Having driven a Toyota FJ Cruiser for 4 years I have found that the road and wind noise is a little on the high side. In an effort to control this in our new FJ, I decided to install some Dynamat Xtreme while I had the interior trim panels pulled.The Dynamat will reduce noise as…
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Modifications
White Knight Build Status
by tomas •
I know lots of you are following the build of our new Toyota FJ Cruiser so here is a quick update on the mod status: Suspension: 1″ body lift (Toytec) – Installed Lower Links (All Pro) – Installed 3″ lift (All Pro) – Installed Upper A-Arms (All Pro) – Installed Trail Armor: Rock Sliders (All…
Lighting
LED Utility Lights
by tomas •
One of the things that I missed having on the Blue Burro, our first Toyota FJ Cruiser build was external utility lights. To rectify this I ordered a batch of 8 LED 18 watt utility lights from a company in China to test. The lights are contained in an Aluminum housing that is designed to…
Expedition Gear
Front Runner Roof Rack Installed
by tomas •
A major holdup in our new build was overcome with the install of our new Front Runner roof rack. The roof rack becomes a platform for a number of applications and accessories. The rack is made from extruded aluminum channels that provide an easy mounting system for equipment and is manufactured to high standards in…
Other Stuff
Social Media Progress and Digression
by tomas •
We have finally surpassed the 200 followers mark on facebook. It is nice to have a group of people who are interested in the work that I am doing building our new FJ and the adventures we will take it on. Photos, writing and posting all this information takes a good chunk of time but…