More Billings fun

[Clint]

BlueXJ, 89minitruck, Colorado Cruiser, Steve, and myself wandered up Billings today and it was an eventful afternoon. Lots of good wheelin, 89minitruck put it on its side, Steve broke a shaft, Colorado Cruiser lost a tranny at the end of the trail, and I lost a rear axle seal and an inner bead...

Some pics:

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Rest of the pics are here (http://www.eddytech.net/bronco/Billings907/index.html)

[Wally]

NICE :hail: Out of curiousity, what PSI where you at when you rolled a bead clint :shrug:

[Mr. Gutwrench]

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Wally wasn't there. AJ drives better than this. Who did the spotting?

[Colorado Cruiser]

That one was all AJ! It was a great time. Does anybody have a picture of AJ's Drivers side exhaust manifold??

[Clint]

That one was all AJ! It was a great time. Does anybody have a picture of AJ's Drivers side exhaust manifold??

I gots pitures of that wild mad ghetto fix :D And I wondered why AJ had an exhaust leak :lmao:



































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I didnt know that an 02 sensor looked like that :D

[bluexj]

Sucks I had to leave early wish I could have stayed. What time did you get out of there. I am still craving Old Chicago's.

[Steve]

Sucks I had to leave early wish I could have stayed. What time did you get out of there. I am still craving Old Chicago's.

Not sure. I had to tow Chris off the trail from the last waterfall back to his trailer. We probably got to the end of the trail between 6 and 6:30. By the time we put my spare on Clint's rig and got his loaded it had to be 7:30. Didn't get home until ~9:30. I hate being "that guy" on the trail, but since that's the first real breakage I've had in 5 or 6 years I can't complain too much. I'm just glad the stock EB spare shaft held up driving up some of the more technical parts of the trail. I kept expecting it to grenade.

Long day, but fun as always. :thumbsup:

[XtremeXJ]

AJ - How does the REMOTE / WIRELESS O2 sensor work for you. I have done some research and haven't found a supplier - You should patten (spelling?) that. Do you have a schematic?

[Colorado Cruiser]

Wireless 02 sensor..... :) I love it! Look at it this way if he ever brakes a shackle bolt he has a spare on his rig!!

[Steve]

Hope you're feelin' better Chris. :thumbsup:

[Colorado Cruiser]

Feel Good!!! Gonna go pull that skid pan and see what happened! Ill post up some pics

[Colorado Cruiser]

Its official....transmission case is destroyed!!

[Clint]

Its official....transmission case is destroyed!!

ACK, where did you crack it at? Any idea how it happened?

[89minitruck]

[IMG]AJ drives better than this. Who did the spotting?

I picked too high a line... tried to slide down the ledge into the spot I wanted and it kept climbing. I'm rusty... it's been 4 monthes... thinking more about the rig then where I should be. :shrug: That was the only real issue I had all day so all-in-all, I was loving life... and I didn't break anything!!! :D

Oh and we forgot to mention that Clint dented up Blingo (my name for his Blingy Bronco)... It made me sad... and then he came about an inch from crushing in the other side at the tabletop. His new ram worked stellar though...


AJ - How does the REMOTE / WIRELESS O2 sensor work for you. I have done some research and haven't found a supplier - You should patten (spelling?) that. Do you have a schematic?

I can get you one for $19.95. I think I have 3 more... I lost the O2 sensor on that side and Mike Boyle said, don't forget to plug that. I forgot... and that bolt happened to fit. I would note that I POINTED IT out to the group... no love...

And WTF... the guy with no wheeln rig is giving me grief??!

[XtremeXJ]

I picked too high a line... tried to slide down the ledge into the spot I wanted and it kept climbing. I'm rusty... it's been 4 monthes... thinking more about the rig then where I should be. :shrug: That was the only real issue I had all day so all-in-all, I was loving life... and I didn't break anything!!! :D

Oh and we forgot to mention that Clint dented up Blingo (my name for his Blingy Bronco)... It made me sad... and then he came about an inch from crushing in the other side at the tabletop. His new ram worked stellar though...




I can get you one for $19.95. I think I have 3 more... I lost the O2 sensor on that side and Mike Boyle said, don't forget to plug that. I forgot... and that bolt happened to fit. I would note that I POINTED IT out to the group... no love...

And WTF... the guy with no wheeln rig is giving me grief??!


:lolly: :spit: :lmao: :wtf: :deadhorse: :loser: :poke: :boxing:

AJ - that is messed up. When you going to come over and help. The garage is cleared and ready for the build.

[Colorado Cruiser]

ACK, where did you crack it at? Any idea how it happened?

Its cracked up the pass side towards the back.

[Steve]

Its official....transmission case is destroyed!!

Chris guns it up the last waterfall; I'm behind him.

Me: Hey Chris, you've got ATF leaking out.
Chris: It always leaks a little when I get on it.
Me: No, you don't understand. :silly:

[89minitruck]

Mack... that's funny.


Steve to Chris: No... seriously... you don't understand...

This is like broke-broke... seriously.



Chris found a guy to rebuild it cheap... :D

[Bauer]

Damn sounds like a sweet day on Billings.. :eek:

Dinger in the Blingco, Busted shaft, T-case hosed, trick new 02 sensor..

Glad I didn't hear my phone ring.... :rolleyes:

O wait, what? :flipoff2:


Sweet pics guys.. Sucks about the carnage.

:beer: :beer:

[Clint]

Damn sounds like a sweet day on Billings.. :eek:

Dinger in the Blingco, Busted shaft, T-case hosed, trick new 02 sensor..

Glad I didn't hear my phone ring.... :rolleyes:

O wait, what? :flipoff2:


Sweet pics guys.. Sucks about the carnage.

:beer: :beer:

Bluexj said not to invite you, something about being a wuss or something :D

It started out as a me and AJ test run, then Chris and AJ talked, then we called Steve (cause I have his #) and off we went....

[JeepDiva]

Nice - looks like fun.

And here I was thinking Steve was too busy working on other people's junk to get out and wheel. :D

[Clint]

Nice - looks like fun.

And here I was thinking Steve was too busy working on other people's junk to get out and wheel. :D

Im still cleaning out all the toyota junk from my shop!!!! :D You guys are going to Rangely on the 13th right?

[Steve]

And here I was thinking Steve was too busy working on other people's junk to get out and wheel. :D

They made me go. I should have been home working on the kids' YJ project. :silly:

[Clint]

They made me go. I should have been home working on the kids' YJ project. :silly:

Thats FUNNY :) Whats this crap about billings? I wanna go! Steves words :D

[Bauer]

Bluexj said not to invite you, something about being a wuss or something :D....

He's right. I just like seein the built rigs do crazy stuff. :D :thumbsup: I don't enjoy patching the XJ back together as much as I used too. I've become a spectator... :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

I think I'm gettin old. :thumbsdown:

[XtremeXJ]

Blingo now Dento, that sucks. Soon AJ, Very Soon

[bluexj]

Bluexj said not to invite you, something about being a wuss or something :D

It started out as a me and AJ test run, then Chris and AJ talked, then we called Steve (cause I have his #) and off we went....

:eek: I never said that. Wish you were there though. It was the first time a jeep as been out numbered on the trail. I saw two more Broncos loading on trailers at the trail head when I was leaving. That would make 4 EB that ran Billings that day.

[Clint]

:eek: I never said that.

I know, but I didnt want to hurt his feelings by telling him what you really said.....:D

[89minitruck]

That's not nice... funny, but not nice. :D

We put a gun to Steve's head... he HAD to go.

OH, we left out that this group of guys came up behind us, Steve broke (once every 7 years, he's was due)... we, being nice guys, let them go by and then they BROKE... nice... we get Steve fixed up and we have to wait for them to weld up their crap so we can go. We listened to the Broncos suck hind titty while we waited. It was a good time hanging out with the boys...

...and then we scrambled off the trail only to have Chris thrash his tranny after he completed the last obstacle. Clint blows a bead going on the trailer and smashes up his fender on the trailer. It was quite a happening for sure....

IT WAS AWESOME... let's do it again REAL soon. I wish I could go this weekend...

[Mr. Gutwrench]

I think I'm gettin old. :thumbsdown:

Yeah, right. :rolleyes:

[Bauer]

I know, but I didnt want to hurt his feelings by telling him what you really said.....:D

:flipoff2:

Yeah, right. :rolleyes:

I'm in my 30's Lee... Might as well have one foot in the grave.. :D

[Clint]

:flipoff2:



I'm in my 30's Lee... Might as well have one foot in the grave.. :D


:lmao:

PM me your # and Ill make sure you get a call next time. It was an eventful trip.

[JeepDiva]

Im still cleaning out all the toyota junk from my shop!!!! :D You guys are going to Rangely on the 13th right?

Can't. :( Gotta have a b-day party for one of our little jeepers.

[JeepDiva]

They made me go. I should have been home working on the kids' YJ project. :silly:

And now you have two more projects outta the deal... Your Bronco and fix the dent on Blingo? :eek:

[89minitruck]

If 30 is old then.... I'm in trouble.

[Steve]

And now you have two more projects outta the deal... Your Bronco and fix the dent on Blingo? :eek:

Yeah, like I need more to do. The kids' YJ is already taking half of the garage until I finish it. The dent on Blingo is gonna have to wait until next year, and I'm ordering new alloy front shafts & u-joints for mine today. It's only $$$. ;) At least swapping those out is quick.

[Colorado Cruiser]

Should be able to pick up my new transmission on friday and if all goes well I should still be up for rangely on saturday.

[XtremeXJ]

If 30 is old then.... I'm in trouble.



Sweet I have one more year till I am old :shrug:

[Mr. Gutwrench]

I'm ordering new alloy front shafts & u-joints for mine today. It's only $$$. ;)

Since its only $$$, why not go 1 ton and be done with it? :D You know you want to.

[Steve]

Since its only $$$, why not go 1 ton and be done with it? :D You know you want to.

Neither option is cheap, but the 1 ton option is significantly more. Maybe someday Lee, but I can have new shafts in it in a couple of hours max. Putting 1 tons under it will take just a tad longer.

[Steve]

All new shafts and u-joints are ordered, supposed to arrive Friday. :)

[89minitruck]

How bad did that hurt?

[Steve]

How bad did that hurt?

It's just money. You can't take it with you. ;)

[89minitruck]

yeah, and you're loaded anyway...

It's just paper, you get more... right?

[Daves75]

It's just money. You can't take it with you. ;)

That's what I keep telling myself.....my wife asked if the burial plot is big enough for the other "women"

what safts did you go with? and who's hoops are you running in the front?

[Steve]

what safts did you go with? and who's hoops are you running in the front?

Yukon 4340 shafts and Yukon super joints. As long as you run them together they have a lifetime warranty - and it doesn't matter whether the u-joint breaks and takes out the shafts or vice versa.

The hoops are Wild Horses Extreme front shock hoops.