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Old 01-07-2007, 04:24 PM   #1
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I was out crawlin with the ol' 2.2 clod today and something just didn't seem right....

So when I got home, I heaved the pig up onto the bench and gave it a look-see....



....everything looks OK here....for the most part....



...wait a minute...something has gone askew....??



....that don't look right.....??

So much for the rod ends blowing out and saving my rods, eh? That was the result of a five-foot fall, landing nose down on the right front wheel.

It was initially bent about 20 degrees less than this, and was driving Ok enough to keep messing around, but a bit later I had it bound up tight in a gap and it pushed the rod to where it is now.

After that, I called it quits for the day. Steering was downright silly and the wheelbase on one side is 1.5" less than the other.....LOL
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Old 01-07-2007, 04:53 PM   #2
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I love wrecked pics[does that sound mean] well its good for those it did'nt happen to,Sorry dude but it happens and i'm sure you'll have it up and going soon
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Old 01-07-2007, 04:58 PM   #3
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Bangers and Mash..... Mmmmmm..... I'm hungry now. Although I had that last week.


Nice carnage.
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Old 01-07-2007, 07:59 PM   #4
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Now thats a high clearance link.
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Old 01-07-2007, 10:03 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Kamikaze
Now thats a high clearance link.
I'm thinking about going back to that same drop off and heave the truck off there three more times and match all four lower links....but I reckon I'd end up with a 8" wheelbase....

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Old 01-07-2007, 10:10 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by traylor4x4
Sorry dude but it happens and i'm sure you'll have it up and going soon
In my four months of crawling, I've blased the truck a few good shots. So far it's not busted up at a comp <keeping fingers crossed while awkwardly knocking on wood>

Already fixed. Chopped off a length of 3/16 tube, tapped the ends, and screwed it all back together....15 minutes.

Is that a record? Can anybody beat it? Sounds like a good off-season contest. Post your video of you making a new suspension link in the video area...Winner gets my VW Beetle body....
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Old 01-09-2007, 07:23 AM   #7
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Old 01-09-2007, 01:01 PM   #8
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I'm loving the damage. Your truck must have been going at like 100 mph with all that weight on the front axle.
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Old 01-10-2007, 12:26 PM   #9
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I'm loving the damage. Your truck must have been going at like 100 mph with all that weight on the front axle.
I dunno....how fast does a truck get going in a five foot freefall....??

Weight on the front axle; what you don't see is 7oz of stainless ballbearings in each front tire....
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