WHAT A WEEKEND!

[Poley]

WHAT A WEEKEND! went 4wheeling at night and drove off a 8 foot cliff @ 15mph and wow what an impact, my head has a big bump and cut steering wheel looks like a taco, but I bent it back kinda. then we keeped going and got stuck in so good old GILA RIVER quick sand, up to the cab. 15 hours later jeep is back home.

results...

broken motor mounts
broken trany mount
bent front driveshaft
fan through radiator
liver(catfish bait) spilled all over back
two blown tires
all the black paint on my one of my rims is gone

BUT we can REBUILD HER STRONGER, FASTER, SMARTER(well the Jeep not driver) pics later.

[fsjeep]

holy crap, hope your alright. Lets see these pics, sounds intense.

[badaboom]

EWWWH that smell! Can you smell that smell,
That smell !!
Catfish bait.
Glad to hear your in one piece.

[ June 15, 2004, 03:37 PM: Message edited by: badaboom ]

[Poley]

ya it was intense but fun once we dicovered that my friend and I were in one peice and fine. then to get stuck 2 mins later sucked. :( long night and day. pics this evening. ya engine is leaning to the side now, sorry I do not have pics of the actual rig stuck. just aftermath

[Green Giant]

Did ya learn anything?
:D

[robselina]

that's why you wheel in daylight dude :D

[Poley]

I learned that I need more lights... haha
I guess that I will never learn. smile.gif
but now you sound like my wife GREEN

[zulu]

I know what you are talking about. i own a house at parker canyon lake and going there at nite is completly different than during the day. Cause when it gets dark in az it gets DARK. i hope that everything works out for you.

[Slim]

Well evening has come and gone,,,,,,,,,,,WHERE are the pics.......lol

[Poley]

let me load them up give me a couple of mins. sorry started working on my door project.

[Poley]

ok here a a couple of pics I did not get under the jeep to take pics but here a some of the out side.

http://www.fullsizejeeps.com/jeeps/files/AZ_FSJers/enginetilt.JPG
engine tilting, brokenmounts.

http://www.fullsizejeeps.com/jeeps/files/AZ_FSJers/bentcrossmember.JPG
bent crossmenber, from recovery.

http://www.fullsizejeeps.com/jeeps/files/AZ_FSJers/front.JPG
front pic no real damage but I am glad I built that bumper I saved use, if not for that bumper we would have been on our roof.

[LRRH]

so am I the only one who thinks you need toi go back and take pics of the cliff?? or maybe a movie re-enactment??

glad you're OK and the jeep isn't TOO damaged.

[Will Morris]

Give your description of the events, I'm surprised you didn't sustain more damage. Have you checked the frame for bends or creases yet? Hopefully all check out well for you.

By the way, your front license plate is certainly appropriate.

Will

[Poley]

yes it is, and no still waiting for the nasty rotten liver smell to disapate... :( I will get pics of the cliff as soon as possible so that means when I get the rig back on or off road, btw I ordered 4 pair of 100w off-road lights 2 for every direction, the reason we wheel at night is that it is too dam hot in the day time.