[Wayner]

in reply to: Buses By the Bridge #85107

Shit….Was just checking in to see what the plans for BBB was. Sorry to hear things aren’t going super awesome for you JJ. Was hoping after your recent surgeries you’d be back to a better quality of life. We’re leaving Tuesday afternoon if any of you going need anything.

[Wayner]

in reply to: JJ’s Class 11 Oval #81042

Love watching your motivation continue on this adventure. You have balls of steal and nothing can stop you! You’re the man JJ! Good luck at Crandon

[Wayner]

in reply to: Tom’s 23 Window Deluxe!! #81041

Beautiful job! I know what it takes to accomplish the task 🙌

[Wayner]

in reply to: Crandon Red Bull Off-Road World Championship #81040

hope you have an amazing finish my friend!

[Wayner]

in reply to: JJ's projects #81039

You know what they say about opinions…. My opinion is you need to slow your axle speed. The faster your diff doing the centrifugal force throws the oil out and starves the fulcrums of oil. Only way to do that is bigger tires, changing the gear reduction, or slowing down….This is why I chose the big nut with the 1.26:1 gear reduction vs the small nut 1.4:1 ratio and why you need that 3.44 you did ring gear to drop your rpm’s. I was running 4.12 ring with .82 4th and the big nut with 215/75-15’s and running about 3600 @70. My trans was perfect before that horrible spring in moab and my stupidness….when torn down,  it had 45k miles on it and my fulcrums still looked pretty damn good and still usable…. I ran standard GL 4 stalube from Napa on that setup…My new trans is same except I went with a .89 4th to help on the hills and trying the Amsoil synthetic that has the zinc and supposedly better …. We’ll see how that is on the next service.

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in reply to: Utah Campouts – Ottinger Event 4/29/23! #76701

John Jones wrote:

Rusty will probably drive Slimmer.. 😎 I got shit to work on.. 😎 😎 Audrey said she was going… 😎

Yo! don’t be a pussy JJ. Celebrate the freedom you’ve earned. You made it!!! We’ll be there with some 2×4 and birthday cake. Let’s unwind and relax.

[Wayner]

in reply to: Wayner’s slice #76069

The “clean shop” is a bay in my shop that’s curtained off for making a mess or occasional painting.

I got it painted, still debating on stripes

I also built an exhaust and I think it’s now quieter than my A1 on the bus.

also got it all back together and windshield in, Soon as it warms up a little I wanna take it out and see how it does.

[Wayner]

in reply to: Wayner’s slice #76068

The “clean shop” is a bay in my shop that’s curtained off for making a mess or occasional painting.

I got it painted, still debating on stripes

I also built an exhaust and I think it’s now quieter than my A1 on the bus.

also got it all back together and windshield in, Soon as it warms up a little I wanna take it out and see how it does.

[Wayner]

in reply to: KCW randomness #76061

Pretty awesome short video, jj is a inspiration to me and others….. side note, after the last moab trip when Corey brought all the dickie swag I snagged a pair of the dickie-do pants and fell in love with them. Ordered 7 pair afterwards.

[Wayner]

in reply to: Wayner’s slice #74299

Still working the day job, pays for my addictions.

the flying pic is from previous owner, I hope to find my balls by the time this car is ready to go out in the wild again so I can get my own flying shots.

got the car moved over to the clean shop and got it all sanded down, welded up some extra holes not needed, need to bodywork a couple spots and spot prime the big shit up.

still gotta figure out exhaust, maybe I have too high expectation, put a baffle in the stinger and combined with the super trap, didn’t do a whole lot,  above 3k it gets rowdy loud, pretty sure the neighbors are going to hate me.

[Wayner]

in reply to: Utah Campouts – Ottinger Event 4/29/23! #74242

This would be a fun trip but we already had plans for camping in lava for st paddy’s…badgers b day is on st paddy’s, Rodney just had his 50th, and my bday is the next weekend… so we’re all gonna be partying up there.

[Wayner]

in reply to: Wayner’s slice #74241

Hey, sorry. Been busy playing this new role of grandpa the past couple months... In between that been doing what I can with the 5/1600 car. When I got it was told trans reverse was blown, thought it was the loose clutch tube. Got that welded solid again and it still was not happening… so got the trans apart and what it was was whoever built the trans machined the gear down where it slides on the fork (so it don’t rub gears) and the gear jumped out of the fork, luckily the weddle gears are stronger than the stock reverse gear so just put in a new reverse gear and it all works now…. Need to get it out and drive it, but reverse engages now, it does barely touch in neutral, but if it stays on the fork I’m good with that.

got some lights to finish up (added dot headlights and signals) figuring out the spot/flood and then it’s getting a Wayner special paint job…. Then I gotta figure exhaust, this high compression 1600 is a loud bitch with the s&s header with a super trap… thinking an a1 is in my future but not sure that will quiet it down enough to roll thru town. 

[Wayner]

in reply to: Closed to the public. #73154

I’m happy for you on the thought about retirement but sad about the abrupt ending. I hope all is well with you and the KCW crew. Lots of talent up there and hopefully they had enough heads up to make “other” plans. I’ve been let go out of the blue without reason or notification and it really sucks, but also can say on the other side it all worked out and I’m in a much better position…. Best of luck to all of the KCW family in this new chapter.

[Wayner]

in reply to: Colorado Roadtrips!!! #70080

Thank you KCW for the hospitality Monday night and breakfast this am. Was nice to see you and catch up a little. We just got home from our adventure and gotta compile some photos of the beautiful Colorado countryside. You guys are so lucky to live so close to what Colorado has to offer.

[Wayner]

in reply to: VWs At The Springs 2022 #67044

Excited to see you guys, we’ll be there with at least 1 Vespa. The scooter gang has been forming and there prob is gonna be 4-5 up there cruisin around…. JJ and everyone else get yours tuned and ready 😀. But yea, think we’re heading up wednsday night or thurs am. Gonna be another great time up there floating and drinkin.

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