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Audio then. It's worth it. The s*** going on out there is so dynamic and exciting... caveat, I'm a geologist. But it's freaking amazing.

The Black Rock Playa. Largest Dry lake in the US. Crazy. Came in from the NE and drove about 25 minutes at 50 mph on it. it rained here last thurday. You are supposed to stay off the playa when it’s wet but I had dust and it seemed good to...

Just drove her home from my buddy’s shop and I gotta say… she sure is dapper. 70 mph, drives straight with 1 x finger, seats are comfortable and his friction fit bracket for the Bluetooth speaker + the onboard power situation is the bee’s knees...

74weld made the portals but they do not fit the 80 housing. The custom housings under the Saudi 80 are made by @Delta VS. probably wrong on this but I believe they are D60 based housings so the outer C’s were able to adapt to the 74weld portals

Paperweights arrived and I spent no time waiting to install. This thing is wiiiiiide now 😂 I love it.

Winch is all wrapped up… For anyone curious I swapped the motor for the 70865 motor assy and upgraded to 102339 solenoid assy. Along with fresh paint post vapor blasting, new zinc, seals, bearings, etc., it’s all done.

Replacement dash was grey but in good enough shape to use and paint. Dash harness is nearly ready to go, just need to clean the connectors and wipe down the harness before I hang it. I bought a Chinese Bluetooth unit that’s 6.9”….fits pretty...

Here ya go, these guys are one of many that sell them. See 1 pin connector from these two vendors. Look through their full list of Yazaki/Sumitomo and you'll be able to purchase quality replacements for low prices. The Yazaki bullet connectors...

Next, I pulled the powertrain back out to sort some odds and ends before I set the cab back down. Most notably being the front bumpstop modifications. Got a set of 80 bump stops and ended up adding roughly the 1.5" inches I measured that I...

I'm sure the fine members of this forum understand paint prep so I wont bore you, but after cleaning her down and a solod scuff job this is the final product Used a paint called ZeroRust at the recommendation of a friend and the sincere hope that...

I really like that as a company you guys chime in like this. I really hope that by the time I have the funds for a new tub you guys are still building them.

@Spike Strip

Have never heard of these. I assume these are the "shocks" this rig is using? Those gold colored things behind the spring look like the Erebus model they have on their website?

Hey Guys, This just got brought to my attention so figured I would chime in. Hard top fitment as always seem to be a struggle, some guys seem to be able to nip the alignment post off and drop the hard top on and get nice fitment right from the...

Granted, the rpms are low when cranking, keep in mind with the plugs out it's gonna crank faster than normal. The engine hasn't run in a couple of years, I'd approach this with the mind set of doing no harm. The distributor is a already...

OEM specs.. 8" front 9.5 rear, but I can customize for 9.5 front.

And back on the road! Super rad couple. EDIT: those of you with 05/1995 and later 1HD-FTs: make sure to take a look at your injection pump and see what style fuel cutoff solenoid you have. If you have one with a “control unit” black box...

With that much rusted....I'd be looking for another tub. Even if the replacement tub needs work, you would still be ahead.

$250k min. I need to increase my wife's life insurance this upcoming open enrollment. 🤔

Which we all know is an acceptable budget

Got some more hardtop fit up done. Looking more and more put together everyday, only to get blown back apart again for paint. Was a lot of playing around but I was able to achieve factory gaps around the doors.

2013 Toyota Land Cruiser OEM+ was the plan for this one, and it was 100% achieved IMHO. Details of everything that was completed can be found in my build thread HERE This was my first foray into the 200-series trucks, but definitely not my first...

That’s if funny! Or in Richard’s case THE Hwy 70! Pretty cool fact about why true Californians all use THE when referencing interstates, highways in California dates back before the Interstate numbering system when all the Big Freeways and...

Reminds me of Lower Alabama (many other rural places are probably the same) where locals refer to highways and roads by where they lead. Montgomery Highway, Dothan Highway, etc

Safe travels Richard & Dan. Happy you found a suitable 2nd (3rd?) cool cruiser.