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Re: If you can't walk, might as well crawl. Caleb's '92 2WD SAS Project
« Reply #90 on: Jul 27, 2016, 07:32:17 PM »
Parts arrive?
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Re: If you can't walk, might as well crawl. Caleb's '92 2WD SAS Project
« Reply #91 on: Jul 29, 2016, 11:13:28 AM »
Quote from: blackdiamond on Jul 27, 2016, 07:32:17 PM
Parts arrive?

Yes you guys are awesome!  That was fast.  We were gone on a medical trip three days so I wasn't online.  It got here on Monday afternoon.

The pitman arm he sent is however a standard IFS drop, which we all ready have, not the cruiser arm.  I don't think this is what you intended.  Let me know and I'll send it back to him.  I really don't want to even say anything but I thought you would want to know. I'd be happy to help with shipping on payday next week if he has an LC arm around.
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Re: If you can't walk, might as well crawl. Caleb's '92 2WD SAS Project
« Reply #92 on: Jul 29, 2016, 12:28:25 PM »
Quote from: H8PVMNT on Jul 29, 2016, 11:13:28 AM
Yes you guys are awesome!  That was fast.  We were gone on a medical trip three days so I wasn't online.  It got here on Monday afternoon.

The pitman arm he sent is however a standard IFS drop, which we all ready have, not the cruiser arm.  I don't think this is what you intended.  Let me know and I'll send it back to him.  I really don't want to even say anything but I thought you would want to know. I'd be happy to help with shipping on payday next week if he has an LC arm around.

I misunderstood what you were looking for and confused the arm that would accept FJ80 ends and an actual Landcruiser arm.  This is his only spare arm.  I replied to your PM.
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Re: If you can't walk, might as well crawl. Caleb's '92 2WD SAS Project
« Reply #93 on: Jul 29, 2016, 12:38:07 PM »
I'll ship it back to him next week.

Thanks again though really!
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Re: If you can't walk, might as well crawl. Caleb's '92 2WD SAS Project
« Reply #94 on: Aug 03, 2016, 09:27:55 AM »
We had a "crawl race" last night between Caleb's pickup and my 4runner. His 22re/5.29/duals against my 22r/5.29/4.7s.  I could go slower if I rode the brakes but I killed it so he won.  He can clearly go a bit slower with the duals than I can with the 4.7s, which makes sense.

After that I showed him how to drive up a tree with his pickup and we hauled a roll of field fence.
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Re: If you can't walk, might as well crawl. Caleb's '92 2WD SAS Project
« Reply #95 on: Oct 11, 2016, 08:50:06 AM »
Haven't done much on Caleb's truck other than get a passenger seat belt and headlights in it. He uses it almost daily for chores and tom-foolery.  He describes it as his "only source of freedom right now".  A little while back he was showing off for a 21 year old girl who was in shotgun and decided to take an extra hairy line off a 6' embankment.  He managed to roll it on it's lid, but somehow didn't even break any glass.  A few new dents in the roof though :).  Unfortunately they already had it back on it's wheels by the time I got home and no pics.

This weekend we needed to put some electric fence around our swap so horse and cows can eat it for a month or two.  We had Caleb use his truck for a boat.  He discovered 2nd low and the slow churn.  We did fine until we got into the "cabbage".  The thick swamp grass was too much for the bald Falkens to chew so he got epically stuck. 

I took the driver's seat to show him how it was done and only managed another 6 feet forward and about a foot more down.  In the process I slammed my wife's hand in the drivers door by the roof and took maybe 10-15 seconds to figure out what she was carrying on about.  That was nice. The door flexed out on top and nothing was broken though.

It was dark by then so we decided to quit for the night.  Then Caleb's brother Jake and I winched it through the rest of the bog and finished he fence the next day.  Glad to be done with that.

After this experience Caleb is on the hunt for a tired set of hand-me -down TSLs ;).

Here is Jake doing recovery duty...


 
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Re: If you can't walk, might as well crawl. Caleb's '92 2WD SAS Project
« Reply #96 on: Oct 11, 2016, 08:53:03 AM »
Caleb wheeling through the cottonwood jungle on the famed "Rubber Lake Trail" earlier this year...



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Re: If you can't walk, might as well crawl. Caleb's '92 2WD SAS Project
« Reply #97 on: Jan 18, 2017, 09:17:13 PM »
Any updates lately?
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Re: If you can't walk, might as well crawl. Caleb's '92 2WD SAS Project
« Reply #98 on: Jan 19, 2017, 01:40:35 PM »
Quote from: Mudder on Jan 18, 2017, 09:17:13 PM
Any updates lately?

Caleb is over at Mayo Clinic in Rochester this week and I have been driving his truck to work with no shocks :) while my 4runner is down.  His 22re runs very well.  Radiator was leaking, so I swapped in a spare which is also pretty hammered. Weather hasn't been very conducive to fabrication.  He did a little drag racing on the ice with it a while back.  I will try to post up some fun nonsense when he gets home.
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Re: If you can't walk, might as well crawl. Caleb's '92 2WD SAS Project
« Reply #99 on: Jan 19, 2017, 10:57:04 PM »
I took advantage of a dry day off and painted my radiator.  If you have to do the same, I suggest vht engine enamel.  Sprays very nicely and covers quite well
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Re: If you can't walk, might as well crawl. Caleb's '92 2WD SAS Project
« Reply #100 on: Feb 16, 2017, 10:13:11 AM »
just read through this thread. the second one of yours so far and they are always a good read.
Got any more? ;D
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Re: If you can't walk, might as well crawl. Caleb's '92 2WD SAS Project
« Reply #101 on: Feb 16, 2017, 10:46:03 AM »
As winter eases up we will be doing more on this and he will be doing more driving too. Soon...
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Re: If you can't walk, might as well crawl. Caleb's '92 2WD SAS Project
« Reply #102 on: Apr 08, 2017, 05:43:12 AM »
Meh, its not a first gen :talkingn: :talkingn:
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Re: If you can't walk, might as well crawl. Caleb's '92 2WD SAS Project
« Reply #103 on: Apr 08, 2017, 06:46:15 AM »
Still need shocks or any little stuff?
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Re: If you can't walk, might as well crawl. Caleb's '92 2WD SAS Project
« Reply #104 on: Apr 10, 2017, 04:14:25 AM »
He has some 14" stroke Gabriel shocks that were only used on a mock up.  He needs some bump stops and one of those 1/2 drop pitman arm or a stock FJ80 pitman arm.

He is walking more and more these days so as the weather gets better I will be getting him on grinding stuff off and welding things on.  He is wanting to do some kind of exocage, go figure :).
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Re: If you can't walk, might as well crawl. Caleb's '92 2WD SAS Project
« Reply #105 on: Apr 10, 2017, 07:56:21 AM »
Next time I'm at the junk yard I'll see if I can find any of those cool bump stops from a s10 blazer or bravada. The guy that I bought my springs and hangers from called them the poor mans air bumps :thumbs:

Glad to hear Caleb's doin good, I've been pullin for you guys.
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