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About two weeks ago my friend got his toyota truck stolen. It was for sale, stored at his father's business behind a locked fence. As he had not driven it for quite a while it was not registered or insured. Someone broke in. They stole his truck. He immediately reported it as stolen. The...

I registered here years ago under the name "Bud beater" because of my ride, a red and white 1971 long bed Chev ¾ton that had been pinstriped to look like an old school Budweiser can. Well, that truck blew a head gasket years ago, was stripped of the useable parts, and the rust was sent to...

I want to offer a special thanks to several members here who just might have saved my life. Last week I posted up a want add for a "Steering Knuckle" for a Dana 60. Showing great restraint several members took the time to help me pull my head out of my butt and educate me as to what I was...

The single drawback to my 82 crewcab is that it does not sport the convenience of fuel injection. Next weekend my friends and I are going to do a fire road shakedown over Monte Cristo. We will be starting at valley level in Ogden, moving up to over 9000' and back to valley level in the same...

I have been searching the forum and I can't find any answers. I am upgrading my 82 GMC Crew cab. Some of these trucks came with dual batteries. Mine did not. I did find, refurbish, and install the second battery tray. I have even plopped the second battery onto it. The problem is that I...

Yeah, I know ancient tech, but its good tech when it works. Now I am not even going to go as far as points etc I just need to know about the good ole HEI (thats High Energy Ignition for all you youngones). Anyway, has anyone ever installed a distributor 180 degrees off? There are only 2...

This is a build thread. I anticipate that it will take me at least a year to do what I want to this machine. Alot of the project will be quick maintenence items designed to start a solid service history. Some of the projects like the paint will take longer because this must happen on a...

Air lockers and electric lockers don't thrill me, but I want a locker for my front axle (Dana 60) I have really boiled it down to the OX Locker (cable actuated) and the good old Detroit Locker. Pros: Ox can be deactivated to help corner better, and for highway 4x4 use Detroit: tried and...

Well now that "Budbeater" is up for sale and I have my new one ton GMC I need a name for my new truck. A truck as big as a four door longbed one ton needs a title or at least a name. I am looking for something that might fit on a licence plate. Think big, Battle Star Galactica big, Aircraft...

BIG BLOCK CHEVY TRUCK!!! I just finished paying for it tonight and I am stoked! I own a 67 Chevelle, but it is a project I have not yet finished with an engine I have not yet fired up. So technically this is my first running big block. I am replacing my 71 Chev 3/4 Ton (aka Bud beater)...

So, my truck is a 71 Chev K20 (for non chev speak that is a longbed 3/4 ton). I bought it in Aug of 04 and I have been getting ready to do a solid rebuild of the whole truck. I installed rear disks last fall, and while I was at it I fabricated a cool rock ring for the beefy Eaton HO52 rear...

This is going to take some background so it will end up long. Please bear with me because I need the help. My truck (1971 Chev, 355ci, Edelbrock 650 Carb, HEI ignition) was idling high so about a month ago I messed with the choke (electric) because it seemed like it wasn't set right to...

My wheeler and tow rig are the same item. I made the decision when I bought the vehicle that it had to be a trail capable vehicle (mud, ruts, steep shale/gravel, fire trails etc) but it didn't need to be a high speed desert runner or a flexy rock crawler. I figured that I could buy a high end...

I really have a thing about not getting lost and finding places again once I have been there. I am wanting to put together some maps using GPS information. I realize that sometimes the best trails aren't marked and some serious obstacles need to be identified and marked, and a very useful tool...