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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.
Cruising Topless
I haven’t posted any updates on the Cruiser in a while. A few weeks after we got home from our West Trip we took the top off of the BJ42. It’s a really fun topless summer vehicle. (That’s it sitting … Continue reading
Car Troubles
We ran into some car troubles today on the way to Connecticut. The number two cylinder high pressure injection line developed a leak at the injector fitting and was spraying fuel all over the engine compartment. I found the local … Continue reading
Driving in the Swell
We’ve done about 500 miles of driving on dirt roads in Colorado and Utah so far this trip. We’ve got more to do tomorrow. Here’s a very short clip of a typical view from the front seat.
Flyover States
This is is our view for the next couple of days through the flyover states. We’re going to end up west of Des Moines later tonight. We’ve gone through Indiana and Illinois already today and it’s a little before 5pm.
No One Wants to Pimp My Ride
We spent an extra day in Hartford trying to get the windows tinted in the back of the cruiser. It didn’t work out.
Cody & Philo’s Great Western Adventure
We’re leaving soon for our road trip. I’ve started loading up the Cruiser. The rack turned out pretty good. I’m happy with the design. It’s functional and easy to secure the load. I can feel the weight of the stuff … Continue reading
Only One More Day, Maybe
I reached a major milestone today on the aluminum roof rack for our Land Cruiser. I bolted it in place, climbed up and did a little dance.
Custom Land Cruiser Roof Rack Build (Part 4)
This aluminum roof rack project is taking much longer than I thought it would….
Custom Land Cruiser Roof Rack Build (Part 3)
It rained most of the day today to I didn’t get much done on the aluminum roof rack for the Landcruiser. The bottom tray is tack welded together now. I’m still not very good with welding aluminum. I was able … Continue reading