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    the troopie is FINALLY finished!!!

    last ones - why aren't the pics shown? needless clicking...
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    the troopie is FINALLY finished!!!

    Ok, here's the story… A year and a half ago my wife and I decided to take on Africa, but knew very little of the field of off-road adventurizing…the first thing we needed to attend to was a vehicle appropriate for the journey. My wife is a south African, and therefore was leaning...
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    the troopie is FINALLY finished!!!

    they're actually volk racing wheels...they were on a 40 that was imported direct from japan...nothing too special - but special enough that i can't find a sixth...arg...the ones i had previous were also volk's - but were an impulse buy and turned out to be a little too unnecessarily flash for...
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    the troopie is FINALLY finished!!!

    just a little teaser photo action for you - after a solid year and a half, working on this thing every day...i can safely say, its finished...until i want to change something else - its being put into a sea container today, destined for South Africa, and after one month, the ultimate test of...
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    Lets see the Expo Cruisers!

    this puppy will soon be making appearances crossing africa...fingers crossed...
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    HJ45 Engine Issues

    i dont know so much about hj45s....but my fj45 had a similar overheating problem at speed when i was forced to disconnect and bypass the oil cooler due to a broken cooler hose on the road a little while ago...i can see from the upper pic of your thermostat cover that you dont have an oil cooler...
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    FJ45 Troopie build up for Africa

    so it seems i can once again load pics - so here she is...as of a few days ago - before i got the OME kit in - and before the spare tire carrier got on - i think i need to take some new pics - also, the rear storage area will be finished by the end of the day today, as well as the roof...
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    FJ45 Troopie build up for Africa

    what the? another another troopie build? Hey there team - I just realized that I had totally forgotten that I had started this blog here...anyway, please forgive me... So, it’s been a while since the last installment...mostly due to the fact that I have recently taken a vacation from pretty...
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    FJ45 Troopie build up for Africa

    Hey guys... I've been running a build up thread on ih8mud.com, but thought it slightly more suitable to continue it over here as my interests are more toward the expedition side, rather than the technical toyota side... right then - heres a breakdown: My wife and I came to Oman, in the middle...
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