Air hose from the air tank, that comes from the on-board air.
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Blazer's 85 Suburban "Twinkie"
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TDAWG1
1/2 ton status
Great Work Keith. Cant wait to see you and the twinkie real soon
Found out that my fancy parking brake is leaking that is why my brakes are getting air in them. So did some tightening on the lines and will see what happens.
Been figuring out how to mount the boxes and stuff that I have to carry all my stuff in, been kind of a pain.
Going to take it to get weighed tomorrow, have to go to the feed store anyway figure what the heck.
Been figuring out how to mount the boxes and stuff that I have to carry all my stuff in, been kind of a pain.
Going to take it to get weighed tomorrow, have to go to the feed store anyway figure what the heck.
So back from BB
Before I left got it weighed ........................... #5640 lost 200 lbs or so in narrowing the rear.
Carnage pics to follow
Before I left got it weighed ........................... #5640 lost 200 lbs or so in narrowing the rear.
Carnage pics to follow
Are the rear links done yet?
Gimmie a week or so got to get a locker first 
So carnage picture
Happened on Pritchett
One try to many on, according to the map, Axle Hill
Happened on Pritchett
One try to many on, according to the map, Axle Hill
Winched the rest of the obstacle with some help. Got pulled to the next two then winched and drove and pulled over them.
Got to the top. Drove out for a bit. Truck died.
Was running a bit hot. Was driving at a pretty good pace with leafs. Figured that I vapor locked it/ bubbled the fuel.
Got it towed for a few miles by Chaotick5
Cooled down then it started. Ran fine the rest of the way out and all the way back to the cabin.
Got to the top. Drove out for a bit. Truck died.
Was running a bit hot. Was driving at a pretty good pace with leafs. Figured that I vapor locked it/ bubbled the fuel.
Got it towed for a few miles by Chaotick5
Cooled down then it started. Ran fine the rest of the way out and all the way back to the cabin.
bp71k5
3/4 ton status
The driveshaft is a definite keeper souvenir.
Going to take it to Tom on Tuesday see what he says, then if he doesn't want it that is what it is going to be become
Going to redo the front grill.
Not enough air movement now. Seems that after I lowered the nose after EJS it was too far. Runs a bit hot now.
Not enough air movement now. Seems that after I lowered the nose after EJS it was too far. Runs a bit hot now.
Wow ive never seen one like that 
Need more pics man. This thing looks awesome
Need more pics man. This thing looks awesome
After thinking about this it makes sense that it would look like that when it broke. The end that looks like spagetti is the end that was attached to the yoke at the axle end. I don't know exactly how that end is made but I'm guessing it's a forging that they machine the splines into. So when it began to twist the splines rip out first and make it look that way. I've seen some axle shafts that look similar at the splines when they broke.
Causualty of the game IMO. I don't think that this one can be blamed on anything but fatigue and or massive loading.
when you said "massive loading" , first thing popped into my head was your dad sharing that cell phone pic around the campfire.
Don't need any recaps of that, thank you!
According to Keith, his conversation with Tom Woods went like this: "hey Tom look at this"..."you had a tire in the air"... "yes I did"
pfff, most of the day is spent on 3 wheels
makes me worry about my TW stuff, a little bit, tiny bit.... meh
makes me worry about my TW stuff, a little bit, tiny bit.... meh
I had two tires in the air and my foot on the skinny pedal.
Funny thing is that front shaft is 1330 joints they seemed to hold together.
Funny thing is that front shaft is 1330 joints they seemed to hold together.
