First, thank you all for participating in the
NEXTerra KiX Off The Summer Run! I had a great time and hope you did also.
Congratulations to the winners of the
Automotive Customizers 4X4Parts Gift Certificates!
Brian?s friend (who?s name I forgot), Tim (Queensxterra) and Ken.
Please do me a favor and PM me your full name and the number of the certificate as soon as possible. I need to report those that information to Volrick so that you will be able to redeem them. Yes, I know I F?ed up, sorry.
After I left the parking area Dave (alliedacid), Dave (XterraVT) with Bobby (XVTer) ridin? shotgun, Stephen (SeXterraPA) and I went straight over to the West property, down ?J? and into trail 13. I made it through after getting a bit more love from a tree to my passenger side rear quarter panel. Ripped off the plastic bumper piece (I?ve got a spare so no worries). After we got done we went to meet up with Mike (Svendog) and the rest of the Black/Blue crew (who were dropping like flies). We were heading over to ?23? when my truck was making a bad banging sound. Turned out I smashed the bolts holding my TC skid plate to the cross member were our TBar adjusters sit. Instead of the heads of the bolts snapping off they held and twisted the cross member. Yes, that?s right, I twisted my member. Very funny.
Any who it was ok to drive but not ok to wheel, if I smacked it again the t-bar could have come out. I was done. Dave and I cut out leaving the rest of our group to finish the day wheeling. Dave and I went back to the KOA, dropped the TC skid and assessed the damage. The lesson, use cheap bolts so that
they are what breaks. Just carry a few extra.
Something is also going on with my rear drum brakes; they are making a disturbing sound, intermittently at highway speeds. Dave thinks it could be my non working parking brake. I might tear into it tomorrow as well as order a new cross member.
I heard that there was much carnage this trip and I?m sorry for that but that?s the game we play. Right?
I am curious to know what happened to whom. As I received many varied stories maybe you can post your story.
Hanging out with all of you at the KOA, at Rausch and later at O?Neal was great. I am very happy to be a part of such a wonderful community. You folks are the best, let?s do it again next month with an even larger group at
ECXC! WAH HOO!
I started a picture thread
HERE! Post 'em if ya got 'em!