I have radial tsr's.

 

I'm an ME also. A friend of mine and his wife moved up there for the jobs and won't come back now. He's ME and his wife is a Chemical Eng.

 

My wife right now is a CNA and going to be Dentist...

I'm shooting for ME, been outta school for 5 years now though

Need to freshen up on math and science.

 

that is a common story up here of people coming up and falling in love with it

well good luck with school then

 

Serious though, I need to hear more stories from you, someone who actually lives up there.

What else ?? Activities, living, cost of gas? Haha.....

 

let me just quote Theodore Roosevelt:

"If you are an old man and want to see one thing before you die go to alaska you will not be disappointed.
If you are a young man, do not go to Alaska because the rest of the planet will pale in comparison and you will never want to leave."

Theodore Roosevelt

“To the lover of wilderness, Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world.”

John Muir

but in all seriousness gas is a little higher, fruit and beef are higher but sea food is way lower. hunting is dirt cheap for residents as is fishing. there is more to see if you are outdoorsy that you could see in a life time, and yet anchorage is still big enough to have most the ammenities you could ask for.

I am happy with it besides the distance from my family and the rising cost of airfare.

 

ok thanks, i'm forming my game plan right now on how to present this to my wife

might pm you for more ammo later.

thanks bud

 

no problem, i will even let her call my wife if she really wants to. she moved from san fransisco to here so she has gone through a new realism and loves it now. you just have to be open for adventure and it will work.

 

Basically talked to me last night and she isn't interested...

I'll hit her up this weekend again and see what she says

Guess I shouldn't propose things when she just gets off 12 hour shift

 

Nice truck build....! pls keep us updated...

 

maybe come up to visit in july and that will sell her on moving up!


thanks. this truck will either be getting fixed and be rolling again or parted for another build similar to this one. i should know here in a week or so.

 

Yah we're coming up on a cruise in a few months or so.

We have an uncle-ish who is a native and wants to go back and visit.

Also trying to plan a trip up so she can see her dad....who she hasnt seen in 10 years .

 

a cruise in a couple months? during winter or do you mean next summer? i would definately visit in the summer if you are trying to sell alaska.

and if you want to check out some alaska wheeling sites look at:
http://www.denalioffroadclub.com/for...orum/index.php
http://www.alaska4x4network.com/index.php?
http://www.matsuvalleyohv.com/vbforum/index.php

all three local to the anchorage wasilla area and lots of good people. there are also some for fairbankks area too that are good.

 

UPDATE:
so this mystery truck i was hopping to get fell through. it was an 03 taco double cab that was rolled for 1000 bucks but the guy that is selling it stopped returning my phone calls so i am assuming it sold. so the work will commense on fixing the issues with this truck and most likely extending the cab into a crew cab or a long extra cab if i get real lazy and flustrated with body work. i already got a spare parts truck i picked up for 300 bucks then sold the front axle for 400!!! i also picked up some power leather seats out of an 06 or 07 explorer that will be going in to replace the old worn out toy seats, and now that i got a seco0nd transfer case expect to see duals with a drive line e-brake....well now i just go tot get my arse to work on it!!! hopefully this weekend will bring some progress!

 

nice dude.....but why not just try to find one of the Custom Cab trucks..there's an '84 around my area (quite a ways from you im afraid)that is a custom cab 4x4 with a 6in lift and 36's..lol..they only want $3000 for..i started to pick it up..but that thing is LOOONNGGGG...idk if i'd be able to park with that dude..lmao

and when you extend your cab..are you just goin to shorten the bed? take the bed off?? extend the frame?? what?

 

I miss living in Alaska!! When I was wee feller I lived in Kotzebue.
Your trucking is looking killer!!

 

yeah the extended legth is what threw me off of those trucks. i was talking about adding to the cab and not the frame and then just bobbing the front of the bed off. this idea moght take back seat to a camper shell so i can sleep in the bed for hunting and long excursions into the interior. we will see how it ends up going. i will have to take a picture of my yard right now to make you guys cream your selves, right now i got a 97 tacoma, 89 ex cab, this 84, two other 84's and an 83 rolling chassis along with other assorted parts so now i just got to make up my mind and get to work!!!

 

Yea, Make up your mind damnit. And get to work. haha, jk. Your truck is killer.

I am picking up a full set of yota axles next week. Comes with two sets of rear leafs. Going to do RUF with my straight axle conversion.

Its going on the 93 4Runner.

IF you need the extra space why not Get a runner?

By the way if you get down to spokane next summer and are going wheeling let me know. Im in tri-cities. And i would be down to tow my rig up for some wheelin.

I am a comercial/Industrial union electrician, Is there alot of construction up there? Alot of union? or non-Union?

I know there is alot of non union plumbing. Friend just came down from there.

 

you will probably hate me if i tell you i got three toyota front axles sitting in my yard huh? lol sorry i had to rub it in....lol

thanks on the truck, i actually finally decided to just keep the truck and fix it up,and add a camper shell for the dog and to sleep in. might even add an auxilary heater for the cold months. i started to pull the new 4.3 to replace the bad one but didn't get any pics because it was dark for one (gets dark at 530 this time of year) and for two i was outside and it was 28 degrees so i was trying to work fast! i did aquire a tow rig cheap and have an 89 ex cab i want to diesel swap some time this winter when the wheeling season is in a lul.

as for electricians i work for a company that does power generation and i can tell you there is alot of electrical union up here and there is still work, not as much as there used to be but it is still not as slow as down there. i know my family is in spokane and the storys they tell me are way worse than it is up here.

 

well got more work done lately, got the bad motor pulled and the new one bolted up, also replated the frame where the steering box mounts and worked on re working my rear spring hangers for some more strength so i stop ripping them off.
pics:



pulling the bad motor

new motor bolted in


working on the spring hangers

old hanger

same mount frenched into the frame and plated both sides and top and bottom with 3/16 plate

frame plated for steering