Builds Zeke, the 1975 Wanderer and DD (1 Viewer)

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It looks good though

And appears to be hella strong.

 

[Ol Yeller]

And appears to be hella strong.

The most important part at this stage.

 

[120mm]

Also, This thing is supposed to be held together with pressed in or screwed in studs, but being the thrifty individual I am, I found some bolts and nuts in my odds and ends tray and just bolted it together.

I don't see how that will hurt the thing, so we'll see if I'm right.

 

[120mm]

Finally got to camping. Third time's a charm. Land between the lakes is a beautiful place.

 

[120mm]

First night, overlooking the Tennessee river

 

[xtiaan2000]

Yo!
Good bevies
Good dog
Bitahcen rig

You’ve made it!!!!

 

[120mm]

Just got back from the camping trip and noticed upon waking up this morning that my spare tire location and attachment method has some shortcomings.

Need to find a better way, and to think about changing that window.

Tried to find a camp on the Cumberland side, but those aren't as good as the Tennessee river side. Shared the night with an osprey couple who were building a nest and bickering with a blue heron.

Made a fire from driftwood using the cotton balls in Vaseline method and am sold.

Supper was vindaloo from a pouch heated over the fire and breakfast was pan fried biscuits and sausage gravy.

Did some off roading to get to the campsite and out and brought some mud back to help fill holes in the backyard.

Need to do some tweaks and basic maintenance to get ready for GSMTR 23.

The bed was adequate, the spare mount needs fixed and the new hatch handle works great. I'm not sure the rubber on the front will make it there and back so now I must decide what to do.

There's really just one good tire on the thing. The right rear is the newest tire and it has a sidewall plug like they tell you not to do.

4 new tires would be a big chunk of change.

 

[scrapdaddy]

I'm sure you have your own ideas on securing the spare, but here's what I did for an inside mount. After some trial and error I had to cut the upper mount in half and hinge it in order to remove the spare with the camping box installed. The spare is rock solid now.

 

[tucker74]

SOR used to sell a 55 mount, what I had used in my ‘79:

Wagon Inside Tire Carrier

Land Cruiser, FJ60, FJ55, Wagon cargo compartment spare tire carrier

www.sor.com

 

[riderjgs]

SOR used to sell a 55 mount, what I had used in my ‘79:

Wagon Inside Tire Carrier

Land Cruiser, FJ60, FJ55, Wagon cargo compartment spare tire carrier

www.sor.com

Have an OEM inside mount still in factory plastic in my stash. Still cherish the cargo space but maybe some day.

 

[120mm]

SOR used to sell a 55 mount, what I had used in my ‘79:

Wagon Inside Tire Carrier

Land Cruiser, FJ60, FJ55, Wagon cargo compartment spare tire carrier

www.sor.com

There is a mount back there. Just doesn't fit the 35s

 

[Pighead]

I had a similar cargo window problem years ago. I used my hi-lift jack between the spare tire and the bodywork .

 

[120mm]

I had a similar cargo window problem years ago. I used my hi-lift jack between the spare tire and the bodywork .

Now I feel like an idiot.

Perfect solution using pre existing materials.

 

[PabloCruise]

My goal here is to sacrifice as little space as possible for the camping trip, so I wondered how to use my stove. Remember, my tailgate can't be opened reliably.

Then I looked at my maintenance platform and had a brainstorm.

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Viola! Instant table and the truck is my windbreak.

Nice!

 

[PabloCruise]

I'd rather be lucky than good.

Still a part number on this sucker

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What happened to your threads?

 

[PabloCruise]

The ad that just popped up when I refreshed this page expresses my issue perfectly.

To make this crossover steering over the knuckle, the main linkage needs to be flipped, which makes the taper backwards, and not large enough.

So I found a local machinist to attempt to duplicate what the orginal part looks like.

Once this guy returns my piece, I plan on having a trail spare made.

It sounds like someone really handed you a can of worms w/ your steering set up!
I hope you can get things set up to your likeing.

 

[PabloCruise]

Finally got to camping. Third time's a charm. Land between the lakes is a beautiful place.

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Ah! You can reflect on your victories!!!

 

[PabloCruise]

Just got back from the camping trip and noticed upon waking up this morning that my spare tire location and attachment method has some shortcomings.
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Need to find a better way, and to think about changing that window.

Oh noes! I am pretty sure the cargo windows are flat glass, so a good automotive glass place should be able to cut a new one for you.

 

[120mm]

Oh noes! I am pretty sure the cargo windows are flat glass, so a good automotive glass place should be able to cut a new one for you.

That's the plan maybe down the road. The headliner needs replaced and I have a spare headliner, plus the windshield is cracked. Will do the glass and headliner at one time.

 

[120mm]

What happened to your threads?

It was already pretty bunged up so I just cut them off rather than fight it