Our latest trip to Moab

[Mikes Early Bronco]

@stout22 it is always a pleasure to spend time with you and your lovely bride. Was so happy when you said you could attend and spent the entire time with us, truly a special time. The place and vehicles are fun, the people make it priceless.

@Mikes Early Bronco any idea what video? Over heard a few comments from passers by, a few thought it was way over its head

Haha. I’ll see if I can find it again. At the time I was just browsing through YouTube. I think I searched some videos regarding Broncos stampede and it popped up. I’ll see if I can track it down for you guys.

 

[Yeller]

Here's our fearless leader. Don't worry, he wasn't thinking about jumping, he just doesn't make sense sometimes

Those cliffs just call my name, I can’t help but sit and hang my feet off the edge.

 

[ntsqd]

The Cliffs are calling, and I, I must go.

--with apologies to whomever said that

 

[stout22]

More from Flat Iron
That's my wife showing the guys how to wheel.
The funny thing is after she drove several of the other women decided that they needed to try a hand at off-roading.
Yeller spotted her up a line that everyone else was bypassing but after she went up they decided they didn't want to get shown up by a girl so they had Yeller spot them up.

 

[stout22]

Flat Iron was a lot of fun.
The Blue 84 struggled. He needed a deeper low gear and maybe a better transmission. You can see it boiling tranny fluid out in it's last picture.

 

[ntsqd]

What power-train combo is in the 84? I'd guess 351/C6, but I don't know about what t/c's those had. BW of one sort or other? Once I go the PSOM set right I've been really happy with the E4OD in our '96.

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Yeller spotted her up a line that everyone else was bypassing but after she went up they decided they didn't want to get shown up by a girl so they had Yeller spot them up.

Mrs. ntsqd & I were up on a friend's ranch at a shooting party. Friend digs out his Barret bolt action in .50 BMG, lays out a tarp, sets it up on a bipod, and takes a shot. He missed the target @ 200 yards saying "yeah, I thought the scope was still set from the last comp I shot it in. Anyone else want to shoot it?" No one was taking him up on it. If you've been around one of those things you know why. All 5'3" 100 lbs of Mrs. ntsqd says "Sure!" She hit the target and cost my friend some .50 BMG ammo because......
The three of us sat back and quietly laughed at those guys who couldn't stand it.

 

[toddz69]

What power-train combo is in the 84? I'd guess 351/C6, but I don't know about what t/c's those had. BW of one sort or other?

Likely a NP208. Could possibly be a BW1356, but I don't think they were in those trucks that early.

Todd Z.

 

[Yeller]

Likely a NP208. Could possibly be a BW1356, but I don't think they were in those trucks that early.

Todd Z.

E4OD and 208. Just know it it was a SBF. 4.10’s and 35’s. Definitely a beautiful truck. He’s getting it sorted. Reman the trans, atlas and regearing.

 

[stout22]

It was a 351. He definitely wants to get it sorted and hit more trails.
He had already swapped in a D44 out of a 78.

 

[ntsqd]

I run metric 35's and 4.56's on Snowball, which is a 5.8L + E4OD + BW something or other. There's likely going to be a time when I want/need more gear, but I've not gotten there yet.

 

[stout22]

After Flat Iron Mesa it was decided that we needed to try to see the sunrise the following morning.
What better place to do this than Hell's Revenge? Running the rock spine out of the parking lot in the dark is a little unnerving.
I'm still running stock lights and was happy to have the headlights behind me to help see where we were going.
The sunrise wasn't glorious but at least it happened It was a little chilly up on that exposed rock

 

[stout22]

Our Tonka Toy

 

[stout22]

Leaving Hell's Revenge to get breakfast at the Moab Diner

 

[ntsqd]

Look up the recent thread on the Koito H4 headlights. If they're still available they're a real bargain.

 

[stout22]

Look up the recent thread on the Koito H4 headlights. If they're still available they're a real bargain.

I bought a set but haven't taken the time install them

 

[stout22]

We took the rest of the day and drove all over Moab. We headed up to Dead Horse State Park where we had lunch on a side road on the way to Long Canyon Road.

 

[stout22]

Long Canyon has an iconic "entrance" with a massive bolder you drive under.

 

[stout22]

From Long Canyon we went by the Thelma and Louise Point and the potash mines on the way to Shafer road.
The switchbacks are intense if you don't like heights. It's a 2 way road that's 1 lane wide in a lot of spots.

 

[stout22]

By the time we made it back to Moab I was needing to make a quick break for a gas stations. 11.4 gallons in a 12 gallon tank

 

[Yeller]

By the time we made it back to Moab I was needing to make a quick break for a gas stations. 11.4 gallons in a 12 gallon tank

That was almost as good as the 21 gallons I put in a 20 gallon tank in Bernalillo NM on our way out