Andrew H - My Build

Most recent pic from a camping trip with the dogs. Nothing fancy on the truck but also nothing over-the-top either.

 

Cute puppies!

 

As soon as i made up my mind on Wet Okoles i found myself looking at your seats

 

You've never stopped looking at my seats!

 

This build is due for some updates. Wish I snapped some more pics from charouleau gap yesterday but I was more concerned with getting out of there since I was by myself.

 

Well you got me there.... hmm you never stop looking at my Glossy plate bumper!

 

did someone get new shoes and not post pics!?!?!

 

I swapped tires with another member in tucson. He took my 265/75 duratracs and sold me his 285 falken Rocky Mountains with less than a 1k miles for 150.

When I hit up charouleau gap last week they did pretty awesome. Really happy with them; especially pretty much getting new tires in the size I wanted for 150. I would have taken pics on the trail last week but I was more concerned with getting out of there in one piece since I did it alone, which is another story in itself.

Maybe ill upload the two pics I do have though.

 

how's the condition of the trail? Has it gotten washed out and gnarly again?

 

Most of it wasn't bad but it was kind of you in some spots for me without a spotter or anyone to help me out.

It would be a great run to do for the day with a group of guys though.

I was just worried about breaking down or getting stuck so i really had to pick my lines well, and spend a lot of time getting out of my truck and checking things out.

 

These are the only two pics I have. The last picture doesn't even come close to showing how thrashed my truck was. this was right outside the gate coming out into the Oracle side. Gave it a pretty good waxing at work yesterday and the arizona pinstriping still shows. Glad i made it out of there but I want to do it again with other people.

Nice to know what my truck is capable of.

 

you call that thrashed.. whats a little pinstriping gonna hurt

 

Like I said pic doesn't do it any justice. Skids are smashed in, sliders did their job, lcas got busted up, scratches/gashes all over the underside.

Was never really worried about the pin striping.

 

Oh ok I thought you were just referring to what we could see in the picture there. What kinda skids did you have?

 

Haha the shitty stock ones. Been looking into getting real skids for awhile now but I am saving up money for a fat downpayment on a house with little bit of land out here.

I broke a big rule of mine and went out by myself on a trail I'd never done before.

 

Nice man, yeah I put a hole in my stock skid on a tiny ass rock. They are definitely nothing serious at all.

 

Yeah I know that. Which is why when they getting smashed in I was worried about fucking up the more important things on my truck. And they were definitely bigger than tiny ass rocks.

Here a video some of the AZ guys took a week before I went out there the creek/riverbed section is around 3:45. There were a few other tough spots and steep granite climbs that aren't on the video. I will definitely take pics and videos next time I go.

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/arizona/252935-charlou-gap-sunday-15-dec-10am-5.html#post6171774

 

Well big ass rocks in Arizona are tiny ass rocks in Colorado

Sorry bout your skids though, at least you had a good time.

 

Pfft.

 

hahah having wheeled in both CO and AZ, I can say we've got some big ass rocks in the desert