Marlin Crawler West Coast Roundup - RUBICON

[lilbuddy]

 

if midgetmike is going I've got a ride....otherwise, can I ride shotty with anyone?? Please!

You can with me 

[mudaddict]

lil buddy shes takin nice try tho! ahhh i dont knwo if i can make it! i will be in arizona then! and i dont get many breaks! i might be able to get there and chill for a day then leave on sunday! i cant take much tiem off school! hopefully will be there tho! anyone know how long it will take to drive from arizona to there??

[WHITE_TRASH]

if midgetmike is going I've got a ride....otherwise, can I ride shotty with anyone?? Please!

Nope, you'd get scared and scream when I dump my junk on its side.

I will be making this run, when the date that was tossed around was inthe earlier summer I wouldnt have been able to go.  But now that its in early fall hell yea Im in! 

So beings that Im pretty sure tha tthe whole PNW contingent (the ones that matter anyway. ) are coming down there, I say that you dry landers need to make a trip up to TSF next year.  Its only fair...

[BirdDog]

I'll be there

Right now I have IFS and stock t-case.  I want to try to SAS or dual crawlers before this event, prolly not both, which should I do for the 'con?  I've never been there, so I am not sure which would be a better mod to make for it.

Blackdog without a dought do the crawler first. If you dont have the gears you will thrash your rig.

[mudaddict]

so dont knwo if i can make it its about 900 miles from pheonix to chico and im not sure where the rubicon is from there!

[84runner]

Well I have made it from Sacramento to Pheonix in 12 hours so if you haul    like I did  you could do it in 14 1/2 but your coming in you truck I'm sure.  So I would say  18 hours but don't quote me

[KYOTA]

so dont knwo if i can make it its about 900 miles from pheonix to chico and im not sure where the rubicon is from there!

What does Pheonix or Chico have to do with it arent you from Bothell? I-5 south to Sacramento then east on 80 towards Reno. About 700 one way from Portland (10-11 hours). I made the trip last year to Fordyce (just across the "street" from the Rubicon) all the way thru and back in my 83 from Portland and this was the trucks shakedown run. I'll be on a trailer this year though  8)

[BLACKDOG]

Mudaddict is going to school in phoenix Kyota

Mudddict, you dont go to chico, its about 100 miles, I think a little more from sacramento to chico, and to get to chico you would drive through sac
Here ya go, central phoenix to placerville, it'll put you in the right area

1. Starting in PHOENIX, AZ on E JEFFERSON ST go towards S 1ST ST - go 0.5 mi
2. Turn  on 7TH ST - go 0.9 mi
3. Bear  on ramp - go 0.4 mi
4. ramp becomes I-10 WEST - go 344.6 mi
5. Take the CA-57 NORTH exit towards (I-210) - go 4.2 mi
6. Take the I-210 WEST exit towards PASADENA - go 44.2 mi
7. Take the I-5 NORTH/GOLDEN STATE FWY exit towards SACRAMENTO - go 357.1 mi
8. Take the US-50 EAST exit towards LAKE TAHOE - go 2.3 mi
9. I-80-BUS EAST becomes US-50 EAST - go 41.4 mi
10. Arrive at the center of PLACERVILLE, CA 

[KYOTA]

Mudaddict is going to school in phoenix Kyota

[dirtbag]

sounds like fun, seems as if I shall be at least half-way ready, it'll at least be running

[alyssa2004]

WT...I don't get scared and scream on the trails...more than likely I'd say "whoo! can we do that again?!"

[alyssa2004]

You can with me

aww, how cute....lol. yes, i am taken, and besides...you're JAILBAIT!

[rockhound]

I've wanted to do the Rubicon for years now. Count me in. 

[mudaddict]

i wasnt sure on where it was so i figured id go to lilbuddy town and see how far from there now that i knwo where it is that helas shouldnt be to bad of a drive 7hun miles estimated 12 hrs!

[Hyena]

Not bad.  It's only 1 hour for me!  Its soo much easier to trailor a toyota for long distances.  You can actually go the speed limit up and down hills.  I will be driving mine up there, at least that is the plan.  And hopefully i will have 37's!!!!

[Dooner]

Im gonna need a bigger tank! We gotta get a convoy together for this one.

[Skinny_Pedal]

man u guys couldnt have cut it any closer. this will be my last blast then im off to move to wyoming for a year the next week. i need to find me a trailer and a different tow rig. no way i can afford gas to cali and back in our 454......um kyota u plan on buying a trailer that can hold to yotas

[WHITE_TRASH]

Kids these days.  Ill drive my junk down there and back.  Im going for the Iron butt award.

[mr4x42u]

kyota,,white trash,,,looks like it ill be road trip...

[WHITE_TRASH]

Im all about it.  Now I just gotta build a small/lightweight trailer to carry my sx's on for the trip....

[mr4x42u]

Im all about it.  Now I just gotta build a small/lightweight trailer to carry my sx's on for the trip....

can't fit them in the back?

[WHITE_TRASH]

In what bed?   I dont think there will be enough bed left to haul them by then.....

[mr4x42u]

well it had a bed last time I seen it..sorta

[WHITE_TRASH]

Big plans, er uhh short plans Id suppose I should say.

[TrackVino]

TrackVino will be there with his 4.3 4 Runner. This will give me time to take it on some local trails, and learn how to drive on rocks.



Now ive never been on this run, so whats the situation like, how much room do I get for my rig and tent and stuff? How does all that work?

[KYOTA]

Ill drive my junk down there and back. 

I already did, that was enough to justify getting a trailer

[Marketing]

I already did, that was enough to justify getting a trailer

Plenty of room for tents.

[donkeykong]

Dave we all just take a tent and find a spot. 

[KYOTA]

Plenty of room for tents.

I meant a car trailer

[Hyena]

sooo much better to tow.  Don't have to worry about your toy breaking down on the highways going 60mph+.  Not fun.