Return of the "newbie run" Truck Haven

[Exploderpilot]

How soon is pretty soon?

 

[carlover]

As soon as i can buy the coilovers the rest will get built, hopefully itll be done within a month.

 

[FROADER]

Well I just "fixed" my window up/down problem. I just used a big screwdriver to pry it open a bit.

Good news carlover!

 

[IZwack]

Thats pretty soon

 

[Exploderpilot]

What are you gonna run? 12's?

 

[carlover]

If i had the money for the coilovers it would be done by next weekend, thats all i really need, everything else is either already there or being fabbed. No itll be running an 8in travel 2.0 coilover. Thats about all that can fit without going complete long travel and i just dont have the 3k i need for that.

 

[Maniak]

I'm finally back at work.. I decided to take Monday off from work to cap off the great wheeling weekend (even though the wind knocked out the idea of running the ditches sunday morning).. I had a headwind/cross wind almost the the entire trip back. I ended up at 13mpg and a cruising speed of < 70mph. On the way way out I got 13mpg but that was at 75-80mph.

I didn't take very many pictures.. I was having too much fun wheeling. The X was going about anyplace I could point it.. If definatly can out drive my comfort zone.

The ridge run was fun in retrospec.. It was a little nerve racking, but still fun.. especially since heights and I dont' get along.. I got a little tipsy on a few downhill drops in the ditches but a little gas and I just drove out of it..

I was impressed with how well the X actually did on the RTI ramp.. I wasn't expecting that much since I still have < 4" of lift on 33's.

Here a link to the pics I took..
http://objectexpected.com/explorer/explorer4x4/2007/truckhaven

I'll try to put the video up tomorrow.. I didn't get much video, I kept forgetting I had the video camera.. Next time I'll need to bring someone with me just to take vids and pictures.

~Mark

 

[Dannyboy]

Maniak, your camera took some sweet night shots, they are added to my collection.

Yup, that's the FJ40 I saw on the HWY. The roof was completely gone on it. Off like a lid. Now I wish I would have grabbed a pic.

 

[Tbars4]

...maniak, i got some good pics of your truck, one was right when your rear tire came back to earth darnit, and a couple are on this thread...
...anxiously waiting to see some videos...

 

[Stic-o]

I'll try to put the video up tomorrow.. I didn't get much video, I kept forgetting I had the video camera.. Next time I'll need to bring someone with me just to take vids and pictures.

~Mark

Don't feel bad, I never even took the viedo camera out of the bag with camera girl knocked up, it's kinda hard now driving and gettiung video. And I still havn't had time to get stic-cam 2.0 up and running reliable yet

 

[Rick]

I forgot to mention. The Dodge got it's worst fuel mileage ever on the way home. All it could manage was 8MPG! We had crosswinds the entire ride home and I had a sore arm from keeping the wheel turned into the wind. We weren't really affected by the wind other than the mileage.

 

[Tbars4]

...selfish question but did anyone get a pic of my truck on the ramp??? send me a link if you did, thanks...

 

[Black Goblin]

I was wondering if anyone got a pic of me going through the trenches at all. My rider decided to not take any pics of my truck . Instead he took pics of everything else and even ones that don't show anything lol.

 

[IZwack]

Sorry Tbars I have no pic of you on the RTI

Goblin, I have one pic of you through the trenches but its at night when you got stuck:

 

[Exploderpilot]

 

[Burns]

That is so awesome....

 

[Black Goblin]

sweet thanks Izwack. That is a good shot. Right when I decided to ram the wall in reverse hehe

And thanks Exploder atleast someone got a pick of me lol. I braught my passanger along so I could have some shots of my own but he got lazy lol

 

[Maniak]

I got one video ripped..

Its Winter showing his muscles.. He so strong he can pull a vehicle onto a trailer by himself..



The rest are uploading.. Should be done this afternoon (not sure if I'm going to move them to youtube also since it shrinks the video size and quality).

~Mark

 

[Stic-o]

well I fonund one issue with my truck after the run, it looks like I need to replace all my valve stems, they look like the used rotten ones or something, or maybe the mineral spirts ate the rubber after I painted the wheels Anyway, one of the fronts looks like it's about to rip off

 

[Exploderpilot]

Quote from truckhaven: "that's how you end up on youtube!!!!"