FJ45 Tourista

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I'm not sure is this chat or a repost but I saw this modified FJ45 in the parking lot of the Alpine Visitor Center in Rocky Mountain National Park last week. I didn't get a chance to talk to the driver much because he was busy taking care of his customers. He did say that another one was being made...

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Wow! Does anyone know if this guy is on Mud or if he is a member of the TLCA? I'd love to see thread and/or spread on this.

Jeff Z? Can you track this guy down?

Josh
 
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kinda reminds me of a duck tour ....but....on land


Very Cool looking rigs he has

he needs to be a mudder :)
 
Looks great, must have been widened a good bit. Remniscent of a hummer, but I like it better. I would like to know what they have in that, a lot of cash I bet...
 
HJ47 said:
Wow! Does anyone know if this guy is on Mud or if he is a member of the TLCA? I'd love to see thread and/or spread on this.

Jeff Z? Can you track this guy down?

Josh
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Yes, I know him. His name is Neil O'Malley, AKA Spiderlegs on forums. He is/was a Rising Sun member. I've seen that rig in person. It's built on a Tundra chassis/drive train IIRC.

;)
 
Rzeppa said:
Yes, I know him. His name is Neil O'Malley, AKA Spiderlegs on forums. He is/was a Rising Sun member. I've seen that rig in person. It's built on a Tundra chassis/drive train IIRC.

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It's definitely a Tundra dashboard so tundra chassis would make sense...

I would have done the front bumper / bash plate differently and kept the fenders looking more stock... but that's a great way to get a good number of passengers on board!
 
Oman4x4 said:
but that's a great way to get a good number of passengers on board!
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I'm not sure if it was inspired by these, but at Moab I have seen 'Mogs set up in similar fashion for off-road tours carrying larger groups.
 
nuclearlemon said:
here's the link on podvins site to his tour vehicles

TourTrucks
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Thanks Ige. That would be a lot of fun to have a shop like that.

This rig reminds me of a 40 series that the guy who owned Grants Pass Cruisers built in about 93 or 94. He put a widened 40 onto an old Blazer chassis. I never saw it completed though. Does anyone know what happened to that one?

Josh
 
mderrick said:
there was a green one running around salt lake maybe 2000?
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There is/was a tan one too. Offroad Engineering up in NSL/Bountiful built a couple of them. I haven't seen any of them in 5+ years.
 
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