The truck did well on it's maiden voyage! http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q207/tcmglx/BAJA%20HID%20Excursion%202011/DSCN1733.jpg http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q207/tcmglx/BAJA%20HID%20Excursion%202011/DSCN1723.jpg i can almost hear the GENERAL LEE HORN blarring during the jump!! drj ps - im...

i thought it might be funny to see some pics of BRONCOs doing things "other" than kickin' ass in the dirt...
heres my first contribution...

drj

in order to fund my project, i picked up a 2nd job for the next 2 months...
this is day 3 of my 90hr week...and im feelin' it.
up @ 4am...out by 3pm...then on to the next gig @ 4pm till "whenever im done"

sucks...but, anything for my baby!

drj

thanks...im still sittin on footage from just about every other baja race since then...
including every KOH race and the 1st NORRA!
but i just havent had the time to make another.
(i spent 100+ hrs cutting the 2007 race)

drj

Got it back today. I have to say there's a huge difference. Shifts fast and firm. For $2600 I got: New billet torque converter Shift kit More springs in accumulators Upgrade reverse boost valve Improved lube ports in the pump New design center shaft support with bearing instead of bushing Upgraded ...

bajascott wrote:oh yea took it on the freeway today, people were looking at me funny cuz i had my goggles on. only because i still have a TON of silt lingering it was hard to see....

i would have LOVED to see that!!!

drj

so i sauntered over (thats right) and asked if they would troubleshoot my GPS. You know very well you went over there to get a pic with the Lowrance girls and i can't blame you for a second! Haha! come to think of it... i did take a pic of my friend KRAS (the CHECKERS PRES @ the time) with "the gir...

last year the antenna on my 540 went bad - seemingly for no reason @ all. it just stopped working. :evil: then @ the 500 in 2010 i was hanging with my CHECKER pals who had a booth @ contingency next to the LOWRANCE booth (how lucky) so i sauntered over (thats right) and asked if they would troublesh...

i made this little film a few years ago for my friends @ CHASE RACING......but i thought you guys might still enjoy it.
there are a few bad words & UN-licensed music - BEWARE!

http://vimeo.com/7093525

drj

ps - and heres a slideshow from the 2010 KOH
http://vimeo.com/20227059

there used to be a little wedge of lead that had been tacked in there...dont know what happened to it. not to mention, the GIANT opening where the CB antenna (thats right, i said it! :lol: ) USED to be. shes been LOOONG overdue for some TLC. she sat idly by (no punn intended! :lol: ) while i souped ...

that explains it...i saw @ least ONE urethane bushing on EACH side had split in one place or another.
"occams razor"...simplest explanation is often the correct one.

thannks!!

drj

i must admit that it has been THOROUGHLY tested out.

drj

SteveG wrote:According to the GPS, top speed here was 65mph.

do NOT take this the wrong way but...
i totally got a boner watchin' that.

nice nice pony.

drj

ok...thanks nick!!

drj

so "ELVIRA" will be headed off the to the shop for some GOFAST parts next month...but in the meantime, i noticed my stock arms were loose. theyre not gonna fall off or anything, but there is "play" & you can hear a clunk every time i hit a bump or flex the front. :shock: a couple weeks ago i had her...

and some more...

hold on...theres more.
and by the way, her name is "ELVIRA"

figured it was high time i posted some pics...this is where im starting.

you are not allowed to sell it. I SECOND THAT. by the time my '86 stopped passing smog in '06, i had already invested waaay more than i paid for her in '95. and @ the time, i couldnt justify spending another dime on her...so i parked it. for 5 years. :lol: 2 months ago, the stars aligned & the sky ...

3-4" of height in the front should give you plenty of bump travel, which is important for a nice and safe ride. Unless you linked in the back, the rear will limit your speed before the front will. Even if you are linked the drive shaft will become the limiting factor. I don't know what you guys pre...