What'd you do to your KREWESER today?
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I don't post stuff up here much anymore but I wanted to thank both of the Kevin's for their help over the last few weeks.
As some of you may know I destroyed my transfer case at Barnwell a couple of weeks ago and Kevin Brown was nice enough to give me the tcase out of the GATOR.
Everything has been replaced and repaired and I'm back on four wheels again so thanks again Kevin Brown.
As some of you may know I destroyed my transfer case at Barnwell a couple of weeks ago and Kevin Brown was nice enough to give me the tcase out of the GATOR.
Everything has been replaced and repaired and I'm back on four wheels again so thanks again Kevin Brown.
Kevin Berthelot just built these bad ass rub rails for me and I couldn't be happier or more impressed with his work. These are some pics of the rub rails that he took because I can't seem to take a decent picture.
Great job!
Great job!
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nice! i like the rails. it must be nice to have a lightly used FJ cruiser parts store in your garage.
Don't know about the lightly used part lol
Lightly used is questionable but at least they are low mileage in comparison. 30k vs 100K+. One of these days I will have to get around to swapping my 8" rear end for the 8.2" in the garage. I was hoping to regear it and swap to chromoly axels first. It seems like it would be easier to do with the rear end not on the truck. 
I was productive today...
Welding and grinding on the trailer, hopefully making some good progress in the next few weeks.
Then I installed spidertracks spacers that have been in boxes for almost a year.
Next finished up fabing my rotopax mount, all done, 2-2gallon fuel packs on the rear door now. (pics tomorrow)
Lastly finished up wiring for some hazard lights, some orange LEDs in rear glass and front grill.
Also had a little helper for a good bit of it, so a very good Sunday
Welding and grinding on the trailer, hopefully making some good progress in the next few weeks.
Then I installed spidertracks spacers that have been in boxes for almost a year.
Next finished up fabing my rotopax mount, all done, 2-2gallon fuel packs on the rear door now. (pics tomorrow)
Lastly finished up wiring for some hazard lights, some orange LEDs in rear glass and front grill.
Also had a little helper for a good bit of it, so a very good Sunday
yesterday, testing flex with the new 315 size tires on new-to-the-40 80 series rims (I had run 33s for the past 9 years), we discovered that I managed to mangle yet another spring pin on the 40 
I guess that was one of the few parts that didn't get replaced over the last few months? 
You really do beat on your rigs.
You really do beat on your rigs.
as many spring pins as I have mangled by now, the guys don't like doing them anymore
We've begun considering spring pins the 'default mangleage', for those cases where we look underneath that truck and can't find anything else broken...
The good part is that the way the pins break still allows to limp the truck home; the field fix isn't that much fun.
I replaced the rear wheel cylinders And fix a brake line leak and tried to adjust all
Four wheels. Key word there is tried.
Four wheels. Key word there is tried.
Finished putting new calipers, rotors, pad, and lines on the front.
Also removed the damage multiplier to get ready to mount a winch behind stock bumper.
Also removed the damage multiplier to get ready to mount a winch behind stock bumper.
Swapped the non-navigation stereo in the Tundra for an OEM navigation unit. Easiest HU swap I have ever done! 
that ting look huge inside ya can pack the whole gang in dare
where is the HVAC unit?
where is the HVAC unit?
Removed rear sliding windows. Taking to get tinted this week. Have to replace the channels and metal frames... just a little rotten.
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Replaced the spare tire carrier with one that actually will accommodate a stock size FJ tire. Reused the original and some scrap from the EHEO trailer.
Ashlee actually gave me hand as well, knocked it out in a couple hours.
Just need to drill a third hole and maybe grind off some of the bottom.
Also got the last few parts in for suspension on the EHEO trailer.
Ashlee actually gave me hand as well, knocked it out in a couple hours.
Just need to drill a third hole and maybe grind off some of the bottom.
Also got the last few parts in for suspension on the EHEO trailer.
Replaced passenger front wheel bearing assembly just to find out it's probably my cv going bad.
driver side knuckle rebuild on the 80
and garage organization around it because at first I couldn't find the rebuild kit (note to self: leave stuff from Kurt in the box it came in - the 'Kurt box' would have been easy to recognize)
and garage organization around it because at first I couldn't find the rebuild kit
(note to self: leave stuff from Kurt in the box it came in - the 'Kurt box' would have been easy to recognize)