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Well, if you'd like to know more about it, feel free to PM me. My stepson did the fabrication on it.

I'll second the advice on spring packs, and doing it custom. I've gone with National Springs on mine, front axle load is 3890 by itself. The old off the shelf lift springs were very compliant, but sagged on the DS, plus didn't have a high enough rate for my tastes. Getting them custom made made...

Very cool, I'll be watching!

I swear that Kam+'s have dried up, and I'm still not going to subject the account to an scs price. Anyone getting rid of a Kam+ out there?

excellent sources, got my work cut out for me. Many thanks folks!

I'm in the process of doing a re-wire on the suburban, so far I'm looking at West Marine and Aircraft Spruce, plus some small suppliers. I'm tired of the crap that's stock and doesn't last/corrodes before I get it fastened/falls apart etc. So I'm doing the rewire using marine and aviation...

I think you should buy that, mog. Instant party at your place. :D Good catch. I'll forward it to a sprinter enthusiast I know.

Even with a limited budget it can be done - ya just gotta be selective and take your time in finding the parts. Doing your own work also helps in a couple of different ways. Personally, I like that older body style, parts prices are inexpensive and it's easy to work on. NV4500 and a 205 are...

Hej Mog, want your Hughes model back? :sombrero:

I thought at first they might be talking MTVR, but reading that paragraph the only thing that comes to mind is one of Honeggars Scorpions. I know he's working on some contracts for DARPA, on and off, and he's probably not the only one. Why in the world the BLM would want a rock crawler for fire...

Thinking CONUS here - what have you more experienced folks seen out there, expedition camper-wise, that's a medium duty chassis and not a 4x4? I'm looking at my intended usage, and for now it's going to be something like 90% on-road, and the rest dirt road/gravel road. Nothing intense, but at...

I'd bet that they were using Daniel somehow (matter of fact you can see they're using his gearbox) , and I'd also bet that their website hasn't been updated in a while. It'd be interesting to see if they're still actively involved together.

I'll have to pass this along to a buddy of mine that's looking for a 12V. I'll be looking at pulling my 24V in the future and dropping a 12V in, but he's building a truck up from scratch and wants to go 12V. Left coast location too, so hopefully it'll work out for the both of you......

12V 6BT, or an ISB?

I'll second the Sunbrella stuff. There's a decent sail maker down off of Rosecrans that I used some years ago, but that area is rife with all sorts of chandlers and sailmakers. You shouldn't have any problems with it. If you can't find it there for some reason, then I'd try UFO in Vista, I've...

Ah, thanks. Now that helped - yep, he's well known. I fired an email off to him, have to see what happens. I'd like to know what's worked so far for him, and what he'd change. I'm just prospecting locally right now, but it's one of the hobbies I'll take along with me once I get back on the trail...

Great photo there, whatcharterboat. Even though it's back in the day, I still think it's worthwhile studying - always good to see how folks do their loadouts. You don't happen to know if he's still around, do you? I might ask on some of the prospecting forums out there and see if there are any...

I'll have to chime in with encouragement to keep those posts coming. You folks have some great ideas, and you're pulling it off well. I'd still like to see some long travel suspension kits show up on these shores....

Make:Chevy Model:Suburban Year:1985 Engine/Size:2001 Cummins ISB 24 valve Transmission:5 speed NV4500 Mileage: Engine - ~90k, chassis ~ 300k Tire Size:35x12.5x16.5 BFG MT Gearing:4.11 Weight (if known or approx): ~8700# On highway MPG:15 -16 Off highway MPG:15-16

Beautiful work. Sad that we can't get them in the USA, I'm sure there'd be a market for them