Johnny Utahs Bike Change Operation

Magic

Formerly 1sh0t1b33r
Team MTBNJ Halter's
Dropped the Jeeps off at the shipping agent this am. Spent the week loading everything, prepping, greasing and stocking up on extra parts. Flying into Denver Friday then driving to Moab to meet the Jeeps.

I fully plan on dressing like Alan from the hangover for the flight....because I finally will have minimal chance of running into a customer from work.

I should gain a solid ten pounds next week.....

In addition we just redid my buddies JK steering and added a winch....it’s been a crazy three weeks of wrenching.

Some of the days will be beyond my 19 gallon fuel capacity so I added extra tanks to make up the difference. All packed without driver I am right around 5300lbs. That includes spare front and rear driveshafts, every needed to disassemble/reassemble (for the most part) lots of spare fluids and recovery gear.

If you want to follow the wheeling my Instagram handle is #stretchedtj I will try to go live when I can but cell reception isn’t that great on top of the Mesa.View attachment 92401View attachment 92402View attachment 92403View attachment 92404
Looks epic. Is there beer getting frosty in the cooler?

Didn't you actually drive out West last time instead of ship?
 

Johnny Utah

Well-Known Member
Looks epic. Is there beer getting frosty in the cooler?

Didn't you actually drive out West last time instead of ship?
There is a bottle of bourbon in the toolbox :) Beer is weird out there because of the Mormon laws, they can't sell beer above 4% abv, so we stop in Grand Junction CO and stock up. Somehow the Moab brewery gets away with selling you can's of their out of state distribution beer, that is 8% but everything on tap is 4% or below. The food and wall art there is killer. https://themoabbrewery.com/

Yeah, last year we built a JL on one ton axles and 40" tires, once the vinyl wrap was put on we drove out. Made it in 41hrs with 7 hours sleep but it was exhausting. By the time we pointed back to Jersey every light was on.......mostly because the systems didn't know how to talk to the new axles yet. The whole Jeep was basically build with prototype items as the JL we had was one of the first off the lot....at least for a Rubicon model. All of the parts were essentially waiting at the shop when the Jeep finally made it.
 

Johnny Utah

Well-Known Member
There is a bottle of bourbon in the toolbox :) Beer is weird out there because of the Mormon laws, they can't sell beer above 4% abv, so we stop in Grand Junction CO and stock up. Somehow the Moab brewery gets away with selling you can's of their out of state distribution beer, that is 8% but everything on tap is 4% or below. The food and wall art there is killer. https://themoabbrewery.com/

Yeah, last year we built a JL on one ton axles and 40" tires, once the vinyl wrap was put on we drove out. Made it in 41hrs with 7 hours sleep but it was exhausting. By the time we pointed back to Jersey every light was on.......mostly because the systems didn't know how to talk to the new axles yet. The whole Jeep was basically build with prototype items as the JL we had was one of the first off the lot....at least for a Rubicon model. All of the parts were essentially waiting at the shop when the Jeep finally made it.

Here are some of the shots from last years JL. Looks like our delivery may be delayed a day, our house is at the base of Pipedream so I may rent a Yeti SB150 to ride.
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Johnny Utah

Well-Known Member
So I flew back into NJ last Saturday, between Easter and returning to work and family I made myself sick and rode the couch all weekend. We ended up covering 16 trails and 536 miles. Countless beers and platters of juevos rancheros but not breaks or damage. We did see some close calls though....we are only just beginning to get into the photos, there are tons of videos.
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shrpshtr325

Infinite Source of Sarcasm
Team MTBNJ Halter's
i see several pictures that probably have good stories to go with them, hopefully they werent anyone in your group (but then we miss out on the story)

including the jeep wedged hood first into the crevice, the 2 different (i hope) jeeps laying on their sides.
 
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