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Off Topic Area => Other Hobbies => Topic started by: ToTheSummit on December 04, 2015, 10:01:16 PM
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Rocks are also a big part of his hobby, but as you will see he views them very differently than I do! LOL
This is his Toyota Landcruiser. This was shortly after he did his first lift kit. This was October 2008.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/ToTheSummit/Matts%20Crawler/October2008_zpslhd5p4lf.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ToTheSummit/media/Matts%20Crawler/October2008_zpslhd5p4lf.jpg.html)
His passion for rock crawling kept growing. Here is the same rig while camping Thanksgiving weekend of 2012.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/ToTheSummit/Matts%20Crawler/Thanksgiving2012_zpsvoemt2ty.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ToTheSummit/media/Matts%20Crawler/Thanksgiving2012_zpsvoemt2ty.jpg.html)
But the last couple years have seen some very radical changes. This is the same Toyota as of today...at least whats left of it! The floorpan, firewall, dashboard/instruments, and windshield are all thats really left of the original Landcruiser. He also has a few body panels to bolt on but they are highly modified. It runs a Toyota motor (turbocharged V6) but its not the one that was in the vehicle originally.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/ToTheSummit/Matts%20Crawler/Crawler1_zps5wz758ya.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ToTheSummit/media/Matts%20Crawler/Crawler1_zps5wz758ya.jpg.html)
The suspension has been reworked again recently (it has been heavily modified in the last couple years) so we took it down to a friends shop to push it to its extremes using a forklift. We lifted one wheel at a time and wanted to see how far you could go while still keeping all four wheel in contact with the ground. I'd say this thing has just a little bit of travel, wouldn't you?
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/ToTheSummit/Matts%20Crawler/Crawler2_zps3mxrxxwd.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ToTheSummit/media/Matts%20Crawler/Crawler2_zps3mxrxxwd.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/ToTheSummit/Matts%20Crawler/Crawler3_zpsi6rpasma.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ToTheSummit/media/Matts%20Crawler/Crawler3_zpsi6rpasma.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/ToTheSummit/Matts%20Crawler/Crawler4_zpsjgpmpun2.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ToTheSummit/media/Matts%20Crawler/Crawler4_zpsjgpmpun2.jpg.html)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v521/ToTheSummit/Matts%20Crawler/Crawler5_zpsynbhm94i.jpg) (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/ToTheSummit/media/Matts%20Crawler/Crawler5_zpsynbhm94i.jpg.html)
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Fun stuff that rock crawling!
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thats a killer crawler, nice work on that one.
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Got a great friend in Montana that likes this hobby too,I get out when he does it-LOL.... Nice looking rig he has there,I like it!