1965 FJ45LV to 2002 LX470

[JackA]

Next stop was the Antler Mine. It was the newest of the group and there was actually some guys up the hill drilling.

 

[JackA]

Then we headed over to the Copper World Mine. It had a large mill set up but it was crumbling into the ground. The mine was flooded. Cool stuff all around though. Must have been quite the set up back when.

 

[JackA]

Last stop for the day, was the Boriana Mine......complete with giant mountain side mill and small pound with gold fish.. We camped in this area too.

 

[JackA]

In the morning we headed up to the top of the Hualapai Mountains. We traveled through an area that burned a month or 2 ago. It was crazy looking. Once back down the mountains, we headed down Moss Wash to the Gold King Mansion.

 

[JackA]

After some rockcrawling we made it to the Gold King Mansion. Alittle more trail and we made it to smooth dirt road to the hiway home. Great trip.

 

[wngrog]

Man. Arizona is so cool. Thanks for sharing

 

[ElHefe]

Incredible work. Could have sworn I saw this rig with a snorkel...

 

[MongooseGA]

Your trips are great! Scenery and pics are gorgeous. Makes me really want to head west and explore.

I like what you did with the Blueberry. Question though- how do you access your winch clutch lever?

 

[JackA]

Your trips are great! Scenery and pics are gorgeous. Makes me really want to head west and explore.

I like what you did with the Blueberry. Question though- how do you access your winch clutch lever?

Thanks. Glad you like. To access the winch, just open the hood and reach in. Pretty easy and its secure this way too.

 

[JackA]

Took a quick spin to the mountains to check out an old charcoal kiln. Went for a little hike. Checked out a few old mines and an old mill that's been turned into the local graffiti spot. Great day.

 

[JackA]

The story behind the kiln.

 

[JackA]

There was this cool area of large boulders with passages throughout.

 

[JackA]

Old mine and mill

 

[JackA]

Ice cream sandwiches on the trial will be reality........

 

[JackA]

Since the timing belt belt sticker and records reflected a way over do belt..........i decided the replace it. Was not too horrible but man they make some bolts hard to work. I only took after pix as I was anxious to get it all back together. I also replaced the low pressure feed and return on the power steering. It's all back together and running so I am in the clear for a while. Got a few more items to tackle before the Moab trip in a couple weeks.

 

[DomSmith]

Great thread. Thanks for sharing all the pics.

 

[JackA]

Thanks for looking. Next trip is Moab.

 

[JackA]

Adding a second battery to power the fridge. First was to eliminate a bunch of wiring where the old suspension pump was located. Then build a new tray.

 

[JackA]

Got it all wired up and working properly. I used this little part to steal some keyed battery to trigger the relay. Still need to run some wires to the rear and install a power outlet for the fridge though.

 

[JackA]

Ran some #10 to a new outlet in the cargo area. Fridge is plugged in and reading 21 degrees. All loaded up and headed to Moab tomorrow morning.