I have been looking around for some time for a hard shell gear box to mount on the roof rack. I like to carry all my recovery gear on the roof where it is easily accessible. I considered the Tuffy roof box, but the cost is very high at $550.00. My second solution was a…
Trail Armor
Bud Built Skids Installed
by tomas •
Skid plates are one of the most important parts of an off road Toyota FJ Cruiser build. The Bud Built skids are the 3rd set of skids that I have run of the FJ Cruiser. On the Blue Burro I first ran All Pro Off Road skids. The All Pro skids offer the best clearance of…
Mechanical
2010 FJ Cruiser Re-gear Problems
by tomas •
I did a little research on Monday about getting the FJ re-geared to 4.55 gears and there is a big hold up. The 2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser uses a new carrier and gears in the rear differential. I had the dealership look up both the 2009 and the 2010 and the part numbers are different.…
Interior
Dynamat Xtreme Sound Proofing
by tomas •
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…
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…