Badlands Run 3/23/07

Bakerkj · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:32 pm

Looks like I'm still gonna make it on the 22nd. I'll post up a trail report when I get back thursday night.

FastTRX · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:42 pm

Bakerkj wrote:

Looks like I'm still gonna make it on the 22nd. I'll post up a trail report when I get back thursday night.

Good luck, have fun and stay safe! You can never take enough photos.

I'm hoping the conditions will be good for wheeling on Friday. It's been nice up here but they are calling for rain tomarrow night and thurs. I guess we'll have to see what its like. I'll def. be bringing alot of recovery/towing equipment. :twisted:

Andy you said you'll have a radio by Friday?

AndySRT · **Posted:** Tue Mar 20, 2007 10:54 pm

just installed the radio today. all i got to do once we get there is hook up the antenna

alljeep · **Posted:** Wed Mar 21, 2007 8:10 am

AndySRT wrote:

ohh belive me i know how much fun wheelin a kj is. where do you think my avatar came from. ive learned most of the limits of it.

Don't forget your air intake is level with the top of your front bumper, not top of the hood. After the rain this week it's possible the water will be high enough that when you enter the creek to cross it or drive in it, the nose down entry could cause the CRD to ingest water and then KABOOM!

Just be careful. I have not done the V6 airbox mod because I'm waiting to see the snorkels from down under show up...

AndySRT · **Posted:** Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:08 am

alljeep wrote:

AndySRT wrote:

ohh belive me i know how much fun wheelin a kj is. where do you think my avatar came from. ive learned most of the limits of it.

Don't forget your air intake is level with the top of your front bumper, not top of the hood. After the rain this week it's possible the water will be high enough that when you enter the creek to cross it or drive in it, the nose down entry could cause the CRD to ingest water and then KABOOM!

Just be careful. I have not done the V6 airbox mod because I'm waiting to see the snorkels from down under show up...

I know all about that belive me. I have had to replace like 3 filters becuase of just a down pour and driving.

FastTRX · **Posted:** Wed Mar 21, 2007 11:38 am

And I'm betting that creek is really up....here we go!!!

callaway · **Posted:** Wed Mar 21, 2007 12:46 pm

alljeep wrote:

Don't forget your air intake is level with the top of your front bumper, not top of the hood. After the rain this week it's possible the water will be high enough that when you enter the creek to cross it or drive in it, the nose down entry could cause the CRD to ingest water and then KABOOM!

is it at the same level on a gasser?

alljeep · **Posted:** Wed Mar 21, 2007 1:22 pm

callaway wrote:

alljeep wrote:

Don't forget your air intake is level with the top of your front bumper, not top of the hood. After the rain this week it's possible the water will be high enough that when you enter the creek to cross it or drive in it, the nose down entry could cause the CRD to ingest water and then KABOOM!

is it at the same level on a gasser?

No, gasser air intakes are the envy of us CRD owners. Your air intake is up at the seam between the hood and the grill - you also have a water deflector behind that seam to block water that may flow into the seam during water fording. It's really a cool design.

FastTRX · **Posted:** Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:59 pm

Callaway...I was up the top of my bumper in water last time and other than some steam from the radiator...all was well.

Here's a good idea of how deep I was...and this was an average dry day.

And that wasn't even as deep as I had seen later that day!!

The creek wasn't very deep last time...but w/ enough rain there could be a chance it may make it up to the bottom of our doors and rockers.

Spowers · **Posted:** Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:30 am

You guys have FUN! I have to pass on this weekend.
Bring back some pic's .... and STAY OUT of the DEEP holes.

AndySRT · **Posted:** Fri Mar 23, 2007 6:23 pm

pics will be up tonight. I defintly had some fun but i think we scared callaway :lol:

.

FastTRX · **Posted:** Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:44 pm

Yea poor callaway... :lol:

Andy what would we have done without that CRD of yours???

We had a mishap (as the pictures will show later on..) in the creek/culvert area. I think Callaway was sweating bullets for a while but we got him out w/ some smart thinking between us all we eventually pulled him out. Thank god for them boulder bars.

I sustained a little damage to my rockers...but it's nothing that bad. Just a couple of bruises and some paint chipping.

I'll get pictures later. Nobody else had any damage and we kept it safe which was very surprising for the stuff we were doing w/ stock KJs.

All in all....very wet day...but not a better way to spend a birthday. Wheeling in the rain!!!!! :lol:

Callaway...hope to wheel with you soon man. And BTW Andy...didnt get to say bye to ya...can't wait to wheel w/ you all again.

FastTRX · **Posted:** Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:45 pm

Spowers wrote:

STAY OUT of the DEEP holes.

It was hard.... :oops:

callaway · **Posted:** Fri Mar 23, 2007 8:59 pm

there are some good pics that i'll put up a little later and some videos i'll put on youtube.

FastTRX wrote:

We had a mishap (as the pictures will show later on..) in the creek/culvert area. I think Callaway was sweating bullets for a while but we got him out w/ some smart thinking between us all we eventually pulled him out. Thank god for them boulder bars.

i wonder how andy's photos of that little situation turned out... i wish we had a video of that...

i <3 boulderbars

AndySRT · **Posted:** Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:04 am

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/vie ... hp?t=18904

my pictures are in that thread.

FastTRX · **Posted:** Sat Mar 24, 2007 10:50 am

http://new.photos.yahoo.com/frankenkj03/album/576460762394858284/photo/294928804293112850/199?wtok=6ph5InNK3ogvtzSYEfOxbg--&ts=1174741207
:shock:

Now I know why my mom said that the KJ isn't a boat!!!! :lol:

Didnt think I was thaaat deep!

Awesome pics Callaway and Andy. I'm in Indy right now at my hotel...when I get home I'll upload my pics.

Badlands Run 3/23/07

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