My local club (Steeltown Offroaders) went over to check out Phoenix Offroad in Steubenville, OH on Saturday. This was the first REAL test of Ramcharger, after 9 years of rebuilding it.

With an old limited slip rear/open diff front Ramcharger, I only got stuck twice (technically 3 times, but as we'd hit a dead end, and had to turn around, I was already crosswise, and was able to slide it back the way we came), cut down one tire, and I'm pretty sure I broke either a motor mount or a transmission mount. With #1 son along for the ride, giving me Autistic directions all day, it was a blast! Well... maybe not THAT bad. I didn't leave any sheet metal in OH.






#1 son, helping on the jack!







Zachary's (#1 son) commentary MAKES the videos.

 

Fun times!

 

A bit of a switch - I didn't wheel MY Ramcharger this weekend (has front-end alignment issue, no spare yet [cut-down tire from the last outing is UN-tube-able], and we changed out the ECU for the performance ECU, and that has revealed more issues!), but I did wheel WITH a club member, in his '84 Ramcharger!



We were at our Doe Valley campsite, southeast of Johnstown, PA (Windber, PA), along with a couple of other clubs (Big Rubbers 4x4, Mason-Dixon Jeeps). It was OUR "Member's Appreciation" weekend, so the club paid for all club vehicles and members for the weekend.

So here's some vids - from the BACKSEAT - of a fellow club member's RC! You'll hafta forgive the buzzing through his CB radio. If you have a cb, you KNOW the deal...






It was Colin's first time wheeling HIS Ramcharger, in fact, and as it rained the whole day Saturday, wet rocks made for a tough FIRST challenge. I'm having a blast just riding along, but it's a LOT different riding, than it is driving. You DON'T notice the bumps/sliding when you're driving, like you do when you're bouncing around in the back!