Lets see the Expo Cruisers!

[a.mus.ed]

Welcome! Love the color of Cadet. Can you tell me more about it? When (if) I ever get my rig painted this looks like what I want. More pics? Your daughter is a lucky girl!

 

[roscoFJ73]

This is my HZJ75. Its a 95 model with
1HZ diesel
5sp
dual 90 litre tanks
discs all round
factory steel bull bar
40 channel UHF
Hella 140 lights
dual batteries with battery saver isolator

Tyres depend on my mood,I have 6 split rims with 235x85x16 A/T or 33x10.5x15 BFG A/T soon to be upgraded to Bridgestone 694 A/T and 16x7 rims.

The camper section has
100 amp battery and CTEK 15 amp charger(or can be run off the main batteries up front}
80 litre Waeco fridge
80 litre water tank
gas stove
kitchen sink

Sorry ,no on the trail pics with the camper yet.

 

[Rallyroo]

That's a nifty set up you got there roscoFJ73. I always had a thing for the stake beds, but in the States the stake beds are generally only found on big commercial trucks.

 

[roscoFJ73]

That's a nifty set up you got there roscoFJ73. I always had a thing for the stake beds, but in the States the stake beds are generally only found on big commercial trucks.

Thanks Rallyroo
Stake beds hey. Ive never heard that term before.
These type of campers are just starting to get popular here which is surprising seing as though nearly all our pick ups,or utes as we call them, are flat tops.
The idea came from camper trailers.
The jacks Im using are good for 800kg each but the whole thing only weighs about 400kg.
As the power and water are all self contained in the camper,I can leave it behind at a camping area and go wheelin.

 

[ntsqd]

U.S. casual nomenclature:

Flat Bed:

Stake Bed:

Not a lot of difference between them. The pictured flat bed has the pockets along the rails for stakes.

Sounds like y'all call both "Tray Back"? That seems like a much better description.

 

[rusty_tlc]

The "fleet"

My favorite picture of the 100

Action shot of the 40

Another one of the 40 up in the hills behind my house.

 

[sleeoffroad]

Should have kept this one.

 

[roscoFJ73]

Sounds like y'all call both "Tray Back"? That seems like a much better description.

Yes we call them all tray backs or more commonly "trays".
The stake bed set up is only used on larger trucks like Volvos or Hinos but we would call the sides "cages".

The sides on mine come off in seconds if you dont have split pins in the hinges

 

[roscoFJ73]

Should have kept this one.

That 80 ute is cool Is that some kind of tent on the rear.Any pics of it set up for use?

 

[Grease Cruiser]

It's a Technitop roof top tent made in South Africa. Slee sells them here in the States.

 

[ginericLC]

Should have kept this one.

I've said that more than once when I look through pictures. I think I'm actually done for awhile the Project FJ68 for wheeling and the 100 for family exploring. The 200 is way too complex for the home mechanic and I can't afford one with warranty so that takes me out of the cycle of upgrading every few years.

 

[lowenbrau]

:bowdown: wow..... any shots of the inside

If the :bowdown: is for me then thanks, but this truck was very much a product of amazing friends. There were a lot more hands than mine in the build.

The interior is a mess. I pulled the radio and put in a set of computer speakers run off the inverter and connected to the satellite radio.the drawer system has worked out pretty well though.

 

[tacollie]

Should have kept this one.

That is definitly the coolest 80 I have ever seen. Even better in person.

 

[sleeoffroad]

I never did take a single picture with the tent up. Here is one with the cover open.

More pics here

http://www.sleeoffroad.com/trails/cruise_moab_2007/cruise_moab_07.htm

 

[Moody]

Couple of weeks ago (Thanks Ms. Passey)