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Another week of tow duty pulling the Carolina Skiff down to the Fowl River which is on the west side of Mobile Bay. On the interstate I've found 60 to be the comfortable speed for pulling this heavy load. Stack of nets for turtle research make...

Picked these two stoves up last year, only just got them out to have a good look at them. The Coleman is a 425C in pretty decent shape, will probably give the whole stove a scrub and clean out the tank, then see how it burns and if it needs...

Winch cable refresh. This 8274 was rebuilt with an increased HP motor and Albright contactor but the cable was old, perhaps original to the winch. Maybe still ok use, maybe not. I did not want to have that uncertainty when using the winch...

How many miles between knuckle services? Do you use a brass drift on the studs when trying to loosen the cone washers?

Worn out 265/75/16 BFGs are gone and have been replace with 285/75/16 Yokohama Geolandars. New tires are noticeably taller than the old. This is my 5th set of the Yokohama MTs, first set on the 80, previous 4 sets have been 255/85/16 that I run...

Youngest son @cruiserinsanity borrowed the LX450 today to make a 400 mile round trip run to pick up another broken down car. Cruiser can handle the towing duties, but it's slow and gas mileage is miserable. Car is a 4WD Honda wagon with a 5...

Over the past two weeks I've racked up ca. thousand miles. The cloth manual 4Runner seats are more comfortable than the electric leather Lexus seats. This week the LX450 was a tow rig for a 15' aluminum boat and handled this job well. The boat...

Do you mean Cinnamon Pass? Another besides Boreas that would be further south/closer to Tincup would be Kebler Pass. Tons of aspen color in the fall. I think you would probably be fine going up to Tincup from St. Elmo. Once up there you can...

Took her to the bush Canadian eh! ,,

There are several places I would try here in the states to see if they have good bodies. Problem would be shipping to Sweden. I would think 91-92 would be all interchangeable Then 93-94 Then 95-97. 96-96 Lexus LX450 have additional holes in the...

It’s been a couple years since I was last up there, but my impression was that it has gotten a lot rougher than in the past. I think you would be risking hitting some of your undercarriage, running boards and possibly scratching wheels. In any...

I teach a basics automotive class for one of our local high schools here in Montana. Just two 45 minute elective classes a week. This years project/homework... A 1972 FJ55. Found it locally. I pulled over the first day it was on the side of...

Second tank after getting the 1FZ dialed in, 14.1 mpg.

327 AMC Vigilante 2 bbl. New Holley 2 barrel came on it. Would not turn over with the key, but the oil warning light came on. Battery was given a well deserved retirement. I can't believe it had any charge after 10 years. Engine cranked, but slow...

Powerwashed in and out. Did a comet wash. It just got more orange. You can see where i didnt do the door and only half the hood. Clearly had a carb fire once. Took a mallet and dolley to some of the more egregious dents. Bought a set of rollers...

I've driven past this 40 for a few years and one day on a furniture delivery, My son and I decided to stop and ask about it. It was definitely off the beaten path but seen from the road. Turns out it lived most of it's life in Vail, Colorado...

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Isn’t the commercial bar designed for an 80 with no flares?

Still not overly happy about vague temps on the BJ74. Now I don’t have an overheating issue, but I would like to actually know what the engine is doing. Not my favorite setup, but I got this to run in the radiator hose. I’m thinking...

Drove the LX450 to a meeting in Chattanooga, TN today. A total of ca. 250 miles knocked out and with the throttle body, TPS, and cables dialed in plus having the timing set properly it is running very good. Previous mileage with retarded...

Red Cone has gotten harder in the last couple of years…from the pics you posted here I would probably caution against taking such a pretty rig on it. There are some whoops that will be darn near impossible without a rear locker, and at that same...

That looks amazing! Id love to do Red Cone, building up my skills / familiarity w the rig a bit more first. Those are some amazing shots!

Doing 40 things on Red Cone trail

A $1600 80 is pretty cheap - why not graft the camper onto the 80 front? You would have more cab room in the 80 vs the mini truck. Like this https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/lexus-lx450-chinook-expedition-vehicle.593286/

Best pic I've ever seen showing where "timberline" ends!