Rubicon Trail Report 8/12/06

[Sierra Valley]

Well last week I finally made my first Rubicon run. It was a blast. B2Krawler and I left thursday afternoon and headed to loon lake to meet with everyone. We camped down below the damn for 2 days. Friday was a work day where all of B2krawlers rigs were gone through and wrenched on. Friday people started showing up for our run. The trail was way crowded. We headed out sat morning around 8:30 am and went at it all day. We didnt get to the springs until 10pm. Took us a long day due to the cj 5 and fj40 running hot along with the usual asshats that were holding everyone up. Sunday was a recovery day at Sids Grave.

$280 in groceries and alcohol
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jeepers jamboree coming through friday morning 75 rigs total
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one pissed off buddy, $150 ticket for working on his rig for being more than 25ft of the road
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asshat that gave us the ticket, he doesnt like me
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The rigs that B2krawler has built
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Finally hitten the trail
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[Sierra Valley]

The granite bowl. Notice the ford ranger on 31's. He did great and as far as I know he completed the trail
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Talked B2krawler into letting me get my hands on his rig
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Made it to the sluice and this toy was having a bad broken day
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B2 pondering if he is gonna let me drive his rig in the sluice, the toy made him say no.
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[Sierra Valley]

This guy we met on the trail and he told us he is a self proclaimed genius when it comes to building 4x4's. Here is trying the sluice and getting denied
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After the sluice we were on our way to buck and came across some trail tit. Apparantly we just missed them skinny dippen at buck:fight:
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Sierra Valley with a little liquid courage at buck island damn:thbling:
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Was a really long day. Made it to the springs around 10pm
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This is where we camped, not to shabby. Its off of Sids Grave past the springs
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Sunday was a work day on the rigs. The cj5 broke its steering rag joint. So we made a new one.
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B2 welding
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[Sierra Valley]

the finished product, and worked great
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[Sierra Valley]

We left bright and early monday morning just to run into the guys doing a press release on the 07 rubicons. I had to say I am impressed with the way they handled cadillac.
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[Sierra Valley]

This is about as far up cadillac that the cj 5 made it
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He broke right after this then we got him running a bit further however he dropped his transmission bolts and he was drug all the way out to Tahoe City
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Got out of the trail and all the 07 guys were happy to see us
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What I learned, the Rubicon is a tough trail on rigs. Have spare parts to make due with. Have Magiver (aka B2krawler around), bring more beer than expected.

[BIG BLUE]

Looks like a sweet trip. Think your gonna make Rockape mad with your boobie post again....I have run the Rubicon a few times, but probably wont again since there are too many ass hats and rangers now...loses all the fun. Plus its a trail that has more challenges in mystery than reality...first time thru I was puckered a lot...especially Cadillac hill...second time less so...Although it might be a new ball of wax with a foolsize and the group of crazies I hang with now....Someday youll get your jeep running and take it on the CON:pray:

[Sierra Valley]

Is this not a hardcore site? WTF you can post shit like this :thmasturbanana: :thspank: :cocksuck: :Lets_do_it_wild: :hump: :hardon: :thbananahump: :sure:

I didnt pucker at all, made the trail easy with 40's. Now in my rig, Id be praying not to break down like the other cj did. Now Im not sure that I want to go foolsize axles, once were in Tahoe we had to drive 2hrs back to Loon, hang for an hour, then drive 2 hrs back, then another hour 2 loyalton. Kind want my rig to be streetable.

[BIG BLUE]

Whats a matter Sierra you sound cranky.....you can post whatever you like just no clam shots...and ugly women.....I went thru the con the first time with my YJ and 33" swampers and lok rights front and rear...broke a ubolt for the spring about half way thru and lost my power steering pump...watching the video is annoying cause all you hear is eeereeeereeeer when I turn...I have heard with anything larger than like 38s the trail really losses its fear factor...i do not know haven't been on it in like six years....nice pics of the trip!

[Sierra Valley]

Im just way behind in work today due to the trip. Sucks taking time off to come back to deal with a bunch of bs. However, had $40k in sales waiting for me:biggrin:

I'd say anthing under 37s and its a tough trail.

[Dennis]

Im just way behind in work today due to the trip. Sucks taking time off to come back to deal with a bunch of bs. However, had $40k in sales waiting for me:biggrin:

I'd say anthing under 37s and its a tough trail.

bah, i ran it several times in YJ and XJ with 33s and only rear lockers. did everything but the box, and it was fine, nothing broke.

[Sierra Valley]

Its not that hard the rubicons made it easily with 31's and lockers. There was very little rock rash on them and the drivers had never even wheeled before

[RARECJ8]

so keith, WTF did u do to get booted off pirate4x4? i JUST GOTTA hear this?!!

mb

[Sierra Valley]

for posting tities in the show your breast thread. roxy apparantly doesnt like titty. Be back there on monday.

[BIG BLUE]

he got banned cause he showed bare titties...that thread is like a pg-13 35% section...all the other pics were either bra shots or full ctothed...plus they said to link the photos to photobucket and he just straight up posted it....a couple guys tryed warning him but he was just being the eager beaver that SV always is.....he sees :boobflash: he :blow: and then he goes :crazy:

[Sierra Valley]

damn ok, I thought I had seen bare breasts on there. Thats twice now, got banned for posting titties in jeepforum a while back also:buttkick:

[BIG BLUE]

please sir just put down the titty pictures and back away.....

[Sierra Valley]

posted a new one for ya in the boobie section

[SPOON-EAZY]

I have run the Rubicon a few times, but probably wont again since there are too many ass hats and rangers now...loses all the fun. Plus its a trail that has more challenges in mystery than reality...first time thru I was puckered a lot...especially Cadillac hill...second time less so... I AGREE WITH BLUE. THE 'CON IS A DIFFICULT TRAIL ONLY IN LEGEND. IT GAINED ITS REP BACK IN THE 50'S AND 60'S WHEN THE HOT SET UP WAS 31'S AND A LIMITED SLIP IN THE REAR. MY FIRST TIME THROUGH THE TRAIL, I DROVE MY CJ5 WITH A 2-INCH LIFT, STOCK GEARING,32 INCH ALL TERRAINS, AND OPEN DIFFS. THAT WAS A FUN AND CHALLENGING TRIP. I WAS ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT FROM THE TOP OF CADDY ALL THE WAY TO LOON. KINDA MAKES ME WANT TO BUILD A RETRO RIG ON 33'S.

:DSI: :DSI: :DSI:

[Sierra Valley]

I agree with both of you. So then this brings us to the next question, is fordyce harder than the Rubicon?

Im just happy to have gotten to see the Rubicon Trail finally. Now got to get Fordyce done. Hopefully hit it up for deer season this year.

[SPOON-EAZY]

I agree with both of you. So then this brings us to the next question, is fordyce harder than the Rubicon?FORDYCE IS PROBABLY CONSIDERED SLIGHTLY HARDER THAN THE 'CON PROBABLY BECAUSE IT GETS LESS TRAFFIC AND SEES SLIGHTLY LESS xj nation TYPE ACTIVITY LIKE rock stacking. FORDYCE DOESN'T REALLY HAVE A PREMIER HARDCORE OBSTACLE LIKE LITTLE SLUICE ON THE 'CON. LEFT LINE UP WINCH HILL ONE CAN BREAK YOU OFF AND THE LEFT OUT ON WINCH HILL THREE IS FUN (NO I AM NOT TALKIN' 'BOUT THE xj BYPASS BITCHES!!!!) BUT OTHER THAN THAT (AND SOME SECRET HARDCORE LINES

:jaw:) FORDYCE REALLY ISN'T THAT HARDCORE EITHER. WORD TO ANY NEWBIES: YOU CAN ONLY RUN FORDYCE DURING SIERRA TREK. THE WATER AT THE CREEK CROSSINGS IS IMPASSABLE AT ANY OTHER TIME OF YEAR!!! :wink: :wink: :wink:

[Samco Fab]

I AGREE WITH BLUE. THE 'CON IS A DIFFICULT TRAIL ONLY IN LEGEND. IT GAINED ITS REP BACK IN THE 50'S AND 60'S WHEN THE HOT SET UP WAS 31'S AND A LIMITED SLIP IN THE REAR. MY FIRST TIME THROUGH THE TRAIL, I DROVE MY CJ5 WITH A 2-INCH LIFT, STOCK GEARING,32 INCH ALL TERRAINS, AND OPEN DIFFS. THAT WAS A FUN AND CHALLENGING TRIP. I WAS ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT FROM THE TOP OF CADDY ALL THE WAY TO LOON. KINDA MAKES ME WANT TO BUILD A RETRO RIG ON 33'S.

:DSI: :DSI: :DSI:


Good times fo sho:thBEER:

[wix]

. Now got to get Fordyce done. Hopefully hit it up for deer season this year.

I got a gun and a tag, oh yeah and a jeep that might be running :biggrin: :biggrin:

[MR.ROCKAPE]

I got a gun and a tag, oh yeah and a jeep that might be running :biggrin: :biggrin:

ITS A GOOD THING YOUR JEEP WILL BE RUNNING BECAUSE SIERRA VALLEYS WILL STILL BE SITTING IN THE PLANTER BOX OUT FRONT OF MA'S HOUSE WAITING FOR THE MAGICAL AXLE FERRY TO COME BY AND FIX IT!!!!:laughat: :DSI: :gossip:

[Sierra Valley]

Hey now, I worked on my 360 all day saturday prepping it. Now it just needs paint and assembly. :biggrin:

WIXJP1 we will be hunting very soon.

[RARECJ8]

would it be any different if a little bit of electrical tape over the nips? Pirate says no lips or nips-- sheesh-- a bunck of old fogeys over there!

mb

[MIGHTYRAM97]

I'm pretty sure I saw an '07 JK about a couple of weeks ago on 395 before the so. virginia exit, it was a silver hard top, I knew it was a JEEP but it didn't look right (like a TJ) Only after it was gone I realized what I just saw :rolleyes: Not bad I like it (the 2 dr version) the 4 door is YUK !!!