Parts are starting to roll in for the FJ40 project. For the transmission I have chosen to use the bomber New Venture 4500. The NV4500 is a 5 speed truck transmission that was used by Dodge and GM in their line of pickups. Purchased from Advance Adapters the transmission has been rebuilt with the output…
Gems, Trip Reports
Rock Art at Castle Gardens, Wyoming
by tomas •
Looking for treasures on our summer vacation to Wyoming we found Castle Gardens. (BLM Site) Leaving Shoshoni we headed east on Highway 26 for about 22 miles where we made a right on Castle Garden Road. Castle Garden road is a graded dirt road that we headed south of about about 14 miles where we…
FJ40
FJ40 Build Project September 2012 Update
by tomas •
So, we are finally moving forward on the Toyota FJ40 Landcruiser project. I have the body off the old frame. The drive looks a bit like a junk yard right now. I’ll be fixing this with a trip to the scrap yard and once I sell some of the parts that I will not be using.…
Gear Reviews
Redline Landcruisers FJ Cruiser Rock Rails
by tomas •
I was out at Redline Cruisers this last week so they could use my FJ Cruiser for a fit check of their new rock rails. I am very impressed with the quality and workmanship on these sliders. They are constructed out of DOM steel tubing with gussets in the needed spots. The welds all look…
Trip Reports
Summer 2012 – Wyoming Bighorns Day 3
by tomas •
Day three of our Bighorns adventure began with sunny and smokey skies, a prelude to another hot day. With the rooftop tent and the Kanz kitchen boxes it once again took less than 30 minutes to break camp and get our show on the road. Today our goal was Shell Lake and a some time…