Man, I sure need to head to Canada some day to go wheeling! Awesome truck.
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My SAS'd and hacked up 92 GMC
- Thread starter DirtRidinz71
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DirtRidinz71
1/2 ton status
Thanks!Great pics!
Nice camp! The truck looks like is working good!
How do you like the Trailblazer?
Overall the trailblazer is a great all around vechicle for us and hasn't been to terrible on repairs. Only complaints I would really have is the crappy plastic interior that rattles all the time, all body seems in the hood/doors/rear hatch the rust out and the fuel mileage. I get an average of 15.5 mpg (17ish in the summer and 13ish in the winter), hook on a trailer with the wheeler or snowmobile and its in the 13's. A full size truck gets the same or better with v8 power to boot.
DirtRidinz71
1/2 ton status
A quick front 2" receiver I made up and still need to weld onto the front SAS x-member
Rear diff guard
Then I had plans on ordering a front locker very soon but ended up buying a new side by side that came factory with a front locker LOL Other then fixing the sloppy front driveshaft there is not much to go on with the truck this year now.
Rear diff guard
Then I had plans on ordering a front locker very soon but ended up buying a new side by side that came factory with a front locker LOL Other then fixing the sloppy front driveshaft there is not much to go on with the truck this year now.
Looks like some fun toys!
DirtRidinz71
1/2 ton status
Everybody loves some carnage!!
I haven't touched the truck or drove it since late winter besides welding the front receiver on. Ive been enjoying the side by side to much to bother with it but finally went on the first mud run yesterday and the truck was doing great for all the little issues with it until the last hole when the tcase blew apart. I really thought the front shaft would have failed first LOL
My old axles are still haunting me too. When my buddy was towing me out of the woods the old d44 decided to spit the spider gears out through the cover
I haven't touched the truck or drove it since late winter besides welding the front receiver on. Ive been enjoying the side by side to much to bother with it but finally went on the first mud run yesterday and the truck was doing great for all the little issues with it until the last hole when the tcase blew apart. I really thought the front shaft would have failed first LOL
My old axles are still haunting me too. When my buddy was towing me out of the woods the old d44 decided to spit the spider gears out through the cover
Lol! play hard much!!
Nice yet expensive update! Always loved this truck
DirtRidinz71
1/2 ton status
When your on "tiny" 38's and others are on 50" tractor tires going hard is the only option LOL
Thanks. I lucked out and my buddy had another np241 but it has a bent tailshaft. So its a free fix just some time in swapping parts
Im thinking I must have bottomed out the front shaft and busted the case as there didn't seem to be any amount of damage inside.
That's some good crack you got showin!
DirtRidinz71
1/2 ton status
The tcase got reassembled and put in easy enough and then the truck sat as I slowly worked away fixing the rear brakes, plating the rusted out frame, changed the power steering pump AGAIN and pulled the hydro assist AGAIN. I took it for a test drive to find that the trans was slipping badly. When I busted the Tcase I also smashed the transmission pan in which must of blocked of some flow to the filter, once the pan was straightened and some fresh fluid it seemed fine and tested it over last weekend.
Now for some tech help. Ive been having issues with the power steering only randomly working, pulled the hydro assist and its still a problem, new reman pump still no power at times. Which has led me to think it is the steering box, it is a reman box that I put on last year so Id like to atleast the attempt to repair it.
Since the box needs resitance to get power from the pump, what is it in the box that causes this? Most of the time I can go to full lock and the pump will not whine like it normally should.
Now for some tech help. Ive been having issues with the power steering only randomly working, pulled the hydro assist and its still a problem, new reman pump still no power at times. Which has led me to think it is the steering box, it is a reman box that I put on last year so Id like to atleast the attempt to repair it.
Since the box needs resitance to get power from the pump, what is it in the box that causes this? Most of the time I can go to full lock and the pump will not whine like it normally should.
That's basically what my '83 diesel blazer is doing too. Sometimes I just have no power assist and no belt squeal or anything. I need a gear cuz it leaks badly and I'll prob do a pump at the same time too. I'm curious what yours is since you have already changed both. I'd be suspect of the gear like you are thinking
DirtRidinz71
1/2 ton status
Well this is the end of this build.
The truck sat all winter, tracks on the SxS rock!
Spring came and I sold it
We are building a new house this summer so the extra money sure helps.
Plus we found ourselves using the SxS way more
Last week I picked up a 03 Chev for cheap
Cleaned it up a little and that's about as exciting as it will get.
The truck sat all winter, tracks on the SxS rock!
Spring came and I sold it
We are building a new house this summer so the extra money sure helps.
Plus we found ourselves using the SxS way more
Last week I picked up a 03 Chev for cheap
Cleaned it up a little and that's about as exciting as it will get.
beags86
Eastbound and Down
Man I really enjoyed this build.
X2, loved the build!
Yep, one of my favorite SAS builds. Partially inspired me to SAS my crew cab. Sad to see it go. Lots of guys selling or parting out really cool builds lately. Too bad.
