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[kdub0013]

Get those cases in and fordyce this weekend!

[Shamb]

I'll have them in tomorrow, thanks again bro for helping.

I already told the wife we're hitting fordyce on Saturday.

[kdub0013]

No problem, glad I could help. Enough people in my life do good things for me so I try where I can 

[Shamb]

duals are back in, all bolted up, crossmember.. drivelines, shifters.. I gotta get fluid back in the tranny/tcase today then i'm going to take it for a test run before replating over the sihfters.

getting there.. slowly.

[zidaro]

damn, a test drive!  sweet

my test drive will be heading down 395 toward tahoe for the MCR if im lucky

[Wainiha]

   You want to take a pic of the final product? 

Have fun at MCR.  You better camp down wind of the group.  If anyone smells your BBQ you'll have a lot of extra mouths to feed.

[Shamb]

damn, a test drive!  sweet

my test drive will be heading down 395 toward tahoe for the MCR!

Fixed it for you.

Yea i'll snap a few pic's when I pull it out later.

[Shamb]

Here it is, out of the garage and in all it's dirt side hill poser glory.. lol...

STILL can't get it into 2wd, i'm going to pull the shifter here in a minute and see if it's just not lined up correctly.

[zidaro]

    lookin ready to crawl!

[camhays556]

looks awesome! Mine looks like this but with ifs 

[Cheesemaker]

Sounds like you need to call and talk to Marlin or Mike on this.  Or maybe take a day off, and schedule time to get it to them so Marlin can work his magic on it. 

[kdub0013]

How does it not go into into 2wd? I bench tested those cases and cut the shift rail, really weird. I need to come mess with it and see what it's doing in the rig now.

[Shamb]

Yea I know bro, we tested it before we put it in, the second I slapped it in it wouldnt go.. BUT.. i think i fixed it.

When I pulled the shifter and rotated it I noticed that the two shift rails weren't matching up.. when you trasfer from 2wd to 4hi you move the shifter down and over... matching them both up.. then you can push the shifter forward (shift rail backwards) into low range... so I put the shifter into 4 high, pulled the shifter back out.. put it into 2wd and shifted it into position so it would match up with 4 high. Then I pulled the shifter again.. put it back into 4 high and put it into place..

wah-lah!  worked fine... i took my daughter for a spin real quick just to make sure.. I also ordered my fill plug for the t-case, should be here soon... i'm going to go for a long drive tomorrow just to make sure it works correctly...
I know that something is still not right when shifting from 2wd over to 4 high but all gears still work so i'm not really that worried about it right now...

I also got the rear seat bolted back in.. gonna try and get the front bumper and winch on tomorrow, maybe take it over to Curt to get a rear bumper on before Saturday.

Gonna do a few small things like mount my powertank and fire extinguisher. Toss the spare in and maybe some spare parts/tools.


Before MCR i'll have the inside of the cab herculined... still need to plate the shifters as well... have decided if i'm going to commit to doing it correctly or just make something for the round up and deal with it when i have more time after...

[kdub0013]

Sweet fordyce this weekend. Be there.

[Shamb]

Rear bumpers not going to happen before Fordyce, i'll be heading over to get the front bumper tweaked and mounted tomorrow so I can wire up the winch.

Plated the shifters today, just a "get me by" for now until I can commit a day or so to plating it correctly.

Still need to fill my tank up for Saturday and toss some tools in the rig.. i'll be ready to roll. Going to be the first trip in 4-5 years, excited to get back on the trail and bring the family with me.

Patiently awaiting my plug for the t-case, had to tighten the stock one with vice grips because it's rounded to hell.

Got a sick child in the house today as well...

[Shamb]

Just got back from the maiden voyage, hit Fordyce with kdub. Overall the rig did great.. no major damage just a few small fix's.

Rear fenders need to be trimmed, they rub like a mofo. Popped a bead about a mile before I got the first crossing (heading out)
Starter either got stuck or is taking a sh*t when i stopped at the first crossing to say hi to some friends I haven't seen in awhile. Also my exhaust is pushed all the way up against the cab so the back seat got hot as hell and rattling against the cab was pretty annoying...

Got a little carnage on the driverside rear fender coming into committee on the knarly section before the river crossing... laid it over on a rock. Did the same coming down the top of winch hill 1.. right above the fender.

I've obviously been out the game too long because that trail seems to have gotten a hell of alot harder. Nearly every rig I passed was on ton's and coilovers... lol...

Here's a few pictures.
























Teaching my daughter how to check to ensure bolts are tight before we get back on the road from being on the trail all day long. She loved it.



Dry humping rock carnage. This angle doesn't look that bad...



Then this... lol..




I'll have everything buttoned up for MCR, two weeks to get as much done as I possibly can so it's ready to roll.

Thanks kdub for showing me how to access the trail through committee!

[Wainiha]

Your daughter us gonna show up all the boys if she turns out a wrencher and can smoke some ribs.  Ha

[zidaro]

Mmmmm, rocks! looks good on the trail, nice to get a shakedown before MCR. and 2 whole weeks to dial it in.
c ya there

[1985CRAWLER]

sweet man! you showed all those coil over dudes that a leaf sprung yota can still hang on 4dice!

crazy how you got that carnage on your rear driver fender.i have the same damage in the same exact spot on my rig from the con.guess its a common spot to get hit ina red runner..

[Cheesemaker]

Looking good there!   

[zidaro]

sweet man! you showed all those coil over dudes that a leaf sprung yota can still hang on 4dice!

crazy how you got that carnage on your rear driver fender.i have the same damage in the same exact spot on my rig from the con.guess its a common spot to get hit ina red runner..

Damnit, is that what im gonna be now?  reduced to a "coilover dude"!  i might have to go back to leafs

[Shamb]

Damnit, is that what im gonna be now?  reduced to a "coilover dude"!  i might have to go back to leafs

All us "leaf spring dudes" wish we where "coilover dudes" ... so no worries! 

It was kinda odd getting used to driving a full bodied rig on springs after wheeling my 82' PU that was chopped on coilovers... I got to experience that "lifted tire feeling" all over again... I couldn't take all the hard lines and go over 4-5' rocks without worry.

Forgot to mention, I never had to use the winch once... I know I submerged it in water atleast once so i'll be testing to make sure it works before heading to MCR.

Enough chatting, I gotta get out into the garage and get to work!

[AaronB]

right on, must be nice to have a wheeler again.

[Shamb]

Yea it really is AaronB, been 5 years too long...

So today I used the BFH to clear the front fenders a little more where I could see it rubbing. Tightened all the bolts, put my new fill plug into the t-case. Removed the rear tires and clearanced the rear fenders as much as I could (before i'll have to cut them.. which i'm trying to avoid) 

Made a mount for the powertank in the back, got my trail toolbox together, a wiring box together and some misc stuff I may need. Pulled out the tent..made sure everything was there, got all the extra fluids packed up, removed the side panels in the back so I can stuff things in the fender wells.. extra storage!

Just got a rough idea how much stuff i'll be taking and how much room I have.. looks like I may need to condense a few things down a bit to make some more room.

Ordered parts for rock lights, gonna go over to the auto parts store here in a few to get some extra u-joints and a starter because mine started acting up at fordyce... also gonna get some heat wrap for the exhaust.. might just cut it off and completely redo it from the muffler back... ah.. and the rear bumper still needs to be made.

List grows as time get's shorter!

[kdub0013]

Glad you made up. Sorry I couldn't roll down the trail with you right away. I had to sling rocks all day. We will wheel at the MCR in a couple weeks!

[twistedtoy92]

Lookin good! Bet it feels good to get back on the trails in a yota!

[Wermz84]

Glad to see you got back out Shamb.

[Shamb]

Wermz, it'll be nice to see ya at MCR finally


garlicgabe if the fire restriction hasn't lifted i've got us covered... bought this over at lowes today... gonna cook some elk burgers on it tonight... i fired it up when i got home just to make sure it works and it'll do the job!

certainly wasn't cheap for a little portable bbq but the quality was 100% better then the other portables... one of them fell apart when i picked the lid up.. literally.. .. just smile and walk away... smile...... and walk away   

wen't and bought the tubing i'll need for the rear bumper.. couldn't locate the right size exhaust but i'm gonna swing by a muffler shop and see what they got.. or what they'll charge to just do it for me real quick tomorrow... just needs a few bends from the muffler to the back of the rig... maybe 5' 

[Wainiha]

Nice looking grill.  Darn, elk burgers....You are the guy to go camping with for sure.

[Shamb]

Wainiha i've got some of the fattest ribeyes I could find for MCR      

Ruffin' it.... with good food!