Orange County CAF's: up to no good

@Nicklovin @TXpro4X4 @uhplifted @icetreye @LOLLY @JaCado @Fuerte and whoever else:

I just looked it up and Maple Springs Road is "OPEN" and it loooooks like the entrance to the peak is open as well?

Anyone able to do a simple, but fun dirt trip to the peak? I'm busy this weekend and next, but July 4th, maybe??? Assuming it is open still, unless rains or they close it for whatever reason... Anyways, food for thought...

 

Morn'n foos!!!

 

Morning Randy!

I'm in for a 4th run!

 

I’ve got a comms question you might be able to answer. I have a hard mounted

$160 Midland MXT275 MicroMobile® GMRS Radio – 15 watts Two-Way Radio with Integrated Control Microphone – Overland Caravanning Tractors – Detachable External Magnetic Mount Antenna - 8 Repeater Channels

Midland MXT275 and a few of the Baofeng handhelds. Is there a way to use the privacy channels that Midland uses on a

$40 UV-5R 8Watt Ham Radio Handheld Long Range UHF/VHF Radio with 2 Rechargeable Battery, Portable Radio for Adults with Earpiece, GV-771 Antenna, BAOFENG Programming Cable (3rd Gen)

UV-5R or UV-82HP?

 

Maybe
Usually I have plans but with the Rona happening who knows

 

All has been canceled for HB
No fireworks, no parade. Nothing this year.

I don't even know if the TNT spots will be around this year

 

HB I knew about. Idk if my friends might have a small get together or if I’ll go to my grandmas. Usually her neighbors have a bunch of big fireworks
But then again who knows

 

The firework stands will be open this year. Thankfully they didn't screw over the youth sports groups that run them. https://www.huntingtonbeachca.gov/fireworks/

There's also some chatter on FB of locals planning to do their own parade of cars (in protest of the city wussing out) from PCH/Goldenwest then up Main.

 

Good to know. I wouldn't participate in the parade anyway. To much dumb shut going on right now anyway.
I'll pry bbq at home and light fireworks

 

That's our plan as well. I thankfully moved away from the downtown area years ago.

 

That I know of, the privacy channels are the same CTCSS (Continuous Tone Coded Squelch... for all intents and purposes, also known as PL Tones or Private Line Tones).

Good question as I've never tried using PL Tones for Simplex operation?

I don't see why you couldn't? GMRS/FRS radios/systems use "Groups" and such for privacy channel use... that I know of.

In order to make it work, you would just need to find out what CTCSS/PL tone is used for group1, group2, etc.

I'll see what I can do this coming weekend.

One way you can try is set the GMRS to a "privacy channel" and then go through the CTCSS tone frequencies on the Baofeng radios.

Really good question and I can't see why it wouldn't work? I'm interested and will try to look into it this weekend.

 

Do any of you guys know an engine builder or someone who could do some engine work for me and replace my front timing chain cover seal around OC for a decent price?

Got my LBJ's installed yesterday. Stoked I don't have to have that anxiety about them failing anymore.

 

Oooo neato

How was that process

 

I actually had my shop do them. I am slammed at work and headed camping this weekend and wanted it done beforehand. I paid $215 for parts and $250 in labor at the shop, with an oil change, and tire rotation. Not terrible. Truck steering seems much more direct now.

 

hey. What’s up man. I’m down for this.

 

OH DAAAAAMN BROTHA!!! How the hell have you been???

 

Doing great! I don’t post much on here. Just lurch nowadays. We need to do a run soon. How you been?

 

I'm doing okay man for what it's worth. Been a rough last few months as well as other things I'll talk to you about.

 

I'm wondering if I need an alignment or not soon. I want to replace my UCA's soon and I might just do my tie rods just because. Whats everyone been up to lately?

 

Anybody done the exhaust reroute? I’m looking to flatten out my transfer case skid and need a good shop here in south Orange County. Also seems like no one here works with stainless steel pipe. It’s all aluminized. I called south coast muffler and hitch and Rod’s muffler service and both won’t do stainless but both had reasonable price around $100 for the reroute. Any major issues with going aluminized?