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See you then homeboy. Safe travels.
I give that exhaust tip 45 minutes on the trail. 
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Same to you brother!
I give that exhaust tip 45 minutes on the trail.
I have a high clearance tip for the trail. It's already packed.
Did you use the band clamps you showed earlier to make it interchangable?
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Exactly. I built the exhaust a year or so ago and put up a bunch of pics in this thread. If you can't find it, let me know and I'll find the exact post number for you.
norsk
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lol - this "library" of posts does need a 'card index' drawer to find things - awesome but huge
dougbert
dougbert
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I need to go back and make an index of projects like Mike (boots) did for his build thread.
norsk
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great idea, got a link to Mike's for a pattern to use? My thread is starting to get too big for me as well, while yours is King Kong's size.
As my "renewal" got larger and larger, I am sort of all over the place as I proceed in the pages. I am starting to see the end (of Stage I) though.
dougbert
It started out as a good idea but after a couple of site updates some links and page/post references are broken. I haven't been back to continue updating it and fix it yet. Just click on my build thread in my signature to get there.
norsk
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I understand the problems
I just build a CONTENTS section in my first post so I can find things, also listed in my sig
I didn't got by sections because I worked on various subprojects at different times so they are NOT in order
thanks
dougbert
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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.
~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.
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@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
@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
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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
The direction of this build is about to take a pretty drastic step soon, as it relates to these hardcore wheeling trips.
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
The direction of this build is about to take a pretty drastic step soon, as it relates to these hardcore wheeling trips.
Drastic as in lockers? I don't know that my back/neck can tolerate any more unlocked tows.
Cruiserdrew
On the way there
Nice report.
Bummer about that fancy driveshaft, but decent recovery. Did it bend when it broke, or was it "pre-bent"?
With some decent driveshafts and a new boost gauge, you're ready for Rubithon.
What is the drastic step?
Bummer about that fancy driveshaft, but decent recovery. Did it bend when it broke, or was it "pre-bent"?
With some decent driveshafts and a new boost gauge, you're ready for Rubithon.
What is the drastic step?
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No, lockers are necessary, but aren't considered drastic in my book. I'm talking about something bigger.
I'm not sure what the root cause of the failure is yet. Two of the bolts were still as tight as ever, one was sheared and one was loose. I was thinking that loose driveshaft bolts might cause something like this, but I don't know. I need to bring the driveshaft back to the shop to have it rebuilt and see if the centering pin failed or not, then call AA to see if they've seen this kind of failure before. I did just put this driveshaft on immediately before leaving, but it made the 440 mile trip to CMCC without issue.
For the drastic step, I'm thinking something bigger. Something that can tow. I love my hardcore trails, but I hate the stress of "how am I going to get home". I thought that one ton axles were going to fix that aspect, but it is apparent that they only helped.
Cruiserdrew
On the way there
Tow rig would be nice to have. Better get it now if getting married is still on the table.
Still, HighAngle Drive shafts and a rear Detroit and you are ready for anything. (I think you need a locker-at least in the rear.)
Still, HighAngle Drive shafts and a rear Detroit and you are ready for anything. (I think you need a locker-at least in the rear.)
you're thinking 6bt aren't you?
