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a 79 that can be yours

Here she is…. Time it packer’ down!! Lots of work was done to BIG BETTY so it might be best if @mesa man just posted the list. He did a lot of the work to get us into the San Juans safely. We are always so anxious to get there and then it will...

Exactly, like the guy holding the mattress to the roof of his car on the interstate. Great plan.. :rofl:

One of my suppliers came up with these!

I had not noticed Car Cave as a sponsor before. Big step. I have visited their shop/show room a couple of times over the last few years. They bring in a significant number of Cruisers from overseas markets. Kudos to the event team in reaching...

Yes sir…

Pardon my ignorance on the terminology! I look forward to checking out all of the above next week.

My wife is a self described “Guerilla Seamstress”. She made these last night at my request:

Are you doing your own sewing? That's impressive. You and my wife should chat she's spent her career in clothing manufacturing and production.

We will have room to take the hood and headed to salida after sas to grab an axle and some 60 series ac stuff. It should fit somewhere on the 36'gooseneck either in the bed of a 45 or under one of them. Modified some old soft doors just in case...

The power of the Land Cruiser is strong even at Discount Tire. When I put the mud terrains back on last night, one of the valve stems was shot and it wouldn’t hold air. (Why we have spares, right?) I rolled up to Discount Tire and three workers...

Wheel and tire choice make a big difference on our underpowered 70's , when I am not wheeling I always use lightweight aluminum wheels and BFG tires for substantial weight savings that translate in better performance and way better stopping power...

Charles, Had a somewhat similar connection this afternoon ... Spent the day completing some maintenance on the 70, including an oil change. When I poured the 40wt in, it ran like 0wt or even worse -water. I stopped and rechecked that I hadn't...

Water temp (~93 degrees F) at 6:00pm on a Land Cruiser that’s been parked in a garage all day. 😩

I know the feeling. One drip turned into this! Think I got it straight! I do not have the warm and fuzzy's yet. Leave in 5 days to drag a gooseneck and two 40's 2000 miles. I will be watching this over the next few days.

One of my favorite moments from last year. Screams new friends, future old friends and a bit of romper room.

Just got back from the shake-down loop. She's slow like I rememberd. On the other hand, the journey IS the destination. The trailer is just over 3,000 pounds. That's a big ask of a 3.4 liter turbo diesel.

there are many things I want to get to - as I'm a bit of a perfectionist. but the good news is it's the neato cool stuff, not the essentials. it runs great, AC works, starts every time, it stops, hauls stuff and I love it. Big thanks for the...

Production run... Drill each end; tap each end - one left hand threads, the other right hand threads; knurl the end with left hand threads; and polish everything up. They're rods for a body support kit for dune buggies with rod ends on either end.

The twins are almost ready

The master is doing his thing, installing a set of OEM UZJ100 strips for @wardharris. Once I get to this point, I'm done with a project and moving on to shipping. May Allah help me with all projects.

Looks like a Euro spec BJ73 but the decals have been added later and the badging on the rear door also . If I could see the front and some interior details I might guess the correct country of origin as every Euro country ordered the cruisers in...

Building on Charles' answer: Weather and traffic can trails and the trails at Windrock are no exception, including the green trails. Due to this there is inherent risk on even easy options. Best solution is stay alert and attentive while...

The black paint and graphics imply this 73/74 came out of a different region than the GCC. Color/graphics/tail lights imply a Europe spec 70. Our resident expert from Europe (@joekatana) might definitively identify the origin when he has a few...

First fit of the galley frame. I can easily pick it up without the fridge.