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For those who haven't seen it yet, the December 2010 issue of Octane magazine (a British publication dealing with classic and performance cars) has a seven page article with terrific photography of one of the remaining Range Rovers from the 1972 British Trans-Americas Expedition. This...

Seems to me that a high gloss finish would be just the ticket to *prevent* glare. In technical terms, gloss is specular reflection, where the angle of reflection equals the angle of incidence. Sort of like trying to get glare back in your eyes from shining a low angle light in a mirror -- all...

Great job! It's super to see old iron being well taken care of, and an interesting vehicle continuing in service. Looking forward to your completion of the rebuild.

I think, whether we fully approve of it or not, Toyota are the ones who define what is and isn't a Land Cruiser. So I consider it a Land Cruiser -- but one with qualifications. Toyota have never used the Land Cruiser name alone for the vehicle line, have they? It's always been Land Cruiser...

Me too. Also looking for an update. Don

Mike, I was never crazy about the original ER XV-JP. But I am now. Your modifications are brilliant. Don

Glad to hear about the XJ, Don. I'm sure you'll have fun with it. Happy to see you on ExPo again. Don

Whatever it is, it's not at the end of that link. Can you double check the item number?

Great writeup -- your Tacoma looks like a very capable vehicle.

You "did a stink with him"? I like the imagery. Freudian slip?

A neighbor to my Atlanta place works for Verizon and showed me some of the capabilities of his 4G phone on the Verizon network last July. Very impressive. And some of the better stuff, he told me, he couldn't show me. not sure what that means, but I think it's safe to say 4G isn't just hype. Don

I've had the same set in my 1988 Cherokee since around 1996. No issues at all. I notice the ones I'm getting ready to install later this year in my 2001 Tacoma's bullbar look to be from a different source. We'll see how these do...

On closed system XJs, like my 1988, consistent slight overheating always tells me one of two things. If coolant level is dropping, I have a pressure leak. Without coolant loss, I've always found the most likely cause is an air pocket in the head -- this is particularly likely on my Cherokee...

Having been a rider of nice bikes since the mid 70s, I can't count the number of shifts I've made-- probably hundreds of thousands. Downtube shifters are OK -- they're certainly a LOT lighter than brifters -- but I prefer bar end or STI levers. Some of the best downtube shift levers in...

I've bought Zarges boxes or the equivalent in Germany at places like Bauhaus (the equivalent of Home Depot) for a LOT less than $252. They don't dent very easily, if you've ever spent time with one. They're much stonger than Action Packers, cut and critter-proof, and easier to pack. But don't...

Interesting. Kinda crazy, but interesting. I use Action Packers because they're plastic and cheap. When I want a more secure, lockable storage box, I use one of my all-aluminum Zarges boxes. I can't really see the logic in doing that much work to make an Action Packer into something it'll...

Definitely Swing-A-Way. They're US-made (at a factory here in St Louis), work beautifully, and last forever. A fantastic value. Don

I've had an ARB on the front of my 1988 XJ Cherokee since around 1996, and a Kaymar rear bar since around 1999. Probably over 150,000 miles on them -- around 300,000 one tends to lose track. I've been satisfied with how both have held up. The ARB is a bit faded, as noted earlier. The powder...

Thanks for the images of the battery monitor in the Tacoma's clock position. I've thought about that for a while, and I'm happy to see someone way ahead of me on that. Very nice looking installation. Don

Everything is relative, I guess, but ANY Unimog seems more "formidable" than anything else on two axles to this fan of the marque. I can remember the Unimog city vehicle in Baden-Baden (Germany) that took care of the flowers and shrubbery every day a few years ago. An older, smaller one, sure...