I just put up the official announcement and registration for our annual UPO event in August. This year's format is a first, it adds a competitive team element to the experience. Should be a blast and a great way to see one of the most underappreciated, and beautiful overlanding destinations in...
I got lured over here to try and find some eye candy from the build. Was hoping to find more! You are a much more patient guy than I. Dayum, I would have chewed off my nails and likely my fingers by now haha. Can't wait to see that rolling down the streets and trails of Marquette.:D
Would be great to have you. We have always had great cruiser representation in the past, I hope that continues.
General registration opened on the 1st for newcomers to the trip. We are closing in on 20 rigs already!
My FJ80 has had leaky downpipes for a number of years. I have had them spot welded yearly, particularly around one of the O2 sensors where are large crack has formed. I am to the point now where I need to source some new downpipes and am wondering if there is a less expensive aftermarket...
I prefer cloth over leather any day personally. I much prefer the feel of cloth, and leather just makes me sweaty. For some reason I really like the old cloth seats in the FJ80's over the newer FZJ seats. Maybe I've just been driving my FJ80 too long and my sense of style is askew though. haha
Here's another thought, a bit out of the box. If the 3FE is running well, swap the tranny with an H55. The power loss due to the stock auto tranny in an FJ80 is crazy, I've heard a manual conversion really wakes up the 3FE in that truck. Then you have the added benefit of better milage out of...
A stock GX should be fine, the worst might be some pinstriping and negotiating some deep sand. FYI, as of right now there is only one spot left. I don't check Mud daily so make sure to PM me on ExPo if interested. I'll make an alternate list once its full. We usually have people pull out.
Sunday will be finishing up the route and heading home day. I don't know the exact route for the end yet, still have to scout it but we should be in the area between Grand Marais and Whitefish point camped Saturday night, then rolling acrros to Whitefish point before dropping south then east to...
I just realized that the ExPo thread is only viewable if you are a member. Here is the post from over there...
August 21-23rd, second annual UP Overland Adventure.
Photo by TJDIV
Well, last year's trip seemed an...
I put up an announcement for the 2nd annual UP Overland trip on Expedition Portal for anyone interested. We had some good cruiser representation last year... (3 80's, a 40, a 47 Troopy, and a 100 series) but would be psyched to see even more this year. Anyway, here's the link...
Expedition...
Well, I honestly was considering totally rebuilding my 80 from the ground up but Andre (dieselcruiserhead) has put a better plan into my head for the trip. This is all still just in the early planning stages but the basic premise would be 60 series with something like a 1HZ swap and setup to...
Thanks guys, appreciate the kind words. And yeah, it is a bathroom/shower enclosure. I use the PETT toilette system, it works great along with a solar shower which works well in the warmer months. I want to setup a water/heat exchanger off of the truck though in my next rig. I've had this...
I've never had an issue with the snorkel head facing forward and I've driven through snow that gets about as bad as it gets. Like everyone else said though, flip it around if you want peace of mind.
For all of you who are interested in coming along, please check in on the thread on ExPo and PM me your details. There is some general registration info on the first page of the thread I need to get for planning purposes. We have a pretty big crew signed up so far with some pretty diverse...