Bakersfield, CA

[Gixxer Jon]

I think yall should come up the hill and help me finish my cruiser 

you got Jeff Mark and Roger that live up there with toyotas that probably would be willing to help you..

[Aaronm]

well your not the only toyota in bakersfield, Try to get a tuesday of and come to shop night.

I am definetely going to come see what ya'll do up there and meet some people. Just waiting for life to slow down in the next couple of weeks.

[superyota]

hey aaron, did you have a celica with a 22re in it for sale a few years back?

[AaronB]

hey aaron, did you have a celica with a 22re in it for sale a few years back?

Nope, wasn't me.

[Gamera]

some of the last outing photos,
hope superyota had a nice hike after he passed us in a van load of kids 
sorry just had cell phone =[

[AaronB]

you got Jeff Mark and Roger that live up there with toyotas that probably would be willing to help you..

Does Jeff have a green 2nd gen runner?

[Gixxer Jon]

Does Jeff have a green 2nd gen runner?

yea

[Aaronm]

I thought I would way in on the wheelbase thought from previous posts. Hopefully the pics are viewable that are attached to this. Two freinds and I went up freeway ridge in February and had two different attempts at the gate keeper. They were in a suzuki samurai with 33x10.5s and extreme low gears in the transfercase, I think they were 5:2:1 and a rear detrpoit locker. Anyway my friend John can wheel circles around me and he had a heck of a time getting the samurai through where I got through in two backups and readjusts. I think that I might be able to go through now without backing up I just need to get my ARB in the front locking up. Let me know if the pics don't load.

http://s424.photobucket.com/albums/pp324/87socalrunner/February%202010%20freeway%20ridge/

[jrock]

Is that the only hard spot on Freeway Ridge?

[superyota]

Is that the only hard spot on Freeway Ridge?

not hard, but fun.  the snow is fun too.

[Aaronm]

I was told that if you turn right before the stream (creek, crick, whatever) there is an extremely challenging sand hill that most of the Wrangler Rubicons struggle to go up. John the guy that I went with said he watched a group of rubicons and only one reached the top and helped winch the others up. I have got to get my front ARB working and go back.

[jrock]

Hills are for horsepower. I'll stick to technical rocks.

[Gamera]

Hills are for horsepower. I'll stick to technical rocks.

the hills are just hills and easy to climb

[jrock]

I wasn't going to say they were easy but...  



PEDDLE DOWN 

[Gamera]

? have you done freeway ridge?

[jrock]

No. I don't have weekends off when you guys go.

[Gamera]

happy jrock staying

[Gixxer Jon]

they didn't say what off-road group they were with, It's never good to see when people don't make it out of an off-road wreck. My condolences goes out to the family members.

http://www.kvsun.com/articles/2010/06/05/news/update/doc4c09c6004e226372309877.txt

[AaronB]

that sucks. sounds like they werent wearing belts.

[AaronB]

are any of you local guys good at setting up 3rd members? I need to install my arbs.

[Gixxer Jon]

aron do you still have your 83 is it running yet?

[AaronB]

aron do you still have your 83 is it running yet?

built drivin and sold. Im working on a fj40 right now.

[Gixxer Jon]

is it green and do you live across the tracks on micheal or something like that. theres an fj40 there and another in golden hills off of country club

[AaronB]

there are a few up here. im in golden hills on san lucas.

[Gixxer Jon]

the one on country club is pretty clean ( i mean as being original) It just sits in the dirt next to his house. i should try to pry it from his hands for dirt cheap then re sell it.. lol

[jrock]

are any of you local guys good at setting up 3rd members? I need to install my arbs.

Good? Nah.
Adequate... probably

I'm doing my own with help from another member.

[Gixxer Jon]

Good? Nah.
Adequate... probably

I'm doing my own with help from another member.

im about to take that 3rd with the spool and 5.29

[superyota]

are any of you local guys good at setting up 3rd members? I need to install my arbs.

hey aron, let me know when you want to set up your thirds, i'll give you a hand, or come down when we do jrocks and and i'll set your up too. 

[AaronB]

im ready whenever, my schedule is open.

[superyota]

im ready whenever, my schedule is open.

do you just need the arb's installed or are you setting up the ring and pinion also?  just checking to see if i should make arrangements to use a press or not for the pinion bearing.