Recent content by rwb0481

1. 1974 FJ40, Freeborn Red (with Krylon red here and there) 2. RWB0481 3. This was my first LC, bought in 1999, driven for a few years, then I started to work on it and life got in the way for the next 15 years. 4. Mileage at date of purchase and present mileage: 67k current, probably 167k. 5...

Haha, I should have mentioned that's after drinking a pot by myself at home. Sadly I am completely addicted to caffeine. Now I've not made any actual weight comparisons, but it certainly feels like the newer Stanley's are a good bit lighter than the older stuff. This is just a thought, I have...

My experience with the newer stuff is about the same. My Stanley thermos works about as well as a travel mug. I fill my Stanley up with coffee when I get up, about 5 A.M. and when I get to work at 8:30 A.M. the coffee is only luke warm. The time it takes to go from steaming hot to cool enough a...

Thanks. It's been really hard not to start rattling off what I want to do to it and just tell myself to drive it and get used to it then see what I want to do. It's first outing will be a fly fishing trip in 3 weeks so I can show more than cheesy driveway cellphone pics and may even throw the...

Well, gas prices are going up so I did what any logical person would do and traded in my fuel efficient 4cyl. Audi for a not as efficient V6 truck, lol. I've had 2 Land Cruisers (FJ40 & FJ60) for the past 12 years, but my daily driver has always been a smaller car. I've wanted a Tacoma since I...

Quite a bit more tame than some of the others, but it made for a great weekend none the less!

It does look pretty sharp from the pictures. I think offering 13K is fair though you may want to offer a little less if 13 is what you're wanting to spend. That way you can both have some haggle room. Let us know if you get it.

Haha. I thought of that. I'm sure (i hope) that she was asking which brake parts where replaced, but after being asked so many times if I really wanted to insure it I had had enough. I got a few quotes today and they're all within $20+/- of what I pay now per year. So for now I'll just hope it...

Any chance of those working on an FJ40?

Yep, oddly enough there were 2 FJ Cruisers in the parking lot. I didn't have any problem insuring it the first time nor did I have any issues insuring my 70 and 74 FJ40's there. This time it took almost an hour. Good times. It's a well known Tennessee company too. Oh well, I've called a guy I...

When I moved out of my parents house years ago I had a 300+ mile drive ahead of me and wanted to only make one trip. Now I didn't have much, but I did manage to fit a twin size matress, headboard, bedrails, dresser, bookshelf and all of the clothes and crap I own in the FJ60. It was nice...

I've owned my 1984 FJ60 for the past 6 or so years, but over a year ago took it off my insurance (liability only) while I was working on it. During that time I replaced all of the brakes, did work on the engine, interior and spent some time (still am) taking care of some minor body rust. I did...

Thanks! I just ordered A Hunters Fireside Book by Gene Hill. Sounds exactly like what I'm looking for.

Ah, that is a great book! I'll second that plug. I've been readig a few John Gierach books lately and that got me hankering for more. I'm still searching for some articles by Ted Trueblood, so hopefully I'll be able to find some of those soon.

I think this would be the right place to post this. I was talking to my grandfather over the weekend and he was telling me of all the great writers that used to have articles in Field and Stream and such magazines. This got us onto the subject of the sporting books of the 40's-70's. He could...