Wheelin Meet This Winter

[dogboy]

Yep, what Sunk said.

There is a way around just about every hill climb, if for some reason you dont want to try a climb. The hill climbs in general are the toughest things there, I think. And there is quite a few of them too.


Except for Mud Lake, I don't think theres much water deeper than what's in that picture, out there. I haven't really been there in the winter yet. I was there last January riding motorcycles, but every drop of water was frozen).


On a side note, I got my manual swap done yesterday/ today. Got it to the point that everything working except for the clutch position sensor, and the 4low. Then today, I didn't get either of those thinsg done, but I got everything put back together (carpet in, dash together, and steering column together etc.)

I was extremly worried this morning though. I walk out to move the truck into the garage, and I notice there is a puddle of ATF (6-8" across) under the bell housing area. Needless to say I didn't like seeing that. So I move it into the garage, but no puddle formed once it was in there. After 5 hours, there was still no puddle on the floor (one or two drops), consfusing. So about 4:00 comes around, and my mom sends me to the stroe to buy stuff for dinner, and I come home, and park in the garage, and eat dinner. I come back out, and there's a puddle about 6" across under the bell housing agian. I was thinking it was the front seal on the tranny or somethign then. It WAS coming from the bellhousing area, but what I didn't realize untill I held a flashlight straight up, over the puddle, is that the fluid was coming from the transmission cooler line. I'm assuming that when the radiator got warm, the fluid expanded, and squirted out the semi-crimped hose end. That's why it didn't form a puddle when I moved it to the garage, it didn't have time to heat up.

Ah, that was quite the story!

 

[Sunk]

Sweet man, glad you got that thing done (almost anyway). I disagree though, they is some deep water out there right now. Near the rock piles and at the bottom of Broken Axle Hill there are some mini lakes.

This should give you an idea of the new hillclimb there. There should be more pics coming tonight too.
http://the4x4network.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=76

This is a more all around view, and shows how much water is there right now
http://the4x4network.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=44

Oh and Dogboy, the old site got fubar'ed so if you want you'll have re-register over there.

 

[Loanranger]

Agreed, Tahuya is THE place to go if you're stock and/or don't want to break things. Just stay off the rocks when they're wet, and you'll be fine. Not that I know from experience or anything.....

 

[JFA_Spyderman]

Yo,
I think I can make it on the 20th as well.

 

[dogboy]

JFA, I was wonder when you'd see this thread, haha. It was good wheeling with ya last time.


I wonder if Rolled Ranger has seen it yet.

Loan Ranger, do you know if he got his manual swap done as well? I don't know if you talk to him or not (I know you've talked to him since Tahuya last March).

 

[JFA_Spyderman]

Yo,
Yeah, I have been eyeing this thread for a week or so, but I wanted to put in my time off request before i got my hopes up.

 

[Loanranger]

Nah, I haven't seen him around. Last time I saw him, or his truck rather, I never did see him, was when he brought it in for an alignment. I haven't been on here much either, so I'm not sure if he's even been on here. I still want to see that truck in some real action though, with a good tranny, and maybe a locker and some lower gears, that truck has the flex to do some amazing stuff.


Oh, And PAGING MIKE... haha.

 

[dogboy]

I searched Mike's name on Myspace, and sent him a message about the thread. Don't know if he'll see it or not. The things you can do with the internet, haha.


It says Jayson hasn't logged on since 10-8-08, in his "profile". So a month ago.

 

[Sunk]

I ended up in Seattly on Friday night, so I ended up going home and wheeling with friends on Saturday. I never did see the rock climb, but the hill climbs they put in are intense. The really dug out whooptie section would be doable if you picked the right line, but it only takes you to/from the rock climb.

http://the4x4network.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=166

I was in the white 4Runner.

 

[yodaman1151]

alright...
that does it! i think i've decided to go for sure... i have to re-do my RA bushings first they are pretty much gone on pass. side

 

[Sunk]

Good, sounds like a plan. I will try my hardest to have my truck there, but at the very least I will ride with one of my buddies.

So looks like about 5 of us will be there? That's a pretty good size for a small wheeling group.

 

[yodaman1151]

i'm gonna be very conservative though cuz i do have to drive 3.5 hrs to get there and it will be a bitch to get someone to haul my junk home that far if i break it...

 

[Sunk]

Don't worry about it. I've been there a dozen times and wheeled every trail (except the new ones) and haven't broken anything. That's not to say that you can't if you're trying, but if you stay pretty sane, you'll be totally fine.

Just stay out of the deep water.

 

[yodaman1151]

ha ha learned that... twice the hard way! you see my pic earlier in this thread? that was my 89 that i drowned twice... luckily i never got water in the engine so it started right up once it was out both times. that motor is actually in my b2 right now ha ha

 

[Sunk]

Yeah I did that once too, about a month after I swapped the current 2.9 in my truck... that was about a year ago, and probably a factor in it's death. I'll be nicer to the next one I promise, lol.