Overlandtowater’s solid axle suburban

[Overlandtowater]

Modified the EMS Offroad latch. Its a 90 degree latch and works great when you can secure it at over 90, I couldn't place mine in a position to make it over 90. You can see I notch the handle portion to close about 3/8" further and allowed me to meet that at or just over 90 angle that is needed..

 

[Overlandtowater]

Got the gussets for the tire carrier welded, notched and installed the kick outs on the rear most sliders, capped the tips of the bumper, and installed an angle iron piece to mount the license plate.

 

[Mekcanix]

thats freakin awesome!! excellent work. I found on my latch i rigged up a couple of washers so it was always pulling straight against the stop. I actually had the U bolt break and it was cause I tensioned it at a odd angle because the pin kept sliding down in the hole on the lock /handle portion

 

[Overlandtowater]

thats freakin awesome!! excellent work. I found on my latch i rigged up a couple of washers so it was always pulling straight against the stop. I actually had the U bolt break and it was cause I tensioned it at a odd angle because the pin kept sliding down in the hole on the lock /handle portion

thanks for the kind words.

 

[Overlandtowater]

Started on the sliders/ steps two pieces of tube bent at a 45* and two notches on the ends allows me to put the steps at whatever width I need, this was the most simple two tube slider I could think of. I printed these patterns off and its actually faster to cut the notches this way than with the tube notcher.

 

[Heavyhoe02]

looking good sir! had the same issues with the ems latch ended up using a destaco straight pull latch that also has a secondary latch to keep it from opening unintentionally.

 

[Overlandtowater]

looking good sir! had the same issues with the ems latch ended up using a destaco straight pull latch that also has a secondary latch to keep it from opening unintentionally.

I think with that little modification I made the EMS latch is going to work great I have plowed speed bumps and one short section of washboard and it didn't pop open...

 

[Overlandtowater]

The bumper is done all but the plate for the boat sides for the bumper and the license plate light

 

[Overlandtowater]

I'm dead in the water. You know that saying. 2 is 1 and 1 is none...my only angle grinder burned out now im stuck until morning....supposed to leave out at noon for a trip with @show me state overland.

 

[Overlandtowater]

I did get the lower skid plate mount done though after roughly 40 hours of welding they are starting to look acceptable ant this mounts on the very bottom of the truck.

 

[Overlandtowater]

So Thursday night was crunch time I wanted to leave out early and get to the camp spot and hang out and fish but my grinder smoked and got really hot before I could get the plate cut for my mounts, got out in the shop just feeling disgusted and was looking at the grinde flipped the switch and it worked so I cut out the mounts in my PJ's. But ran out of wire before I got it all welded... i bolted it ip and headed out anyway.

 

[Overlandtowater]

Sms overland trip. Did about 500 miles total and at least one third was dirt. First day was a seeing trip with alot of road miles. Highest point in Missouri, tallest water fall in the state, an electric site where they pump water from a lower reservoir to the upper and let it drain again to make electricity, royal gorge.

 

[Overlandtowater]

Second day was trail day. Lots of forest roads, dust, recreation area in the national forest, dust, some poorly maintained gravel, dust, some creek crossings and yes dust. Dont the Mark Twain National Forest look so inviting

 

[Overlandtowater]

Ok here is the real stuff

 

[Overlandtowater]

Spoils from a lead or iron mine and one of the recreation areas