[gothodgie]

Well it has been a while since i started this thread. I finally got to a meeting in Sept. and i went to the the benefit at Barn n Bunk. I will be at the Oct. meeting next week.

The trail rig i ended up with has changed since the motor went south in the Rodeo i had. I now have a Toyota FJ60. I have always been a Toyota guy and it just seemed like the right way to go, and was the right price. I have been working on it over the summer when it wasn't smokin hot outside.

I bought 2 60's in Jan. of this year, 1 parts truck and 1 to be the trail rig. Had to do a motor swap, went up to 35's and did a few cosmetic things and bunch of nickel and dime stuff. The trail rig has a 3-4" OME lift. I built a front bumper and a rear is soon to come.

I have a lot planned to do over the winter. Motor swap/auto trans, s/o axle, and some tube work for protection. Just ordered some 4.88's to go in the axles. The list could go on and on...

Thanks to everybody i have met and talked with for letting me ease my way back into trail riding again. I never realized how much i missed it until i went to the benefit and the meeting.

Will hopefully be driving the 60 to the Cruise In on Sunday. Just need to find some time to get tags for it...

Here's a few pics of what i started with and where i am at now.

1st... the 60 to be the trail rig when i first brought it home
2nd... the parts truck
3rd... What the motor looked like in the trail rig
4th... first time out of the garage on its own power after motor swap
5th... How it looks today