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Denver has the Rockies and I have a Corvette. I'm not taking the truck

Come on. A little pleasure for pain.

[quote=""DCIV""]Very nice. Does it have ac?


Coop[/quote]

Ok, so now I get to answer this question. Yes, it does!

I spent Sunday working on this again and nearly burned out another Controller. I freely admit I am not great at eletrical schematics from the 90's. Turns out that I was running a powered circuit into my cars ECU when it needed to go to ground. I decided to reroute that lead (ECU Relay) from the ECU to the ECU's ground pin. I was going to do body ground, but then that would have made for another connector and a messy wiring harness. Ill let Jeff or you electrical wizards chime in if I did that wrong.

Anyways, now the AC kicks on once i hit the switch. I've already taken it on 2 ~1 hour drives and it handles it nicely. In fact the vent temps are reading 38 degrees. Not bad?

NICE!

Coop

Thanks. Its been a year that Ive been trying to fix that and have had all sorts of wiring hanging out my passenger compartment. Now the truck is all back together looking and running like stock.

I guess one could always got this route with a 212cc mower engine:

Here's the story:
https://jalopnik.com/wrenching-hero-...odg-1834692410

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_cont ... aeyVlkLCv0

Went on another climb this weekend. Found a new trail up north and decided to give it a go. What started out as a couple hill climbs turned into an old mine road up to the top of a mountain.

Half way up the trail.



2/3 way up. Got steep from here.



I hate how its hard to gauge an incline in pictures, but this is 3/4 way up. Lots of loose gravel, big rocks, washouts and tight switchbacks.



The top. There were several filled in mining holes up here. Appears to be an old Copper/gold mining attempt. Grabbed a couple cool rocks and headed back down.







Ok with that one in the bag i got brave and wanted to try a run back at the last old mountain that I chickened out on. The road you see on the left is the one I have been taking up. Its a newer path and is plenty steep. The trail to the right is the old path, full of washouts, spinnouts, and loads of loose articulation. I cant say ive ever seen anyone make it up that trail since ive been coming here.


Better look down the gnarly trail. The top looks normal, but if you can zoom in the middle and lower section are a mess. Also this looks flat, but its so steep i nearly fell on my ass walking down.


Better picture showing how steep it is on the less steep top end. Me pointing camera straight in front of me.



So, i decide to give it a try. Put the truck in 4wd low, backed up 2 feet to engage the front diff. and took off slow in 1st gear. Bottom section was bumpy and full of ruts, so i just took my time. Then as i started the incline I just picked a steady RPM and plotted out my course up the face. The trail shifts to the left with several deep vertical washouts that clearly got other trucks sideways and stalled. There were also two large boulders in the path that were permanent fixtures in the landscape. Not knowing if I would clear, i straddled one. Several times I felt the rear end lose traction briefly, LDS kick in, then momentum continue. Towards the very top there was the largest washout with nothing but loose rocks. I kept my pace, hit it, both rear tires broke loose, felt my momentum slow, but then the fronts caught just before i started to slow to a stop. Gave the truck just a little more throttle and up we went. One of my favorite climbs with this truck yet!



Not a bad view either

Looks like a lot of fun!

That's so cool.

Pretty sure my driveway is more than that mound your calling steep.


Coop

[quote=""DCIV""]Pretty sure my driveway is more than that mound your calling steep.


Coop[/quote]

Im pretty sure nothing compares to the virtical rise of your driveway.

I'm just waiting for his truck to roll down and live up to its name.

Ok Google street view of the Mountain/Hill I climbed. I used mouse to point to where i climbed. The side you see facing you is the route I usually take. Its a cleaner line. The other is just around the corner to the left and is steeper.

[quote=""Jeff V.""]I'm just waiting for his truck to roll down and live up to its name.[/quote]

On a side note I found out a coworker was throwing away a set of wheels in our metals bin outside. Nissan 6 lugs by 7" wide.

[quote=""Jeff V.""]I'm just waiting for his truck to roll down and live up to its name.[/quote]

[quote=""Jeff V.""]I'm just waiting for his truck to roll down and live up to its name.[/quote]

You and me both!!!


Coop

Saw this beauty locally this AM. Just wow...

https://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/d ... 46790.html



Right down the street from Chris.

Saw that on Craigslist, but it's basically the same distance away from me as you are from me. Also for what I'd want a truck for I'd feel bad doing it to that truck.

I know i was kidding about the distance. What would you do to that truck if you got it?