No thats not me.
I haven't taken it on trails yet. I got my bus up near Williams OR. I live in Fortuna CA so started driving it home. My wife drove me up to pick it up and we had all the kids. I drove it from Williams over Forest Service roads to Selma OR. Topped off the gas there and checked the oil. Figured out I wasn't going to make it home so decided to take the road over Grayback from Talkilma OR to Happy Camp CA and leave it at my sisters on 96 between Happy Camp and Orleans.
I made it about a mile up the hill and my engine started knocking badly and it kept stalling. I got it pulled over, cooled off and it would start and run but I could tell the engine was not long for the world. I left the bus and the wife drove me back down the road to where I finally found a home owner who would let me park it on their property until I found a way to get it home. I went back and limped the bus back down the hill and parked it.
I have a buddy in Coos Bay OR who wheels and deals used junk, I mean equipment all the time and he had the technology to tow it home for me. I think I paid him $700 for the tow which is pretty cheap for towing something that size for the distance he did. Since then it has sat in my yard, I start it up every few months and move it around but can't really drive it much due to the rod knock. The axle ratio is 7.17:1 I think and I over revved the engine on the hiway trying to make time. With the tires it had top speed was about 45, I was going 55 in some spots and it was screaming.
I have a 5.9 cummins for it, a spicer 5 speed with over drive and I just picked up a front axle from a IH Forest Service rig with 4.78 gears. Now I am looking for a rear axle to match. My existing setup would be ok until I broke something in the front axle and then I would be down a while looking for parts. I figure I am going to update the axles for better top speed and parts availability.
I will take some pictures tonight and post them, or attempt to post them.