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I texted you. What are you doing on Veterans Day?
Where Have you Driven Your 40-Series This Week?
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Drove to the dentist yesterday morning. On the way home the 2F developed a miss that got worse by the mile. It felt like 5 cylinders, then four, then 3, by the time I got it to the driveway and into the garage I was lucky to be doing 10 mph. It idles, very rough. It tries to accelerate, but just doesn’t have any power. Spark plugs 3,5,6 were wet. I idled it without the valve cover, all the valves appear to be moving normally, no scary noises. I had these symptoms once before, it was just a burnt out set of ignition points.
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I had a great time today on Kelly Flats, Bob @devo! One real FJ43 up against a replica. Video coming soon…
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Did you go up that too Bob?
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Just for you, Bob @devo
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I was coasting with the brakes engaged.@Mike Shull
Ahh jeez Mike that was really sweet, thanks.Can’t say that I have ever had the luxury of that view?
How were you able to keep up with me?
Drove around the hills yesterday to a trailhead I've been wanting to check out.
Found some Northern Lights:
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The Chutes on Kelly Flats. Great spotting, Bob!
l drove to the supermarket to get my months supplies in last night, stopped at their garage & as l began filling up, a woman pulled up at the pump alongside me in her car jumped out put gas in it, jumped back in & began driving away between the truck and the guy in front of her, she angled to get out between us, as she proceeded to drive out l heard a loud screech, grind & a ping then the truck rolled forward. l stopped filling up walked round to the passenger side seen she'd embed'd her rear door & wheel arch into my bumper & dinged & scratched the wing on the truck. She looked at me, apologised & l directed her backwards...we spoke, she offered her insurance details...then in the following convo we had she said she'd had 3 previous accidents this year with her car... none of which resulted in her having to make a claim or having a claim made against her... l stood there thinking to myself...you what...3...times... l then rechecked the bumper, its creased at the top of the 1st bolt by abt 5mm and the wing is pushed down abt an inch and the paint is scratched. l showed her & made sure she fondled my truck to feel the damage, she offered me $600 to avoid a claim, l said l'll think about it...l'm now sitting here after 6am having not gone to bed yet...still thinking l'll have to check it in daylight...just in case $600 doesn't cover the cost of fixing it & l have to make a claim against her insurance...l'm kicking myself with this scenario even when it wasn't my fault. l suspect all of her eye fluttering will have gone to waste....Sorry sweetheart your lucks run out....
Mike it looks like you may have gotten your top on the rock...
I love watching videos, but wish people would take them with the phone sideways so it shows a broader shot. Either way, fun to watch.
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Hi Rob. The top was removed from that side so no damage there. I did catch my right corner of the top on the next part of the chute and I will have to add a patch.
I shoot everything in landscape. This is a YouTube Short, which trims down the frame to fit the portrait view on a phone. The full widescreen video is coming soon. It takes a bit more work to produce a video over a short.
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Finally, the full video of Bob and me on Kelly Flats, in widescreen just for Rob 
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I’m sorry to hear about this. You probably know already that Classic Cruisers appears to still have OEM bumpers for $235. I’ve never purchased one but I would trust this company.l drove to the supermarket to get my months supplies in last night, stopped at their garage & as l began filling up, a woman pulled up at the pump alongside me in her car jumped out put gas in it, jumped back in & began driving away between the truck and the guy in front of her, she angled to get out between us, as she proceeded to drive out l heard a loud screech, grind & a ping then the truck rolled forward. l stopped filling up walked round to the passenger side seen she'd embed'd her rear door & wheel arch into my bumper & dinged & scratched the wing on the truck. She looked at me, apologised & l directed her backwards...we spoke, she offered her insurance details...then in the following convo we had she said she'd had 3 previous accidents this year with her car... none of which resulted in her having to make a claim or having a claim made against her... l stood there thinking to myself...you what...3...times... l then rechecked the bumper, its creased at the top of the 1st bolt by abt 5mm and the wing is pushed down abt an inch and the paint is scratched. l showed her & made sure she fondled my truck to feel the damage, she offered me $600 to avoid a claim, l said l'll think about it...l'm now sitting here after 6am having not gone to bed yet...still thinking l'll have to check it in daylight...just in case $600 doesn't cover the cost of fixing it & l have to make a claim against her insurance...l'm kicking myself with this scenario even when it wasn't my fault. l suspect all of her eye fluttering will have gone to waste....Sorry sweetheart your lucks run out....
FJ40 Front Bumper (New OEM)
Part: Front Bumper Condition: OEM New Toyota Part (Not a Reproduction) Model: 40 Series Land Cruiser (FJ40, BJ40, BJ42, FJ43, FJ45, HJ47) Year: All - Special order allow 3 days lead time prior to shipping - New OEM part not a reproduction
classiccruisers.com
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I bought new from the dealer a couple years ago but this is actually a very competitive price. Yay Brandon.I’m sorry to hear about this. You probably know already that Classic Cruisers appears to still have OEM bumpers for $235. I’ve never purchased one but I would trust this company.
FJ40 Front Bumper (New OEM)
Part: Front Bumper Condition: OEM New Toyota Part (Not a Reproduction) Model: 40 Series Land Cruiser (FJ40, BJ40, BJ42, FJ43, FJ45, HJ47) Year: All - Special order allow 3 days lead time prior to shipping - New OEM part not a reproductionclassiccruisers.com
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Finally, the full video of Bob and me on Kelly Flats, in widescreen just for Rob
Worth the watch if for nothing else, just seeing Bob scramble out of frame.
Mike, looks like you are using some sort of gimbal set up? Smoove footage dood.