Turf n Surf 2017

Turf n Surf 2017


Late update... time sure flies.

Back in November we made a 270 mile 17 hour day trip to the TurfnSurf 2017 event. It all went by to fast, it was an awesome time.

These 80 series rigs are the best family rigs ever, run then down the freeway for hours, wheel them all day long then go back down the freeway all the way home. Simply amazing.

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Since that great day at Turf N Surf the Lx has been pulling DD duty. 

Thanksgiving happened.

Christmas happened.

Winter happened, but rain didn't happen, well very little, so no snow play days for us this year.

There has been no time for play as of late, work, family & other responsibilities etc...

Wow, time sure does fly bye.

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The Cruiser has been very dependable no real mechanical issues except a drip of power steering fluid once in awhile, this is on the list.

Well I might as well write my lists:

Needs:

New fuel tank, charcoal canister & while I'm in there stuff.

Power steering rebuild.

Electric fan install.

Front & rear axle rebuild.

Wants:

5:29s

Tubing rear quarter panel protection.

Winch

Roof rack

Bucket list:

Swamp Lake Trail

Spanish Lake Trail

Coyote Lake trail

Rubicon 

Dusy Ershim Trail

If I even get to do two of those in 2018 it will be a good 2018.

4x4Him.com Club Teen Ranch Run to Bald Mountain Trail

4x4Him.com Club Teen Ranch Run to Bald Mountain Trail


I was able to make another Run to Bald Mtn.

Every year the 4x4Him.com club brings up troubled teens to go 4 wheeling. I was able to participate this year & had a great time.

@ToyotaDon you were truly missed by many that day.

Here is some vid.

Head For the Hills Fresno Club 2017 in Blue Canyon

Head For the Hills Fresno Club 2017 in Blue Canyon




We headed For the Hills a 3 hour drive early Saturday morning to Blue Canyon for the Fresno 4x Club Run it was a very long day, but we'll worth it. As my oldest kid & I were walking around talking with people before the start we came across two other 80 series owners that are actually on the ih8mud.com forum that I use. So we did the run together along with two Yota rigs. It was a great time of wheelin & talking about wheelin. It was a long day but went buy fast... does that make sence? Here is some pics & vid. Enjoy.

Moonlight Madness 2017

Moonlight Madness 2017




I had all these grand thoughts of writing up a great entry about our trip but life & time just slips bye.

So here is the quick & dirty entry... Donal & I finally where able to go wheelin together & it so happened to be the same weekend as the MoonLight Madness Event on Bald Mountain near Shaver Lake, CA

We where able to pre run the loop Friday the day before the other 400 rigs got there the next day. I counted a total of  six 80 series up there that weekend.

I had a great time, I slept in the back of the Lx for the 1st time, it work out pretty good.

A Run to the tower day trip 6.10.17

A Run to the tower day trip 6.10.17

We did some good wheelin on Bald Mtn with @Shoredreamer & two of his friends Joe & Dan... I don't known their avatar name... & then came across @mjeckell also. It was a great day. It was a 263 mile 13 hour round trip.

Hume Lake Trail Ride

Hume Lake Trail Ride

Hollister Hills SVRA Day Run

Hollister Hills SVRA Day Run




I convinced a fellow 80 series friend from up North to meet me at the Hollister Hills SVRA Park for a few hours on a Monday. The park was ours for the short time we were there....... I learned a lot about what these 80 series rigs can & can't do. These rigs are definitely not ROCK DONKEY's, but rather very capable trail rigs. In fact this was a 250 mile round trip to get there & back. I'm very happy I came across this Lx450, it's a great off-road family wagon.