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Explorer
I have been thinking, how i really like to go about exploring, and have come to this:
- I really like to go out there in the wild, if its a confluence in the middle of nowhere, that´s my kind of place.
- Don´t really like to take too much stuff, maybe a couple of tent cots and some basic backpacking items are good for me.
- I like a small rig, the wild where i live is ´tuff, my rigs are always really scratched.
- Realistically, most of my trips are a week or less.
- I need some power and fuel injection for the big climbs and sand around here.
I have been searching and searching for something to replace my toyota rockcrawler with. I tried a Cherokee and on paper its great, but its too much car like for my taste. My FJ plan fell trough, and my CJ8 plan its going to be too expensive. So ...
Looking back to my toyo, yeah its small, and it has an open bed, and big tires, and too much flex, and a spool, but maybe with some changes ... After all, I have been everywhere in it and back.
My plan is simple, since I don´t have a motor for it, I will get a 4.3 TBI (They are plentiful and cheap here) i already have a 4 speed auto and the adapter for my transfer cases,that should take care of the power thing.
35x10.5 with a couple of ARBs, some nice shocks and lower the suspension almost to stock, I´m not afraid of cutting some fenders.
For the back, since I already have a bobbed bed, I could fabricate some kind of hard cover for the bed, I think i can get by with 4X4X3 feet of storage.
Any thoughts on less car and more travel ....
- I really like to go out there in the wild, if its a confluence in the middle of nowhere, that´s my kind of place.
- Don´t really like to take too much stuff, maybe a couple of tent cots and some basic backpacking items are good for me.
- I like a small rig, the wild where i live is ´tuff, my rigs are always really scratched.
- Realistically, most of my trips are a week or less.
- I need some power and fuel injection for the big climbs and sand around here.
I have been searching and searching for something to replace my toyota rockcrawler with. I tried a Cherokee and on paper its great, but its too much car like for my taste. My FJ plan fell trough, and my CJ8 plan its going to be too expensive. So ...
Looking back to my toyo, yeah its small, and it has an open bed, and big tires, and too much flex, and a spool, but maybe with some changes ... After all, I have been everywhere in it and back.
My plan is simple, since I don´t have a motor for it, I will get a 4.3 TBI (They are plentiful and cheap here) i already have a 4 speed auto and the adapter for my transfer cases,that should take care of the power thing.
35x10.5 with a couple of ARBs, some nice shocks and lower the suspension almost to stock, I´m not afraid of cutting some fenders.
For the back, since I already have a bobbed bed, I could fabricate some kind of hard cover for the bed, I think i can get by with 4X4X3 feet of storage.
Any thoughts on less car and more travel ....
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