[gaterose]

On the way to the Seven Peaks bike trail and other shots around Creede, CO









This is on the way to and from where I went 'wheeling'

[KingZ]

Originally Posted by gaterose

I took a trip out to South Fork, CO over the past week to haul my friend's Harley out there for him. While I was there I decided to check out some of the trails in the local mountains and somehow wound up on the 4x4 trail to the Wheeler Geologic Area. I made it about 10 of 14 miles (I think) before it got too hardcore and I had to turn around.
If I had 4wd or at least a locker and some better tires I would've gone farther but it was getting dark and I hadn't seen anyone or gotten cell receptions for hours and I didn't want to risk getting stuck that far out.

I don't have any video of climbing the harder stuff because the camera was messing up and then the trail got too technical for me to be dealing with the camera. I did however figure out the camera when I turned around and got most of the way back down from the more difficult stuff.

I started this video after I got bored because the trail was so slow
Video 1

This video was long but has some decent action climbing up a small rock garden about 6:00 into the video.
Two

This is about a minute after I turned around when it got too hardcore.
turning back

More of the way down that didn't get recorded going up.
Final Video

Very Nice, gotta love being in the hills. Also like the soundtrack...everything from Bone Thugs to Doug Stone, then back to Rick Ross.

[Autbond]

Looks great! So I guess the trip out West was good? did you have to take the trailer back with you? Cool pics too. What are the LED's by your tube steps?

One more thing, do you still want those wheels?

[gaterose]

Originally Posted by KingZ

Very Nice, gotta love being in the hills. Also like the soundtrack...everything from Bone Thugs to Doug Stone, then back to Rick Ross.

Yeah it was awesome, I'm going to try to move out there as soon as I can. Thanks, yeah it was diverse, you left out the pink floyd & grateful dead. I didn't even think about the video having a 'soundtrack' until Body Movin' started playing in the rock garden.

[gaterose]

Originally Posted by Autbond

Looks great! So I guess the trip out West was good? did you have to take the trailer back with you? Cool pics too. What are the LED's by your tube steps?

Yeah it was great and luckily I got to leave the trailer and see the MPG go from 13 on the way there to 25 leaving the mountains. That trailer was heavy! Waaayy too heavy duty for such a small trailer.

The lights by my steps are are just flat LED strips I mounted under the doors (where it's flat) and wired to the stock running board wiring. They light up the ground beneath the doors when you get in & out like the stock running boards but you can't see them during the day.

[MichaelM]

Looks like a blast. Are there any trails over there in T-town?

[gaterose]

Originally Posted by MichaelM

Looks like a blast. Are there any trails over there in T-town?

Yeah it was a lot of fun, just wish I had 4x4 so I could've gone to the top. There are plenty of trails here... if you're not worried about trespassing. It's been so long since I've been on any that weren't on family or friends' property that I think half of the ones I used to tear my Z up on are closed off or paved now. Now you have to venture further from town (or be sneaky and go when no one's around), mud riding seems to be bigger here cuz it's easy to find a dirt road and some mud.

[MichaelM]

I hear ya. We should get up and ride sometime. I'm only about an hour from tuscaloosa. No where to ride here.

[kylebacc]

Very cool dude. I wish there were any sort of hills in FL. They do a lot of muddin' here too but that just kinda bores me and mud gets in places it shouldn't.

[HotSauceT4r]

Great looking ride.

Quick Question:

Did you MOD your tailpipe to exit on the side of the rig rather than straight out the back. If so, does that fix the problem of the "rotten egg" smell that happens when you cruise with your back window down? I love riding with all 5 windows down and the sunroof open but the smell is terrible. I was told by a guy at the local dealership that its a natural occurrence from the straight tailpipe.

[gaterose]

Originally Posted by HotSauceT4r

Great looking ride.

Quick Question:

Did you MOD your tailpipe to exit on the side of the rig rather than straight out the back. If so, does that fix the problem of the "rotten egg" smell that happens when you cruise with your back window down? I love riding with all 5 windows down and the sunroof open but the smell is terrible. I was told by a guy at the local dealership that its a natural occurrence from the straight tailpipe.

Yes I did, right before I went on my trip I had a Borla Turbo muffler put on and the resonator removed and routed out at 45 degrees with a Borla tip. I guess I should put that on my mods, well it is now.

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere on here that the sulfur smell was because the t4r cats don't filter sulfur (because a few places have upgraded to sulfur free gas; ULEV compliance rather than LEV).

To answer your question I haven't caught a whiff of sulfur since changing, I used to notice it all the time because I also like running the 6-60 A/C (6 windows-60 MPH)

[gaterose]

Originally Posted by MichaelM

I hear ya. We should get up and ride sometime. I'm only about an hour from tuscaloosa. No where to ride here.

Honestly I don't like riding most of the trails I know here without 33" mudders, maybe 32" mudders would work on a smaller wheelbase rig than what I'm used to. There are a lot of places to high center most everywhere I know and it stays wet. Most of the people I've ever ridden with (including myself) had 33s+ unless it was a Jeep and then mudders were still a given.


I hear there is some good wheeling in bham and north alabama that doesn't involve mud but haven't had a chance to venture many places. There are only a few places I can think of that are just good trails that can be ridden with A/Ts and they're BAD news when wet w/o mudders (think about sliding into trees, that's why my Z has a ton of body damage). The trails I've ridden here have usually been places with a lot of big hills and a lot of mud.

Now if you got 33" or bigger mudders I have PLENTY of places to show you, especially if it's a little wet & I'll be happy to ride along I can't promise they're all legal but I can promise you that 88% of the time no one ever says anything and 97% of the time you'll have fun every time (if you know how to drive).

[HotSauceT4r]

Originally Posted by gaterose

Yes I did, right before I went on my trip I had a Borla Turbo muffler put on and the resonator removed and routed out at 45 degrees with a Borla tip. I guess I should put that on my mods, well it is now.

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere on here that the sulfur smell was because the t4r cats don't filter sulfur (because a few places have upgraded to sulfur free gas; ULEV compliance rather than LEV).

To answer your question I haven't caught a whiff of sulfur since changing, I used to notice it all the time because I also like running the 6-60 A/C (6 windows-60 MPH)

Thanks for the quick reply. If you don't mind, what did that mod run you? I really want to get that done on mine.

[gaterose]

Originally Posted by kylebacc

Very cool dude. I wish there were any sort of hills in FL. They do a lot of muddin' here too but that just kinda bores me and mud gets in places it shouldn't.

Thanks, it was a lot of fun. Like I said I wish had 4WD so I could've went to the top cuz there isn't anything like that around I could take my 4runner on and I won't get to experience it again for a while. Really made me realize how much I miss four wheeling.
And as for the mud getting places it shouldn't, my Z has several hundred pounds of mud hidden in and under it. Sometimes you can still hear muddy water sloshing around in the passenger side door.

[gaterose]

Originally Posted by HotSauceT4r

Thanks for the quick reply. If you don't mind, what did that mod run you? I really want to get that done on mine.

I paid $160 altogether, but I got lucky and got the muffler new from eBay for $70 & the tip for $25, the cheapest I could find them anywhere else was $110 for the muffler and $60 for the tip (both shipped) and the shop charged another $40 to put the muffler & extension pipe on then $25 for the exit pipe. What it came down to was $10 per weld and $15 in exhaust pipe altogether. I was going to bolt it all on and it would cost ~$25 for installation (myself) but I decided the welds would be better.

If you just want the tailpipe mod it would prolly only cost $15-40 I would think, depending on whether you weld or bolt-on.