SAS
06-29-2007, 03:57 AM
Hello, all!
I've been lurking around here from time to time since last summer when I met a few of you at Black Mountain in May 2006.
I recognized TiredIronGRB's Landcruiser in Evarts, and had to pull over and meet him/you. I'm glad that I did, as I had the opportunity to ride trails with you later that morning, and see the hospitality and fellowship of a club (and more importantly, fine individuals) that welcomed myself, wife, and children.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a347/1988SAS/Harlan%2028%20MAY%2006/Copyof100_2143.jpg
Anyway, I figured I better post up an introduction.
My name is Tracy, and I'm from Ft. Knox though currently deployed to Kirkuk, Iraq. Lord willing, I return home at the end of summer.
Lisa and I have three children, ages 7, 5, and 3. We enjoy the outdoors, with camping, trail rides, and fishing being our favorite activities (Fishing is #1 to the children, and s'mores over the campfire are a close #2!)
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a347/1988SAS/Rockport%2029%20APR%2006/Copyof100_2075.jpg
My truck is an '88 Isuzu Trooper. It is a great vehicle for trails and hauling the family with camping gear for the weekend. Not a rockcrawler by any means (ISF does have it's limitations!) but it is durable and can take us where we want to go. It's pushing 200k miles, by the way!
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a347/1988SAS/Harlan%2028%20MAY%2006/Copyof100_2205.jpg
Lisa drives a '94 Toyota Landcuiser FJ80. Picture GRB's in stock form, if you can! We bought it from a fellow Soldier at Ft. Knox, about 3 years ago, who introduced us to Ih8mud.com. (where, coincidentally, I saw GRB's build thread and link to 4x4Grace).
Shortly after acquiring the FJ80, I bought an '83 Landcruiser FJ60 as a project (when "shopping" for an 80, I saw lots of really nice 60's for sale--decided if I could get a "builder" for cheap, I'd go for it). The deployment cut my available time to get into it, so it has been on hold, and I'm anxious to resume where I left-off. She's rusty from living up north, but the drivetrain is solid--it's a Toyota! This is what I started with:
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a347/1988SAS/Landcruiser%20FJ60/RrDvrOblique30JUL05.jpg
And this is after some regular maintenance (brakes, filters, etc.) and some Krylon khaki (with lots of prep work):
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a347/1988SAS/Landcruiser%20FJ60/FJ6022JAN06_5.jpg
Just this month I sold my long-time trail buddy--an '88 Samurai.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a347/1988SAS/melt05233.jpg
Probably the best/most reliable vehicle I've owned (OK, yes, Lisa's Toyota is great, but the kids have broken two electric window switches!!!) The Samurai had some great mods--4:1 case, 4.62 r/p's, SOA, Lock-rite, and it was unstoppable offroad. Inexpensive, reliable, and easy to mod and repair. The only down-side from my perspective was it's diminuitive size...even with a Safari rack, it couldn't carry the family and our weekend gear. Sadly, it was time to pass it on. Happily, an acquaintance at Ft. Knox bought it, and I know it is in good hands.
I'm looking forward to Autumn and returning home, getting out on the trails, and building the Landcruiser FJ60 project. I also look forward to making new friends from this site.
Tracy
I've been lurking around here from time to time since last summer when I met a few of you at Black Mountain in May 2006.
I recognized TiredIronGRB's Landcruiser in Evarts, and had to pull over and meet him/you. I'm glad that I did, as I had the opportunity to ride trails with you later that morning, and see the hospitality and fellowship of a club (and more importantly, fine individuals) that welcomed myself, wife, and children.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a347/1988SAS/Harlan%2028%20MAY%2006/Copyof100_2143.jpg
Anyway, I figured I better post up an introduction.
My name is Tracy, and I'm from Ft. Knox though currently deployed to Kirkuk, Iraq. Lord willing, I return home at the end of summer.
Lisa and I have three children, ages 7, 5, and 3. We enjoy the outdoors, with camping, trail rides, and fishing being our favorite activities (Fishing is #1 to the children, and s'mores over the campfire are a close #2!)
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a347/1988SAS/Rockport%2029%20APR%2006/Copyof100_2075.jpg
My truck is an '88 Isuzu Trooper. It is a great vehicle for trails and hauling the family with camping gear for the weekend. Not a rockcrawler by any means (ISF does have it's limitations!) but it is durable and can take us where we want to go. It's pushing 200k miles, by the way!
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a347/1988SAS/Harlan%2028%20MAY%2006/Copyof100_2205.jpg
Lisa drives a '94 Toyota Landcuiser FJ80. Picture GRB's in stock form, if you can! We bought it from a fellow Soldier at Ft. Knox, about 3 years ago, who introduced us to Ih8mud.com. (where, coincidentally, I saw GRB's build thread and link to 4x4Grace).
Shortly after acquiring the FJ80, I bought an '83 Landcruiser FJ60 as a project (when "shopping" for an 80, I saw lots of really nice 60's for sale--decided if I could get a "builder" for cheap, I'd go for it). The deployment cut my available time to get into it, so it has been on hold, and I'm anxious to resume where I left-off. She's rusty from living up north, but the drivetrain is solid--it's a Toyota! This is what I started with:
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a347/1988SAS/Landcruiser%20FJ60/RrDvrOblique30JUL05.jpg
And this is after some regular maintenance (brakes, filters, etc.) and some Krylon khaki (with lots of prep work):
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a347/1988SAS/Landcruiser%20FJ60/FJ6022JAN06_5.jpg
Just this month I sold my long-time trail buddy--an '88 Samurai.
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a347/1988SAS/melt05233.jpg
Probably the best/most reliable vehicle I've owned (OK, yes, Lisa's Toyota is great, but the kids have broken two electric window switches!!!) The Samurai had some great mods--4:1 case, 4.62 r/p's, SOA, Lock-rite, and it was unstoppable offroad. Inexpensive, reliable, and easy to mod and repair. The only down-side from my perspective was it's diminuitive size...even with a Safari rack, it couldn't carry the family and our weekend gear. Sadly, it was time to pass it on. Happily, an acquaintance at Ft. Knox bought it, and I know it is in good hands.
I'm looking forward to Autumn and returning home, getting out on the trails, and building the Landcruiser FJ60 project. I also look forward to making new friends from this site.
Tracy