What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (86 Viewers)

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Picked up my rebuilt steering box from @65swb45 at 10am., spent some time with my daughter, and had enough time to put the new steering box back in CC today. Forgot to get the breather plug off my old one :( but I got her done.

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hooter said:
yes. Its a bit rough (needs new sill and rear quarter) but he was fair in negotiations
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I was going to ask how he was to deal with. He's got some rough stuff that seems overpriced on craigslist, and I wasn't sure if that was to scare off low ballers and if he would actually deal with a cruiser person.
 
reddog90 said:
I was going to ask how he was to deal with. He's got some rough stuff that seems overpriced on craigslist, and I wasn't sure if that was to scare off low ballers and if he would actually deal with a cruiser person.
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He's reasonable, and has a ton of ok parts. He is familiar with the Mud crew.
 
Marn0 said:
Thats a lot of trust on a toyota handbrake considering they struggle to stop them rolling away on flat ground;)
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He did a good job chalking the tires with rocks.

My only concern is that I'm believing I would've positioned the vehicle a little bit further back, maybe 10-ft or so further back, in the event of an (highly unlikely) avalanche; where, the overhang (again, unlikely) might give in (although not directly due to you or the vehicle - but just because of whatever age-old reason). But if it did, that alone would no doubt crack your brain bucket - and you wouldn't need to worry about your '40 :)

~Skydogger
 
John in Utah said:
"If this is how I go, at least my Landcruiser is coming with me"

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The second comment I have is this : for your next time doing this, I'd secure a section of used fire hose (like used on a fire engine). An outdated hose that is no longer of any use to the firemen. I'd take a section of it, say 15-ft or so, and string your rappelling rope through it. And as you go over the top edge of the overhang, hand-bring the "buffer" hose with you, up until the point of when you're just over the edge, and permit it to buffer the vulnerability of the nylon rope from the ground, that the section of hose be held securely in place on the cliff edge due to your weight on the line. This will help prevent abrasion & wear & tear on the rope, there in the immediate area of the overhang.
 
Skydog said:
The second comment I have is this : for your next time doing this, I'd secure a section of used fire hose (like used on a fire engine). An outdated hose that is no longer of any use to the firemen. I'd take a section of it, say 15-ft or so, and string your rappelling rope through it. And as you go over the top edge of the overhang, hand-bring the "buffer" hose with you, up until the point of when you're just over the edge, and permit it to buffer the vulnerability of the nylon rope from the ground, that the section of hose be held securely in place on the cliff edge due to your weight on the line. This will help prevent abrasion & wear & tear on the rope, there in the immediate area of the overhang.
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When rappelling I always used at the least the leg of an old pair of Levis, a section of fire hose would be much better.
 
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