Hollister Hills SVRA - November 22-24 (BABS 4X4 Run)
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soon2Bscout75
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I will be down on Friday afternoon and will be camping. Body count for lunch is 3 I have 2 friends coming down for the day. It will be muddy. Try to brig some fire wood. See ya there
Doc Stewart
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I still haven't gotten the engine in the 74 4x4. Probably won't make it.
Doc
Doc
Stacy's Dad
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This just in I just recived a email telling me that the naxja(think I got the acronym right) is having a toys for tots drive / run at hollister the 23 ! I know we have our own toys for tots drive . But I think charitie knows no bounds . So if you can please bring a or a few uwraped toys with $5 value . Maby we can donate as a group and show these x j boy & gals a thing or 2 about what some old school American iron enthusiasts can do ! Additional info can about the toy drive can be found on the naxja web site .
Thanks all
Joe
Thanks all
Joe
Cheese
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I updated the headcount again... Final count closes at 4pm today!
I changed doc to "tentative" (he should be able to get the motor swapped done in 2 day's as I've heard he has done it with much less time in the past)
I like Joe's idea of bringing a toy if folks can
perhaps marty can bring our toys-4-tots flyer and get others to donate or join us for our run as well?
I changed doc to "tentative" (he should be able to get the motor swapped done in 2 day's as I've heard he has done it with much less time in the past)
I like Joe's idea of bringing a toy if folks can
perhaps marty can bring our toys-4-tots flyer and get others to donate or join us for our run as well?
Stacy's Dad
Member
Your breaking my heart doc at least make a camio
fire wood fire wood fire wood
don't forget fire wood .
Its gona get cold at night
fire wood fire wood fire wood
don't forget fire wood .
Its gona get cold at night
1tontractor
Member
Id like to come but have family in town saterday. Is anyone sticking around on Sunday. Might be able roll down there in the wifes j@#p :/
*edit* family wont be in town till later Saturday. If I can get a driveline made and my alternator back on my rig ill throw it on the trailer and head down Friday night.
*edit* family wont be in town till later Saturday. If I can get a driveline made and my alternator back on my rig ill throw it on the trailer and head down Friday night.
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Scooter
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You wouldn't be the only one there with a heep
just kiddingdoubt I will be able to make it. I won't have my 727 auto rebuilt and installed in time in my 72 ole yeller.
Stacy's Dad
Member
So grate to see karen marty . I hope she hada good time . Ohh it was good to see you to marty .
Sal and I had great time . Thanks all for the weekend .
Ill let someone els give the carnage report . But it seams as a group we are getting prety good at recoverys . Wish my crews at work worked as well together as you all do .
Sal and I had great time . Thanks all for the weekend .
Ill let someone els give the carnage report . But it seams as a group we are getting prety good at recoverys . Wish my crews at work worked as well together as you all do .
, front springs are doing the wave , and my front body mount all easly fixable
Hondo
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Great trip think everyone had a good time, left no Scout behind (although one got to spend a night in the jungle). Yeah welcome to the jungle baby. Carnage was pretty limited to jason bending a front leaf and a tie rod, rob breaking a rear spring mount on the front right, and Joe breaking some ears off a front dif. Yoke - all victims of the jungle. Craig lost a trany mount bolt that is fairly critical. Few picturs attached, need to do an album of the recovery. Special thanks to Joe and his ninja welding skills again.
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Cheese
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I had a great time!
The total count was 13 of us with 7 IH’s and one Jeep. I got there Saturday morning, unloaded and we all headed up to the obstacle course. It was a fun show at the mud pit as we watched about 20 different trucks try to make it through. Some really clean high dollar stuff getting just totally destroyed with mud people up to their waste in the stuff hooking up to get pulled out… lots of laughs and good times.
We ended up having the hamburger lunch around 1:30 – 2:00. I think everyone was happy to skip chilly dogs for a change, me included. After lunch Joe, jayson, rob and I decided to run the jungle and this is where it got interesting. Toward the beginning of the trail rob broke a spring hanger and the front driveshaft fell out as a result. The top of this trail has changed as the park has added some major concrete slabs and lots of large boulders presumably for erosion control and it made the end pretty darn gnarly. And, this is where Joe got into trouble as a large boulder took out his front driveshaft / u-joint and wedged itself between his front axle and the oil pan (photo attached) (so glad that driveshaft got it before the oil pan / motor). We spent the next few hours extracting the boulder, winching forward and then fixing the front driveshaft and then a little more winching and he was free. Then, we had to get to winching again to get jayson’s pick-up (tank) out. That took its toll as he bent a spring and tie rod. Somewhere along the trail I lost (stripped out) a transmission / rear motor mount bolt, so nobody got out of that thing unscathed! By this time it was dark so we headed back to camp for some proper adult beverages and dinner.
On Sunday we got a late start as the morning was spent eating breakfast and conversing on how to get robs axle lined up so that we could weld the spring hanger back on. All things considered we were able to get vehicles in place along with winches straps and Joe’s skilled welding it was back together in almost no time at all.
The rest of Sunday was rather light wheeling, packing up, loading up, and heading out with a quick stop for food on the way.
I want to thank everyone who came out! And, while we did have some carnage the team-work was awesome and everyone was able to drive home! I can’t wait until the winter nationals in March!
The total count was 13 of us with 7 IH’s and one Jeep. I got there Saturday morning, unloaded and we all headed up to the obstacle course. It was a fun show at the mud pit as we watched about 20 different trucks try to make it through. Some really clean high dollar stuff getting just totally destroyed with mud people up to their waste in the stuff hooking up to get pulled out… lots of laughs and good times.
We ended up having the hamburger lunch around 1:30 – 2:00. I think everyone was happy to skip chilly dogs for a change, me included. After lunch Joe, jayson, rob and I decided to run the jungle and this is where it got interesting. Toward the beginning of the trail rob broke a spring hanger and the front driveshaft fell out as a result. The top of this trail has changed as the park has added some major concrete slabs and lots of large boulders presumably for erosion control and it made the end pretty darn gnarly. And, this is where Joe got into trouble as a large boulder took out his front driveshaft / u-joint and wedged itself between his front axle and the oil pan (photo attached) (so glad that driveshaft got it before the oil pan / motor). We spent the next few hours extracting the boulder, winching forward and then fixing the front driveshaft and then a little more winching and he was free. Then, we had to get to winching again to get jayson’s pick-up (tank) out. That took its toll as he bent a spring and tie rod. Somewhere along the trail I lost (stripped out) a transmission / rear motor mount bolt, so nobody got out of that thing unscathed! By this time it was dark so we headed back to camp for some proper adult beverages and dinner.
On Sunday we got a late start as the morning was spent eating breakfast and conversing on how to get robs axle lined up so that we could weld the spring hanger back on. All things considered we were able to get vehicles in place along with winches straps and Joe’s skilled welding it was back together in almost no time at all.
The rest of Sunday was rather light wheeling, packing up, loading up, and heading out with a quick stop for food on the way.
I want to thank everyone who came out! And, while we did have some carnage the team-work was awesome and everyone was able to drive home! I can’t wait until the winter nationals in March!
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