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Archive of entries posted on May 2009

14FF Found!

23 May 2009, 3:12 pm

And the 14FF is in the shop! Dad had his new backhoe home today. I shot up to the shale pit with it and snagged the axle out of the weeds. Everything looks good inside. I was able to get one drum freed up with some tender tapping with a 5lb hammer. The one that [...]

Filed under Blazer, Brakes, Drivetrain.
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Shale Pit Fun!

5 May 2009, 6:41 pm

I had to go down to my dad’s place today to snap some pictures of a few parts off of my donor Suburban so I figured I’d go up to his shale pit and have a little fun. Here are the pics:

Filed under Blazer, Mud, Offroad.
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“New” Complete Rear Quarters

2 May 2009, 8:11 pm

Today I drove over to Honeoye Falls (just south of Rochester) to pick up a set of used, but complete and original rear quarters.  The passenger side quarter has some ripples in it, a tiny bit of surface rust, and is a bit messed up at the front where it attaches to the B-pillar, but [...]

Filed under Blazer, Drivetrain, Exterior, Metal Working, Welding.
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Inspection Complete!

1 May 2009, 4:16 pm

The holes in the floor board on the driver side were covered up with some sheetmetal.  I took it back to the shop and the sticker went on. Had a little hiccup on the way home from the shop though…  The night before when I was buttoning everything backup inside the truck, I decided that [...]

Filed under Blazer, Interior, Metal Working, Tires, Transmission.
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