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Great trail, that you will have no problems on. Probably more scenic than difficult. Jack

I have a very slight rub mark on one of the ribs of the cast portion of the oil pan. 50k miles and so far; it hasn’t gotten worse or caused a problem. Jack

Have you looked at the Reico-Titan roof lift system? We have it on our Bundutec camper and it’s an adaptation of a system that’s been in use for a long time. You do have to plan on the motors and actuators when placing them, but ours have been great for untold number of roof lifting. I...

That or I would do a crew cab shortbed as well. ? Jack

Yeah, but it does exactly what I want it to do. My truck got used to tow livestock trailers, hence the 70k in three years before I bought it. It was not a garage queen by any stretch. The “grandpa” truck I’m looking for is like my ex-neighbor’s fully loaded garage kept 03 Dodge Cummins with 20k...

Ooooh. Can’t wait to see it. Jack

Brilliant! Jack

They are great trucks. We have over 16k miles on ours in about 11 months of ownership. I’ve got the AEV Hi-Lines waiting to be installed. Jack

You are welcome. Jack

Sounds good and it sounds like you have a good idea of what you are facing. I will say that one of the hardest parts of the conversion is actually getting all of the IFS brackets cut out. Even with a plasma cutter, you will be using a sawsall and doing lots and lots of grinding. Make sure you...

Pretty much the same around here in Northern Nevada. Jack

You are welcome and it’s been a lot fun. I went with Tim’s kit because I liked the design of the control arms better. To me the WFO arms looked too much like the dropped torsion bars of a lifted truck. There are bits of both kits that are better than the other. I like WFO‘s shock towers...

Great job on a great truck. We always remark about how many of our era of GM trucks are still around. They might not be the “hotness” in overlanding; but everyone else seems to get it. I keep my eyes out for a low mileage grandpa truck. ? Thanks for the compliment. Jack

Sorry to hear about you getting Covid. House is looking good. Jack

Nice work. The 273 is a great upgrade. Jack

I had some minor water intrusion through the sewing holes in my soft top. I grabbed some seam sealer and hit everything I could. No more issues. Jack

I wouldn’t worry about your 4Runner at that mileage. Sure it probably needs some TLC, but that’ll be much cheaper than buying new. The Rubicon is certainly an outlier of off-road travel and it does help (a lot) to have clearance (tire size) to cross it. My first crossing in ‘94, it was very...

The tank is a game changer for sure. Looks like some fun for you with the WP RnR. Those are not easy on our trucks. Also, since you are tackling the pinion seal, you might consider changing out the pinion yoke. You have enough mileage, you have to remove it anyway and because they are built...

Truma Combi. No anode rod, just a small internal tank with a easy drain valve. Jack

That makes sense. I guess mine were all Suburban based as they had anode rods. I would have been happy to not have to deal with them. Jack