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2023 More cleaning and finding issues...yikes... Cleaned and added Metal prep and rust remover. Adds a thin layer of zinc. After adding 2 Coates master coat primer. After adding 2 coates AG111 satin black. Here are some more process photos, hope they might be helpful.

2023 Addressing sound and heat. Luckily for me theres a lot of good science on these topics. There is also a lot of misunderstanding on the internet it turns out. People seem to be pretty passionate about this as well. I think it's because so much is at stake and it becomes an ideology. For me...

ok, so where was I... 2023 Unfortunately the suspension that was put in (which was good) needed maintenance (duh) but the guys at Reynolds assured me everything was sealed since it was a new system...well, it wasn't. and they hadn't greases the fittings when I brought it in...I also hadn't...

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2023 Skipping past a bunch of non truck related stuff...(see above) The new vinyl floor came in, we wanted something robust that could get wet, muddy, whatever, and be scrubbed down and washed out easily. It was time to address the roof and the floor. Anywhere there was any possibility of paint...

Then, In November of 2022, tragedy struck the family. My sister who was a VA Nurse had just moved to the cabin and began work to transform the VA hospital in the area after building out a great program in San Diego. Was hit head on by a semi truck that swerved into her at the last possible...

So with the truck in the shape it was in...ran up to Oregon and while I was there I figured I'd get the exhaust dealt with. The Cat died, California car ugh. so new system put in. I wanted it to be as quiet as possible, while also being as efficient as possible, and tucked as far up as possible...

2022 still... First work on getting the rear camera to work. I had been trying to come up with a good labelling system for the wiring. Wanted to be able to look at it and have all the info, but I am also making a manual for all the things we are changing, so if we break down somewhere, any...

2021 The mechanic asked if we wanted to rip out the auxiliary hvac in the back of the truck and use that space for the water system and other things...after talking to my partner and giving it some thought (lol, get a load of this, I was still thinking at the time that I wanted to make changes...

I HATE t-taps, dont ever use them lol. Not even for testing. So...yes, that was the work of the mechanic. I specifically took photos so I could study what he did, before fixing it. we had run it for the summer to see how it worked out, it worked fine. It is all taken apart at the moment, still...

2021 progress on the truck... we took the truck up to Oregon and tested the water system. Works beautifully. The hot water system will take moving water that is at freezing temp and make it hot enough to burn you if you want. The door actuators dont really work anymore, need to address...

2021 we decided it was a good idea to get a reverse camera, at this point we had one on our EV and really found it to be a good thing, I have a difficult time craning my neck at this point too so its a nice thing to have. I am also big on music, so I bought the pioneer floating panel radio...now...

2020 I was also beginning my research into the electrical, all of this work so far was proof of concept and I knew I was going to upgrade (if possible) it once installed and working to dealer/GM spec. I started looking at wires and connectors and began some testing and practice. I was reading up...

2020 After a bit of drama around the air compressor (go back and look at the pic, you will see one line off the compressor is discolored, it was getting cooked) it was now time to begin figuring out a water system. I really like the way the air compressor runs off the engine, and this block is...

2019 was, well 2019... 2020 After my experience with the AAA recommended mechanic I was weary of people working on the truck. My partner convinced me to try Reynold's Buick GMC, which is a dealer, I've never trusted dealers...but I trusted her, so I tried them out, and really glad I did. They...

2018 Early on in the year I bought a car hauler trailer. Still have it, used it a bunch. I bought it specifically cause I can... A) haul our electric car up to the cabin when we stay extended times and drive the EV around. For those who have never driven a silent car through a forrest I highly...

2017 Made it out to Canyonlands...this was during the time Bears Ears was going to be removed from protected status. Really enjoyed that time. Some fun at Capitol Reef NP, this was moments in between monsoonal rains (no flooding this time) Then we hit roadwork during a mountain pass and...

2017 during the same trip we decided to just get the driver side window fixed...the motor worked but something seemed to be getting in the way...here was a father son duo who spent way too much of their time getting it right.

2017 We try to keep dirt from each state in that state as much as possible...so that means car washes happen... This was the car wash that busted our old antenna...oops. But she looked pretty, haha.

Then we needed to make final adjustments, we used the suburban for the grunt work, worked like a charm.