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Im not sure about the snow. We got dumped on here and they were calling for snow at 6000 yesterday. Considering bald is closer to7000 if not more should make for fun. I am ready. Can't wait to get out of town for the day.
Matt
Supose to be snow at shaver lake tonight and a good amount up the mountain past that. Hopefully they will keep the trails open for us on friday. I am so looking forward to this trip. Only a few more days.
Matt
Looks like I missed some fun. Wish I could have made the trip. I see Bill got some new tires as well. can't wait till January to meet up with everyone out there.
Matt
I would be up for an arizona run again. The only way I can afford it though is to camp though. Can't afford to rent a hotel room and all that stuff. Let me know and I will try to make the run.
Matt
I will only be friday. I will need a seat for the trip. My 4wd is busted and won't be fixed till thanksgiving. Ray I emailed you directions to the mc donalds I was talking about. I will be getting there probably a few minutes after 10:00 am. Can't wait to see all of you out there.
Matt
Ok I called the forest service and they didn't know what they were talking about said it is only passable in snow vechicles. Funny cause there is NO SNOW there. I have talked to fellow wheelers and they have told me it is open year round for 4 wheeling. I was up last winter and the gate was...
Sunday After 3:00 or monday from 4-530 or after 10:00
I am looking going to try to call monday and see why bald mountain isn't open. I thought it was year round so I will see what they say.
Matt
:( :( Trails up by shaver are closed. Just went by the ranger staion and the sign out side that lists all the trails are closed. Can't really understand why Bald Mountain is closed as well. That is the trail open for doing snow runs. Didn't get a chance to talk to anyone. I am guessing...
Ray, what time friday do you think you will be coming through Fresno to head to shaver? I get done with class at 10:00 am and would be up for heading up with you. Will you have an open seats my truck is still broke. I have a map out in my truck of all the trails in the area. I will grab it...
If you do a BBQ on Saturday night at rays I maybe able to come by and say high. Be coming back from somewhere north where the rock crawling compitiotion is.
Matt
I put a hole in my front diff when i jumped my truck on accident when i was in Flagstaff with rick. Came home pulled it had it welded shut and no problems sense. Probably 10 trips on it.
Matt
Thats cool you have any pictures of your truck. I would loike to see some. Also where did you get the windshield and how do you like it. Mine is cracked and am looking for a replacement once i get a fix it ticket for it
Matt
Also One more thing to think about. If you do this swap before you blow up your tranny or t case you can sell them probabaly for 500. To off set the cost. Some one on another page said my prices are pretty high as well for the swap. He figured it could be done for under 1000 then sell what you...
rpenner
your post on POR got me thinking about it and then some one posted it was available so I called advance and it wasn't.
RangerX
Not done with school yet eather May or next december but I am using som of the stuff from my classes in this thread :) So Can I sign you up for two...
Look at it this way. The tranny t case and adapter you would have to buy anyway to do the swap. the only part you wouldn't have to buy this way is the adapter. Figure you are going to do the motow swap 2 years down the road. That adapter will cost you $.54 a day Say you sell it for 200 at...
The Np435 is a 4speed manual first gear is 6.69 3.34 1.79 1.00 No over drive on the tranny.
Just give an idea of cost here is what I found
Adapter 3-400 advance adapter
Tranny 200 junkyard
dana 20 250 junkyard
dana20 np435 adapter 250 bcbroncos
driveshafts 400
tranny cross...
Just talked to to advance adapters about putting an np435 into the ranger behind the 2.8 2.9 4.0 motors. They said they make nothing right now cause they haven't had much of a demand. If they had enough interested in doing something this they may be willing to do it. Said they need atleast 5...
That sounds like a blast. Wish I could go truk is broken though. Another thought is that same weekend at lake almador there is a rock crwaling compition going on. I will more then likely be there checking out the rigs competing. The web site for it is www.calrocs.com Also May want to think...
over at www.rrorc.com there is a group going to hollister the 27 and 28 most of the ones going are pretty stock as well. I can't make it but am sure you could meet up with them
Matt
Trying to get a run together looks like nove 3rd in big bear. It is being put together over at RRORC. Open to anyone interested in coming http://board.rrorc.com/ubbcgi/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=19&t=000318
Should be alot of fun.
Matt
I am planning on wheling out there friday morning till afternoon evening I think above a few people said that they would be there thursday or friday. Hop in my truck friday night 400 miles north to a friends wedding saturday after wedding back in the truck and back to truckhaven late sat night...
Hey two tone when do you plan on getting out here. I maybe able to do a run or two near there a couple days before it like that thursday or friday. let me know. Also it is 12 hours from salton city to pagosa springs But that was in my parents minivan with my cousin going out to move my...
I have a feeling Sat is out for me Have a wedding to go to in fresno. Is anyone going to be out wheeling Friday? I am thinking I can do a run friday during the day, head out that evening drive to frsno go to the wedding then drive back down sat night camp and wheel sunday with everyone...
I will be camping out as well. It looks like I have a friends wedding to go to saturday in fresno then after the wedding drive strait to the salton sea. Probably get in late sat night maybe catch you guys for the night run. if not the sunday run for sure.
What ever you do don't let...
bring this back to the top.
Also I am not sure if I will have my truck going by then. This past weekend I blew a hub and seal in the front 35, bent the transmission cross member and crushed the transfer case skid plate up in to the exahust creating a leak and also bending the frame. I am...
Tom The pictures are sitting in my truck in the envelope ready to mail. I swear I will go to the post office and mail them out today. I keep forgetting to drop them off.
Matt
I might be able to do a sunday run over labor day somewhere in San Diego if I end up coming home. I blew a seal out again on the con and don't know when I will get to fix it. Also I am not going to big bear this weekend.
Matt
Because you never show up and run Los Coyotes with me :D Looks like you guys had fun. More then mine anyways. Are you guys going to big bear fest this weekend? I might be there.
Matt
I headed out Friday to a friends house who lives closer to hit the trail saturday morning. No problems Friday. Go to bed abou 1:00 get up at 4:30 to drive up to the trail head. We fall in line at the first main obsicale (the gate keeper keeps lesser rigs out) behind 2 heeps. first one tries to...