newbie from Alaska

ryantowry_81 · 08-08-2008, 10:52 AM

hey everyone my name is ryan and i am 23, recently moved to anchorage from Eastern Washington after graduating from WSU and taking a job as a mechnical engineer. sold almost everything i own except my 68 elcamino and drove up the alcan. i am not new to wheeling and but am starting off fresh up here in alaska with my little 84 toy ex cab i bought for 800 bucks!!
here is how she sits now:

stock with aussie locker and some 31x11.5 ltb's (these tires kick arse!!)

lots planned for it but am waiting to pay off some bills before i can expend too much in the truck. I am planning 4.3 swap, 4.7 crawlers(maybe), custom 4" lift, flat bed, 38.5 tsl's and much more so once i get a good place to work it should be on!! It is pretty much all mud up here so i wheel with a bunch of guys with fullsize one tons and ag tires, but i think 38.5's should feel like ags on the yota!

anyone in alaska on here? wheeling up here is awesome i have wheeled a bunch of trails and even went to healy/fairbanks and wheeled the stampede trail last weekend all the waqy to the bus!

well i guess that is enough rambling for me

Erich_870 · 08-08-2008, 11:16 AM

Welcome! Always nice to see new people in Alaska. I'm down here in Juneau, so not much offroading for me, but I can dream

You've got a good looking rig there, I like the green.

Look forward to hearing more about your future trips.

Erich

ryantowry_81 · 08-08-2008, 11:32 AM

funny you mention the paint.....the guy i bought it from painted it....with house paint!! in the rain!! it only looks good when it is covered in mud, but it is strait and rust free so? i am going to go military green when i get up the time to sand it down and mask it off.

anytime you are up in the anch and want to wheel we got a good club up here (Denali Offroad) and you are more than welcome even to just ride along

bigt · 08-08-2008, 11:48 AM

wow you wheeled all the way to the bus?? your so lucky man... one of these days im gonna take one of my toyotas and get over to british columbia and also alaska...

i like your 84 and the price WOW

ryantowry_81 · 08-08-2008, 11:53 AM

thanks man, yeah in august the stampede is not bad they even have a jeep tour that goes most of the way. it has gotten very touristy up there, i did make 100 buck pulling a stock jeep liberty out of the mud so it payed for the day trip up there and back! it was really funny because i pulled him out and then drove right through the same spot in 2wd with him still watching hahaha he was pissed!!! told him he should buy some M/ts and a toyota!

If you ever make it up let me know and we will throw a wheeling trip together. Alaska is not one of those places you can wheel by yourself

Paul H. · 08-09-2008, 04:52 PM

Welcome, and post some more pics. of the areas you wheel.

ryantowry_81 · 08-09-2008, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Paul H.

Welcome, and post some more pics. of the areas you wheel.

i will we go out every weekend and some weekdays in the summer the sun stays up until 1 in the morning! check out the club link below ther are alot of trip reports on it.

Betchips · 08-18-2008, 04:55 PM

Hot chick in the Truck? J/k Welcome and nice rig. Looks like alot of fun to go wheeling where you live. Nice and green, its super hot where i live.

ocdropzone · 08-18-2008, 05:36 PM

welcom to YT and awesome deal on your '84....I was stationed at Ft.Richardson a long time ago. There are some good wheeling trails on Ft. Rich and Elmendorf, it was an open post when I was there, not sure about not post 9/11. Fishing at any hour during the summer is cool. I too had an '84 xtra cab up there. I miss that truck. I wish I could find the picture of it when I broke through the ice of the Eklutna River in December, -20*F and the ice just wasn't quite thick enough..

your planned mods will help with the Muskeg, trucks like to sink in it....i know

08-08-2008, 10:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
ryantowry_81 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 234	newbie from Alaska hey everyone my name is ryan and i am 23, recently moved to anchorage from Eastern Washington after graduating from WSU and taking a job as a mechnical engineer. sold almost everything i own except my 68 elcamino and drove up the alcan. i am not new to wheeling and but am starting off fresh up here in alaska with my little 84 toy ex cab i bought for 800 bucks!! here is how she sits now: stock with aussie locker and some 31x11.5 ltb's (these tires kick arse!!) lots planned for it but am waiting to pay off some bills before i can expend too much in the truck. I am planning 4.3 swap, 4.7 crawlers(maybe), custom 4" lift, flat bed, 38.5 tsl's and much more so once i get a good place to work it should be on!! It is pretty much all mud up here so i wheel with a bunch of guys with fullsize one tons and ag tires, but i think 38.5's should feel like ags on the yota! anyone in alaska on here? wheeling up here is awesome i have wheeled a bunch of trails and even went to healy/fairbanks and wheeled the stampede trail last weekend all the waqy to the bus! well i guess that is enough rambling for me __________________ the "Turtle": goes really slow but always gets there in the end! 84 ex cab 63" chevies Rears Up Front Square Drive Shaft Trail Gear Cross over aussie locker 39.5x15-15 TSL's 295k on motor, new Buick V-6 motor on the way!!! Denali offroad club: http://www.denalioffroadclub.com/for...orum/index.php

08-08-2008, 11:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
Erich_870 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Juneau, AK Posts: 970	Welcome! Always nice to see new people in Alaska. I'm down here in Juneau, so not much offroading for me, but I can dream You've got a good looking rig there, I like the green. Look forward to hearing more about your future trips. Erich __________________ 99' Black 4Runner with Highlander Package 16x8 black ProComp 1069 alloy wheels, Thule MOAB rack My Profile My Hobbies

08-08-2008, 11:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
ryantowry_81 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 234	funny you mention the paint.....the guy i bought it from painted it....with house paint!! in the rain!! it only looks good when it is covered in mud, but it is strait and rust free so? i am going to go military green when i get up the time to sand it down and mask it off. anytime you are up in the anch and want to wheel we got a good club up here (Denali Offroad) and you are more than welcome even to just ride along __________________ the "Turtle": goes really slow but always gets there in the end! 84 ex cab 63" chevies Rears Up Front Square Drive Shaft Trail Gear Cross over aussie locker 39.5x15-15 TSL's 295k on motor, new Buick V-6 motor on the way!!! Denali offroad club: http://www.denalioffroadclub.com/for...orum/index.php

08-08-2008, 11:48 AM	#4 (permalink)
bigt Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: chippawa niagara falls ontario Posts: 1,934	wow you wheeled all the way to the bus?? your so lucky man... one of these days im gonna take one of my toyotas and get over to british columbia and also alaska... i like your 84 and the price WOW __________________ 1991 HILUX SURF SSR-X 2-lte turbo diesel with upgraded head tons of cool options you dont get in north America RIGHT HAND DRIVE,auto,push button 4wd,turbo timer,31.1-.50.15 bfgs,factory fender flares,window flares. CAR DOLLY sirius TUNED TO HOWARD 100 trail ifs rig goldie fate unknown blue 93 srf 4runner NEW TRAIL RIG IN POGRESS ifs welded rear few mods for now rebuilding fj 60 series front axle for future s.a.s

08-08-2008, 11:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
ryantowry_81 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 234	thanks man, yeah in august the stampede is not bad they even have a jeep tour that goes most of the way. it has gotten very touristy up there, i did make 100 buck pulling a stock jeep liberty out of the mud so it payed for the day trip up there and back! it was really funny because i pulled him out and then drove right through the same spot in 2wd with him still watching hahaha he was pissed!!! told him he should buy some M/ts and a toyota! If you ever make it up let me know and we will throw a wheeling trip together. Alaska is not one of those places you can wheel by yourself __________________ the "Turtle": goes really slow but always gets there in the end! 84 ex cab 63" chevies Rears Up Front Square Drive Shaft Trail Gear Cross over aussie locker 39.5x15-15 TSL's 295k on motor, new Buick V-6 motor on the way!!! Denali offroad club: http://www.denalioffroadclub.com/for...orum/index.php

08-18-2008, 04:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
Betchips Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 28	Hot chick in the Truck? J/k Welcome and nice rig. Looks like alot of fun to go wheeling where you live. Nice and green, its super hot where i live.

08-18-2008, 05:36 PM	#9 (permalink)
ocdropzone Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: PDX Posts: 2,747	welcom to YT and awesome deal on your '84....I was stationed at Ft.Richardson a long time ago. There are some good wheeling trails on Ft. Rich and Elmendorf, it was an open post when I was there, not sure about not post 9/11. Fishing at any hour during the summer is cool. I too had an '84 xtra cab up there. I miss that truck. I wish I could find the picture of it when I broke through the ice of the Eklutna River in December, -20F and the ice just wasn't quite thick enough.. your planned mods will help with the Muskeg, trucks like to sink in it....i know __________________ ~Robb '81 Trekker SR5* B4Runner Build '89 Tercel Project POS Gas Saver '05 Camry 'Wife's curb destroyer' '03 Tahoe Family Truckster/Tow Rig TREKKER Forum LINK TO ONLINE FACTORY SERVICE MANUALS All Toyota Website Search Engine Wheel Responsibly, Don't screw it up for others...

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