The Blueberry

The Blueberry:

• Owner: Jason


• B/D: 9/30/87


• Truck: 1977 chevy k10


• Specs: sb350 t350 np203 full time 4x4


• Extras: 4" susp. 3" body, edelbrock manifold (torker), edelbrock carb., electric fan, cobra CB


• $Spent: $800 cash for truck, $500 for 35x15x16 Boggers (off the red dragon), $50 toolbox, $100 CB

(Picture was taken at time of test drive) This rig had no front driveline, no battery, fuel pump problems, and a bed FULL of garbage, it was thought to have engine problems, and a bad tranny/t-case. At first look it was a straight old chevy, but the inside was rough. I gave my opinion on the truck and thats all it took to persuade Jason to buy a battery and give it a shot. After the battery was installed and the leaky fuel lines fixed, it fired right up, surprising the owner. Down the road we went on a test drive. Soon it was apparent that what was thought to be a bad drivetrain was nothing but a worn out u-joint. The truck was immediately paid for, $800 cash.

The next day a spare 4" lift was installed, to go along with the already existing 3" body. Some 35" swamper boggers were applied, a front driveline bolted on that came from a heap of spare chevy parts, new ujoint, and we were wheelin'.

Square Tube Driveline

The cheap and easy way to beef up your front driveline.

Recommended for offroad use only, due to the intense vibrations of the non balanced square tube.
Personally I have had it up to 45mph and only a slight vibration was noticed, but it all depends on the centering of the yolks in the tube.

On this driveline, seamless 1/4" thick tube was used, in the dimensions of 2 1/2" inner and outer. You can purchase this tube at almost any local steel supplier.

The dimensions were taken from center of u-joint on t-case to center of u-joint on front end.
The length of the yolk and c/v were then subtracted from the total length.
The remainder was then divided by .66 to give you the length of the upper and lower tube. This was done to give maximum slip of the driveline and equal inner/outer travel.

A 1310 yolk and u-joint were welded to the 2 1/2" outer tube, to fit the Dana 44 up front.

A conversion joint had to be made to account for the angle of the driveline, due to the 8" of total suspension lift.
I called local driveline shop Six States Dist. on Columbia Blvd. A company i have used many time before, and would highly reccomend to anyone in the area.

The product was a 1310/1330 C/V which cost me $225 including the new front output yolk for my np205 t-case.

The C/V was attached to round tubing at the driveline shop. It fit the inside of the 2 1/2" inner perfectly. The C/V slid into the tube, which was predrilled with holes to weld up for added strength. It was welded up bolted on with new hardware and straps, and has survived 100% since.

A break from wheeling

Taking a break from the everyday.

Hunting is something that you couldn't drag us away from. Bowhunting has become a passion. Ryan's dad got us hooked, telling us how it was nothing like rifle hunting.

Summer 2005 we both gave it a shot. He was right, it will now be a regular event in Aug/Sept.

Finding out now about such great wheeling available outside Prinville, Or. This may make for a great combo in late summer!

Broken Axle 2 - (first wave of upgrades)

Starting with a pretty much bone stock 1983 Chevy 350 K10 truck, with a 4" susp., and a 3" body lift.

He began the mild engine build.

• Edelbrock air gap manifold
• Demon 750 cfm carb.
• Comp Xtreme 4x4 cam Adv.Dur. 270/278 Lift .480/.498 RPM range 1800-6000
• Hedman headers
• Pete Jackson gear drive
• K&N filter

Next removing the 4" lift and, replacing it with a 6" lift including front and rear springs. Tires were next. 37x13.5x15 Boggers replaced some a/t 35" tires.

This concluded the total finances available for the upgrades he wanted at the time.

look for more of the big grey chevy in future posts.............

Starting the build-up "Red Dragon"

"The Red Dragon" A 1977 chevy cheyenne K10, bought for $2200 and had no intenions of a wheeler at the time. I was 17 and just wanted a truck. I bought new 33x12.5 wildcat EXT's and a 4" lift and off i went. It was a daily driver for a long time, and was abused. Used as a one ton. Loaded with 800-1200lbs regularly and towing appx. a 3000lb trailer. I went through a 350 engine which I later replaced with a new sb400, two t350 transmissions, a 12 bolt rear end, 3 sets of brakes, and a few u-joints. I later changed jobs and bought a car to drive to work. The truck was no longer needed as a daily driver. With the influence of a friend who kept asking me to go along wheeling, i started taking her to the mt. (Picture#1)





After many trips I realized why people build their rigs. I knew this was for me. With more influence and time spent with my fiance's bro' (BrokenAxle2) and now partner in crime, i began the journey of building my Chevy fullsize. First upgrade was a set of 35" Boggers along with a new exhaust, Hedman headers running through 2.5" exhaust through 40 series flows. Added a CB and was back on the trails (Picture #2). Before long i was breaking weaker parts, and looking for more.

See Starting the build-up "Red Dragon" Part II.........

Join the club!!!

Anyone interested in participating in a new offroad club, contact us so we can calculate an order on club banners. we are looking for people who love offroad, email us so we can save some addresses and keep in contact. We are always looking for a group of people who want to wheel(when we aren't broken). Also we are set up to work on 4x4's, engines, suspensions, differentials, steering, fabricating parts and brackets, welding, drivelines(square), and DOM tubing. Q's email; ryan9900@verizon.net, or hockeyplaya20@msn.com

How Broken Axle Started

My name is Nick, my friend Ryan and i have been getting more and more into 4x. We started as two guys with chevy trucks. As we became more and more into offroad activities we began upgrading parts and changing things. We have been looking into starting our own Offroad club for some time now. We finally just decided to just start one and gain members as we went along. The name BrokenAxle4x came from one of our recent trips to Goat Mt. outside Estacada, OR. Deep in the snow towards the top of the Mt. I broke both inner and outer axle shafts in my Dana44 front end, hence the name BrokenAxle4x.