Well the big news on this 60 is that it's already 3 months in on the 1 years waiting list at Proffitts Land Cruisers. They'll be doing a 5.3LS 6L80 swap, axles, brakes and installing a LongRangeAmerica 40 gal tank.
I have been sleeping in the back when solo camping over the last 14 years and...
Exactly. Heavy rains and 60 mph winds took down trees all over town. 7 between my neighbors and I with no damage to homes or vehicles. The 60 was in the driveway and it missed that too. I made quick work of it. About 2 days and it was all chopped up and stacked.
I wanted to take this to Georg and have him install a Sniper kit, cam and header for the 2F and an H55 but the move happened very quick. Now I've really got no immediate plans other than wheel and find new places to camp. Oh, and yardwork. 😁
I also completely recut and installed my floors with new 1/8" neoprene, pad and carpet. I made some improvements to the fit of the neoprene and painted my floor seat mounts black.
I've done some bodywork in the last month as well. I found a matt blue at Lowe's of all places that matches 1 of the 3 shades of blue in my faded patina paint. I repainted the front end to cover some rust repair I did earlier with a color that didn't match.
Since my last post I've moved from sunny CA to beautiful TN. I've replaced the tired Ironman suspension with an OME Heavy Plus that I got from Kurt at Cruiser Outfitters and some new 33x10.5/15s and love the way it rides. Here's a pic I took yesterday of 3 of my 4 vehicles. The LV is in the...
4Plus front bumper. I've got the 4Plus rear bumper with the tire/gas can carrier as well. They were at the high price end of the aftermarket bumpers but I think they (especially the front) are the best looking bumpers out there. Rock solid and great quality.
Finished the last of the body work yesterday. I had a crushed door from an older gentleman driving into it in a parking lot. Took it to a body shop who beat it so I could roll my window down but said it couldn't be fix. They did way more damage than the original dent. I decided to give it a go...
This week I spend time working on the body of my 60 which was long overdue since the last time I did anything to it was 2009. My paint is shot along with minor damage from wheeling, a few on road fender benders and some minimal rust at the rockers and fenders. The patina has left at least 3...
Pulled all of the flooring and pad out of my 60 and scrubbed the floors clean. Cleaned up wiring, painted the seat mounts black and then cut new black diamond plate neoprene for the front/mid section and carpet for the back. I had replaced the carpet with neoprene 10 years ago but had made a...
I went with a clear bulb but I may switch to amber. Yes I took an OEM factory turn signal, and put a light shield to separate the two colored lenses in the center of the housing. The base is solid aluminum and threaded all of the way through. The factory housing threads in from the top and a...