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Hello! My name is Morgan
January 8, 2010
3:52 am
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Hey everyone I found your club/forum on the ca4wdc web page. I signed up today as a member! My wife, Meagan and Daughter Caitlynn (8mos) and I have been looking for a great 4wd club to get involved with, run trails and go hiking and camping. We wold like very much to attend a meeting in the near future.

We have been into 4 wheeling for a little over 3 yrs now since I bought an 84 toyota pickup. Then after having fun with that and the baby, we upgraded to a slightly bigger 85 4 runner. My truck is not overly done but it has a new motor 22re, 4.7 geared transfer case, 5.29 gears in the axles with a detroit in the rear and a lockrite up front. Running black steelies wrapped with super swamper 33's for now until I can upgrade my axles to handle bigger tires. The body is stock and I have Marlin front and rear tube bumpers and trail gear rock sliders. Also a warn winch up front. There is always more I want to do to my runner, you know how it is...

Mostly we enjoy getting outdoors and running trails with a fun group! My driving style is slow and steady but I'm not afraid to challenge myself or my runner. I have run eagle lakes, part of the rubicon and a few other trails in the area even up to the highlakes near magalia. I live really close to prairie city ohv park but would always rather hit a trail than go to a park. I'm not super experienced, but I'm always learning and I try my best to be safe and tread lightly.

January 8, 2010
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Welcome Morgan, Meagan and Daughter Caitlynn!!!! This is (in my humble opinion) the best club in the area. I'm glad you found us! You're in luck! We have a meeting in the near future!

George

January 8, 2010
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Welcome to the Board. There are a couple of us with kids in the same age range. It's also nice to see another Toyota on the board. How about some pictures? I wouldn't worry much about those axles. I run 37s on mine. 😈

January 8, 2010
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Welcome. We have some pretty loose standards, so Toyotas are fine mr-green

I used to wheel a lot. . .

January 8, 2010
4:24 am
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welcome!!! 😀

January 8, 2010
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"gamfam" wrote: We have a meeting in the near future!

And a snow run! Welcome!

January 8, 2010
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Hi Morgan, welcome!

We've got a meeting coming up next Thursday evening and we have our first Snow Patrol on Iron Mountain road the following Saturday.

Fred

January 8, 2010
3:18 pm
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Welcome Morgan, I agree with George, this is the best club around. 🙂

We have lots of different style drivers here. You will fit right in. (even thow you drive a yota) (JK).

Welcome. beer

January 8, 2010
4:45 pm
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Thanks for thewarm welcome everyone!
I'm sure I can make the meeting, but I have a work event the day of the snow run...I'd be tempted to flake on that if I have my runner back by then though! Its been in the shop for a while with a tranny noise in 4th and 5th gears? The mechanic is covering it under his warranty but its taking a while to get fixed...its been almost 3 mos now and I'm getting impatient.
So we'll see what happens. I really want to get into some wheeling early this year!

Also I have an entire high steer kit to put on and front axle armor and a ubolt flip kit! So I'm dying to get it back so I can put that all togehter!
SO who's all going to be at the meeting? Are you going to be there in your toyota Bender?

January 8, 2010
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I'll be there with my Toyota.

I used to wheel a lot. . .

January 8, 2010
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"JohnDF" wrote: I'll be there with my Toyota.

Good! Then you can get a free shop vac! lol

Welcome to the board!

January 9, 2010
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Well looks like an active group thats good to see! I'll try to post up some pics of my runner when I get home tonight!

January 9, 2010
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"BKGM Jeepers" wrote: [quote="JohnDF"]I'll be there with my Toyota.

Good! Then you can get a free shop vac! lol

If Toyota drivers get free shop vacs, Jeep drivers must get something really cool! 8)

January 9, 2010
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"FAM" wrote: [quote="BKGM Jeepers"][quote="JohnDF"]I'll be there with my Toyota.

Good! Then you can get a free shop vac! lol

If Toyota drivers get free shop vacs, Jeep drivers must get something really cool! 8)

We drive Jeeps...we need nothing else in life wink

I used to wheel a lot. . .

January 9, 2010
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"JohnDF" wrote: We drive Jeeps...we need nothing else in life wink

We Live. We Ride. We Are . . . Jeep

January 9, 2010
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Welcome Morgan! I hope you can make it to the meeting, you'll see this is a great group of people.

January 9, 2010
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"Justin" wrote: Welcome Morgan! I hope you can make it to the meeting, you'll see this is a great group of people.

I'm just hoping we'll see Justin at the meeting.

I used to wheel a lot. . .

January 9, 2010
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As promised here are a few pics from my rubicon trip in September.
We only ran part it was with 4wheel parts jokers poker run and I had a blast, you can't see, but my daughter is passed out in her car seat in al these pics.

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January 9, 2010
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Clean truck! I'll probably just bring my car to the meeting since I come down from Grass Valley, but if my wife and kid don't come, I'll look at bringing the 4Runner.

January 9, 2010
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Nice looking Toyota.

I used to wheel a lot. . .

January 9, 2010
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Sweet truck Morgan! 8)

January 9, 2010
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Thanks guys, I'll probably drive it IF its back from the mechanic. He says it should be done this weekend. But he said it would be done "tomorrow" 2 weeks ago! haha!
Otherwise I'll be in my car as well 🙂

January 19, 2010
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Thanks everyone for having me at eh meeting last Thursday! I had a good time.
Looking forward to the next meeting and any future runs as soon as my yota is fixed and ready to go!

January 27, 2010
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Good NEws! I finally got my 4runner back from the shop. Planning on driving it to the next meeting and hoping to come along on the Iron Mtn run on 2/13. I've been wanting to play in the snow!

January 27, 2010
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Sounds GREAT!

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