davegonz

looks like good times. hey Dave many of us have been through the heater install, reach out if you need any help.

Man, it was good to see you last night. Dave helped me sort out some electrical gauge issues in my 74 series. Good times.

Galen also gave me a heater core! Now to figure out what other parts I need before tearing into it

I installed a new glove box door that I got from @bottombracket last night. It's interesting that the locking latch assembly from the old door fits the new non-locking door with no issues.

Well, she rolled over 500k km yesterday! Still running strong.

Great to see someone using their troopy as a van! And like any good van the fesh fesh never really truly goes away completely.

Awesome. Always pay it forward.

A few things on my punch list for SAS9. Fluid changes to Amsoil and all new Toyota hardware for the brakes. I got lazy last year driving over the passes to SAS8 and boiled my brakes coasting downhill with a trailer. Since then I’ve had pedal...

I also ordered the Planted 75 series seat brackets. I really hated to spend that much money ($185 each side) on brackets, but I don't have spare time to make something nowadays. Now I have to wait for them to fab them up. 😂

Got the fridge back in, too.

I worked on my rear cargo area panels and electrical system last week. I designed a couple of 3D prints for the vents and one large print to cover the fuse block cubby.

changed tranny, transfer case, and differential fluids and I’m now able to shift thru all the gears. Went with the Penn Grade GL4 80-90 weight for the trans and xfer case. Definitely needed it. Thanx for the advice.

Destroying the upholstery business in the privacy of my own home! I have been messing around and improving... still have a long way to go. I'm very much a perfectionist. It hurts a little to put this out but I do love the constructive advise...

Great build! I'll be interested to see what kind of mpg you can get with the LS.

Ok swap time. I again am really bad at taking photos during stuff, usually just post stuff to instagram if anything, (same name on there @71harrison come hang). For this I'm just going to write down the top of mind important bits I learned for...

Next was build out the inside, add power, heater, and fridge fun. 200ah 12v cheap big lifepo4 with victron controls and 200w on roof, works great. Have the parts for alt charging but never have installed it as it just hasnt ever been needed...

Just finished a small project of making a new display for the rear tank, I could make more and ship them out if there is any interest. Here is the old one that was in terrible shape Trying to get one online was difficult and costly, and I...

@Cowboy45 and I did some baselining of Angus (fzj80) his DD in prep for a CO trip with his friends two weeks from now. We both had an itch to do better than the sausage we had at our BBQ trail. So we did. Turned out well. Time to experiment...

Realized it was time for another update, but some major things have happened: Had to wait a week or so since the last few posts for an HVAC professional friend to come by and blow out my lines, pressure test them, and vacuum down the system for...

2,300mi for the best BBQ (and ice cream 😋) with friends had us feeling like The Bandit and Carrie by the time we hit the Florida state line.

After 3 1/2 years with the Surly ECR I finally realized that it wasn’t the right platform for me. For the riding I find myself in I needed a suspension fork, a dropper post and tubeless ready wheels. I could make the dropper and wheels happen...

Interstellar is in my hood! Try the beef ribs at Stiles Switch. No La Barbeque?

It's a welded on recovery point that is pretty stout.

Who the fawk are the Howler Brothers? :lol: Sounds like a porn production company. :lol:

Man that blue 45 pickup just gets the job done. What an absolute babe. Love your troopy too - can't have too many tighty whities out there. Question - is that loop point under your bumper a rated recovery point or a tie down? I've been trying...