Shake Down Run @ Silver Lake sand dunes

[Big Bad 1972 Blazer]

Well, I finally got the Blazer out for a little fun in the sun a couple of weeks ago for the first real drive. A bunch of us and our families meet up at the Silver Lake State park each year for a little fun on the dunes. This year, that ended up being my shake down run with the Blazer. Below are a few highlight pics from the trip. Long story short, even with thousands of acres of the best dunes around...the solitary mud pit still lured me in....hey, I can't help it!!! Mudding with an open top is SSSOoooo much fun!

The Blazer ran awesome, the motor was really strong, and nothing (major) broke...the only casulties from the weekend were a shock and turn signal lamp in my front bumper. I still can't figure out why the lamp broke ...hmmmmmm.....(yes, I was able to drive out...I just couldn't see!) The dunes were nice and steep due to a strong wind the first day that we were there, but I was able to get up & over all of them without drama (but with a little air ).

The family & I have been tooling around town in it every chance that we get since that weekend. Now all I have to do is find some time to finish the body work & slap a fresh coat of paint on her and she'll be good to go!!