Recent content by AgentOrange

I wish they would open it back up after all this time. I would come down to run it again. I rode with my dad in an FJ45LV through there a few times as well

Seeing this article really makes me miss Satiago Canyon. I learned to drive in my dad's 40 there because we lived in Littlerock at the time. Very nice!

Your FJ wheels very well! I love watching it cruise through Rubicon every year and come back looking showroom fresh

I'll be at Loon the 10th sometime in the afternoon. I won't be to the Springs until Tuesday the 12th, gonna stay all day Wednesday, then head out early Thursday

Jeff posted the info. I don't know that our run into Rubicon runs into the dates Tony is at the Springs, but I'm dropping back into Rubicon after Sierra Trek and I believe those dates coincide with his stay for sure.

Have half the Harcore section there would be cool!

I don't know of shops doing it, but it's very common here. I do. My other Cruisers and 4Runners all had oil lubing the bearings and I almost never had to replace them. The 80 doesn't have some super special bearing compared to other vehicles. It's simpler for me when I have to tear into it also now

He's pretty good at this. He's running with me on Rubidyce for Sierra Trek in a couple weeks, so another long drive down in the 80, and then we're doing another Rubicon run immediately following Sierra Trek. Then the drive home. He doesn't complain one bit. I even gave himn the option of jumping...

I have some structure added to the inner fenders to keep them from flexing too much. I did that when I cut more to fit the 40s and had to trim the battery tray area a bit more. The radiator support got moved and attached a bit more securely a couple years ago when I toasted a radiator and...

Monching, these photos are fantastic! I need to master depth of field the way you have

Yup, it's a toy. I don't need it to appreciate in value or any other nonsense. I just need it to work. Now if only my brain did also, it would be ok

Yeah, pretty sure welding on it without preheating or anything crushed the strength and made it brittle, but considering it was done on my tailgate from with the welder in an 81 pickup, it's pretty good. It was impressive to pull that out of the diff though. I need to clean it up now. It's dirty...

So after Sierra Trek, I'm running back over to Loon Lake to take my dad through the Rubicon in his 4Runner. The Sequoia may join us on that run as well. But that means more vehicle prep. So I kidnapped my dad's 4Runner to be able to go through it for him. I already added a lift and 35s and did...

The Sequoia did great out there and is ready for the next adventure. Now I'm in full Sierra Trek prep mode. At Rubithon, I made a handful of runs up and down Cadillac Hill getting stuff in for the event and made a boneheaded mistake. I hit pavement at the staging area and turned right towards...

So I've been a bit quiet in here since getting the 9.5 RuffStuff housing in the front. Was really focused on prepping for Rubithon. This thing was ok, but my wife had been collecting parts for her Sequoia in the hopes of coming in with it, so I put a bunch of work and time into it to get it...