camo fox

HAHA I was waiting for someone to come up and ask for the number. The number to mess with your friends is : 1-704-319-7254 ruin a friends day ... lol

That doesn't sound like a bad idea! He used to make a living off of craigslist, so he knows how it is to have shit like that happen to him. I will get a kick out of it

Well he sent me a number saying his wife ran my name and it shows I had a warrant for failure to appear for jury duty ... said there was a number to call to take care of it and gave it to me. I called the number and it was a recording talking about 30 days jail or $500 fine and that I could set up a payment plan to pay it off. I hung up and called my uncle who is a retired police officer and is now a Private Investigator. He checked into and said he couldn't find anything about it, but told me to go talk to the DA just to make sure. I left work to go talk to the DA, and on my way I tell my buddy what I was doing and he asks if I listened to the whole thing. I said no, I hear money fine and jail time and hung up (I was at work and didn't have time to hear about all that bullshit). Apparently at the end of the voicemail it explains that it is all a joke... I WAS IRATE!

Lately I have been hit with some bad luck. It all Started with the R. Took the R out, wouldn't start Got pulled over by the DNR after, got a ticket Got a phony text about a warrant, turned out to be a joke (I left work for this, that's why it's bad luck ..) Went to the bank only to find out my credit report is jacked Went to check valves, found brass shavings all over the head ... Assuming crank bearing Had a tire go flat Spare tire wouldn't release from secondary latch Air compressor took a crap over night (forgot to switch it off, weather got cold and it turned on and ran all night, toasted the motor) Found a "good deal" on tires, drove over an hour to get them, waited for an hour for the guy to show up, they where shot (the tires ..) few days later I found another set of wheels and tires 2 hours south of me. We and picked them up. Turns out the guy was full of himself. They where for a ford 6-135 bolt pattern and not a chevy 6-139.7 bolt pattern. Blew another tire on the way to work this morning.... Managed to limp it the remaining 1,000' to the parking lot. All of this is within the last TWO WEEKS! I had a warranty order through the previous tire company I had tires with. After today's events, I called and cancelled the order, went to a buddies shop and order some Hankook Dynapro ATm RF10 285/75-16. Other than buying brand new Hankooks, the only other good thing in sight right now is I might be selling my R, with the bad motor, this wednesday for a nice chuck of change. I am glad I can adapt and overcome to just about anything, because there are a lot of people that would break under this stuff. I just can't catch a damn break!! haha Stay positive everyone!

Positive thoughts! And if possible, when falling crouch down and tumble backwards (I think that would make the fall a little more graceful?) Good luck man!

Unfortunately for me, it rained for the first 8 hours, then turned to snow. We only got 7-8" out of it.

yeah it's nothing major, just inconveniences really. As far as the carrier goes, that'd be my guess. Bearings don't like temperatures changing rapidly .. lol

that's what I don't want to part it out. It's a very time consuming process, and people just don't come through a lot of the time. I will give it a month, and if it's not sold as it sits I will take the engine out of it and start tearing into it. It's been a hell of a 48 hours for me. Everything from finding problems with my credit report (that shouldn't be on there) to my R motor to the tires on my truck suddenly blowing.. I'm hoping there isn't too much other damage. That sucks about the carrier bearings. I want to put a regreasable carrier in mine if I keep it.

I have a few different routes I could go. Sell it outright not running Part it out Tear into it, rebuild it, make it faster. I really like the last option, because I get so much enjoyment out of it when I actually get to ride it, but the problem is I never have time to ride it or a local spot any more.

Ironically enough, someone text me today about it. The ad is still up on Craigslist. I told him the deal, and that I would part with it for $3500 not running. Told him what was wrong with it. He actually might come pick it up.

I don't know for sure, but I do know that no one wants to buy a 450 with a bad motor.. I figure I mine as well put some time into it and get it how I want it. I'm so on the fence about if I really want to sell it or not.

Tell me about it. If I get out of work early enough tomorrow and have the energy, I might rip the motor out and get it on the bench. I figure while I'm at it, mine as well throw another piston in it and send the head out to get some work done, new valves and port work.

I want to give a big thank you to Baileyguns! I didn't get the quad running, but he took time out of his day to share some information with me. While in the process of checking my valves, I realized a bunch of brass shavings sitting on the head. I didn't bother going any further with it, nor did I bother taking the oil filter out and check it. I saw enough shavings to know.. Looks like the R is going to be seeing a lot of garage time while I save cash for a 4x4.

I am going to look into this tomorrow! Maybe this will solve ALL my problems!

I might take you up on that. I'm going to go fiddle with it, take the carb out and check it and see what happens. I will be PMing you tonight about this probably.