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We did another road test and headed to the gas station to fill up. Interestingly, the rear tank kept foaming and filling up… So I stopped trying to fill it. When I got back to the ranch I took the rubber fuel hose off and found a giant mouse...

More progress today. My friend Kevin, the greatest x-ray tech the world has ever known, stopped by for a few hours. I extended the 79 series parking brake to reach the wider 80 series axle. I mocked up a simple extension bracket. I’ll build a...

I couldn’t help myself. I took it out on the road for its first ever test drive- just a just a quarter mile down to the corner gas station and back, but it sure felt good. After seven years, I’ve got a running, driving, titled truck built from...

Made progress tonight. I got all of the intercooler piping built. I’m about five hose clamps away, but I feel safe taking it on the road now and not sucking rocks, dirt, or bugs into the engine or turbo.

Well, friends, back at it a week later. We miss Nate terribly, but the pain is starting to ease a little. You know what? The speed sensor works a lot better if it has a gear on it. I don’t know why I just assumed that the sensor magically...

Last camping trip for the year. Is it camping when you go with friends with a camping trailer?🤣 Went to the Resurrection Pass Trail Head out of Hope. It’s about 10mi as the crow flies from Anchorage but about 87mi one way by road. Cruiser still...

Fixing what is already here. Cheers

You can replace that part , I have bought a ton of nos 75 cab parts last year and sold them all . If you want some names of people that bought these let me know .

Today we said goodbye to our beloved Natey. We got 11 great years with him. Nate, I’m sorry I didn’t get your truck done before you had to go.

Actually they came from a LJ73 , I think I kept the rear half doors for myself .

I think these are from a BJ7x so pretty old. The OEM sticker gives it away for me being for a 13BT equipped 70-series. A little rust/rot in the bottom of one and a couple surface rust spots but really pretty friggin’ good doors. I think they...

This one really looks familiar 🤔, I still regret selling it almost every day.....

Cheers

Back from the most recent refresh, looking best it has ever looked!

I bought them second hand from a certain 7X Series legend living in Texas that recently retired. Shhh. Don't bug him. He recently retired. But he mentioned that they were from Germany and he purchased them years ago. The Prado doors I bought to...

The Red Rocket has been that sipping that cherry flavored diesel all over the United Surveillance States of America. Taxation is theft.

Just wait…. I have more under my sleeve. 😂 So, it not only taxes. The emission regulations are much higher and affect the cost. I fill 40 gallons outside CA so never have to use CA fuel. Use gasbuddy app. 2 stations 1.5 miles away across...

We have driven it many times already just never with a motorcycle . It should be open and otherwise we find some detours trough the hills , after all we are on adv bikes 😉

We are parked in Greenfield now but we are planning on riding the Big Sur with the bikes and might head down to Pismo .

Just grease day. Figured I share a photo. Let the CF forces do the work and protect with paper towel and tape. After 100 miles if it’s not gone flying on the freeway with all the extra grease, I’ll remove it. I hate the mess it leaves under...

Need to fill up the RV in the Bay area tomorrow , not looking forward to pump 90 gallons at 9$

Little brother has a break while I take big brother on a Rock Crawling adventure for a few days. I might need to put the stripes back on big brother so they match😎 and $9 a gallon diesel is awesome!

Finished up 4 days at Devil's Kitchen.

3b-T to 1hz swap runs and drives! Need to figure out a better return line to the tank so I don’t leak all the $9 a gallon diesel on the ground😳 and then start enjoying it!