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“YOU CAN ATTEMPT ANY CHALLENGE, BUT GOING IN BEING PREPARED FOR ANY OBSTACLE WILL GUARANTEE YOUR OUTCOME TO BE FAVORABLE”
BEFORE: ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASE

AFTER: AS OF NOW, IT IS BACK IN THE SHOP GETTING MORE MODS

I purchased my 2010 Iceberg FJ in March 2010. A week later I started to break her in.
My first trip was with a group of trail ready jeeps in a foot of snow. I was completely stock, only a week off the showroom floor. Needless to say, I was scared, but couldn’t believe how well my FJ did. Neither could the guys in the jeeps as I kept pace with them and never once got stuck. After the first run, I began to go on increasingly harder trails, until I ran a trail that convinced me to upgrade.
My first upgrades would be a revtek spacer lift I bought from another forum member, and 33” Maxxis Bighorns. These two upgrades alone made it possible to get around on most of the local trails. Here are some pics:




After a couple months I finally got my Cobra 75 CB and a 10lb CO2 tank, only to have it stolen.
THEFT:
I woke up one morning after a camping trip and went out to make sure everything was out of my FJ, only to find it not there. I called the cops and they told me that they would get to me when they had time and that it was most likely on its way to Mexico. After six hours or so I called them again and they told me the same thing. I then turned to my friends on the FJ forum. I had done a lot of runs with people in my area so I knew they could tell my FJ from someone else's, and what do you know. An hour after posting the thread, my buddy Mike aka (MountainMike) posted that he found my FJ parked in an apartment building parking lot. I called the cops to tell them to not bother coming to my house to take my report and to just meet me at the address (that Mike was watching) so I could pick my FJ up. I drove over and recovered what was mine, finding out that my CB and CO2 tank along with my ipod and other stuff had been stolen. But at least I got my truck back. After I posted again what had happened and how Mike had found it for me, the admin's gave mike his own title, "Forum Detective". Thanks Mike. The next day, the news came out to do a story on it all and I tryed to give the forum as much credit as possible as well as Mike. Here is a link to the thread.
http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/foru...-keep-eye-out-update-found-mountain-mike.html
After all that happened I left the country to work in Afghanistan where I started my online shopping spree of never ending mods. But before we got anything else on the FJ my wife and I decided to get it wrapped in vinyl to help protect it from tree limbs and to give it a unique look. Nevertheless, here is the list of mods that are either on the FJ, sitting in the garage, in the mail, or planned for future.
ELECTRONICS:
VIPER 5902 ALARM/REMOTE START W/DIGITAL TILT MOTION SENSOR AND IVISIBEAM FIELD DISTURBANCE SENSOR
COBRA 75 CB W/3’ FIRESTICK
DIRTY PARTS DUEL BATTERY
IPAD 2 WITH NDA431FJ'S RAM MOUNT SETUP HERE
LIGHTING:
PIAA 510 ATP LIGHTS IN BUMPER
PIAA 2100 (4 DRIVING, 2 FOG) ON GOBI RACK
PIAA 520 FOG LIGHTS IN CENTER BUMPER
ARMOR:
DEMELLO HYBRID ROCK RAILS W/MESH INLAY
ROAD ARMOR TITAN GUARD FRONT BUMPER
WARN REAR BUMPER
BUSHWACKER FLARES W/SNORKEL CUT OUT
BUDBUILT COMPLETE 3/16 SET SKIDS
DIGGER LOWER REAR TRAILING ARMS SKIDS
METAL TECH TUBE DOORS
SUSPENSION, WHEELS, AND TIRES:
DICK CEPEK 17X9
ROUGH COUNTRY 6" LIFT
ICON EXT. TRAVEL W/REMOTE RES COILOVERS
35" GOODYEAR KEVLAR'S
LIGHT RACING UCA'S
RECOVERY:
Smitty built XRC 10K LB WINCH W/SYNTHETIC LINE
ARB TREE SAVER
ARB SNATCH BLOCK 9000
ARB TOW STRAP
ARB SPEEDY SEAL TIRE PUNCTURE REPAIR KIT
4 SHACKLES
ARB RECOVERY DAMPER
STORAGE:
GOBI STEALTH ROOF RACK + LADDER
MPAC REAR DOOR RACK
TRASHAROO
SAFETY:
WORK GLOVES
FJ FREEDOM WINDOWS (WAITING FOR INSTALL)
CHEM LIGHTS
MED KIT
SURVIVAL KIT
FIRE EXTENGUISHER
EXPEDITION ONE 2010 WASHER FLUID BOTTLE
EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS:
POWERTANK BRAIDED FLEX HOSE
POWERTANK PRESSURE GUAGE
GERBER AXE
SUREFIRE DEFENDER FLASHLIGHT
550 CORD 100’
100MPH TAPE
VIAIR X'TREME SETUP
AIR HOOK UPS IN JACK COMPARTMENT AND UNDER HOOD
PERFORMANCE:
SAFARI SNORKEL
FJNEWB’S SCUBA DRIVER BREATHER KIT
4.56 GEARS
ARB LOCKER IN FRONT
ELECTRONIC LOCKER IN REAR
SELF MODS:
BLACKED OUT MIRRORS AND DOOR HANDLES
REAR SIDE FIRE EXT. TANK MOUNT
BODY MOUNT CHOP
PLANNED, NEAR FUTURE:
THINKING ON THE REAR 3 LINK FROM METAL TECH
ROTOPAX FUEL AND WATER CANS, WHEN I GET HOME AND WILL ACTUALLY NEED THEM
DVD/NAV UNIT ONCE I FIGURE OUT THE BEST ONE TO GET
MORE PICS:







VIDEOS:
FORUM SUPPORTING VENDORS USED IN BUILD-UP:
DEMELLO OFFROAD
EXPEDITION ONE
HUMMER GEAR SALES
ICON VEHICHLE DYNAMICS
MAN-A-FRE
METAL-TECH
ROUGH COUNTRY
SPRINGTALE SOLUTIONS
TOP GUN CUSTOMZ
THANKS FOR LOOKING, AND ALL THOUGHTS WELCOME