Recent content by desertpaddler

What amazes me is just how long the old 45s here have lasted seeing as they live on the beach (I mean they're parked there 24x7x365.) My old 45 that I had years ago fell apart in 5 years from sea air.

Thanks. To be honest, I think I'm the only person in the whole of Dubai with an HZJ80. In the 8.5 years i've been here I've not seen another.

Hi uHu I've been lurking and then off-forum for a long time and only just rejoined. You asked for pics of my 80 in this old thread, if you revisit the blog entry I posted above you'll see some photos on the newest entry. As I've been inactive I can't post the link direct.

Hi all, I'm not sure if I should post this here or in the 'Electrics' section but I think it's more gear than electrical mods. I recently bought a solar panel to help power my fridge/freezer on multi-day trips and recently did a write-up on how it worked on it's shake-down trip. I thought some...

I have an Epson V500. I bought it mainly because it can scan medium format film and I have a Pentax 6x7 that I use every now and then. I'll post pics of the 80s as soon as I have a few minutes spare, my HZJ80 is about as basic as they came.

Heck, thanks so much for the nice comments from all of you. It's really appreciated. I'm planning on adding some more 'cruiser content to my blog (No 367843284134 on my To Do list) and I'll let you know when I do. I've just finished scanning a whole bunch of slides from an trip I did from Port...

Hi I Live in the UAE and we have a lot of old FJ45's still being used in the rural areas. I took some pics of the old fishing trucks, including some about to be buried at sea, and did a write up on my blog which you can read here This is what some of those old trucks look like. Regards Craig