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03-20-07, 03:07 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Columbia, MO
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You'll have plenty of playmates then; there's only a couple of us over my way:(
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TornadoAlleyCruisers,Lone Star Cruisers
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03-20-07, 03:25 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Topeka Ks
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welcome to the addiction. If your asking about the the web site I believe it is down for some modifications, kind of like alot of our rigs are from time to time. If you are wanting to order a shirt follow the sticky "tshirts". Kirk
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03-20-07, 03:56 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Topeka, Kansas
Posts: 526
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Originally Posted by Joe Dan
So what's the deal with Tornado Alley Cruisers?
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Welcome joe dan! you've come to the right place...
if your as obsessed as most of us the TAC board is already your home page.  if there's something club related you'll hear about it here...
PM trainrech, he will hook you up.
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03-20-07, 04:20 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Emporia, KS
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What he said. Watch mud for upcoming events, post up questions you may have.
We are a very unorganized organization, mainly due to geography, so hopefully you weren't expecting monthly meetings.
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'05 Sienna - because the 100 couldn't handle 4 kids
'06 Tundra - only Toyota truck in the company
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05-20-07, 09:32 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Diamond Bar, CA
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Rookie
Just joined cause I got my first FJ60. My name is Tracey Woolfolk, I am from LA, Calif & have been in Kansas City for 4 yrs now just purchased a house in Kansas City, KS. I am looking for any suggestions for my FJ60 with V8 TBI conversion. 
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05-20-07, 05:31 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Montgomery Co. TEXAS
Posts: 3,633
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Originally Posted by FJeezy
Just joined cause I got my first FJ60. My name is Tracey Woolfolk, I am from LA, Calif & have been in Kansas City for 4 yrs now just purchased a house in Kansas City, KS. I am looking for any suggestions for my FJ60 with V8 TBI conversion.
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Welcome!
Suggestions/Recomendation .... "Don't follow Chris", aka trainrech 
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05-20-07, 08:42 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Diamond Bar, CA
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Originally Posted by 66fj40x2
Welcome!
Suggestions/Recomendation .... "Don't follow Chris", aka trainrech |
Ok...  Well I'm interested in any & all suggestions for brake upgrades & air lockers... I'm researching OME & ARB respectively. I just hear great things bout those 2... Anyone have different experiences? 
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05-20-07, 10:25 PM
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Forum Lifer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Montgomery Co. TEXAS
Posts: 3,633
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That's sort of a club motto.... anyway.
Brakes; I run disks all the way around, but had not already had all the parts for the rear disk conversion on my 60 axle (installed under a 40) I probably would have stuck with the drums. The 60 drums are much easier to adjust and make work properly thn the 40 drum, which is why the rdb conversion is so common.
Locker; Sorta depends what ya wanna with the rig, daily driver, light to moderate trails or a trailer queen trail rig. For a daily driver I like a selectable locker out back. Light to moderate trails and some street use I like a "lunch-box" (Aussie, Lock Rite, PowerTrax or EX Locker) out back. For a trailer queen I'd look at welding the diff or a spool. For the front I alway like the ARB or other selectable locker..... unless your hydro-assist then it don't make much difference in the front either.
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05-22-07, 10:51 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Diamond Bar, CA
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Trails in KC???
I've heard throught the grapevine that we have some cool trails around here. I won't be able to hit them until oct unfortunately but it'll be worth the wait.
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05-23-07, 12:11 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Montgomery Co. TEXAS
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FJeezy
I've heard throught the grapevine that we have some cool trails around here. I won't be able to hit them until oct unfortunately but it'll be worth the wait.
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You're always welcome to come to run and ride with someone too. TAC has a bunch of experienced wheelers and trucks from awesome restorations to trail beaters and about everything in between. Just my opinion but I'd shot for the Flat Nasty event.....
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"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is big enough to take away everything you have." ~ Thomas Jefferson
And yes, I'm on of those "Rural American's" that clings to his guns and his religion!
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05-23-07, 02:50 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Diamond Bar, CA
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Originally Posted by 66fj40x2
You're always welcome to come to run and ride with someone too. TAC has a bunch of experienced wheelers and trucks from awesome restorations to trail beaters and about everything in between. Just my opinion but I'd shot for the Flat Nasty event.....
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Cool, Sucky part is I won't be back in town til then. But I will keep in contact through posts til then.
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06-12-07, 09:53 PM
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Rookie
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Kansas City
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Evening,
My family and I are relatively new to Kansas City. The four of us enjoy camping, traveling, scuba diving, SCCA racing, sports leagues, and a host of other hobbies we can barely fit into our schedules.
Besides my wife and I, we have 5 and 7 year old sons and spend two or three days/evenings a week at some sort of practice or game.
I've currently got an old 60 still sitting in Atlanta (and unlikely to make the move) and three 80 series (see signature). The 95 (shown in my avatar) has been lifted, armored and gets used for camping & wheeling. The other two are primarily grocery getters.
The four of us attended Cruise Moab for the first time this spring - met a few people from Mud and had a great time exploring.
We look forward to getting more involved in future TAC events.
Rick
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06-13-07, 08:15 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Topeka, Kansas
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Welcome Rick! 
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06-13-07, 04:12 PM
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Alright, I am Lars and I too have a LC addiction! My wife Abbie and I have been married 7 long years. Im kidding she is the love of my life. We have 3 kids. Gavin is 5, Baylee is 4 and a little insane, she beat up her brother for saying he like this jeep thing we saw driving around, and little Rowan Mae who is 1year old on Saturday. We live and work at Boystown and live with 8 teenage girls. Gavin and I do lots of guys stuff every month for about a week!!! I grew up in western Nebraska and was always destined to marry a Kansas girl as my grandpa always told me growing up. I also enjoy bow hunting and love to get out in the woods when ever the estrogen levels get too high in the house!!!
My cruiser of choice is a 1973 fj40 with Kansas roots. It has a Marlin gears tcase. A 4 inch lift, 35" BFG MTs w/ 1" 1/4 spacers. I added Land Rover seats in the back and flares. The coolest feature of this truck is the original native american painting on the roof of the hard top. I got a welder for christmas so Ive been playing with different little additions!!! Oh and it has a lockrite rear locker. We are in the process of trying to find a mid 90's LC for the wife to wheel in. She said she would never join in the insanity. Little did she know!!!
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06-14-07, 10:14 AM
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06-14-07, 01:48 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Kearney, NE
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Hello Lars,
I am in Kearney, NE and am always happy to have another TAC member in Nebraska. Not much wheeling around here but I do try and head N, S or W as I get the chances.
Gary
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06-14-07, 08:23 PM
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meant to do that in the Bios!!! Boy Im a dumb ASSSSSSSS!!!!!!
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08-16-07, 06:47 AM
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just found this place
what's up eyezlee - your old trucks doin good, you gonna go to the KK5 at tuttle?
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08-16-07, 08:07 AM
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IH8RUST
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Topeka, Kansas
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travis??? how ya been? Willymut filled me in on your mods...sounds awsome. post up a link to your build thread or at least a photo album...
I'll try and get up to kk5 at least for one day...
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08-16-07, 12:06 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Shawnee, KS
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Travis-
Glad you found us...your check is in the mail for the thimble and fairlead.
Randy
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10-11-07, 10:42 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Raymore, Mo
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Hello,
I'm Tim Gingles, an off and on member of TAC. We have owned a cruiser sense 1991. I live in Raymore Mo with my beautiful wife Frances. We have 2 son's Alex and Matthew. Most of you know Alex as "Toyotology". Our other son Matthew has Autism and other special needs and lives in a group home in Harrisonville MO.
I am a financial advisor with Merrill Lynch and have an office on the Plaza in Kansas City. Frances is currently going to college for a degree in photograghy (her life long passion).
We have a 1978 FJ/BJ40 with a 3B, 4spd, ARB in the rear, OME suspension and a few other goodies. My daily driver is a stock 1997 FZJ80 Collectors Edition and Frances drives a new FJ Cruiser. We are totally Toyota and proud of it.
I must admit I did stray from the fold and owned a Landrover Discovery for several years.  One of the happiest days of my life was watching that piece of *#*& go down the street with a new owners butt planted firmly in the drives seat.
I enjoy fly fishing and traveling and hope to be more involved with TAC in the future.
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10-15-07, 09:39 AM
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IH8RUST
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Topeka, Kansas
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Welcome Tim! Look forward to meeting you at DSR
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10-25-07, 09:12 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
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Hello all. New here and new to Yotas. Bought my wife a new FJ Cruiser last year. In the meantime, I sold my wheeling rig (98 Land Rover Disco). Now Im missing my wheeling rig and starting to overtake the FJ Cruiser for my own problems. Always like the FJ40s and had a couple opportunities, but never pulled the trigger. Would like to find one in the future.Im a recent transplant to Liberty from way of Alabama. Ive got a wife and 2 daughters (11 and 9). The youngest loves wheeling as much as I do. We love to camp and wheel.Anyway, if there is some love for the newer FJ Cruiser, Id love to get involved.
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10-25-07, 09:59 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Raymore, Mo
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Welcome Cadaver! Are you really dead? We also have a new FJ Cruiser and wouldn't mind getting together.
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10-26-07, 05:53 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Emporia, KS
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cadaver
Hello all. New here and new to Yotas. Bought my wife a new FJ Cruiser last year. In the meantime, I sold my wheeling rig (98 Land Rover Disco). Now Im missing my wheeling rig and starting to overtake the FJ Cruiser for my own problems. Always like the FJ40s and had a couple opportunities, but never pulled the trigger. Would like to find one in the future.Im a recent transplant to Liberty from way of Alabama. Ive got a wife and 2 daughters (11 and 9). The youngest loves wheeling as much as I do. We love to camp and wheel.Anyway, if there is some love for the newer FJ Cruiser, Id love to get involved.
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Short notice, but if you have time this weekend a bunch of us are at Tuttle - check the thread on DSR (Daylight Savings Run - not really anymore, but you get the point...)
Welcome!
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'05 Sienna - because the 100 couldn't handle 4 kids
'06 Tundra - only Toyota truck in the company
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10-26-07, 07:51 PM
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I saw that trip. I wish I had found this sooner. We already made plans for the weekend, but dont be surprised if I suddenly show up. I'll keep an eye out for the next trail ride.
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10-27-07, 03:24 AM
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Forum Lifer
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Montgomery Co. TEXAS
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Keep watching for our annual meeting coming up January too.
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10-30-07, 08:50 PM
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Saw the pics from the DSR. Looks like a success. Hope to meet up with you guys soon.
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