Checking In
Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2023 11:03 am
Afternoon Fellas.
I have been MIA for a couple weeks due to a car accident. Very stressful, and lots pacing and worrying as I navigated the repair and eventual sale of my beloved Blue Bandit.
It was a single car collision and there were no injuries, but the truck ended up being totaled. Locked the brakes up and hit a concrete construction barrier
.
The frame was bent, and fuel was coming out of the exhaust. I figured it dropped a valve, or an injector was stuck open, but the amount of damage was too extreme to repair in my opinion.
Sold on FB marketplace for $850. Guy said he was going to try and repair it.
Here are some pictures of her in her prime.
The first was taken in the Cumberland Gap area of East Tennessee.
Second was on the Cherohala Skyway near Tellico Plains.
I did get the glass put in my J3000, as I was going to drive it for a while until I found a new ride.
A 1990 Cheyenne came up for sale, and I picked it up for $3,000.
She needs a paint job, but it's a diamond in the rough.
PO put a brand new 5.7 long block in it. Bored 20 over, BTR Torque Cam, roller lifters, machine work done on heads and block, 600 CFM Holley.
Trans is a 5 speed Muncie 282.
Going to be going for a factory look on this build. Cool little truck, and I think it would look best if put back to factory finish.
Only thing I might change is the wheels. I think some IROC saw blades would be fitting.
Anyways. Hope everyone has been doing good. Looking forward to getting back into the land of FSJ's once all my Chevy woes are solved.
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I have been MIA for a couple weeks due to a car accident. Very stressful, and lots pacing and worrying as I navigated the repair and eventual sale of my beloved Blue Bandit.
It was a single car collision and there were no injuries, but the truck ended up being totaled. Locked the brakes up and hit a concrete construction barrier
.The frame was bent, and fuel was coming out of the exhaust. I figured it dropped a valve, or an injector was stuck open, but the amount of damage was too extreme to repair in my opinion.
Sold on FB marketplace for $850. Guy said he was going to try and repair it.
Here are some pictures of her in her prime.
The first was taken in the Cumberland Gap area of East Tennessee.
Second was on the Cherohala Skyway near Tellico Plains.
I did get the glass put in my J3000, as I was going to drive it for a while until I found a new ride.
A 1990 Cheyenne came up for sale, and I picked it up for $3,000.
She needs a paint job, but it's a diamond in the rough.
PO put a brand new 5.7 long block in it. Bored 20 over, BTR Torque Cam, roller lifters, machine work done on heads and block, 600 CFM Holley.
Trans is a 5 speed Muncie 282.
Going to be going for a factory look on this build. Cool little truck, and I think it would look best if put back to factory finish.
Only thing I might change is the wheels. I think some IROC saw blades would be fitting.
Anyways. Hope everyone has been doing good. Looking forward to getting back into the land of FSJ's once all my Chevy woes are solved.
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