Adventure Tool Company's 1987 FJ60 "Rhino Ride" - Part 2 (2023)

[BritKLR]

I enjoyed having the OEM Steelies, but they were 15 x 5.5 and with BFG AT 10.5 they made the tires balloon in the middle of the tread, so I shipped them out to Stockton Wheel of California and had them widened to 15 x 8 and remounted the 10.5 AT's. It made all the difference in the ride and tire wear.

 

[BritKLR]

So once all the tweeking was completed it was time to take the Rhino Ride out for a real test. I hit the road with a buddy in his V8 FJ60 and we headed West to Moab. It was a heck of a drive from Kansas City, MO to Moab and back, but the RR did the trip and the trails without a single problem! Gotta love these Cruisers!

 

[BritKLR]

Forgot to show some additional shots of the air cleaner hose and the ARB compressor install.

 

[4x4tripping]

Thank you for providing your build up and specially for the outing pictures! Rock crawling in such a nice scenery - we dont have something similar in europe...
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I have to come back to the Utah area soon :drool:

 

[BritKLR]

Thank you for providing your build up and specially for the outing pictures! Rock crawling in such a nice scenery - we dont have something similar in europe...
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I have to come back to the Utah area soon ?

You're always welcome back! Don't forget to stop by Colorado!

Cheers!

 

[Ridge Runner]

Very nice! One thing I do have to bring up is that even when given a masculine name, ships, aircraft. vehicles, etc. are referred to as "her," not "him." It's your vehicle and you can call it whatever you want, but I was in the Navy and just can't resist pointing that tradition out.

 

[BritKLR]

Interior

Since I run an Engel 45 fridge in the back when traveling I added a "power station" in the rear cargo panel. The power station consists of a Inverter, (2) 12volt plugs and a 12volt rechargeable flash light. Inside the fender, behind the ABS panel is a fuse and relay block, sorry no pictures of that.

 

[Ridge Runner]

Your Land Cruiser has probably the cleanest rear seat removal that I've seen. I had wanted to avoid removing mine mostly for looks, but yours doesn't look bad at all!

ETA: Just saw the ExPo review of your tool roll. Nice!

 

[Scrapdaddy]

Paul,

Question: What size cable did you run to the inverter. Nice addition, as always, very well thought out!

 

[BritKLR]

Your Land Cruiser has probably the cleanest rear seat removal that I've seen. I had wanted to avoid removing mine mostly for looks, but yours doesn't look bad at all!

ETA: Just saw the ExPo review of your tool roll. Nice!

Thanks!

Same here, but once I removed all the old plastic trim and seat hardware and cleaned the exposed metal it turned out nice. The new carpet, new headliner and ABS panels helped as well.

 

[BritKLR]

Paul,

Question: What size cable did you run to the inverter. Nice addition, as always, very well thought out!

Hi Ron-

Great question, but I honestly don't remember the gage....it's approx. 1/4 in in diameter. I recycled it from an old amp I had, so it was a heavy gaged wire.

Good luck!

 

[BritKLR]

Found some of the photographs from the H55 install and Transfer case rebuild. That's one pretty tranny...

 

[BritKLR]

While on one of our Colorado trips we came through Salida, Colorado and found the promise land of Land Cruisers! The owner of Classic Cruisers was the nicest guy and let us roam through the parts yard. It was like taking pictures in a National Park!

http://www.classiccruisers.com/

 

[BritKLR]

you made the replacement panels in the cargo area.

Mine are in pretty rough shape and the Wagon Gear versions are a little beyond my current budget.

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John E-

The panels are made out of 1/8 inch black ABS. I purchased the ABS from a local plastic company in Kansas City and it came in 4x8 sheets. I used the old interior panels as my templates and a hand saber saw to cutout each panel and a hand drill to drill each of the mounting holes. I used automotive plastic pop rivets to attach each panel to the existing holes. The pop rivets can also be removed if I need to get into the area behind each panel.

I liked them so much that I built a set for my FJ55 after the mice chewed up the original panels!

Good luck on your project.

 

[BritKLR]

So, I love my SROR rear bumper. It carries my full size spare, camp/trail tools, fuel can and I can climb up onto my roof rack to take pictures or grab/store gear. The one thing I've learned is to be very careful when opening the swing arm on a hill or after being on a rough trail due to the swing arm being very heavy! The clamp does a great job of securing the swing arm, but I've seen them break and the swing arm go flying open and crashing into the rear quarter panel! Ouch!
So, I added a safety pin with a 1/4 inch steel plate. I also wanted more light at the tall gate and added a post and mounted a Hella Work Light with a third brake light. It helps when backing up, setting up camp or using the tailgate as a kitchen.