Rasta skids are a quality aluminum skid made in Israel. The skids include coverage from the front to all the way back to the fuel tank. I have been running the Rasta skids for about 8 months and just took them off to be replaced with another brand of skids. I wanted to show the…
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On the road – The Rubicon
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Here I am blogging from a remote camp site in the middle of Nevada. Since last Thursday LJ and I have been on a road trip. The first stop was my Mothers 80th birthday in Novato, CA. We spent 4 days visiting with family and enjoyed a trip to the beach and to the Headlands. Leaving…
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FJ Cruiser Re-Gearing Completed
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With my re-gearing project complete and tested it is time to let everyone know how it went. With the change of tires from 265/70-17s to 295/70-17s the re-gear was needed to keep my crawl ration where it needed to be. The gears installed are 4:56s that combined with my new tires lower my crawl speed…
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Elk Park Wetland Damage
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During day trip last week we went to Elk Park in the Pike National Forest. Elk park is a large sub-alpine wetland fed by a number of small springs. The area is a very soft marshland with a few small ponds. The pictures included here show the damage that 4×4 and ATV do to this sub-alpine…
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Slow Spring
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As far as the FJ is concerned it has been a slow spring. I have a few major projects going that are not FJ related and we just got back from 2 weeks in Europe. However, it is time to focus on the FJ and get ready for all the summer adventures; a trip to…