Author Topic: Rubithon (Read 12210 times)

Steve_925 · « **on:** Jun 01, 2008, 02:31:48 PM »

just wondering whoes all going. and if your going with TLCA or just going up the same weekend. ill be there fri. morning going allthe way to the springs on friday.

sloyota · « **Reply #1 on:** Jun 05, 2008, 07:59:14 AM »

i'll be there friday night,camp somewhere by little sluice or buck island then make it to the springs by saturday afternoon.then make are way back to loon on sunday

AaronB · « **Reply #2 on:** Jun 05, 2008, 03:36:21 PM »

$I\'m Down$ I went last year but sadly i wont make it this year. Have fun and take lots of pics.

yotee · « **Reply #3 on:** Jun 05, 2008, 04:23:40 PM »

when is it?

ROCKO · « **Reply #4 on:** Jun 05, 2008, 06:16:12 PM »

Quote from: yotee on Jun 05, 2008, 04:23:40 PM

when is it?

rubicon

ROCKO · « **Reply #5 on:** Jun 05, 2008, 06:17:34 PM »

Quote from: steve_925 on Jun 01, 2008, 02:31:48 PM

just wondering whoes all going. and if your going with TLCA or just going up the same weekend. ill be there fri. morning going allthe way to the springs on friday.

lets wheel in at nite and i will go i have to work friday but probly can get off early....
call me later

yotee · « **Reply #6 on:** Jun 05, 2008, 10:37:32 PM »

Quote from: ROCKO on Jun 05, 2008, 06:16:12 PM

rubicon

hookt on fonikz wurkd fur yoo

not where, when.

yotee · « **Reply #7 on:** Jun 05, 2008, 10:40:18 PM »

ahh, june 18 through 22

mickey_rubicon · « **Reply #8 on:** Jun 12, 2008, 11:52:08 AM »

starting early afternoon on the 17th with 4 to 5 rigs and leaving tahoma side on the 22nd - taking our time and enjoying the scenery

ROCKO · « **Reply #9 on:** Jun 13, 2008, 09:10:40 PM »

Quote from: steve_925 on Jun 01, 2008, 02:31:48 PM

just wondering whoes all going. and if your going with TLCA or just going up the same weekend. ill be there fri. morning going allthe way to the springs on friday.

i will be there wih perry and john for the clean up

Steve_925 · « **Reply #10 on:** Jun 23, 2008, 10:27:36 PM »

man it was a great trip. went all the way to the springs on friday with no problems or break downs. it was kinda a slow pace but still a good day. sat just hung out at the springs all day then did the raffle and watched a bunch of people win all kinds of good prizes. then out on sunday. took about 4 hours to get up caddy, a couple people breaking down can sure clog a whole lot of people up. it was still a blast.

46&2 · « **Reply #11 on:** Jun 23, 2008, 11:15:45 PM »

smith123isuzu · « **Reply #12 on:** Jun 24, 2008, 09:11:06 AM »

That was off the hook, It was good to see the turn out on the RUBICON, I how ever did not get involved with the Rubicon It was to late for us, we got in Friday night, got past gatekeeper then set up camp, headed out Saturday morn 630, made the top of caddy hill 830 pm what a ride that was, woke up to find marlin and his group at the look out, I got some good pictures of them jumping for joy, marling how are your knees,

Tell CJ whats up. This is Chris Smith

http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b2...acoma/rubicon/

Steve_925 · « **Reply #13 on:** Jun 24, 2008, 12:46:15 PM »

yota_kid · « **Reply #14 on:** Jun 24, 2008, 11:20:05 PM »

hey steve when you guys going back up to the con or any other trail runs?

cougarfreak · « **Reply #15 on:** Jun 25, 2008, 01:37:35 AM »

I was scheduled to go on the Rubithon run Wednesday, but brake issues weren't resolved until LATE Wednesday night. I was hoping to be packed up and ready to go at 5am to hit Glen's run Thursday, but that option got squelched when I was STILL packing at 4am (Yes, it's been a while), so I decided to try the Friday run with Marlin. Thursday evening found me with leaky power steering at the top of the switchbacks a few miles in on Ice House Road. So at about 4:30pm I turned around and retreated back down to Sly Park to try and tighten down my connections at the shop next to the Shell station (Super nice guys BTW).... bad idea as I wound up cracking one of the fittings tightening them too much. Marlin was very kind (THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MARLIN AND CHRIS) and gave my sons and I a ride to the local Napa to see if they could help out... no such luck. No one in Sly Park had any to replace it with, and Placerville C and H automotive were the only ones in the area with the possibility of having the JIC -6- fittings I need to hook power steering back up but they were already closed for the evening :crybaby: . Upon Marlin's recommendation, I removed the power steering belt and went full Manual to get to the Sly Park campgrounds. Manual steering and 35" tires REALLY SUCKS!!!! Friday had me taking the air box off and on to get better access at the lines, connecting/disconnecting, bleeding, and rebleeding the system 5 more times accompanied with multiple attempts at bleeding the power steering system to no avail, and traipsing and wrenching around Sacramento in 104 degree heat :censor:. My two boyz were totally cool while I wrenched (one of the few times I like having bought them Gameboys). Finally I got some copper cone washers from Brake Hose and Fittings Etc. and a couple more fittings for spares, and a new power steering pump from Napa... which coincidentally only gave me power steering for 100 feet, then conked out again (Thank you soooo much Fred for helping me brainstorm my issues).

So after making my youngest cry telling him we're going home, some FOTR friends of mine convinced him that I was just kidding and we caravaned up to Airport flats (Power Steering was still nonexistent, but I figured camping and hiking in to the FOTR fence material collection at the bottom of the bowl beat the heck out of going home).

Some other FOTR friends of mine offer a little fire road excursion with a little hike, and then we'd caravan home. Well, my power steering started working that morning and only gave me an issue once on our Wentworth "hike"... We weren't even going to disconnect the sway bars or air the tires down... That went out the window when we were all having a blast cruising through Wentworth Springs. Wentworth is WICKED this year, and rock stacking and lots of high centering were abound, but no straps, strap ons, winches, or wenches were necessary to get our 3 rigs through.

Minor rock rub body damage, and blowed up thumbnail was the only carnage incurred. My power steering musta spit out the air bubble that was ultra-mega giving me fits while we were on the "fire road", and worked the whole way home... and is still working. We were also trying out using our slider as a kick stand... My buddy said his inclinometer read 40 degrees... He'd have flopped if it weren't for the little slider bulge in front of the rear fender:

And, yes, my son is shy like me... NOT!!!! He likes to ham it up when there's an audience, and he was in rare form at Loon Lake. Ironically the song by Sir Mixalot called "Baby got back" came on the radio at some point for some strange reason, and my son's busted into hysterics... instantly I had the below shot flash in my head...