Barret Lake this year
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Silverscout
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I will most likely have a spare seat for ya Craig. Just bring the coffee.
MOOSE
Member
Hey angela,
my Scout is being painted by maaco right now. My wonderful wife of 18 years gave me a gift certificate for Christmas!
I opted to have them grind out the rust spots and fiberglass patch it up. So I'm spending more than for just a basic paint job.
The gift certificate was for the amount of maaco's high end, single stage paint job. Around $650 plus tax and license and docking fees, gratuity not included, your mileage May vary. With all the body work plus extra for two tone color it comes out a little over three grand.
I took the bumpers off myself because they are starting to show surface rust. Maaco needs to keep the Scout for two weeks, so that gives me time strip and repaint them.
You can judge it for yourself the next time you see it. Sadly it won't be ready in time for the next meeting. Here's the "before" picture
my Scout is being painted by maaco right now. My wonderful wife of 18 years gave me a gift certificate for Christmas!
I opted to have them grind out the rust spots and fiberglass patch it up. So I'm spending more than for just a basic paint job.
The gift certificate was for the amount of maaco's high end, single stage paint job. Around $650 plus tax and license and docking fees, gratuity not included, your mileage May vary. With all the body work plus extra for two tone color it comes out a little over three grand.
I took the bumpers off myself because they are starting to show surface rust. Maaco needs to keep the Scout for two weeks, so that gives me time strip and repaint them.
You can judge it for yourself the next time you see it. Sadly it won't be ready in time for the next meeting. Here's the "before" picture
Hey marty,
thanks for the info. I appreciate it. Wow, $3k? That would not be in my league, but I'll check it out for the cheapest package they have. Not looking for perfection, just to clean up the cancer spots, get some color on him and start protecting it since it sits outside all the time.
I look forward to seeing the pictures and then in person soon too. That is an awesome wife! What color are you doing? I'm wanting to do orange, it's my favorite color. Also this way I never loose my truck. Lol! Does carl still have his orange rig?
Ang
thanks for the info. I appreciate it. Wow, $3k? That would not be in my league, but I'll check it out for the cheapest package they have. Not looking for perfection, just to clean up the cancer spots, get some color on him and start protecting it since it sits outside all the time.
I look forward to seeing the pictures and then in person soon too. That is an awesome wife! What color are you doing? I'm wanting to do orange, it's my favorite color. Also this way I never loose my truck. Lol! Does carl still have his orange rig?
Ang
scoutdude80
Moderator
This thread is about the barret lake trip. Marty, start a new build up thread for cousin rusty.
Craig
Active member
I would take my wifes bike. Xr200. I could take my sons z50r
I have not taking my ktm out in a long time.
3k for paint. That $25 dollar a gallon at the tractor supply store is looking real good. I just wet and dry sand it and spray it. If the dents and scratches are more than I can handle, I some got bond.
I use a wood palm sander to make it look good. From across the street it look great
you can see the gate in the vid here and see how tight it is.
youtube - rob grills barrett lake
Stock scouts should fit. My body measures 69"
Craig
Active member
Lier lier pants on fire. I'm 83" wide. The link sean posted says the post are 82" wide. With the tires aired down, they might squeeze by. Funny thing is I wanted my rims to have a 4" offset and they made them 3". So far I never complined as I have not floped it, but that extra 1" would be nice now.
Come summer I can just do a test fit
Mochamike
Member
lier lier pants on fire. I'm 83" wide. The link sean posted says the post are 82" wide. With the tires aired down, they might squeeze by. Funny thing is I wanted my rims to have a 4" offset and they made them 3". So far I never complined as I have not floped it, but that extra 1" would be nice now.
Come summer I can just do a test fit
What is your wms to wms width?
I've heard stories of guys using stock h1s with skinny tires to get through the gate & then swapping back.
ihpartschad
IHPA General Manager
I'm really glad to see the fs opening this trail again. I have a cabin on wrights lake which is basically the trail head to the trail. I grew up there, and can not tell you how many years the lock never came off the gate. It is an amazing trail and some of the most breath taking and awe inspiring country in the world. I May be a little bias but still. Have a blast you guys!! I will keep my eyes on this thread and May try to plan a weekend at the cabin and see you guys off.
Craig
Active member
Mochamike
Member
I will research this & find out for sure about the legalities of it.
If the fs/rangers say that is the case then fine.
I'm betting they built it just wide enough so that a fire truck could get through, not to limit access to misc rigs.
Craig
Active member
Think what you might, but this trail was limited by the members that work with the forest service. You know the classic pitting one user group against and other. To limit access.
It was done in a way that users thought they were doing the right thing. Kind of like with sierra trek and the fordyce trail, same limits. It's pitting one group against another. In the end the environmental folks are laughing all the way home.
the width should be to fit an h1
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Rock Tractor
IHPA Tech Moderator
think what you might, but this trail was limited by the members that work with the forest service. You know the classic pitting one user group against and other. To limit access.
It was done in a way that users thought they were doing the right thing. Kind of like with sierra trek and the fordyce trail, same limits. It's pitting one group against another. In the end the environmental folks are laughing all the way home.
the width should be to fit an h1
What?
Craig
Active member
In just the last year or so, cal4x4 relax the 80" width rule for sierra trek. The rule of a max body width of 71" stayed, but they dropped the 80" track width rule.
The barret lake gate posts won't be changing and will keeping the standard set when they were installed.
Don't assume, or read anything into this, just stating the facts.
Mike what was posted above will have to clarify over a camp fire