upcruiser
Perpetual Transient
I really dig this ruby red color too. I've had a lot of red cars over the years. two maroon Troopers and my FJ60 was red. Thanks for the compliments!
Since my last post I installed one of my Thule bars and towers up near the front edge of the sunroof along with two fork mount bike clamps. I also rerouted the limb wires up and over this which makes them a bit higher off of the front edge of the roof which is probably better. With the current setup of the spare tire in the basket, I can now carry my canoe and two bikes with no problems. I can't carry my jerry cans though with the canoe which is ok because I won't be doing any long trips with the canoe anyway.
I also went throught and repainted the blacked out grill and light surrounds since they were rock chipped and the chrome was starting to come back out in sports. Additionally I painted the rear bed for the truck since I never painted it to begin with and it was starting to yellow.
The exhaust got some attention today. I had a local shop make me some new support brackets and they were able to weld in a replacement section of stainless for a cracked joint. Also was able to get some tack welds on some pinhole leaks in the downpipes, though they are really bandaids and I'm in the need of a replacement set soon. FJ80 exhaust systems are NOT cheap, even used from what I've been finding.
One thing I'm looking to make also that I didn't mention is a screen insert for the rear slider windows. I'm planning on making two frames that are the same shape as the window opening then glueing screen between them. For installation, I'd use velcro so they pop in and out easily and allow for ventilation on the buggiest of nights. Along with that project, I need to come up with some curtains. If anyone has made curtains for their rig and have some shots, I'd be into checking them out to steal ideas.
Still awaiting the winch as well.
Since my last post I installed one of my Thule bars and towers up near the front edge of the sunroof along with two fork mount bike clamps. I also rerouted the limb wires up and over this which makes them a bit higher off of the front edge of the roof which is probably better. With the current setup of the spare tire in the basket, I can now carry my canoe and two bikes with no problems. I can't carry my jerry cans though with the canoe which is ok because I won't be doing any long trips with the canoe anyway.
I also went throught and repainted the blacked out grill and light surrounds since they were rock chipped and the chrome was starting to come back out in sports. Additionally I painted the rear bed for the truck since I never painted it to begin with and it was starting to yellow.
The exhaust got some attention today. I had a local shop make me some new support brackets and they were able to weld in a replacement section of stainless for a cracked joint. Also was able to get some tack welds on some pinhole leaks in the downpipes, though they are really bandaids and I'm in the need of a replacement set soon. FJ80 exhaust systems are NOT cheap, even used from what I've been finding.
One thing I'm looking to make also that I didn't mention is a screen insert for the rear slider windows. I'm planning on making two frames that are the same shape as the window opening then glueing screen between them. For installation, I'd use velcro so they pop in and out easily and allow for ventilation on the buggiest of nights. Along with that project, I need to come up with some curtains. If anyone has made curtains for their rig and have some shots, I'd be into checking them out to steal ideas.
Still awaiting the winch as well.
