That's been my apprehension on doing one, where I grew up, tree branches will wreck everything outside the truck.
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One Piece at a Time: My 1985 Diesel Suburban
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Now all it needs now is a Comet or Ajax paint restoration......
If you haven't seen it done, you'd be amazed at the results.
-G
#BROVERLANDING
HA!
-G
If you haven't seen it done, you'd be amazed at the results.
-G
#BROVERLANDING
HA!
-G
Try driving a camper through this stuff. Ron broke a window in his on LaSalle pass when we went to our first Blazer Bash. I've had junipers poke holes in my siding just missing my side glass.
Pines brush away pretty easy. Juniper and Joshua trees not so much. A rack like David's new one is almost streamlined in comparison.
Fair concern. Net height add over the center of the roof is about 2". That's about 3/4" taller than then factory one. It's not an eight story con ferr camel trophy rack like in the old days, but it is extra up there.
I think a half rack on your rig would look really slick.
You misspelled "strip it bare, primer, base coat, and clear."
It's entirely possible I'm not seeing it correctly, but I look at the paint as a misadventure circa 2000. It's just the cheap paint job high school David could afford and the clear is flaking. You might reasonably see it differently.
Now, the bumpers and sliders are different. They need a fresh coat.
I would pick up the odd branch in the old rack with zero cross braces. Now there are eight. Solid chance of increased flora accumulation.
David
Con ferr…..now there’s a name I haven’t heard in forever! They used to fill the back of four wheeler mag with ADs
And for those that asked about the SPAL fans.
Pulling my fan and shroud today.
David
Pulling my fan and shroud today.
David
Sexy, Derale you say, 
I'll definitely be watching to see how yours works out. I know you'll give it a good test!
You can’t peel the smile from my face.
It fits perfectly. The hardware isn’t going to be too tough, and I have enough scrap ally laying around to make mounts. The lower row gets just about zero flow, so I don’t need to sweat too much the flow for the bottom part of the shroud.
David
It fits perfectly. The hardware isn’t going to be too tough, and I have enough scrap ally laying around to make mounts. The lower row gets just about zero flow, so I don’t need to sweat too much the flow for the bottom part of the shroud.
David
More detail incoming, but these fans suck mightily.
David
David
At first I interpreted suck as bad then realized they are on the engine side so they need to suck..
Looks like a good setup. I'm curious to see how well they work once you're out on the trail.
I just watched the BDR video. I wanted to lend my support and say that I'm a butt man too.
I just watched the BDR video. I wanted to lend my support and say that I'm a butt man too.
The actual phrasing was more disturbing than that......
-G
That radiator and fan setup is amazing.
Yeah, I guess I should say I like eating butts too....
Just so you know, Amber is coming with me on the Rubicon. I won't be alone...at all.
With friends like these you might want to weld up some steel underpants.Just so you know, Amber is coming with me on the Rubicon. I won't be alone...at all.
-G
We watched it last night and were dying at yalls new business venture 
Butt loaf wins, every time.
Works like a champ, too. I have more tweaking to do for airflow - opening up the core support, moving oil coolers - but the fans are an absolute game changer.
I'll let everyone know when we take on investors.
Really glad you guys enjoyed the episode. The adventure was second to none. I'm behind on sharing photos here and really do need to, because a ton of footage had to be cut from the video.
David
