Build AK HJ-75

[cruiserpilot]

I couldn't press like on all the pics! Must have been a great trip. really fun just rolling the miles on.
I lived all along the Alaska Hwy for several years surveying the new hwy alignments, best memories of my life.
Should have a rock solid idea on fuel economy now! Maybe see you up there end of the year, depending on
how my trip works out.

 

[61Mk+]

Hello Coldtaco,

Thanks for posting, this is good. I must admit it's odd to read that you 'spent the night with 61Mk+'! You ended up with a great looking box cover, suits your pick-up just fine, i'd say.

 

[Gus]

Great pics, must have been a fun road trip and an excellent way to get familiarized the 75

 

[coldtaco]

finished the two aux gauges install, still need to install the water temp bulb, it does read engine compartment temp

installed a hood shield (blanket?) can't hear the turbo wine as much :-( Hopefully will help reduce heat loss rate in the winter.

 

[coldtaco]

Figured out how to get the fold top to fold up properly to the head ache rack. Had to remove the latches from the last short cover piece to make the panels all fold together properly.

 

[coldtaco]

Saturday night did a camping test run. Got a truck bed tent for a late model Tacoma. Fit pretty good, just the color is not good for Alaska summer use since it does nothing to make the inside of the tent dark. Might have to get a camo tarp to use as a rain fly Camped at the trail head of the Resurrection Trail head at Hope. In the fall I want to go back to a trail in the next valley that looks pretty cool.

 

[coldtaco]

Some pictures of the area.

Anchorage is behind that saddle.

Looking down Turnagain Arm.

Camping spot with our friends.

 

[coldtaco]

new low bush blueberries,

new high bush blueberries, I think

 

[coldtaco]

Want to come back to the end of this road in Sept.

This is looking back down the valley

 

[cruiserpilot]

I really need to extend my trip in Sept. Not sure I have the time. So lucky to live there...

 

[coldtaco]

New front fuel level thingy

 

[coldtaco]

Found some more Georgia condo's

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Found some more Georgia condo's

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Those are an endangered species and need to be handled with care.

 

[ForealBoreal]

Wasp or hornets?

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Wasp or hornets?

Mud Dauber (Wasp)

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Found some more Georgia condo's

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They have always been fond of the headache bar.

 

[AndrewHadji]

Man, that rig has seen more offroading in the last few months than the years prior

 

[coldtaco]

To be fair to Charles I have not yet subjected the truck to anything more than what he has done with the truck, except probably put on more miles in the months that I have had it that he would put on it in a year

 

[Gun Runner 5]

Man, that rig has seen more offroading in the last few months than the years prior

 

[ozcrusier]

Saturday night did a camping test run. Got a truck bed tent for a late model Tacoma. Fit pretty good, just the color is not good for Alaska summer use since it does nothing to make the inside of the tent dark. Might have to get a camo tarp to use as a rain fly Camped at the trail head of the Resurrection Trail head at Hope. In the fall I want to go back to a trail in the next valley that looks pretty cool.

Love the pick up tent wish they sold these in Australia