Avoid HDS Machine in Escondido. They may have used to be good but they are now a turn-n-burn production shop as much as they can be, and don't bother with the details. They ruined a valve job on my 1FZ-FE by not checking the springs (the old ones were too week and the head needed redone again...
I haven't been there in a while, but generally it' an easy drive up a wash, hardly need 4WD. there is nothing crazy as long as you stop at the obstacles farther into the canyon, they may have been cleared since I was last out there. You'll see people in subarus in Sandstone canyon.
If you are that close, it's worth a stop. It's just up the hill from the waterpark. I think that the other place is called 'Daves 3' or something. The hard rock guy can tell you where it is. I've bought a few things down there and not had a bad experience, but have not often found what I...
You won't find tail lights or mirrors unless they get a new truck in and they go first. Interior parts are hot and miss. You'll find 2 to 5 cruisers there and another yard down there has a few more. I'd give it 50/50 you find anything you want unless you just happen to walk in when a fresh...
I ended up leaving Thursday evening after work, didn't leave the house until almost 7 PM. Drove as far as Needles and stayed there for the night with an early start on Friday morning, arrived at the Expo at about 8:30 AM on Friday. Found a campsite in BFE, the first area was already full. I...
I'll put it on my calendar and stop in. I'm planning to leave Thursday but could be swayed to leave Wed night to join up at a rally point. Pretty flexible at this point. I have a ticket to camp on site hopefully it isn't too much a zoo but if it is, at least it's the full experience.
You can regularly get the 'badlands' harbor freight 12K winch for $299 on sale, a lot of positive users of that one (including myself). I've only used it a couple of times, but it worked and did the job. If you buy their extended warranty you could even return it if you had an issue.
It was nice to meet everyone at the swap meet, unfortunately I was only able to bring leather seat covers since my Landcruiser was getting and engine rebuild. There was someone there (whose name I forget) that had airbag suspension on his rig and a number of other mods. Any know that person's...