@brian - Careful, I have a great deal of respect for your insight and experience - I may very well show up at Rausch Creek with my entire truck bubble-wrapped!
What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week?
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@brian - Careful, I have a great deal of respect for your insight and experience - I may very well show up at Rausch Creek with my entire truck bubble-wrapped!
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F250 shock towers, scab plate, and FJ60 box in. Just need to order a new tierod, tierod end, and pitman arm.
Drove her down south for the day through Patagonia, then Nogales and back. Got 13.6 MPG or fifty dollars in the tank, but then again I was trying to keep up with 75 MPH traffic on the return home.
Driving State rout 82 heading towards Sonoita AZ. A pleasant drive with rolling hills.
Driving on State rout 82 through Patagonia AZ heading to Nogales AZ.
A view of the boarder fence in Nogales, AZ.
In the slow lane on I-19 heading back to Vail, Az. I'm actually doing 65 MPH with the 33" under her. The new Grabbers X3's had good manors at hwy speeds.
My wife came along and was rewarded with a tasty lunch at Argenziano's in Corona, AZ.
Back to work today
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Driving State rout 82 heading towards Sonoita AZ. A pleasant drive with rolling hills.
Driving on State rout 82 through Patagonia AZ heading to Nogales AZ.
A view of the boarder fence in Nogales, AZ.
In the slow lane on I-19 heading back to Vail, Az. I'm actually doing 65 MPH with the 33" under her. The new Grabbers X3's had good manors at hwy speeds.
My wife came along and was rewarded with a tasty lunch at Argenziano's in Corona, AZ.
Back to work today
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Dude, your camera needs glasses.
Hahaha, it’s not a glass ride at 65 in the old girl or at any speed for that matter.
added some 1" wheel spacers to clear the tie rod on the new wheels and tires there ordered the wrong offset (by like 1/4" or less).
Got tired of looking at my radio hole in the dash (I have bluetooth in my center console) so I fabbed a piece of plastic and stuck a Toyota emblem from my Tacoma tailgate on it. What do ya think?
My first attempt at replacing my fuel lines. Believe it or not this is a huge improvement over what I removed, but I may try again. It’s tempting to buy a more expensive flaring tool because of the ridges behind the bubble flare but I suppose they will be covered by the soft fuel lines.
I also got some General Grabber ATx’s mounted on my new OEM steelies (30x9.5). I guess I’m one of the few sticking with stock suspension, so I’m going down in tire size.
I also got some General Grabber ATx’s mounted on my new OEM steelies (30x9.5). I guess I’m one of the few sticking with stock suspension, so I’m going down in tire size.
Looks perfect! Love it
Set up the rear end several yrs ago and didn't have a new pinion nut. Went ahead and used an old one. I ordered one and when it came in I told myself I'll get to that next week or so yeah right.
This morning rear end sounded funny pulled 3rd member out to find this carnage! Parts are on order.
I know everyone is thinking that he had to have heard something from the rear end????? I'm stone deaf and turn the radio up so loud to overcome the squeaks!!
Suprisingly no damage to either gears???? Tons of bearings came out though.
This morning rear end sounded funny pulled 3rd member out to find this carnage! Parts are on order.
I know everyone is thinking that he had to have heard something from the rear end????? I'm stone deaf and turn the radio up so loud to overcome the squeaks!!
Suprisingly no damage to either gears???? Tons of bearings came out though.
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Took a stab at making some replacement jump seat straps..... yeah, I’m cheap 
When will you start taking orders?Took a stab at making some replacement jump seat straps..... yeah, I’m cheap
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When will you start taking orders?
Any issues with the ones from SOR for $22?
Oh, I’m sure they are fine... I just wanted to see if I could do it
I’ve got about $9 in material cost from McMaster-Carr..... they didn’t have the finishing tip in a 1inch size so I pried the one off my original....
I found out that using a wire cup brush on the business end of my 4-1/2 angle grinder makes for a very unwanted thick cloud of bondo dust........ 
Have to find a better way to remove all the bondo without causing aircraft over my location to re-route their flight path.
Have to find a better way to remove all the bondo without causing aircraft over my location to re-route their flight path.Super job, looks great! Can you provide info on the materials, parts, and where you bought them? ThxTook a stab at making some replacement jump seat straps..... yeah, I’m cheap
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