Trail Report/Photo Section/GPS CoordinatesBeen offroad with your FJ? Tell us about it and post up any photos or GPS coordinates so others can possibly follow in your footsteps!
i think it was the road bandits trying to stop his vehicle in costa rica as he sped up and drove off at a high rate of speed...and slicing them off with frequent encounters with the roadside brushline until the bandit released his grip and fell to the side....thereby making our hero safe once again...with no damage to FJ other than some saliva stains to door.....teeth chip marks on rock sliders...and the before mentioned clips in window failing.
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08 FJC, Brick, Auto, Nitto Terra Grapplers (295), ATrac, Locker, Budbuilt skids and sliders, ToyTec 3" OME lift, Warn rear bumper with Lucrum Swingout Tire kit, Demello custom 3hoop front bumper with Titan12,000 winch,
84 FJ-60, blue, BDS 2.5" lift, BFG KM2 33x10.5x15, CCOT console, no rust
The page listed some problems, but it looks like it's been pretty reliable. Do you think the tabs broke due to vibration on the rough roads?
Almost all the problems listed were due to some difficulty with the regularly scheduled maintenence, so yeah, the FJC has been pretty reliable.
There are several reasons why the tabs could have broken - the windows was not the original but one put in by a SF glass place after the car was broken into in San Francisco. The only time it has been broken into so far
It could also have been weakened by the impact with the Elk.
Or, as you suggest, it failed due to the stress of the bad roads.
i think it was the road bandits trying to stop his vehicle in costa rica as he sped up and drove off at a high rate of speed...and slicing them off with frequent encounters with the roadside brushline until the bandit released his grip and fell to the side....thereby making our hero safe once again...with no damage to FJ other than some saliva stains to door.....teeth chip marks on rock sliders...and the before mentioned clips in window failing.
Heh, heh - never let the facts get in the way of a good story!!
Great thread! I love the website as well. Particularly enjoyed your section on the mods you did before leaving. Reading about your travels has been fun. It sounds like the FJC has performed well! Keep up the postings and stay safe.
Wow great thread. I hadn't caught this one yet. Have fun in Buenos Aires I have spent the last two summers (in the northern hemisphere) in Argentina skiing. I loves BA and the country dearly. Sadly this year I cant make it. Have fun on your trip.
Tropical storm Alma dumped tons of rain on Costa Rica. Huge landslides on Cerro Muerte closed down the Panamericana for weeks and we had to take a small dirt road along the coast to escape to Panama. It was pretty cool bumping along with all the huge trucks on the dirt road!
We are currently in a cheap Hotel in Panama City. We have made the decision to ship the car, via container, to Cartagena Columbia, since we were not able to arrange flights to Ecuador.
We hope to get the car into port this coming Wednesday (25th) for the sailing scheduled on Saturday. Before that happens I need to get a police inspection, a release from the police secretary, a release from the customs official, and a final bill of lading from my shipping agent. I've got six copies of all my important documents to make this happen.
There is a wonderful person named Evelyn Batista of Barwil Agencies (the shipper) that is helping us. She has a detailed map (with GPS coordinates!) of all the officies we need to go to. I already had to may an extra trip to customs since the Passport number on my entry form was wrong by one digit.
But wait! Thats not all! I also decided to get the fluids checked in the diffs. and transfer case due to all the river crossings we have been doing. Got all three changed at the wonderful place in Panama:
As you can see these guys have a very modern US-style shop, with all the bells and whistles! They were recommended by this Panama 4x4 club. Boy, my spanish is bad!
Anyway, tomorrow is the big day to get all the paperwork done. Wish me luck, I need it!!
Okay, I am here to tell you that shipping across the Darien Gap is a real efn pain . I have been fighting the Panamanian bureaucrats for days, getting all the papeles in order, running around getting this signature and that. For more on the experience:
Shipping to Columbia (Warning: contains foul language)
Anyway, finally we have the FJ in a container bound for Columbia!
Here is what the port of San Cristobal looks like:
We are currently FJless and will take a plane to Cartegena tomorrow. On Monday we get the car back, after another marathon paperwork day, from what I hear.
Where are you now? 
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