Walletclan
Noob Cruiser
I should have taken pictures, but we took the kids apple picking in Hood River, OR. We came back with about 40 pounds of apples. The farm was in the shadow of Mt. Hood. Beautiful area.
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Hit up Middle St. Vrain in Colorado with my dad in his FJ and in my Land Pig. Also got a new Smittybilt 5.6 CFM air compressor.
I finally picked up my big baby from the mechanics and got her all road legal yesterday after 6 weeks of work at home to save costs and 3 weeks at mechanics after I bought her for a low price but with many repairs needed to be road legal...front bearings replaced, front diff seal replaced, LPG tank replaced and rewired, front & rear shock bushes replaced, bullbar lights rewired, rear sway bar links replaced, dual battery bracket replaced, LED dash lights installed to replace blown bulbs, stock rims replaced ill fitting rims that were putting weight on lugs not hubs, speed sensor leak fixed, front brake leads replaced, handbrake tightened, could be more that I'm forgetting....plus I bought a height adjustable tow hitch for my new jayco camper I will be taking away tomorrow for our first trip now that both babies are finally here and legal.... My 80 still needs more work.... Will sell my old car and buy BF Goodrich All Terrains and a roof rack plus get the petrol fuel system operational (she's currently operating only on LPG - is a duel fuel system as is common here in Australia) and also, apparently the steering box(?) needs work and there's a little hole in exhaust that needs fixing ....but MORE THAN HAPPY FOR NOW...she's on the road and legal for 12 months...been a long haul to get her to this point - 2 months has felt like 2 years but was worth the effort and the wait and am still ahead of market value so very much worth it....feeling great to finally be driving her 
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Aced my Technicians exam!!! Just waiting on my call sign to appear on the FCC website!!
Congrats, that's awesome! Thinking about taking mine soon, wait and see.
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Thanks alot!! Now I have to start saving up my pennies for a nice dual band mobile rig. ....
Received the FJ Cruiser fire extinguisher mount ($30 and included the factory mount attached to it). Only had to drill one hole to modify it to fit the rear grab handle location. Will be adding at least one super quick fist to help hold it in place, but the factory mount keeps it from rattling and it seems pretty secure.
Also got my Firestik am/FM antenna mounted. The kit included the 36" antenna 12' cable adapter to connect to factory antenna cable and the mounting hardware. Happy to have it mounted up to the Yotateq antenna mount. Ran the cable under the sill plates and panels on the passenger side and out next to the tail light. I think it looks pretty clean and was much easier than trying to replace the factory antenna that was dead. Nice to have more than a couple of stations again.
Also got my Firestik am/FM antenna mounted. The kit included the 36" antenna 12' cable adapter to connect to factory antenna cable and the mounting hardware. Happy to have it mounted up to the Yotateq antenna mount. Ran the cable under the sill plates and panels on the passenger side and out next to the tail light. I think it looks pretty clean and was much easier than trying to replace the factory antenna that was dead. Nice to have more than a couple of stations again.
went out to a little woodsy area down in south miami...there isnt too much good off roading out here
wanted to just test out the suspension make sure nothing fell off after the installing the lift and tires
was fun!
Testing Suspension/Tires by Vidjai Doerga, on Flickr
Testing Suspension/Tires by Vidjai Doerga, on Flickr
Testing Suspension/Tires by Vidjai Doerga, on Flickr
Testing Suspension/Tires by Vidjai Doerga, on Flickr
wanted to just test out the suspension make sure nothing fell off after the installing the lift and tires
was fun!
Testing Suspension/Tires by Vidjai Doerga, on Flickr
Testing Suspension/Tires by Vidjai Doerga, on Flickr
Testing Suspension/Tires by Vidjai Doerga, on Flickr
Testing Suspension/Tires by Vidjai Doerga, on Flickr
went out to a little woodsy area down in south miami...there isnt too much good off roading out here
wanted to just test out the suspension make sure nothing fell off after the installing the lift and tires
was fun!
Looks great! Nice pics man, and the rig looks awesome.
-A
Installed some new headlights with HID's From FleaBay.
Oh I also finished installing my Cummins!!!!
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Oh I also finished installing my Cummins!!!!
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I hate you guys. Just bought the DIY kit from Luke. (4x4labs front bumper)
This weekend I dropped my aux tank and sorted out my short fuel pickup problems 
Then on my first t test drive of a 50/50 VO blend, I got a speeding ticket
There goes the fuel savings
Then on my first t test drive of a 50/50 VO blend, I got a speeding ticket
There goes the fuel savings
Ocho77
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NLXTACY
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^ I like the headlock on the power drill
Very nice, @cnorm5623 ! Congrats 
NLXTACY
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Been working on installing @SoCalFrank (aka @yodaTEQ ) side mirrors mod. I will do a write up next. Its not done and I've only gotten half way thru one side. Its taken a LOT longer than I anticipated.
I think he is talking about these mirror mounting brackets: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/group-buy-yodateq-front-mirror-mount-brackets.813412/
There is a quick shaky mirror fix in the FAQ: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/shaky-mirror-fix-2-minutes-2-zip-ties.604539/
Or else you can see in his picture that he used epoxy to fix the broken tab, easy too, but not as quick.
