Got lost in the desert and took some cool pix

ZED E85 · 10-26-2009, 06:34 PM

So after work today I decided to take Kyle's advice and disconnect the swaybars and go out for a little off road action...and I don't think I want to hook them back up again

Aside from the additional body roll the car handled awesome over the rough stuff.

Anyway...on to the pics...

What I had to go through to get up there...

Oh...and I found a new little friend while I was out there

scorched · 10-26-2009, 09:32 PM

For me those last 2 pics would have involved me standing on the roof of the car with my zoom lens at full zoom!

UP2MTNS · 10-26-2009, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by scorched

For me those last 2 pics would have involved me standing on the roof of the car with my zoom lens at full zoom!

+100, I literally just got the chills.

are the roads all that rough? any places to get some speed?

EasyStreet · 10-26-2009, 09:56 PM

Looks like fun! Those look like some big tires! What size are they?

cszink · 10-27-2009, 05:06 AM

Sweetness! I get so jealous of you desert guys :(

ZED E85 · 10-27-2009, 05:20 AM

No zoom lens...I took all of these with my cell phone

Theres plenty of places to get some speed up, but the roads to get up to that butte are pretty gnarly. I'm pretty sure that if I had been at stock ride height I would have bent/smashed/destroyed several things under my car on the way up.

Tires are Geolander A/T-S's in 215/65R16

DWphoto · 10-27-2009, 08:08 AM

nice pics...

Dude you could throw a saddle on that thing and ride it... eff that.

E

SoCalBoomer · 10-27-2009, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by DWphoto

nice pics...

Dude you could throw a saddle on that thing and ride it... eff that.

E

ROFL - ride'em cowboy!

My fav pics are the ones "on the mountain top" - those are really sweet!

esp for a cell-cam!

409industries · 10-27-2009, 10:56 AM

Sweet pics man. Yeah the desert is full of gnar critters.

2.5rallyrs · 10-29-2009, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by scorched

For me those last 2 pics would have involved me standing on the roof of the car with my zoom lens at full zoom!

hahaha i agree i hate spiders, here in wi the biggest one ive seen is like 1/4 that size and id never want to see one that big in person, btw im jealous of having wide openness like that!

JacksonRally · 10-29-2009, 11:49 AM

Glad you took my advise to see the full potential of your car without sways (recommended only for off-road use) Its amazing how much better your car does when you allow the suspension to actually move independently. Now you need a real lift kit....LOL

pomspeed · 10-29-2009, 11:59 AM

ZED E85, are these photos from one of the hills southeast of Calcity?

ZED E85 · 10-29-2009, 12:25 PM

Yeah, it's the ones on the east side of Cal City Blvd between 58 and town

This thread just reminded me that I need to stop by a pet store on the way home from work and get a bigger cage for Bob (the tarantula)

dropdfocus · 11-03-2009, 01:23 PM

You adopted that d@mn thing????

Are you nuts????

Nice pics BTW!

Ath · 11-03-2009, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by dropdfocus

You adopted that d@mn thing????

Are you nuts????

Nice pics BTW!

Tarantulas make good pets.

just don't put one that size and two the size of a silver dollar in a tank together, separated by cardboard, you'll get home (in my case it was back in jr high, could be work, a jog, etc) and find that the big one tore down the wall and ate the other two.

So he got to fight the scorpion from my other tank.

10-26-2009, 06:34 PM	#1
ZED E85 Dirty Member Car: Blue 2004 WRX Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cal City, CA Thanks: 16 Thanked 28 Times in 19 Posts View Photos By: ZED E85	Got lost in the desert and took some cool pix So after work today I decided to take Kyle's advice and disconnect the swaybars and go out for a little off road action...and I don't think I want to hook them back up again Aside from the additional body roll the car handled awesome over the rough stuff. Anyway...on to the pics... What I had to go through to get up there... Oh...and I found a new little friend while I was out there

10-27-2009, 05:06 AM	#5
cszink Dirty Member PSM 2002 WRX Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Fishers, IN Thanks: 76 Thanked 26 Times in 23 Posts	Sweetness! I get so jealous of you desert guys :( __________________ Casey "If in doubt, flat out!" - Colin McRae, R.I.P. 1968-2007 http://www.youtube.com/cszink

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409industries That DI Guy Car: Black 2001 2.5RS Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Don't call it the OC Thanks: 98 Thanked 415 Times in 248 Posts View Photos By: 409industries	Sweet pics man. Yeah the desert is full of gnar critters. __________________ \m/ Aaron America's / Discount Tire Company\|AMSOIL\|Rally Armor Mudflaps\|Soltek Light Systems\|Team Illuminata\|Team Dynamics Racing\|All Wheels Driven\|RalliTEK\|GrimmSpeed\|Braille Auto Development\|Jackson Rally\|Redline Rally\|Millennium Motorsports\|Team O'Neil Rally School\|Safe Drives

10-29-2009, 11:49 AM	#11
JacksonRally Authorized Vendor Car: WRB 06 Wagon Join Date: Feb 2007 Thanks: 134 Thanked 92 Times in 53 Posts	Glad you took my advise to see the full potential of your car without sways (recommended only for off-road use) Its amazing how much better your car does when you allow the suspension to actually move independently. Now you need a real lift kit....LOL __________________ www.JacksonRally.com

10-29-2009, 11:59 AM	#12
pomspeed Senior Dirty Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Antelope Thanks: 172 Thanked 57 Times in 43 Posts	ZED E85, are these photos from one of the hills southeast of Calcity? __________________ POM SPEED Racing

10-26-2009, 09:56 PM	#4
EasyStreet Registered Member Black 2005 2.5RS Join Date: May 2009 Location: Colorado Springs Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Looks like fun! Those look like some big tires! What size are they?

10-27-2009, 05:20 AM	#6
ZED E85 Dirty Member Car: Blue 2004 WRX Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cal City, CA Thanks: 16 Thanked 28 Times in 19 Posts View Photos By: ZED E85	No zoom lens...I took all of these with my cell phone Theres plenty of places to get some speed up, but the roads to get up to that butte are pretty gnarly. I'm pretty sure that if I had been at stock ride height I would have bent/smashed/destroyed several things under my car on the way up. Tires are Geolander A/T-S's in 215/65R16

10-27-2009, 08:08 AM	#7
DWphoto Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	nice pics... Dude you could throw a saddle on that thing and ride it... eff that. E

10-29-2009, 12:25 PM	#13
ZED E85 Dirty Member Car: Blue 2004 WRX Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Cal City, CA Thanks: 16 Thanked 28 Times in 19 Posts View Photos By: ZED E85	Yeah, it's the ones on the east side of Cal City Blvd between 58 and town This thread just reminded me that I need to stop by a pet store on the way home from work and get a bigger cage for Bob (the tarantula)

11-03-2009, 01:23 PM	#14
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