Sunday bash in lumberton NJ

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Bash times are good times! don't think I can wait 13 days. Goin this weekend! If any one else is there great! Hopefully Igot them all fixed and ready to go !
 
OK, I finally got the time this weekend to go through my crap, and got a few surprises 🙂

Two REAL good fore-head slappers 🙂

The MGT that I thought had a blown trans, just had a piece of gravel stuck in the spur gear! I couldn't see it through the plastic cover (which was covered in dirt - should have been the first clue LOL). So that is back up and running.

I pulled the Picco out of my son's truck, and put it back in mine. I filled the shocks with oil, adjusted the suspension - needs a shake-down run, but should be good to go.

My son's truck, well that was a different story 🙂 I thought he had bent a front suspension pin on the lower arm, but he had not. He had bent one of the two shocks in the front, and that was preventing the suspension from cycling. I swapped in the Dynamite motor, and while I was doing that, I noticed the rear diff was not quite right. Long story short, he blew almost all the teeth off the pinion gear, and most of the teeth on the ring gear LOL. Not bad! That's what happens when we tells me its not running right, and I tell him to keep going 🙂 So I got that put back together, and once the motor is broken in, he will be good to go too.

The MT2 is a different story. The motor is definitely nuked. No compression at all - so I am gonna start looking around for a new mill. In the meantime, I am pulling the .15 out of my RS4 3 Evo and putting it in the MT2. Needs to be broken in, but again, better than nothing. Since that leaves me a motor short, I'm looking around for a brushless setup to put in the MT2 (maybe a Velineon) but that's not till after the WF.

The irony of all this is while my son and I were packing the car Sunday morning, I was also going to being my Hellfire, but at the last minute decided not to. It was recently overhauled, and again, no time for a shake-down. Well, she started right up, and short of needing a tune pretty badly, ran like a top. I know for next time - just grab it, it's only extra space 🙂

So! All in all not too bad - wish I had had the time to go through all this before the run so I could have been better prepared, but I'll get this figured out one of these days 🙂

I owe someone a bottle of 20wt shock oil, but I don't remember who I got it from - either Bob or nitrobashin ? Let me know guys, and I will get you a new one.

Anyways, thought I would share - can't make this weekend, but looking forward to getting together again soon!

Bob
 
Nice. Depending on how this rain comes in we may not be able to bash anyway this Sunday. I need to find some time to get mine fixed and tested before Sunday.
 
orcusomega said:
OK, I finally got the time this weekend to go through my crap, and got a few surprises 🙂

Two REAL good fore-head slappers 🙂

The MGT that I thought had a blown trans, just had a piece of gravel stuck in the spur gear! I couldn't see it through the plastic cover (which was covered in dirt - should have been the first clue LOL). So that is back up and running.

I pulled the Picco out of my son's truck, and put it back in mine. I filled the shocks with oil, adjusted the suspension - needs a shake-down run, but should be good to go.

My son's truck, well that was a different story 🙂 I thought he had bent a front suspension pin on the lower arm, but he had not. He had bent one of the two shocks in the front, and that was preventing the suspension from cycling. I swapped in the Dynamite motor, and while I was doing that, I noticed the rear diff was not quite right. Long story short, he blew almost all the teeth off the pinion gear, and most of the teeth on the ring gear LOL. Not bad! That's what happens when we tells me its not running right, and I tell him to keep going 🙂 So I got that put back together, and once the motor is broken in, he will be good to go too.

The MT2 is a different story. The motor is definitely nuked. No compression at all - so I am gonna start looking around for a new mill. In the meantime, I am pulling the .15 out of my RS4 3 Evo and putting it in the MT2. Needs to be broken in, but again, better than nothing. Since that leaves me a motor short, I'm looking around for a brushless setup to put in the MT2 (maybe a Velineon) but that's not till after the WF.

The irony of all this is while my son and I were packing the car Sunday morning, I was also going to being my Hellfire, but at the last minute decided not to. It was recently overhauled, and again, no time for a shake-down. Well, she started right up, and short of needing a tune pretty badly, ran like a top. I know for next time - just grab it, it's only extra space 🙂

So! All in all not too bad - wish I had had the time to go through all this before the run so I could have been better prepared, but I'll get this figured out one of these days 🙂

I owe someone a bottle of 20wt shock oil, but I don't remember who I got it from - either Bob or nitrobashin ? Let me know guys, and I will get you a new one.

Anyways, thought I would share - can't make this weekend, but looking forward to getting together again soon!

Bob
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sounds good bob glad to hear you were able to get a lot of wrenchin done, I'm guessing now the only problem you will have is deciding which one to run first lol, and it was me who hooked you up with the bottle of shock oil, consider it my pleasure, I'm glad it helped no need to replace it, i will just be happy to see you running next time instead of wrenching!....bash on!.....:smiliejam:
 
Thanks man!

I am pretty stoked, actually. I usually have 5-6 vehicles under the knife or waiting for replacement parts - for the first time in a long time I have more that work than don't 🙂

I need to order shock oil for the Baja and install the new rear carriers, then you can add it to the running list.

The engine for Stupid Truck is here, I just need to get around to installing it 🙂

Now I need to go on eBay and find more RX's 🙂

Bob
 
Yea but it isn't looking good sopposed to rain. If that rain doesn't hit till the afternoon we will still be there.
 
I'm not putting much stock in what the weather man says 6 days before it gets here...they cant even get it right within a day or two most the time...hopefully the weather will cooperate so we can get our bash on!...lol
 
Well, Glad to hear all wrenchin may be getting done prior to the next bash. Working at home is way easier then at the track lol.This sunday unfornatually is no good for me. 10 year anniversary, don't think the wife will let me run!Asking would be a bad idea! Trucks are redy to go for the following week. Hope we can start a regular schedule! See ya sooon!
 
the following is mothers day weekend unless we do it saturday?i should be ready by then.i got my diffs in just need to shim and install the rear one,order my radio and my daughters and change her tvps over
 
well, mothers day would be no good for me! So Id say Sat. before mothers day would work for me.(5-08-10) Afternoon.
 
Great bash guys! Everyone got a fair amount of run time in and we still had the rest of the day to do whatever. I think that is probley the way it will be for me most of the summer. Home by 1:30 and you avoid the hotest part of the day.

I won't be out there again till June as I have the finals coming up in a few weeks.

Next time though somebody has to rember the camera
 
I'm glad i missed another good time remember the camera i need to see pics vids something i almost came out yesterday just to watch
 
Good day sun. Glad I could make It ! I think three truck runnin at once is a record! probably will be out bash this week!
 
I had a great time sunday!...even tho my friend ken crashed, and broke, his cen truck into my knee at full speed trying to jump off a hill i was standing at the top of...lol...he definately cant use the excuse he didnt see me, i mean i was standing at the top of the hill!....lmao...I'm already lookin forward to the next bash...I will be bringin "crash" aka ken with me again as he had a blast too.
 
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Sunday Bash!!!!

Anybody, This Sunday the 16th anybody who can make it. bash will happen. I'm gonna be there. Hopefully many others will be there the more the better. Startin early. Whos in?
 
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Wrench all night! Get an hour sleep youre good to go! Well thats what I would do! Its worth it! Can allow make minor repairs on site!hope to see ya!
 
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