Pictures from Calico Run Oct 30th

[cruiserruf]

this video is of the last section of gatekeeper. iphone video so bear with me. that trail is tough! need good suspension travel up front and lower gears in the t-case. broke a birfield in the beginning of gatekeeper, also snapped my synthetic winch line.

Calico Gatekeeper - YouTube

 

[fjc8871]

this video is of the last section of gatekeeper. iphone video so bear with me. that trail is tough! need good suspension travel up front and lower gears in the t-case. broke a birfield in the beginning of gatekeeper, also snatched my synthetic winch line.

Calico Gatekeeper - YouTube

WTF! Nuts!

 

[KimoSabe]

broke a birfield in the beginning of gatekeeper, also snatched my synthetic winch line.

Calico Gatekeeper - YouTube

I knew you were looking for an excuse to go with Longfieds, post more vids, got my

 

[cruiserruf]

Here's a picture of the birff. More videos to come

Sent from my PC36100 using IH8MUD

 

[kovsky]

Guys, I have the moment of birfield grenading on vid as well as several others but have to upload those after work. I have a vid of a full size truck tearing his driver side door off at the top of gatekeeper which i already uploaded on YouTube search for kovsky80. I'll post them all up tonight. Pretty good vids.

 

[boydmick]

Just to be clear, your birf is fine - you broke an axle shaft!

 

[cruiserruf]

Yes the shaft broke, rendering the birf useless.

 

[kovsky]

Pictures and videos

Top of gatekeeper... That there is what we call a predicament. In fairness to him he did it the day before 'no problems'.

Video of him getting out of the hole while also removing most of his door from the truck in the process...
Full size truck at Gatekeeper Calico - YouTube

Nick tearing it up.
Landcruiser FZJ80 at Calico 10-29-2011 - YouTube
Minor roofrack misshap
Landcruiser FZJ80 at Calico 10-29-2011 - YouTube
Landcruiser FZJ80 at Calico 10-29-2011 - YouTube

TJ making it all look easy
Landcruiser FZJ80 at Calico 10-29-2011 - YouTube
Landcruiser FZJ80 at Calico 10-29-2011 - YouTube

I did not get much of Rufino since he was leading us.
Landcruiser FZJ80 at Calico 10-29-2011 - YouTube


Here is the breakage video. Turning into the rock and putting much of the hanging weight of the truck on that one corner does the damage...
Landcruiser FZJ80 on Gatekeeper Calico 10-29-2011 - YouTube

 

[cruiserruf]

good quality pictures Brett. the videos too

 

[VCCruzr]

Nice trip guys, wish I could have made it.

 

[Newps]

Nice run guys, so did only one go through the gatekeeper then? Hats off to cruiserruf for doing it. I've looked at the line several times and could not see how an 80 could make it without dragging the driver’s side on it. Yes you could make it clean if your tire stayed perfectly on the crack line to the left but everyone I've seen attempt it falls off the line and ends up on their side.

 

[cruiserruf]

TJ at the last section of odessa

 

[SDTLC80]

Great pictures and video Brett and Rufino! Had a great time can't wait for the next run.

 

[Slomo]

Wow, thanks for posting so many pics and bids for us to wheel vicariously through.
Not sure why that guy in the full size had his door open, would have been fine if he had closed it before backing up.

 

[1973Guppie]

gatekeeper is nasty, especially if you drop a tire into that hole....

 

[ScottyDog]

Looks like good times.. Man I haven't wheeled Calico in a few years.. Great job on taking the full figured ladies... I mean, ummm.. 80's thru there and making it look easy!