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It's been 75 degrees the last two days.
Previous record was 70degrees from 1987.
Decided now was as good a time as any to give the new springs a test drive.
Not sure why sky jacker doesn't have a stronger following. New 4" springs all the way around....and it rides as nice as it did on the 20 year springs (also skyjackers)I removed.
Ended up adding an inch or so to the driveshaft....while retubing it from a candy caning it had from way back when.....amazing how much smoother it runs at the 50mph plus...
Who would have thought......
Tailgate now fully operational.
Drives straight and true with the shackle reversal now reversed.
Picked up what on paper sounds like a fresher 2F last spring...but can't bring myself to pull what's in it. It's a little tired but runs well, burns oil and smokes at startup, idle...well let's just say it smokes a little and has been a good engine for a 20 couple years now.
Previous record was 70degrees from 1987.
Decided now was as good a time as any to give the new springs a test drive.
Not sure why sky jacker doesn't have a stronger following. New 4" springs all the way around....and it rides as nice as it did on the 20 year springs (also skyjackers)I removed.
Ended up adding an inch or so to the driveshaft....while retubing it from a candy caning it had from way back when.....amazing how much smoother it runs at the 50mph plus...
Who would have thought......
Tailgate now fully operational.
Drives straight and true with the shackle reversal now reversed.
Picked up what on paper sounds like a fresher 2F last spring...but can't bring myself to pull what's in it. It's a little tired but runs well, burns oil and smokes at startup, idle...well let's just say it smokes a little and has been a good engine for a 20 couple years now.
Yes, I know that.
Seeing his talented welding, I was curious if he created that piece.
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- #244
kid is getting bigger and have decided it's now time for the jump seats to make their appearance.
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Got a tool kit together for it.
Currently rolling with a 60 series jack and rods.
Now I guess I'll have to track down the right stuff.
Currently rolling with a 60 series jack and rods.
Now I guess I'll have to track down the right stuff.
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A little love for one of rear seats.
Spiderwebs and eggshells. Broken hearts to the crack of dawn one call does it all.
Spiderwebs and eggshells. Broken hearts to the crack of dawn one call does it all.
You probably know this already ... but... you used to be able to get the sticker (jump seat) from the unmentionable person who's business is system of measures based on the meter then TLC
His name rhymes with rain
Sor sells most everything he has so you could probably get it from them?
Looking good !!!
His name rhymes with rain
Sor sells most everything he has so you could probably get it from them?
Looking good !!!
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I didn't know that.
And now I have stickers to find.
And now I have stickers to find.
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And now I have a usable cargo area.
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And then this just happened.
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the old 33x9.50s were done, still had decent tread, but were getting sketchy in the rain.
so now it's 33x10.50 KO2s. so far i like them.
the odd thing is they made the manual steering a little easier.
going jeep style with the spare, still a "brand new" 9.50.
the shop didn't even mention a word about mounting a 10.5" tire on a 5.5" wheels
so now it's 33x10.50 KO2s. so far i like them.
the odd thing is they made the manual steering a little easier.
going jeep style with the spare, still a "brand new" 9.50.
the shop didn't even mention a word about mounting a 10.5" tire on a 5.5" wheels
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This went from a krylon rebuild to sure why not, you only live once...in very short order.
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so purdy, and now a little shorter than it previously was.
You gonna balance the crank and rods?
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don't know what im doing yet.
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the first snow is in the forecast for tomorrow. the roads were sprayed with whatever the state pretreats with this afternoon, so it was time to park it for the winter.
on a whim decided to pull the head on this engine and swap my fresh head on it.
this engine has had oil control issues for quite a while now...about 18 years or so...it had one of those early chevy throttle body fuel injection setups on it in the mid-late90s, that rarely ran right..the times it did run right, boy did it run though, can be counted on one hand. it would run horribly lean, like almost the whole header glowing bright red lean.
the wife was running while i was out of town one time and mentioned upon my return she could see the exhaust glowing at night...several times.
is when the oil issues showed up...big surprise there.
so as i was disassembling the intake, most of the ports in the head were dripping with oil, yes dripping...the oil control has taken a downward spiral the last year or so.
getting a 2f head off the block while in the truck was quite the feat of strength.
i wanted to do a compression check before i took it apart, but got excited and forgot. last i had checked it was evenly in the 120 range.we'll see what happens after i get the fresh head on.
the block and head was missing the front locator bushing/dowel...i don't think i lost it during removal, but look around for it. otherwise i won't worry about it.
on a whim decided to pull the head on this engine and swap my fresh head on it.
this engine has had oil control issues for quite a while now...about 18 years or so...it had one of those early chevy throttle body fuel injection setups on it in the mid-late90s, that rarely ran right..the times it did run right, boy did it run though, can be counted on one hand. it would run horribly lean, like almost the whole header glowing bright red lean.
the wife was running while i was out of town one time and mentioned upon my return she could see the exhaust glowing at night...several times.
is when the oil issues showed up...big surprise there.
so as i was disassembling the intake, most of the ports in the head were dripping with oil, yes dripping...the oil control has taken a downward spiral the last year or so.
getting a 2f head off the block while in the truck was quite the feat of strength.
i wanted to do a compression check before i took it apart, but got excited and forgot. last i had checked it was evenly in the 120 range.we'll see what happens after i get the fresh head on.
the block and head was missing the front locator bushing/dowel...i don't think i lost it during removal, but look around for it. otherwise i won't worry about it.
WOW, tha is the worst rot I have seen on a frame. But that was a nice looking fix you made there!
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The gas head, that wanted to be an oil burner.
Subscribed. I would *love* to be able to tear an engine apart and rebuild it. And weld. Welding and metal manipulation seems very satisfying.
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in regards to the engine, this a jump in with both feet thing for me, never been myself.