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^ definitely a great time of a year. Best way to eat em, venison back strap with fresh morels 3 bags today, 13 lbs. Got my valves cleaned up, Picked up another 31 spline 8.8 for the new frame.

^I got that vibe from looking at photos of the place. Unbelievable how busy it gets. Thanks for all the comments. It was a really great trip. The wife and I were both taken out for a week or so due to Covid. Almost back to 100% now. Just in time for mushrooms!

Received an assortment of parts for the SAS, 3500 engine and the '84. I absolutely love working on this new chassis. All new parts and hardware is so satisfying. The '84 got all new door seals and felts. The old seals were so hard they literally snapped when trying to remove them...

Our second last day was a very rainy one. Didn't let it stop us though. Worlds largest Sitka spruce This one dwarfing the truck Worlds largest Douglas Fir A little trail clearing on our way out Grey day with a view at least Goldstream provincial park Arbutus grove Giant...

How stunning is this forest, so different from what we are used to seeing. I grew up seeing photos of these old off-highway trucks hauling massive loads. I was so stoked to see one in person. Absolute brute. another beauty river This old Cat put in a shift on the road we were...

Bit of a road block on our way to another waterfall Would have loved to see this come down We'll have to visit again when it's warmer. We passed countless swimming pools on our way. Spotted a couple of nice Elk on our way down to Nitinat lake. Mid day hail storm The rain forest is...

On our way to Tofino we found this gem of a spot. It was to early to stop so we pushed on. Big cedar trail Tofino was beautiful, The beaches completely caught me off-guard, world class in my opinion. Tofino harbour, another beauty beach Temps dipped below freezing every...

Bit of a mega upload here, We went on a 7 day trip to Vancouver island for the long weekend. Pretty crazy to see the damage from the flooding along the Coquihalla. This view gets me every time. We spent the first night at Jones lake just outside Hope. It's a dammed lake, very interesting to...

^ thanks, it's super clean. Picked up an exterior temp sensor for the planar. This is something I've been wanting for a minute. Now we'll have the heater temp, thermostat temp & exterior. Looking forward to seeing how cold we can go and keep it comfortable inside. Haven't made much progress...

Thanks for the good words. It's been a slow couple weeks, I got the new cab mounts plates cut down. Picked up this digital elite helmet for a smoking deal - $50 Got the frame done. Cleaned up all the sharp edges and knocked down anything that needed a touch up. 2 full coats of por 15...

Started fixing the two rotten cab mounts Have to mark/cut out the old mount and stitch the new ones in next. And some SAS motivation. What the truck would look like with no lift and 35's. As long as I don't want to steer, I'm good! In all seriousness, I wanted a visual. Confirmed 33's &...

Bingo! I’ve got the borg Warner 4472 t-case and all the bits and pieces on the bench. Working towards an LSawd with some really nice suspension bits. The 4wd platform has much better suspension geometry, it’s nearly fully boxed and a much better starting point. The old 2wd frame experienced 30...

One of the driving mechanisms behind building the camper for 4 seasons was to be able to do this: Bacon in the parking lot and fresh snow! Got a front row seat watching the groomers do their thing. So nice to wake up and not rush to get to the hill. It was almost surreal to just hang out...

^ Amen to the above. Thanks gentlemen. 78 F-150 and the astro sound like some awesome projects. That K5 w/ belair body must have been pretty unique haha. On a slightly different note I got started on the frame swap for the '84. Dropped it off at the blasters and 2 hours later this is what I...

First of all bravo! The fit and finish on this topper is unreal. The attention to detail is second to none. In regards to mattresses, we went the cheaper route, milliard, and have no regrets. It's firm and even when kneeling I don't bottom out (200lbs). There are tons of adhesive backed options...

I love this thread, so much great stuff on the previous pages. AT's, 4WC & alaskans, hard to beat most of those. That flatdeck tacoma back there is a great looking rig as well! Here's our homebuilt topper,

Absolutely drooling over all that Alaskan porn on the previous page. Your rig puts such a smile on my face. It's so cool to see such a unique rig still rolling down the road. Can't wait to see more pics.

Last modification was to redo the back window. I mounted it roughly 6" to high for no reason at all... I hope I never have to do this again. Trying to remove all the pieces once sika'd together is a very arduous task. Reworked the bracing, New sheet of 0.060" All that's left is the window...

We did some more proper winter camping, I finally found another window for the front wall Not bad for $20. Testing to see if we wanted to full commit. Got both the new front and old rear windows tinted to match the sides. Fully committed Absolutely stoked on how it looks...