Builds Evolution of a Land Cruiser: My 80's build thread (4 Viewers)

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I'm a huge fan of the Vans spray. Used them on my 4Runner too. 2 years later and it still looks like glass.

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If you work/play on your Truck 24/7 how do you have time to make all that money..??

Great taste on this one too..

Ps: Sucker I can not stop thinking about your color choices and like a "Telenovela" I'm waiting for the next chapter but so far I'm only on page 17..
 
Everything is in Japanese on the can, so I am guessing they are "Offroad use only"

Sorry for borrowing the microphone..


I got two sets of Rigid Cubes from the "Australiano afectado por rayos Ultravioletas" and as a perk got some green lense covers with a set of them (no idea what they are made for, but hey fun color.

Will the yellow cover work as well as the lense paint...??
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BARRETT LAKE

This trail has been on my list for a while now. If you know NORCAL trails then you know this one has been closed for several years due to environmental concerns. After lots of work by the local clubs the trail finally opened back up last year. This is one of the last trails to open for the season and the earliest to close (usually opens up early August). Barrett Lake is short but pretty tough. 6 miles in, 6 miles out, only one road in. At the end of the trail is the beautiful lake.

Trail is dusty. Seriously, the dustiest trail I've been on. Really bumpy, like annoying bumpy where you can't go fast but not so difficult that you need to crawl. There's a handful of really tough spots. Trail is also incredibly tight and narrow. Every turn or boulder you go over, there is a tree waiting to cause damage. Nice warm-up for those that haven't tried the Rubicon.

Short clip while experimenting with a new editing app



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Why I no longer run a rear bumper and want more butt clearance!

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No room for error on this trail

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Pose like the cool kids

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Since everybody likes videos, here's another one. It's vertical format, so if you're on a computer, sorry. Looks better when viewed from a phone :)

 
I must have deleted your invite text somehow before reading it....
 
I must have deleted your invite text somehow before reading it....

Where the hell you been all summer!? You still wheel with Ben?
 
Where the hell you been all summer!? You still wheel with Ben?

I see Ben's been pretty busy with a LT build on his 5th gen... Been on the TR4 a bunch these days.

Any weekend day trips planned?
 
Working! And finny family time. Trying (read procrastinating) to get my rig ready for my new annual bday Barrett run at end of sept. And got a glam per for the ladies, so now they'll come as long as there's a place to park it. (So wrights/Barrett lake probably will be next trip.)

Yeah, chance just did his front end.
Maybe signal peak with the whole fam soon.
 
Ben might have that glass for you too
 
Or I may have thrown mine away! Time to go with gull-wings Jose!

Oh that was on the 3rd gen 4Runner not my 80. I won't need gullwings when I have no roof, but thanks for the offer! :cheers:
 
Oh that was on the 3rd gen 4Runner not my 80. I won't need gullwings when I have no roof, but thanks for the offer! :cheers:

Well that's a whole different direction from "wagon"... I feel like we had a discussion similar about a year ago :-)

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Well that's a whole different direction from "wagon"... I feel like we had a discussion similar about a year ago :)

-A

Yeah you know I'm always gonna have the itch to do the chop. I'll see what happens when I finally finish chopping the rear quarters and rockers. Wheeling with the mini truck guys is a bad influence.

As for weekend trips, I might be available toward the end of Sept. What were you thinking?
 
Well that's a whole different direction from "wagon"... I feel like we had a discussion similar about a year ago :)

-A

Must. resist.

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See, I don't think you should resist. But I do think you should keep roof line back to c pillar, and then chop everything at the gas door back....
 
No doubt. I still have a layer of dust in my rig from last September there!
 
Must. resist.

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Talk to Sam (PKP80) if you haven't already, I'm sure he could give you some advice as to what he's done and would do differently a second time around.
 
Dusty trails are the one thing I hate with the top cut off. Half doors have been a great improvement; however, I keep hankerchiefs in the tuffy box. Maybe I should upgrade to some dust masks.

Don't let me stop you from cutting the top off. I would never go back. A whole different adventure every time. You know you want to do it!

Edit: I was on the fence for a year until someone needed a rear hatch glass in our local club. I sold it to him, and that committed me to the project. So, put an add in the classifieds!
 
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