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[Postclanker]

Originally Posted by inkdaddy66

Oh yeah. Anything alloy needs to be tapped. M3 taps aren't that expensive. I'll kick you down a drill and tap when we meet up.

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Right on Ink...hope I can return the generosity some day....

[inkdaddy66]

Originally Posted by Postclanker

Right on Ink...hope I can return the generosity some day....

Hey man. Don't mention it. Knowing is half the battle! Lol

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[inkdaddy66]

Hey guys. Meatwad and I are hittin alum rock again today after work. I gotta get home n fix my rig. Shouldn't take long. Post,Fathom. If you guys are up for it. Text me or call me. If I don't answer. Leave me a message. You've both got my #. I haven't set up a voice mail greeting yet but it is my VM box
We'll more than likely be out there by about 530 maybe 6 at the latest. Hopefully it cools down a little bit by that time.

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[MRCCRAWLER1.9]

Originally Posted by Crawford

Are you going crawling with it? or flexing out on mall curbs?
The only time you'll ever see IFS out on the trail is a bone stock truck or SUV or in king of the hammers races. otherwise, everyone is solid axle. IFS doesnt really "flex", and it's generally less predicable than a solid axle suspension. your always going to run the risk of getting a wheel off the ground, generally the challenge is to pick the line that allows you to get through the obstacle with all four wheels on the ground ideally.

oh, i see..

hmm, but the FJ looks pretty stable after watching the trail teams vids. and i read up on a solid axle conversion

[MRCCRAWLER1.9]

Originally Posted by Postclanker

you guys haven't priced jeeps lately have you...they aren't cheep...plus the wife can't drive a jeep with heels on... and if I put a lift kit on it she couldn't climb in either...she's not very tall...

you could get one of those fire escape ladders to just fall out of the door, so then you can lift the hell out of a jeep
like this lifted!

[MRCCRAWLER1.9]

Originally Posted by Postclanker

Ya, that makes sense....but don't you need to tap the metal, aren't taps expensive? I liked the lesson also

you can get an RC specfic tap from Dubro with the drill for 10 off Amainhobbies.

Rc unlimited has them for like 9?

but i believe homedepot, has them, but you have to buy a full set of taps and drills which is an upwards of like 30.

[Postclanker]

Originally Posted by MRCCRAWLER1.9

you could get one of those fire escape ladders to just fall out of the door, so then you can lift the hell out of a jeep
like this lifted!

Ya baby...that's what I'm talking about....the wife could walk under that one...

[Postclanker]

Originally Posted by MRCCRAWLER1.9

you can get an RC specfic tap from Dubro with the drill for 10 off Amainhobbies.

Rc unlimited has them for like 9?

but i believe homedepot, has them, but you have to buy a full set of taps and drills which is an upwards of like 30.

I'd have to really be into the metal fab to do that...unless I have to tap out an already stripped out metal hole....there's other stuff I want before that...

When are you back in town ?

[Postclanker]

Originally Posted by inkdaddy66

Hey guys. Meatwad and I are hittin alum rock again today after work. I gotta get home n fix my rig. Shouldn't take long. Post,Fathom. If you guys are up for it. Text me or call me. If I don't answer. Leave me a message. You've both got my #. I haven't set up a voice mail greeting yet but it is my VM box
We'll more than likely be out there by about 530 maybe 6 at the latest. Hopefully it cools down a little bit by that time.

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Love to join ya...but I won't get out of work till about 7 or so...tough for me to do anything after work....at least that requires sunlight...

[Crawford]

Originally Posted by MRCCRAWLER1.9

oh, i see..

hmm, but the FJ looks pretty stable after watching the trail teams vids. and i read up on a solid axle conversion

Hit up pirate4x4 and read for a few weeks in the FJ section. You'll get a better understanding of the vehicle & what goes into them.

[Meatwad]

Went with inkpops a lil bit ago to alum rock park...

[Meatwad]

A couple short vids of the inkpops rig

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLSxC...e_gdata_player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZhAV...e_gdata_player

[Crawford]

Originally Posted by Meatwad

A couple short vids of the inkpops rig

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLSxC...e_gdata_player
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZhAV...e_gdata_player

second one made me .


Looks like fun, gotta make it up there SOON. Looks like a great place.

[Meatwad]

Originally Posted by Crawford

second one made me .


Looks like fun, gotta make it up there SOON. Looks like a great place.

Haha yeah. I'm a horrible vid bish as well cuz I just wanna wheel.

There's a couple awesome rock piles before this trail section for some comp crawlers, forgot to get pics of course

[inkdaddy66]

was a bad...day. after all the upgrades and fastening. i eneded up breaking the Knuckle. The ear tab has the m3 busing in it. i was forced to drill them out to .250 to accommodate the oversized cap screws that fasten the chub and knuckle. the rig found another soft spot in the chain. gotta macguyver it til i can beef up another area.

Trail was awesome. its a definite good spot. just a little walk from the other area where metawads right was hill climbing. its also where i broke one of my delrin links. awesome climb but theres really no way down. we both havent figured out the down part yet. can be a fatal climb. Be warned... theres a looooooong trail. hit it when you can

[inkdaddy66]

Originally Posted by Meatwad

Haha yeah. I'm a horrible vid bish as well cuz I just wanna wheel.

There's a couple awesome rock piles before this trail section for some comp crawlers, forgot to get pics of course

Need pics of the comp area? I think I have some. Hold on to the earth like your smashed.here's one of 2 comp patches. Other one is just as long. Just different rocks. Obviously

Epic delivery.


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[Postclanker]

That last pic looks like a good place for the 2.2 rigs....look forward to hooking up with you guys soon

[inkdaddy66]

Originally Posted by Postclanker

That last pic looks like a good place for the 2.2 rigs....look forward to hooking up with you guys soon

Its a nice place. There's alot up there too. We haven't walked the whole trail yet. I used to ride my bike up that trail when I was a young Buck. So I know there's more back there. Meatwad and I did drive further up the road. There was a few good Crawler spots there. That was creeper days.

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[Crawford]

Lemme know the next time yall are up there. definitely should meet up, I dont think the PG crawl & que is gonna happen for a little bit. too much stuff on my plate right now.... will be out there tomorrow though.

[inkdaddy66]

Where you gonna crawl tomorrow?

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