Teck's o' noma (pic heavy)

[Teck]

Hello everyone, lurked for a little while, figured I might as well put something up.

I will start with a little back story.
bought it in April 2k10
Unbearably stock

Manual trans, manual Tcase. IMO best combination

I cannot leave well enough alone, just like to make my vehicles mine.
Started with a 2" body lift, and some 31 inch Goodyear duratracs( first tires I have ever bought new). and removed the lower plastic valance

My favorate time of the year

Since I had planned on adding AUX lighting, i had a friend send me some extra switches for my light switch pannel. Used GM factory switches to try and keep it as factory looking as I could.
Before

After

Converted my Dash and 4WD indicator lights to LED's

Started a custom bumper for the front, still in very slow progress

More snow( same winter as the previous pics, it was a disappointing winter for my first year in Colorado.

For my birthday gift to myself, new wheels and the Blazer tire carrier is slightly visible.

Made a setup to haul the bikes, but have since tossed it aside.

Had to wire my garage for my welder ( took a year to catch up to me)

 

[Teck]

July 4th weekend, went up to Leadville to do some camping. Was my fiance's first time in a tent, though I underestimated the cold at 10k feet. Over all it was still a good trip.
only pic from that, and a RTT is on the list.

couple weeks after picked up a topper. for the price i couldn't pass it up. Came just like it is, lights and rack.

Then spent all day Saturday 7/21 rewiring the lights.

And where it sits today.

I would love to have a removable water storage/ kitchen area, eventually.

 

[Carlyle]

Looks good!

 

[warrpath4x4]

did you do backing plates for your tre carrier, that was always the week part of those.

 

[Jimmeh]

That tire carrier is bad ***! More info on that install, PLEASE! Love the truck, man! Almost have the same stuff going that I want to do to mine.

 

[Teck]

did you do backing plates for your tre carrier, that was always the week part of those.

I have not yet, time and daylight hours are not on my side at the moment.

That tire carrier is bad ***! More info on that install, PLEASE! Love the truck, man! Almost have the same stuff going that I want to do to mine.

Thank you, It really is an unmodified Carrier off a ZR2 blazer, i have to work the brackets some, but for now its on there.

 

[BurbanAZ]

cool looking build. Did u paint ur bumper or just leave it bare? Tire carrier was a good idea

 

[HARDTRAILZ]

Nice start. Well Done.

 

[Teck]

cool looking build. Did u paint ur bumper or just leave it bare? Tire carrier was a good idea

As of now, it is covered with bedliner on the front. the backside only has primer, as i still have some welding to do.

 

[jeepmedic46]

Looks good, the tire carrier was a good idea

 

[AA1PR]

looks very impressive

 

[02TahoeMD]

Nice build you have going there. I do love the comment regarding underestimating COLD on July 4th for camping. I would LOVE to have that problem! ! !

Nice job using the Blazer tire carrier too. Keep up the good work.

 

[Teck]

Im copying this from another forum, as to alleviate some more typing.

The girl and I just got back from our weekend camping trip. had a few nice little drives while we were out. Stayed in Leadville Friday and Saturday nights, spent the day saturday driving over Hagerman Pass. not a challenging drive, but fun. This was her 2nd trip ever, and the first with and for Harley(our dog). A first for myself and the truck off road together, defiantly not the last.

Eisenhower tunnel, took us 2 hrs to get to this point from Denver, someone put their Rig in the ditch on the other side.

View from atop the stone near our site.

Tent is in the middle of the pic.

A few from the drive up the Pass.

At the Continental Divide atop the pass.

And down the other side.

Then we drove to Basalt, and through to Aspen, then Over Independence pass( fun corners on that one).

Part of Independence Pass

Got back to our site around 8pm, got a fire going and ate dinner.
packed all our things today, then headed home. Stopped at Lookout Mountain along the way.

Random Hitchhiker we picked up

Over all we covered 477 miles, used 26 Gallons of Fuel, covered altitudes ranging from 6k -11,925 ft. Averaging 18.9MPG.

and Not one mechanical issue the whole time.

 

[hikingff77]

Very nice. I need to get back out that way, and by that I mean anywhere out West. haha

 

[chilliwak]

First off I want to say welcome to the website Tech! I can see that you have learned the unspoken rule...."post LOTS of pics" I really like your rig and it seems that you get off the beaten path quite often. I will most defiantly be following your posts. Have fun, Chilli.