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02-04-2007, 01:01 PM
Well, I had anawsome day at PAP. Ran moslty blues & did fine in my grocery getter since the 5.9 isn't done yet. There was between 6-8" of snow, so things were very slick, only had one major issue due to the snow. I slid down a hill about 25 yards (I hate not being in COMPLETE control so this SUCKED!!!) and caught a stump with my drivers front tire ---> torn sidewall on 1 year old truxxus MT. My other issue wasn't weather related, but my tc started to jump out of both low & high range (249) so we called it a day. As our group was headed for lunch we passed another group of much bigger rigs... driving by I recognized part of a hood to be a ZJ, quick yanked over to the side of the trail & hopped out to confirm the thing I saw was a ZJ... all the guys saw me comin'. So for those of you who aren't catching it, it was to meet ya Matt (OverkillZJ). I remember seein your post on here about taking the car to PAP, but didn't come back to the board to realize the rig was gonna be there too.
Anyhow all-in-all I had an awsome time for most likely the last time ever at Paragon. Here's the only shot I got with my phone before heading out:
02-04-2007, 02:24 PM
BTW my overhead comp read 5 degrees ALL DAY at PAP, hey Matt how was the ride with no windshield??
02-04-2007, 03:01 PM
I was there wheeling with Matt yesterday. My ZJ is dead right now so I took my tow truggy to beat on which has no heater or sheetmetal. It actually wasn't too cold. I think Matt and I had the most off the wall rigs there
Didn't get any pics myself but once some body post them I'm sure it will be entertaining to say the least.
It was good to see Matt get the buggy out on the trails.
02-04-2007, 03:06 PM
02-04-2007, 04:09 PM
It was an awesome day. I think it was pretty emotional for all involved given the impending closure of the park.
Last edited by Skyline; 02-04-2007 at 04:31 PM.
02-04-2007, 04:35 PM
My son got a huge kick out of the fact that Matt's buggy actually started life as a ZJ, and Matt was nice enough to let him pose at the wheel. It was pretty funny seeing him try to get in, as the frame rail was about up to his waist!
02-04-2007, 04:37 PM
Here's a couple of pictures of the staging area. I've never seen so many built up off-roaders before anywhere....but it's a shame that the event had to be a wake.
02-04-2007, 04:39 PM
Another pic of the staging area
02-04-2007, 04:44 PM
One more pic
02-04-2007, 04:45 PM
A couple of trail pics
02-04-2007, 04:46 PM
Thats a lot of rigs! Damn, wish I could have been there.
02-04-2007, 04:54 PM
The trails were definately interesting. You could pick your line, but there was no guarantee you could stay on it. Put a wheel on a rock, and it would most likely slide off. Even some trails that were labeled as "green" became much harder because rocks that a stocker could avoid without the snow, became serious issues. A stock ZJ in my group ripped their center crossmember off their vehicle, on a "stock" trail. Towards the end of the day, most of the downhills had enough ice patches to keep it really interesting.
02-04-2007, 07:20 PM
That was the most fun I've had in a LONG time! I forgot it was possible to beat the crap out of your rig, and NOT destroy it
Jeff (MudForBlood) gave me the bug for full throttle snow wheeling, I probably shouldn't have been behind him, becaue his belief that throttle can solve just about any situation rubbed off on me
It was nice meeting all of you I can into, I'll try and dig up some pics from various friends, I forgot to take my camera outa the hotel room! Man, I just wish someone got pics of my uber-suburban-burnout, I think Sudz at least saw it. Lots of smoke
02-04-2007, 07:46 PM
Originally Posted by OverkillZJ
That was the most fun I've had in a LONG time! I forgot it was possible to beat the crap out of your rig, and NOT destroy it
Jeff (MudForBlood) gave me the bug for full throttle snow wheeling, I probably shouldn't have been behind him, becaue his belief that throttle can solve just about any situation rubbed off on me
It was nice meeting all of you I can into, I'll try and dig up some pics from various friends, I forgot to take my camera outa the hotel room! Man, I just wish someone got pics of my uber-suburban-burnout, I think Sudz at least saw it. Lots of smoke
02-04-2007, 08:07 PM
I went with my local group and met matt and a few others, not good with names, at the bar at the hotel. we had a great time and had decent carnage. ill post a link to all the pics we have when i get home in a few hours. we got shot by JP Mag and it sounds like a few will be used. were also trading some pics with them. all in all, we had a great time and ran as many trails as possible. it was great meeting you guys out there.
Originally Posted by Ebay Seller
and man I wouldn't mind getting reamed by that!
02-04-2007, 10:09 PM
Man, I just wish someone got pics of my uber-suburban-burnout, I think Sudz at least saw it. Lots of smoke
Long Live Paragon!
trails were insane this weekend
here's a few of the staging area saturday morning - 4 degrees!
02-04-2007, 11:40 PM
I've never seen a rig quite like that. Is there some sort of story behind it?
02-05-2007, 10:03 AM
I was in the black CJ5 leading Overkill's group since my ZJ was down with T-case issues
I gotta say it was too cool while we were down by the pond for truggy fuel pump repairs and we were watching ZJ after ZJ slide to a stop when the recognized Overkill's buggy!
I didn't get a word in edgewise with anyone since Matt was the man of the hour, but I did recognize Skylines green ZJ in the bunch and matts96zj's rig which were excellent looking Mo-Cheen's.
02-05-2007, 10:04 AM
thats his log skidder, just happens to be a back up wheelin' vehicle too
02-05-2007, 10:21 AM
I love that his back-up wheelin' vehicle is more capable than the majority of other wheelin' vehicles
02-05-2007, 10:42 AM
Looks like you guys had a great time.
Sad to see Paragon is closing.
02-05-2007, 10:52 AM
That is messed up.I love that his back-up wheelin' vehicle is more capable than the majority of other wheelin' vehiclesI wonder why I even bother with the other ones. Its alot cheaper too. The whole driveline is stock, except for a few broken leaves for added flex.
The most expensive part on it is the winch and fuel cell.
The engine is(was) pretty built. 400m .040 over, 850 edelbrock, weiand dual plane intake,blah,blah. It had a pretty steep cam in it until I flattened 4 lobes and ruined a couple lifters. So I ripped a rusty one out of a spare engine in my yard and threw a couple half seized lifters in.
02-05-2007, 11:07 AM
Seems to me it would be a great rig for an ORV park to own. That way they could yank rigs with broken axles/ball joits etc. off the trail with one end off the ground.That is messed up.
The most expensive part on it is the winch and fuel cell.
The engine is(was) pretty built. 400m .040 over, 850 edelbrock, weiand dual plane intake,blah,blah. It had a pretty steep cam in it until I flattened 4 lobes and ruined a couple lifters. So I ripped a rusty one out of a spare engine in my yard and threw a couple half seized lifters in.
02-05-2007, 04:16 PM
hey suds good meeting you at paragon sat hope to see you again on the trails soon
dave
02-05-2007, 04:57 PM
Was that Cherokee Ridge? I pretty much just slid the whole way down that steep hill. I'm pretty sure they closed that trail down later in the day.
There was another wide open hill that was a big sheet of ice -- that was closed down during the day, too. Super Swampers and ice don't mix too well
All in all it was a fun, yet sad weekend. I saw quite a few ZJs there that put mine to shame
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