4x4’s & Overlanding

[Giles]

Shit's getting real.....

[goosehd]

@Giles leaving Japan or in country (UK)?

[goosehd]

…and follow up question: what kind of upgrades have you purchased?

[goosehd]

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[Giles]

I wish we had enough snow here for me to need one of those........

[goosehd]

@Giles but if you had one, then you have guaranteed parking spaces whenever you want. An added benefit is no longer waiting for pedestrians taking their sweet time crossing the streets…

[Giles]

It is due to land in UK on 19th Nov. That stuff was DHL'd to me in advance. I think it will take 4-8 weeks to get UK approvals etc etc before it will be ready for me to pick up.

No upgrades purchased yet. But, I do have a longish list. Most of which will be ordered from Rakuten via Sarina.

The first 2 jobs will be:

1. Get the silver steel wheels powder coated olive green
2. Install Apple AirPlay and reversing cam. There is an empty 2 DIN whole in the dash, so that should a simple DIY job. Should be.......

[louisbosco]

needs a 2J swap

[Giles]

[Lag]

Recently joined the Taco crew. Went up Webster Pass for my first real outing on a trail. Lots of cool old mining roads up in the mountains of Colorado.