Almost that time

[69hondo]

Getting cooler.
Going to start the pre season prep this weekend.
Maybe make a Johnson valley trip in the next few weeks then Dumont for Halloween.

 

[JFMFG]

Getting cooler.
Going to start the pre season prep this weekend.
Maybe make a Johnson valley trip in the next few weeks then Dumont for Halloween.

I was just thinking about this. Need to get the enclosed out of my shop and check brakes and grease wheel bearings then move on to all the bikes and can am. I think we may do calico for Halloween

 

[Boatymcboatface]

All toys are prepped and ready except for whatever we end up buying at the Sancho.

 

[Bpracing1127]

Shit, almost time? I am already going, 200 miles so far this season. I have 2600 scheduled before new years

 

[Singleton]

Pre-season annual maintenance done!
Just have to finish setting up new trailer with solar, so cars can charge when needed.

 

[DLC]

I got my

shocks freshened up
new A arm bushings done
New brake pads all around
New frt axles and upper keller ball joints installed
Greased all wheel bearings and zert fittings

Need to do -

all oils motor and trans and both diffs

Also have a small leak in a rear tire
Need to set up a jack mount for my AGM jack

Then it’s GO time !

Looking forward to Sancho !

 

[riverroyal]

Just rotated tires this evening. Took a lap around valley center. Lol.
This redneck lifestyle is starting to set in

 

[Socalx09]

So far everything has started…

 

[Bpracing1127]

I’m all finished up.

Wheels bearing serviced
Oils (motors, trans, diff)
Filters
Plugs
Grease sway bars and drive line
Replace turbo
Inspect everything
Clean

Ready for miles

 

[69hondo]

you guys are on it.
Took me almost all weekend to change out the cooling unit in my RV fridge. Wife and daughters helped too LOL
Hopefully get started on it this weekend.
These days are strange as my girls are older now and are busy with college and work. Which is awesome but its hard to find time for us all to do it together like we used to

 

[Sportin' Wood]

Moved mine into the shop last night, hope to start round two of prep Sunday. I did the basic stuff in spring during mud season. I need a couple rod ends, and I need to address a power steering issue. I would like to figure out a spare tire mount since there are some trips we would like to join that require a spare. I carry everything to fix a tire and don't think I need a spare tire, but rules require a spare, so I think I'm gonna cheat and get a smaller spare than a Full Size 34" tire hanging off the back.

 

[outboard_256]

Been slowly prepping past few weeks. Got new gear for the kids, put new chain/sprockects on the bike, got new tires for the mini bikes I need to put on, got one carb idle jet to clean out, and need to wash, lube, and put fresh gas in all the stuff. Rock crawler I blew the rear diff and t-case last trip out. I have the parts but need to install before KOH.

 

[crzy2bealive]

I need to buy batteries lol

 

[fishing fool]

Installing race radios this week.

 

[Bpracing1127]

Installing race radios this week.

Game changer!!! Being able to talk to other cars or in car is one of the first mods I would do

 

[TPC]

Jones'n for Dumont and Glamis.
Even Maynard ready to return.

 

[Sharky]

Almost?????

 

[HNL2LHC]

Game changer!!! Being able to talk to other cars or in car is one of the first mods I would do

BoGuthrie our car with them. Best thing about off-roading is the conversation with the wife. Would even consider having them in a boat. Bit I am not sure I could affrd the black sock or not on the boat thing…

 

[Onetime12]

Just finished a battery relocation which turned into cleaning up the wiring in my car and removed several pounds of excess wire!!! Next will be resealing the RV roof and new skylight. Then onto the kids bikes.

 

[69hondo]

Full engine and fuel system service plus full generator service done on Moho. Time for beer

 

[TPC]

Glamis Annual Pass $160!!!!

 

[TPC]

Just finished a battery relocation which turned into cleaning up the wiring in my car and removed several pounds of excess wire!!! Next will be resealing the RV roof and new skylight. Then onto the kids bikes.

One of the plusses with some projects, ya square it all away fresh.

 

[Boatymcboatface]

Ok I lied I decided to throw a new belt on the RZR. Figured it would be a good idea to do it once in the garage incase I need to do it on the side of the trial. Also made sure to only use tools that I take with me in the RZR on all my rides.

 

[Sportin' Wood]

Well I tore the hell out of my machine today. When the car was built in 2018 they zip tied the computer port up under the dash and I had to take the cage out to get to it, which ended up requiring disassembly of a lot of the car. What a mess it is with silt in places you can't see.

My 2018 Maverick has a Halo front diff with a selectable locker. The steering has always been an issue and I'm told re-flashing the computer would help, but since I'm torn down this far I'm thinking about just springing for the aftermarket power steering since I run 34" tires.

Anyone have experience with this?
https://www.superatv.com/can-am-maverick-x3-power-steering-kit

On the removing excess wiring front, I found two amplifiers tucked up under the dash and a shit ton of wiring I'll be pulling out. When the car was sold they must have taken all the speakers and left the amps because they were too hard to get to. They are right where the ECU for that aftermarket steering would go.

Car is a total train wreck right now, I opened Pandora's box. However, it was needed.

 

[Sharky]

Ok I lied I decided to throw a new belt on the RZR. Figured it would be a good idea to do it once in the garage incase I need to do it on the side of the trial. Also made sure to only use tools that I take with me in the RZR on all my rides.

Save that old belt as a secondary spare. Its already broken in.

 

[Boatymcboatface]

Save that old belt as a secondary spare. Its already broken in.

Yup right in the savage belt box.

 

[GreenEnergy28]

Hoping to have the new to us buggy ready to go by the end of next week. This thing has been giving me hell trying to dial it in. I had to fix a few issues that sprung up in the MoHo while we had it out last. Going to have to prep the trailer as well. Vets weekend is our first trip out, so I have a little bit of time.

 

[69hondo]

Finally starting on the toys. Lots of work ahead

 

[Todd Mohr]

That's a lot of tires and motors!

 

[69hondo]

I’ma little jealous lol your daughter has a nicer bike than you

 

[69hondo]

That's a lot of tires and motors!

Man you ain’t kidding. The girls usually handle a lot of it so that helps

 

[Sportin' Wood]

Spent an uninterrupted day working on my Can Am. Found something by chance that would have ruined a trip. I would suggest other take a look.

I found a sharp, perfect sized rock had found it's way wedged between the radiator lines, and it was sitting right where the rubber hose connects to the hard lines. Without a doubt that would have rubbed a hole in the rubber, or further jammed itself into the steel line and went to work making a hole.

Then I started looking and found a couple more in various places where they could have rubbed a radiator line.

My guess is where you dragged gravel on the skid pan because of deep ruts, you spray gravel into every place it can find a place to hide.

Wires laying on the radiator lines might also be a bad idea, so fixed those as well.

Spent damn near the whole day working on rewiring all the rats nest under the dash. Hope everything works when I push the go button.

 

[69hondo]

Spent an uninterrupted day working on my Can Am. Found something by chance that would have ruined a trip. I would suggest other take a look.

I found a sharp, perfect sized rock had found it's way wedged between the radiator lines, and it was sitting right where the rubber hose connects to the hard lines. Without a doubt that would have rubbed a hole in the rubber, or further jammed itself into the steel line and went to work making a hole.

Then I started looking and found a couple more in various places where they could have rubbed a radiator line.

My guess is where you dragged gravel on the skid pan because of deep ruts, you spray gravel into every place it can find a place to hide.

Wires laying on the radiator lines might also be a bad idea, so fixed those as well.

Spent damn near the whole day working on rewiring all the rats nest under the dash. Hope everything works when I push the go button.

Good catch.
I did similar to the buggy today. I get a good flash light and go over the entire car. Look at all the welds, joints, hiems, wires, houses etc. came out clean this time but I usually find something.

 

[Sportin' Wood]

Good catch.
I did similar to the buggy today. I get a good flash light and go over the entire car. Look at all the welds, joints, hiems, wires, houses etc. came out clean this time but I usually find something.

We used to do that with the race cars, I was doing the same thing treating this some what like a race prep, but I'm not taking the car down to the bare chassis. I've taken it apart further than I wanted to at this point.

I think most people would never see whats under their dash, mine is completely out and I'm coughing up silt and rubbing my eyes this morning from the hours spent trying to blow the silt out of the car with compressed air followed by a shop vac. I'm sure my shop is covered in that crap.

I doubt I will get my wish list done before I head south. I have a front rod end with just a little play that should be replaced and I'd like to replace the rear radios rods, but I can watch those and replace as needed in LHC. Easier to get parts down there.

I need to figure out a tire carrier and some additional storage, that may wait until I can rope my kid into doing he fab work, he has become better at it than me and I'd like to hear his ideas. He is in Kingman so it may wait.

I'll need to clean up the 100's of zip ties all over the shop floor before @angiebaby gets home today, she gets triggered by spent zip ties on the ground, because we've had to pick up so many out in the desert over the years.

Today I need to make an access panel for my aftermarket carbon fiber dash assembly. The fuse box and brake reservoirs are not accessible unless you pull the cage off in current form. The computer port was buried in there as well, which is what started this adventure. Cage was only bolted on with grade 5 bolts, so that needed to changed as well I guess.

 

[crzy2bealive]

Brought the rzr home from the river house.

Going to have the shocks rebuilt and do all the typical maintenance.

Just checked the odometer and she has 1900 miles on it.

 

[Bpracing1127]

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Brought the rzr home from the river house.

Going to have the shocks rebuilt and do all the typical maintenance.

Just checked the odometer and she has 1900 miles on it.

That’s it? You need to get out there and put some miles on it.

 

[crzy2bealive]

That’s it? You need to get out there and put some miles on it.

I really only get 4 trips a year

Thanksgiving
New years
Koh
Easter

Maybe once I move to Utah I’ll use it more

 

[JFMFG]

Well everything is prepped and ready minus the trailer bearings. My 2 year old has taken an interest In her stacyc and dirt bike the last few weeks.

 

[LakeMead Boater]

Still need to prep the quads. Small ones need fuel cut off switches and “big” ones need oil, filter, etc. My dad put a bench seat in the back of the rzr and prepped that. Also need to figure out how to fit everything on the new trailer. First trip is Veterans to Ocotillo

 

[Icky]

Putting new electric steering on my car, the old one only worked for a few seconds every once in awhile. Decided to move the battery and upgrade to an odyssey while I had it apart. And I'm working on a new center console . Keep in mind it's already been on an Idaho trip this year, so I had no need to take it apart right before our Veterans trip.

 

[Boatymcboatface]

Season prep is past now season repair is going.

Daughter got a nail fixed that and then after 3yrs my harbor freight tap light went out! 2nd one went in today. Hard to beat $3 for a 3 pack of led lights.

 

[GreenEnergy28]

I'm a bit late to the game but finally have to car back together. I have been on the struggle bus with this car. Finally feel like I have enough of the issues sorted out that I can take the car out.

Monday it went back on the dyno and made some good power

My buddy painted the panels for me. I lined all the panels with marine grade vinyl. I wrapped the dash myself (first time wrapping anything), came out decent, with only a few wrinkles.

Mounted up the paddles last night

Going to head out to Glamis for New Years. Fingers crossed.

 

[69hondo]

I'm a bit late to the game but finally have to car back together. I have been on the struggle bus with this car. Finally feel like I have enough of the issues sorted out that I can take the car out.

Monday it went back on the dyno and made some good power
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My buddy painted the panels for me. I lined all the panels with marine grade vinyl. I wrapped the dash myself (first time wrapping anything), came out decent, with only a few wrinkles.
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Mounted up the paddles last night
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Going to head out to Glamis for New Years. Fingers crossed.

Looks good.

 

[Meaney77]

I'm a bit late to the game but finally have to car back together. I have been on the struggle bus with this car. Finally feel like I have enough of the issues sorted out that I can take the car out.

Monday it went back on the dyno and made some good power
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My buddy painted the panels for me. I lined all the panels with marine grade vinyl. I wrapped the dash myself (first time wrapping anything), came out decent, with only a few wrinkles.
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Mounted up the paddles last night
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Going to head out to Glamis for New Years. Fingers crossed.

Looks great!