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01-07-07, 09:59 PM
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| Who Needs A Road
Well, not sure if this is tech but these guys did brake down a bunch. I searched and found it no where but I am sure it is here some place. This is a great read and talks vaguely about repairs and damage over a 40,000 mile trek.
I think it is tech...... 
Available at Amazon 
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01-07-07, 11:14 PM
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| nice, ill have to look into that 
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01-08-07, 09:57 AM
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01-08-07, 11:07 AM
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| Read the book earlier in the Fall. Amazing story and journey. Sent a couple emails to HS and been chatting with him back n forth now for a couple months. He lives in Bankock right now and didn't even do this trip (Who needs a Road) till he was 39 years old. After this trip, he sailed the South Pacific for 17 years before his schooner crashed off Hawaii with Lord Jim on board.
Glad to see another cruiserhead read it. It's a timeless classic adventure.
Kudos to you Sir,
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01-08-07, 11:33 AM
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| Damn good read. I read it a couple years ago and want to read it again. There are also some good articles and pieces from the book in the "Toyota Trails" issue SEP/OCT 2003. Also check out "The Baja Blues" by Harold Stephens in the MAR/APR 2005 issue. It has some great vintage photos.
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| Read it a few years ago, love it... Maybe I will re-read it???
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01-08-07, 12:00 PM
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| Dude that is a classic. EVERY Land Cruiser owner needs to read it. I thought we already all did. It needs to be reposted weekly probably.
If you pay close attention, almost all of their "break downs" did not involve the Cruiser, but their trailer or things like tires. The only real mechanical failure I remember was when the carb died at the end of the trip, after they were back in the US.
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01-08-07, 12:01 PM
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| 40 caught on fire on the PA turnpike..
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| I believe there is an interview with one of the guys from that journey in the Legendary Land Cruisers documentary, its a nice 'add' to your collection. | |
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01-08-07, 12:08 PM
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| we had a community copy floating around, I sent it to Chitown40, not sure if Rob still has it anymore.
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| Just lent mine to a friend of my kids who had some LC's in Costa Rica.
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02-04-07, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by yooper Dude that is a classic. EVERY Land Cruiser owner needs to read it. I thought we already all did. It needs to be reposted weekly probably.
If you pay close attention, almost all of their "break downs" did not involve the Cruiser, but their trailer or things like tires. The only real mechanical failure I remember was when the carb died at the end of the trip, after they were back in the US. | Thought I would give this a bump. 
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Originally Posted by Hugh Heifer Thought I would give this a bump. | Shouldn't you be doing ceiling tiles?
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| About 2/3rds through it right now, about to cross over from Pakistan to India. It's a wonder any of them made it out alive. (Don't spoil it for me, I know Willy gets killed somewhere along the way.)
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02-05-07, 11:23 PM
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| I just got back from bangkok 2 weeks ago, and one of you guys sent me a pm with this guys phone number and adress in bangkok, but i got the pm when i got back from my vacation so I was absolutly spewin, would have loved to have caught up with him.
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02-06-07, 07:35 PM
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| it was teh jeep and mainly the popup trailer that was breaking down.
the cruiser had one problem.....here in PA.
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02-06-07, 07:49 PM
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| Great book. This is definately a multiple repost, but damn well worth it.
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