Hi Everybody
I finally managed to get on board, thanks to Jon W's invite and Crispin's patience.
Some of you may remember me slithering my way around Lincombe in a bright yellow 80-series. Unfortunately the 80 had to go, because I landed a new job in Dubai and couldn't bring it with me.
So after 4 months of driving a little Nissan rental car, getting bullied by Landcruisers and Patrols, I couldn't resist the lure of another big yellow vehicle...
All right, no, mine is the little white one on the left. It's a 2008 FZJ76, manual, with part-time transfer and the acclaimed Toyota LSD in the back. Fairly basic inside with a front passenger bench and an alleged 10-seater capacity, although you'd need to be 10 pretty good friends to travel any distance. Here it is on our inaugural trip to some biggish dunes near Dubai...
It's my daily transport as well as weekend toy, and hopefully will get used for occasional camping trips further afield. I've no concrete plans for any modifications at the moment - I guess things'll get done as/when I think I need them.
Apart from the tyres, maybe. It's on 7.50x16 Yokohama 402s (Michelin XS clones) which, although they work fine in the sand and drive okay on-road, aren't half noisy on tarmac, so maybe something quieter. (and bigger, naturally.
) Oh, and that dratted 120 kph speed buzzer'll have to go as well...
Cheers
I finally managed to get on board, thanks to Jon W's invite and Crispin's patience.
![;) ;)](/custom/images/smilies/pack2/icon_e_wink.gif)
Some of you may remember me slithering my way around Lincombe in a bright yellow 80-series. Unfortunately the 80 had to go, because I landed a new job in Dubai and couldn't bring it with me.
So after 4 months of driving a little Nissan rental car, getting bullied by Landcruisers and Patrols, I couldn't resist the lure of another big yellow vehicle...
All right, no, mine is the little white one on the left. It's a 2008 FZJ76, manual, with part-time transfer and the acclaimed Toyota LSD in the back. Fairly basic inside with a front passenger bench and an alleged 10-seater capacity, although you'd need to be 10 pretty good friends to travel any distance. Here it is on our inaugural trip to some biggish dunes near Dubai...
It's my daily transport as well as weekend toy, and hopefully will get used for occasional camping trips further afield. I've no concrete plans for any modifications at the moment - I guess things'll get done as/when I think I need them.
Apart from the tyres, maybe. It's on 7.50x16 Yokohama 402s (Michelin XS clones) which, although they work fine in the sand and drive okay on-road, aren't half noisy on tarmac, so maybe something quieter. (and bigger, naturally.
![:) :)](/custom/images/smilies/pack2/icon_e_smile.gif)
Cheers