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Sugru to the rescue!

And what killed it is when I had the car in the shop a few weeks ago The mechanic apparently didn't strap the battery back down. It was just sitting in the tray. So went on a light wheeling trip, and it wore the cord apart. The only dealer in the front range who had it was in Boulder, so I had...

What's this gray thing on the left? My understanding is that the guy on the right is my main fusible link. I was driving in Pike National Forest on Sunday and suddenly the horn alarm goes off, car dies. Pop the hood, and the gray piece is literally hanging by a single thread of copper...

Moody Hill Quarry and Crystal Mountain. Made the kids get out of the car for fewer distractions and/or fatalities if I turned out to be as incompetent as I feared. Nice bumper dent on the 2nd approach to the lower obstacle, but got through pretty easily. Crazy how the lower obstacle is...

My wifey and I happened to be there during the FJ Summit two years ago in our 80 for our anniversary. I managed to lose my wallet in Yankee Boy Basin, and one of the fine FJ folks turned it in to the local police. Thanks, whoever you are! :cheers:

Soooo this was weekend before last. Got mixed up as to which hot tub was the 80-safe one, and which was not. This was not. :o I managed to back out of it, since I couldn't get going enough to get forward momentum (owing to the LC's rear overhang). Crunched my rear bumper a bit on the left...

Saturday: Went wheeling on Spring Creek Trail near Idaho Springs, CO with my son and daughter. The trail was still blocked at the top, so I got stuck behind a bunch of high clearance rigs that made me feel a bit over my head. One of the guys in a Taco with 37" tires did say that my relatively...

Re: Your 20 miles less per tank and slower speeds. You're likely not getting much less mileage and you're going faster than you think. 31" tires are only 94% the circumference as 33" tires. That means your speedo is showing slower than your actual speed now that you have 33" tires. You're...

OK, pondering the Slee Transfer Skid Plate vs the Belly Plate. Obviously, the belly plate provides a wider swath of coverage, but the skid plate is waaaay more palatable, price wise. Belly Plate: http://www.sleeoffroad.com/products/products_80belly_main.htm vs. Skid Plate...

This reminds me. I'm going to be going on a 4 day weekend in the CO mountains next week. Can't afford sliders yet, but should I take the stock running boards off for more clearance on the sides, or leave 'em on for now and get less clearance but a bit of protection? Any history of stock running...

Great pics! I'd like to try the Holy Cross trail, but may not be brave enough without the list (and probably sliders).

Took the wife and kiddos off-roading over the weekend in our new FZJ80, and was pretty pleased with what we could do even without the soon-to-be-saved-up-for 2.5" OME lift. Lots of satisfying screams from the kids throughout the trip. Since I had to put off the lift so I could spring for a more...

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Hmmmmm. Looks like maybe it doesn't even open until the end of July, according to Black Bear Road - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. It also gives details on the 2WD F250 story. It's on the Internet, so it must be true! So, other than Black Bear Pass, are many of the 4WD roads around Ouray...

Wow. Cool pics! We'll play it by ear once we get down there at the end of June.