Nimble9's Secondhand Parts Build

We are going in the summer once the road open back up.

 

Up to the trains?!

 

Yup. Probably in July, get away from the city in the summer and go north where it's cool.

I wanted to go this year, but work didn't cooperate.

 

Yeah That's the only limiting factor lol.

I'm already taking 2 weeks off in April, and a few days in May as well.

 

I'm at 191K Joel. Just really replacing/upgrading stuff as needed. Brakes are next on my list...

Also: always wanted to do that train trip... I'd be totally interested.

 

Haha my memory is terrible! I just did all 4 corners this year!

I'll definitely let you know if that trip is happening for me lol I just started doing some light planning today, and preliminary research. The hardest part is I don't know what I don't know haha

 

I'll tag you when we start planning it.

It's north of BumbleCousinFuckNoWhere Maine. We'll probably do a 5 day weekend.

Day 1: Transit to central Maine (10+ hours of freeway). Camp in a field near my mom's place.
Day 2: Transit to northern Maine (4 hours of freeway and paved state rd, then 4ish hours of dirt roads). We'll be dodging heavy logging trucks who drive 70+MPH on the dirt. Camp at an un-improved camp site in the Great Maine Woods
Day 3: more dirt roads and trains. Camp at another un-improved campsite in the great Maine woods
Day 4: Head south, reverse of Day 2.
Day 5: reverse of Day 1.

It's possible to do in 4 days, but you'll have to a) drive fast and b) see the trains late in the day on Day 2 or early Day 3, then haul ass to get back down here. My thought is to leave Thursday, return Monday. But I will have a reason to stop off in Boston on Day 5 for a half day of meetings. It's also possible, if we make decent time south on Day 3 to make it home day 4, but that's 12 to 14 hours.

 

Let me know when.

I'm headed west in June but that's the only month in 2019 I would not be able to arrange something.

 

definitely interested on that trip!! i wish there were more places around us that were like out west, with endless dirt roads to explore

 

@Arcticelf @HomerTaco A trip like this: LINK

 

Did some exploring this weekend, but didn’t get out since it decided to pour all weekend.

 

Not the site or Date I wanted, but It'll do.



I think people book for a week or something, there are weekends that aren't released yet that are already taken!

 

This is a cruise? Super cheap! Ill see you there!

 

haha nope! Just picked a camping spot in June. Going to try and reserve one in july or august, but the spots get bought up less than a minute after when they are released!

 

Visited friends in Kingsley PA

 

Here’s just a general list of things I would look at or replace if you haven’t recently.

• Diff/tcase fluid
• Coolant drain and refill
• Serpentine belt
• Idler pullies (can get a belt/3 pulley combo for like $100 on eBay)
• Clean maf/throttle body
• Thermostat (cheap and easy if coolant is already drained)
• Grease anything with a zerk fitting

That’s all I can think of off the top of my head. But other than that I just kinda replace things as they break as Craig said.

 

Serp and pulleys next. They squeak pretty loudly after a lot of deep water crossings.

Thanks for the list btw, I have a list almost identical in Evernote for the spring haha

 

My truck sounded like a new truck after replacing the upper two pullies! It was insane the difference

 

Rock auto for parts?

 

Yep! The brand was “gates”