DFW BS Thread : **NEW MEET!! CHECK POST #1*

Capt_Awesome · Sep 29, 2018

Good morning!

Big day today... Anybody want to come turn a wrench with me? Ice cold beer on tap thanks to superwife's excellent birthday gift...

HCJ · Sep 29, 2018

Capt_Awesome said: ↑

Good morning!

Big day today... Anybody want to come turn a wrench with me? Ice cold beer on tap thanks to superwife's excellent birthday gift...

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When you looking to get started?

SuperBad · Sep 29, 2018

Capt_Awesome said: ↑

Good morning!

Big day today... Anybody want to come turn a wrench with me? Ice cold beer on tap thanks to superwife's excellent birthday gift...

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I would help but unfortunately I am too busy today.

Capt_Awesome · Sep 29, 2018

HCJ said: ↑

When you looking to get started?
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Wrenching...after breakfast. Drinking...with breakfast.

SuperBad said: ↑

I would help but unfortunately I am too busy today.
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Woot indeed, mclovin. Woot indeed. All good

TXTaco13 · Sep 29, 2018

Capt_Awesome said: ↑

Good morning!

Big day today... Anybody want to come turn a wrench with me? Ice cold beer on tap thanks to superwife's excellent birthday gift...

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Nice choice on FOX w/ DSC’s!

Capt_Awesome · Sep 29, 2018

Welp, it was going great until a bolt snapped off in the top of a coilover. After about 3 hours trying to get it out, I'm looking for a machine shop that open on weekends... Anybody know of any?

...Or where i could find a new top hat for a fox coilover

TXTaco13 · Sep 29, 2018

Capt_Awesome said: ↑

Welp, it was going great until a bolt snapped off in the top of a coilover. After about 3 hours trying to get it out, I'm looking for a machine shop that open on weekends... Anybody know of any?

...Or where i could find a new top hat for a fox coilover
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Maybe 4wp

Silverspool · Sep 29, 2018

Is it not a stud that can be pressed out and a new one pulled through?

Capt_Awesome · Sep 29, 2018

Silverspool[OP] said: ↑

Is it not a stud that can be pressed out and a new one pulled through?
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Maybe it could have been...this is where I am now

Silverspool · Sep 29, 2018

Capt_Awesome said: ↑

Maybe it could have been...this is where I am now

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Ouch, good luck. If you are trying to drill through make sure and drop some oil to lubricate and leave time for things to cool down

TXTaco13 · Sep 29, 2018

Capt_Awesome said: ↑

Maybe it could have been...this is where I am now

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Any luck?

xGRIMEYx · Sep 29, 2018

any shop recommendations for getting nitro gears installed in dfw?

MolonLabeTaco · Sep 29, 2018

Capt_Awesome said: ↑

Maybe it could have been...this is where I am now

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Well, you fucked that up good! Initially, did you cross thread it or over torque it?

Silverspool · Sep 29, 2018

xGRIMEYx said: ↑

any shop recommendations for getting nitro gears installed in dfw?
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Tandem auto, 4wp, baertrax

Capt_Awesome · Sep 29, 2018

TXTaco13 said: ↑

Maybe 4wp
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Thanks, I'll try them tomorrow.

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Any luck?
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No, I had to put it together with just 2 bolts for now. I'll fix it and knock out the needle bearing, drive shaft drop, and brake lines once I get a new fox top hat.

MolonLabeTaco said: ↑

Well, you fucked that up good! Initially, did you cross thread it or over torque it?
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Yeah I sure did. Over torqued because I used the Toyota number (49) instead if the fox number (24). Then I was able to get a hold drilled all the way through the broken off bolt, but then I broke off an extractor in that hole, which none of my drill bits can handle, not even the colbalt.

Silverspool[OP] said: ↑

Tandem auto, 4wp, baertrax
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Thanks!

Pandaman59 · Sep 30, 2018

@Silverspool and @Suprajim54 Hey what steel bumpers are you running i cant remember .

Silverspool · Sep 30, 2018

Pandaman59 said: ↑

@Silverspool and @Suprajim54 Hey what steel bumpers are you running i cant remember .
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Ive got pelfreybilt front to back

Suprajim54 · Sep 30, 2018

Pandaman59 said: ↑

@Silverspool and @Suprajim54 Hey what steel bumpers are you running i cant remember .
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I got mine second hand on Craigslist. Guy I bought it from said it was on his truck when he got it. Might just be a homemade job.

Pandaman59 · Sep 30, 2018

Silverspool[OP] said: ↑

Ive got pelfreybilt front to back
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Well that option is out.

SuperBad · Sep 30, 2018

Just updated my thread with pics from Moab. @ETXTacoma heres the one that shows the memories Moab has left with me.

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A few pics from the current trip to CO and Moab.

Loaded up waiting to meet @hoarder23 to get this trip started!

On the road knocking the miles out.

Eventually made it to the first camp spot just east of Great Sand Dunes NP.

The next morning we hit Medano Pass as we started our journey west towards our real goal of Moab. That update will come once I have more time and internet access. Might not happen until the trip is over and I should have a couple hrs on wedn morning with nothing to do.
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Well the trip is completed and it was a great time. I ended up coming back a day early to have some extra time to get the truck unloaded and be able to take the truck in to Toyota to have the blower motor replaced for a 2nd time. It was replaced this morning and hopefully they found the right defect this time and I wont need a 3rd one after another year.

I'll start off this update with a couple pics from our first camp spot I showed in my previous post.

@hoarder23 finishing up some breakfast with his dog Belle and my pup Teq hoping to get some scraps when he's done.

After breaking down camp from the first night we continued on to go through Great Sand Dunes NP on Medano Pass. Great to immediately hit a trail on day 2 and not only be putting more miles behind us on the highway. Climbing up to the start of Medano Pass @hoarder23 was having some trouble in 2wd before getting it put into 4wd.

One of the many water crossings on Medano Pass.

After running through Medano Pass we were on our way to Engineer Pass to spend more time off pavement on our way to the start of the Rim Rocker trail to get to Moab.

Weather wasnt great on Engineer Pass, wet and windy, so no pics were taken on the way up. Before hitting the start of the trail we had to gas up. We sure do like stopping at gas stations.

Quick stop for lunch on our way down Engineer Pass. Had a few deer interested in what we were doing parked for lunch.

The lunch stop was near the end of the pass so we hit pavement and started making our way to Montrose to start the Rim Rocker Trail. Our original plan was to make it to Moab on this day but after adding 2 trails in CO there was no way we would make it. We got onto the Rim Rocker trail and quickly found a nice camp spot for the night. Rim Rocker Trail would have to wait for the morning.

There was some light rain that stopped shortly after setting up camp. Cant help but love when I'm able to be out camping in beautiful country with good people.

The next morning would have us blasting down Rim Rocker Trail and arriving in Moab. I will have that update coming in the next few days.
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The trip continued on the next day with the sun shinning and us ready to continue on to Moab. Total length of Rimrocker Trail is 159m of almsot complete dirt. It was a fun way to get off the highways and get into Moab.
We did deal with some traffic at random times.

As we continued on it was clear to me Utah was getting closer as the terrain changed.

As we continued we eventually made it to the border. Getting very close to Moab now!

We continued on and not much later we stopped for a quick lunch and to figure out how we wanted to get into Moab and what we would hit for the day.

After making it into Moab we ran to hit Fins N Things. I dragged my HC bumper quite a few times, guess I need to touch up the PC with some paint sometime.

Had to decide straight or the alt route to the left. We ended up going left for a steep climb that looked more fun.

The sun was setting and we needed to find a place to camp and get ready for the next day. The next day would bring the hardest trail we would hit.

A quick stop to make sure we needed to turn and let the dogs out for a quick stretch and bathroom break.

As we continued on we saw what would be the hardest climb yet. The pic doesnt do it justice but it had a lot of ledges, some large and loose rock.

Airing down before starting the climb.

We didnt get any pics but we hit a section that required @hoarder23 to use both lockers to make it past and I would need to winch off of him. Then we drove around another ledge and a tree with a smaller ledge just on the other side. My truck struggled to get around the tree and up the ledge and Moab left it mark on the passenger side of my truck. I eventually made it up and walked up the rest of the trail to view the damage Moab had given me.

We had plans to hit another trail but by the time we finished up it was getting late and finding a camp was going to take priority. The rest of moab didnt get as many pics so I'll just drop a few more for your viewing pleasure.

Next morning I woke up and found our neighbors 30ft away from my truck.

I sat for a while this morning just relaxing and enjoying the sun rise. After we packed up here we grabbed a bit to eat in town and headed our own ways. I wanted to be home the next day to so I could unload the truck and start getting ready to go back to work. The pup enjoyed the suns rays with me.

Overall it was a great trip! Its only been a few days and I wish I was still out enjoying nature.
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