Outlaw3030

The first major failure: My idiot friends and I were messing around in a mud hole we created with heavy equipment and a high flow trash pump. I was 3rd to drive into what we called the Hell hole, i proceeded to get my 1982 Jeep Wagoneer stuck. I was only in 4 high, so I shifted down to low, waiting for everything to engage. I give her gas, she is not moving. I decided in my infinite wisdom to smash down on the throttle, heard a loud bang. Now none of the tires are spinning. I was the kind of stuck, where a 416 Cat Backhoe couldn't resolve the situation. We cease "make a giant mud hole in a Rancher's field operation" and let everything dry out. The backhoe easily pulls The shaggin' wagon free. We tow her to the shop and begin cleaning. I figured I grenaded the TCase. We removed it, nothing was wrong. Next step was the transmission. Removal of the trans went flawlessly, We begin tear down of the tranny. I removed the Torque Converter and half of the input shaft in one fluid motion. I sheered it in two. Flash forward 4 years later, dumbass young Marine "Outlaw3030" is driving home on leave. I make into the first turn heading up 4th of July Pass on I90 towards Montana. I note with awe as a 315/75/16 on an American Racing Rim flies across two lanes of traffic and lands near a tree. I think to myself, "wow that sucks for that guy." I then notice my front left side of my bitchin' 1992 K2500 with 6" Lift is drooping. I finally come to a complete stop near the 4th of July Pass sign. 2 Weeks prior to this event, I had new rims and tires put on my truck after I did the lift with a different group of idiot friends. The wheel and tires were put on by a local Sear's shop, everything was torqued to spec. I drove 25 miles and had them retorqued before my interstate journey. The threads on all six of the wheel studs were stripped. I ended up getting it towed into Kellogg, I strolled down to NAPA, got new studs and lugs and did a hasty repair in the parking lot. The damage to the truck was a completely smashed front quarter panel and the lower ball joint nut and stud had been completely ground smooth with the lower A-Arm. I sold the truck once I got home and bought.. a lifted 93 GMC k2500. A year later, I'm sitting outside the main gate at Camp Pendleton waiting to enter and all of a sudden I can smell coolant... the heater core decided to have a melt down in 100 degree heat. Aside from sensors going wonky, I've been trouble free since 2003.

No where. Its in the back yard under a tarp awaiting me to either find or rebuild a wiring harness. My JKU took me everywhere I wanted to go while hunting.

I wish I would have stayed in. I know it's early but Happy Birthday.

I've used S&J engines out of Spokane, WA. https://www.sandjengines.com/