Author Archives: Rufus
Cody and Philo’s Great Baja Adventure
It’s been over two years since Cody and Philo went in their Great Western Adventure Soon they will be leaving their scent in Mexico, or more specifically Agua Verde, Baja California Sur.
Hitching a Ride on my HJ45
Built a custom trailer hitch for my HJ45 Toyota Troopy. Continue reading
Baja Bound (eventually)
At some point this winter we hope to be on the road from Maine to Baja California, Mexico. I can hear your reaction as you’re reading this “MEXICO?! Are you crazy?! There’s nothing but drug dealers, crooked cops and taco-eating … Continue reading
Almost a year with no updates
What the hell? Why do you never update your site? Continue reading
HJ45 Turbo Troopy Head Gasket Woes
A quick video of my 1980 HJ45 Troopy after I got it running with the new pistons, rings and turbo. Continue reading
This Year’s Cruiser Projects
I’m not the New Year’s resolution type of person. I’m more of laundry list of projects kind of guy. I’ve got three old diesel Toyota Land Cruisers now and lots of things to fix or attend to on them.
Some more progress
A little more progress on adding the turbo to my 1980 HJ45 Troopy. Continue reading
No Pressure – Yet
Some more photos of the progress on my 1980 Toyota HJ45 Troopy Turbo project. Continue reading