Baja 1000- Marlin Crawler "prototype" Transmission

[boggerunner]

cool, im gonna go by there tomorrow and get the 4.88 3rd, and kevin is gettin the housing and shafts, ive got to many  of those layin around the yard already. and mabey we will finish tearing down the yellow truck.  Feeling better yet?

[FireGuysRacing]

Yeah, much better!  Being sick sucks and that one had me down in bed for about a week!  I was back to work yesterday and we ran 8 calls!  Love the winter time in Snowmass Village, it's busy!

Jason

[Runnerguy]

is this Randy?

Yep, it's me.. just hangin out in SLC, I'm working for a Honda Dealership slinging parts.. I still have the Runner, and Taco.. It's about time to start working on them again..

[boggerunner]

i heard the runner was stolen?
do any racing in the taco yet?

[Runnerguy]

i heard the runner was stolen?
do any racing in the taco yet?

Yep, the runner was stolen.. They got my new Toyos, my broken cd player, downey intake, and battery.. They slashed the passenger seat up, broke the center console, and cut up the windows in my can-back. The dip shits had a gold mine in parts, and they took the easy stuff! Hell the can-back is worth more than all the stuff the stuff combined that they did take!

The Taco is sitting in the garage, it's turned into a storage shelf! I used it twice last year.. I'd like to finish it up and race it. Ive been pre-running and chasing for a few of my friends. I have a few things in the works.. I have a prospect in a good sponsor. He's waiting to see what happens with the economy right now.. We'll see??

[boggerunner]

friggen thiefs!
ive been helping kevin tear down the yellow truck and he got back his red 85 excab that was stolen.  and i bought the bed sliders and rear bumper off the yellow truck for my 85 excab

[Runnerguy]

friggen thiefs!
ive been helping kevin tear down the yellow truck and he got back his red 85 excab that was stolen.  and i bought the bed sliders and rear bumper off the yellow truck for my 85 excab

Who had the extra cab? he told me it got stolen..

[boggerunner]

it was in the nickel for sale, and he got it back from some guy who bought it from some kid a yr ago, but he doesnt have the kids # anymore, so no one to charge with theft, but at least he got it back

[FireGuysRacing]

For you Grand Junction guys we will be down at the shop Sat and Sun ripping into the race truck to get it prepped for February.

Jason

[boggerunner]

cool, i will be there with your money for the rear axle

[Runnerguy]

For you Grand Junction guys we will be down at the shop Sat and Sun ripping into the race truck to get it prepped for February.

Jason

So, What's the deal? did you actually work on it?? hows the re-fab of the knuckle comming? 

[FireGuysRacing]

AJ was all wrong, we didn't bend the knuckle.........I knew we couldn't have bent them!  The steering wheel spun on the steering shaft!  Ooops!  Didn't know I had that much strength!  It's all apart and I will be starting to put it back together this week.  I will be down there on Monday and Tuesday.

Jason

P.S. Randy!!!!!!!!!! No excuses!!!!!!!!!!! Get your but to the race in Feb!!!!!!!!!

[boggerunner]

will u guys be around monday night? i need to pay u for the rear axle.

[GJToyotabug]

yeah i need to get down to get thouse shackles too

[FireGuysRacing]

It will just be me, and I usually work till around 5 or 6 on Monday night.

Jason

[Runnerguy]

AJ was all wrong, we didn't bend the knuckle.........I knew we couldn't have bent them!  The steering wheel spun on the steering shaft!  Ooops!  Didn't know I had that much strength!  It's all apart and I will be starting to put it back together this week.  I will be down there on Monday and Tuesday.

Jason

P.S. Randy!!!!!!!!!! No excuses!!!!!!!!!!! Get your but to the race in Feb!!!!!!!!!

I'd love to go to Primm again.. But I won't make this one.. My days off at work are limited.
I've got a week off in May, I'm heading to Atlantis in the Bahamas!

I was wondering how the hell you'd bend one of those knuckles.. They are stronger than anything else on the truck!!

[GJToyotabug]

well bit of update, been going down their almost every day they are. well got the truck torn apart and now just putting it back together. the Marlin Crawler trany is looking great, got a new bell housing too! since the old one was custom made and was showing sings of the years on it. currently evrything is getting painted and put back together just waiting on one axle shaft and get the leafs back on the rear and it'll be that much closer. well thats all i can think of for now im sure phill or jason will say something else or post pics.

[boggerunner]

here are the pics of the truck.

[Runnerguy]

That Tranny is the cleanest part on the whole truck!! The bellhousing looks good!

[Runnerguy]

OK, OK, you pressured me into it!! I'm In! The wifey and I are jumping on a plane on friday morning.. Looks like Bo, Matt, and Maybe Mike H. and their wifes.. 

[BigMike]

Looks good guys

[79coyotefrg]

[GJToyotabug]

she got started up today. sounds awesome. the rear springs are on and the rear shocks need charged. the torsion bars need to go in and tires on and just need to button up the little tiny things. OH OH AND well i think i'll let jason talk about the rest.

[FireGuysRacing]

He took all the pictures before everything got looked at and painted!  Suppose to get the pictures after everything looks new again!  Hopefully getting everything buttoned up by the end of the week and out to the desert for a little test before we head to Primm to win!  We entered in two classes to get more seat time that weekend so we are racing 7s and 1450!  1450 has 70 entries, should be a blast!

Jason

[Runnerguy]

looks like they moved the 1450 race to the last race of the day.. We're still going, but now we're driving.. We'll be there later friday, and go home on monday.. Who else is comming? I'll buy the first round!!

[boggerunner]

i'll be there, and i have some more pics to upload tonihgt to.

[Runnerguy]

You'll be where?? the shop? or Primm??

[boggerunner]

both

[Runnerguy]

you hitching a ride out with the guys, or you driving?

[GJToyotabug]

both me and phillbert are gonn get a ride with fire guys