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My Bronco: Drop brackets and sheer walls don't mix. Note the ripped frame.
drop bracket carnage.jpg
797 hits | 50.1 KB | Posted: 7/31/03
My Bronco: Drop brackets and sheer walls don't mix. Note the ripped frame.
Brother's Jeep: A little driveshaft problem
JP Drive Carnage.jpg
707 hits | 48.92 KB | Posted: 7/31/03
Brother's Jeep: A little driveshaft problem
My Bronco: Small steering problem while on a leasurely drive...alone...in the winter...in the snow
Yanked tie rod.jpg
670 hits | 80.2 KB | Posted: 7/31/03
My Bronco: Small steering problem while on a leasurely drive...alone...in the winter...in the snow
Bronco: Stupid little bush busted my tail light as I backed down a ditch. I'll chainsaw his ass nex...
bustedtailight.jpg
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Bronco: Stupid little bush busted my tail light as I backed down a ditch. I'll chainsaw his ass nex...
Bronco: The same stupid bush nearly ripped off my tailpipe!
tailpiperipped.jpg
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Bronco: The same stupid bush nearly ripped off my tailpipe!
Brother's Willys: First radius arm design was inferior. That's why you do a slow speed shakedown ru...
jeepradbreak.jpg
588 hits | 79.86 KB | Posted: 6/12/04
Brother's Willys: First radius arm design was inferior. That's why you do a slow speed shakedown ru...
Willys: Had to get creative to get it home, sort of a cable Z-Link suspension
jeepradbreak2.jpg
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Willys: Had to get creative to get it home, sort of a cable Z-Link suspension
Willys: My brother mentioned his steering was acting funny, but we figured out the problem right awa...
JeepLog.jpg
588 hits | 51.98 KB | Posted: 6/30/04
Willys: My brother mentioned his steering was acting funny, but we figured out the problem right awa...
How your tow vehicle's shackles should look...(provided you live in the salt belt and are used to th...
IntactShackle.jpg
470 hits | 61.1 KB | Posted: 11/2/07
How your tow vehicle's shackles should look...(provided you live in the salt belt and are used to th...
...how your tow vehicle's shackles should NOT look! WTF? How does this happen to a 13 year old tru...
BustedShackle.JPG
541 hits | 71.69 KB | Posted: 11/2/07
...how your tow vehicle's shackles should NOT look! WTF? How does this happen to a 13 year old tru...
Well...not BRONCO carnage...but I think this counts!
Killer Dowel Pin 010.jpg
481 hits | 65.21 KB | Posted: 11/30/08
Well...not BRONCO carnage...but I think this counts!
You've heard of the Killer Dowel Pin on a Cummins, right?
Killer Dowel Pin 004.jpg
849 hits | 47.36 KB | Posted: 11/30/08
You've heard of the Killer Dowel Pin on a Cummins, right?
Yeah, well, if you have a diesel Dodge, better patch that MF'er...I thought it was already done...I ...
Killer Dowel Pin 001.jpg
535 hits | 40.07 KB | Posted: 11/30/08
Yeah, well, if you have a diesel Dodge, better patch that MF'er...I thought it was already done...I ...
This is why I need / get to swap a 4BT into my Bronco. Its a little hard to see, but the pistons in...
Thrown Rods 2.jpg
459 hits | 82.97 KB | Posted: 2/20/10
This is why I need / get to swap a 4BT into my Bronco. Its a little hard to see, but the pistons in...
Here's where I punched a couple holes in the pan...
Thrown Rods 4.jpg
506 hits | 70.79 KB | Posted: 3/6/10
Here's where I punched a couple holes in the pan...
...and one in the block...
Thrown Rods 8.jpg
464 hits | 64.57 KB | Posted: 3/6/10
...and one in the block...
...put a nice dent in the pan, too...
Thrown Rods 6.jpg
486 hits | 60.47 KB | Posted: 3/6/10
...put a nice dent in the pan, too...
Here's the mangled remains of #5. Snapped the piston rod.
Thrown Rods 9.jpg
556 hits | 68.56 KB | Posted: 3/6/10
Here's the mangled remains of #5. Snapped the piston rod.
A chunk of metal plugged the rod bearing oil passage on #1. It got so hot it pealed the paint off.
Thrown Rods 12.jpg
470 hits | 38.97 KB | Posted: 3/6/10
A chunk of metal plugged the rod bearing oil passage on #1. It got so hot it pealed the paint off.
Then the cap on #1 snapped, which bounced it around pretty good and broke it a lot!
Thrown Rods 11.jpg
437 hits | 58.92 KB | Posted: 3/6/10
Then the cap on #1 snapped, which bounced it around pretty good and broke it a lot!
Piston skirt snapped off on both sides, on this side right up to the oil ring.
Thrown Rods 13.jpg
432 hits | 50.99 KB | Posted: 3/6/10
Piston skirt snapped off on both sides, on this side right up to the oil ring.