DSC00422.JPG 685 hits | 80.23 KB | Posted: 10/31/05 It looks so innocent ...
DSC00423.JPG 628 hits | 73.59 KB | Posted: 10/31/05 ... if only it knew the fate that awaited it.
Trust me, as good as the body looks from here, you ...
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DSC00430.JPG 718 hits | 55.03 KB | Posted: 10/31/05 As of Saturday night, 10/29/05. The only things connecting the body to the frame are the brake line...
DSC00438.JPG 685 hits | 94.8 KB | Posted: 11/8/05 11/5/05 -- time for the body and frame to part ways, after only 15 or so years.
DSC00439.JPG 617 hits | 89.06 KB | Posted: 11/8/05 Our lifting method probably qualifies as "dumbest dang thing I ever done did," but there was no wind...
DSC00440.JPG 752 hits | 93.58 KB | Posted: 11/8/05 Note the strap. With the back tires aired down to about 6psi for clearance, we had used one of the ...
DSC00441.JPG 691 hits | 85.9 KB | Posted: 11/8/05 JB was particularly amused by the fact that he could now stand on the rear leaf spring.
DSC00442.JPG 793 hits | 90.18 KB | Posted: 11/8/05 The body clear of the frame at maximum height, and ready to start slowly coming back down. It was s...
DSC00443.JPG 681 hits | 70.7 KB | Posted: 11/8/05 Yeah, it's like that. Not my best photo. Probably not my worst, which is even scarier.
DSC00444.JPG 645 hits | 66.68 KB | Posted: 11/8/05 "Hey, look! It's Captain Morgan!" Yes, he actually said that. He's got the pose off the bottle do...
DSC00445.JPG 699 hits | 77.55 KB | Posted: 11/8/05 Umbulu the Great Spear Hunter and his driver aboard the Chariot of Doom. Yeah, we were getting pret...
DSC00446.JPG 623 hits | 53.94 KB | Posted: 11/8/05 Blurry picture of the wiring, brakes, and plumbing on the left framerail.
DSC00447.JPG 637 hits | 63.96 KB | Posted: 11/8/05 Coil, EVR, TAB, TAD, and fuel pressure regulator.
DSC00448.JPG 610 hits | 78.22 KB | Posted: 11/8/05 Passenger side plumbing.
DSC00449.JPG 625 hits | 67.52 KB | Posted: 11/8/05 E4OD and electronic BW 13-56, going for the record for "Heaviest transmission and transfer case comb...
DSC00450.JPG 683 hits | 65.55 KB | Posted: 11/8/05 Thermactor plumbing at pump.
DSC00451.JPG 1052 hits | 63 KB | Posted: 11/8/05 Throttle body. My manifold was so thoroughly coated with combustion byproducts and blowby via the P...
DSC00452.JPG 704 hits | 54.17 KB | Posted: 11/8/05 Brand new alternator #2, installed one month before I discovered how disgustingly easy it would've b...
DSC00453.JPG 615 hits | 63 KB | Posted: 11/8/05 Wiring at starter relay, currently leaning against back of bumper.
DSC00454.JPG 728 hits | 59.15 KB | Posted: 11/8/05 Thermactor plumbing on back of heads. The color codes on the vacuum tubes match the factory diagram...
DSC00455.JPG 785 hits | 74.04 KB | Posted: 11/8/05 No more front bumper, 302 on a stand. It's disgusting how quickly you can pull an engine when there...
DSC00456.JPG 647 hits | 79.05 KB | Posted: 11/8/05 "Bob, I think you're missing something."
DSC00457.JPG 797 hits | 70.17 KB | Posted: 11/8/05 Harold: "You know, there are easier ways to remove a transmission."
Actually, I wish it had only ...
DSC00458.JPG 610 hits | 70.47 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 They always look so small on the stand.
DSC00459.JPG 531 hits | 71.12 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 The Summit shorties only cost $125 for the pair. They're made by Pacesetter.
DSC00460.JPG 566 hits | 49.89 KB | Posted: 11/20/05
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DSC00463.JPG 598 hits | 72.18 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 Note the rear cab mount brackets just in front of the #3 crossmember. They'll be gone soon. They'r...
DSC00464.JPG 517 hits | 71.17 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 The damage to the frame at the mounts was pretty common in the back, caused by a combination of rust...
DSC00465.JPG 677 hits | 59.58 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 The remaining mounts (that didn't fall out due to frame damage) were an absolute pain the rear to re...
DSC00466.JPG 518 hits | 50.05 KB | Posted: 11/20/05
DSC00467.JPG 496 hits | 70.23 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 HEAVY sonofagun.
DSC00469.JPG 1104 hits | 65.68 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 Third time I've had this sucker out. I should have gone with my first instinct the first time and r...
DSC00470.JPG 562 hits | 53.98 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 BW 13-56 good. Electronic shift bad. At least it's still working. (Knock on wood)
DSC00471.JPG 501 hits | 63.91 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 No wonder the driveshaft is so short.
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DSC00474.JPG 490 hits | 63.42 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 Lots of scale back here.
DSC00475.JPG 516 hits | 52.42 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 Doesn't look so bad, though, does it?
DSC00476.JPG 554 hits | 64.94 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 Think again. Luckily I won't have to repair this one, since it will have a substantial plate over t...
DSC00477.JPG 452 hits | 68.33 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 These two in front of the gas tank (by the #4 crossmember) are another matter, though. Look at the ...
DSC00479.JPG 502 hits | 88.78 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 Rolled outside on 11/10/05 for the first of several serious degreasings.
DSC00480.JPG 517 hits | 89.26 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 That rear driver's side mount was the only undamaged mount rear of the firewall/front floorboard. S...
DSC00481.JPG 501 hits | 91.41 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 Wait, I take that back. The second driver's side mount (the bracket just ahead of the #3 crossmembe...
DSC00482.JPG 502 hits | 87.69 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 I have more crude on that #1 crossmember than a small middle-eastern country.
DSC00483.JPG 570 hits | 70.07 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 The hosing off begins. I've obviously sat in one too many piles of rust and filth. This initial cl...
MOV00478.MPG 529 hits | 415.6 KB | Posted: 11/20/05 A VERY low res capture of me rolling the frame out to hose it down on 11/10.
DSC00610.JPG 535 hits | 62.25 KB | Posted: 4/23/06 Right side wheel arch, still good ...
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