Build JEFFKISTHENAME Build and Journey Thread aka djthegeepx on IG

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Left my mark at the lake bed…

 

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Broken bolts on my bead lock rings, so I had to convert to regular tire mounting.

 

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Awesome thread! Great build man

 

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Tried taking some of the broken bolts out, but there’s still some .

 

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Went out to Corral Hollow and we tried to get to a spot with the view, but there was too much snow to pass through. I tried to use the GX and pave the way (go fast, get pulled back, try again), but kept getting stuck. Was getting late, so we double backed to a camp spot to try again the next day. Good thing we did, because the fog came in thick!

 

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We didn’t let that kill our mood though. Smash burgers and camp fire was our remedy.

 

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Woke up to the sun shining, had a great breakfast and got to the view I mentioned earlier!

 

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Running Corral Hollow without any kind of protection rings on my Alpha Equipt wasn’t a good idea lol . Got some damage, but nothing the new red beauty rings won’t cover .

 

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Went back, but this time with more folks and slept at the cabin the first night.

 

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Camped the 2nd night at the viewpoint. Was amazing. Yes, we’re all going #2 .

 

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Well the armor did it’s job and the beauty rings got some well earned scuffs .

 

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Oh, forgot to show that I trimmed off the cracked pieces of my rear bumper and got a cutting board with my GX on it .

 

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Finally installed an ARB Twin Compressor I purchased and had sitting around. I can air myself up fast!

 

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Found my engine skid not fully secure. Culprit was a broken weld nut. Pulled out the rattling piece of metal and replaced it with a RivNut.

 

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Work said they needed me in Texas for a month. I asked them if I can drive there and bring my family with me. They approved, so I changed my transfer case and diff fluids and was ready for the journey.

Oh, I also took off my RTT for the trip and reinstalled the Roam box.

 

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First stop on the trip was Salt Lake City and we took our son to the Natural History Museum. My buddy had taken his daughter here a couple of weeks prior and I saw how cool their dinosaur exhibits were and thought, Marley (my son) would freaking love that!

 

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While leaving the museum, we heard and felt a grinding in the rear brakes. When we pulled over, I found that the driver side rear caliper had lost both its mounting bolts ! Was pretty much being held on by the wheel. The local Toyota dealer did not have any bolts, so I went to ACE Hardware and found bolts/nuts/spacers to make it work for now. I just added some orange Loctite and hoped that would be good until I can get the correct bolts. I checked on it from time to time and it actually lasted without needing repair . I eventually replace it with the correct bolts when I got home from TX .

 

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After spending the night in SLC, we were headed towards Moab. When I routed my way to Texas, I wanted to make sure we stopped enough (1.5 year old with us) and stayed in places that interested us (me). One thing I was finding out was how much I loved the Utah scenery.

 

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First place we headed to in Moab was Dead Horse Point.

 

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After doing some touristy stuff, we went to our hotel, but I told the wife, “Hey, I can’t be in Moab wit our vehicle and not do a trail.” and she told me, “Okay, find something and take Marley.” . So, I looked on AllTrails app and the shortest (duration) trail that I felt comfortable running solo was Gemini Bridges. My son and I left the hotel, fueled up and was on the trail head around 8pm. Ended up being a night run . Took about a hour or so to get through. Craving satisfied, but I knew I had to come back someday.