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Box Rocket
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This mud leaves a residue that takes weeks to wash off.
Boss Hog
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Mundo4x4casa
Now THAT's overlanding!
I liked your comment about the FJ55 registry. I agree-so few survived and the remaining ones are either meticulously restored or in some form if repair. In any event, most people are not willing to risk damaging precious and rare sheetmetal. Still, next to the 40, my favorite F-series with strong overlanding capabiities.
My own pig getting hauled off to get floors welded. Hopefullt this will be a true trail rig and not a trailer queen. No snow though-I cant keep fighting the rust monster!
Now THAT's overlanding!
I liked your comment about the FJ55 registry. I agree-so few survived and the remaining ones are either meticulously restored or in some form if repair. In any event, most people are not willing to risk damaging precious and rare sheetmetal. Still, next to the 40, my favorite F-series with strong overlanding capabiities.
My own pig getting hauled off to get floors welded. Hopefullt this will be a true trail rig and not a trailer queen. No snow though-I cant keep fighting the rust monster!
Mundo4x4Casa
West slope, N. Ser. Nev.
Boss,
Those turn signals on the fenders, if original, make the rig a 1970 or later. '69 had round turn signals. I drove ours about 185K miles, quickly wearing out the original I-6 and replacing it with a Chevy V-8 from a 1971 pickup. My only regret is that I did not replace the transmission. It had 3 on the floor; basically, 3, 2, and 1:1 gearing and the anemic t. case. I went to Advance Adapters in 1972, as they were in Downey at the time, and asked if they could make an adapter for an SM465 to Toyota t. case. The guy there said it would be, "too much low gearing for the drive train." Bull-Puckey. Of course, later, after I got out of the L.C. biz, they sold hundreds of adapters for that lashup. Lunch stop near Guerro Negro. Side awning is out; lawn chairs are out; rear hinged lid cum table, Coleman stove on the rear:
A Cardon to give scale. 1972 near Catavina, Baja. New True Trac 11-15's.
Our FJ40 and matching jeep trailer at Canyonlands, June 1970. The little kid on the right is now 47 years old:
My buddies 1967 FJ40 hardtop in his usual position on the mud flats: we winched him out backwards. 1970
Those turn signals on the fenders, if original, make the rig a 1970 or later. '69 had round turn signals. I drove ours about 185K miles, quickly wearing out the original I-6 and replacing it with a Chevy V-8 from a 1971 pickup. My only regret is that I did not replace the transmission. It had 3 on the floor; basically, 3, 2, and 1:1 gearing and the anemic t. case. I went to Advance Adapters in 1972, as they were in Downey at the time, and asked if they could make an adapter for an SM465 to Toyota t. case. The guy there said it would be, "too much low gearing for the drive train." Bull-Puckey. Of course, later, after I got out of the L.C. biz, they sold hundreds of adapters for that lashup. Lunch stop near Guerro Negro. Side awning is out; lawn chairs are out; rear hinged lid cum table, Coleman stove on the rear:
A Cardon to give scale. 1972 near Catavina, Baja. New True Trac 11-15's.
Our FJ40 and matching jeep trailer at Canyonlands, June 1970. The little kid on the right is now 47 years old:
My buddies 1967 FJ40 hardtop in his usual position on the mud flats: we winched him out backwards. 1970
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Scrapdaddy
Adventurer
Scrapdaddy
Adventurer
Thanks Man,
I'm smiling now too. After 5 years I'm finally getting to use it. We went out to Moab earlier this year and headed to Wyoming for ten days next week. Break it in right!
I'm smiling now too. After 5 years I'm finally getting to use it. We went out to Moab earlier this year and headed to Wyoming for ten days next week. Break it in right!
nomadic111
New member
My campsite for a night in the Oregon coast range.
yeti_in_ga
SE Expedtion Society
some where near Pikes Peak.
