotty with either one of those guys.

Who else is going, and bringing a rig, other then Jerry and Nate? Ryan? Kevin?

I have road cones that we can grab if we remember.

[barbastard]

Yeah, I’m borrowing Jason’s trailer to get my pile ‘o chevy up there. I’m in fo sho!!! :pimp2:

So…we’ve got 4 rigs confirmed (mine, Jerry’s, your buddy Toby and BamBam’s). Anyone else? :unsure:

We should hit up some place for breakfast that morning…..seeing as how we’re not getting up to Vacaville till later. There’s some good spots around my ‘hood in Pleasant Hill/Walnut Creek.
:2thumbs:

[barbastard]

Ok...sounds bueno. Didn't know wren's was an eating establishment. I'll have a pop tart to hold me over till I get there. :flipoff2:

Looking forward to this..... :evil3:

[jays68yak]

Ok...sounds bueno. Didn't know wren's was an eating establishment. I'll have a pop tart to hold me over till I get there. :flipoff2:

Looking forward to this..... :evil3:



Wrens is a cafe stop right off 80 in Vacaville, pretty close to where we want to be.



:argue:

[barbastard]

Hey now…so I glazed over some “little” details…it happens.

Now…pointing it out like that though is something my wife would do. What’s up with that???
:argue: :flipoff2:

[jays68yak]

I just wanted to tap you with the dumbstick for today.





Did you fubar Erics box by sticking your dumbstick in his greasy box?

[barbastard]

Um...no comment.
:unsure:

I will say this though....the sayings "hot dog down a hallway" and "tic tac down a whale's mouth" come to mind when thinking of putting anything in Eric's box.

[barbastard]

This is true…there are a couple watering holes near me. First 2 pitchers are on me boys….. :beer:

[BamBamK5]

Ok so we will met up on the 19th at Wrens between 10:00 and 11:00 right? I"m in so see ya sunday. also do ya"ll run CB"s if so what channel do ya"ll run. :thumb:

[barbastard]

Sounds good on everything. I’ve got a bunch of shit to get done before the trip this weekend, so I’m praying for good weather Thursday and Friday nights and Saturday so I can finish wrenching on my junk. Anyone want to come up and give me a hand?

I was up in Vacaville Saturday night and saw Wren’s café. I now know where it is.

Somebody correct me if I’m wrong but don’t we usually run channel #4?

[jays68yak]

Nate....How do you want to work the trailer thingy? Want me to just cruise up to your place saturday morning and load up then bounce? Im riding shotgun with ya if its still open. Jerry is saying something about bringing a chick. :unsure:

Saturday I would love to help you out. And can if it comes down to it but I have a bike coming in friday/saturday that I need to work on. Like to turn this one around quick like so that its one less thing around here. But like I said if you need help and I can put it off till monday cuz thats a holiday. :)

[barbastard]

PM sent to you Jay.

[stunnin650]

my set up is not that big short bed standard cab chevy with a 12 foot trailer

[Twisted Whipz]

is there much poison oak out there?

[Ryan B.]

Can a fullsize Blazer make the trails okay? What about a crew cab? :toothless:

:pain:

[barbastard]

A fullsize can wheel up there but not Hells Revine unless you want to leave most of your sheetmetal up there. The rest of the trails are lose dirt/mud and you can dig deep in no time. Hells Revine is tight in my Jeep with full width axles I still rub sheetmetal on the sides.

I'll take that challenge. Who needs sheetmetal?

I'll take one of the other spots in the trailer parking. I've got a 2500HD extended cab short bed and a 18' trailer.

Looking forward to coming up on Sunday and wheeling around the canyon. My thanks go out to canyon Bob in advance for letting us play on his property. :thumb:

[Dozer/73Tweaker]

Hey guys. :thumb:
Kinda been watching this post for a while. :blink:
Sounds interesting.
Any room for another trailer and rig? :banger:
Let me know.

[Nosmog73]

Any open seats with the "Team"... :2thumbs:

[BamBamK5]

So how many rigs do we have going now? Also was checking the weather and now there is a chance of showers all weekend, are we still going or is it still to early to tell.

[UseYourBlinker]

Ahhh....feel da love :flipoff2:

See ya Thursday Nate.

[Ryan B.]

well.. leaving right now in my blazer.
if all goes as planned, we'll see you guys sunday morning. with two rigs. :unsure:

[CaptainInsano]

Take lots of pics for us suckers who can't go! :(

[jays68yak]

video camera is charged, got batts for the digi.
now we just need to get nates truck done. :unsure:

[BamBamK5]

see ya there

[jays68yak]

pictures
Didnt get many stills. Was videoing the whole time. I have a good hour of footage. Ill see what I can do about getting it up.
http://www.pnkages.com/gallery/albums/album31/DSCN1895.sized.jpg
http://www.pnkages.com/gallery/albums/album31/DSCN1896.sized.jpg
http://www.pnkages.com/gallery/albums/album31/DSCN1898.sized.jpg
http://www.pnkages.com/gallery/albums/album31/DSCN1901.sized.jpg
http://www.pnkages.com/gallery/albums/album31/DSCN1904.sized.jpg
http://www.pnkages.com/gallery/albums/album31/DSCN1905.sized.jpg
http://www.pnkages.com/gallery/albums/album31/DSCN1906.sized.jpg
http://www.pnkages.com/gallery/albums/album31/DSCN1908.sized.jpg

gallery here: http://www.pnkages.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=album31

[CaptainInsano]

damn looks like a tight squeeze even for a sammy!

[gr8pumkin]

Jerry every time I see you in that narrowed sammi you remind me of a elephant riding a tircycle......Looks like alot of fun, did any full size rigs run this trial?

[Ryan B.]

It turns out the trees are the out of bounds markers at canyon bobs place. :blink: ...Now i really have a reason to replace the front clip i've been waiting on doing. :crazy: Thanks for the loaner headlight Nate! :rolleyes:

Blazer hill was a challange.. :pimp1:
Bob- "no one's ever made it up to the left at that fork in the hill. Well one guy tried but he winched the whole way up.. Stick to the right!"
Me- "You guys mean the left right here?" ... *Turn Left ... WOT endurance testing the engine for 3 min, barely making it.*

[gokartergo]

http://birthdayexpress.speedera.net/images.birthdayexpress.com/bexpress/assets/product_images/E7360.jpg

[jays68yak]

Jelly Belly Popcorn???? :blink:

[gokartergo]

Jelly Belly Popcorn???? :blink:

??? Thats what came up when I googled popcorn...LOL

[k5LS2]

Im Pretty shure I saw NORCAL BIG DAWG Ryan B with his 72 k5 lay the smack down on all the rigs there :zakk:

Also I heard that you broke in the "hells revenge" trail and you didnt even finish it ,, I have pics to prove a Samuri made it all the way,, un broken,??


:poke:

[stunnin650]

thanks to bob for letting the dawgs play on his land and ray for setting this thing up i had a good time in hells revenge and the others trails, if he needs anyhelp with clearing some brush or tree let me know i kinda like playing with chain saws i know nate does too, thanks to those that helped with the winching though hells

[jays68yak]

Some stills.............
http://www.pnkages.com/gallery/albums/album31/RyanTree.sized.gif
http://www.pnkages.com/gallery/albums/album31/RyanAir.sized.gif

[jays68yak]

or a retarded moment. :crazy:

[Ryan B.]

I wasent on blazer hill because I have been on top already.
Then why isn't it called jeep hill? :unsure:

A Big THANK YOU to canyon Bob for letting us wheel at his place...
Thanks to the locals for letting us play in their backyard.
It was nice meeting you Ken, i look foreward to wheeling with you again. Maybe a game of follow the leader? :rolleyes:
BamBamK5- nice meeting you and your friend, maybe we'll see you at the next run?

LOL! Jaysyak.. i'm still airborne running into that tree! Bonzai move! :crazy:
..maybe not THAT much skinny pedal?

[jays68yak]

LOL! Jaysyak.. i'm still airborne running into that tree! Bonzai move! :crazy:
..maybe not THAT much skinny pedal?

na if you watch it slowly, when you hit the tree you go up in the air.

[stunnin650]

i'm the sammy guy i had fun doing hells revenge , i knew i was going to use the winch, that mud was very slippery, maybe if it was dry i would have gotton alot farther with out the winch, next time i thing i'm going to try a different line cause i think that was not the right one

[BamBamK5]

first i would like to thank ya'll for allowing me to tag along and bob for letting us whell on his land. we had alot of fun just being there to watch. maybe next time i'll have atlest a locked rear so i can try some more difficult lines. until then i guess i'll just have to stand on the skinny pedal. anyway thanks for a good show by all there

here is a pic of Ryan B just befoe blazer hill posing for the cameras

Again a big thanks to all and see ya'll next time

Thanks Anthony

[Burt4x4]

Looks Like fun boys :beer:

So did all the full sizes rub trees and such or just Ryan?
It looks muddy and skinny...but fun.

RB ~ nice tree smakin hahahhaa

:burt:

[barbastard]

Thanks to Canyon Bob for letting us wheel his land. I know we all had a great time. It’s been a LONG time since I’ve flogged my truck through mud like that. Not often I spin 5000rpm’s in double low!!! Made me a little nervous at first, but now after having done it I know that my rig can handle it. Would definitely like to come back when it’s dry and try some of the other trails. Hell…for that matter I’d come back in the mud and do it all over again.

As far as all the shit talking goes….I saw a sammi take an impossible line through a more or less impossible trail (especially when the mud is added in to the mix) and a K5 go up a hill that supposedly only one other rig has ever made up (in the summer…with the use of a winch). If there is still any doubt as to how the rigs in this club wheel…I invite any doubters to attend any future trip, anywhere, with any of the club members to verify that we get it on. Now…that’s all I’ve got to say about that.

BamBam…good to meet you bro. Hope to see you out on the trails again soon. I’m probably not going to be able to make the March 11th run to HH like you were talking about (too much work to do to the rig and no time) but thanks for the invite. Make sure you make it out to Blazerfest in July.

Ryan & Kevin…good seeing you guys again, my stomach hurts from laughing so hard with you tools (especially from when Kevin almost tipped over in his chair into the door at Bakers Square). Thanks also for the help diagnosing my “starter” issue. Ryan…don’t worry about the head light…keep it. Better yet…autograph and date it and raffle it off at BF this year.

Ray….you da man…thanks again to you and Toby for help getting us there. Good times bro!!

Jason…thanks for the trailer usage (even though the brakes were sketchy), being my copilot and the cheese it’s.

[jays68yak]

The video is now 3 beers deep..I mean coming along. :unsure:

[jays68yak]

ahhh didnt really edit it or do anything cool but just cut it up so that its about 8 mins long.
http://www.pnkages.com/videos/MixChallenge.wmv (13.2mb)
And then one of Jerry on the last trail.
http://www.pnkages.com/videos/MixChallengeJerry.wmv (8.3mb)

[Burt4x4]

Nice...perfect with my steak & eggs this am :pimp2:

[barbastard]

Well….I guess it IS possible to get poison oak…in the winter…when it’s “dormant”. How you ask….BECAUSE I HAVE IT ON MY ARMS :angryfire: !!!! WTF!!!! I don’t get it….I wore a long sleeve shirt the whole day, gloves, and bibs; I changed immediately when I got back to the tow rig, I took a shower that night and I STILL got it. I hate that shit. Guess my days of going to mix challenge are over. Because if I got that shit in the winter….I’m sure as hell NOT going to go up there when it’s not “dormant”. :unsure:

[jays68yak]

I didnt get it. :p

[barbastard]

yeah...well you're lucky.

BTW...nice video!!! I like the choice of music and the ending.....good stuff.

[Burt4x4]

The infectious oils on POak never goes 'dormant'...just the leaves fall off yet the oil that hates our skin is still on the sticks left behind during winter....
I get it bad too :argue: :chaz:
I feel itchy :blink:

[barbastard]

It doesn’t matter…if that stuff is even around me…I’ll get it :( . It sucks. It’s spreading a little bit…but I think I’ve got it under control. :cry:

I should just copy this post so I can reuse it a couple days after BF this year…I’ll be in the same situation.
:rolleyes:

[vickzun]

hey everyone, just saying what's up... jerry just gave me the link to the site & vids ~ i had a good first time going off roading..minus the fact that i can be a sissy and it was damn cold. (i was the chick seen shivering the majority of the time) you guys have a good crew, really funny & pleasant people..it's rather unfortunate that there is always the bad with the good (hence the bickering)... anyway, thanks for the blanket! :beer:

[stunnin650]

welcome to the board, so if i knew what the mix chalenge was like i don't think i would of bought a first time 4 wheeler there. i think i have a holister trip coming up soon so maybe u can come there and do some bunny runs with me before i subject u to the hells revenge type stuff

[barbastard]

Which situation is that, listening to me nag you about pictures? :flipoff2:
(nag nag nag)

Darren or Bare haven't emailed them to me so I'm (and you too) SOL.

I'll call 'em on my way home tonight and see WTF?