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Part Three With the drawers ready it was time to complete the build and get the insert installed. The installation went perfectly with the frame mounted to the Tahoe’s sheet metal floor with the same type of hardware I used to mount the Rhino Rack. Once installed and squared up, I mounted all...

I'm guessing your comment refers to my build. Without appliances, it comes in at 977.47.

Drawer System Insert - Work in Progress I’ve been wanting to work with extruded aluminum since I stumbled upon the stuff on Amazon. I was considering a rebuild of the Nomad’s drawer system to shed some weight and looked up aluminum framing and found all kinds of applications for 3D printers. I...

Part Two More progress on the drawer system. The sink/stove combo was mounted to the pullout with diagonal trusses and a lateral support. Dometic has a clever attachment system that uses existing holes for the rubber dampening stopper for the glass lids. The faucet arrived from England and...

Thank you. It's been fun to apply what I've learned in other builds, both what to do and what not to do on the bucket-list build. Working against a few deadlines so this will progress much quicker than my previous rigs.

Drawer System Insert I’ve been wanting to work with extruded aluminum since I stumbled upon the stuff on Amazon. I was considering a rebuild of the Nomad’s drawer system to shed some weight and looked up aluminum framing and found all kinds of applications for 3D printers. I started to do my...

The Rhino Roof Rack The plan for the cargo area displaces storage for recovery items and tools so I decided to add a modular roof rack upon which I can mount a Pelican Cargo Case to hold these items and more. After researching a number of applications (which isn’t much for the this generation...

It's transition time; gone is the Montero to a great home in Southern California and I've picked up my next and last build, a 2015 Chevy Tahoe. Catch the build website here and the build thread in the Full Size pages. I'll miss the group and the camaraderie here. Thanks for all your support.

Spare Tire Swingarm In the event I need access to the spare, having it tucked up between the frame isn’t ideal on any level, not to mention what that does to a departure angle; not that the Tahoe has one. I took a look at a number of swingarm options and decided to go with Wilco Offroad’s...

The Dog Deck Traveling with two Golden Retrievers has always prioritized an interior mod for the safe transport, ease of access and comfort of our traveling companions. I’ve installed one for each build so far, from the Gen 3 to the H3 to the Nomad. Each has proved to be useful in managing...

It's the 2-speed.

Yes, not far from where I live.

Tire/Wheel Upgrade The Tahoe got its first upgrade, 285/70R17 General Grabber X3 M/Ts wrapped around Black Rhino Barstow 17X9.5 rims.

I've moved on to my next and last project, a 2015 Chevy Tahoe. This is no ordinary Chevy Tahoe; it’s a commercial edition built by GM’s service vehicle arm as a four-wheel drive police pursuit vehicle. It’s a traditional body-on-frame platform driven by a beefed-up 5.3 EcoTec3 V8 delivering...

Gooseneck Work Light Installation The installation of the new ARB roof rack meant the deletion of the two work lights that were on the rear stanchions of the previous rack. This created some logistic challenges in bringing light to the cooking work space of the pull out. I considered...

Getting to know this Explorer, a few needs became readily apparent in preparing it for the Pacific Northwest Tour – I needed more packing space than what I have on the Tiger 800Xc. The first addition were the GIVI Trekker Outback 47ltr panniers fitted to the bike’s existing GIVI rack system...

I’ve wanted a 1200Xc ever since I bought my 800Xc, not that I was for want of more (aren’t we all) with the first Tiger other than a little more power and stability, and I only wanted that when I was slabbing it. My Triumph Tiger 800Xc is the most capable motorcycle I’ve ever owned. I bought it...

My site, UTADV, is now a YouTube Channel. Your support and subscription is greatly appreciated. And I've added a Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200Xc to the fleet.

I've put this through six months of operation and it's worked as designed through high interior temps and rough crawling. I'd like to see the stainless version.

Hey there. I'm still alive, thanks. I've had a home remodel gobble up my time and resources, so it's good to get back to the community here, especially with members like you.