The boat engine is a 1968 small block. Original to the boat.
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1968 c30 "Papa Smurf" prerunner build. links, beams, and turbo
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The boat engine is a 1968 small block. Original to the boat.
Was pumped to work on the truck today but then i remembered my welder was out of gas. So i wasnt able to get far. Did spend some time mapping out the rest of my back half cage. Did manage to tack up my ruffstuff tube disconnects.
I didn't have much before the party, but yah it got burned out on that. Jesse brought along his bottle because we knew we were going to burn thru mine. Since I sat on the couch for 2 months and didn't do anything I forgot it was out.
How is the elbow BTW?
Elbow is Great. My wrist and ankle not so much. Wrist is all screwy from all the swelling in my arm and stuff getting moved around. Have very little range of motion. And ankle is sore everyday and i walk with a limp. Hopefully that will go away as i build strength back in it.
All and all i may be hanging up the riding and putting all my efforts into truck with cage. Good thing im already building one.
Being an old fart. Doing some riding when younger and having friends who rode a ton younger, your at about that age. Lol.
Lots of guys I know still ride but it's more trails and overlanding type stuff
Truck is gonna be bad a.
When you do your western tour remember St. Anthony
Bwahaha.
Welcome to old fart thinking.
WITH AGE, YOU GET A CAGE!
Welcome to old fart thinking.
WITH AGE, YOU GET A CAGE!
You have been saying this ever since I met you. Guess it's time to apply it haha
Yupp st.anthony is on the list. Perhaps i will see you there!
Also back to truck news. First rounds on the instafamous for papa smurf
Best pic I've seen today.... and that includes the ones from the Pen. 
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So how does the steering work on this exactly?
Witchcraft and gypsy voodoo
Trolls.
Physics, mechanics, and geometry. Or like said above voodoo and trolls.
But really it uses 2 drag links, 2 swingers, and 2 tie rods.
Pitman arm is connected to drivers swinger. Which also has a drag link connected to it which runs to passenger wheel. Also driver swinger has tie rod connected which runs to passenger swinger. Passenger swinger has 2nd drag link which then runs to drivers side wheel.
So as the pitmarn arm pushes or pulls the drivers side swinger the passenger swinger does the same as they are connected. Resulting in turning both wheels at the same time.
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Swinger - cantilever arm.
Rod from box to arm then to other arm - tie rods.
What you called tie rods to the hub's are drag links.
Rod from box to arm then to other arm - tie rods.
What you called tie rods to the hub's are drag links.
Thanks. Fixed it
