Recent content by TEakins

I live in the rustbelt and I love my Aqualu cruiser. It is my DD through the winter months and I have a roadster to drive in the summer. My 40 has a full tub with cowl, windshield frame, running boards, aprons, fenders, and front bib. The front fenders were tricky to fit, but they have...

When the early doors were installed on my late model aluminum tub, we changed the late model door limiter by welding the limiter as shown in this photo. The B pillar was good just by bolting on the striker.

FJ40Jim on here (Jim Chenoweth) rebuilds carbs. He has a store Toyota Land Cruiser specialty parts - https://tlcperformance.com/ and has all the goodies you need to desmog your truck. He is famous for his rebuilt carbs and he rebuilt mine (set to Aussie specs), and my desmogged engine and my...

https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/recovering-front-seats-need-help.1329341/#post-15298361

My first Cruiser was a 1977 FJ55 I bought in 1987. It was just starting to bubble in all the usual spots. It was my DD and I took it to Assateague Island to drive on the beach. It was a blast. But the boxed frame held sand over the years and undoubtedly contributed to it's demise to cancer...

That was the year the bezel installer at the factory got canned for drinking on the job.

A friend of mine said they "borrowed" this truck.

I use an upside-down stainless steel long bolt and acorn nut.

Use a long bolt with an acorn nut on the top.

Duck disposal kit

The Oz tents seem a little expensive, but I really like the ARB awning room! Thanks for your suggestions.

Thanks! I really like the 4 person tent with the extended awning. It would be easy to make side curtains that attach to the awning, too. It looks tall enough to deal with my 2 1/2" lift and you can stand inside. Charlies's suggestion about magnets is a really good idea (except for the tub...

I am wanting to get back into camping and some lightweight overlanding. I gave my big family tent to the homeless, because my family grew up. I am an old man (71) post back surgery and probably not able to handle a rooftop tent. And I would have to keep a piss jug up there. The tailgate...