Re: Whipsaw 2010
Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:43 am
Leave that muffler off! Had a great time everyone. Will post pics soon!stevec wrote:Great pics guys! Here's the Falcon Hill video that Linda took
Leave that muffler off! Had a great time everyone. Will post pics soon!stevec wrote:Great pics guys! Here's the Falcon Hill video that Linda took
Sorry, the muffler is reinstalled. EVerything is back on and welded now, except the tailpipe. It got bent up to the point where I'm just going to have a new one put on. It is the only part of the exhaust I haven't replaced.samurais_eat_jeeps wrote:Leave that muffler off!
Was looking through this thread again. Two transfer case mounts were ripped, thanks to Falcon hill I assume. I had a few spares so we fixed it a while back. Two brakes were toast too, he sent the shoes away to get relined, made a big differennce. After this trip Barry is planning on a few mods to his V, rear locker, tires, shackles, a better winch. He already picked up some nice 215 / 75 mud tires. BTW, I'll send that gas cap to you, looks just like the original which is nice.stevec wrote:Ruby wrote:I'll check, I know I have a couple.
BTW, did you check the mounts on that LJ80V? Let me know if you need them - we can "swap".
I don't think there was anything too bad at all. A stock LJ worked fine, made it a bit more fun.grantwt wrote:I still can't believe that you all got so beat up this trip. I feel bad as I did advise it was do-able with a stock vehicle. I guess I over estimated the abuilities of a stock LJ. I wish I could have been there, as I think some advise from someone who knew the trail well would have helped minimize the damage.
I think your description, along with other reports I had read, were just about right on. I think I'm the only one who had issues, and that was just because I didn't have time to properly fix my exhaust before the trip. It was just held together with clamps, and the muffler had spun on them, to the point where it was quite a bit lower than the frame. Both of the other stock LJ's made it through without any problems. I think I was the only one in the group who asked for a strap, that was just once, coming out of that last mud pit. After looking at it, I could have made it with more momentum, but with the exhaust issues I was very tired at that point, and I know that is when I do stupid things and break stuff, so I opted for the easy way out.grantwt wrote:I still can't believe that you all got so beat up this trip. I feel bad as I did advise it was do-able with a stock vehicle. I guess I over estimated the abuilities of a stock LJ. I wish I could have been there, as I think some advise from someone who knew the trail well would have helped minimize the damage.