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I got my weatherstripping through JCWhitney. I had to call to figure out which to order but it was cheaper than LMC or any of the Chevy truck sites and it worked great.

Eh, buy several from m38inmain and you're probably good for life. I bought 5 and unless I start driving Big Ugly day in and day out for years I'm good forever.

The M1009 Blazers are 10 bolts front and rear. The pickups are Dana 60 fronts and Corporate 14FF rears (Dana 70's in the duallies). Horses for courses.

Not to mention they are pretty bare bones. You can add plenty of stuff to them fairly easily from a stereo to a turbo diesel or an OD transmission. The parts are all there in the civilian vehicles or in the aftermarket. This is a lot better than starting with a truck that has slow power...

Yes. However it doesn't do anything good. This isn't really like an EGR on a gas vehicle in that respect. A few of the guys on CK5 have had to get rid of theirs or rig up a bypass after they discovered they couldn't find a replacement part locally. After looking for EGR's myself I know why...

Not to mention for those of us into 73-87(91) GM's they're usually in much better condition and with FAR lower miles than similar civilian Blazers and pickups (not to mention civilian 1 tons are fairly uncommon).

What he said. You can fit 36-37" tires up to 12.5" wide with minimal work on a stock(ish) pickup. The axles are the limiting factors on the Blazers. 33's could be swung as many here show but 35's would be pushing it with the gearing, "Eh" axles, and the Grenade-Lock psuedo locker.

There are fold down cup holders meant for boats. I've been meaning to go grab one or two from the local boat places and see how they do. LMC used to sell them but stopped a while ago.

Bull****. The B2's safety record is no different than any of the others. However thanks to Consumer Reports, the bastion of all things half ass and tested with a bias, it has a reputation it doesn't deserve. Sure, if you take a B2 or a Suzuki Samurai out and try to do a 90 degree turn at 100...

I normally use the silicone like they recommend but I have heard about some new gaskets. Supposed to be able to maintain a seal even if the cover gets shifted by an impact. I'm tempted by them when I get my HD diff covers for Big Ugly. If I put the stock covers back on I'll just silicone it...

Yeah, 3.07 and 3.08 aren't really different ratios. Remember it's all rough math with some advertising thrown in and there is about a 5% difference that can be tolerated (if I'm remembering it right). For example in the "4.10's" area there's 4.09's, 4.10's, 4.11's, and 4.12's and I think I've...

Everyone's pretty well covered it. My only contribution is that on #7 it sorta depends on vehicles, their designs, their own particular conditions, and the terrain. My Tracker's only supposed to go like 35mph in 4x4 according to the manual but I've had it up to 55mph. You sorta feel a bit...

The M1009 has 3.08 geared 10 bolts. So the 3.07 geared 12 bolt you have is basically the same gearing as what a M1009 has.

TTB isn't quite IFS. It's sorta like IFS and a solid axle had a kid. The only problem is Ford never developed it right. It's kick ass with the right setup at high speeds and can still be made to flex pretty decently. I loved it in my '96 Ranger.

S-10's = pathetic little rear axles and GM's torsion bar IFS abortion in miniature form. BAH!

Yep, that's a Big Bronco. Got one sitting in my driveway right now. FIL's and MIL's B2 beater. Starts and goes reliably and gets decent gas mileage while having 4x4. MIL just drove it 3.5 hours up here this morning with no troubles. I'd take a B2 over a S10 Blazer/Jimmy any day.

The great part about the internet is that it makes it completely possible and relatively easy to miss all but the most obvious of ironies and humor.:|:-D I am curious now though. The original AMG HMMWV predecessor (the dune buggy looking thing) had a AMC 360 in it I believe. All kinds of...

Just wondering but is there any documentation to that? Not saying your word isn't good but I've met a guy who used to own a few different 4x4 shops here in Michigan and he claimed to have built several of Ted's Broncos. Might have just been talking out his butt however I trusted his work and...

I like that!