Fm TRO gave me my first passenger fender body work.
Pour one out for trees ranch when you can.
Pour one out for trees ranch when you can.
CK5
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One Piece at a Time: My 1985 Diesel Suburban
- Thread starter AgDieseler
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Headed to the western side of that state and stopping at a slick off-road shop while I’m there.
David
Tell them I said hi!
Loads of small tasks before I hit the road Monday.
Finally mounted the switch pro.
My dad pitched in and repacked the bearings. 10,000 of highway and a lot of dirt, and they were ready.
Trimmed the Reid knuckles to where I get the original 35ish degrees of turn back. I kept forgetting to do this.
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Made up some rack mounts…
…for this doodad.
I’m borrowing the shade cover from a friend, and I bet it’ll come in handy. Also, I’m now 110% overlander.
David
Finally mounted the switch pro.
My dad pitched in and repacked the bearings. 10,000 of highway and a lot of dirt, and they were ready.
Trimmed the Reid knuckles to where I get the original 35ish degrees of turn back. I kept forgetting to do this.
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Made up some rack mounts…
…for this doodad.
I’m borrowing the shade cover from a friend, and I bet it’ll come in handy. Also, I’m now 110% overlander.
David
No, that requires a roof tent of silly proportions.
All you need is a portable grille hitch receiver and I'm following you through Moab.
So friggin cool. Honestly man, your truck gets me so excited and motivated to get mine back together.
My wife wants one. I’ll get okay with it.
Keith beat me to it on that one. Nothing quite as slick as cooking hotdogs and burgers at the top of yellow hill.
Yours is going to be so nice when it’s all done. Enjoy the process.
David
Happy wife...
Packed, stacked, and ready to go.
Ready to put a bunch of miles on this dude.
I hate putting on decals, but they did come out nice.
And who doesn’t pack a spare set of heads?
Let’s roll.
David
Ready to put a bunch of miles on this dude.
I hate putting on decals, but they did come out nice.
And who doesn’t pack a spare set of heads?
Let’s roll.
David
Safe travels. Despite the batwing 270 awning, I doubt most overlanders would be as forward-thinking to carry a spare pair of cylinder heads. Most would have had a mobile kitchen that slides out on that spot instead.
3 weeks out from my own adventure. I can't wait.
Ha! I’ll note this as setting a new trend.
I actually do want to make more room for actual camping/cooking gear, but just didn’t want to build in too many dedicated setups for this trip. I’ll see how I use what I’ve got, and take notes. That corner is where I see a Coleman stove and chuck box fitting quite nicely.
Also, one of the younger Watsons is taking delivery of these heads, and I’m getting work space back in the shop.
David
Much like you have revisions on your truck I find myself revising camp gear every trip. I take mental notes and make adjustments for the next trip. It’s taken a few but it’s pretty dialed in now.
Though my chuck box/pelican case is a mess that really needs some attention.
Have a good trip! Enjoy the nice, dry air lol
It is indeed cool and dry here in Raton.
It’s actually a fairly easy 10 hour stretch from Dallas. Best part is the fuel economy so far. Gaining elevation the whole way and bucking a headwind 1/3 of the time, the 6.5 is doing 14.5. That’s 2 and 3 better than the 6.2 ever did on this same leg. Pretty pleased with that.
Now, for a beer and emails.
David
It’s actually a fairly easy 10 hour stretch from Dallas. Best part is the fuel economy so far. Gaining elevation the whole way and bucking a headwind 1/3 of the time, the 6.5 is doing 14.5. That’s 2 and 3 better than the 6.2 ever did on this same leg. Pretty pleased with that.
Now, for a beer and emails.
David
The orielys has a nice parking lot to adjust the carb before you gain elevation.... 
If your route to ORD has you coming through Denver. The shop I work at is only a couple miles south of I-70.
I’m taking the scenic route through Buena Vista, and stopping to say howdy to some family in westcliffe.
David
Getting the new ORD air suspension installed.
David
David
