Damn. Haven’t been on Mud in a while. This is gut wrenching. I can’t count the number of times he talked me off the ledge when I was panicking about something simple or trivial.
Never got the pleasure of meeting him in person but that never stopped him from giving me his time to help me out...
I’m alive! Been working!
Thanks for checking on me.
In keeping with the “tech” of this thread...
Here is an 80 Series we just saw in Scotland at Tantallon Castle. Spur of the moment trip to go visit my daughter for the weekend.
A 41 year design flaw... 🙄
The head gasket failure is not related to asbestos ban. It is two materials that have a different coefficient of expansion (aluminum head and iron block). Talk about design flaw...
Passenger side gap
Driver side no gap touching the body.
No body, lower tailgate, upper hatch, or tail light damaged. If you zoom in you can see where she smacked the corner of the bumper.
shout out to @TRAIL TAILOR for protecting my ugly ass rig!
Got in a fight with an Escalade. The Escalade sucker punched my 93. Pushed in the wing of my Trail Tailor bumper about 3/4”. No damage to my Land Cruiser. Bumper took all of it.
The Escalade, well, she didn’t fair so well...
Without the bumper the rear quarter, lower hatch, upper hatch, tail...
My 93 is now 365k and still chugging along. Had originally thought about buying a rebuilt motor at some point but I’ve decided that I will drive her until she grenades and pick up a 7x Series.
The other night I walked in the house and my wife was sewing American Legion patches on baseball...
Changed the oil on the Mighty 3FE! Only the best filters for her. None of that Thailand BS.
My son with the assist. Yes, it’s cheaper for me to have the local dealership do it but getting to spend an hour with my son wrenching on a Land Cruiser is priceless.
And after starting her up he says...