the mir207 machine - Page 9

**mir207** · 10-11-2007, 10:44 PM

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Fjamming previously said:

Woots, nice one there Mark. Did they throw in any sweet deals for you?

Nah, FourTreks is not yet an official sponsor. They need to pay-to-play if they want sticker space on the rig, though

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Tankota previously said:

Carefull.. You are showing more geek-ness with those bookmarks and that you are using an Apple..

Oh, should have edited that out. Those *are* geeky. WRF is the most obscure one there...

**mir207** · 10-15-2007, 01:57 AM

Added stuff about the tires and wheels, some more detailed stuff about the CO2 tank, and photos of the ARB fridge all dressed up in it's sweater...

**mir207** · 10-22-2007, 02:22 AM

**mir207** · 11-08-2007, 03:46 AM

So I bought myself a second FJC. Yellow this time. Fully tricked out, SAS, crazy lift, and tires as high as the vehicle itself. Really went for a rock crawler this time.

Like a real FJC.

Just 1/10th it's size

***Fjamming*** · 11-08-2007, 11:37 AM

Hey, I got one too! I won it at last year's Owner's Event.

**mir207** · 11-10-2007, 04:31 AM

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Fjamming previously said:

Hey, I got one too! I won it at last year's Owner's Event.

Seems like you put a bigger lift on it than me. What's the drive shaft/axles like (locked 4x4?) What size / type tires? Importantly, what's the suspension setup that you went with, and what's the RTI?

**mir207** · 11-10-2007, 04:42 AM

Turns out that the beast gets a 1750 RTI - absolutely shaming vehicle #1's 600 RTI. That corresponds to an impressive "one pen length" vertical lift of one tire (all three others remaining on the ground), for a wheel base of 1 and 2/3 of a pen length. Then an RTI calculator.

spawnshawn · 11-17-2007, 10:02 PM

That is one nice looking truck. Your write up has helped me get started on mine long term plan. Mine is a daily driver for my wife drive since i travel 69 miles one way. I do really love your ride.

**mir207** · 11-17-2007, 10:41 PM

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spawnshawn previously said:

That is one nice looking truck. Your write up has helped me get started on mine long term plan. Mine is a daily driver for my wife drive since i travel 69 miles one way. I do really love your ride.

Thanks, and I'm glad the write-up is useful. I think there are only a few things I would do differently if I were using this as a daily driver. The tcase swap would be the main thing, and I might be more worried about making my lights more robust (against elements and theft). Otherwise, I think most stuff I've done would be fine for daily drive as well as offroad - the great thing about the FJC.

sbechtold · 11-17-2007, 11:38 PM

Beautiful FJC Mark! Someday we'll have to go wheeling together.