Builds Taro, the FJ60 build and adventure.

[Rockymtnreaper]

What are you running for seat covers?

I re-foamed and reupholstered my seats with the SOR kit!

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

Thank you! These pictures are from about 8 months ago... But I need some armor from you to protect myself from these terrible college drivers and their doors!

T,

Bring it up before I leave and we'll knock out a exo-skelly on it..

J

 

[Rockymtnreaper]

T,

Bring it up before I leave and we'll knock out a exo-skelly on it..

J

HAHA! When do you leave??

 

[TRAIL TAILOR]

Planning on about 6 weeks.

J

 

[Rockymtnreaper]

Where are you headed? Sorry I have been so absent from the forums.. I'm dealing with finals right now in College..

 

[gregnash]

He is headed my way.... west!

 

[Rockymtnreaper]

Figured I would share some pictures of my last day at work, I have been wanting to park the cruiser next to one of these beasts in the round house, but I feel like I would get in a lot of trouble with the FRA (federal railroad association.)

Every 30 days we have to run steam throw the boilers to help keep them clean, makes for awesome pictures.. Although this is on my cell phone..

Leaving work I saw a Earth Roamer parked in our dirt parking lot, light it up with my PFRAN LED reverse lights.. I'm serious, these reverse lights are a game changer.

 

[Rockymtnreaper]

I had a good deal on a rooftop tent, but it was up in Denver, CO (about a 6 hr drive for me...) Was thinking about driving the cruiser.. but my friend offered to take the trip with me in his truck. Way faster over the passes!!
I love fall, makes for the best pictures.

Poser flex picture in the truck near Wolf Creek Pass. (I actually convinced him to sell this truck and get a Tacoma, needless to say he is way to happy with his new 2014 Tacoma!)

Picked up the Rooftop tent, Got an awesome deal on it. The story was that the rooftop tent that I drove up to Denver for was a demo tent so I was getting it for half the price of the retail price ($1300) But as we were driving up there, the owner of the company sold the demo tent I was going to buy. Not trying to do me dirty and staying true to his word, He gave me a new Rooftop tent for the price that he was going to sell me the Demo tent for... What a guy!!! Awesome doing business with him. I'm super happy with the tent. Adventure Tenting is the company that sold me the tent.

New RTT with an annex!!

Drove back to Durango, and celebrated with Cant wait to get this on the 60 and go camp!!

 

[60 toy ota]

nice! Good score for sure

 

[Rockymtnreaper]

nice! Good score for sure

If I was paying full price I would have got a CVT but I couldn't pass that deal up!
*Cough-cough* $600 *Cough-cough*

 

[Rockymtnreaper]

Got it up on the roof racks, Hoping to build a better roof rack here soon. I really like gobi stealth roof racks and @reevesci roof racks. So I got some planning to do!

BARELY FITS IN MY CAR PORT..

 

[Rockymtnreaper]

Pictures of the Rooftop tent open!! First night in the tent is a success!!

LOVING THE GOLD!

Found my New house on Kennebec Pass!

I think the cruiser looks damn good in front of it

 

[GLTHFJ60]

Awesome pictures, especially of the locomotives in the shed

 

[cwwfj60]

Ya, those locomotives are some awesome machines, great pictures, great cruiser pics as well, love that house.

 

[Rockymtnreaper]

Awesome pictures, especially of the locomotives in the shed

Ya, those locomotives are some awesome machines, great pictures, great cruiser pics as well, love that house.

Those Locomotives make for some awesome pictures! 473 is my favorite engine, because of the snow plow!

 

[cwwfj60]

THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!!

How old are these things??? I love old iron

 

[Rockymtnreaper]

THAT IS AWESOME!!!!!!

How old are these things??? I love old iron

No. 42 (on display in the D&SNGRR Museum) was built in 1887. The locomotives used for daily service are from 1923 and 1925.
The coolest part I think is that we have to recreate all the parts that break ourselves because no one has them anymore. We have a restoration team that brings these beasts back into circulation.

 

[cwwfj60]

that is truly amazing, American craftsmanship is still alive! Do ya'll still have old school machinery to make the old school parts? Sorry for sidetracking your build thread, I'm just really loving this....is your restoration shop open to visitors??? love to check that out when I come through Colorado in the future.

 

[Rockymtnreaper]

that is truly amazing, American craftsmanship is still alive! Do ya'll still have old school machinery to make the old school parts? Sorry for sidetracking your build thread, I'm just really loving this....is your restoration shop open to visitors??? love to check that out when I come through Colorado in the future.

It's still alive in the heart of Durango! We have a huge old school machine shop! PLEASE COME VISIT. They do tours!!
Also, if you have not had the opportunity to ride the train to Silverton. It's a must.

 

[cwwfj60]

Definitely, I've always visited Colorado in the winter for skiing, gotta make it out there in the summer or fall. Looks great!

Now I need to get to work on my cruiser instead of looking at everyone else's build threads wondering what mine could be one day