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    Hi,
    I have been wheeling since 97 when I started playing around in my BroncoII. It didnt take me long to upgrade it but it wasnt good enough so in 98 I started building my own Blazer, full size 77. Nicely equipped. Sold it and since then I had quite a few 4x4s I built.
    I currently have a 75 Blazer with a 400 engine and a T350 tranny/205 transfer case (was a 4 speed manual). Now has 4" lift and 35 BFGATs. Limited slip F/R with 3.42 gearing. Its more of a toy to play around town but capable off road as well.
    Other is having tranny problems but is a very unusual rig. Its a 58 Chevy Apache pick up. I put it on an 85 Blazer frame and has an 84 6.2 turbo diesel. It has a 700R4/208 but wont shift into any gear. Axles are 3/4 ton 4.56 gears and F/R ARB lockers. Onboard air, dual batteries, bumper mounted winch, etc, forgetting half what it has. Since its having problems and I have a spare manual tranny I was thinking about going a different direction. Just put everything on a tube chassy. Dunno what Im going to do yet for sure.
    Also have a few older ATVs, 95 and 99 Polaris 425 4x4, are a blast in the mountains.
    Anyway, looking forward to meeting up with a group to go wheeling again, its been a while.

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    Welcome to the forum! Sounds like a nice couple of rigs. I love those older Apaches....and the same vintage Fords, too. There are some really sweet Apaches running around town. Was me, I would fix the tranny issue and trick that Apache out, but then again, I love that style.

    Someone on the forum may be able to give some pointers on the 700R4.

    These may be a start as they all deal with 700R4 shift problems:

    http://www.corvetteguruforum.com/mod...post_id=127998

    http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/700r...ar-141554.html

    http://www.truckforum.org/forums/che...-properly.html

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    Welcome

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    Welcome any pics

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    Howdy, Aloha and welcome to the Front Range!!! Look forward to seeing some pics of the Apache! What is the spare manual trans, SM465?

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    Welcome!

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    Welcome!



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    Welcome! From where do you hail? x3 on

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    Welcome aboard....... better get those pics up soon before they all come chasing you down....

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    as a fellow chevy runner i have to use this "smiley"

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    Welcome! Sounds like you have some cool rigs!

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    Welcome to Front Range!

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    Welcome aboard.

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    Welcome.

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    Welcome!! if noone's mentioned it,

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    Welcome... and i will spare you the thingy...
    OOPS!

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    Welcome! Looking forward to seeing the Apache too!

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    Thanks for the welcome and I will update with pics when I can get to the computer with pics.
    I really think the Apache is, to me, the best pick up ever created. At least as far as looks. The one I built is fun and really fun offroad, but has its issues, other than the tranny. Since its nearly done (at least as far as I can go with it) I might just use all the good parts and put it on something else. That way I can have a dedicated wheeler instead of a wheeler/daily. I am not running out of vehicles to drive as a daily driver but I do have limited space on parking so this might work out better anyway.

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    Welcome!

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