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Oh and you should absolutely buy a 60!
Builds Bean! The Adventure Continues (1987 FJ60)
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Oh and you should absolutely buy a 60!
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Home from SAS and what an amazing time it was!! The Bean drove absolutely great all the way there and back. It ran great on the trails and only had two very minor issues.
1 - one of the front sway bar bolts worked itself loose and the sway bar was clanking around… I had to borrow a nut from @Kleatus to fix it.
2 - one of my exhaust hangers broke…which was very strange but some bailing wire fixed that up as well…again thanks to @Kleatus.
I caravanned down with @NookShneer and @gt7058a which was a blast! We camped in a few spots - most notable was at a lake in the Flaming Gorge.
We also visited the Dinosaur National Monument and got to see a quarry where dino bones are still stuck in the walls. It was really amazing!
We arrived in Ouray on Sunday after a lot of driving!
My wife got this awesome shot of Dave’s truck!
At the Ouray KOA at last!
More to come tomorrow…
1 - one of the front sway bar bolts worked itself loose and the sway bar was clanking around… I had to borrow a nut from @Kleatus to fix it.
2 - one of my exhaust hangers broke…which was very strange but some bailing wire fixed that up as well…again thanks to @Kleatus.
I caravanned down with @NookShneer and @gt7058a which was a blast! We camped in a few spots - most notable was at a lake in the Flaming Gorge.
We also visited the Dinosaur National Monument and got to see a quarry where dino bones are still stuck in the walls. It was really amazing!
We arrived in Ouray on Sunday after a lot of driving!
My wife got this awesome shot of Dave’s truck!
At the Ouray KOA at last!
More to come tomorrow…
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The trails this year (like last year) were amazing! The scenery was epic and the mountain air was nice and cool. We also got hit with a good amount of rain…which was kind of nice because it kept all the dust to a minimum.
This was our itinerary:
Monday - Corkscrew to California Gulch and into Silverton
Tuesday - Mineral Creek up to the top of Engineer and then to Picayune and Placer Gulches and then back down Corkscrew.
Wednesday - Sidney Basin
This was our itinerary:
Monday - Corkscrew to California Gulch and into Silverton
Tuesday - Mineral Creek up to the top of Engineer and then to Picayune and Placer Gulches and then back down Corkscrew.
Wednesday - Sidney Basin
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A cool shot of a storm that rolled through one evening at the KOA.
Thursday - Imogene Pass down to Telluride and back to Ouray via the Half Dollar Road.
My wife drove the entire Imogene trail to the very top…which was really awesome considering it was basically her first time driving a real trail!
She managed to get a pretty decent wheel lift on one of the obstacles…as always, the camera doesn’t do it justice!
At the top with the trail crew!
Friday we checked out the shops in town and then started the journey back in the afternoon.
Our campsite on Friday night.
Going over the scales on our way home…about 400lbs lighter than last year!
The bugs were unreal on the road. At one point it sounded like rain on the windshield!
Overall, the trip was an absolute success!
We will be planning on attending again next year!
Thanks to everyone who made this trip amazing and took lots and lots of pictures! Our trail group was super fun this year. And an extra big thanks to @Kleatus for trail leading again this year...Thank You!!
Thursday - Imogene Pass down to Telluride and back to Ouray via the Half Dollar Road.
My wife drove the entire Imogene trail to the very top…which was really awesome considering it was basically her first time driving a real trail!
She managed to get a pretty decent wheel lift on one of the obstacles…as always, the camera doesn’t do it justice!
At the top with the trail crew!
Friday we checked out the shops in town and then started the journey back in the afternoon.
Our campsite on Friday night.
Going over the scales on our way home…about 400lbs lighter than last year!
The bugs were unreal on the road. At one point it sounded like rain on the windshield!
Overall, the trip was an absolute success!
We will be planning on attending again next year!
Thanks to everyone who made this trip amazing and took lots and lots of pictures! Our trail group was super fun this year. And an extra big thanks to @Kleatus for trail leading again this year...Thank You!!
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I also forgot to mention the real star of the show was the @torfab 80 series suspension. I can't really put into words how much smoother the trails were with the coils. The ride down was also much more enjoyable. Its funny because you brace yourself to hit a large bump and then you realize you already went over it without even feeling it. So far this new suspension is one of the Bean's best mods to date.
That said, I am still interested in trying out a slightly stiffer spring for a little less body roll when the RTT is on top.
@NookShneer with the photo
That said, I am still interested in trying out a slightly stiffer spring for a little less body roll when the RTT is on top.
@NookShneer with the photo
reddog90
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Did yall do the whole loop on sydney? That shelf road after the scree field was very sketchy last year.
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No, we had heard the shelf road was sketch, so we did an out and back.
reddog90
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Good call. It was terrible.
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Its been too long since I've posted anything!
The Bean is still truckin' along and I really haven't done anything to it since last summer. Its been kind of nice to work on some other projects even if they aren't Land Cruiser related.
BUT...we are planning a trip to Death Valley in early April so I need to get a few projects done before then.
1. My relay panels that are in the engine bay (attached to the fenders) started to warp in the summer heat on the way to SAS last year. I'm going to make some new ones out of stainless. This should solve the problem. It should be easy considering I already have the perfect template!
2. Last summer during SAS, my custom sway bar brackets were too far outward of the sway bar and the bushing on the passenger side almost fell out. I ordered some new joints from Manafre and am in the process of redoing them slightly. The old joints were also shot because I wasn't careful when I welded them and melted the plastic bushing inside. This next time around I wrapped them in a wet towel while welding to keep them cooler.
Old links:
New Parts:
New offset link with gusset:
I'm hoping this does the trick!!
Last but not least is a new exhaust. My muffler is cracked and a few spots of my exhaust are almost rusted through. It also goes from 2" to 3" down to 2" for the muffler and then back up to 2.25" for the tailpipe. It has been patched together a few times now.
I bought a universal 304 stainless steel exhaust kit (2.5") and am going to build and weld it myself. I bought a few new toys for the TIG torch...mostly just a dual regulator so I can back-purge and a set of silicone back-purge plugs. I'll be using v-band clamps which should make it really easy to get in and out for future me. This is outside the current scope of my welding skills, but the only way to get better is to learn. It should be one of those frustrating, but good projects!
The Bean is still truckin' along and I really haven't done anything to it since last summer. Its been kind of nice to work on some other projects even if they aren't Land Cruiser related.
BUT...we are planning a trip to Death Valley in early April so I need to get a few projects done before then.
1. My relay panels that are in the engine bay (attached to the fenders) started to warp in the summer heat on the way to SAS last year. I'm going to make some new ones out of stainless. This should solve the problem. It should be easy considering I already have the perfect template!
2. Last summer during SAS, my custom sway bar brackets were too far outward of the sway bar and the bushing on the passenger side almost fell out. I ordered some new joints from Manafre and am in the process of redoing them slightly. The old joints were also shot because I wasn't careful when I welded them and melted the plastic bushing inside. This next time around I wrapped them in a wet towel while welding to keep them cooler.
Old links:
New Parts:
New offset link with gusset:
I'm hoping this does the trick!!
Last but not least is a new exhaust. My muffler is cracked and a few spots of my exhaust are almost rusted through. It also goes from 2" to 3" down to 2" for the muffler and then back up to 2.25" for the tailpipe. It has been patched together a few times now.
I bought a universal 304 stainless steel exhaust kit (2.5") and am going to build and weld it myself. I bought a few new toys for the TIG torch...mostly just a dual regulator so I can back-purge and a set of silicone back-purge plugs. I'll be using v-band clamps which should make it really easy to get in and out for future me. This is outside the current scope of my welding skills, but the only way to get better is to learn. It should be one of those frustrating, but good projects!
Looking forward to seeing how you do this. Post up the links of what you ordered. I need to do this as well.
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So far so good with the exhaust. I haven’t done any actual welding except for the flanges onto the old cats. A lot of tacking and a lot of trial and error…especially with the collector section! I still haven’t finished that yet, but I’m getting close.
Old piping
New v-band - there is a bit of contamination in the weld puddle from the old metal even though I sanded it and cleaned it really well. I’m not sure what kind of metal it is so I’m using ER312 welding rod which will combine differing types of SS and mild steel without issue.
This collection point is a very complex shape!
What I’ve completed so far:
Old piping
New v-band - there is a bit of contamination in the weld puddle from the old metal even though I sanded it and cleaned it really well. I’m not sure what kind of metal it is so I’m using ER312 welding rod which will combine differing types of SS and mild steel without issue.
This collection point is a very complex shape!
What I’ve completed so far:
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Been busy the last few weekends with family stuff and haven’t had a ton of time to work on the exhaust. I did get some other projects done though - Not cruiser related…
My wife’s cousin, Chase, who has been to SAS with us the last 2 years got a 3rd gen 4Runner a few months back. I happened to run into someone selling a slider kit, so I have been SLOWLY working on those the last few months and finally got them installed on his truck! They required quite a bit of modification before welding, but they came out great!
Finished!
Those of you that have met Chase at SAS know that he is a little person and requires some special pedal extensions to drive. The ones that he has been using for the last few years are pretty janky, so I designed and built him a new set that has a platform and performs (has the swing of) a standard pedal. This had been in the works for a few months and it was nice to finally install it and have it work!
Old Pedals:
New Pedals:
Lastly, Chase has been searching for the 2002Sport Edition Emblems for a long time, but they are NLA and impossible to fine…so I made him some that are pretty close to the OG ones.
Factory:
Mine:
All in all it was a pretty successful weekend! He lives about 3hrs away, so all this work had to be done without his truck around…so I was crossing my fingers that everything would work.
My wife’s cousin, Chase, who has been to SAS with us the last 2 years got a 3rd gen 4Runner a few months back. I happened to run into someone selling a slider kit, so I have been SLOWLY working on those the last few months and finally got them installed on his truck! They required quite a bit of modification before welding, but they came out great!
Finished!
Those of you that have met Chase at SAS know that he is a little person and requires some special pedal extensions to drive. The ones that he has been using for the last few years are pretty janky, so I designed and built him a new set that has a platform and performs (has the swing of) a standard pedal. This had been in the works for a few months and it was nice to finally install it and have it work!
Old Pedals:
New Pedals:
Lastly, Chase has been searching for the 2002Sport Edition Emblems for a long time, but they are NLA and impossible to fine…so I made him some that are pretty close to the OG ones.
Factory:
Mine:
All in all it was a pretty successful weekend! He lives about 3hrs away, so all this work had to be done without his truck around…so I was crossing my fingers that everything would work.
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Fantastic work! Is Chase Driving to SAS this year?
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I don’t think so. He’s going to try to come with us again I think. He’s graduating this year, so it will depend on his work schedule.
Rockymtnreaper
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Clean work man!! Love the 3rd gen 4runner!
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Thanks!
Yea Chase's 3rd gen is pretty clean!
Looking great! Your custom y-pipe is awesome. I just butchered a stainless exhaust build with my harbor freight mig (and my lack of welding skill). I’m excited to see how yours comes out.
Which saw are you using to make your cuts?
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Thanks!
Im just using an old Dewalt cutoff chop saw that my dad used to use back in the day. It’s slow and the cuts are terrible, but I clean them up with the sander (inside and out) and then use scotch-brite and some acetone to wipe it down.
Here’s a very similar saw to mine (maybe the same one): https://www.amazon.com/DEWALT-D2871...MIz4Wakca_hAMVM9fCBB1wNA0OEAQYCCABEgLUpvD_BwE
Final y-pipe - my welds are getting better, but still need some work!
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Thanks for the response. Looking really, really good. You're making me have thoughts of picking up a TIG setup and redoing mine at some point in the (far) future.
Big fan of your rig, and documentation that you've done on it by the way. Keep it up!
