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Colorado 2006: page 9 #745530 08/17/06 04:57 PM
Joined: May 2000
Posts: 3,281
Vancouver, BC, Canada
don Offline OP
Roll Me Over
Next morning, Joe wheeled into camp, and together with Greg, we set off to meet Dan near the trailhead.
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With 4 well modified rigs, and with Mt. Holy Cross's rep as a nasty trail, there were last minute checks and some serious airing-down.
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Dan's rig, turbo'd, and very well set up.
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The three 2dr rigs, not much stock here anymore!
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The 4 rigs approaching the big rocks. Not to sound like a wimp (oh sure!), I had specifically commented at the beginning of the plans for this Colorado trip that I had NO skid plates on the bottom, and would NOT be challenging any serious obstacles! Oops, and here we were approaching a real skid plate tester!
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Don `87 Mitsu 2dr, Rubicon survivor, GModified.
Re: Colorado 2006: page 9 [Re: don] #745531 08/17/06 05:11 PM
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 1,502
east tennessee
fstop89564 Offline
Body Damage is Cool
Again Nice stuff...........I was on a shoot yesterday and did not get to see page 8 until late last night.......nice there as well......

aaaahh nice lunch time reading <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

Tim
Missing my 93sr
adopting a child
shaping a life

"Look, I'm not an intellectual - I just take pictures."
Helmut Newton
Re: Colorado 2006: page 9 [Re: don] #745532 08/17/06 05:31 PM
Joined: Dec 2001
Posts: 11,727
Monterey, CA
LRJ4x4 Offline
Web Wheeler
*****
Now were talking! SWB fun. Don...Mr Armour...your making me nervous running trails like that with a oil pan as a skid <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" />

98 Montero with cold weather package
96 Toyota Land Cruiser, fully locked Mall Machine :-)
Re: Colorado 2006: page 9 [Re: LRJ4x4] #745533 08/17/06 05:38 PM
Joined: Sep 2002
Posts: 3,634
Milwaukee WI
bretwalda Offline
Roll Me Over
Who's is the Gen2? Wasn't that Steve Bein's rig at one time?

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Re: Colorado 2006: page 9 [Re: bretwalda] #745534 08/17/06 05:54 PM
Joined: Jan 2000
Posts: 16,227
Bay Area, CA
off-roader Offline
Web Wheeler
*****
Great pics Don! I've been enjoying this set of trip threads.

That's greg's gen II. Steve Bein's was a champaign color IIRC.
Re: Colorado 2006: page 9 [Re: off-roader] #745535 08/17/06 06:52 PM
Joined: Dec 2000
Posts: 6,896
Ponchatoula, LA
sparkem Offline
Trail Leader
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Cool, 2 DON bumpers. I still like mine. Good pics.

I just want to tell you both good luck, and we're all counting on you.
Re: Colorado 2006: page 9 [Re: don] #745536 08/17/06 08:30 PM
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 40
Sunny San Diego, CA
DAZE1 Offline
Getting the Wheeling Fever
Two thumbs up. Great stuff. Loved to make it to Colorado one day. Good to see a group of Monteros doing what it's supposed to be doing.

95 LS / Rear ARB Locker / 33" Interco Thornbirds / IPF Lights / Rear sway bar removed / 4 Crawler Rock Sliders / Torsion bars cranked / Centerline Rims / Cobra CB / KYB MonoMax shocks /
Re: Colorado 2006: page 9 [Re: DAZE1] #745537 08/17/06 09:14 PM
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Posts: 2,823
...Oologah...
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Mitch Offline
Roll Me Over
Hey, I did that too!! On 31's <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

This is the French Creek crossing about 10 years ago.

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89 Mitsubishi 2dr. V6, winch, Snorkle w/FF boot, Aisin's, sway bar discos, 15x8 rockcrawlers, 33X12.5 BFG MT's, KV85's, Snorkle install
94 Toyota x-cab, totaled
99 Dodge 2500 diesel, sold
Re: Colorado 2006: page 9 [Re: Mitch] #745538 08/18/06 12:11 AM
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 5,231
Crawlorado
CapnCrunch Offline
Trail Leader
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That was indeed a very nice all-around trail.

Mitch, I'm not sure you'd make it through to the top with that same rig-configuration now. If you did, you'd have certainly taken some rocker damage without sliders. Greg (w/dual lockers) winched his way through with a bit of banging. I (also w/dual lockers) managed to get my way through without a winch (likely due to driving a SWB) but I think with a bit more banging.

It was a very interesting problem. The whole trail made for a good day. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

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