Builds Mission Impossible......My 74 & 76 Build up by a Top Gun Land Cruiser builder :)

[apeterson]

this is a pic of my dad new toy....... it is sweet... front and rear lockers..... Warn winch (on order). Knowing how much it cost I still can not believe he bought it!!!!

 

[apeterson]

Knowing how much it cost I still can not believe my Mom let him buy it!!!!

opps..... sorry dad.... fixed myself there..........

 

[apeterson]

Aaron, did you shart in the seat? I did Both Millhouse and Poser's. Have not had the opportunity to ride in Lemon.....................yet.

Poser as a mechanic....................
Poser driving and me riding bitch............
Poser as a friend......................


Ed

could not have said it any better!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I did not get to wheel in MILLHOUSE'S truck... I have rode in it alot just not over the rocks... never been in Lemon either.....

 

[apeterson]

well friday was the day I had been waiting for..... the 40 made its move to its new home...... on saturday I set the alum. tub on there just because I really wanted to see what it would look like... I see I have some work to do to make that thing fit right...


the rest of the weekend worked on the furnace... got it in just have to finish hooking it all up... dug the trench for the gas line. got to finish the rest of the contrete work this week... hoping to pour early next week... then the outside is done...

here are some pics... (nice to be cruiser pics for once!!! )

 

[apeterson]

now in the shop

 

[apeterson]

Guess I only took one with the tub on... kind of blurry.... must have been how I was seeing myself at that point... hahaha!!!

 

[Coolerman]

Awesome! Love that garage and I understand completely!

How do those dollys work? Can you really move the truck around by yourself?

 

[apeterson]

How do those dollys work? Can you really move the truck around by yourself?

They work well... I can move it by myself (it is easier with 2 people)... as it sits now.. the rear is easy to move... however I dont have the steering stuff hooked up in the from so both wheels what to go different ways... I tried putting a strap and rachet it down... works just ok... but once everthing is hooked up they work good...

 

[fogblanket]

everything looks great. I am soo jealous of your shop.
I have those wheel dollies too I find if you get the 4 wheels pointed in the right direction they roll ok
Jason

 

[apeterson]

got my new OEM fenders yesterday... it rained like a MO FRO all day... power went out at work so I got to leave early.... power was out at my house so I had to open the garage door and work with no lights...

I wanted to finish on getting more cement stuff but since it was raining I started bolting stuff on my 40... just got the the tub sitting in place... wanted to see how much work it will be to get things fitting correctly... it is going to be alot I think!!!

few pic for you.. hopfully back on the shop again soon...

 

[CruisinMT]

wow thats looking great...I remember working on gravel and snow when I was first working on my 40'. It pays to have a garage.

 

[apeterson]

Things moving slowly lately…. Got the apron poured, new step to the house poured, dog kennel poured, set up, new roof built on that… Furnace is hooked up…. Power is run to the building…. Lights are up…. Some of the conduit is run and most of the boxes are up… need to pull wires and hook it all up… My bumpers and rock sliders came in…

Really loosing motivation to complete or even work on either project lately… I have had some other issues going on in my life for a while that lately seem to have consumed my thoughts and state of mind every waking hour and seems like I can not sleep at night…. Started smoking again (quit for over three years) this was a great idea!!!!!!!! Yea I still go out to the shop every night but all I seems I get done is listening to music, smoking and staring at the walls… lately this is about as much effort as I can muster up….

I really need to get out of here for a while…… Some days I actually feel as though I am going crazy!!!!! Ever felt like no matter what you are doing…. No matter who you are with…. And no matter where you are….. You wished you were with anyone else, any place else, doing anything else…. so really all you just want to go home and do nothing...

Leaving for hunting next week… going to ND for pheasant for 3 days, then to SD for pheasant for 6 days… then back in MN for a few weekends of deer hunting. Then to ND for deer for 3 days… then to IA over Thanksgiving for a 5 day pheasant hunt out there, Then one more 3 day trip to ND again for pheasants…. Sawyer is ready!!! This will be his 3rd year in the fields… he is stronger, smarter and better trained than ever… not many roosters will get away this year!!!! Assuming Mr. Loose cannon here shoots worth a s***… which is about as reliable and predictable as the challenger space shuttle…


Talk to you guys when I get back!!! Hope to work on the shop a little in between trips, if I can…. Show you pics when it is done….

Godspeed and farewell till then!!!!

A.P.

 

[rjcruiser]

Nothing like a little hunting to clear the mind. Wish I could have your hunting schedule over the next month or so. I'm just happy to get drawn for a county archery quota hunt this year.

The cruiser and shop are looking great. You're almost done...don't give up now. The last 10% of any projet is always the hardest. I know you've got everyone on this board wanting to see you finish this project and drive your cruiser around.

 

[bbalbano]

You are my hero

That Garage is the funk... I have dreams of a similar setup. Your cruiser is really coming along, keep it up..

B

 

[Hugh Heifer]

Things moving slowly lately…. Got the apron poured, new step to the house poured, dog kennel poured, set up, new roof built on that… Furnace is hooked up…. Power is run to the building…. Lights are up…. Some of the conduit is run and most of the boxes are up… need to pull wires and hook it all up… My bumpers and rock sliders came in…

Really loosing motivation to complete or even work on either project lately… I have had some other issues going on in my life for a while that lately seem to have consumed my thoughts and state of mind every waking hour and seems like I can not sleep at night…. Started smoking again (quit for over three years) this was a great idea!!!!!!!! Yea I still go out to the shop every night but all I seems I get done is listening to music, smoking and staring at the walls… lately this is about as much effort as I can muster up….

I really need to get out of here for a while…… Some days I actually feel as though I am going crazy!!!!! Ever felt like no matter what you are doing…. No matter who you are with…. And no matter where you are….. You wished you were with anyone else, any place else, doing anything else…. so really all you just want to go home and do nothing...

Leaving for hunting next week… going to ND for pheasant for 3 days, then to SD for pheasant for 6 days… then back in MN for a few weekends of deer hunting. Then to ND for deer for 3 days… then to IA over Thanksgiving for a 5 day pheasant hunt out there…. Sawyer is ready!!! This will be his 3rd year in the fields… he is stronger, smarter and better trained than ever… not many roosters will get away this year!!!! Assuming Mr. Loose cannon here shoots worth a s***… which is about as reliable and predictable as the challenger space shuttle…


Talk to you guys when I get back!!! Hope to work on the shop a little in between trips, if I can…. Show you pics when it is done….

Godspeed and farewell till then!!!!

A.P.

Dude! It's a hobby. Don't kill yourself. The first car I did was a custom VW Baja pre runner. Spent a ton of money, learned a lot and was so tired of it by the time it was finished I didn't put 500 miles on it before it was sold. Take your time and enjoy yourself. If you don't feel like fooling with it - DON'T!

 

[apeterson]

Dude! It's a hobby. Don't kill yourself. The first car I did was a custom VW Baja pre runner. Spent a ton of money, learned a lot and was so tired of it by the time it was finished I didn't put 500 miles on it before it was sold. Take your time and enjoy yourself. If you don't feel like fooling with it - DON'T!

Good advice!!!! Thanks... this is what I need to do....

 

[peesalot]

Thank you for the pics of Poser on the hook . Priceless.

 

[theblacksmith_30]

verry cool
i wish i had a place so i could have that much room
p.s. verry cool

 

[apeterson]

back home for a while now... got some pics to post up but I forgot my camera.... some good hunts some not so good... but take the good with the bad, I guess..... I will try to get them up tomorrow...

stay tuned....

 

[apeterson]

ok so I lied a little..... I have a few pics on this PC... most are of pheasant hunting... here are the unconfirmed total kills this year...

SD= 72 birds
ND= 31 birds...
IA= 18 birds
MN= 0 deer...
ND= 1 doe... saw lots of big bucks... just did not work out to get a shot... still fun to see.

the hunting pics....