Redheaded stepchild

[TopFist]

 ...Any time.

[Hammerlane]

Well the Moonlight Stompers had their annual "Truck Wars" again this weekend.. attendance was down but a great time was had by all.. 3 day event filled with wheelin and drivin skills.
Camped the whole weekend.. wheeled the snot outta the Jeep..
Spent a couple of nights around the campfire with some beers and friends.

We had:
side by side drag race
barrell race (just like the horses do)
blind race (drivers blindfolded, passanger navigates a course thru the woods) gives some insight on how well you and your wife communicate (P.S. great job dear, we took 1st)

broke for lunch and the kids games: sack race, 3 legged race, musical chairs, tug o war, pina'ta, dizzy race and a watermelon eating contest.

after lunch:
tow rig/trailer race (use your tow rig, have to back up and hook a trailer, then figure 8 around a couple of tires "Backwards")
Chinese fire drill
Best rooster tail

then we opened the pit.. and a small hole in the swamp.. we wheeled well past dark and into the night (Awesome time)

Sunday: everyone up an movin kinda slow, but I opened the pit at the strike of noon and we were off and wheelin again.. wheeled till dark before we broke camp..
I pulled in the drive at 11pm last night.



Carnage:
Ed - front axle (hope your motors ok too)
Dan - Axle shaft
Phil - trans pan
Richard - motor mount
Burgers - starting issues all weekend

Awards:
Dan - 1st place trophy
Ed - 2nd place plaque
Welchy - 3rd place plaque
Kids: got 1st, 2nd, 3rd place ribbons for each game, and a big bag of toys.


Thanks to all the Moonlight Stompers that attended and helped out.. was a great weekend.
Special Thanks to Joe for the use of the property and Bruce for the water truck.

Pix up as soon as my body quits hurtin and I can get them downloaded.

[Fraser]

isnt dan the guy w/ that formerly baby blue s-10 on 44's?  he was out at a bog my buddy had at is house last year, was just wondering who it was

[Hammerlane]

isnt dan the guy w/ that formerly baby blue s-10 on 44's?  he was out at a bog my buddy had at is house last year, was just wondering who it was

Yep, thats him.. Safety Dan.. (he's our safety guy)

[Fraser]

isnt dan the guy w/ that formerly baby blue s-10 on 44's?  he was out at a bog my buddy had at is house last year, was just wondering who it was

Yep, thats him.. Safety Dan.. (he's our safety guy)

ahh, ok 

[Eroq]

Jeeps lookin good man!

[Hammerlane]

Jeeps lookin good man!

Thanks.. runnin good too, few minor bugs to work out but...

[Gearz]

    Nice stepchild

[Wizzard]

good lookin jeep. there will always be something to fix on a jeep...

[Hammerlane]

« Reply #49 on: October 01, 2009, 07:45:18 AM »   

Wow, been sittin on the trailer that long???   ..... well.. since Tday..
off the trailer and cleaned up, kids were playin in it, gave me a chance to look at the steering/suspension..
 
Definately time for some TLC..
new bushings, hardware, neighbor made some xtra thick shackles (gotta weld um up yet)
steering arm is next..
still gotta pull the tranny and do the pump seal (don't want no fires w/the kids)
 
Back window fell out on the way home from Tday... made it all the way home, survived the winter layin on top of the fuel cell
backed it off the trailer and.. well..
so.. now have a nice expanded metal window that I'll bolt on, had to hammer weld 3 small peices together to make it..
turned out pretty nice..
shorty headers
new limiter chains for the front suspension (straps wore out)


Then I can get started on the stuff that needs to get done.. 

[Hammerlane]

Got it all done, still need a couple of small things done.. trans dipstick, shifter cable and some straight pipe for the exhaust
and it's ready to wheel...

now I should get the wipers workin, build a set of bars for the rear, pinion style brake for the rear at the t-case (no rear brakes sucks when hill climbin) get the fuel cell outta the cab (I hate that) and one of these days I'm gonna loose that rusted out body
read somewhere about a conversion for a D30 front,,
cutting the tubes and installing D44 knuckles and shafts but I'll be damned if I can find the article..
I have an old D30 WT and a D44 but somethings amiss with the shafts.. some reason or another I don't think
44 shafts will fit a 30 carrier 
I want to retain the D30 width, got a locker in it too.. so swappin the 30 for the full 44 is out.

[jdepea02]

i have a bunch of jeep parts email with what u need or come look at them and see what i have  i know i have a solid steel body  aonly a couple spots of rust  a good hood and core support plus lots of interior stuff

[Boggerram87]

Nice Jeep

[BIG TODD]

Nice Jeep

[betterbeaters]

I gotta come bogg with you guys again!!! jeep looks good but would look better with a yellow cj5 body lol

[Hammerlane]

2 bogs in 2 weekends, fixed the steering shaft in between..
quit hard on me once yesterday (at about 3500 R's just stopped).. thought I hurt it, let it cool down
for an hour or so.. fired right back up and lapped the pit pinned the whole time..
  nnnope.. think we're good

had to make a cable adjustment on the shifter so I can hold 1st gear.. now I got no park, but I got everything else I need!! 

[betterbeaters]

looked good saterday! had fun till the blazer blew up!

[Hammerlane]

Just funnin around

[Hammerlane]

Well..  had 5 good bogs on it last year.. never broke anything serious.. had a blast..
so.. got invited to snow bog a couple of weeks ago so I fired her up n' brought her up to the garage..
found that the L rear freeze plug was missing... uh oh!   
I drained it before I parked it.. put a marine plug in, topped it off w/ antifreeze, warmed her up and thought all was good..
gettin ready to load her on the trailer an drip.. drip.. drip.... R side of the motor between #2 & 4 below the head gasket...
SON OF A B.................... FYI.. did you know that the 3/8" nipple plugs at the back of a 350 motor will drain the block completely I do.....now!

not leakin bad, but leakin anyway.... hmmmmm...... 350 in the garage... hehehe 454 too!!!

[ProGrade]

Looks like you and the kids had a blast...one question, I thought this was your wife's jeep..how come only you drive it? I need to know your secret so i can work out this deal