Return of ECX Paragon Trip 4-20-02

Bigcheck1 · 04-22-2002, 09:32 AM

got home last night and was too tired to do anything, we hung around by ourselves after you guys all left and found some cool trails that were real challenging. i made it through them all though. they were real short but had alot of mud holes. jeff: you're nuckin futs man, that river crossing would have had me with a big pile of goo in my pants when the back came off the ground. i had a blast, like matt said, when do we go again?

chad

Doug · 04-22-2002, 11:08 AM

Yeah I had alot of fun too, Sounds like day 2 wasnt as good as the first day. So when are we going wheeling and fishing @ the shore?

*Skunk* · 04-22-2002, 11:26 AM

maybe next time we can find somemore sheep for Parli..... I got some footage of spas callin parli a "sheep f#%ker"

So whens the next trip..... May?.... June?...

94EBexplorer · 04-22-2002, 11:27 AM

im comming.... lizard needs a friend....

*Skunk* · 04-22-2002, 11:46 AM

whooooooops.... and you can just almost make out the "I like sheep" on the back of the truck....

*Positive Vibes* · 04-22-2002, 11:52 AM

Any pictures?

*Skunk* · 04-22-2002, 12:01 PM

heres a pic....

**JDraper** · 04-22-2002, 12:02 PM

ROFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Positive Vibes* · 04-22-2002, 12:14 PM

Isn't she a little young???

Doug · 04-22-2002, 12:25 PM

Im glad i parked my muddy truck a few yards down the road out of the sight of um the hands of small children

I think i was one of the few to get away with no comments in my mud.

Doug · 04-22-2002, 01:44 PM

Quote:

#1) Y'all are NUTS

YOURE AS LOONEY AS THE REST OF US!

Bigcheck1 · 04-22-2002, 02:05 PM

since i had my whole camera battery/film problem this weekend, if anybody finds that they have any pictures of my truck could you send them to me or put them someplace that i can download from? i am only gonna end up with about 10 pics from the whole weekend.

email is budweiser777@yahoo.com

thanks:

chad

*parli22* · 04-22-2002, 02:19 PM

chris you know that payback a b***h
and yes things are getting fixed
things ordered so far from the trip
1 cross member
1 ball joint
4 32in tires
yes I know i needed bigger tires and with more aggressive thread on them
1 roof rack
1 cow pusher for tim i own him for trying to push my truck down the hill
Jeff haw much did you pay for the powertrax and where did you get it from

CHRIS
AND STOP PICK ON MY TRUCK OR OYU'RRE GOING TO HAVE FLAT 35 J/K

WillieChu · 04-22-2002, 02:26 PM

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Originally posted by Bigcheck1
if anybody finds that they have any pictures of my truck could you send them to me or put them someplace that i can download from? i am only gonna end up with about 10 pics from the whole weekend.
chad

Hey, which one was your truck? I don't even remember meeting you. Did you have the white truck? I might have 1 picture of you.

**JDraper** · 04-22-2002, 02:29 PM

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Originally posted by parli22
Jeff haw much did you pay for the powertrax and where did you get it from

Powertrax ran about $370. You can get it from either Randy's ring and pinion, or from Central 4wd. Central and Randy have about the same price, but Central has a $40 instant rebate. I got mine from Randy's because he matched Central's price and then took a couple more off.

Bobbed Ranger · 04-22-2002, 03:21 PM

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Originally posted by parli22

4 32in tires
yes I know i needed bigger tires and with more aggressive thread on them
K

What kind of THREAD are you looking for?

Sorry I couldn't join you guys, I had 150cc of fluid removed from my left knee last week and am on crutches, cant even drive around town...5 speed.

The guy in the wrangler "JF" is a bergen county 4wd club member. this is what he wrote:

This past Sunday was real fun. We hooked up with the Explorer's group and went on some pretty sweet trails. 5hrs drive and some 10miles on the odometer... Nothing too hardcore since our Jeep was an 88 Wrangler bone stock that never went beyond “Hoboken Canyon”, but what a blast! That little thing went nice where those big Fords where getting stuck. Once we figured out how to switch in 4L, we were just fine. For 1st timers it was a good time. Weather was nasty and cold but the group was nice and welcoming.

July 12,13,14th is the Coal Mine Cruiser Classic 2002
at Paragon.

JAMIEZ71 · 04-22-2002, 03:45 PM

Hello all, I rode with Josh (JOT017). We had a good time and liked it a lot. The morning did start off a little slower than we would have liked it. I'll get my pics up on here really soon for you all. They all seemed to turn out really good. Chris did you find any sheep to take home with you? bbbbaaaaahhhhh.

**JDraper** · 04-22-2002, 04:03 PM

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Originally posted by Bobbed Ranger

The guy in the wrangler "JF" is a bergen county 4wd club member. this is what he wrote:

This past Sunday was real fun. We hooked up with the Explorer's group and went on some pretty sweet trails. 5hrs drive and some 10miles on the odometer... Nothing too hardcore since our Jeep was an 88 Wrangler bone stock that never went beyond “Hoboken Canyon”, but what a blast! That little thing went nice where those big Fords where getting stuck. Once we figured out how to switch in 4L, we were just fine. For 1st timers it was a good time. Weather was nasty and cold but the group was nice and welcoming.

JF and company were great people. We enjoyed having them along. What he didn't write is that they never did make it up the MiniRubicon where ALL those "big Fords" went up. He also didn't mention that he didn't do the creek crossing that 3 of us in the Explorers did, and I doubt that he could have. His Wrangler was on road radials and had almost no axle articulation. The place he went through that one truck got stuck was a gooey rocky mess that Parli22 had some problems with. (stock radials didn't cut it, and the extra weight of the sheep made him drag the rocks) The rest of us sailed through fine.

Bobbed Ranger · 04-22-2002, 04:07 PM

Lizard
Is this how you install the Powertrax?

Doug · 04-22-2002, 04:20 PM

BobbedRanger you should have watched him try to come out of the river the first day. that was something else

04-22-2002, 09:32 AM	#21
Bigcheck1 Wannabe Elite Explorer Marlton, NJ 2004 Nissan Xterra Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 843 Vehicle Specs	got home last night and was too tired to do anything, we hung around by ourselves after you guys all left and found some cool trails that were real challenging. i made it through them all though. they were real short but had alot of mud holes. jeff: you're nuckin futs man, that river crossing would have had me with a big pile of goo in my pants when the back came off the ground. i had a blast, like matt said, when do we go again? chad __________________ 2004 Nissan Xterra, Gun-metal 17's with BFG's, Super Black, Brushguard, Rockford Stereo, Thule racks Previously: 92 XLT, 5 inches lift, 33 Xterrains, Ramsey Winch, Kicker system. 95 Wrangler, Sahara, 30x9.50 All-terrains.

04-22-2002, 11:08 AM	#22
Doug I'm Awesome! Home is where the Army tells me. Right now it's Manorville, NY Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 5,758 Vehicle Specs	Yeah I had alot of fun too, Sounds like day 2 wasnt as good as the first day. So when are we going wheeling and fishing @ the shore? __________________ 97 Explorer Life's hard. Wear a helmet.

04-22-2002, 11:27 AM	#24
94EBexplorer Wannabe Elite Explorer Pennsylvania 93 EB 4door Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 1,017 Vehicle Specs	im comming.... lizard needs a friend.... __________________ Big Enough For Me Pics Here

04-22-2002, 11:52 AM	#26
Positive Vibes Elite Explorer Santa Cruz, Ca '94 XLT Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 4,081 Vehicle Specs	Any pictures? __________________ '94 XLT, 5.5" superlift, cat back flowmaster, KKM, custom rocksliders, 33X12.5 XTerrains, 4.10's, custom bumpers, Detroit in 8.8, on board air, ARB locker in front winch,etc. What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The poor have it, The rich need it, And if you eat it, you'll die?

04-22-2002, 12:02 PM	#28
JDraper Elite Garage Builder McVeytown, PA '11 XLT Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 15,400 Vehicle Specs	ROFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Moderator..Home Improvement/Explorer 911/2011 Explorer Forum You took my breath away....and now I want it back.... '66 Mustang Coupe, '04 Mustang Mach 1, '08 Focus, '11 Explorer XLT "Ex"plorer's: '92 Sport, '94 Sport, '01 XLS Our Crappy Website

04-22-2002, 12:14 PM	#29
Positive Vibes Elite Explorer Santa Cruz, Ca '94 XLT Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 4,081 Vehicle Specs	Isn't she a little young??? __________________ '94 XLT, 5.5" superlift, cat back flowmaster, KKM, custom rocksliders, 33X12.5 XTerrains, 4.10's, custom bumpers, Detroit in 8.8, on board air, ARB locker in front winch,etc. What is greater than God, More evil than the devil, The poor have it, The rich need it, And if you eat it, you'll die?

04-22-2002, 12:25 PM	#30
Doug I'm Awesome! Home is where the Army tells me. Right now it's Manorville, NY Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 5,758 Vehicle Specs	Im glad i parked my muddy truck a few yards down the road out of the sight of um the hands of small children I think i was one of the few to get away with no comments in my mud. __________________ 97 Explorer Life's hard. Wear a helmet.

04-22-2002, 02:05 PM	#32
Bigcheck1 Wannabe Elite Explorer Marlton, NJ 2004 Nissan Xterra Join Date: May 2000 Posts: 843 Vehicle Specs	since i had my whole camera battery/film problem this weekend, if anybody finds that they have any pictures of my truck could you send them to me or put them someplace that i can download from? i am only gonna end up with about 10 pics from the whole weekend. email is budweiser777@yahoo.com thanks: chad __________________ 2004 Nissan Xterra, Gun-metal 17's with BFG's, Super Black, Brushguard, Rockford Stereo, Thule racks Previously: 92 XLT, 5 inches lift, 33 Xterrains, Ramsey Winch, Kicker system. 95 Wrangler, Sahara, 30x9.50 All-terrains.

04-22-2002, 02:19 PM	#33
parli22 Loco en cabeza New York 92 Explorer UNEDDIE Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 663 Vehicle Specs	chris you know that payback a b***h and yes things are getting fixed things ordered so far from the trip 1 cross member 1 ball joint 4 32in tires yes I know i needed bigger tires and with more aggressive thread on them 1 roof rack 1 cow pusher for tim i own him for trying to push my truck down the hill Jeff haw much did you pay for the powertrax and where did you get it from CHRIS AND STOP PICK ON MY TRUCK OR OYU'RRE GOING TO HAVE FLAT 35 J/K __________________ Things are going to happen but I don't know when its going to begin

04-22-2002, 03:45 PM	#37
JAMIEZ71 Wannabe Elite Explorer Huntington, WV 1996 Chevy Z71 Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 15 Vehicle Specs	Hello all, I rode with Josh (JOT017). We had a good time and liked it a lot. The morning did start off a little slower than we would have liked it. I'll get my pics up on here really soon for you all. They all seemed to turn out really good. Chris did you find any sheep to take home with you? bbbbaaaaahhhhh. Last edited by JAMIEZ71; 04-23-2002 at 01:45 PM.

04-22-2002, 04:07 PM	#39
Bobbed Ranger Wannabe Elite Explorer Essex county NJ 94 xlt Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 225 Vehicle Specs	Lizard Is this how you install the Powertrax? __________________ 94 Ranger 4x4, 4" lift, 33's on & 35's OFF-Road, 4.56, 14" off the bed, ATLAS II, ARB

04-22-2002, 04:20 PM	#40
Doug I'm Awesome! Home is where the Army tells me. Right now it's Manorville, NY Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 5,758 Vehicle Specs	BobbedRanger you should have watched him try to come out of the river the first day. that was something else __________________ 97 Explorer Life's hard. Wear a helmet.