A little something for you web-wheelers.

Frank Z
Frank Z Posts: 5,860
edited April 2 in Clubhouse Archives
9/11 - WE WILL NEVER FORGET!! (<---<<click)
2005-06 Club Polk Football Pool Champion!! :D
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited November 2006
    Very cool looks like alot of fun. I want to get an old jeep just for doing that and not care if i bang it up. I miss my 4x4:(
  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,724
    edited November 2006
    Nice tunes on the first video with tunes: "Rocky Mountain Way", by Joe Walsh. :)

    Nice looking videos, btw. You do those yourself ? Nice work.
    Sal Palooza
  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited November 2006
    Yeah, I put those together, thanks.
    9/11 - WE WILL NEVER FORGET!! (<---<<click)
    2005-06 Club Polk Football Pool Champion!! :D
  • petrym
    petrym Posts: 1,912
    edited November 2006
    And just remember, I've got it all on tape!

    Nice vid Frank Z!
  • whitetruk
    whitetruk Posts: 308
    edited November 2006
    thank god for rock sliders on that rig
    I thought it was fairly amusing also. The Polk Ogre doesn't always get 'it'
  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited November 2006
    That's why I put 'em on.:D
    9/11 - WE WILL NEVER FORGET!! (<---<<click)
    2005-06 Club Polk Football Pool Champion!! :D
  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited November 2006
    Those were awesome!

    Man, you do a great job putting them together, with the transitions, music, everything....good music selection, too...probably makes those videos good for showing off to my friends who don't really get it. However, for me, I prefer to hear the cars, the suspension, the rocks crying for mercy, etc. I really enjoyed the first one.

    Speaking of the suspension...I assume that's what that popping was in the first vid...is that right? I had no idea it made noises like that. Was that the coil? Or what?
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  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited November 2006
    It's a cacaphony of leaf springs, coil springs, u-joints, front locker, etc. coming together in perfect harmony......NAW! It was a combination of the front locker being engaged a little to long and the wheels trying to turn to the passenger side, which is darn near impossible when the locker is engaged, that's why I was backing up a few times to unload the pressure on the front locker. You can also see and hear the passenger front tire rubbing in the wheel well at full stuff. Click, Ping, Pop...it's all music!

    Glad you enjoyed watching it, you ought to try it sometime.
    9/11 - WE WILL NEVER FORGET!! (<---<<click)
    2005-06 Club Polk Football Pool Champion!! :D
  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited November 2006
    Frank Z wrote:
    Glad you enjoyed watching it, you ought to try it sometime.
    Amen! Rubber floormats are on my bday list (well, were...I honestly don't know if they ordered them or not...) so I can hopefully start getting the Jeep a little dirty without fear of getting the interior dirty.

    I've been reading a lot on naxja and jeepforum here lately. I'm still drooling over an RE 4.5SF lift and 33x12.5 tires.
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
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    Epson 8700UB

    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii

    [Car Audio]
    Pioneer Premier DEH-P860MP, Memphis 16-MCA3004, Boston Acoustic RC520
  • Holydoc
    Holydoc Posts: 1,048
    edited November 2006
    Wow! That looks like so much fun. I do admire the amount of work that must of went into those rigs to get them to perform like that.
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  • Libertyc
    Libertyc Posts: 915
    edited November 2006
    Nice - looks like lots of fun. I use to drive a CJ7 with hudge tires and no power steering.
  • Frank Z
    Frank Z Posts: 5,860
    edited November 2006
    I have as much fun wrenchin' as I do actually wheelin'. Just got done stuffing a Durango steering gear box in today. The OEM one was a bit sloppy and had been showing signs of giving up the ghost after this most recent trail run.

    When we were about 1.25 miles from the exit of the trail, one of the Rubicons busted a sector shaft about 2" inside the steering gear box. We took turns steering his front wheels by pushing them left and right while one of the guys drove. One of the crew got intouch with his girl friend and she brought a new box and drove it from Colorado Springs to Buena Vista, approximately a 2 hour drive. After getting his rig repaired we got on the pavement and I discovered a wicked driveline vibe at about 20mph. We took a look under my rig and found a chunk (small) of steel missing from the rear pinion yoke. That allowed the u-joint to slip off-center just enough to cause the driveshaft to spin off-center. That was quickly fixed and we were off again. About 60 miles later the Jeep in front of me let loose a stream of sparks from under his rig. We stopped right away and found his rear u-joint was toast. We yanked the driveshaft in about 5 minutes and he drove home in front wheel drive. The day started with us leaving our house at 7AM and ended at midnight when I carried my daughter from the jeep and tossed her in bed. A long day, but as you can tell from the video...well worth it!
    9/11 - WE WILL NEVER FORGET!! (<---<<click)
    2005-06 Club Polk Football Pool Champion!! :D