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SnT 2009 Video

It's 3am on a Monday morning and i'm just about to hit the sack after working on the vid Continue

Added by cypilk on November 16, 2009 at 2:58am — No Comments

Last year, I wrote about how great Surf N Turf 2008 was. I could not imagine we would have been able to top that in terms of fun and borderline craziness. Enter Surf N Turf 2009. Where to start? From the build of the Taj Mahal to the jump competition, the beach cuisine to the night dune runs...there was never a dull moment aside from the few hours of sleep that were needed in order to kickstart the energy at sunrise. T… Continue

Added by potatomutato on November 12, 2009 at 11:07pm — 1 Comment

Toytec Ultimate 3"

Can't say enough about this lift! Quality of the build and fit were great. I ended up installing it one night by myself, which made it more difficult than with another hand, so considering that it was pretty straight forward. In fact I may have gotten away without using a spring compressor had I had help. Only complaint was that Toytec used different sized bolts (13 instead of 12mm if I remember) for the front skid plate - it gets dropped with the drive line so you get spacers and longer bolts.… Continue

Added by John Hanses on November 12, 2009 at 1:56pm — No Comments

Still cleaning out the dust

Round two this weekend, still have all the camp gear to clean and put away. The FJ still needs some cleaning love as well, I'm thinking of taking the leaf blower to the interior to get it dust free. Continue

Added by CoastalCruiser on September 18, 2009 at 8:06am — No Comments

Back from the desert

I have just returned from a two week trip though Canyonlands NP, Arches NP, Death Valley and the Inyo Wilderness. We had a blast as usual, you can check out some of the shots in my gallery. Continue

Added by CoastalCruiser on September 16, 2009 at 4:53pm — 3 Comments

Useless Bike tool

Ok so like many of you who have been on a sponsered trail event you may have received a Bike tool in one of your goodie bags. I have gotten two of them and I thought grea,t what a useless tool to have. I mean I have not ridden a bike in years. (ok I know I could use the exercise, but lets stay focused). So what in the world will I do with two of these useless tools. Labor day weekend I got my answer. We went camping and I wanted to bring along Anthony's bike so he would have something to ride wh… Continue

Added by Boss73 on September 15, 2009 at 12:57pm — No Comments

Of all the places and times - seeing FJers at random

Most of us see FJs on the road everyday, but it's rare when you see an FJer you know through the forums. For me, there has only been a few instances so far: Date: July 15, 2007 FJer: LandCruiserSteve (from the Blue Room) Location: Tusayan, AZ Situation: I ran into Steve and his wife in Tusayan right after the inaugural FJ Cruiser Summit. My buddy and I were looking for the campgrounds just outside of the strip when we see this Sun Fusion rolling by the other way. We both waved and… Continue

Added by potatomutato on June 12, 2009 at 6:58pm — 6 Comments

Nor-Cal

Have we got just the best crew of people or what. Not only do we drive the coolest rigs out there but we are always trying to give back in some way or another. I was just thinking about how much fun we all seem to have when we are out in a group. It really does not matter what we do or where we are we always seem to have a great time. Then last weekend I meet some real cool So-Cal people down south to add to the mix of great pople. I guess with the new baby on the way I will not be around all th… Continue

Added by Boss73 on May 29, 2009 at 3:48pm — 1 Comment

MODs

First My FJC is a 2008 model ( Here we call it FJ2 ) its fully loaded - Remote (lock / Unlock ). *Different than US models - Cruse control. - Diff lock + A-TRAC. - front and side Air Bags - Automatic Transmission. - Rear Sensors. - side arm rest (both driver and passenger). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------- MODs ---------------------------- 1- aFe OEM replacement filter (Dry S ). 2- Doug thorley Long Headers ( ce… Continue

Added by fj_najd on May 19, 2009 at 1:47pm — No Comments

Finaly installed my CB and Scanner!

Well, i've been wanting to do this for nearly two years now, and i finaly found the time, (or should i say made the time) to get everything installed. I have to say these are by far the best mods i've done. While sitting in some traffic, i heard the CHP chatting about a car they were looking for, then in the same traffic jam i had a nice little conversation with a couple truckers. Nice way to kill some time! And this isn't counting the real benifit of finaly being able to comunicate with trail g… Continue

Added by 5150 Cruiser on April 7, 2009 at 11:16pm — 2 Comments

So much drama

I dunno. Why do people post up personaly crap about there life and the get mad when they here somthing they don't want to hear? At what point do you stop feeling sorry for them and figure out that they just want sympathy? I mean, don't get me wrong. There are some instances were some people just need to vent (basicly like me now). But somtimes its just apparent that they need to be in the spot light. An what gets me the most is people fall for this! I dunno. Maybe i'm just reading into things to… Continue

Added by 5150 Cruiser on March 12, 2009 at 10:09pm — No Comments

camping

I am itching for camping. 1. I just bought a new coleman extreme cooler and a foldable aluminum table. Continue

Added by cypilk on January 24, 2009 at 12:00am — 3 Comments

Picking a Mascot

I think we have a mascot for the group and it's not Boss for a change. Continue

Added by opg4759 on November 20, 2008 at 8:59pm — 8 Comments

Got a glimps at the new Bossquach !!

Ok the wife and I had the first ultrasound done on the baby yesterday and it was amazing!! WE got to see the little one rolling around and moving in there. WE saw the heart beat and all kind of stuff being developed.. Pretty cool stuff !! Seeing that heart beat makes it all very real, kind of scary, and exciting all at the same time.. WE will keep you updated as to what is going on next !! Boss Continue

Added by Boss73 on November 18, 2008 at 6:30am — 2 Comments

Of Surf N Turf 2008

Well, it's been over a week since the whirlwind that was Surf N Turf 2008 and I'm still craving for more. From the detailed organization of getting 16 trucks down to the dunes in a single caravan to the organized chaos that enveloped the night runs, Surf N Turf 2008 proved to be quite an event to remember. In fact, the only thing that would have made it better was banana chocolate chip pancakes on Sunday morning. Many thanks are in order to everyone who represented NorCal. Every individual con… Continue

Added by potatomutato on November 18, 2008 at 1:33am — 1 Comment

Bossquach on Surf n Turf

WOW what a great time !! Only thing I would have changed was I should have gone out there on the dunes more with you guys !! well that and the Damn wind!! But what a great time !! It was great to meet everyone and stuff. My family had a blast but I did realize something !! AS my family gets bigger I need more room !! A trailer is in my future.. I need a bit more protection form the WIND lol.. Bu the camp kicked ass !! we had plenty of space and lots to eat and share.. Great Job on the Happy hour… Continue

Added by Boss73 on November 10, 2008 at 7:34am — No Comments

A Change in Seasons

As autumn creeps towards winter, the ol' FJ will slowly begin its transition from trail bus to snow shuttle. The crossbars mounted with the gas tank tray will be replaced by the crossbars mounted with the 'board rack and the rear seats will be re-installed to accommodate more passengers for trips up to the slopes. I'm hoping the FJ sees a lot of snow this year. The past few years, I've been regulated to less than 10 snow days each and that has sucked. As a result, I'm resurrecting an old tradit… Continue

Added by potatomutato on November 1, 2008 at 2:02pm — 1 Comment

Words from Bossquach

Wow what a summer and fall it has been so far. I mean I started off the summer with a stock FJ that was over loaded with all the crap I bring camping.. To having a 3" lifted , 33ed, budbuilded, machine. That was still over loaded with all the crap I bring camping... Well I guess some things will never change, Man I need a trailer.. But I digress, I was looking at and thinking about what mod I want to do to the FJ next when, BANG! the wife tells me to go look in the bathroom at the test she just… Continue

Added by Boss73 on October 22, 2008 at 7:30am — 2 Comments

FJs and Cheerleaders

So I went to my favorite bar in the South Bay in my FJ for a nice drink and to people (ok, girl) watch. I used to know a cocktail waitress there who used to be a former Gold Rush cheerleader. She was nice and we had some great conversations that went beyond the normal small talk between waitress and patron. She took a full-time job and left and I was left cheerleader-less. Then I met another cocktail waitress there that was a current Gold Rush cheerleader. I would run into her at Draft D… Continue

Added by potatomutato on October 10, 2008 at 12:33am — 2 Comments

National Summit 2009?

The 2008 National Summit ended today and I can only imagine all the fun the attendees experienced this year. After attending last year's summit, I decided that I would attend every other year from now on. As much fun as I had, the two day drive each way was a bit much. Sure, you could technically do the drive in one long day by switching drivers and such, but you'd also be missing out on a lot of great scenery and national parks along the way. So as soon as the new dates are set and Ouray, CO… Continue

Added by potatomutato on July 20, 2008 at 11:28pm — 5 Comments

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