What I did instead of Moab this year...

[nfpgasmask]

Here is what I did with my full week off this year. I know, I know, I coulda, woulda, shoulda, but this trip was awesome and well worth it.

This was also the first real trip with the Trooper. I drove my VX and my bud from Chicago drove the Trooper. I can't say he enjoyed it! The tired old 2.8 and the horrid gearing made it a challenge. I REALLY need to upgrade some major parts on the Trooper. Oh, and my VX suffered some SEVERE trail rash on this expedition. It's gonna take some major effort to get her looking right again.

Anyway, here are a few Zu heavy highlights:




























Notice the trucks below me.


If you're gonna play, you're gonna pay.










Good times,

Bart

[don moore]

i cant wiat to see the ford all set up and ready to go ..oh .kool pics looks like fun

[nfpgasmask]

i cant wiat to see the ford all set up and ready to go ..oh .kool pics looks like fun

Yeah, well, it's gonna be A WHILE.

Bart

[etlsport]

looks like fun.. man that trooper LOOKS good though


for the rash on the VX get some meguires ultimate compound, the stuff is amazing, took scratches off my paint like it was nothin

[nfpgasmask]

looks like fun.. man that trooper LOOKS good though


for the rash on the VX get some meguires ultimate compound, the stuff is amazing, took scratches off my paint like it was nothin

Thanks, E! I think I can get the minor rash out, but there are several deep scratches that I don't think I will be able to do much with.

Bart

[tomdietrying]

Looks like an awsome trip! Nice pics too.
Peace.
Tom

[WormGod]

May as well play. I can get worse done at the local mall around here.

[crotchrocket]

dude, that is one awsome set of trucks and an awesome trip....Very jelous!!!!!!!

[nfpgasmask]

Yeah, remember I was looking for a better donor truck...? Well, the donor truck I found ended up being so nice that it makes more sense to leave it intact and do an SAS on it... that's right, here we go again with that blasted acronym!

So now you have 2 Army trucks and the original one is going to be the donor truck?

That is exactly the type of trip I like the most.

Give me a warning and I'll drive down next time... maybe you could head norht towards the corner of Nevada and Oregon.

Yeah, that area I would like to check out more. I have been up around Gerlach and the Black Rock Desert but never all the way up towards the Oregon border.

Those pinstripes will buff right out...trust me, I have had worse. Looks like a cool trip. Where exactly was it?

The majority of the week was spent in the Jarbidge area (2 hours north of Elko). We also did a 2 day trip out to the Berlin Ichthyosaur State Park (about 2.5 hours east of Reno near Gabbs, NV). There are some more photos contained in the last 7 posts here.

The Troop is looking good. Been following it on the Planet. I have been REALLY tempted to go pick this up...my wallet and fixed (read retired) income are telling me otherwise though (I'm keeping an eye on it though)!

I hear ya. I badly want to do the 3.4 swap. That crawler Troop is a BEAST. I actually thought a little about hacking the back off like that and doing a rag top back there that angles down, but now seeing it, I think I like the full box better. Plus, I just LOVE the roof rack. The thing is HUGE.

you know ..I see the scratches and marks ..but you didnt show the pics of how you got them.. all we see is open land ..no heavy brush...

Yeah, it was mainly acquired on 2 different trails. There was a lake we wanted to check out, and the only trail that appeared to take us down to the lake was severely overgrown. That was the beginning. We never made it down to the lake on that trail (ended up hiking down later) due to a massive tree that had fallen and blocked the trail. The next day we took a trail that lead us north along the Bruneau River. The trail was easily one of the coolest trails I have ever been on. Just loads of awesome scenery. But, there were several sections of the trail that dipped down right next to the river. Down by the river there were lots of trees and loads of brush, all of which were completely overgrown. In one spot I could barely see the trail. That's how much overhang there was. I just plowed through.

dude, that is one awsome set of trucks and an awesome trip....Very jelous!!!!!!!

Your trip looks to have been fun as well!!!

Bart