tibaal89's Black Cherry...

[Crotalus]

If I lived in a region that had lots of cool places to wheel and I had any friends, this is exactly what I'd be doing...

[homedad]

No really...They LOVE Mike!!!



Ty told me to post this....

[tibaal89]

Hey, you're only allowed to post things that make me look cool...

Is that Don who took the strap up there?

[homedad]

tibaal89 previously said:

Hey, you're only allowed to post things that make me look cool...

Is that Don who took the strap up there?

OK...Here's Mike rockin' the stock tires like no one I've ever met!!!

[tibaal89]

Hey, cool... I've never seen that pic. I might have to steal it when I get around to that day!

[Crotalus]

Is this seriously a picture of Mike? He is the spittin' image of my younger brother - the likeness is truly scary! My brother is one ugly SOB BTW!

homedad previously said:

No really...They LOVE Mike!!!



Ty told me to post this....

[homedad]

tibaal89 previously said:

Hey, cool... I've never seen that pic. I might have to steal it when I get around to that day!

I have a whole series of you that day!!!

[tibaal89]

Crotalus previously said:

Is this seriously a picture of Mike? He is the spittin' image of my younger brother - the likeness is truly scary! My brother is one ugly SOB BTW!

That is me... not the most flattering of shots, I'm about passed out after a party, haven't shaven apparently in a month, and am wearing a ridiculous shirt!

[tibaal89]

October 17, 2007 - Trail Gear Sliders Install

After a few coats of flat black Rustoleum, I threw on some Trail Gear sliders... at last, some protection!



Trivia question: how long did the bumpers, fenders, and other bits of my FJ sit in the living room and/or bedroom of my apartment?



October 20, 2007 - AZFJ Crown King Run and Scottsdale Pavilions Car Show

Rock crawling, shelf roads, good company, historic whore house? How much better can a day get... read all about that run here.

Practically no pics taken on the trail... this is basically the end.



Dirt road back to the highway...



Car show!



October 21, 2007 - Gila River Exploration

I did some exploring around the Cochran town site on the south side of the Gila River before taking the dirt route back to Tucson...





Amazing I couldn't find everything I wanted with such great signage...



October 25, 2007 - Car Wash and Gillette Ruins Campfire

OK, here it is... the first REAL car wash!



Fun with homedad around the fire after some wheeling at Table Mesa...



October 27, 2007 - Montana Mountain

Nice and easy trail... very scenic! Read all about the run here...





November 3, 2007 - Sedona with 1leglance, Day I

Pre-running trails for SedonaFest...





November 4, 2007 - Sedona with 1leglance, Day II

Broken Arrow trail in Sedona...











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[tibaal89]

November 5, 2007 - Wheel Painting

Experimented with one wheel... very happy with results!

Taped, primed...



Ta-da!



November 10, 2007 - Box Canyon Earnhardt's Toyota Run

Thanks to the organizing prowess of Don (puulboy), we had a spectacular run in conjunction with Earnhardt's Toyota dealership... the supplied the BBQ, we supplied the wheeling!

Read all about that run here...












BellyDoc with his hands up even though he's the one with the gun...



December 2, 2007 - Senator Highway

Nice dirt run up into some cold temps... organizing thread.





December 6, 2007 - Rackless HiLift Mounts Install

Got these slick things from FJoel in Canada... really nice idea to mount a HiLift on the roof with no rack.





December 7, 2007 - Oracle Control Road and AZFJ Letters!

The addition of "AZFJ" to my fenders was a very important chapter in this build... while I did have to clean a small area to apply the stickers, I am not counting this as a car wash.



Racing up the OCR before the weather hits...





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