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Heading there right after Salt Lake CityCan't wait, it's going to be a blast.
Heck yeah! Look me up when you get to Boulder. It'd be fun to see my old red Troopy again!
gilmorneau Is right about interstate 15, people do drive really fast through there all the way up into Utah.
Thank god that google maps has the "Avoid Highways" option. I've used that plenty of times when I don't feel like being rear-ended by someone in their massive BRO-DOZER, Quadruple Turbo, 13.6 Liter Cummins flying down the interstate at 90mph. Plus, I believe @gilmorneau said it last year, but you often get way more scenic views and much better experiences when you take the road less traveled. Plus the mpg will be much better at 55mph vs 70.
Wow, such a small world! Definitely my troopy haha. Love your cruisers as well, especially the paint on the Prado
Well, $50 later and I've got a TD04HL-15T turbo off of a 65k mile junkyard Saab. Should be a great size for the 3B, now to just make my own manifold and all the other little stuff and I should have a VERY cheap turbo setupyou know what that means...
Well as you can see, the saggy ass rear bumper has been taken care of and wiped off the face of the earth. Here lies yet another reason not to like jeepers. Honestly impressive to be able to rear-end me at 30mph on a wide-open beach with nothing else around. But hey, I guess jeep owners are a little special... if you know what I mean. On a more serious note, this SUCKS so much, just a real shame. I guess it's just one of the risks of owning a cool old cruiser. I've now been in 3 car crashes in my total of 3 years of driving, none being my fault. Maybe I'm cursed, or Wilmington NC just has horrible drivers, if I had to guess it's option #2 lol. The frame is obviously wrecked in the rear, bumper, lights, and my left side short door is crunched, it's split open on the bottom like a can of beans or something. Now my questions are where can I find a new rear left door, since it doesn't properly close now? How should I even start on the frame repair, like where should I take it to or try to do with it? The good thing is the guy offered to pay for everything, as he should, and is very sorry and feels horrible about it, rightfully so. I won't be able to drive it for who knows how long since the lights are all busted, anyways enjoy the crash gore.
Thank you! I am too, luckily I think a reoccurring theme with Land Cruisers is it feels more like bumper cars when you get in a crash, rather than what any other car crash would feel like. The jeep launched the troopy a solid 6-7ft forward, in the sand, it was pretty impressive how hard the hit was. Felt exactly the same when some kid on their phone ran a red light right into the side of my 62. I guess it's how real men play bumper carsGlad you were not hurt.
So you were sitting still?Thank you! I am too, luckily I think a reoccurring theme with Land Cruisers is it feels more like bumper cars when you get in a crash, rather than what any other car crash would feel like. The jeep launched the troopy a solid 6-7ft forward, in the sand, it was pretty impressive how hard the hit was. Felt exactly the same when some kid on their phone ran a red light right into the side of my 62. I guess it's how real men play bumper cars
Yep, my friend in front of me had stopped to help yank out some girls in another JEEP that were bogged down to the axles, so I stopped... 5-6 seconds go by, and as I was just about to get out of the car, BOOOOOM.
