My wife's Jeep group is making a run at the Badlands Off Road Park on April 3rd. Since it's fairly close and well, I'm me, I'm planning on bringing Grumpy too.
Right now the group is mostly Liberties with a couple Wranglers and a Cherokee. They are a friendly bunch and have encouraged me to bring Grumpy out several times.
The park has stuff for every skill/vehicle to have fun with. Come on out, get stuck, get recovered. See what your van can do. Lift, AWD, RWD, matters not.
If you've never off roaded before, that's fine. Just let the group know and you'll be helped. Last fall we had a newbie in a stock Liberty CRD show up at a event in TN and we were able to direct the driver through everything that the modded Jeeps walked over. I found spotting for this Jeep to be quite enjoyable, because of the extra challenge that it presented.
Note: Aside from tow points front and rear, Grumpy will be completely stock running on the Pep Boys All Season tires that were on it when I bought it. I might remove the front bumper cover at some point during the day though, as it's quite easy to remove.
Thread on the Jeep site.
http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/v ... 26&t=49702
Apr 3 - Badlands in Attica, IN - Van(s) Hangin' w/ Jeeps
-
Topic author - I plan to be buried in my van
- Posts: 2224
- Joined: Sun Jan 06, 2008 6:57 pm
- Location: Elgin, IL
Apr 3 - Badlands in Attica, IN - Van(s) Hangin' w/ Jeeps
Last edited by ihatemybike on Mon Mar 08, 2010 8:04 am, edited 1 time in total.
Aaron
2005 Astro (Gandalf) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, 130k+ miles
1997 Astro (Grumpy - $250 Rally Van) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, LSD, 2" lift, 31" tires, 335k+ orig engine, $30 eBay fuel pump
Prev Astros:99,97,00,94,87,86
2005 Astro (Gandalf) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, 130k+ miles
1997 Astro (Grumpy - $250 Rally Van) - AWD, 4.3L, 3.42, LSD, 2" lift, 31" tires, 335k+ orig engine, $30 eBay fuel pump
Prev Astros:99,97,00,94,87,86
-
- I plan to be buried in my van
- Posts: 2153
- Joined: Sun Sep 10, 2006 6:45 pm
- Location: Selah, WA
- Contact:
Re: Apr 3 - Badlands in Attica, IN - Van(s) Hangin' w/ Jeeps
Don't bother coming back without lots of pics!
Matt
Selah, WA
-96 GMC Safari AWD Hi-Top Conversion -->Stalled 5.3L swap & 5" lift
-74 Ford Bronco -->Far from perfect but mine!
-99 V-10 Ford Super Duty Super Cab 4x4 -->Stock with 285 Cooper ATs
-00 Ford Focus Wagon -->The Red Turd
-95 Ford 24' Class C Motorhome -->My big block sleeper
-07 Can-Am Outlander XT -->My yellow 4x4 quad for work & play
-04 Ski Doo REV Summit -->Still several chassis behind!
No new projects until the current ones are done!
Selah, WA
-96 GMC Safari AWD Hi-Top Conversion -->Stalled 5.3L swap & 5" lift
-74 Ford Bronco -->Far from perfect but mine!
-99 V-10 Ford Super Duty Super Cab 4x4 -->Stock with 285 Cooper ATs
-00 Ford Focus Wagon -->The Red Turd
-95 Ford 24' Class C Motorhome -->My big block sleeper
-07 Can-Am Outlander XT -->My yellow 4x4 quad for work & play
-04 Ski Doo REV Summit -->Still several chassis behind!
No new projects until the current ones are done!
-
- I plan to be buried in my van
- Posts: 1750
- Joined: Sat Jun 16, 2007 2:31 pm
- Location: Toronto, Ontario
Re: Apr 3 - Badlands in Attica, IN - Van(s) Hangin' w/ Jeeps
lolmdmead wrote:Don't bother coming back without lots of pics!
if that was in ontario i'd probably show sounds like fun
1998 GMC Safari AWD, BFGoodrich AllTerrain T/A
Jet performance tuner 91 octane preset, Jet under-drive pulleys
Rancho 999000 series shock, on-board controller to be installed later
DHC rock rails and skid plate Add-A-Leaf
G3500 front calipers
Zexel Torsen Diff
11" drums
180 amp Alternator
Long tru-cool 4590 trans cooler
1997 gone
Jet performance tuner 91 octane preset, Jet under-drive pulleys
Rancho 999000 series shock, on-board controller to be installed later
DHC rock rails and skid plate Add-A-Leaf
G3500 front calipers
Zexel Torsen Diff
11" drums
180 amp Alternator
Long tru-cool 4590 trans cooler
1997 gone
Re: Apr 3 - Badlands in Attica, IN - Van(s) Hangin' w/ Jeeps
Wheelin's a blast
Like Matt said...take lots of pics 

