Jeep beach fest Report

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This must be what it's like for a pro boxer to show up and watch at an amature fight. Lots of waves, lots of thumbs up, and sad but true the Guys at the front gate were like "look at the Toyota thats what I've always wanted those trucks are amazing" they walked around the fj40 and drool befor they let me pass. Fj40s are timeless. I got nothing but warm welcome until the last of the 3 check points where they separated those jeeps going on the obstical course from those going to spectator parking. I pulled up and the guy says your not taking THAT on the obstacle course !! your going to spectator parking! After all who wants to have there pimped out $40+ thousand dollar jeep be out done by a stock 35 yr old rig. The event its self was fun about 75 vender booths selling expected stuff (over priced..recovery gear and every jeep accessory you could imagine) the off road course was had a lil of everything. from a "small and tight rock garden" (don't want to ding those expensive fake bead locks) to some lil steep hills. looked like fun! with a difficulty factor of "3" out of 5. Brett, luis, or Rocky's rig could have done the course easily, while a stock fj40 could have done about 95% of it. all and all Good fun and will likely go next yr.
 
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Hey Hey Jeep Beach

Ya i live close to it so i usually cruise around the jeeps the night before, i skip the event and then on sunday... today we head over to the beach and leave them scratching their heads with open mouths as the "Is that a Toyota?" look. LOL gonna head down there at 10am to Daytona Beach if anyone wants to cruise with me... send me a PM ill fire you my cell...

Been real busy will go to the next event, when is it?

New stuff done to my 40.

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It was great to catch up with you again. Had a good time wandering around and looking at the vehicles. There were some nice rigs, there were some that left you scratching your head... a few good ideas to incorporate into other stuff.

Was amazed at how many $500 LED bars you could fit on 1 Jeep, granted it was in the "lighting" section but really? That and the fake beadlocks, don't get that one. Just use beadlocks, or don't.

The obstacle course was similar to the one the FLCA set up at the heavy equipment school with some smaller rock gardens, tires, and culverts thrown in. Didn't look like it was made to stop everyone, but did give the drivers a chance to be off camber and nose up etc. Was a few good failures shocks and driveshaft on a pretty stocker that made it almost the whole way through. Bounce on the last block did him in.


Thanks for the invite Dom, I had a great time, besides it apparently rained while I was gone so I wouldn't have got my work done anyway.
 
Bret said:
That and the fake beadlocks, don't get that one. Just use beadlocks, or don't.
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Most Jeeps are about looks, not doing. Most of us are about doing, not looks. Well, we want to look good doing it. Erm.. wait a minute, that didn't sound right either ;)
 
You could probably get in if you took the Toyota emblems off. Most jeepers aren't that smart.

Kidding of course
 
You know toyota originally called these jeeps. That's what the "J" in FJ is for. Jeep sued toyota over the name. Then it became the landcruiser.

Pat
 
Guy comes up to me and starts telling me about his non rust 87 CJ he rebuilt and then he realizes im sitting in a 40... I believe at that moment he understood that Everytime he said CJ in the last two minutes I was puking inside.
 
voltaire said:
Guy comes up to me and starts telling me about his non rust 87 CJ he rebuilt and then he realizes im sitting in a 40... I believe at that moment he understood that Everytime he said CJ in the last two minutes I was puking inside.
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Naaa, old Jeeps are cool, usually so are the owners. I have two 40's and an 80, remember, the 40 copied some of the Jeep and Rover. It's the new Jeep douches with all the "No Fear" stickers and fake bead locks and those stupid eyebrow things over the front lights.
 
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