Cult Hero
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been a long time lurker on this website but haven't really posted much, but wanted to introduce myself and my projects. I have been building my 87 K5 Blazer up to be a fully reliable on and off road rig for the past couple years. I have had the truck since high school, but it fell into disrepair and took a lot of work to get it to where it is now.
LQ9 engine from a 2005 Escalade, one ton axles from a CUCV, full cage, bumpers, electrical and drivetrain also. Dual batteries and isolator combiner from Hell Roaring. The list goes on and on.
I wanted to make a truck that I could drive out to Moab and do hells revenge and drive home, or drive down to Baja and live out of for a week. Reliability, redundancy, simplicity and safety were top concerns. I felt I could have the best of both worlds and make a truck that could just as easily complete the Rubicon as it could drive 10 hours on the freeway.
I knew a trailer was in the works and that became readily apparent when my 3 kids, my wife and I went down to Gonzaga Bay for Spring Break. We were so packed and loaded down that it became restrictive. Enter the M1101 A3 trailer. I wanted to get one of these for all the obvious reasons, and the price was right for the one I just picked up. Stay tuned as I build a telescoping rack, add a roof top tent and outfit the bed.
I have a youtube channel that currently has been focused on the buildup of the K5. As that winds down I will start documenting the buildup of the trailer and videos on our travels up and down the West coast and beyond. I hope you enjoy!
Cheers
http://www.merricksgarage.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/jwmerrick
LQ9 engine from a 2005 Escalade, one ton axles from a CUCV, full cage, bumpers, electrical and drivetrain also. Dual batteries and isolator combiner from Hell Roaring. The list goes on and on.
I wanted to make a truck that I could drive out to Moab and do hells revenge and drive home, or drive down to Baja and live out of for a week. Reliability, redundancy, simplicity and safety were top concerns. I felt I could have the best of both worlds and make a truck that could just as easily complete the Rubicon as it could drive 10 hours on the freeway.
I knew a trailer was in the works and that became readily apparent when my 3 kids, my wife and I went down to Gonzaga Bay for Spring Break. We were so packed and loaded down that it became restrictive. Enter the M1101 A3 trailer. I wanted to get one of these for all the obvious reasons, and the price was right for the one I just picked up. Stay tuned as I build a telescoping rack, add a roof top tent and outfit the bed.
I have a youtube channel that currently has been focused on the buildup of the K5. As that winds down I will start documenting the buildup of the trailer and videos on our travels up and down the West coast and beyond. I hope you enjoy!
Cheers
http://www.merricksgarage.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/jwmerrick
