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

[apeterson]

well I am at the office this morning for a few hours... then off to Red Wing.... ended up buying a new camera yesterday... still dont know how to work it will... brining directions and I will get it figured out down there...

here are first two pic... truck loaded and ready to roll....

 

[fj40taz]

how does the truck do towing the cruiser??

man your rig looks good...

what size tires are you running again??

 

[apeterson]

how does the truck do towing the cruiser??

man your rig looks good...

what size tires are you running again??

pulling... no problem at all... probably still get 16-18 mpg... we will see... I did on the way home with it when I bought it from Matt...


stopping.... well it could be better.... it is pretty heavy and you just dont want to have to stop on a dime... so just have to be carful about that

 

[apeterson]

what size tires are you running again??

33x12.5x15

 

[apeterson]

Had a great weekend in Red Wing with Poser, Millhouse, lemon and Degnol…. And lots of other folks….

My truck was in the “hospital” all weekend long… one thing after another…. Starter went out, has a huge intake leak…. So it was running like s***…

More details to come…

Here are some pics from the weekend…

 

[apeterson]

few more

 

[apeterson]

more yet

 

[apeterson]

not done yet

 

[apeterson]

yup there is more

 

[apeterson]

few u tube videos for you!!!!!!!!

 

[apeterson]

so this truck is dumping dirt here at the resort today…. We are filling in some water…. Look what happened…..

 

[apeterson]

and just to make the story a whole LOT more interesting...... seems the security camera caught the whole thing on tape..... hahaha!!!!

YouTube - aaronapeterson's Channel

 

['74 UA FJ]

That orange truck has the worst looking cutout rears I have ever seen.

 

[apeterson]

Pequot lakes recovery team must have been on short call...

YouTube - Dump Truck Recovery

 

[Degnol]

That orange truck has the worst looking cutout rears I have ever seen.

Careful there Cowboy.......the guy with the orange truck has a 50 BMG Barrett that can reach out and touch Alabama

I'm guessin' Poser did the trim and it has seen some friction since the flares were "removed"

 

[Poser]

That orange truck has the worst looking cutout rears I have ever seen.

You have missed a lot of garbage out here then...





Rear axle was moved back almost seven inches. I have not closed up the front of the wheel well and put the TJ fender flares back on yet.

 

['74 UA FJ]

Careful there Cowboy.......the guy with the orange truck has a 50 BMG Barrett that can reach out and touch Alabama

I'm guessin' Poser did the trim and it has seen some friction since the flares were "removed"

It's a good thing I'm in Florida for the moment, then.

You have missed a lot of garbage out here then...





Rear axle was moved back almost seven inches. I have not closed up the front of the wheel well and put the TJ fender flares back on yet.

I'm sure it will look right when you get done with it, so you should go ahead and do that.

 

[ken_79-fj40]

So with intake leaks I suppose that remflex gasket didn't work out so well? If you haven't converted to all studs for the intake/exhaust I would highly recommend it. Mines been set up this way for years. I just use a fel-pro gasket with lots of copper permatex on both sides. I ran it for a few years with no leaks. When I saw that picture of the dump trailer I half expected to see your 40 strapped to it trying to pull it out in the next frame. If UPS brings me goodies (main bearings, a few head bolts, and a 13x1.75 tap) tomorrow the 3rd re-assembly of my 2F will begin. Hopefully it will be up and running before the weekend.

 

[Degnol]

So with intake leaks I suppose that remflex gasket didn't work out so well? If you haven't converted to all studs for the intake/exhaust I would highly recommend it. Mines been set up this way for years. I just use a fel-pro gasket with lots of copper permatex on both sides. I ran it for a few years with no leaks. When I saw that picture of the dump trailer I half expected to see your 40 strapped to it trying to pull it out in the next frame. If UPS brings me goodies (main bearings, a few head bolts, and a 13x1.75 tap) tomorrow the 3rd re-assembly of my 2F will begin. Hopefully it will be up and running before the weekend.

The parts(starter) came

United
Poser
Service

 

[Degnol]

It's a good thing I'm in Florida for the moment, then.



I'm sure it will look right when you get done with it, so you should go ahead and do that.

And.....you might ask why the rear was extended 7"...somethin' made that necessary.


"Don't go a Ninja-in' when you don't have all the facts....out yonder.