The Brown Beast '84 Toyota FJ60
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Anyone have a magic formula on the bungees to pull material in when storing the tent? Ive tried multiple ways but still get the fabric spillage...
Looking for any suggestions about a Hi lift mount? was thinking on the roof rack but that is so damn heavy im not too keen on that...
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I’ve seen hi lift brackets that clamp on round tubes, it’d probably work for your bumper without having to weld brackets to it. Or weld brackets to it... I’ve also seen some guys disassemble their hi lifts and store them inside, but it depends on how much you use it if it’d be a good idea. Make a bracket to mount it inside the side of the cargo area at an angle from the tailgate tilted towards the from of the truck? I had a friend mount his this way on the roll cage in his 4Runner and it also kept it from getting trashed in the weather and from getting swiped.
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Wonder if you could rig it up to the front bumper? Not sure on the available space, but that would help with the weight distribution. Or you could be like the JK guys and mount it to your hood
I don't have a hi-lift, but if I did, i'd just mount it to my roof basket. The rock rails I'm getting will allow easier access to it. Maybe that's the key. Slap some rock sliders on and rig it up on the roof? Then you'd have a step to not have to lift it over your head too much? I personally use a trolley jack but would consider a bottle jack as well. Safer IMHO. But a Hi-lift is versatile minus the safety issues...
I think it may just sit in the cargo area for a home, or across the backseat floor area. Thanks for all the input!
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If you mount your Hilift jack outside on your truck, use a lock of some kind. I have had Two taken from me! Told my self that I would use a nice bike cable lock, this last time. Did not and now someone has a nice Hilift jack, complements of me ! Benz.
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I recently saw a cool mod someone did for a hi-lift inside the rear cargo area of the cab. They welded two threaded stand-offs into the metal on the roof and thru the headliner and then mounted the jack with two wing nuts. It looked really clean and didn't take up much room at all. I would think this is wide enough for that on the inside of the cab? Beautiful rig!!
Finally got annoyed with my starting woes and threw on a new starter, with all the gremlins out there was hoping that was the case and she fired up 2nd crank :)
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Beautiful rig! I was born in 1984 and I've always wanted an '84 FJ-60 Landcruiser in what I coined "Doo-Doo Brown" aka DDB. Needless to say, I am super jealous. Good luck with the build, I'll certainly keep up with the progress.
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A few shots from the other weekend in eastern wa with some friends.
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