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  1. 08-01-2012, 05:29 PM #1
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    Default My 'ffroader:

    This is my 1981 Toyota. It started out as a pickup that I found for $250. I then built an off road capable, but street legal truck. After a really hard barrel roll in the rocks, I made a purpose built rock crawler out of it. Now, there are no body panels to worry about, and I'm surrounded by a steel roll cage this time. The engine runs off of propane, and it has two transfer cases mated together for about a 150:1 crawl ratio. It has fully hydraulic steering and the axles use chromoly guts with differential lock. The suspension is of the link variety and uses air (nitrogen) springs.

    The day I bought it:

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    It's first competition:

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    The propane installation:

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  2. 08-01-2012, 05:37 PM #2
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    Second comp:

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  3. 08-01-2012, 05:41 PM #3
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    More action:

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    Them's the breaks:

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    LOL, kinda running out of truck there ........looks like fun.
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    Linked the suspension and tubed the chassis:

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    Another event:

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    Finished tubing the front, and moved the radiator to the rear, out of harms way:


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  7. 08-01-2012, 06:01 PM #7
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    You've been busy. Cool hobby.
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    Hit the big time- August issue of Off Road Magazine. Now my ego matches my tires.

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    Pretty cool. Congratulations.
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    Can I have your autograph?....BYW- DD and SIL are mud pit racers is LA. and AR
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    Actually, I'm going pro. My first pro comp is in a week and a half. I'm a little nervous about it, but not too much. It's in Goldendale, WA, out in the desert.
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    so jealous, looks badass
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    Good luck with your first pro showing.
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    Well, didn't do real well at Goldendale, but learned a bunch: like how to flop on your side!

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    We winched out of it, but with a 30 point penalty for winching. Lame rule IMHO.
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    You'll get em next time.
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    Remember, speed cost money....How fast do you wanna go?
    Back in the day, with food clothes and shoes for the kids, I barely had enough to keep my race car running......
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    Compressor Trail 008.jpg

    A recreational trip up the Compressor creek trail outside of Mullan, ID. The trail leads to an old silver mine up in the mts.
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    Looks like a great place to spend time.
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    Cool project! Even minor upgrades & mods are very rewarding! Still saving money to the the trans rebuilt in my K5 Blaz. My "War Wagon". Miss driving it pretty bad.
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