Recent content by Jacksoneson

Hey, JSC, on your heater controls, did you look at the vacuum pot directly below the dash, front and center? My '91 Burb has a vacuum line connection about 10" from the right of the gas pedal (think I knocked it off last time with the shop-vac hose). Good Luck Brother.

She a stock 1991 3/4 ton, 5.7 with TBI. 4l80E trans. with 14 bolt open rear... My Mods: 2000w inverter 30w solar panel (2) 100 amp/hr gel batteries mounted between the frame rails. CB radio High-lift jack Custom aluminum roof rack Rear Jerry-cans On-board air compressor and tanks 300 watt...

I put some a warn kit on a '78 Blazer I once had...as I recall, they worked well, went on easy, and weren't very costly. Probably go with Warn again.

Thanks for the feedback John. The running boards were on the Burb when I got her. I think they are a generic bolt-on from the 90's. Not really rock-protection, but great for standing on to reach the cargo rack. They bolt to the body pinch-weld and are braced to the frame rail with clamp. On the...

Installed a Viar 88P compressor and some home-made pvc air tanks this week. Put a quick-disconnect for the airline down near the end of the running board. Already had a switch and relay for it. Good little compressor for $58 bucks. lately I noticed the 30 watt solar panel hasn't maintained the...

New Years Day Ran down to the Carrizo Plains National Monument on New Years Day. Wide-open spaces, dirt roads, almost deserted. In fact, the wife tried tuning-in some radio stations just to see if Armageddon had begun without us...:yikes:

I know what you mean, JSC, once the rack was on, the list of things we "should" take with us began to grow. Also, thanks for your service, Marine.

Ended up mounting front light bar at bottom front of rack...it was making an awful low-pitch howling at highway speeds, amplified by the black-board sized roof.

Here we are roughing-in the new rack for the Suburban. My friend Ryan Dean can weld!... The rack is sized to carry full sheets of plywood, luggage, skis, whatever... Built with heavy-wall aluminum tubing, it is very light, yet strong with ten widely spaced pads rivet-nutted to the roof.