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congrats on making it to mexico and I am also looking forward to reading some of your stuff thanks!

thanks guys... I expect Nick-Nobin to chime in soon with some more pics and his version of following my older rig in his big orange beast :) Funny thing about a trip like this is that before you go there is a long list of mods you want to do...cool stuff like bumpers, lights, and all.. then you...

the drawer bolts are very cool....I would be happy with the drawer body as the face and here you are adding a face & building a wood bolt. Thus the reason I am reading YOUR build thread and not the other way around :) Very inspiring and know I am actually saving pics on my computer just in case...

Hey Matt, funny you should mention the burb pics as my wife & son were very "tactful" when they mentioned many times to make sure I got pics of things OTHER than the rigs :) Yeah right! People & things are just there to complement the vehicles of course. Now get us some trip reports with your...

great pics and write up guys... amazing that you have the energy to do the reporting while traveling, thanks very much for keeping us hungry to go places. Also nice to see you give the gear such a solid testing, people will have no doubt you guys are speaking from experience when you recommend a...

Not far from the mine site is an old cemetery that has graves from the 1800's up to very recent. Nice thing is someone is keeping it decent and making a link from past to present. But the day was wearing on and we all wanted to get home to some hot showers, homework for the kids and vehicle...

Nick and I had spread out on these open gravel sections to keep from choking on the dust. And that works great when you have good radio contact. And in this case I had fun getting on the radio and telling Nick he was about to see something in the desert for the first time....and least it was a...

Yep these folks look like they are having fun. Nick's family were great to travel with as they share my same style of thinking that a 4wd is a tool to see cool stuff more than a thing to try and break on tough terrain. But I will admit we were all feeling the "after lunch nap time need" ...and...

After the shooting is was time for the splashing! The Bill Williams River is usually pretty easy to cross at this location. It is actually 3 small crossings with a max depth around knee high on an adult. Of course that doesn't mean it is always that way as you could tell there was some high...

There seems to always be another project rig just sitting around waiting for the right person to come along :) But as the morning wore away we realized there was plenty more exploring and cool stuff to see so we took off and got to following this pipeline trail. And just so you know I am...

There are some really neat things to see at Swansea and the signage the BLM has placed helps tell the history and bring the place to life in your mind. The evening light also gave the buildings a different feel than when the sun is shinning brightly. After dinner we hung out by the fires for...

Nick's son Leland is also a real trekker in the outdoors. He is 8 yrs old and really loves to go everywhere and has that great curiosity that will take him far in life. He also enjoyed his moment in the arch. And I give Nick & Sherry credit for trusting my family enough to let us drag Leland...

This natural arch had always caught my eye just outside of Swansea but it is across a bit of a ravine so I had never checked it out. Since we had plenty of time we stopped the rigs and got out for some pics. Now my son Martín is almost finished with his Eagle Scout rank and he is a mad hiker...

Nick's rig is a 1972 3/4ton burb running a Cummins 5.9 turbo diesel with a stick shift, so he gets around 20mpg. That orange things piratically makes compared to my 1970 3/4ton burb running a 350 carbed motor pushing a turbo400 trans. Since I get around 10 mpg we needed to stop in Wendon for a...

As further encouragement for people who either own old iron to go play with it in the dirt and for those who are on never ending builds to also go play with their toys I figured I would post up a weekend jaunt. This is a tale of two old suburbans that hauled a couple of families out in the...

dang I hate when you get a drop in motor and that happens... thus the reason I tore down my diesel donor before my transplant. So what now?

pm sent on the box & tools

very cool trip report and I like the way you wrote it up...great pics also. Funny that when I do solo trips I usually don't bother with pics or reports...might have to change that thanks for posting

Thanks again for all the great info guys...I really like that I have to take notes in my own build thread :) But that is why I post, not so much so others can enjoy but so that I can benefit from all the knowledge around here! I am thinking I will get a new Flex plate as the teeth on mine are...

Yeah I agree the pump & cross over pipe will be something to watch. My goal is to have a new cross over pipe made and be sure to route it with the most room I can get..also to keep the heat away. Nick-Nobin.. thanks for the info breakdown on the pistons & bearings... I really have my fingers...