FJ40 I call Shipwreck

[SuperBuickGuy]

time for the spare.... in some of the things I do, we're required to haul a full sized spare.... I don't agree but I like doing that - so time to make one that doesn't rattle



These are cool, but I don't think I'll use them... or maybe...


finally something the warn winch can lift




the only issue is my tow points are higher than the spare... I could use the hitch, but that isn't there for recovery.



it's really not as low as it seems from the back.... still, If I carry a spare, it will be smaller. I have patch kits, tube, welding wire and dowels to fix a flattened tire - if I need to use a spare, I can put it on the front and unlock the hub (or pull a shaft on the rear)

[SuperBuickGuy]

I cheated to fix the door


door is on

and now opens sideways

[StillBobHolmes]

Yet I can say two words that you cannot about your Alfa.... It runs.

Ouch, right in the nads. Can't argue that one.

[DanStokes]

Getting pretty sophisticated!

Dan

[StillBobHolmes]

Good Lord! You're still working on this thing?!

I don't feel so bad now.

[1946Austin]

Leave it as is and cutdown on freeloaders wanting a ride!

[DanStokes]

WOW - soo I would have guessed that was a reference to the Beatles but I am not all that well versed on the music of the GeeBees!

This! BTW - Beatles, Bob Seger (growing up in SE MI), Jefferson Airplane, etc, etc. I like the Dead OK but was never a fanboy.

I know little of the BGs since Mining Disaster. So they stole Lennon-McCartney lyrics?

Dan

[cstmwgn]

I pictured you more as a Dead Head, not a Bee Gees type (nothing wrong with that, but it wasn't the image I had)

WOW - soo I would have guessed that was a reference to the Beatles but I am not all that well versed on the music of the GeeBees!

[DanStokes]

Get back! Get back to where you one belonged! (music for old people.......)

Dan

[1946Austin]

Having everything inside where it can be safe when you walk away from the Cruiser is a good idea! Those jacks get stolen all the time while people are parked and away from their rigs.

[1946Austin]

shushhhhh, we're hunting weeps!

Maybe hunting giant Asian hornets soon!

[1946Austin]

Nice! Like that you're making it fit all the necessary essentials!

[1946Austin]

Interesting placement for the dimmer switch. Is that a new location, or where Toyota had it originally?

[1946Austin]

Are you staying clear of the smoke up there? We've been "fogged in" the last week with heavy smoke. I finally got outside all day yesterday to do a few repairs. It was still smoky, but I just couldn't stay indoors any longer!

[DanStokes]

I know the feeling! Added 6 feet to the width of my driveway so I can back trailers out. Few days after fixing it, school super's wife backed a brand new Blazer in the ditch.. I never shifted an auto transfer case before, she wanted me to unhook trailer and pull her out. Naaah. Switch in 4by and jumps out.."My husband will never know, will he?". Nope lady, unless you tell him. Garbage truck turned around in neighbor's driveway. Wider than mine, MISSED IT! Took 2 huge wreckers to pull him out... I laughed too hard!

Two words: "situational awareness".

Dan