Any Fort Collins, Windsor, Loveland area cruisers?

albino rhino · 04-11-07, 09:55 PM

I live in Windsor Colorado and I have seen several good looking cruisers around. Just wondering if anyone on here owns those vehicles and has any expertise with wrenching/troubleshooting. Also it would be cool to just take a look at what other people around here have done with their cruisers.

TBIFJ40 · 04-11-07, 11:10 PM

Dude,
There is a Cruiser club here in Ft collins, "Horsetooth 4wheelers" they (we) have all kinds of different rigs in the club. The Club is meeting the last Thursday of this month, or you can contact them before that. The Clubs list is at the bottom of the forum page.

goodtwin · 04-11-07, 11:59 PM

I'm a Fort Collins cruiser owner. I don't belong to any clubs but will be looking forward to some wheeling this summer. My 60 is going through some regearing and some other maintanance that I've just put off for a long time. So it's just sitting in my garage in about a million pieces right now. I do most of my own work and what I do or don't know is through trial and error really. Most of what I've learned, I've learned from working on toyota trucks, 4runners and my own landcruiser. That and this forum and pirate4x4 (can I say that here? Back when I was on that forum I didn't know this one existed, sorry).
I'm a pretty big fan of this forum and I spend quite a bit of spare time reading up on anything and everything. If you're ever in the area and wanna wheel, I'd be down. My roomate has an 85 4runner and some peeps down the street just put a straight axle on a 90's 'runner so I'm sure there will be some wheeling this summer.

albino rhino · 04-12-07, 05:45 PM

I need to do some work to my 60 before I can do any wheelin. Sounds like you guys are pretty handy with a wrench. Anyone ever changed there power steering pump? I am going to attempt that myself this summer. Also I need to replace my oil pan gasket. Lots of things I would like to do, but need to do it a little at a time.

FJWhat · 04-12-07, 10:48 PM

I live in the Fort. I'd love to meet some fellow 60 owners in the area. I've got a 2 bay garrage with many tools and welders. Oh, and a fire pit and usually beers

are in the fridge.

goodtwin · 04-12-07, 11:38 PM

I'm handy with a wrench, I guess. Maybe more handy at perseverance. My Chilton manual comes in handy alot, too though. As far as power steering pumps go, I've got some experience doing my own and some other peoples also. It's been awhile though. Usually things all come back to me once I'm sitting in front of it ready to go to work. Let me know if ya need any help with anything.
My oil pan gasket was kind of a pain in the butt. I did it a few months ago while I was under there doing my clutch. I found out that the pan and gasket don't like to come off very easily. It was like it was welded on. Maybe somebody on this forum knows some tricks that I don't know to get that pan off but I had quite an ordeal. I used a block of wood and a mallet to knock it loose. I would just encourage you to buy a one piece gasket. I used a multiple piece gasket and it leaks like a mother. I'll be replacing it again in a couple of days.

goodtwin · 04-13-07, 12:14 AM

One more thing about the power steering pump: If it feels as if there isn't any power steering, check the screen inside of the reservoir first. Mine was clogged and I didn't know it

. I replaced the pump and the gear

. I pulled the gear off of a junk FJ, so it wasn't too expensive but talk about a bone head process. That was when I was young and inexperienced. Check the screen and the lines first.

60wag · 04-13-07, 06:38 AM

You might want to check out these guys:

http://forum.ih8mud.com/co-wy-horsetooth-4-wheelers-cruiser-club/

There's some overlap with Rising Sun but its more of a northern CO group.