theferg
SILVER Star
Last Sunday, Jan 18, I gathered up Kurt Williams, Borg, Mike B and my buddy Nate and we hopped in my FJ60 and Borg's 80 and headed out to Rattlesnake Trail in Northernish Utah. Got to the staging area and started messin' with my lockers to try and get them to lock using the 9-volt battery trick 'cause I haven't wired them up to the switch yet. That sucked. We finally got the rear one to lock, but had troubled with the front--never did get it to lock.
Anyway, while we were messin' with that, Borg and Kurt cruised off somewhere and came back with a bent front panhard rod. We took it off and stuck it in my receiver and tried to bend it back, but proceeded only to break it clean off! I wouldn't give up and had to still run the trail so I talked him into continuing on.
Anyway, his 80 steered like crap and was super hard to control but he made it through Rattlesnake but we then parked it and they hopped in my rig. We headed off toward Constrictor 'cuase I wanted to see it. Turned off down towards Wayne's World (not sure what it's all called out there). Tried the first obstacle and had a lot of trouble 'cause my front wouldn't lock, but eventually made it up anyways. Hauled up and accross a crack and then on to Wayne's World. I gave it one try, smashed my driver's rocker under the rear door and the lower part of the rear door and backed off and gave up. I don't have any rocker protection and, though it might not have saved me from any damage, it would have for sure limited it.
Anyway, thanks to Kurt W for the pics--he's the only one smart enough to bring his camera...
-Ferg-
Anyway, while we were messin' with that, Borg and Kurt cruised off somewhere and came back with a bent front panhard rod. We took it off and stuck it in my receiver and tried to bend it back, but proceeded only to break it clean off! I wouldn't give up and had to still run the trail so I talked him into continuing on.
Anyway, his 80 steered like crap and was super hard to control but he made it through Rattlesnake but we then parked it and they hopped in my rig. We headed off toward Constrictor 'cuase I wanted to see it. Turned off down towards Wayne's World (not sure what it's all called out there). Tried the first obstacle and had a lot of trouble 'cause my front wouldn't lock, but eventually made it up anyways. Hauled up and accross a crack and then on to Wayne's World. I gave it one try, smashed my driver's rocker under the rear door and the lower part of the rear door and backed off and gave up. I don't have any rocker protection and, though it might not have saved me from any damage, it would have for sure limited it.
Anyway, thanks to Kurt W for the pics--he's the only one smart enough to bring his camera...
-Ferg-