Expedition BJ74 Buildup
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Ratpuke
SILVER Star
I think I saw you guys going thru Teslin, YT last night, but I wasn't driving the cruiser, so you probably just wondered why some goofy guy in a van was waving at you in the middle of BFN
I spotted you.
We arrived in Fort St. John about an hour ago. Man is that stretch between Ft Nelson and FSJohn boring (maybe 'cause I've driven it too many times for work). Anyway, trip home was uneventful. Played tourists and stopped at all the places we spotted on the way up.
Will post up more later but for now I'm off to enjoy one of my last American Cokes.
been watchin with intrest bruce truck looks wiked cant wait to hear how it went
pismojim
the Dude abides...
The 74 handled everything we threw at it - including a lot of mud which it often threw back!
A proper expedition rig fueling up after some time in the bush...
Good times!
A proper expedition rig fueling up after some time in the bush...
Good times!
Tapage
Club 4X4 Panamá
Pretty jealous dude .. Lot's of fun !
I wish I was there...
Hopefully I can get involved with an expedition next year.
Great build Bruce!!! Let us know what you thought of the tires.
Hopefully I can get involved with an expedition next year.
Great build Bruce!!! Let us know what you thought of the tires.
Ratpuke
SILVER Star
I wish I was there...
Hopefully I can get involved with an expedition next year.
Great build Bruce!!! Let us know what you thought of the tires.
Oh, trust me, those tires work far too well at slinging mud. Ask me how I know
Mark W
Yep, I really don't really care that much I guess.
Oh, trust me, those tires work far too well at slinging mud. Ask me how I know
Think open window, just the right about of steering input and a bucket's worth of nice peaty muck all over the passenger side dashboard, a camera and oh yeah, Charla's lap and face.
Mark...
Oh, there has got to be pictures of that!! post up!!
;p
;p
Ratpuke
SILVER Star
Actually no, there weren't because as Mark mentioned the camera got dumped on... But you never know, the tourists driving by seeing me change my clothes on the side of the road may've taken some.
I was actually thinking about when I was helping with the winch cable at one point. Bruce was stuck and he kept revving the tires and great big globs of muskeg kept flying at me. Think he nailed me two times with muck before I turned around, grabbed some mud and threw it at the DS windshield. IIRC, Mark saw the later part of that ordeal..
pismojim
the Dude abides...
I realize this looks like mud...
but it is actually the result of a chocolate pudding food fight. - Yummy !
but it is actually the result of a chocolate pudding food fight. - Yummy !
pismojim
the Dude abides...
Looking for trouble...
Get It !!!
Get It !!!
crushers
post ho
thanks for the pics...
wish i would have made it...
wish i would have made it...
Tapage
Club 4X4 Panamá
you don't feel scary off road ( up hills ) with this roof tent .?
lowenbrau
SILVER Star
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Side hills suck, for sure. I think the people who followed were more freaked out than me though. I keeled it over quite a bit a few times but the Alaskan gravity is friendly to Land Cruisers. Honestly, 135 lbs on the roof of a 6500lb rig doesn't make that big of a difference.
Tapage
Club 4X4 Panamá
Looks like from outside .. but your numbers talk .. If you gotta rolled ( knock wood ) you would do with or without ..
I'm with Norm about the what worked and what didn't.
Hey Bruce, how did you like your rolling drawers?
Cheers,
Deny
Hey Bruce, how did you like your rolling drawers?
Cheers,
Deny
Ratpuke
SILVER Star
Since Bruce is blatantly ignoring you and Norm (because he heard what you said about him) I'll answer your question re: the drawers.
The drawers kicked ass. This is the first time that I haven't had to rummage around in the back of one of his trucks wasting all sorts of my precious time in an attempt to find something only to realize an hour later that it never was packed in the first place. Also the first time I haven't been scared that I was going to get beaned in the temple with a cresent wrench or tire iron. It made it a lot easier to organize everything...allowing for more time to be spent relaxing, swatting at skitters.
The drawers kicked ass. This is the first time that I haven't had to rummage around in the back of one of his trucks wasting all sorts of my precious time in an attempt to find something only to realize an hour later that it never was packed in the first place. Also the first time I haven't been scared that I was going to get beaned in the temple with a cresent wrench or tire iron. It made it a lot easier to organize everything...allowing for more time to be spent relaxing, swatting at skitters.
Josie'sLandCruiser
Stop calling it a "FJ."
Hi All:
Charla, so is Bruce in the ICU or what? We have not heard from him in over a week!
Looking for moer details about how the rig did on the big Alaska trip!
Regards,
Alan
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Charla, so is Bruce in the ICU or what? We have not heard from him in over a week!
Looking for moer details about how the rig did on the big Alaska trip!
Regards,
Alan
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