Open Dezert

08/27/2022

It is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall

08/04/2022

And.....

Good Morning :-)

These jobs aren't nearly as fun, but they get us to the next adventure!

07/03/2022

This magnificent build is coming to an end. There is still a list a mile long of small things to be done but I don't know if that list ever really reaches completion. A few more tweaks and lll be turning this one off a kind truck over to its family for a life full of excitement!

07/01/2022

Kept with a very minimal extrusion with a vertical load to keep bed space to a max. Pretty cool to have all that hidden travel underneath there.
Tires do hit besides a touch and fenderwell at full bump so besides, or at least so creative trimming, will be on the docket.

06/30/2022

We are nearing the end of the build... so many latr nights/early mornings that she has been dubbed The Mistress. I'm so excited for Tyler and his fam to be able to go play now! After a bit of fine tuning, it'll be ready to hit the dirt. Videos to come.

06/29/2022

I love it when all the small pieces start adding up to a complete and beautiful picture...

06/28/2022

Clean slate in the rear. If you need to tow much it's really hard to beat the good old leaf spring, but if you want a ride you can enjoy, coilovers make an absolute world of difference.

06/28/2022

06/27/2022

There are so many small pieces that one doesn't think about in a build like this. Mounting every little box, wire, and cable takes time, patience and a bit of creativity.
Fenders look great tho and tires finally clear!

06/26/2022

The most difficult part of this build has definitely been the steering. There's a very limited amount of space to cram a lot of pieces into. Then all the pieces have to move and work in unison without binding or effecting another piece.
When it finally works, it feels really good though :-)