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A while ago I snagged a whole pile of steel shelving off of marketplace for a song and a dance. Although I had to buy a lot of the longer pieces specifically for this project, much of the bits and...

I assembled what will become the "roof" of the trailer by fitting it up clamped to the frame. I missed taking a photo of the million clamp moneyshot.

https://i.imgur.com/TnOeZBqh.jpeg

The front...

My thought was roughly to take Bunce south as far as we can take it, given conditions. Then double back to the entrance of Ironclads, where the group can split based on desire to continue or to bail...

I'm itching to get out and get some late season snow - Bunce School Road seems like a good candidate right now. Reports I've seen say it still has partial snow cover but largely passible by stockish...

Thanks guys!

Yeah, I looked at buying built offroad trailers but I just can't justify the price. Starting with a utility trailer is also an option but after looking at marketplace for a while I...

Next up... took a leaf out of the pack, made a new pin.

https://i.imgur.com/PZsbAUQh.jpeg

Made some passable u-bolt plates - I've drilled the plate with the option to push the axle back 1.5",...

So I kind of flipped a coin to decide which forum I'd post this build thread on. Landed on FR4x4, so either sorry or you're welcome based on your interest in trailer fabrication.
Here's what we're...

Want to bring it by my place in Firestone some evening next week? We can work indoors, my garage is even sort of heated.

Weird as heck, at least it's running now. Probably a good call to switch out sensors, be sure to go OEM for those.

I'm a simple man, I stick to carburetors and distributors :)

105psi seems very low for the 2ARFE, even at altitude. Forum results say it should be 210psi at sea level. Did you do the test with the throttle body wide open?
If so, all cylinders dropping that...

I ended up not going actually, I was going to be solo since one friend had to be out of town last minute and the other broke their dana 30. I took the time instead to work on a bed slide setup, got...

Here's some clips from last year that show what the trail is typically like:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXi6P_rhM5Q

It's become a bit of a tradition to go out to Moon Gulch after work a few times during the winter and see how far we can get up the trail before the hour is too late or the ratio of winching gets too...

Google photos album:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/L6yxbLqBuEVtkbmDA

This was a great day of snow!

Steven and I met in Idaho Springs and figured out a plan of attack - we went up through St. Mary's and hit the west Yankee Hill Entrance. That first bit is the...

I'll be bundled right up and have full gear in the back of the truck. I always pack like I'm planning to spend the night for nasty days like this, sleeping bags etc. I'm a glutton for punishment...

Welcome!

Sounds good to me!

I'd be up for it

Welcome!

It was a fun day! I'm bad at remembering to get my camera out, only snapped this one photo of Mike helping Isak get the mountaineer around the switchback at the bottom of 221.1.
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You've set the calendar date to today, I think that's a mistake :)

I think I'll be able to join, have to check with the lady.

For a variety of scheduling reasons (among them my partner having to work Christmas day) we're doing "Christmas" on another day so I'm just rattling around the house on the 25th and 26th. I plan on...

I ran the south section of switzerland this evening, there's about 70% snow coverage right now. It's all packed in except for the usual spot right where it meets gordon gulch where there's a hundred...

I've found that most floatation-sized chains are actually meant for over-the-road semi tires, ie a 37x12.5R17 chain won't fit a mud terrain of that size.
If you call https://tirechain.com/ they can...