| Date | Type | Mileage | Title / Description | $ Amount |
| 11/06/08 | Maintenance | | various maint.
crawled under the truck and found alot of bolts loose, some missing. the rearmost crossmember had one side without bolts. and about 6 total that were loose. i tightened and replaced all that needed it. the main bolt that holds the twin stick was loose also. the two bolts that secure the t-case to its brace was loose, and i fixed it. i replaced two u-joints on the front drive shaft, including one in the CV joint. i also greesed them up, including the slip shaft. | 0.00 |
| 10/10/08 | Repair | | np205 rear output upgrade
installed the np205 rear output adapter for 1 ton upgrade.
| 0.00 |
| 10/10/08 | Modification | | 1/2 ton ford style flange
bought used from Joplin Drveshaft. mates to the new rear output adapter. | 20.00 |
| 10/01/08 | Modification | | np205 rear output flange
bought an up grade to replace the broken yoke on my t-case output. got it from Advanced Adapters, its a 1 ton style flange | 139.92 |
| 08/30/08 | Damage | | broken rear output yoke/T-case
got rear wheel hop while climbing a rocky trail and broke the rear output yoke on the NP205 t-case. looking for a stronger solution to fix it. | 0.00 |
| 08/02/08 | Repair | | new rotor
had to buy a new rotor/hub and replace the bearings on the pass. side. | 30.18 |
| 07/29/08 | Modification | | hood pins
new hood pins to help keep the hood in check | 12.93 |
| 07/28/08 | Miscellaneous | | bed rail armor
bought two six foot pieces of 1/8"x2" flat metal for bed rail armor project. finished it today. | 29.22 |
| 07/25/08 | Modification | | hood hinge repair
had to modify the hood hinges by fabricating a stiffener plate to both sides, riviting it on, then bolting on the modified hinges with grade 8 bolts. also had to have the hinges beefed up with some flat steel. | 9.59 |
| 07/19/08 | Miscellaneous | | bed rail armor
bought two ten foot pieces of 2"x3"x1/4" angle metal for bed rail armor project. | 45.29 |
| 07/16/08 | Miscellaneous | | new door
bought a used pass. door to cut into a half door. | 25.00 |
| 07/14/08 | Repair | | wheel seal and bearings
to go with the rotor install | 0.00 |
| 07/12/08 | Repair | | poly body mounts
installed new poly body mounts. the old mounts were almost non-existant.
bought a whole kit threw JC Whitney. | 98.99 |
| 05/26/08 | Modification | | new paint
prepped for paint all weekend, fri-sunday, and on monday applied 3 coats of KEM-400. | 0.00 |
| 05/23/08 | Maintenance | | spray-in bed-liner
i bought 4 cans of dupli-color brand spray-in bed liner, i already had 2 cans saved. i used a grinder and a wire wheel brush to prep the surface. it seems to have stuck real well. im very happy with the look, texture and appearance. | 38.77 |
| 05/18/08 | Modification | | tail light delete/relocate
i made a pair of tail light delete panels out of some sheetmetal from an old hood. i then rivited them on where the lens was, and cut an oblong hole and mounted trailer lights into it. | 22.03 |
| 05/17/08 | Modification | | new front clip (again)
bought a 1983 front clip. mainly for the fenders, but the hood is better than mine, and it came with a few other things i need. | 150.00 |
| 05/16/08 | Modification | | new paint
had sherwin-williams custom mix a gallon of KEM400 gre primer into a wierd green. should be able to have tghe truck painted in a week or two | 30.15 |
| 05/10/08 | Maintenance | | u-joints
bought 3 new u-joints for drive shafts | 43.64 |
| 05/09/08 | Maintenance | | brake lines installed
installed a new set of ORD extended brake lines. | 0.00 |
| 05/04/08 | Modification | | mini-spool installed
replaced the spider gears in my 12 bolt rear end with a mini-spool. | 0.00 |
| 04/19/08 | Repair | | new tail light assembly & Lens
the tail light was ripped off while off-road. it broke the mounting points in the bezel aswell. | 30.97 |
| 03/28/08 | Modification | | extended brake lines
ordered new steel-braided extended brake lines from ORD | 124.75 |
| 03/26/08 | Miscellaneous | | center pins
had to buy a pair of new centering pins for the zero-rate install. | 4.00 |
| 03/20/08 | Modification | | zero-rate 1" add a leaf
bought an O.R.D. zero-rate add a leaf. it will lift the front of the blazer 1 inch, plus relocate the front axel 1.5" forward | 52.00 |
| 03/16/08 | Modification | | np205 swap
Capitalj and I swapped out my old, tired NP203 for a fresh, strong NP205. it seems to work great | 0.00 |
| 03/10/08 | Modification | | bought mini-spool
i bought a mini-spool for the rear diff. | 84.00 |
| 03/03/08 | Modification | | installed twin sticks
installed my twin stick shifters from JB custom fab. also did more shift rail work. the case is ready to be installed in the truck. | 0.00 |
| 02/12/08 | Modification | | t-case prep work
i modified the shiftrail in the NP205 today with the help of Capitalj. took about 4 hrs. its now ready for the shifter kit and to be installed into the truck | 0.00 |
| 02/10/08 | Modification | | truck tailgate
bought a tailgate off of an 80's model chevy truck. its black and fairly straight. got it from an auto salvage | 52.08 |
| 02/09/08 | Modification | | Bought T-case & twin stick shifter
bought used/good condition NP205 Transfer case, ordered a twinstick shifter kit. | 433.38 |
| 01/28/08 | Repair | | carb fix
had a local shop install a #1605 edlebrock spring loaded needle and seat into my carb. this will make it run while going up inclines. without it it floods. | 74.95 |
| 01/25/08 | Modification | | warn premium hubs
bought a new set of warn premium locking hubs
i had a gift card given to me from friends of mine, so i got $9.93 off the price. | 87.10 |
| 01/06/08 | Modification | | grill
bought some metal and some grinding disks so a grill can be made for the rig | 42.86 |
| 12/27/07 | Modification | | new gear set
new set of yukon gears in 4.56 for both my coporate 12 bolt and my dana 44. they will sit in the box until i can afford to buy the bearing kit and the labor to install. | 387.95 |
| 04/20/07 | Maintenance | | u-bolt upgrade
while working on my drive line issues i noticed that the U-bolts holding my rear springs to the axle were a size to small. i replaced them with the propper larger size. | 49.73 |
| 04/20/07 | Repair | | driveshaft re-tube
that sucker spin in two faster than hell. | 60.00 |
| 03/16/07 | Repair | | transmission
bought a used TH350 transmission from a local salvage yard. it was originally in a '76 K5. | 244.50 |
| 09/30/06 | Modification | | rear springs
bought a set of used rear leaf springs from a much newer truck. got them locally from a salvage yard | 105.20 |
| 12/09/05 | Repair | | fuel pump
replaced the fuel pump. | 21.92 |
| 12/07/05 | Maintenance | | battery pro-rate
my interstae battery failed before the warrenty expired and the local office took care of me on a very cold miserable day | 37.44 |
| 11/19/05 | Maintenance | | front end alignment
had goodyear align my front end and check my draglink | 95.08 |
| 11/17/05 | Maintenance | | tie rods
replaced the tie rods. all of them, even the really long one in front, replaced the dampner and the drivers side motor mount | 216.57 |
| 11/11/05 | Maintenance | | ball joints
the bigger tires instantly destroyed my ball joints. Capitalj actually heard one grenade while i was turning onto Main St. only 5 or 6 blocks from the tire shop.
replaced driver side upper/lower ball joints and also put new bearings inthe spindle | 43.87 |
| 09/17/05 | Maintenance | | ball joints/wheel bearings
replaced ball joints, wheel bearings, and seals | 142.24 |
| 09/17/05 | Maintenance | | spindle bearings
replaced spindle bearings | 8.56 |
| 09/02/05 | Maintenance | | locking gas cap
replaced locking gas cap | 13.27 |
| 08/28/05 | Maintenance | | wheel bearings, u-joints
replaced wheel bearings and a u-joint | 47.07 |
| 08/27/05 | Repair | | mufflers
had new exhaust and mufflers installed. | 160.61 |
| 08/26/05 | Modification | | new tires
bought 4 TSL super swamper tires.
36x12.50-15. | 736.12 |
| 05/06/05 | Repair | | water pump
replaced water pump | 24.62 |
| 04/28/05 | Repair | | front driveshaft
had front driveshaft rebuilt by joplin driveshaft | 95.08 |
| 04/16/05 | Maintenance | | u-joint
replaced u-joint | 15.82 |
| 04/11/05 | Miscellaneous | | truck box
bought new large, underbed truckbox. made for semi trailers, but works great for rear area of blazer, also bought hardware | 248.67 |
| 04/02/05 | Repair | | dip stick
new dipstick | 18.74 |
| 04/01/05 | Repair | | transfer case rebuild
had a local shop rebuild and install a part-time kit in my np203 | 407.74 |
| 03/22/05 | Modification | | v/c breathers
new edelbrock v/c breathers, shifter linkage, fuel hose | 40.08 |
| 03/21/05 | Modification | | valve covors and gaskets
bought new edelbrock valve covers, gaskets, oil, pcv crap, etc | 103.65 |
| 03/16/05 | Repair | | new tranny, etc
new crate tranny, new motor mounts, new floor shifter, mile marker 501 part time conversion kit | 752.74 |
| 03/16/05 | Repair | | detent cable
new detent cable | 17.12 |
| 03/16/05 | Miscellaneous | | jack rental
rented a transmission jack to replace tranny | 23.02 |
| 03/16/05 | Miscellaneous | | truck box
bought a 5 drawer tool box from TSC | 160.60 |
| 03/14/05 | Miscellaneous | | tow truck fees
had the rig towed to my dads shop so we could replace the tranny | 45.00 |
| 02/25/05 | Maintenance | | spark plugs, steering dampner
replaced spark plugs, new steering dampner | 66.87 |
| 02/10/05 | Maintenance | | tcase shifter
bought a used tcase shifter | 47.22 |
| 12/24/04 | Repair | | rear diff, pinion yoke
replaced pinion yoke of rear diff | 26.24 |
| 12/16/04 | Maintenance | | starter
replaced starter | 39.91 |
| 11/12/04 | Modification | | edlebrock carb.
i bought the #1405 edlebrock carburetor.
i needed it very badly | 262.32 |
| 07/12/04 | Repair | | replaced tire
new 33x12.50R15 dayton stag | 125.73 |
| 06/17/04 | Repair | | rear brakes
new rear brake drum, wheel cylinder, lug nuts and bolts, and shoes | 76.75 |
| 05/01/04 | Modification | | O.R.D. flip kit
installed an Off-Road Design 4" shackle flip kit. with this kit i was able to ditch the 4" blocks under the rear leaf springs. | 185.00 |
| 11/22/03 | Repair | | flywheel
had to replce the flywheel. the old was grinded down and giving me starting issues. | 24.89 |
| 10/31/03 | Maintenance | | tie rods
i had to replace the tie rod ends off the steering control arm. i did an axle swap and they were damaged and unusable. | 48.09 |
| 10/08/01 | Modification | | motor re-build
i bought a re-build kit from O'reilly Auto. i had them keep the cam (cuz i got a slightly used one from a friend), and had them trade in the kit pistons for some flat top pistons. they were more expensive but it was worth it.
i got a new crank, valves, pistons, everything machined, bored .030", a valve job the heads milled. all the stuff you usually have done, for the most part. | 760.17 |
| 09/29/01 | Repair | | brakes
replaced the brake calipers and got a bushing kit. | 24.66 |
| 04/22/98 | Maintenance | | battery
replaced the battery with a Duralast Gold. | 63.31 |
| 07/07/97 | Miscellaneous | | bought the K5
i bought my blazer on 7-7-97. the main reason i wanted it was for the full top convertable. i had a '79 and always thought the earlier models were cooler. i bought it threw The Big Nickel, a local trading periodical. | 1,000.00 |
| Total | 8,755.97 |
