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Found some Chevy Cobolt seats. Had them reupholstered, rails modified and installed. Wow, what a transition! I can slide back further, recline, sit higher for better visibility and they really update the interior. Next I need to get a center...

Ratchet straps worked like a charm. I installed the hook on the interior lip of the fiberglass top and the other on the windshield frame and was ever to crank it right into position. I then had to pooch it forward a bit in the same manner...

My secret was to work jobs that would pay you in retirement. Those are getting harder to find. Have a huge to do list of my own which will probably never get finished. Wife keeps wanting to just pay someone but getting someone to do quality is...

I visit my 96 YO mom in Dryden, near Ithaca, make the trip several times a year….i haven’t been to Cooperstown since middle school (I’m 70+ now)…I would love to meet. Maybe split the driving distance (meet half way)….any chance I get to talk Land...

Just the harbor parking lot flooded in front of our house. I was up at higher ground for all of it, but I saw video of the harbor drained 8-10 ft deep with the boats laying on the ground, then water rushed back in. Luckily the flooding stopped...

When you posted you were spraying with FF, I was going to suggest you try WoolWax before I read that you actually used it. I think it's thicker and adheres much longer than FF. I know you use a lot of FF, and it seems to be better at flowing into...

I think it's this way with any project and it's nice once you get some momentum going. The daily consistency adds up and it's always nice to see parts out of the acid bath or baggies of bolts disappear off the shelf and go back on the vehicle.

If I worked on my landcruiser as much as I think about working on my Landcruiser I could have built 3 of them.

Wheeled the Daniel Boone National Forest in eastern Kentucky with a few friends recently.

I subscribe to the placebo theory 50% of the time it works if you think it will - deer whistles are cheap if they work or not. At the wrecking yard anything you can fit in your pockets is free for the price of entry.

Deer whistles work/help. I did catch a big owl at o dark 30 and 25 mph - it struck the biggest mouse it had ever seen - broke its little neck.

Can’t have nuthin nice

On the way to work this morning a nice sized whitetail buck decided he wanted to play chicken. He nailed my drivers side rear at a good speed, I was probably only at about 55mph at the moment. Last I saw him he was tear assin' across a hay...

This beauty of a 1967 FJ40 was spotted in Marysville, TN….the owners own Swara Taproom….the beer is cold, the service is impeccable. On special occasions, the beer taps on the Cruiser can accommodate.

I just love that color. And I see you had your "AC" turned on!

That is a solid endorsement after your trip 👍🏻

I’m going to be happy if I get 40k out of them. I have 255/75/17 load range c. Wanted the softer load range C over E was why I went there but then fully loaded ended up having to run way more air than I had planned to not have the tires squat...

Thoughts on the 9.5 x 33 Kenda’s?

I’ve been out of the net, chased by the dragon, AKA the “Honey Do List”. I wanted to point out one of the add on features from the guys at Alexander Restorations - @Atram. Weatherstrip added to the front side bow sub assembly. This adds a...

Locking stitching (done with 2 needles) is way stronger than a running stitch; which if the thread breaks it will all unravel. I think a lot of folks go to the extra effort to do the baseball stitch. I'm going to wrap my wheel with 750 cord...

I just did this yesterday on my OE fj62 steering wheel. One hank of thread was enough to get me all the way around the wheel with quite a bit to spare. Thread until it ends then knot if you need.

Did some driving around today to check out a small creek I know about just outside of one of the wilderness areas. I tried to get to this creek in 2023 and was shut down due to a road closure, rumor had it that the road was open now. That was a...

Once things settle down a bit I’ll get a build thread going for Otis, but I wanted to close out this thread with a big THANK YOU to everyone that had suggestions, linked to listings, brought up things I should think about, commented, liked, and...

This was a while back but worth sharing. Sure does stand out in a crowd. Coupeville, WA ferry.

Y’all make me want to get my teeth cleaned.