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  1. Andrew_S

    Lets see some full size pictures...

    Great setup!
  2. Andrew_S

    1986 GMC S-15

    ^ with those tires my top speed would be 48mph @ 2800 rpm haha Looks funny as hell driving around with them on. When I put the 33's back on after seeing it on donuts for a while it looks like a beast in comparison. I've been waiting on a coupler from ARB for 4 months now. In the meantime, I...
  3. Andrew_S

    1986 GMC S-15

    Next one on the list, Had to get creative doing this solo, only took about an hour and it was off. Time to replace the 2 damaged bed rails Both of the front bed rail mounts look like this: The way the bed mounts on a small pedestal puts too much of a point load on these rails with a...
  4. Andrew_S

    1986 GMC S-15

    Next up, third time I'm doing this muffler. Walker OE replacement parts are absolute junk. Cut open the just over a year old muffler and you can see the culprit. The second structural baffle is completely loose causing the entire muffler to tin-can and sound terrible. Never again. I was a bit...
  5. Andrew_S

    1986 GMC S-15

    The K30 short box would be the move, or long box and 4 link the rear/cut the back of the frame off for a great departure angle. I don't think I have the time to invest in a project like that right now though. As much as I would like to say I'm practical I can't bring myself to look at a Ford or...
  6. Andrew_S

    1986 GMC S-15

    Thanks for all the good words guys. It's been a pretty rewarding experience so far. Todd, you don't know how often I've looked at that two-tone red crew. That's where I started but I can't bring myself to cut this one up. It's great for a hunting rig as is, any bigger and I won't be able to get...
  7. Andrew_S

    1986 GMC S-15

    It's been a minute! Before the little guy arrived I had to figure out how to mount a rear-facing seat safely in my '84. Took some doing, but this worked great And then after almost 2 weeks overdue the day finally arrived! 36 years ago my parents brought me home in this truck and I couldn't...
  8. Andrew_S

    ITTOG's Truck Camper Build (was 6' x 12' Trailer Conversion)

    What a great-looking set up. It's so cool to see it operational. Nice work.
  9. Andrew_S

    1986 GMC S-15

    ^ I think they are interchangeable. The ones I have on this truck are off a 2000 S10 Thanks, really trying to put a dent in the list right now. Hoping it's 100% for ice fishing season. Quick one, It's here!
  10. Andrew_S

    1986 GMC S-15

    I don't plan to run air into the camper, there is no real need. The only thing I really need compressed air for is the lockers and airing up the tires. It might be handy to blow out the rad occasionally when it gets packed with debris from overgrown roads. Went for a nice long grouse hunt...
  11. Andrew_S

    1986 GMC S-15

    ^ Thanks, I'm really looking forward to trying the lockers out in the snow this season. This thing killed another ignition module yesterday... Wife putting in a shift flat towing me home, Pretty well done, minus a few missing parts. Shortened all 3 harnesses to really clean up the install...
  12. Andrew_S

    1986 GMC S-15

    and another one, I'm killing it on keeping this up to date lately. Scored a full set of v-bar cam lock chains for this thing for $200 - brand new never used. The fit couldn't be better. Can't wait to knock the paint off these this winter. Time to finally finish up this air locker install...
  13. Andrew_S

    1986 GMC S-15

    ^ Thanks, I'm really happy with how it came out, it only took me like 5 years to finish this little project haha. Continuing on with the front-end upgrades, something I realized quickly that needed to change was the front coil springs. I originally drank the kool-aid and purchased a set of metal...
  14. Andrew_S

    1986 GMC S-15

    Last update and then I've got to go do some more work, Revisiting the hidden winch install. Even with pockets cut out of the winch mount, this is still a heavy package weighing almost 85 lbs without cable. The winch is 50 lbs bare. That being said it's still a hell of a lot lighter than an...
  15. Andrew_S

    1986 GMC S-15

    Out for another few days trip hunting, The first day we counted 50 grouse in a few hours, This little spruce grouse party was not shy haha Lunch break with a view Evening campsite by a small lake, can't beat this fall weather. Morning hikes looking for that elusive whitetail buck. We...
  16. Andrew_S

    1986 GMC S-15

    Nice buck, good luck out there for rifle season. What actuators did you go with, synchronized? - might be shopping for some new ones if I have to build another one of these. Thanks for the offer, I'll keep that in mind if another one quits on me. Thanks for all the good words above guys...
  17. Andrew_S

    1986 GMC S-15

    First day of any buck opened on Oct 1st, Great hunting weather here, around freezing at night and highs of 10ish Can't beat these views, love this time of year 2nd morning the wife connected, Hung it in the garage and headed back out, The morning after that I connected, 2 bucks...
  18. Andrew_S

    1986 GMC S-15

    More hunting trips, first time mentioning this but this chick is 8 months pregnant now - were having a boy. Killing some time in the aft with some brookies, Fall sunsets hit different I miss the fall colours back east but we still get a bit of it here with aspens starting to change...
  19. Andrew_S

    1986 GMC S-15

    Thanks for all the good words guy. Definitely a weird week or so but all good for us now, some others, not so much. Some more photos of the recently opened areas, Back to the regular content, hunting season started up about a month ago. These trucks are becoming a lot more rare at...
  20. Andrew_S

    1986 GMC S-15

    When I saw the external mount I was worried they may have issues with the elements. Think you could just seal them up a bit better than out of the box? Maybe an o -ring on the rod? It's been a very weird week over here. The house survived, but definitely had a few scary nights where we didn't...
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