ekajkrats
1/2 ton status
Little Upate
Dang, can't believe it's been over a year since posting on my own thread.
First, thanks max 02! Better late than never?
We'll in the last year I haven't done a ton, except for driving it as much as possible. I've been running an old Holley 4 barrel TBI for the past year, and aside from some funkiness of tuning a analog kit, it's been great. I love the ease of starting up, the throttle response and the reliability at steep angles and high altitudes.
On my dad's 74th birthday we made a trip up to Mammoth Lakes area. Here are a few pics from that trip at the beginning of October.
We ended up doing two trails while up there. The first was a 5 mile road up to the Laurel Lakes. The elevation starts at 7,300 ft and ends up at about 10k ft. There were some beautiful fall views. Here's a bit of my dad's pics.
Trees on the way up the trail:
The birthday boy on his 74th:
At the lakes:
The upper lake:
On the way back down:
The other trail was near the Mammoth Lakes Scenic loop. Not a ton a great views, but there was a cool 1 mile hiking loop at the Inyo Craters near Deer Mountain. Two small pools of water in craters created by lava hitting some pockets of water under ground, creating steam and blowing the ground above. Pretty amazing on how they were created and cool to visit:
Unlike the trail to Laurel Lakes, I never had to touch 4wd, let alone 4wd low:
We also made it a point to check out the Devil's Postpile. I had never been before and wanted to see since it was so close and easy to get to. It was just a drive down a paved Park road and 1/2 mile hike on the valley floor. But the site was well worth it!
Top of the Post Pile:
Now that I've been back for a bit from the trip, I've got a few parts to put on the Blazer. It's cosmetic parts, apart from the new gas tank. This will always be my kick around, trail rig, so these parts like door handles, inner grill and dash pad sure feels like putting lipstick on a pig.
-Jacob
Dang, can't believe it's been over a year since posting on my own thread.
First, thanks max 02! Better late than never?
We'll in the last year I haven't done a ton, except for driving it as much as possible. I've been running an old Holley 4 barrel TBI for the past year, and aside from some funkiness of tuning a analog kit, it's been great. I love the ease of starting up, the throttle response and the reliability at steep angles and high altitudes.
On my dad's 74th birthday we made a trip up to Mammoth Lakes area. Here are a few pics from that trip at the beginning of October.
We ended up doing two trails while up there. The first was a 5 mile road up to the Laurel Lakes. The elevation starts at 7,300 ft and ends up at about 10k ft. There were some beautiful fall views. Here's a bit of my dad's pics.
Trees on the way up the trail:
The birthday boy on his 74th:
At the lakes:
The upper lake:
On the way back down:
The other trail was near the Mammoth Lakes Scenic loop. Not a ton a great views, but there was a cool 1 mile hiking loop at the Inyo Craters near Deer Mountain. Two small pools of water in craters created by lava hitting some pockets of water under ground, creating steam and blowing the ground above. Pretty amazing on how they were created and cool to visit:
Unlike the trail to Laurel Lakes, I never had to touch 4wd, let alone 4wd low:
We also made it a point to check out the Devil's Postpile. I had never been before and wanted to see since it was so close and easy to get to. It was just a drive down a paved Park road and 1/2 mile hike on the valley floor. But the site was well worth it!
Top of the Post Pile:
Now that I've been back for a bit from the trip, I've got a few parts to put on the Blazer. It's cosmetic parts, apart from the new gas tank. This will always be my kick around, trail rig, so these parts like door handles, inner grill and dash pad sure feels like putting lipstick on a pig.
-Jacob
