I was running Kane last year in Moab and someone in our group broke a cv. While we were fixing it, these guys came through. What a treat! I noticed 2 things. First, the way they bang their bumpers into rocks, instantly stopping, would cause my head to fall off. And the second thing, they don't appear to use spotters.
@beestoe993 in heading back there in a week. I built custom cv joints for my little geo out of ford explorer v8 cv's. Those damn things are definitely the weak link.
i luv to watch these guys doing the same stuff i did 40 years ago in the same type of trails before the internet. now days i am in an F Toy buggy on 42's. back then i helped build a place in Johnson valley called the hammer trails in a M38 with the victor valley 4 wheelers (life member). in the 30 years i owned it i wheeled it in 40 states. i'm well aware of the talent it takes to run that trail. back in the day it took 12 hours to do .8 tenths of a mile on sledgehammer with no breakdowns
That trail realy gave the rigs a work out, I recon even the buggies would be jealous, great video, thanks for the video, all the best to yous and your loved ones
All this with a go devil 4 cylinder new jeeps world turn and run home its good exercise That they are needing and not collecting dust sitting and I enjoy hearing them work Great video thanks for posting 👍
We noticed you removed your windshield. Saw another video where you hit it pretty good. Also, did Bam Bam install lockers? I thought it was open diffs?
Zoe XJ Pulled the windshield for this trail. I knew I would be banging up against some rocks and that front corner hangs out there and grabs stuff. Bam Bam has always had some sort of lockers. Jeff doesn’t always engage them. He likes to see what he can do open sometimes,
I am a fervent follower of the adventures of Bam Bam, Grandpa and the rest of flat fenders. With this, I have suffered (clink, clonk) and enjoyed equally. Winch rules! Regards from Basque Country
@@Grampas-jeep I’ve had several Willys and MBs over the years including a hand built 43 I should have kept. I just lucked into an all original 48 that I’m now the 4th owner of. I must say your videos are inspiring!
Pretty cool. They all seem to have lockers front and rear. Is the first guy even in low range? He seems to be going soooo much faster. My 41' went slower than that with 4.88's. Also the stock steering boxes are the first thing to fail. Looks like one has been changed to power steering, that's the way to go.
Great video - as always ! Question - what’s your thought on damage? You are obviously pretty comfortable with it - though you clearly don’t go looking for it. Interested to hear your take on it?
Well, one can stick to the bunny trails or shopping malls and maybe avoid damage, or one can challenge themself and their machine by taking on the hard stuff. You don’t go on a trail like Carnage Canyon thinking you’re going to come out without at least some body damage. Just about everything is fixable so I say go for it. It’s just metal and paint.
Stan Fuller Thanks for the reply. We don’t have trails like that here in England .. but I remember you saying you liked difficult trails and scenic ones too - we have scenic ones here. They aren’t straight forward, but you can drive them without damage if you’re not an idiot or unlucky.
@lewy1 If you have a more purpose built rig than our little flat fenders, you should make a shorter day of it than us. The 2 main obstacles were 100% winching for us, and my jeep has no winch, and it wasn't running right on slopes. My friends had to drag me dead through those things.
Bam Bam is powered by a 4.3 Chevy motor. Here’s an article from a few years ago that talks about Bam Bam. www.fourwheeler.com/features/1606-mighty-1943-wwii-military-jeep/
6363cash It actually fooled you. That is a replica of the X98, the first Jeep equipped with the F134 Hurricane engine. It a tribute to an unusual and rare flat fender. Here’s an article about the Jeep and the X98 it was built to resemble. cj3b.info/X98.html
