FJ55 Heavy Duty (1 Viewer)

[riderjgs]

Worst college summer time job ever...blowing pressurized lime out of tankers on to a roadbed being prepared for paving. Walked around all day in a cloud of lime wearing only goggles and a paper mask. Walked out from changing valves from one chamber to another right into the side of a Dept. of Transportation truck full of inspectors who blew past the flagman who was supposed to stop all traffic. Managed to hurl the mallet I used to check tanks for fullness right thru the back window of their state-issued Travelall.

 

[RUSH55]

Worst college summer time job ever...blowing pressurized lime out of tankers on to a roadbed being prepared for paving. Walked around all day in a cloud of lime wearing only goggles and a paper mask. Walked out from changing valves from one chamber to another right into the side of a Dept. of Transportation truck full of inspectors who blew past the flagman who was supposed to stop all traffic. Managed to hurl the mallet I used to check tanks for fullness right the back window of their state-issued Travelall.

EPA would have a sh*t fit over that now, rightly so, I’m sure blowing pressurized lime dust all over the ground sucked balls.

 

[PabloCruise]

Remember when that guy car bombed the AT&T building In Nashville. It took out cell services just as we were driving up hwy 65 north. We stopped that night at a hotel and then dropped off the 2 pigs in Erin’s yard. She had a purple one that was just a shell. We dropped and turned around and hot shot back to Daniel’s to pick up the third.

View attachment 2840722

View attachment 2840734

View attachment 2840735

View attachment 2840736

Looks like a '72 (or earlier) and about a '74?

That purple one looks familiar, was that one @Trollhole was selling once upon a time?

 

[PabloCruise]

For Texas - Katemcy Rocks, met up with Jason Braswell. Loaded up and had a nasty head wind enough to knock fuel economy in the single digits. Also true to form another trailer tire dnf.

View attachment 2843365

View attachment 2843366

View attachment 2843367

View attachment 2843368

View attachment 2843369

Got the old @scottryana Pig with you, eh?

 

[wdukes]

The Money shots - my oldest and his friends out pressure washing and sanding. Really we were just roughing up the existing paint for some new cover paint. The Baby blue is under the Red, was surprising.

View attachment 2833757

View attachment 2833758

View attachment 2833759

View attachment 2833760

View attachment 2833761

Go Noles!

 

[landcrusiergod1]

Looks like a '72 (or earlier) and about a '74?

That purple one looks familiar, was that one @Trollhole was selling once upon a time?

You would have to ask Erin Tucker, its on her property. Pretty rusty on the front side and firewall.

 

[landcrusiergod1]

Go Noles!

Yeah, Jacob lives over there now, die hard NOLES fan. Me not so much...

 

[landcrusiergod1]

Funny, remember a page or so back where the red ford truck was stuck in a creek. A DR. Friend. Just got his Defender from Europe and drives right into the same creek today. Had to anchor to a tree behind me to winch him free. He had sucked in a little water, so we pulled the air filter. It was soaked, had him bump the engine over and. Rrrrr. Rerrrrrree. Rrrrrrrreer, it fires off. Blew the water out of the exhaust and he drove back up the hill.

View attachment 2836686

View attachment 2836688

View attachment 2836722

So the Update to the 110 defender, Doc went out again 3 days later and sucked in some more water. Popped the Cam shaft drive belt. Amazing, after 7 days of ownership its in the repair shop. We are hoping the valves didnt get bent. 50/50 shot.......

 

[landcrusiergod1]

Texas and the lone star round up! Or mini rubicon! Really amazing park and wow they go big in Texas.

 

[landcrusiergod1]

Got to meet some interweb celebrities “ stayner “ the trailer tire slayer. And watching the action on the butt hole …or something crawling up and out.
“George Easter and little E”

 

[landcrusiergod1]

Also got to meet “Woody “ again. And one trailer tire was bad and the outside tire on the dually gave up also before the drive back home.

 

[landcrusiergod1]

Baby goats ! And an awesome fire pit …

 

[landcrusiergod1]

Just a walk in the park for this pig..

 

[landcrusiergod1]

Meanwhile back in Floriduh- stupid corn gas and 40yr old steel lines are horrible for carbs. This is back on my FJ55. Quick clean and blow out the jets and back to running.

 

[landcrusiergod1]

So cruiser content is going to ebb a bit. Work sent me to Alaska. This was before they lifted the 10 day quarantine. So we had to go up and stay in our hotel room for 10 days before working. God this state is awesome!

 

[landcrusiergod1]

Lars (BFF) mother worked in anchorage, so we got to hang out and go hiking together.

 

[landcrusiergod1]

This is 49 state motor tours. ATV experience. 8hrs of riding, 20 miles up from the start and 5 miles wide is the Knick Valley and stops at the Knick Glacier.

 

[landcrusiergod1]

About halfway through the trip the owner kept looking back at me after he would wheelie or jump something. So I asked him? Why do you keep looking at me? Just wanted see if you could do what I do…… wait so your saying we can jump and wheelie now. By this time the whole group was looking at him. He was like yeah if you feel comfortable doing it. SON!!! It was on after that!!

 

[landcrusiergod1]

At the end of the tour. We stopped at the place they filmed most off road tv shows. Alaska off road warriors/ top gear American version / ultimate adventure// … the owner turns around and says this is follow the leader. Follow me.. as he pops a wheelie up until around 30mph and then drops the front and really gets going. Then turns right into one of the sand bar embankments and rooster tails the top edge. Then down and up and over and through some of the funniest and fastest trail of the day! For the next 30mins we cut loose and just let everything go!

 

[120mm]

Nice build(s). Just discovered this thread.