Has anyone got any good close-up shots of Frankie Fountain on the Crows Nest?

Top... That was cool, I wanna see 'em too. :eek:

every body must have been running for cover 100' throwing rocks :D

air frankie (http://home.att.net/~steve.thomas1/wsb/html/view.cgi-photo.html--SiteID-400215.html)
throwin' rocks (http://home.att.net/~steve.thomas1/wsb/html/view.cgi-photo.html--SiteID-400214.html)

Hey TV guy, also know as Steve Thomas, the links to the pics are on your C drive. they need to be on some website so we can see them...

Sorry about that (I'm learning). I've put a link to another page, so you should be able to see them now . . .

cool pics thanks;) how was your ride?are you ready for sep.?bring you some extra panties and we will raise some more hell.:D

When your rig ends up like this . . .catastrophic damage (http://home.att.net/~steve.thomas1/wsb/html/view.cgi-photo.html--SiteID-400217.html) you know it was one hell of a ride!!!!!!

for the lazy.

By the way, frankie, i hope you have a well paying job cause this looks expensive.
http://home.att.net/~steve.thomas1/wsb/media/142903/site1010.jpg
http://home.att.net/~steve.thomas1/wsb/media/142903/site1009.jpg
http://home.att.net/~steve.thomas1/wsb/media/142903/site1008.jpg

tvguy you post your pics by linking to your site, just type {img} before the url, and {/img} after. IE {img}http://home.att.net/~steve.thomas1/wsb/media/142903/site1008.jpg{/img} Only thing is you have to replace the { with [, and the } with ]. weird to explain, easy to do.

i'm just a poor boy and nobody loves me:crybaby2:

Originally posted by frankie fountain
i'm just a poor boy and nobody loves me:crybaby2:

poor or not you got some balls, i couldn't believe my eyes when you started cutting the rear steer under full throttle on that hill.

soo what is the total damage report? i heard you bent the crank so will a short block work or? one more question which link broke first?

Originally posted by TR
soo what is the total damage report? i heard you bent the crank so will a short block work or? one more question which link broke first? i do not know yet the crank may be ok it looks like the axle pushd it in and the crank ate lunch on the pan.both lower heims broke at the same time or maby the driver side broke first it happend so fast i dont realy know they look like they had already been cracking from some other full throtle edventure.both coil overs broke the shafts and or bent theme new shafts are on the way.the steering cyl. is bent the drive shaft is broke off at the axle yoke.i'm upgrading to 11/4'' heim joints and 1.5'' rods this may hold up .this reaper is a test truck for my shop it has seen many diffrent combanations and it will be abused for the remainder of its life cycle.testing is important at my shop we do not experament on customer rigs.we proove it then we sell it.o the transmision is broke in half to.this was expensive but it is worth the noledge we have had good luck with 3/4 rod ends untill now.:D gas it till she blows ill be at erocc sep. clear me a runway im commin out.

Originally posted by frankie fountain
ill be at erocc sep. clear me a runway im commin out.

Can't wait for that show! :D Hoping my stuff holds up better this time around too.

Originally posted by BornInAJeep


poor or not you got some balls, i couldn't believe my eyes when you started cutting the rear steer under full throttle on that hill. i fear failur over death peaple say im crazy i say i just do whatever it takes to get the job done. if i could spell i woud be dangerous , thank you thats a complament to me .:D

I've got some good shots, trying to get them up somewhere soon. I'll keep everyone posted.

J. J.

Originally posted by frankie fountain
i'm just a poor boy and nobody loves me:crybaby2:
Frankie I love you! And all of those new parts that are sitting in your shop next to the new 4 seater asm chassis. So quit crying and get me out their spanking some ass.

Originally posted by Dan Dibble

Frankie I love you! And all of those new parts that are sitting in your shop next to the new 4 seater asm chassis. So quit crying and get me out their spanking some ass. shit i spit skoal all over my moniter tell me how you realy feel dan .if you realy love me you will let me use your new howe double ended ram.i'm just serious no not realy .hay every body dan says he is going to spank my ass in his chasie if i ever finish it .do you all think he will let me test it out .its got a fat rat for the go pedle.:p 129''wheel base 4 seater dan thinks he has more friends than me and needs the extra seats.shit i cant get hardly noone to ride with me dont know why.
:flipoff2:

Well DUH, I wonder why? (side note: I was riding with Frankie when he did all of the damage). I saw my life flash before my eyes!!!!! 0 to 60 and then back to 0 in seconds? Stopping 20’ before the tree line with the rear tires in the air? and the sinking sensation when you hear *CRACK* *BAM* *POW* and feel the axle roll underneath the chassis . . . I’ll just watch next time! Somebody else can have the ride of their life . . .

Frankie, At the last EROCC you said that you are going to be sporting a new drivetrain at the sept. event, big-block and atlas, after all this carnage, are you still going to be able to afford it?

so the crank ate the pan huh? any way what shop do you work at?

Originally posted by heep86
Frankie, At the last EROCC you said that you are going to be sporting a new drivetrain at the sept. event, big-block and atlas, after all this carnage, are you still going to be able to afford it? the atlas 3 and big block are for dan dibbles chasie that is in the shop now.i said i wonted a 502 ram jet thats my dream .sorry for the confusion.the lt1 with the supercharger is awsome but i will trade it for a 502.if i sale the reaper i will build a comp.machine but it will be lighter and i will use a ls1 all aluminum motor.;)

Hey Frankie, there was a guy at the RCAA rock crawling event in Huntsville today that was running a 502 with aluminum heads and front and rear steering Dana 60 axles. You know him?

Originally posted by TR
so the crank ate the pan huh? any way what shop do you work at? yes it ate the pan.i work for frankies off road in ashville alabama we build off road chasies and custom work for off road rigs we also specialize in axle repair ring and pinions lockers .anything tubular we can fab it.;)

Originally posted by 350Samurai
Hey Frankie, there was a guy at the RCAA rock crawling event in Huntsville today that was running a 502 with aluminum heads and front and rear steering Dana 60 axles. You know him? no he must not get out much.who won.:rolleyes:

who won

Some guy with a Toyota tube chassis, running 120" wheelbase and 42" tires.
The entire event took place in about a 100 yard stretch. You left one gate and right into the next one, no turns, no downhills, and the "cones" were foam balls hanging out of trees on a string.

well i guess that makes me feel better that i didnt go .i'mgoing to start the repair late next week.also a guy emaild me about some duble ended rams at a smokin deal if you are there tell us more .hey if you need one torture tested send it on down.:D

DAAARN IT!!! I just typed up a LOOONg reply, and the server messed up and lost it. I am PISSED!!!

Hold on, let me try to type that again.

Ughghg here we go again

Originally posted by 350Samurai
Hey Frankie, there was a guy at the RCAA rock crawling event in Huntsville today....

Hey 350Sam , you were there today?? I was the one running up and down the trail all day with a digi cam, and a yellow Fox hat on. Where were you?

Originally posted by 350Samurai


Some guy with a Toyota tube chassis, running 120" wheelbase and 42" tires.
The entire event took place in about a 100 yard stretch. You left one gate and right into the next one, no turns, no downhills, and the "cones" were foam balls hanging out of trees on a string.

I thought he was running 39's? Maybe I am wrong. He had to have been longer than 120" wheelbase, he looked to me like he was pushing 130" easy. Maybe wrong again? Man that thing was one ugly peice; and the turning radius was terrible. But man did the kid(16 y.o.) drive!! Last I heard he was about 40 points ahead of second place.

I would say that the Rocket City Rock Crawlers did a pretty good job for not being a big sanctioning body. I had a pretty good time.
I still have not decided if I like the balls hanging from strings though. Some things I like about them(you can not lean over them without tagging them like you could do with a cone), but there are problems(competitors being penalized for antennas hitting strings way up in the air).

Originally posted by 350Samurai
Hey Frankie, there was a guy at the RCAA rock crawling event in Huntsville today that was running a 502 with aluminum heads and front and rear steering Dana 60 axles. You know him?

I never saw that rig? Was it the orange YJ that broke on the second obstical? That was the only competition vehicle that I did not get to check out. He definitly had a wicked motor by the sound of it.

Originally posted by frankie fountain
well i guess that makes me feel better that i didnt go .i'mgoing to start the repair late next week.also a guy emaild me about some duble ended rams at a smokin deal if you are there tell us more .hey if you need one torture tested send it on down.:D

Well, I sure wish that you could have made it...... purely for entertainment value:nuke:

I guess you are talking about me??
The hydraulic steering cylinders that I sell are Arlington 2.25" bore, 1.5" shaft, 8" stroke(4" from center to lock) double ended (balanced), welded steering cylinder with foot mounts complete with 3/4 x 5/8 QA1 Endura series rod ends and jam nuts for $320. I can install cheaper rod ends if that is your choice. The QA1 Endura series rod ends are top of the line.

If you already have heim joints, or you want to source your own, I will sell the steering cylinder modified to accept heim joint rod ends for $250.
Or you can get it for $200 with no modification, but expert machine work is required to the ram to fit heim joints.

I would love to have you torture test one. If you can run it without:nuke:I think there would be nothing to worry about with anyone else.

I can't just give you one though, sorry. I am spending all of my savings on some wicked axles tommorrow, so I am waay broke at the moment.
Frankie, E-mail me so we can discuss this privatly.

Sean

Where were you?

I was on the right side of the course (looking up) right where the jeep blew out the 208 transfer case. I was with Kevin Mize (big red hybrid in EROCC (toploader4x4)), his spotter and a couple of other guys.

I thought he was running 39's? Maybe I am wrong. He had to have been longer than 120" wheelbase, he looked to me like he was pushing 130" easy. Maybe wrong again?

I walked up and looked at his tires, they were 42s. They just looked smaller because of the way he had them cut. I asked him what his wheelbase was, it was 120" and he said it weighed about 1900 lbs.

I never saw that rig? Was it the orange YJ that broke on the second obstical?

He was not allowed to compete because he was a member of the Rocket City Off Road Club. It was the light blue rig that winched the Jeep that broke his transfer case down off the hill.

I still have not decided if I like the balls hanging from strings though.

I didn't care too much for the balls. First of all, they were 96" apart. Very few trucks could get through them if you had to lean at all, because they would hit the string with the rollbar or something. Some of the smaller rigs were actually going under the balls( would that not be considered leaving the course?)

how high were the balls off of the ground?
it kind of sounds cool to have hanging balls, because the driver would have better vision of the boundries.

how high were the balls off of the ground?
They was not any set height. They were anywhere from about 3 feet to 6 feet off the ground. It's not a bad idea I guess, but maybe they should not include the string as part of the boundary. If you just made the ball itself it would eliminate a lot of the problems with leaning over and hitting it or hitting the string with your CB antenna (that did happen). On that note, if the string doesn't count and you hit it with the rollcage and move the ball away from your truck, how do you score that?
What about the going under thing? That is a little unfair advantage. One Toyota buggy thing could go under the balls all the way up to his windshield area. Was he not off the course?
:confused:
I don't know...good, bad...black, white....ying, yang :rasta:

T-case carnage!!
http://www.sierrarockcrawlers.com/community/station/DSC00790.JPG
He blew the whole backside of the transfercase off.


350 Samuari, you must have been the one wearing a zook shirt, sitting on one of the big rocks next to obstacle 4?

You must have seen me, I was running up and down through there with the digi cam , trying to catch good shots, wearing a BRIGHT yellow Fox hat.

The idea with the strings is good, they just need to change some things. The strings need to be further apart as 350 Sammi said. And I think the strings need to go almost all the way to the ground. I like the idea of the sring that it makes sort of a hallway that the vehicle has to travel down, instead of just curbs(cones) which the vehicle can lean over. It makes it much more challenging because you have to anticipate every lean that the vehicle is going to make as it travels through the strings.

So why didn't you compete 350 Sammi? The pictures of your rig that I have seen look pretty awesome.


Sean

350 Samuari, you must have been the one wearing a zook shirt
Yep, that would be me. I remember seeing you, you had your work cut out for you.

So why didn't you compete 350 Sammi?
Yea, we talked about that most of the 4 hour drive home. We originally went there out of curiosity. Kevin (toploader4x4) wanted to see what the RCAA event was all about.
There were 3 out of us 5 that have rigs capable enough to enter.
Kevin and Randy should have entered just for the seat time and who knows maybe they would have brought home a paycheck.
Hindsight is 20/20. :rolleyes:
Plus, mine is all apart right now. I took off all the pieces that were removable and had them painted. The rest of it, basically just the cab, I am taking to be painted Monday.

Being at the event makes me want to do a little competing when my rig is done(at least 6 months away). I was pretty dissapinted with the skill level of many of the drivers. But the kid who won, I must say, did a really good job

With 53" tires and Unimog axles, I may hit some of the gates, but the ride up will be like an escilator.:D

Sean

With 53" tires and Unimog axles
That thing ought to be a monster, can't wait to see that. I guess I'll see you in EROCC next year.

Originally posted by 350Samurai

That thing ought to be a monster, can't wait to see that. I guess I'll see you in EROCC next year.

Oh and the top of the cage is still only 7' high, so it is not really a monster in every sense. Really big tires, 26" differential ground clearance, somewhat small overall dimensions, and 400 hp. I think it should hold its own. Only thing I worry a bit about is weight. I am hoping to end up under 4500 #'s. We will see.

Yeah, I will be at EROCC , if not competing then I will just have to settle for watching you guys pay money to break your junk. Hopefully I can make it to spectate for the September event. It is like an 8 hour drive for me to get there though, so that sucks. I lived less than 2 hours from there a year ago.

Sean

Originally posted by patooyee
I've got some good shots, trying to get them up somewhere soon. I'll keep everyone posted.

J. J. where are they ?

hey there was a guy there with a 78 yellow land crusier on 38.5s, how did he do?

Originally posted by TR
hey there was a guy there with a 78 yellow land crusier on 38.5s, how did he do?
That was Brent from Tennesseeoffroad, he is a mechanic. Brent went for the hard gates and got hung bad. Something in his drive quit, no power to the rear wheels.
I pulled this off the Tennesseeoffroad.com website (he is a moderater)

Profile for Brent
Member Status: TOR's Official Birfield Eliminator
Member Number: 3
Registered: June 07, 2001
Posts: 105
Location: Nashville, USA
Occupation: toyota destruction specialist
Homepage: http://www.tennesseeoffroad.com
Interests: I`m flexible

P.S.
We should start a new thread for this topic.

Brent in the Yellow Cruiser broke the carrier in his rear axle.

Sean

Ya I know who he is, I work with him :flipoff2: I was just wondering what he broke and how he did. thaks for the update.

hey is big dude ok i think he is missing sombody get a possie and find him i'm worryd about him:flipoff2:

Originally posted by frankie fountain
hey is big dude ok i think he is missing sombody get a possie and find him i'm worryd about him:flipoff2:

Don't worry about him, I think he'll be back to his usual form bright and early today :D

Originally posted by frankie fountain
hey is big dude ok i think he is missing sombody get a possie and find him i'm worryd about him

I just saw the topic "Frankie on Crow's Nest" and knew I wouldn't see any pictures of you actually making it up the obstacle, so I didn't check it until today :flipoff2:

Looking forward to September, hopefully you'll be in our group so we can talk some shit all weekend, should make it fun:) Maybe once you get that thing back together you should forget about a "test run" :eek:

its alive .its boring without you sorta like not having emnm around hey canuwrap to big dude.test run o hell yes i will floor that shit in the lot .do you wont to ride with me ?ill bring some beer you never said what you drink.winecoolers:flipoff2:

Daniel, I am supposed to be paying for my axles today once I get all the needed information for wiring the money.

The axles will be coming from Germany sometime this month or early September.
I already have my tires, here are some links to pics of those.

The pictures are REALLY BIG , that is why I linked them.


#1 (http://www.sierrarockcrawlers.com/community/station/Tire%20Pictorial%20low.JPG) #2 (http://www.sierrarockcrawlers.com/community/station/Tire%20pictorial.JPG) #3 (http://www.sierrarockcrawlers.com/community/station/Tire%20tread.JPG) #4 (http://www.sierrarockcrawlers.com/community/station/Side%20tread%20view.JPG) #5 (http://www.sierrarockcrawlers.com/community/station/Michelin%20man.JPG)

I will have pictures of the clearance that the Mog axles and Michelins give when the axles arrive.

Sean