WAYALIFE Rockin Rubicon Run 2014 : June 15th - 17th

Had an absolute blast! An epic trip for sure as Brian said. So many great things to try to sum up. Hanging with friends, catching up with others and making a lot of new friends.

The highlights of coarse was the amazing offroading of the legendary Rubicon. Just amazing wheeling I'll never forget. Shout out to Adam (Overlander) for some good spotting on little sluice. To Eddie for his awesome help and spotting on every obstacle and teaching me so much as a rookie wheeler.

A huge thank you to both Cindy and Eddie for putting this all together. You guys rock!!!


- Jason
 
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That was a long trip, but it sure was fun!! It was very nice to meet new friends, and hang our with old ones.


I was an idiot and decided to try 2nd gear with the skinny pedal on a double ledge- after launching the jeep completely airborne and coming down hard, I had completely destroyed my rear driveshaft (broke both u joints, the cv, and broke the ears off one end). Thank to Russ an Derrick for seeing me back to the trailhead in front wheel drive! View attachment 88052View attachment 88053

I found some of the nicest jeepers who were actually willing to let me take parts off their working jeep to get me back on the trail (I had a spare cv joint and tons of spare u joints, so all I needed was the slip on piece with new ears)View attachment 88054

And returned the yoke to their jeep in Placerville after finishing the trail

We were 3-4 hours behind the group after repairing the driveshaft, and trying to catch them- so we weren't spotting anything, just having a good time and munching on some burritos when right after buck island lake, I didn't see a big rock that was hiding behind two others... It wasn't a problem, just backed off of it, but the new line really bound up the drivers side front tire, and when I let the clutch out, the 4:1 t case decided It was stronger than the d60 outer axle shaft. It split the shaft down the center, and in the process, pushed itself out the end of the hub, destroying the hub in the process.. I wasn't too worried because I had a spare hub and a spare d60 stub shaft, so I threw some duct tape over the end of the broken hub and continued chasing the group in 3 wheel drive. We caught up to the group just after ascending the big sluice and followed them in to rubicon springs for the night.

Monday morning I tackled the axle shaft/hub repair, and was thrilled to discover that my spare shaft was for a dodge d60 so the splines weren't long enough and the shaft was 1/2" too long. Refusing to take no of an answer, I cut the splines longer, and trimmed the shaft to the correct length.ImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1403159560.404082.jpgImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1403159588.790508.jpgImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1403159611.412026.jpg

It was a fun trip that I will remember for a long time!

A few more pics-
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Walking through the little sluice
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My ride- 2001 power wheel, 11" plastic tires, upgraded battery, boat sides, custom bumpers, tow hooks, new paint.
 
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All we can say is WOW!
Don summed it up before we took off Sunday morning as - relentless, constant crawling, full attention at all times for the entire day, but tons of fun.
I had all kinds of ideas about what the Rubicon looked like and what it was like to run but never thought it would be so epic.
We are both so surprised by what a Jeep can do with some proper (but never finished) modifications. We have a very capable machine!
The spotting we had for the tougher sections was perfect.
Little sluice - amazed we did it in one pass with great spotting by Overlander - thanks Adam.
Big Sluice - not so tough, but some "tough" Toyota terds at the bottom talking trash.

Big shout out to Kyle and Brent - I know I couldn't have done this without both of you guys!

The kind of trail I would only do once a year but definitely want to do every year.
Thanks Eddie and Cindy for your hospitality to Lucy and I at your home and on the trail.

Character - a quality few develop and few care about any longer - I'll say this about Eddie: When we finally reached the Observation point at the top of Cadillac Hill we were all told that Professionaldriver had broken a sector shaft in the middle of Cadillac Hill and a new steering box would have to be brought from Reno. I could tell Eddie was tired but, with a depth of character some had told me about, he demonstrated what it is to never leave someone behind. He went back down Cadillac Hill with Tony and Doug and replaced the steering box after hours waiting on the trail. That means more to me than anything else that happened on that tough trail. It's the grand assurance that you're not on your own when you're on his trail.

Blessings to you all! Thanks! :clap2:
 
A few more that I had

Sorry Russ you just can't take the same line as a TJ on 40s
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Little sluice was tough especially for those on 35sImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1403186806.955461.jpg

Trailbud fixing a power steering leak after Big Sluice ImageUploadedByWAYALIFE1403186971.983543.jpg

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What a blast! Thank you Eddie and Cindy for putting together this incredible trip with such awesome people. And thank you to all who helped out along the way!
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As was said before, an amazing trip with great people. I had a blast, and want to give a special thanks to Eddie and Cindy. Also thanks to Eddie and Adam for the tips and all the spotting.

I have the pics from the big camera loading on the computer so will try and throw them up tonight.

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Character - a quality few develop and few care about any longer - I'll say this about Eddie: When we finally reached the Observation point at the top of Cadillac Hill we were all told that Professionaldriver had broken a sector shaft in the middle of Cadillac Hill and a new steering box would have to be brought from Reno. I could tell Eddie was tired but, with a depth of character some had told me about, he demonstrated what it is to never leave someone behind. He went back down Cadillac Hill with Tony and Doug and replaced the steering box after hours waiting on the trail. That means more to me than anything else that happened on that tough trail. It's the grand assurance that you're not on your own when you're on


Yep^^^^ He is the "real deal". Those of us that have run with Eddie, Cindy, and the Wayalife group know that you can count on it. I have personally experienced breaking after a long day and his unwavering support to help. :rock:
 
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Glad everyone had a great time. Sounds like new positive friendships were made and old ones reinforced. So bummed I couldn't make it.

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An epic run of Rubicon trail with some new and old friends. Special thanks to Eddie and Cindy for organizing this trip and everybody else that made it so memorable!

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As others have said, an epic trip to say the least. It was great to go with good friends and meet new ones and put some faces to some screen names. Huge shout out to Eddie, Cindy and all the people who guided 24 Jeeps rather smoothly through a tough trail. My kids and I had a blast and can't wait for the next trip!
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Home safe!

Wayalife is an amazing family.

Thank you Cindy and Eddie. We'd also like to thank Tony.

We wish we were back at rubicon springs but alas, back to boring life problems.

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Thanks to friends new and old for such a great time. Special thanks once again to Eddie and Cindy for organizing such a great time and getting everyone off the trail.
 
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