Solihull Society

Chinaman Gulch – Trip Report

I knew it was a bad sign when I drove past the bent up gate that signaled the left turn up to the Chinaman Gulch trailhead. Ordinarily not a big deal but I was the trail leader and I was leading 7 trucks including 2 defenders, 4 discos and 1 P38 RR and if Jim Hall had shown with his Series we would’ve had the spectrum of the Rover line. Jimmy had gone ahead of us and radioed for us to go back to the gate to get back on track. Chinaman’s reputation was that of a difficult trail with some challenging and notorious obstacles such as the waterfall, whale’s tail and rock pile. Fortunately, all the Rovers were driven by experienced members and had the necessary modifications.

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April 27th 2007
The spring Moab trip took place on April 27/28. April 27 was a beautiful day and we met at City Market at 8:30 AM. The 5 of us that met were Mark and Terri, Paul and Phil, Dr. Dee and Charlotte, Rob and Mike, and Brian Gueck. An RR, Defender, and 3 Discos. We decided to do Poison Spider and headed out. At the trailhead amidst numerous ATV’s and some jeeps we aired down and took off on the gorgeous morning. Little did we know that EXCITEMENT was on our way shortly.

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On 7 April having felt the need to get out of the house, Mike & Jenny Burris, Beth & Mark Muskopf, along with Marshall, decided to see how far we could make it up the trail to Bill Moore Lake. After a fine breakfast at the Pancake House, we drove out of Denver under cold and rainy weather conditions. As we ascended up I-70 the rain turned to snow, but at the trail head the weather broke. Several inches of snow was on the ground, but at this point we didn’t think it was necessary to chain-up just yet…

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Trail Leader Course
Future Solihull Society trial leaders gathered in Fruita Colorado the weekend of March 30th through April 1st. Bill Burke of 4-Wheeling America provided a trail leading course to all of our volunteers.

Bill Burke is an internationally recognized trainer who teaches back country driving techniques, winching/extrication methods, vehicle preparation and maintenance, land navigation and woods’ skills through classes, private training, trainer and trail leader courses. Environmental awareness and trail etiquette are taught on every outing.

The Solihull Society would like to thank Bill for all of his help.

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I drove my ’87 Rangie home the night before, and it was running just fine. I don’t rebebmer if I worked on it or not, but the next morning it wouldn’t start. It didn’t even sound like it wanted to try. I quickly discovered that I had no spark. Great, the amplifier module is fried, and I don’t have a spare. I remembered hearing rumors that a GM module could be used with some minor modifications. I searched and searched, but could find no Rover related information about the swap, but I did find information. I found that the module I needed to try is a 4 wire module. The part numbers for the Chevy module needed are: NAPA ECHTP45 Wells DR100, Niehoff DR400, AC Delco D1906. So here is the story of what I did.

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The off road season comes to an end in late October with a trip to Wheeler Lake near Breckenridge. Check out some photos from Scott Stultz.

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Photos from the fall color trail event over Kenosha Pass have been uploaded. Thanks to Ralph Bradt, Jim Hall and Ruti Jonathan for the photos.

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