bought some goodies this week…
trans service kit with shift solenoids and filter
rear wheel bearings
and the one im most excited about 
spartan
oh and some misc camping stuff too
hopefully everything gets here by the weekend so i can knock it all out in 1 day…
Awesome pickup. Crazy how something as small as that roof rack changes the attitude of the truck. I really need something like that for mine.
something happened with your html 
Fixed the pics :tup:
And def need a shovel. When it comes time to poop in the wilderness it’s a good thing to have
yep!
EDIT: and environmentally conscious baby wipes!
is that a mini spool locker thing?
Lunchbox locker
so kinda bummed cause the locker didnt come in yesterday…once again USPS only delivering false expectations on time
we made due with what we had so i helped the gf as i walked her through how to change the transmission filter and shift solenoids.
got the trans pan off easier than expected
(was reading about how the 2 piece dip stick tube can be a pain to get off)
walking her through what we would be doing
old solenoids
new solenoids on
random RTV pic
the job was really simple and took maybe an hour from start to finish.
truck certainly shifts much smoother and now we know it will be set for quite some time.
todays project was changing out the old u joints for some new spicer ones
old ones out
new ones in
buttoning everything back up
pretty quick job. walked the gf through the whole thing and done in about an hour.
hope you guys are ready for a huge photo dump from this past weekend
thursday before we left for Death Valley we did some service work to the jeep…and of course i made sure the GF got her hands dirty
-rear wheel bearings/seals
-spartan locker
-pick up coil/cam position sensor
-distributor cap and rotor
anyway now on to the fun stuff
we left long beach thursday nite and rolled into Ballarat.
this time we went with another couple and their brand new GC
waking up friday morning in Ballarat
planning the route for the day
from what i read i believe this was one of the two power wagons the manson family used to get back to Barker Ranch
heading down to Goler Wash
Goler Wash pics (locker certainly came in handy in a few parts)
stopped at what looked to be an old mining camp
finally made it to the ranch
where they found a certain someone hiding under a bathroom sink
found the other power wagon…
and the junkyard!
stopped to plink off a few rounds with the winchester
entering DVNP
Dantes View at sunset
Badwater Basin
notice the sea level sign…
Ubehebe Crater
and after hiking up from the bottom we needed a bit of a break
heading to the racetrack we of course had to get a pic at teakettle junction
looking out from the grandstand at the racetrack
set up camp that nite a few miles south at a backcountry dry camp
morning view
made it back to the racetrack for sunrise
a few drone shots on the long “road” back to pavement
If I had a lifestyle clothing company, you guys would have a sponsorship :tup:
BTW I’m Fixing your image links… (can’t wait to be off vB)
Any interesting vehicles running on the track?
Also what drone were you guys using?
well done :tup:
looks fun, being that far away from everything would make me nervous in such an older jeep ha ha
thanks for fixing the links Josh <3
we really love camping with the jeep. so much more luxurious than motorcycle camping lol
:tup:
ha well as long as there was no issue on the 3.5 hr drive there then the 40 miles off road shouldnt scare you
Related. OMG:
This thread makes me want another XJ. I sold my last one about 6 mos ago
