Coal Mine Cruiser Classic 2014 - July 16-19

[hman913]

Registration is now open for
Coal Mine Cruiser Classic 2014
July 16-19
Rausch Creek Off Road Park
Pine Grove, PA

Event links, including links to the registration page and general information located here...
http://gclcli.com/coal-mine-cruiser-classic/event-links/


Last year we had Johnny, Mike and Adam make the trip up, and good times were had by all. Adam had so much fun he took his clothes off in the campground's pool. I believe Johnny is still planning on coming again this year, and it would be great to see others as well. Any questions, please ask.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Whohoo!! Putting my PTO in now.

 

[hman913]

This may be a lengthy drive for some, but well worth it.

 

[Burt88]

Coal Mine is absolutely worth the drive. The Gotham crew really puts on a great event. And the wheeling is amazing. Be prepared though. Rausch Creek likes to eat truck parts.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Coal Mine is absolutely worth the drive. The Gotham crew really puts on a great event. And the wheeling is amazing. Be prepared though. Rausch Creek likes to eat truck parts.

Spares to bring:
- u-joint
- side view mirror

 

[hman913]

Spares to bring:
- u-joint
- side view mirror

You should add tires to your list.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

You should add tires to your list.

You better believe it. Now I've got the same rims on all 4 corners (and on the trailer), and three spare tires to bring. Now to find some wheeling tires.

 

[hman913]

Meatball!! You haven't registered yet. What gives?

Johnny is making us a picnic table so we can drink and eat comfortably while harassing.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Oh man. I've got a ton to do.

 

[Burt88]

Johnny, you're funny. Still haven't gotten a matching set of mirrors. Air conditioning helps too. Mid July.

 

[GarnerFJ40]

Same reason to be out as last year for us, too early in Lily's school year and not when she's tracked out (last week in July).

 

[GLTHFJ60]

After picking up the driveshafts from Oliver's Driveshafts Tuesday night (I highly recommend them) I got the rear installed before we left Wednesday morning. Didn't get to the front because it was pouring that night. Washed, loaded up and ready to go!

~440 mile trip ended up taking us 9 hours. Went through Chambersburg, PA on the way up instead of up 85 to 95 to avoid DC/Richmond traffic. The hills made it slow going. I need an intercooler badly. Stayed in 4th gear at 1200* nearly the whole trip up, save one hill that had us down to 2nd.

Drank, swapped tires and my front driveshaft, then slept. got up early to wheel.

I lost a bead on this obstacle, and @hman913 lost a coolant hose.

 

[GLTHFJ60]

@dubsb

@FJ60Cam I think that's your mud handle

Some carnage in @hman913 's 40 lead to a tow home to prevent more damage. Moonshine was selected as the tow vehicle due to the weight, motor and axles.

That evening was spent discussing the day's carnage, drinking and prepping for the next day.

This is a trail called Cemetary. This is where the wheeling part of my CMCC 2014 experience ended.

@woytovich @jonheld

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Somehow, the 32 spline upgraded yoke from Advance Adapters split into three pieces on Cemetary, taking the driveshaft with it. Never did I ever think that this would break. Drove out with front wheel drive and a tow from that black 80 you saw a couple of lines up.

That evening resulted in a call to Advance Adapters (at 4:45pm Eastern) to have two yokes overnighted to the campground. Heavy drinking ensued, then Saturday was dedicated to putting Moonshine back together.

We suspect a casting defect, since the 1310 u-joints were still intact and looked serviceable. The driveshaft was "taken out" because one of the CV mounting ears was bent out a couple of MM preventing it from being installed, but that's about it. I would have bet money that the u-joint went well before anything related to the transfer case.

The other three surfaces are flush, this one is obviously not.

Got her pieced together, won some stuff at the raffle, ate, drank and slept, then made the trek home. My pyro completely stopped working on the way home, so the entire 9 hour ride was horrible, as I was terrified of melting down my motor. I drove by the boost gauge, keeping it below 5 PSI.

All in all, it was an amazing trip!! Thanks to everyone at GCLC for an awesome time as always

We need to get more ONSC peeps up to CMCC!!! This is one of the best events on the east coast.

 

[elkaholic]

Looks like a fun, but painful trip.

I have seen the damage you had happen one time before which leads to this question ... Are you sure that the CV joint did not bind? The failure I saw that looked almost like this and had the same warpage of the CV side of the yoke occurred when a buddy neglected to install limit straps on a flexy trail truck and did not realize that his CV would bind well before the suspension quite drooping. We was climbing Atomic Ridge at Windrock when all hell broke out.

I would be surprised with your wheelbase if you managed to bind a double cardan (CV) joint, but it could be possible with a standard rotation 60 and a lot of flex

On edit: Forgot you were running a D300 .... when you get it all back together, make sure you cannot bind it. I am thinking now that it is possible that you could have put it in a bind with the high, centered T-case output and a low pinion Dana rear ....

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Looks like a fun, but painful trip.

I have seen the damage you had happen one time before which leads to this question ... Are you sure that the CV joint did not bind? The failure I saw that looked almost like this and had the same warpage of the CV side of the joke occurred when a buddy neglected to install limit straps on a flexy trail truck and did not realize that his CV would bind well before the suspension quite drooping. We was climbing Atomic Ridge at Windrock when all hell broke out.

I would be surprised with your wheelbase if you managed to bind a double cardan (CV) joint, but it could be possible with a standard rotation 60 and a lot of flex

On edit: Forgot you were running a D300 .... when you get it all back together, make sure you cannot bind it. I am thinking now that it is possible that you could have put it in a bind with the high, centered T-case output and a low pinion Dana rear ....

s***, that would make sense too. It never occurred to me that binding would be possible. I suppose with a flexed out suspension and a little bit of axle wrap would point that driveshaft down far enough to get the CV to bind.

holy crap

 

[elkaholic]

I might be wrong about that, but it is something that I certainly would suggest you check on when you have it reassembled. A limit strap on the top of the differential could be in order as an upgrade

 

[mtweller]

Well hell. Looks fun, but hate you had the carnage. Did you diagnose the pyro gauge?

R

 

[GLTHFJ60]

I might be wrong about that, but it is something that I certainly would suggest you check on when you have it reassembled. A limit strap on the top of the differential could be in order as an upgrade

I will absolutely have Oliver's investigate the shaft for binding. Thanks for the idea

Well hell. Looks fun, but hate you had the carnage. Did you diagnose the pyro gauge?

R

Not yet. It's been raining today

 

[elkaholic]

I will absolutely have Oliver's investigate the shaft for binding. Thanks for the idea

Are they replacing the yoke? You can check for binding very simply yourself. Support 'shine by the frame and let the rear axle drop to the maximum amount then - with everything safely blocked - crawl under and connect the drive shaft then slowly turn it by hand. If it starts to bind, you'll feel it.

Just in case you did not know, the DC type CV joint shafts typically do not have the as great an operating angle as single jointed shafts - contrary to popular belief.


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