Ga. Cruisers Chat Thread

[4xsteve]

All my Navy buddies were laughing at me when we were touring around Panama/Columbia/Guatemala cause I was drooling and photographing all the Toyotas. Where I was there weren't as many new models like Sam saw, but they were mostly 2nd & 3rd gen pickups - 90% of which were 4-door, 4WD, turbo diesels! I was trying to think of a way to get one on board the ship!!!

 

[Sam Stewart]

All my Navy buddies were laughing at me when we were touring around Panama/Columbia/Guatemala cause I was drooling and photographing all the Toyotas. Where I was there weren't as many new models like Sam saw, but they were mostly 2nd & 3rd gen pickups - 90% of which were 4-door, 4WD, turbo diesels! I was trying to think of a way to get one on board the ship!!!

Isn't there some kind of exemption if you're in the military? I know you can ship your US vehicle if you're stationed overseas. Surely we can find a loophole to get a few Prados over here...

 

[4xsteve]

Isn't there some kind of exemption if you're in the military? I know you can ship your US vehicle if you're stationed overseas. Surely we can find a loophole to get a few Prados over here...

I don't know the ins & outs very well as I've not yet been stationed overseas, only deployed there. But yes, you can ship a vehicle when transferring. Being a car guy, I'd probly buy the most resellable vehicle I could afford before I left somewhere just to flip it when I got back. Either that or grab up a turbo-diesel 4x4 Yota for myself. Problem is, I can only do one I think. If I had some SERIOUS connections, I could probly drive whatever I wanted up on a MAC flight any time I wanted. THAT would be the hookup of all hookups!

 

[GXO]

I don't know the ins & outs very well as I've not yet been stationed overseas, only deployed there. But yes, you can ship a vehicle when transferring. Being a car guy, I'd probly buy the most resellable vehicle I could afford before I left somewhere just to flip it when I got back. Either that or grab up a turbo-diesel 4x4 Yota for myself. Problem is, I can only do one I think. If I had some SERIOUS connections, I could probly drive whatever I wanted up on a MAC flight any time I wanted. THAT would be the hookup of all hookups!

I know that is how the Fiat I found made it in back in the 70s. I think they respect the DOT regs now though so the diesel would be a no go

I SO WANT ONE...diesel Prado completes me.

 

[Sam Stewart]

I know that is how the Fiat I found made it in back in the 70s. I think they respect the DOT regs now though so the diesel would be a no go

I SO WANT ONE...diesel Prado completes me.

x2

Prado, Fortuner, Hilux, anything with the D4D in it, 3.0 4 cyl turbo deisel...

 

[CID 96]

Christina and I enjoying spending some time with a friend of mine. This is the boat that he captains right now at the marina at Edisto.

 

[4xsteve]

Christina and I enjoying spending some time with a friend of mine. This is the boat that he captains right now at the marina at Edisto.

Aren't we always lookin for good trip ideas during the summer months??? I think Sid just accidentally made a good suggestion!

 

[RSHARPfzj80]

Aren't we always lookin for good trip ideas during the summer months??? I think Sid just accidentally made a good suggestion!

Count me in! You da man CID

 

[Sam Stewart]

Anybody need to aim the headlamps on their Cressida??

Find some crazy stuff when you clean up/strighten out the special tool room...

 

[AuburnFJsexy]

What I did during the 4th holiday...

 

[TeddyBoy]

What I did during the 4th holiday...

View attachment 652293

gotta be his first time up, looks like he's trying to hold a q-ball between his butt cheeks






this is how you check for oil leaks in the front of an engine block..and then find the rear pinion seal is bad.

 

[radioridge]

looks like John had too many nattys and let the truck fall off the lift !

 

[TeddyBoy]

looks like John had too many nattys and let the truck fall off the lift !

that's a 30* slope. We ran Beasley the other day and oil was leaking on to his alternator belt causing it to slip and stop charging. We looked all over and could not find the source so we just figured we'd replicate the Beasley hills that caused it.

In the end we got some leak dye and found 2 tiny leaks that were probably due to a loose bolt.

 

[CID 96]

toyota fj 40



This ^^^^ needs to belong to someone in the Ga. Cruisers!!! Ted... Dennis.... somebody step up!!

 

[TeddyBoy]

toyota fj 40



This ^^^^ needs to belong to someone in the Ga. Cruisers!!! Ted... Dennis.... somebody step up!!

why do I feel like singing the Rocky theme song? Dennis needs more than i do.

by the way, how'd you guys enjoy riding the boat upside down?

 

[TeddyBoy]

you remember Scott, our token Land Rover member? Well, meet Scott's 17 yr. old son Cameron... tonight's project for me and John.

I feel bad (not) that Cameron's gonna get really muddy!

 

[AuburnFJsexy]

you remember Scott, our token Land Rover member? Well, meet Scott's 17 yr. old son Cameron... tonight's project for me and John.

I feel bad (not) that Cameron's gonna get really muddy!

Where is that?

 

[TeddyBoy]

Where is that?

17 yr old kid and "borrowed" Dad's truck, you can do the math from there...

 

[rockabilly cruiser]

why do I feel like singing the Rocky theme song? Dennis needs more than i do.

by the way, how'd you guys enjoy riding the boat upside down?

i think cid was testing the water before he added to the heard.

 

[CID 96]

by the way, how'd you guys enjoy riding the boat upside down?

Damn iphone just posted the pics that way. Going back the weekend of the 21st and we are actually going fishing on the boat. I have never "sport fished" off shore, always just bottom fished for grouper and snapper. Hopefully we will catch some big blue marlins. We'll see.