Here I will try and describe the most epic trip I've been on in a cruiser.
It was really a once in a lifetime trip. We had a good group of guys, a crazy trail, great weather, and bitchin food and drink. This will take e a couple days to write and there will be a million pictures.
I have decided to share this here, in our clubhouse, instead of other sections of mud because I don't want people to think they can just go out and do this trail, and because I would hate to see this trail turn into a highway like the trails around moab.
The story starts about six months ago with and email from my dad basically stating that we have been invited on a trip in Utah and that this was the real deal. There was no saying no or anything that would be more worth our time than this trip. The plan was to run the hole in the rock trail, among other things. If you really want to know the other things, ask me in person. I'm not trying to sound cool, I just will not tell you the one big epic detour we took here on mud. You will see pictures of everything tho!
So fast forward to the 13 of this month. My dad shows up Reno, much later than planned... On the way over from the bay he stopped at georg's shop in Stockton. When he turned on his car to leave georg's shop the starter motor in the goat (what we call his 60) got stuck in the on position, subsequently a lot of electrical got fried and they ripped out the battery b4 the truck caught fire.
So her we are, 2 days before we need to be in Utah and who knows what is fried on the goat. The only thing we know at this point is what doesn't work. The AC doesn't work, the running lights don't work, the dash lights don't work, the battery is not being charged and the brake lights don't work. Just great right. When he finally gets to Reno we prioritize the battery not charging as our greatest issue. We figured out that part of the fusible link was blown. So we threw some fusible link directly off of the hot stud on the alternator to the battery and got the main battery to charge. Feeling much better we started to tear through Nevada on 50.
And when I say tear across 50, I mean at 60pmh (when it's flat) with the windows down, cuz the ac is shot at this point and the truck is on the verge of overheating. Fun times.
We pulled off 50 to get this shot, a couple miles before Austin if I remember correctly.
It was really a once in a lifetime trip. We had a good group of guys, a crazy trail, great weather, and bitchin food and drink. This will take e a couple days to write and there will be a million pictures.
I have decided to share this here, in our clubhouse, instead of other sections of mud because I don't want people to think they can just go out and do this trail, and because I would hate to see this trail turn into a highway like the trails around moab.
The story starts about six months ago with and email from my dad basically stating that we have been invited on a trip in Utah and that this was the real deal. There was no saying no or anything that would be more worth our time than this trip. The plan was to run the hole in the rock trail, among other things. If you really want to know the other things, ask me in person. I'm not trying to sound cool, I just will not tell you the one big epic detour we took here on mud. You will see pictures of everything tho!
So fast forward to the 13 of this month. My dad shows up Reno, much later than planned... On the way over from the bay he stopped at georg's shop in Stockton. When he turned on his car to leave georg's shop the starter motor in the goat (what we call his 60) got stuck in the on position, subsequently a lot of electrical got fried and they ripped out the battery b4 the truck caught fire.
So her we are, 2 days before we need to be in Utah and who knows what is fried on the goat. The only thing we know at this point is what doesn't work. The AC doesn't work, the running lights don't work, the dash lights don't work, the battery is not being charged and the brake lights don't work. Just great right. When he finally gets to Reno we prioritize the battery not charging as our greatest issue. We figured out that part of the fusible link was blown. So we threw some fusible link directly off of the hot stud on the alternator to the battery and got the main battery to charge. Feeling much better we started to tear through Nevada on 50.
And when I say tear across 50, I mean at 60pmh (when it's flat) with the windows down, cuz the ac is shot at this point and the truck is on the verge of overheating. Fun times.
We pulled off 50 to get this shot, a couple miles before Austin if I remember correctly.
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