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I dig any adventures in old cars and off interstate travel. Great work so far. We took a southerly route to Omaha from Colorado through NE off of I-80 and rolling country was great to drive through. Plus much less traffic to deal with. Carry on sir!

6.6 is HD only. Essentially using the same technology found in the DI 5.3 and and 6.2 light duty engines. I don't expect any issues as the light duty engines have been in use since 2014 in the trucks. I wouldn't stress on the engine being it's first year.

The Wells book is on point for descriptions. I've yet to explore the San Juans but I've run enough trails using the Wells book I'd say the descriptions are accurate. Might check with some locals down there that would offer more knowledge of the area.

That is a really nice GMC. Great bones for a project for sure. Get to know ORD, Off Road Design. They are the experts in GM solid axle suspensions. Plus they have other items that would help facilitate the swap like the high clearance engine cross member and LS engine mounts. I'd...

This one has come up a few times. Somebody has unearthed this from a field. They've taken great strides to bring it back to life too. The cab wall and cabover section have been replaced (most common issue due to the factory use of particle board in these areas). Truck has had some...

It's on my bucket list as well, but not during peak season. I've got a couple of buddies that want to do it too that all have years of off road driving that won't have a problem doing it. The plan is going late in the season to limit the traffic. Not sure if it will happen this year or next...

I revise my last statement. Either the flexplate is cracked or the crank bolts are loose. There's no other way to have the flexplate grinding on the inside of that cover. That is worn pretty bad. That had to make some crazy racket when it was running.

I had a 307 in my 69 Nova that over the period of a couple of years ate 6 or 7 starters. Went through all you've done. We shimmed the starter, even beveled the edge of the ring gear to de-burr the edge that the starters were chewing up. Even added the starter brace to the block. It would end...

I'm being overly optimistic in that idea for sure. It sure sounds good in theory though... I totally agree that it really comes down to practical experience. Being able to buy such off-road capable stuff right off the showroom floor has many getting into this hobby without the learning from...

Not to ask a stupid question, but do you have a small block in there or a 6.2 oil burner? I went back to the top to look and see if you mentioned it and didn't see anything posted. I assumed it was a SBC but the lack of the mounting boss for the bracket had me scratching my head.

This may be the bracket you were looking for. Not sure that it would help the cracked block at the bolt hole though. GM Part #3965588

It really comes down to being able to self regulate. People need to do the research on this trail (any trail really) and make sure the skills (and vehicle) they have match the trail. No ego, no BS, if you don't know what you are doing you don't need to be up there. For this trail...

Got it. Yep I agree. That trail like any other shelf trail is not for those afraid of heights. I don't want to see the trail get closed, but that trail has a lot of exposure from multiple sources that make it a destination trail to go to from all over. It's a bucket list trail for sure. So...

Black bear isn't really a rock crawling trail at all. There are many much harder technical rock crawling trails in CO. Black bear has a couple of technical spots to watch out for. The issue is, the trail is risky once you start downhill. Pay attention or suffer what might happen. As far as...

I've not tackled Black Bear yet, but I've done many others here in Colorado that are very similar with multiple tight steep switchbacks that require 100% attention on the task at hand rather than sightseeing. Mt. Antero, Tomichi Pass, Pearl Pass and Taylor pass among others come to mind. You...

Funny thing. Been watching Craigslist for these campers for at least three years now. This is probably the third time this particular combo have shown up. First being with it buried in brush to the fenders. It had the typical particle board rot to the cab wall and cabover. But I can tell...

This isn't my ad, but I have been contacted by the seller asking questions about what he has. These campers are pretty rare to start with and by comparison to many I've tracked in looking for mine is a pretty early example of the Blazer camper. It has the small latches on the roof, diamond...

Yeah, it's backward. The way this customer's setup is arranged they are interrupting 100% of the charge output and routed it to the isolator. From there with the key on the batteries are joined together. Which means all the current loads for the aux battery and vehicle are pulled through the...

The isolator that was in use on the customer's ride was like this one: The big difference I found from your setup and my dual battery setup is that this one intercepts the charge wire from the alternator to main harness and routes it to the isolator. Your setup and mine (most really) use an...

We just went through something similar with a customer's truck at work. 2006 (still GMT800) truck with a slide in pop-up camper. Aux battery installed in the camper with an 150 amp isolator under the hood. All it came in for was just an oil change. The customer didn't mention the charging...