Looks good - the color is a nice compliment to the ARB awning bag
Build What did you do to your Land Cruiser/Toyota/Lexus 4X4 this week?
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Put the roof on the Cruiser house...sunshade with a metal frame on the side this pic is looking at is next.
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Aussie locker loaded into the 9.5"!
2 20' Conex boxes from AZ Mobile Storage sitting on top of 20 tons of gravel, 7 36' purilns spanning them (welded to tabs welded to the boxes), and a sheet metal roof. It will get 2 cross braces supporting the purlins in case we get a big snow (doubtful but if it happened that would be a lot of weight). It's a pretty inexpensive way to build a solid sun shade with 2 water tight (and mouse proof) storage areas. Lots more room in the garage now to work on stuff.
2 20' Conex boxes from AZ Mobile Storage sitting on top of 20 tons of gravel, 7 36' purilns spanning them (welded to tabs welded to the boxes), and a sheet metal roof. It will get 2 cross braces supporting the purlins in case we get a big snow (doubtful but if it happened that would be a lot of weight). It's a pretty inexpensive way to build a solid sun shade with 2 water tight (and mouse proof) storage areas. Lots more room in the garage now to work on stuff.
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Detail clarification question - single "C" purlins spans the 36' or 2 "C" welded together to make a beams for the span?
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How is the pricing on these? Remember six or seven years ago you could pick them up pretty cheap. Guess it was better to sell them for something here rather than haul to the coast and ship them back empty to China.
7 single C purlins spanning the whole thing. I didn't think about welding 2 together, you could build a house on top of it then!!
I paid about $6500 for the pair (delivered), they're in pretty nice shape and the doors work well. There is no way I could have built anything as solid (and mouse proof) for that much.
I like the way it is coming together, Cruiser yard art...
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Dropped the transmission and transfer case to (hopefully) stop them from leaking all over the country.
I replaced the transmission front seal and glued the covers on both units with Permatex black RTV sealant instead of the leaky paper gaskets I used last time.
The mess . . .
Dropping them out with an engine hoist thru the door
Much cleaner now!
A few chipped teeth
I replaced the transmission front seal and glued the covers on both units with Permatex black RTV sealant instead of the leaky paper gaskets I used last time.
The mess . . .
Dropping them out with an engine hoist thru the door
Much cleaner now!
A few chipped teeth
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Did you get a favorable or unfavorable color change of the test fluid?
Can we ass-u-me that is a good thing?
If you didnt notice the chipped teeth before you wont notice them once the covers back on
Removed the running boards
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LCP: I see Sammy the supervisor was inspecting your work 
Stepmurr - that looks like quite the job. I like your creative soution of pulling out from the cab!
For myself, I used the winch on the 40 to help me pull out a large exposed root from my front yard tree cutting frenzy this weekend. Both of the old Palo Verdes were rotten inside and mostly hollow, full of rotten rainwater, and was bug central. No wonder they were falling apart.
Stepmurr - that looks like quite the job. I like your creative soution of pulling out from the cab!
For myself, I used the winch on the 40 to help me pull out a large exposed root from my front yard tree cutting frenzy this weekend. Both of the old Palo Verdes were rotten inside and mostly hollow, full of rotten rainwater, and was bug central. No wonder they were falling apart.