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LOL, small world in deed. If I had driven Carolyn's FZJ70 to the game, you might not have identified the connection to me as quickly. For Davis and your reference, here is Carolyn's new baby next to her old baby. I hope you will be able to...

Folks. We are in the Gulf of Mexico.

Such a small world Larry. He sent me this photo at 6:30pm from Fuller’s Park…so you were spotted too! Clearly you are better at taking photos than him 🤣. He is a great son and has earned his “dream car” at 18 years old. I love turning wrenches...

Registration is now open. Click here. All the info you’ll need is on the registration page so I won’t clutter this post by restating it all, but I do want to emphasize that we turn in our numbers to the caterer on 9/12/2025 and meal tickets...

Thanks Juan for the help. Since the 70 has ~109k Km, it seemed unlikely that the switch would have enough cycles on it to be causing issues (or at least I hoped). So I started over at the battery reviewing and testing all connections before...

OUR MOTIVATION …..

87 spots filled. I bet it fills up by the end of the weekend.

. There is so much good used old iron out there. So much better built. 25% of current price of one implement Is what I paid for all three. Ya know its good when the plop it on the trailer. Noticeable.

The Cruiser is a 1997 FZJ70. When I turn the key, nothing comes to life (none of the indicator lights come on and she won't turn over). The head lights work fine. My thought was battery cables/connections. So I cleaned the battery...

3000 series fits all my needs. Absolutely no leaks on this. Everything works! It has a connection for rear hydraulics too. I bought this for $3k. All new tires and seat makes it even cheaper. Tons of torque on this puppy. I usually never buy a...

Prep work

Just spent 7 days in Colorado (San Juan and Sangre De Christo mountains) in this truck that I built from stock. She did everything I asked her to, including 3000 miles of interstate driving at 75-85 MPH for hours at a time. And she rolled over...

I am in this boat. My lift is a 2-post asymmetric lift rated at over 10k. Getting under low slung vehicles is a challenge sometimes, but the a more frequent challenge is length of the lift arms. On shorter wheelbases, the arms are too long to...

I have a Challenger 10k and it handles everything I need it for. It’s low enough to get under my S2000 and heavy enough for my K20 project. I have seen guys on other forums struggling with sports cars being too low or lift points too narrow for...

Washed the bride's FZJ70 and was not in a rush so I attempted to clean under the hood. The FZJ70 is a 1997 model from Saudi Arabia that is in great shape, so I was not anticipating the results to be very pronounced ... just a getting rid of...

This well cared for '95 was at Fullers Park yesterday The owner was a well spoken young man. Congratulations @smittycrusher

Good luck with your schedule supporting your dreams

The 70-series is my dream vehicle - particularly a double-cab pickup. I'd love to get down there for the meet one of these years.

Toyotas everywhere!!

Had a good group today at the Ride Lounge in Peachtree Corners GA

First tractor I ever drove. IIRC I was 12 years old. Was put in the middle of a 40 acre field with a 6' disc harrow and let go. I would have guessed slightly less HP. Edit: Bought a new Kubota MX5400 about 3 years ago but would have bought a...

Incoming. Ford 3000. 48Hp. Manual rear diff lock. Belgian Edition. Diesel. Old school iron. Got it for a price that was great!! PO put all new tires and fluids. Getting a 6’ brush hog, box/blade, and dual axis grading blade tomorrow. Will get...

I still have a few of my grandfather’s snap on tools that I started using the summer of 76 when I started working for him when I was 14, including that 9/16” tubing wrench. The proto set was dad’s.

It’s mostly together ready for driving. Just need to finish the interior electrical. Need a wash. In front of the ARB car oppressor goes the CC servo from an 80 series.

This schedule overlap has been identified and re-identified. Good event, too bad about the conflict because I had intended to attend again this year.