If anyone else plans to stay thru monday you wont be alone, myself and Troy will also be there.
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If anyone else plans to stay thru monday you wont be alone, myself and Troy will also be there.
When do ya'll plan on going up there? I was thinking of taking off thurday and Friday and driving back Sunday...Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt Conlee
Might drive to Dallas Wednesday night?
I can leave Wed or Thursday, and it doesn't matter when I come back. I ain't got **** to do but work, so I'm free.
I guess that's as long as my pile runs, rolls and doesn't break.
what are the entrance prices like? I'm gonna take my dad along with me...maybe he'll drink a few beers. My buddy from UTD will be joining us with his 02 on 42s.
35 spline 60 detroit 5.13
14b discs detroit 5.13
pimpin ride man...can't wait to see it work.
I'm scared...
I couldn't wheel that and dent it up but I'm more than willing to watch :gigem:
that truck would be COMPLETLY demolished if he took it up there. Clayton is NOT full-size friendly. He WILL get dents is he actually takes it on a trail - I have yet to see a full-size go on a trail out there without getting dents.
COST is free if we stay on the old property or $10?? a day at Frelands (you drop money in a box) - the other new land is probably also $10/day/truck
well hes not afraid of dents....but he certainly doesn't wanna roll it right out of the box.
The old property is probably the best place for a truck that size. the old trails seem to be wider than some of the newer ones on Frelands but I bet that rig would be fun to see run 3 stage.
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Originally Posted by Violentv8toy
I can't wait to see it break either..... er, work either.
[evil]ha ha ha ha[/evil] :D
Cool truck, but I would recommend he buy a Sami also. He could just leave it in Clayton when he's done. It'll be less than his body shop bill.
so, uh, im thinking about going if im done by then. how common is body damage at clayton for oh lets say a mid-sized rig about the size of a scout? and yes, i saw jimmy's door.
How I see it is if you don't want dents and scratches then ride along. People have made it through without any damage but them some have also made it rolling a few times.
Don't worry though, after the first nice dent they start becoming fun :gigem:
His door was by far the worst body damage of the day. I screwed up my quarter and rear bumper because I inverted a shackle and couldn't turn, then I did the left front fender in when I inverted the same shackle later that day. Then after that, I ripped a front left brake line off, sheared a centerpin on the passenger side, and ripped the exhaust pipe clean off the motor on the driver's side. Needless to say Lurch and I had a slow drive back to camp that night. Would I do it all again? Hell yes! A scout isn't too terribly large for Clayton, it just requires a little more refinement in your driving than what a jeep would.Quote:
Originally Posted by agjohn02
WHat if you dont have body panels to start with:)? :gigem:Quote:
Originally Posted by redcagepatrol
i was on a s10 site and saw pics of disney and the pics that were taken were pretty open rock step ups and a lot of like tight deep crevaces and those rocks look way jagged, it was a s10 with fullwidths and 38's with less lift than mine and he seemed to have little body damage other than on the rockers...i dont know
Clayton not= disney. Check Scott's website for photos. Clayton = trees.
here i get you links
http://www.offroadrepublic.com/galle...umName=albun33
http://www.offroadrepublic.com/galle...umName=album98
Hensel went there a few years ago, and his ranger still probably doesn't drive.
well damn i was all confoosed, thanks for clarification
Maybe I should ride rather than wheel...
dont forget about brandons massive rear end, i think that was due to a severe brake falure going up a 50* incline and an incident with a 100' tall pine, from what i remember....hahaha
you aren't talking about the famous Hensel Tree Chopping Ranger incident are you?Quote:
Originally Posted by stinger7401
Hey, I went there, and came back with only a shredded tire to add to the damage list. However, I didn't wheel hard at all.
With enough patience, a damn good spotter, and a very good driver I believe that you can wheel pretty hard and come out with only some of natures pinstriping. Broken parts is another thing though. That just happens, so be prepared.
I even managed a dent in the old Yota...
http://www.offroadrepublic.com/galle...albun44&id=aaa
Also - there's a reason Busa built a flatbed - too many dents on the old one...
His Toy, Matt Mareks Toy, Jason Mareks Toy, Brandons Scout (it used to be straight) Pretty much everyone I know has come out with a few dents.
Only the first dent hurts - it's best to get it out of the way on an early wheeling trip so you can have fun the next time you take it out :gigem:
Brandon was the founder of that infamous past timeQuote:
Originally Posted by Fredo
yes, but Hensel's damage was much more impressive than Brandon's.
tru
I hate to break it to you, but I think Doug Kiesewetter and Brian Ritchey may have been the first wheelers turned lumberjacks in this club...
only dent i got running snake pit and power line in the middle of the night with a broken hub due to and incomp. jackass, overactive procraption and no gas was when lissa drove into the back oh me while trying to give my shatty starter at the time a jump in the pitch black while a 1/2 a mile behind the rest of the group... it was my first dent.... but im not bitter about it :flipoff2:
my first dent was on my roof... it came along with a fender and well the whole passanger side... but is ok... i made the other side match the next day with some trees... it wasnt in clayton though so i guess dents have snaked this thread
clayton kicks ass though... i cant wait to go back
Does anyone think my TJ with 31's could hold up at clayton with the nerf bars gone and rocker protection?
what happened to doug anyhow, where'd he run off to?
Good times at Clayton. This trip has come to be one of the best of the year and is always a must for me I encourage any new members to do whatever you can to make it to this trip.
wouldn't "brake failure" imply that they worked in the first place? ;)
Foley said i can borrow his trailer that weekend, so if Flem can get project dreidel working i'll be towing him up there...if not, i'll have a trailer spot available for someone...you just have to make it to Dallas. no fullsizes need apply.
Hmmm...the Range Rover may become a trailer queen...and it's paid for 10X over. The last time I was at Clayton was when the old stuff was still open, Powerline, Three-stage, and Busline are the ones I remember. And yes I recieved body damage that resulted in me cutting off the lower quarters and also did a little lumber jacking on lower Powerline. How much gas would a 454 consume on the way up there? May be cheaper than running a diesel!
i heard today on the radio that gas prices are on the way down...or at least have fallen some since the election...in other good news (for me at least), i'm only 3 hrs away from Clayton...only cost me a tank each way...a lot cheaper for fuel than i'd planned...more money for :beer: Whoop!
I might take you up on that...Quote:
Originally Posted by BigRedFord04
IF I can get busy on my rig by then.
I'll drive it as far as Dtown :D
I want to take mine, but it won't be done before then, guess I will be riding along with someone. Clayton kicks ass, wish I could have mine done, fuel injection and even less caring about body damage/rollovers would make for a hella interesting weekend. :)
just to make it clear...Flem has 1st dibs. i've gotta wire the trailer's brakes, and get a brake controller on my truck....might even add some airbags in the rear. on the way to BigRedTowRig. :gigem:
if im done by then, i plan on going. if i go, ill tow. if i tow ill have a spot for another rig. problem is, you gotta make it to mt pleasant to take the spot. im only 130 miles from clayton. mp is 225 miles from cs and 120 miles from dallas.
I've got one seat if someone wants to ride with me... But I think everyone here values their life too much to be a passenger while I'm behind the wheel.