Came back with a fresh clutch, rebuilt T-case, disc brake conversion and they addressed a few concerns found along the way.
A big thank you to @orangefj45 and the crew at Valley Hybrids, they're very friendly and helpful. I still have a few...
Passed smog. Found documents of the last test in 2013 and it was parked since. Guy I bought it from would just drive it around the neighborhood every couple years because he couldn't pass it. Told me it probably needed a new catalytic converter...
It was in San Marino! Great turnout, but absolutely unbearable heat today. Got dropped off early and snapped a pic with the great grand parents before leaving.
Cooling down with the fan before a quick diaper change.
Some of you who visit chat may have noted that I got the Karma Cruiser out on the trail again a week ago. There was a lot of little things that I had to get done just to be comfortable taking it out, which was good, considering the challenges we...
I had a surprise visit from my old friend @Land Cruiser Junky last Thursday. It's a little wild to think that Mark's Off Road has now been open 35 years, and that I've known people like Gene that long.
He retired and moved to Tennessee a few...
When I got up, I felt pretty good; nowhere near the kind of stiffness or achyness i expected. I made some coffee in the pre-dawn while I considered my options some more. I knew the rational choice was to head back down the canyon, rather than...
I spent the rest of the day resting, considering my options for the rest of the trip against my current condition, as well as reminiscing about my previous adventures in Panamint, starting back in 1991 winching Landcruisers up the waterfalls with...
I have 2 sets of Geolanders 31" and 33", love them both. Aesthetically I think they emulate the old bias ply tires that would have been period correct but with modern technology.
We had a hitch hiker on the way to town in the form of a rat snake come down under the passenger dash and rubbed my wife’s foot. It was quite the adventure coming to a good place to stop. Im not sure if it’s still in there but I’ve opened up...
I’m usually in the 80s section, but figured I’d hop over here for once. I wouldn’t even have a Land Cruiser if it weren’t for my dad—he bought his ‘79 brand new and daily drove it everyday until the mid-2010s.
Growing up, I remember riding...