Easter Jeep Safari 2018 - Event Date: 24 Mar. 2018 - 01 Apr. 2018

Thanks Jeff. 

Jeff, Rick and I arrived a little early on the Friday before the actual week of Easter Jeep Safari started. On the Saturday we did a little practice run on The Pickle that has been documented in previous videos and then we drove over to Wipeout Hill which was the site of the first EJS Flat Fender Run that I participated in two years ago.

Fun reliving that. Thanks. 

smfulle wrote: wheelie wrote: Thanks Jeff.  Stan, ever consider a custom cross member of some sort that may help with the clearance but not affect C.O.G.? May require serious mods to the parking brake assembly though. Just a thought. It's my plan but, at the same time, I'll be switching to 11" rear brakes w/ parking brake and losing the t case mounted brake. Well, the limits i have set on myself is kind of the Locker-Stocker class as described by jpet. "no mods that you can tell have been done without putting a wrench to it." Basically lockers and gears. I have slightly deviated from that by building some cross member skid plates and putting skid plates on my axle u-bolts. I don't thing I really want to go any farther than that.  I removed the parking brake a couple of years ago when it grenaded while on a trip to Ouray and never replaced it. Haven't really missed it

aboyandhisdog wrote: So, have any of you guys had any damage from this trip?  It looks like you all made it without any issues except for Rick's axle.  Everything else looking good?  No broken shackles?  Nothing?

That very first day, Rick repaired my radiator from an apparent rock that flew up while on the trailer. By the end of that day, I lost 1st gear and did without the entire trip. Monday, I broke a front axle shaft. (Had an extra). If you watch the end of the video dluber posted of the Green Day trail, you see everyone going over to BAM BAM to see what's up. That's where I broke the axle. Sometime during the trip, I broke my rear differential yoke and my u-joint was slopping back and forth.

If you watch Rick's video, at 6:22, you will see BAM BAM climbing the side of a wall The front passenger tire will not stuff. This is because my shackles actually inverted. Look how high up his front end is at 7:44. Both front shackles are inverted. Watch the video at 11:57. This is the front end unloading that I was talking about in Building A Universal Modified. as I come back, you can see the shackles are inverted. To fix this problem, I connected my winch to the front axle to keep from drooping past break over.   My plan is to make some sort of permanent suck down winch for the front.

Yeah, I broke my axle and had a near electrical meltdown on the way out of the Pickle on the last day.  The cockpit started filling with smoke and I had to quickly shut the machine down.  Finally, traced it down and it was mechanic error (me) for leaving a hot wire unconnected when I put the body back on right before the trip.  Who would have thought breaking all those parts would be so much fun?!?!?!?!!!!!

Dave,

Hope you don't mind. I fixed your link. Somewhere in my dropbox there is footage of you bullying your way up Green Day.

Man, very impressive!  You guys are making field repairs that would take me a day to do in my garage. 

Stan, I'm with you on keeping the stock height.  Seems to me the higher vehicles were having some issues that we 'lowriders' just don't have.  I like the proportions and look of the stock jeeps better too.

 Anyway, sure have enjoyed your trip to Moab!  Almost as good as being there.

Dave, that sure is a nice clear lens on your camera - really good video.

smfulle wrote: Watching these videos and reliving our week in Moab is awesome. As I have been watching the videos it almost seems to me like I am driving a smaller Jeep that Rick.