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Title: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: domba420 on October 11, 2005, 02:00:17 PM
hello everybody,
we're gettin some people together to make a trip to paragon friday, saturday, and possibly sunday after thanksgiving.  there will be a few samurais, landcruisers and whoever else we can get to go, we'll hopefully have a stocker group and a little more advanced group, so no matter what your vehicle is bring it out and it'll be a great time.  if anyone doesn't know what paragon is, it's an OHV park in NE Pennsylvania, here is the link to the website www.paragonap.com

Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: Digger on October 15, 2005, 05:39:44 PM
That would be cool. I'm not completely recovered from Gonzukin yet, though ;) I still have some issues with Silver and the Goblin is not doing well at the moment, either... Maybe I can talk my g/f into letting me take her explorer on 32's... ;)
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: domba420 on October 16, 2005, 11:54:42 AM
an exploder on 32s would work.  so were the pictures worth all the work youve had to do on silver? ;D
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: Digger on October 16, 2005, 04:25:31 PM
Well, actually the pics were not what hurt... the landing that hurt the most was the last one on that rutted bike jump off to the left of the bowl... No pics of that one. The more I poked around under Silver fixing it up, the more I noticed that it was body rust that caused most of the problem. The left body mounts were all rusted and basically collapsed on that hard hit, essentially cancelling the body lift on the left side! I've got it spaced back up most of the way to where it was for now, but it's been demoted to road use for now on a set of 215's... Eventually it will be combined with a 97 I picked up recently and the 97 will be the new ride...
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: domba420 on October 16, 2005, 04:46:16 PM
whats wrong with the goblin?
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: Digger on October 18, 2005, 08:02:47 PM
Well, lots of rust up front combined with lots of offroading with 33" swampers and no skidplate resulted in massive front frame carnage, mainly from the rust. The entire front frame section has pushed rearward allowing the tires to hit the firewall on tight turns and the bumpstops hit the front edge of the coils! :o That's what started me working on a new project rig, actually. If I get to go to Gonzukin next year, you'll get to see it!
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: domba420 on October 19, 2005, 07:02:34 AM
yeah i saw your post on the white 4 door, that thing's gonna be sweet.  i've been talkin to some of the other guys that went to gonzukin so hopefully some of them will show up, and my buddy is a landcruiser guy so they're bringin an fj40 and it looks like a few of their cruiser buddies will be there too(including a crazy fj45 on 42's which i can't wait to see!)
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: freebird01 on October 19, 2005, 09:59:56 AM
im doing my best....hopefully i can get goober to send me that clutch disc and pressure plate for my zuk so i can get that put in before then..
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: domba420 on October 20, 2005, 06:58:27 AM
you better get the psychodelic-ghetto-zebra-striped zuk there, i've been dyin to see that thing ever since i first saw it on the shrockworks website.  and i know you're itchin to wheel paragon since you couldn't at gonzukin
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: real_red_wagon on November 01, 2005, 05:27:33 PM
   We can do saturday and sunday I'll bring my TinTop and do stocker trails :D(since the real red wagon still isn't done :'() my brother will bring  the real red sammi and since this sounds like its not just a zuk thing 2 guys that we wheel with around here can bring there fullsize chebys down. there locked on 35's so they should be able to keep up (I hope ::) )

   Is the campground that we stayed at for gonzukin going to be open? if not are there any cheap hotels we could stay at. It looks like we'll get there sat AM and go right to paragon then stay saturday night and wheel sunday. let me know whats up we'll be there LMS is stoked ;D
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: freebird01 on November 01, 2005, 06:28:41 PM
well i got my clutch yesterday. hopefully i can get it installed this weekend...prospects are looking better....

Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: stock93tracker on November 02, 2005, 07:43:28 AM
I may be able to head up there for a day or so that weekend.  Cash is a little short so, I couldnt be there the whole weekend.  Right now all I have is my stock Tracker but, Ive wanted to check out Paragon for a while. Plus, itll be nice to meet some of you and see your uber-rigs. :)

-Rob
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: domba420 on November 02, 2005, 08:04:42 AM
come on out, you'll be challenged by some of the stuff, but you should make it, we wheeled with a stock late model tracker with IRS at gonzukin this year, he did fine, a little damage but most of it could've been avoided, he had never wheeled at all before either
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: freebird01 on November 02, 2005, 09:10:07 AM
absolutely!!! and if i manage to get mine going i got no problem leading a stocker group. Im kind of shying away from the too hard core stuff right now since i dont have my t-case gears at the moment until i rebuild that case.

Im back to stock gears on 32's with my 1.6L 8v so bunny trails will be a good thing.
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: stock93tracker on November 02, 2005, 09:19:09 AM
Ill try to head up one of the days then.  Im only located over near Bloomsburg so, its not too far of a drive.  I think if I stay on the stocker trails, Ill be fine.  I have offroaded before but, nothing major.  I mainly like trails around my area that seem to have been created by ATV riders.  I can get through just fine on them.

Of course, If I can get some money before then, I may have some coil spacers from Digger sent my way ;)
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: freebird01 on November 02, 2005, 09:35:51 AM
bloomsburg huh.....man we need to get together and check out these local trails lol...

im only about 30 minutes west of you in Montgomery
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: stock93tracker on November 02, 2005, 09:49:21 AM
Montgomery?  I drive through there Monday through Thursday to go to college up in Williamsport.  Im actually located close to Danville but, I thought Bloom would be more easily recognized by the distant members (little bit bigger of a town)

One of the most fun I had so far is inbetween Elysburg and Sunbury.  There is an area where the power lines cut through the mountains.  Very nice scenary going up and down the mountain trails.  The trails are in a little rough shape(and pretty narrow in some spots).   Only difficult part I have is getting onto the power line trails.  There is a nice size streambed that I also bottom the Tracker out on (lol)
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: domba420 on November 02, 2005, 10:27:11 AM
duuuuuuuuuude i live outside of northumberland about 10 minutes from danville, we gotta go wheelin, i know some trails around here, plus we have 50 acres at my house to wheel, i go through danville to go to bloom to school 5 days a week, we gotta get together
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: stock93tracker on November 02, 2005, 10:35:22 AM
Lol.  Kinda strange how many of us are in Central PA.  Yeah man, we should go wheelin someday.  I gotta find a job first though.  Im running very low on gas money since school started.
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: domba420 on November 02, 2005, 11:39:40 AM
yeah understandable, well if you ever wanna stop by and meet me, just send me a pm on here or somethin, we got a pretty sweet garage and 5 zuks and 2 yotas here right now, if you ever need to work on your zuk or check out our trails let me know, and like i said i'm real close to danville, like from wendy's to my house is 10 minutes
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: freebird01 on November 03, 2005, 09:10:31 AM
yea same here...your welcome to drop by and check out my scrap pile i call a garage right now...got to get my zuk fixed and im currently working on a 16v swap into a tin top
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: stock93tracker on November 03, 2005, 10:59:50 AM
Cool, maybe when I get my coil spacers from Digger one of you guys could help me out installing them?  Im a little weary doing bigger things like this in my car, plus I only have a limited selection of tools available. (lol)
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: freebird01 on November 03, 2005, 02:04:15 PM
i smell a fab fest commin on
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: domba420 on November 03, 2005, 03:21:38 PM
don't know what you guys are up to tomorrow but we'll be havin a lil fab fest at my garage, i only have one class tomorrow and a shatload of work to do before paragon sooooooooo thats what i'll be doin
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: stock93tracker on November 03, 2005, 04:32:49 PM
Hey, I actually have to head over to Selingsgrove tommorow.  Maybe I could stop by and see your rigs in progress.  I could also use some advice on my Tracker and what I could do it with it before Paragon.

Anyway, let me know!
-Rob
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: freebird01 on November 03, 2005, 05:41:01 PM
id come down but ill prolly be runnin fuel lines under my tin top....saturday im goin down to pick up my new toy near allentown then i got wood to split.....also got to put a clutch in the striped zuk sometime this weekend...man ill be busy....sheesh
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: domba420 on November 04, 2005, 08:06:51 AM
that does sound like quite a busy weekend

stock93tracker: you have the most descriptive name ever i think, my cell is 570 274 0671, gimme a call whenever, i should be here most of the day, try to stop by we're only like 5 minutes off rt. 11
Title: Re: Paragon Thanksgiving Run
Post by: stock93tracker on November 04, 2005, 04:59:56 PM
You guys got a nice setup there domba (sorry, didnt catch your name while I was there, lol)

I look forward to Paragon, Ill let you know on the progress of the Tracker if I ever get a job and the money to lift it.
-Rob