What part of KY are you in? I've lived in Paris, Whichester, Ashland mostly eastern Ky. I really miss that area. I spent time in Ohio as well... I'm from SoCal. Anyhow welcome and good luck in the search for your first rig! You're gonna love the lifestyle, it's a blast!
Rustyburbin from SoCal 5...
Man... out there behind Hesperia lakes is pretty cool. Over by the dam they'll be some folks but you can always peel away a couple hundred yards or a couple miles.... I think it's right there off arrowhead Rd on your up the back side of Silverwood lake. I'm not from there so I may have the...
That's the direction I'm taking my rig! I love the idea of heading out into the wild blue yander with worries about food, shelter, reliability, getting stuck or breaking down and not have the necessary tools/parts to get back to civilization. I'm in a 1970 K20 Suburban with some fun mods.
Gotta...
first try at a central console... it progressed nicely into what I still have in the truck.
my 5 year old son came in as I was soldering some wires and said "you're like a scientist!" I think he meant like a mad scientist. Lol.
it houses my CB radio, a power investor for 110w power and my...
pulled the dash, cleaned it and painted it... it was the best way to clean up the wire loom and get my dynamat, carpet pad and carpet up the firewall.
around the windshield was totally rotted out and around the A pillars too. What a nightmare! I'm not a body guy so I really had a lot of...
new rocker panels at all 3 doors.
figuring out fitment of the new bucket seats... "new to you" that is.
shaved the rain gutters off the back... I decided to keep the rest after reading some truck forums about how your doors will leak terribly.
my little helper got stuck... after having 4...
I hope it's okay to post more stuff even though is about the same build. [emoji51]
built a serious rear bumper! It's like a Sherman tank! ... in fact it is a tank, an air tank for my York to keep full. Gotta have air on the trail.
detroit locker in back.
pulled the 3rd member and...
I've been working on my rig for about 6 years now and it has come a long way. It started out as a rusty bondo covered Craigslist truck that I overpaid for. The manual hubs were hollow and the motor had a spun bearing...
I started off with a crate motor (also found on Craigslist) it's a zz4...
Hello, I'm Jonah in Riverside... more specifically Jurupa Valley. Look forward to meetin ya on trail!
Rustyburbin from SoCal 5 kids, wife, dog and a 1970 K20 Suburban
I lived in Cincinnati for a couple years. I miss it out there! Although the SoCal weather is nice. Nice rig man.
Rustyburbin from SoCal 5 kids, wife, dog and a 1970 K20 Suburban
Hello everyone, I'm Jonah from Riverside Ca. (About 55 miles east of Las Angeles.) Father of 4 boys and a little girl, husband to a lady who still makes me silly.
My rig is a 1970 K20 Suburban with some fun goodies like a York 210, Bosch weldanator, frame mounted heat exchanger, (203/205...
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