RedRunner_87's aka "Operation Mall Crawler" Build Thread

[eatpasta]

a big part of me wants to cash in all my chips and leave california for thisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthis

simply amazing!! Gorgeous...!!

Wife and I were on a motorcycle trip a few years ago and went up that trail in Telluride.

I was in love with Colorado before that trip and re-fell in love with Colorado after that trip. We almost didnt come home and to a degree I kind of wish we hadn't

Just gotta convince the wife that her window of comfort is more than 7 degrees between 68 and 75...

 

[RedRunner_87]

a big part of me wants to cash in all my chips and leave california for thisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthisthis

simply amazing!! Gorgeous...!!

Wife and I were on a motorcycle trip a few years ago and went up that trail in Telluride.

I was in love with Colorado before that trip and re-fell in love with Colorado after that trip. We almost didnt come home and to a degree I kind of wish we hadn't

Just gotta convince the wife that her window of comfort is more than 7 degrees between 68 and 75...

I would love to do a motorcycle trip throughout Colorado!

 

[RedRunner_87]

Tundra Brake Upgrade and Lower Ball joints. Waiting on transmission and CV's

 

['Merica1776]

Light Update/Review?

ARB Knock off lights, KC tube bumper adapters, CBI Ditch light brackets and Caliraised 2x2 Pods

I'm curious in the ARB style lights you have on your rig. Could you let us know which ones you got and how you are liking them? Great thread so far!

 

[RedRunner_87]

I'm curious in the ARB style lights you have on your rig. Could you let us know which ones you got and how you are liking them? Great thread so far!

I ordered these lights off EBay:

10x 9W LED Amber Car Motorcycle Eagle Eye Backup Light DRL Fog Driving Lamp New

Wiring them kind of sucked since you have to go from 5 light wires to 1. They are bright and I really like them. I think I killed the end lights on each side, don't think it's the wiring but it could be. SRQ Fab should start selling completed kits pretty soon.

 

[eatpasta]

I would love to do a motorcycle trip throughout Colorado!

Because it's pretty much the prettiest place in the world, it's an amazing place to take a bike trip.

It just seems to get more and more impossibly beautiful...

then you round a bend and its get more beautiful and you never wanna go home

 

[00Spork]

If you're going to post up about Colorado, you can't tell people how awesome it is. Because of this, we have been dealing with lots of population and traffic issues. Instead, tell everyone that Colorado sucks and all of your good photos are actually in Wyoming. Help us out over here, man!

 

[RedRunner_87]

Because it's pretty much the prettiest place in the world, it's an amazing place to take a bike trip.

It just seems to get more and more impossibly beautiful...

then you round a bend and its get more beautiful and you never wanna go home

Just noticed you are from Santa Barbra, used to live up near there. I love it over it.

If you're going to post up about Colorado, you can't tell people how awesome it is. Because of this, we have been dealing with lots of population and traffic issues. Instead, tell everyone that Colorado sucks and all of your good photos are actually in Wyoming. Help us out over here, man!

Also this

 

[eatpasta]

Just noticed you are from Santa Barbra, used to live up near there. I love it over it.



Also this

I grew up in SB and used to really love it.

Moved to LA for 13 years for work and liked it ok but moved home a few years ago when I had a baby and MAN has this placed changed. Traffic, ******* drivers... parking it a *****. Not the place I remember...

A good friend of mine left "Kalifornistan" as he loves to say for Colorado. He was so worried about people hating him before he even got there, he changed all of the plates on his trucks and bikes before he got there.

As California gets worse and worse, places like Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado are going to be become filled with people like me that just want a normal life and are just totally FED UP with all the non sense.

Sorry guys, but I'm on my way out too. Sooner or later I'll cash in my chips and head out.

I apologize in advance but all I want is a cabin near a lake....and a 3 car garage...

 

[eatpasta]

If you're going to post up about Colorado, you can't tell people how awesome it is. Because of this, we have been dealing with lots of population and traffic issues. Instead, tell everyone that Colorado sucks and all of your good photos are actually in Wyoming. Help us out over here, man!

Sorry!!

You have to remember that I lived in a town that has 17 times more people than the entire state of Colorado, so traffic/parking to me is different than traffic/parking to you.

I have a huge crush on Colo, other than there's no air over there. What's up with that

 

['Merica1776]

Cool! Thanks for the info!

 

[RedRunner_87]

I grew up in SB and used to really love it.

Moved to LA for 13 years for work and liked it ok but moved home a few years ago when I had a baby and MAN has this placed changed. Traffic, ******* drivers... parking it a *****. Not the place I remember...

A good friend of mine left "Kalifornistan" as he loves to say for Colorado. He was so worried about people hating him before he even got there, he changed all of the plates on his trucks and bikes before he got there.

As California gets worse and worse, places like Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado are going to be become filled with people like me that just want a normal life and are just totally FED UP with all the non sense.

Sorry guys, but I'm on my way out too. Sooner or later I'll cash in my chips and head out.

I apologize in advance but all I want is a cabin near a lake....and a 3 car garage...

I totally get that. I grew up in Palmdale and Simi Valley. Left to AZ and moved back to CA in 2012. Wow what a change that was and I am so glad I left to CO in 2015. I live in a town of less than 3k people, slower pace of life and a lot of out door activities. I totally understand why you want to leave.

 

[RedSled]

Colorado sucks, i didn't even want to take any pictures, and it' cold to. :mullet: :closed_2:

 

[RedRunner_87]

Switched up the ultragauge mount from the window down to where the shifter is. Window mount keep losing suction when it was cold. I get my new(used) transmission this weekend, hopefully I can get that installed here soon.

 

[RedRunner_87]

New wheels

 

[RedRunner_87]

New signals and DRL's

 

[RedRunner_87]

Switch backs

 

[RedRunner_87]

New rims

 

[RedRunner_87]

Decided to save some money and go with NAPA CV axels

 

[00Spork]

Man you live in Colorado, you should have went with reman axles from CVJ in Denver!

They're not that much more expensive and you won't have issues with them that you'll have with the cheap aftermarket axles. They are notorious for locking up at full droop and/or breaking off inside of the front diff.