1-Ton of fun

[Robert_1967]

That thing is giving me a Buzz Lightyear.




Robert




sent with a 100110110 and a rooted 101001101011.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

This is called the "fawk yeah" buggy with my group. So why not add a little personal touch...



I am running a roller 351, but with a 5.0L HO upper plenum. So none of the factory name plates were fitting lol.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

 

[CheapThrillB2]

New tow pig..

2007 e450 v10 auto 17' box

Buggy fits in with 3' extra up front. Gonna build a bunk with a bed up top and storage down below.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

Broke both inner shaft ears but didn't break the joint. Fwiw the shaft that broke also was the one that had a twist on the splines at the carrier. And was the original inner from the first 60 I ran. So that shaft is 5 yrs old, has seen one or two broken stubs, and was also in the 60 that I bent and twisted the tubes on. So that shaft was well over due. I have video of what I was doing 10 minutes before the break, you'll see that it really should of broke then lol. Hoping to salvage the stub for a spare. Time to get new shafts. What's the scoop on shafts now a days. Rcvs are to expensive, I've heard superiors aren't what they used to be.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

Little video of a buddy driving it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX1yd_yFp1s

More video to come.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM1CtaLYrUk

 

[doorgunner]

You showed them rocks!

 

[CheapThrillB2]

 

[CheapThrillB2]

Splines didn't look any worse..

Can't same the same for this end of the shaft....

Stub looks undamaged, and the ujoint as well outside of missing two caps lol.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

Chromos ordered lol.

 

[Josh40601]

That was fast. You running 35 spline?

 

[CheapThrillB2]

I have been running Spicer d70 35 spline outers and the stock inners for almost 5 yrs with failures. Those shafts have been in 4 different rigs. The stub is fine, only the inner broke. The ujoint itself was relatively undamaged as well. The ears of the inner just gave up.

 

[CheapThrillB2]

Rolled it last week screwing around. Only damage was roof sheet metal. Got lucky as I was only wearing my lap belt.

Competed in a few comps including a burn out contest and tough truck, then an obstacle course another day.

I also installed chromo front shafts and sold my ltbs and bought some mtrk in a 42" flavor along with some kmc bead locks.

 

[doorgunner]

It sure looks good when it's all clean & polished and all the wheels are pointed in the right direction!