joonbug's build

Joon

 

I know that guy

 

What?

 

Niagara Rim Trail

@froggy78
Ed - Long Travel FJ
Pres - 4R
Mony - 4R

We decided to go on a family run. Take our kids on a trail. @dcsleeper408 even brought his 1 month old but decided to leave because of the heavy smoke in the air from the fires.

We first went to Dodge Ridge trail but it was a little too family friendly. Flat, short, and boring as shit. So we drove up to Niagara Rim, a red trail. There was a big fire a few miles away and they actually closed the highway right at our exit. CHP guys looked at us like we were crazy as we turned off. But the wind shifted and the air was actually pretty good.

Gotta say, this was the most difficult trail yet. Within 30 seconds, we already needed spotting. And then it was obstacle after obstacle and continuous spotting. Took over 3 hours to get through the first 1/4 mile. We didn’t have enough time to have someone spot me in front so I got a good bit of damage. Each driver was constantly on an obstacle so we didn’t get too many pics.

Photo dump








Smoke plume from the fire a few miles away.

 

And a video of me making 2 blunders in less than a minute. I think I was getting tired. LOL.
https://youtu.be/RjTAnTnykFY

 

You are one crazy bastard lol

 

Good thing that new bumper is on the way.
What were you hung up on at the end?

 

Damn rear diff again. I really need a skid on it. Couldn't get out with the Treds so Ed pulled me back.

 

Just rewatched it full screen. Yep that damn rear diff. Whatever happened to the company that was going to make a skid? Can Milo make one?

 

Yeah, that was actually a pretty steep hill. Hard to tell on video. I couldn't even see the rocks under me and the only one spotting me was my 11 y.o. daughter. And she was busy recording. And the bumper scrape, didn't even know I did that til I watched the video. I don't care who makes the diff plate, I just need one soon.

 

Gnarly.
CRUNCH!... "Oooooh , rock!"--- cute and priceless!

 

JP’s fat pig barely fit through some spots. There were a couple spots even tighter than this one.
https://youtu.be/VbPZOL2pu1Y

 

Looks easy on camera. Need to call one of those Hollywood directors to get the right feel.

 

JP did you get any damage on this trip?

 

He had me spotting him.

 

I see, your a good leader joon for sacrificing a beating for the good of the group lol

 

Is the myth, the legend, coming down to SoCal?

 

He said only if you show up

 

Just slid on my sliders across one or two rocks from Mars.

 

Nice! Not too bad. Looks like you guys had a good time

 

Yea, Joon lead our team like the HNIC. Or maybe HKIC.

 

You guys are gnarly. The fiberglass on JP truck looks mean!

 

https://youtu.be/td8YUcjUCw8

 

wat bumper u getting joon? have milo build one! I bet u trashed it on purpose so u can get a new one lol

 

ADD Lite. I think Milo all booked up. I don’t trash it on purpose but I’m not being very careful neither.

 

What hardware are you using to lock that stuff down (the shovel, maxtrax and hilift)? I know you said you made the drop down bars for the shovel/maxtrax, but did you buy the strip of metal and just drill/paint it, or cut it down from a larger piece? Also, what handles did you end out using to keep the hilift and maxtraxx in place?

 

I had a bunch of metal stock leftover from my welding days. Yes, I just cut them to the length that I needed, drilled and painted. Then got long carriage bolts and they're held in place with a nut in front. The handles are just generic cheapies I found at ACE hardware. The shovel is held by a Quickfist mount and the Hilift has two bolts through the floor of the bed. I was a little worried about how it would all hold up to rough wheeling but everything's been holding up really good.