Builds The Oddball 80 - Middle East GX Renovation (1 Viewer)

wngrog · May 30, 2023

I’ve been daily driving the OddBall for about 10 days straight. The 200 has been parked. I’ve enjoyed the lack of XM radio and such.

I stuffed 10 bales of long leaf pinestraw in the trailer today on the way home from the gym.

I had a crew help me put out 30 bales yesterday but they ran out so I had to do the rest of the yard this morning solo

wngrog · Jun 10, 2023

SaturnAscends · Jun 10, 2023

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Wow, that’s such a beautiful pair of trucks, both of them would be a dream for me an many others in sure.

wngrog · Jun 20, 2023

3 years, 15,000 miles and about $30,000 later

Took the Oddball back to Brookhaven where I found it to the Toyota shop to pick up a
Hood insulator for a FJ60 I’m building

Love how big this thing is inside

clrussell · Jul 18, 2023

wngrog said:
I drive it pretty hard. I’d say my 3FE would hang with the carbureted 1fz. Its not better but its way closer feeling than I figured.

We will get them out and run them one day soon

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This rig is in town for some work.. such a cool rig.

wngrog · Aug 1, 2023

The balls vent and cloth seats has put the Oddball on the top of the list for these 100 degree days. Even over the “AC” seats in the 200

Picked up my new lift today. My small tractor would not get it done. Had to put the forks on my big tractor

wngrog · Aug 9, 2023

5 x 285x75r-17s fit in an 80 by the way

wngrog · Aug 13, 2023

Got the Saudi 97 in the shop for a deep polish and some 285/75-17 Yokos

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wngrog · Sep 18, 2023

I blew an O Ring in the condenser line and have been without my ice cold Saudi AC for most of a month. It’s going back in cold now Baby

Ecliff5 · Sep 20, 2023

Loving this build! Great work.

John Young · Sep 20, 2023

wngrog said:
I blew an O Ring in the condenser line and have been without my ice cold Saudi AC for most of a month. It’s going back in cold now Baby

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Same thing happened with Mister Blue, the 2003 diesel 105 that we really have not started on yet. ALL the rubber in the truck is bad from Middle East heat soak. I -intend- to go through and replace all the o-rings throughout during the restoration but in meantime...

Total of about 35 USD--and that is a 1kg can of 134A. Now in the back of the 105 as 'field spares' against a slow leak.

wngrog · Oct 12, 2023

Getting these two out on the trail together this weekend. Stay tuned.

wngrog · Oct 13, 2023

Made our way up the east side of the Ozarks to Woolum on the Buffalo River for the night. 80s performed well. Both suck gas like crazy.

The 1FZ with carb gets a little better mileage on the highway (13 to my 12) but this morning we filled up with 100 trail miles behind us in St Joe. Mine took 9.3 gallons. His took 12.3.

clrussell · Oct 13, 2023

wngrog said:
Made our way up the east side of the Ozarks to Woolum on the Buffalo River for the night. 80s performed well. Both suck gas like crazy.

The 1FZ with carb gets a little better mileage on the highway (13 to my 12) but this morning we filled up with 100 trail miles behind us in St Joe. Mine took 9.3 gallons. His took 12.3.

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What a great time of Year to go. Enjoy

wngrog · Oct 14, 2023

Did about 100 miles again on Friday. Spent the night in the middle of the Big Piney.

Just got out to Dover this am. Filled up. 3FE used 13.9 gallons. 1FZ used 15.3.

Headed to the Crawl ….

wngrog · Oct 14, 2023

Did a little bypass trail today to watch the eclipse from a beautiful vantage point

Couple of dry river crossings and a bad ass burger at the end in Hot Springs