My truck's first trip!!! Pics from Uwharrie, NC!

[Arya Ebrahimi]

My club made a trip down to Uwharrie NC this weekend and I finally got the truck ready to go. It took an all nighter rebuilding the steering box, installing shocks and getting some wiring sorted out, and then another 5 hours of wrenching at the camp ground to replace the "rebuilt" steering box with a junkyard unit and doing some wiring for the battery to get it ready to go, but at 11pm on Friday night it was ready to run. We headed out Saturday morning and here are my pics.

Ready to hit the trail after a couple long days and nights of wrenching.


Somewhere on the way to Kodak






Ledge below Kodak




Up


And over

[Arya Ebrahimi]

On to Kodak


First attempt


Humpin the rock


Humpin some more


Tryin a different line


Backing off to go around.


The truck was making an awful rythmic thumping sound that was directly related to movement of the truck. Turns out the bolts had all come out of the transfer case mount and the transfer case had moved up and over about an inch and a half in both directions making contact with the body. Thanks to Caleb's big pry bar and Stinson's random supply of metric bolts, we were able to get it back together and move on with little drama

[Arya Ebrahimi]

Next we headed up Daniel where Stinson's truck decided it was time for a nap

Oops


Who knew guardrails made such nice pillows?


Nice opportunity to check things out underneath


After that little mishap we started up the hillclimb on Daniel




Up the center


And then to the right




Overall the truck did GREAT. No major problems other than the occasional sputter out of the motor. I was really pleased with its performance and had probably my best wheelin weekend ever.

Thanks to everyone who has helped along the way and made this possible.

Ary

[UNBREAKABLE]

Can't believe you went to URE...that place isn't too far from me...it sucks but it is a good place for testing

[Arya Ebrahimi]

Originally Posted by UNBREAKABLE

Can't believe you went to URE...that place isn't too far from me...it sucks but it is a good place for testing

Yeah, I can't even begin to count the number of trips I made to Uwharrie with my old XJ, but it's a good place for a club to go because of the variety of difficulty on the same trails. Our club is pretty diverse in terms of experience and vehicle capability, so it works out well. Next big trip will probably be Harlan, Big Dogs or Tellico.

In the mean time I've got some work to do to finish up a few projects and then I gotta figure out what I'm gonna do with my trans/t-case setup. Can't decide if I wanna do auto or manual. I've got all the parts to do manual, so the $$ is in favor of that one, but I really love 'wheelin an auto, so my desires favor that one. We'll see which one wins out.

Ary

[Arya Ebrahimi]

Somewhat lame video of my failed first attempt at the ledge below Kodak and then Kodak. I guess my buddy turned the camera off for the good parts

http://filebox.vt.edu/users/esteinbe/Kodak-Ary.wmv

[KliersLC]

What pressure were you running?

It doesn't look like you were getting much flex out of the sidewalls....

[Arya Ebrahimi]

Originally Posted by KliersLC

What pressure were you running?

It doesn't look like you were getting much flex out of the sidewalls....

8psi, I've run 3-4 before, but the tires burped a lot and I was afraid of losing a bead. Beadlocks will come eventually, but are not really near the top of the list of mods to come.

Ary

[hitt]

nice ride man

i am going to URE in april

with a bunch of zuk guys

so how hard are the trails and what should i expect

the only real whellin i have done is at the badlands in

indiana

[Mace]

sliders on the PS only?

[Arya Ebrahimi]

Originally Posted by hitt

nice ride man

i am going to URE in april

with a bunch of zuk guys

so how hard are the trails and what should i expect

the only real whellin i have done is at the badlands in

indiana

What you see in the pics is the hardest stuff Uwharrie has to offer. I wheeled Uwharrie 2 years ago in my stock 80 series and I have wheeled it in the past in a bone stock Jeep Cherokee. The great thing about Uwharrie is it's pretty much as easy or difficult as you want to make it. All of the hairy obstacles have stock passable bypasses.

Originally Posted by Mace

sliders on the PS only?

I can see the driver's side, just can't see the passenger's side

Good eye, I had more important things to finish on the truck before the trip and the driver's side slider was the next thing on the list to do, but it didn't get done. Hopefully will get that taken care of this week or next.

[Eskimo]

Technically, what you called the ledge below Kodak rock, *IS* Kodak.. the one after it could maybe be called "Upper Kodak" or something.

[Arya Ebrahimi]

Originally Posted by Eskimo

Technically, what you called the ledge below Kodak rock, *IS* Kodak.. the one after it could maybe be called "Upper Kodak" or something.

Really? I'm not going to claim I'm a Uwharrie expert, but I've been going there for the past 6 years or so and I've always heard the upper portion referred to as Kodak rock and the portion below as the rock garden below kodak. The bottom ledge didn't used to be a ledge at all, it used to just be a rock garden, but it has gotten pretty hogged out over time.

I could very well be wrong though.

I guess that means I can say I drove over Kodak Rock (lame I know, but it's the only bragging rights I have so far )

[Dr Frankenstein]

well if your in blacksburg, have you ever been to "bobcat trail" off of 460 near jefferson national forest? it has some spots that would make your truck work a little and you would be close to home in case something happened.

oh BTW im over in radford

[agent orange]

Originally Posted by Dr Frankenstein

well if your in blacksburg, have you ever been to "bobcat trail" off of 460 near jefferson national forest? it has some spots that would make your truck work a little and you would be close to home in case something happened.

oh BTW im over in radford

Bobcat is a bunch of puddles. Ive had some good times out there stockish, but i think id be asleep at the wheel now.

[Dr Frankenstein]

Originally Posted by agent orange

Bobcat is a bunch of puddles. Ive had some good times out there stockish, but i think id be asleep at the wheel now.

its been washed out in afew places and the hill climb is pretty good, and we have had afew rigs flip on the coal run too

[alkaline747trio]

I don't know if it was Bobcat, but Arya took me to some trails right outside of Blacksburg, most of it was really easy stuff but it had a nice washed out climb that would guarantee broken glass on an SUV.

Dr Frank, what do you drive? I visit RU often, 6" lifted 80, alum roof rack, Reflex liner on the flares/rockers, 33x12.50 ATs (they are tiny I know...38.5 boggers for the fun stuff).


Arya, Eskimo is right, the first part is Kodak, the second is just a rock. That rock used to be just a toe stumper, then there was a major washout after some poor trail management that exposed the second rock more and slightly buried Kodak. Kodak is now MUCH steeper and nastier than it was 8 years ago.

[Dr Frankenstein]

Originally Posted by alkaline747trio

I don't know if it was Bobcat, but Arya took me to some trails right outside of Blacksburg, most of it was really easy stuff but it had a nice washed out climb that would guarantee broken glass on an SUV.

Dr Frank, what do you drive? I visit RU often, 6" lifted 80, alum roof rack, Reflex liner on the flares/rockers, 33x12.50 ATs (they are tiny I know...38.5 boggers for the fun stuff).


Arya, Eskimo is right, the first part is Kodak, the second is just a rock. That rock used to be just a toe stumper, then there was a major washout after some poor trail management that exposed the second rock more and slightly buried Kodak. Kodak is now MUCH steeper and nastier than it was 8 years ago.

i drive a 1998 land rover discovery, 2in lift 32 BFG A/T's front and rear bumpers, warn XD 9000, and lots of stickers. thats my DD i have another truck that im building to be more "hardcore"

im not hard to find because im pretty much the only moded rover in town

[alkaline747trio]

Do you have a sticker on the back that would stick in my mind in the fact that it was in interesting sticker..but I don't remember what it was. I was behind you in a crappy blue-purple 85 accord one day I believe. Tellico sticker maybe?

[Dr Frankenstein]

Originally Posted by alkaline747trio

Do you have a sticker on the back that would stick in my mind in the fact that it was in interesting sticker..but I don't remember what it was. I was behind you in a ****py blue-purple 85 accord one day I believe. Tellico sticker maybe?

on the back window i have 3 stickers as follows

"daily Driver, if i roll it im screwed"
"H2 Recovery Team"

and my favorit,

"its not a jeep thing, its the real thing Land Rover"

[alkaline747trio]

Daily Driver, if I roll I'm screwed...that's the one. I would like to get one of those, but it would be a lie since I have the Honda now. We should hit some trails up here sometime. You could do the stuff I know of with ease up here towards blacksburg.

[Dr Frankenstein]

Originally Posted by alkaline747trio

Daily Driver, if I roll I'm screwed...that's the one. I would like to get one of those, but it would be a lie since I have the Honda now. We should hit some trails up here sometime. You could do the stuff I know of with ease up here towards blacksburg.

eh it might be a lie for me too, i might bet getting a jetta.......good gas milage. but for now i got the rover, im trying to keep it alive as long as possible

[Arya Ebrahimi]

Umm, yeah, I've been on Bobcat a time or two

I've been in Blacksburg for 6.5 years now, and I've been 'wheelin since day 1. I've probably wheeled bobcat 100 times. The top is all "mud puddles" but there are some very interesting technical sections along the way and there is a new optional trail that is pretty intense.

BTW, I do wheel the piss out of my stock FZJ80, just ask alkaline.

BTW #2, Alkaline, where you been man? We need to go 'wheelin. And I still need my $10

Dr Frankenstein, we have a 'wheelin club here at tech that from time to time has been home to a number of Radford folks. Hit me up with a PM if you're interested in coming to a meeting sometime. Or you can check out our forum at www.sc4wda.org.vt.edu/forums

Ary

[TheGr8Doughboy]

Originally Posted by agent orange

Bobcat is a bunch of puddles. Ive had some good times out there stockish, but i think id be asleep at the wheel now.

You'd be suprised... it's getting washed out a lot. A little rain and it'll deny anything opened. It's changed a lot in the last 6 months

full bodied is getting tricky as well...

If you're tires don't come out past the fenders the body will rub here... there's a little step in the rut that eats 33s and smaller... dry is ok... wet is tough