Hello to all!
Phil, 37
Sacramento CA
OB#2903
I wrench, and have for the past 20yrs, 10 of those as a career. To catch you up to speed, I had a fully built rock crawler years ago and it was stolen. Lost my taste in the 4wd world for a while. Bought a new Harley in May of 2014, and was hit by a 17yo on her phone 2/1/15. With the 2yr anniversary tomorrow, 13 surgeries under my belt and not being done with my recovery, it has done many things to me, and one is getting back into the 4wd scene. Things change, and the "life flashing right before your eyes" feeling I had (with a fiance and our now 3yo) I had to get off the bike(s) and slow down. Make sure I'm there for my family, and start the camping adventures that I desire to take them to along our journey of life. That's basically the short story, and I might also I can't walk much, use a cane most of the time, and anything that isn't flat is difficult. Otherwise I'm slowly getting back to being out and about, and getting some things done myself on my rig. Ohh, the rig. Her name would.be LaFawnduh, my 96' FJZ80 Land Cruiser (Napoleon Dynamite), as she's lanky and has a big ol' butt! I bought her in stock trim 4/16, and with the help of some really good buddies she's now sporting a 7" lift, all new suspension, gearing, wheels & tires (37" Toyo MT's), seats, bumpers, a 12,000k lb winch, on-board air compressor, the list is long, and she runs like a champ, I'm ready to hit some trails and campsites this summer hopefully. As mentioned, I'm in Sacramento, so the greater Central coast, up to the greater Tahoe region are the areas I frequent, and really prefer to hit as I know them the best. I always like to hit new trails as well, and when I'm down to go, it's usually a 3-4 day weekend trip. I've run the Rubicon trail somewhere between 10-12 times over the past decade and it's by far my favorite. Deer Valley also is a great couple nights away from the mess we call life, and so peaceful. I'll probably start a thread for my OB adventures as well.
Thanks for reading!
Phil
