So it begins. A new chapter in the shop saga. I have wanted a CNC plasma FOREVER and recently found one on Marketplace and drug it home! Check out the full post for more details on the process and what it took to get it working.
4×4
10 The dreaded blinking 4×4 light on Suzuki Vitara and Chevy Trackers is pretty common. I could diagnose and fix it, but I am going to take a different approach on this repair and make it permanent! In this article I will show you how to take the front differential out, […]
Vitara Tracker Permanent 4wd differential actuator fix
3 Looking to do some offroading with your Suzuki Vitara or Chevy Tracker? The front air dam/valence hangs down really low on these rigs. Read more to see how you can gain 5″ of front ground clearance for free! I recently got a cheap Vitara dubbed ‘PJ’ (my 3 year old […]
Suzuki Vitara/Tracker High Clearance Stock Front Bumper
1 Finally picked up a new wheeling rig so I can get back into welding stuff back together after breaking it offroad (which is why I learned to weld in the first place). This post is the start of the adventure including getting stuck on my way to buying it. I […]
New Wheeling Rig – Suzuki Vitara/Tracker
Well, after a good run since 2011 I finally got rid of Ol’ Blue so I could move on to a new project. Read more to see what I got and some of my future plans.
Selling Ol’ Blue – The End of an Era
1 Ol’ Blue my ’71 LS powered offroad truck has been giving me some bad driveshaft vibrations over 50 mph while decelerating. Looking into it further, I discovered that my pinion angle needed adjusting. Read more to see how I fixed it.
DIY Driveshaft Vibration Fix
This is part 2 of our build up of a tube bumper and winch mount for ‘Ol Blue. Today we Gusset the frame and add tube reinforcement, then mount and wire the winch!
Custom Tube Front Bumper with Winch Mount for ‘Ol Blue ...
10 Now that I have my LS Swap done and running. I am ready to start off-roading this bad boy. Check out this post for Part 1 of my custom front tube bumper with winch mount!
Custom Tube Front Bumper with Winch Mount for ‘Ol Blue ...
Had my dad follow me out to his land, it had been a while since I was last out there so we made a family event out of it. It is ~55 miles out of town. That means in total I probably drove Ol’ Blue ~130 miles today with very […]
Ol’ Blue 71 Chevy – First Shakedown Run
I had been kicking this idea around for a long time about building “Leaf Spring Sliders”. Not many people do it, and there isn’t a whole lot of information online about it. I was finally at a point where I was good enough at fabrication and had enough time to […]
Ol’ Blue ’71 Chevy – New front suspension with leaf ...
2 To bring in the new year, I finally knocked out a project that I had been planning out for a while now. The Chevy with its big motor and offroad oriented suspension can get a little hard to handle around corners. This post is about how I re-purposed a swaybar […]
Ol’ Blue ’71 Chevy – Rear Swaybar From Junkyard Parts
Ol’ Blue is my long term project I traded CrAzYbLaZe project for in the beginning of 2011. This page is an index of the projects and changes to it where you will be able to click links to mini project posts.
Ol’ Blue ’71 Chevy Main Build Post
2 I introduce to you “The CrAzYbLaZe”. Some projects from the past just need some props and proper documentation. I actually got rid of this billy-goat of a vehicle a couple of years ago, but it’s legend lives on to this day. Since it would take way too much work to […]