After a run in with a flash flood and having to do a untimely river extraction on some of the members of our party on our last outing a change is in order. I have decided that my truck will no longer be set up as base camp. Had a pretty some close calls that I wasn't set up for and I don't like...
Nice GR. Is it the TD42 or us it the "petrol" 2.8?
I have a 1991 GQ Patrol left hand drive at our other place in the Philippines. It has the TD42 in it that I have added a turbo to and turned the pump up on. Factory pto winch and cable lockers.
Over the years I have seen many accidents and injuries as a result of improper rigging with straps and shackles. I thought I would offer up some information on the subject to help the OB community out.
Let us begin with shackles. The most common style of shackle you see on the trails is the bow...
Check out the http://www.cruiseryard.com/ He may not have what you need right now but he is a great guy to deal with. He is located in Austin, TX and most of his parts rigs are clean southern trucks that have little rust.
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Welcome from Mexia, Texas. We have had 2 FJs and loved them but alas the lack of space made us go a different direction.
Look me up if you are ever in CenTex.
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Very well done so far my friend. You are going to love the doubler. Makes moving heavy rigs around the trails so much easier.
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Looking good.
Do yourself a favor and reinforce the steering box area of the unibody before you start getting into modding it heavily. The stresses that area sees when you really put the suspension to work can easily crack it out around the mounting points.
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Good to see full size rigs getting built. The Power Wagon is a good platform to start with. I had a second gen Cummins that I used heavily off road and it always took good care of me. I'll be following this.
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Jake when you, Annie & Jade get to Texas feel free to stop buy if you need any thing. I have a garage full of tools and plenty of experience if you need repairs on your way. Also there is an Anytime Fitness 2 miles from my house.
I believe that has y'all up to date on my build sorry about the picture heavy first post. There will be more to come. I am currently gathering materials to build a trailer to move all my camping gear to so I will also add a build thread in the trailer section.
So for the last twenty something years I have been the proud owner of a '85 Toyota Hilux and "Pete" has been the most dependable vehicle that I have ever been around. I retired Pete from daily driving about 6 years ago and started driving my Cummins "Clifford" full time. In that time I really...
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