It’s been a few years since my last 2nd gen. Finally got around to snagging one. Shes a 2001 24V sport model that has the sport bumper removed and replaced with a stock bumper, I assume due to an accident, so I replaced with a older sport bumper I found at the yard. Recently picked up an 01 sport bumper but it needs some paint.

 

All right, I'll bite. '95 8800GVW 4x4 V-10


Snow in the Rockies, middle of June....yes, sir.


Had the Nadina forest fire come rolling up on our property in B.C. Quit my job, went north to see what could be done. Got certified as a Canadian wildlands firefighter, this was my fire truck. Chainsaw, axe, 5gal water pack, shovel. Pump would empty 275gal lake water in about 6 min. Three weeks on the fireline, little worse for wear.

 

I dig that paint scheme. Nice

 

same, that matte looks good!

 

 

FrankieB, RaceFan, Nicraage, thank you, I like it too. We go way back, over 230k mi., lot of work, ton of travel together.
Nicraage, that is an altered 2Gen, with a Jeep grafted on. Pretty f***in cool. You have more in fabrication, suspension and plumbing than I have left in my retirement. What are the seats from, and is that a Hughes intake?

 

69_XS29L, that is a Hughes intake. Those seats were actually some inexpensive generic seats from ebay that cost about 300, but more than doubled my cost by the time I got them down in central america. We took two jeep grills and stretched it into one so I could have headlights after we chopped about 16" off the front end. It's been under gradual change over the last 6 or 7 years. Started off as a long bed.

 

Nicraage,
WOW that truck has changed a TON in the past 7 years. It's lookin great IMHO and you have done some amazing things to it.

Rick

 

Thanks Wildman. I haven't posted here for a while, I had a few months of very limited internet, but I kept lurking after that. How is your beast doing?
I haven't taken it out since I chopped the front, but that changes this weekend. I am also waiting for a longer cable to install a winters shifter.

 

Finally putting the truck to work again with some mulch for my sister in law. Don’t mind my junkyard door that I painted which doesn’t blend at all.