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Made some great progress today on the platform setup. Assembled the fridge platform that sits between the spare and the driver’s seat and the front box that extends the drawer module to a 6’ sleeping platform. I’ll do a hatch in the front box and under the fridge gives a nice hiding hole too…really happy with V2.0! Next choice is do I pony up for a $275 sheet of bamboo plywood for bling and strength or just go finish grade birch and bedliner coating that would be about $60.

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And some more with my old plywood for testing. I’ll probably add some wings to the passenger side too for a nice finish…next up is to cut and drill the base plates to anchor everything down. I’ll use all existing mount points so I won’t drill any new holes in the floor.

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Not enough oil in it or something else?
 
Just ordered a 100 series 5 speed A750F reman transmission from the dealership...in anticipation of.... ;)

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Thread 'Cruisers & Co + Wholesale Automatics + HGM A750F Transmission Swap'

As early as 2006 people were asking for someone to develop a swap for the A750F transmission to replace the A442F and A343F that are in 08/92 – 01/98 FZJ80’s and LX450’s…. Well that day has come! Cruisers & Company has teamed up with Wholesale Automatic Transmissions (WAT) of Australia to bring the A750F dream to reality. As the North American distributor/development partner for WAT this was one of the things we asked them to help us bring to market when we became their partner. As WAT’s distributor we also receive calls every week from people with broken A442’s/A343’s, we know there is a...
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CrabCake said:
Just ordered a 100 series 5 speed A750F reman transmission from the dealership...in anticipation of.... ;)

Cruisers and Co

Thread 'Cruisers & Co + Wholesale Automatics + HGM A750F Transmission Swap'

As early as 2006 people were asking for someone to develop a swap for the A750F transmission to replace the A442F and A343F that are in 08/92 – 01/98 FZJ80’s and LX450’s…. Well that day has come! Cruisers & Company has teamed up with Wholesale Automatic Transmissions (WAT) of Australia to bring the A750F dream to reality. As the North American distributor/development partner for WAT this was one of the things we asked them to help us bring to market when we became their partner. As WAT’s distributor we also receive calls every week from people with broken A442’s/A343’s, we know there is a...
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Welcome to the 5spd life!
 
CrabCake said:
Made some great progress today on the platform setup. Assembled the fridge platform that sits between the spare and the driver’s seat and the front box that extends the drawer module to a 6’ sleeping platform. I’ll do a hatch in the front box and under the fridge gives a nice hiding hole too…really happy with V2.0! Next choice is do I pony up for a $275 sheet of bamboo plywood for bling and strength or just go finish grade birch and bedliner coating that would be about $60.
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i like what i'm seeing! i had sketched out something similar last year, when i was about to pull the trigger and buy that tire mount and build a passenger side drawer/bed. slightly different thought as i was going to keep the fold forward seats b/c my kids sit back there all the time

i'll just wait for you to figure out all the measurements, connectors, bolts, and solution to bolting it down to the floor and plagiarize the heck out of it :)
 
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i like what i'm seeing! i had sketched out something similar last year, when i was about to pull the trigger and buy that tire mount and build a passenger side drawer/bed. slightly different thought as i was going to keep the fold forward seats b/c my kids sit back there all the time

i'll just wait for you to figure out all the measurements, connectors, bolts, and solution to bolting it down to the floor and plagiarize the heck out of it :)
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Happy to share my notes when I’m happy with the finished product!
 
Badlands jacks are 25% off for Inside Club members today, so I used that as an excuse to pick one up.
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Badlands jacks are 25% off for Inside Club members today, so I used that as an excuse to pick one up.
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These are awesome...I have the Barnes 4WD mount that I had in my cruiser, but will probably mount in my trailer now that I'm doing the platform and have the Mojab hydraulic jack for in the truck.

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Badlands 3 Ton Jack Mount

Looking for a secured mounting solution for your Badlands 3 Ton Jack? Then look no further. We have designed a great solution to mount your Badlands jack in any location to keep it rigid while on the trials. The mount offers many mounting locations and will work on our Axis bed rack and molle...
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CrabCake said:
These are awesome...I have the Barnes 4WD mount that I had in my cruiser, but will probably mount in my trailer now that I'm doing the platform and have the Mojab hydraulic jack for in the truck.

barnes4wd.com

Badlands 3 Ton Jack Mount

Looking for a secured mounting solution for your Badlands 3 Ton Jack? Then look no further. We have designed a great solution to mount your Badlands jack in any location to keep it rigid while on the trials. The mount offers many mounting locations and will work on our Axis bed rack and molle...
barnes4wd.com barnes4wd.com
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That's great for the 3 ton! That thing is heavy.
I found that the 1.5 ton fits perfectly inside the Husky 12 gallon storage box from Home Depot. Now I can stack things on top of it and keep some other things with it as well.

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imperium said:
That's great for the 3 ton! That thing is heavy.
I found that the 1.5 ton fits perfectly inside the Husky 12 gallon storage box from Home Depot. Now I can stack things on top of it and keep some other things with it as well.

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Ahh...they only sold the larger one when I got mine a couple of years ago...I may need to look into one of these too! I love those Husky boxes as well, I use a bunch of them in various sizes.
 
CrabCake said:
Just ordered a 100 series 5 speed A750F reman transmission from the dealership...in anticipation of.... ;)

Cruisers and Co

Thread 'Cruisers & Co + Wholesale Automatics + HGM A750F Transmission Swap'

As early as 2006 people were asking for someone to develop a swap for the A750F transmission to replace the A442F and A343F that are in 08/92 – 01/98 FZJ80’s and LX450’s…. Well that day has come! Cruisers & Company has teamed up with Wholesale Automatic Transmissions (WAT) of Australia to bring the A750F dream to reality. As the North American distributor/development partner for WAT this was one of the things we asked them to help us bring to market when we became their partner. As WAT’s distributor we also receive calls every week from people with broken A442’s/A343’s, we know there is a...
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Moving some tires around and beadlocks maintenance

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spark plug service on the wife's Avalon

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she will definitely have some cleaner spark creation going forward.
 
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