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06-23-08, 11:23 AM
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IH8MUD Rookie
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Santa Rosa, Ca
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Ma!!! I Killed Me A PIG!!!
So the story goes like this...
Took my 1970 Toyota Landcruiser w/ 350 chevy down to the Russian river today to do some wheelin and play in the water. The old lady (not the car) and I got a little horny playing in the water. So we walked to the Cruiser to *talk*. Had a damn good time doing it too. That was the first time I've *talked* in it in the 9 years I've owned it. After the day was finished we left the beach we were at but some dumb ass construction worker who can't speak a lick of english barricaded the road. I got out looked at the road and the barricade and determined that I had just enough room to squeeze by the barricade. On the side of the barricade was a cliff about 2 stories high. While driving by I bumped the barricade causing it to pivot (wish I knew this prior to going around). The pivotting caused it to push me sideways toward the cliff. One tire went off so I tried to back up but the weight from the front of the cruiser was pulling it down and the barricade was pushing it sideways. I decided that I wasn't going to be able to back up so I turned the wheels hard to steer into the cliff so I would be going nose down instead of sideways. But about 3 feet down was a big tree that had fallen across the cliff. As soon as my front tire hit the tree it stopped any chance I had of going nose down the cliff. The ass end spun around also hitting the tree. As soon as it hit the cruiser slowly, ever so slowly began to roll over. Coming to a rest on the driver side. The tree is no longer in the pics but if it were not there the cruiser would have landed back on all fours. I had to cut the tree down to get it back on it's tires and use another tree for the come-along. Once I put her back in her place (on all fours), I started her up and drove back up the cliff and home. Today I woke up sore as hell, I feel like a truck hit me,..or I rolled down a hill in one. Not much damage to her at all though. Need a new roll cage (I didn't like the one on it anyway), need a new windshield frame (somehow it didn't brake the glass), and I need new fenders (wanted to put tube fenders on anyway). Now the pics...      I hope you have enjoyed this story! enjoy the pics! The Cruiser is still alive and running, and is still my daily driver. __________________ Does the water go all the way around the Island? 
Last edited by cruiserbrett; 06-23-08 at 03:09 PM. Reason: making it PG |
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06-23-08, 12:05 PM
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IH8MUD Addict
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Cupertino, CA
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Glad you're alright. I'm always amazed how little damage there is when these things roll.
Were you going to post pics from, uh, a little earlier in the evening? __________________ "... the motor car, after woman, is the most fragile and capricious thing on earth." - London Daily Mail 1908 1982 BJ42 "Krull" |
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06-23-08, 12:12 PM
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IH8MUD Junior
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Ojai California
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uhh, I hope that's not your wife in the black pants and dark blue top,...
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06-23-08, 12:58 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
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Those fenders still look better than mine
 And I was going to make a comment about your wife's hairy arms, but ojai beat me to the punch... Glad nobody got seriously hurt 
__________________ -Eric 64 FJ40, slightly modified. 97 LX450, bone stock. |
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06-23-08, 01:01 PM
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The original hater
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haha............. this is what I was thinking............ __________________ My weekend friends love Top Gun... (Gay yes I know) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHklGtW3rwU build thread http://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series...r-builder.html |
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06-23-08, 02:03 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
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Sorry about the accident
 , enjoyed the story  , glad you got lucky  , but do keep in mind this is a family forum and we have several young readers whose parents may not appreciate the uhhh... 'colorful description ' of the eariler part...Oh and nice color on the rig! __________________ !Oy my 1971 FJ40 Not Road Legal http://tinyurl.com/47zpb (My Web Site) http://tinyurl.com/2h6hc7 (Nut and Bolt Spreadsheet) |
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06-23-08, 02:34 PM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Spring Tx
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I would have to get a new seat.
mine would have a huge brown crease right in the middle of it! __________________ 67 fj40, Chevy 350 SM420 Trans Saginaw PS S-A-W Racerunner coilovers 3 linked front 4 linked rear Currie Antirock FJ80 axles longfields ARB lockers front and rear Warn 9000 37x13.50 Xterrains and so on and so on.............. |
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06-23-08, 02:49 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: In bed humping
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most rediculous thing ever!!
Do you live near Joe Dirt? is your wife your sister? lol. |
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06-23-08, 02:55 PM
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Drive-by Poster
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By the hat you're wearing... looks like you were at Rubithon??
__________________ Mark 76 FJ40-- Weekend Warrior..  ...97 Tacoma-- Daily..  ..My (not so much mine) Finish thread… My Rubithon 08 Hollister Hills Fun Day |
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06-23-08, 03:04 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
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Looks like a jungle adventure. Glad all turned out well. I grew up wheeling in and around the Russian River...
__________________ トヨタさん、ありがとうございました。 My '78 FJ40 - '73 and '78 FJ40 parts FS - WTB:Olive (653) Bib and Windshield frame -- Originally Posted by OZCAL Woke up the next day with a partially detached retina, wrapped in a sheet on a wooden floor, in a storeroom upstairs from a barbershop. |
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06-23-08, 03:04 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: San Diego, CA
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remind me to never get lost in the woods alone near santa rosa, ca........
__________________ Front disc brakes: http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.p...+brake+dummies 1973 FJ40 - Finished! Vortec/NV4500/ARB's/SOA FJ40 ROTW: http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.p...uppie%27s+fj40 1970 FJ55 - Restoration Project in the works /2F/AC/PS FJ55 Restoration Thread: http://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/102079-guppies-fj55-build-thread.html |
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06-23-08, 06:26 PM
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IH8MUD Lifer
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Nice rollbar!
__________________ Originally Posted by Atticus: rsbcruiser, poet laureate of the truly inane. |
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06-23-08, 06:42 PM
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06-23-08, 06:52 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
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Many concerns about the veracity of your story
You mention a wife, but I only see 2 hairy men in the picture. California is the home of same-sex-marriage, so perhaps the pics are correct....
Personally, I think your story went like this..... "I just can't quit you"...old shocks and bushings failed...2 over the hill cowboys slip over the hill. Just kidding in good fun. One wonders if when you had 1 wheel off the slope that if you had tied off to a tree or two the car woulda' been spared a thumping? Just seems prudent to always tie off when you are in unforgiving territory. It is nice however to know that the FJ's are tough. Hope you are correct and there is no serious damage to you or the FJ. Next time let the amorous wife drive. Best, T __________________ TOBASH _ When all hope of logic and reasoning fail, just Take Out Back And Shoot in Head. It'll do wonders for your emotional well-being. |
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06-23-08, 11:04 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: In bed humping
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I like the new editing done to the original post
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06-25-08, 07:33 PM
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IH8MUD Rookie
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Santa Rosa, Ca
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lol, wife was the one taking the pictures. the other guy lived in the property next door to where I rolled it. alright alright WE ALL know who the real dumbass is here. yes I agree with the tying off as well except the nearest tree I could tie off to was further than the rope/cable/chain I had would reach. The title wouldn't sound as catching if I said deer. I was refering to the pose on top of the cruiser rather than it being a 55.
__________________ Does the water go all the way around the Island?
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06-25-08, 09:26 PM
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IH8MUD Regular
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: O-side, CA
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how's that.
after three edits, I'm leaving this one. __________________ 73 FJ40 - Build Thread 350 V8, NV4500, Orion HD, F&R ARB. Power Steering, 4" Spring Lift Volvo Seats, 22 Gallon Gas Tank Disk Brakes Front and Rear |
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