James, your 55 is ready to roll! - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

dog walker · 08-29-2001, 03:20 PM

I pulled the slave cylinder off and un-stuck it, put it back in and it works again. I did'nt want to try and unload it with no clutch! It was a real bitch loading it with out! I will be heading out around 9am or so Thursday morning, so I'll be in your neighbor hood around 11-12pm.

Jeff

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Brandon · 08-29-2001, 03:22 PM

sad to see it go - nice tow rig BTW! <IMG SRC="smilies/wink.gif" border="0">

dog walker · 08-29-2001, 04:40 PM

Yeah it is sad! The funny thing is that it's so close to my garage, that I have these weird feelings to unload it and start wrenching on it! (I've never had it down at my house before due to no spare room to park it)

Jeff

fc187 · 08-29-2001, 04:49 PM

dude, thats sad <IMG SRC="smilies/frown.gif" border="0">

I had the same fealing when I sold decker my 45 wagon. when I saw it on his trailer rolling away I thought to myself, "fuck"

brainless · 08-29-2001, 04:51 PM

jeff it's ging to be in good hands james is going to go off on it . and has the help of at least a dozen cruiser heads make sure it get's going .. crawltec is going to do some crazy tube work ..
if you have time for lunch tomorrow the best bbq in the world is right up the street from
james house .. i am going to try and make it over to lend a hand ....
if you guys want on my way over i could pick up some flint's .. james, krusty ,morgan , dog walker ?

coyote · 08-29-2001, 08:16 PM

Hey Jeff, If I can ask who made your trailer or where did you buy it? I will try to search for it but thought I would ask....and if you don't mind how much was it? Thanks again

dog walker · 08-29-2001, 08:22 PM

Az-Tex, mass produced type. Not the highest quality, but tows very nice and smooth. About $1600 out the door.

Jeff

coyote · 08-29-2001, 08:29 PM

Is that rated to tow the Fj55, I've got a 40 and she's at 5600lbs and would think that the 55 has got to weight more? Does that have a dove tail? I have an add from them but want to have as much info as I can before I call...thanks

[ 08-29-2001: Message edited by: coyote ]

morgan · 08-29-2001, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by fj junkie:
[QB]
if you have time for lunch tomorrow the best bbq in the world is right up the street from
james house .. i am going to try and make it over to lend a hand ....
if you guys want on my way over i could pick up some flint's .. james, krusty ,morgan , dog walker ?[/QB]

I plan on stopping by.

James, call me.

morgan

pigjockey · 08-29-2001, 10:06 PM

Jeff, When I bought my first cruiser, the poor guy I got it off of turned his back to me and cried as I drove off. I, now would probbley do the same. These are not cars or lawn funiture, they mean so much more. I empithize with you. Your cruiser is getting inducted into a community of cruiser fanatics, people who drive them daily, and traet them better than family. (almost) When you see this vehicle in the coming months on the trail and in the pages I hope you can feel good that it's doing what it was meant to do, wheel.

pigjockey · 08-29-2001, 10:21 PM

Flints opens at 11:00 so maybe after we unload we can get some lunch. Any cruiserheads that want to be here when jeff shows up ought'a come down by 11:00. Morgan, please bring the camera.
Christmas has come early at the manshack. <IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0">
Jeff, Flints = <IMG SRC="smilies/emb.gif" border="0"> It's good going in but the backlash can kill you.

dog walker · 08-29-2001, 10:41 PM

The trailer is rated at 7000lbs, a 55/60/62 only weighs a little more than a 40 like 500lbs (stock) I really find it hard to beleive your cruiser weighs 5600 though, but I guess it's possible. I only use that trailer to tow my FJ40, but with the 55 on there it pulls just as smooth. Just looks bigger on it!

Dove tail? I don't know, I know it slops down in the rear, enough that I don't even need the ramps.

True that I will miss the wagon, but I'm really not that attached to it. Not like my 40 which I've had for over 17 years now! I will never get rid of that! And my FJ60, I don't think I can get rid of that one either.

Dudes, see ya all tomorrow in the Ghetto!!!!!

Jeff

coyote · 08-30-2001, 09:33 AM

Yes, I don't know either how she got the phat but its true...got the scale report to prove it...just where is all this weight coming from....

morgan · 08-30-2001, 09:53 PM

Pics from today's drop-off. Nice to meet you, Jeff! Hope you liked the bbq. See you on the trail.

James, congrats.

Some Pig!

morgan

dog walker · 08-30-2001, 10:40 PM

It was great to meet you all, and the BBQ rocked! Thanks a bunch!

Jeff

08-29-2001, 03:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
dog walker Discount! Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 156 Location: Orangevale, CA Posts: 6,788	James, your 55 is ready to roll! I pulled the slave cylinder off and un-stuck it, put it back in and it works again. I did'nt want to try and unload it with no clutch! It was a real bitch loading it with out! I will be heading out around 9am or so Thursday morning, so I'll be in your neighbor hood around 11-12pm. Jeff <IMG width=640 height=480 SRC="http://www.pirate4x4.com/ubb/uploads/fj55-2.jpg"> __________________ Jeff Fretwell 72 FJ40 67 FJ45 83 Toyota 4x4 LB

08-29-2001, 03:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
Brandon Registered User Join Date: Mar 1975 Member # 6 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 13,666	sad to see it go - nice tow rig BTW! <IMG SRC="smilies/wink.gif" border="0"> __________________ This Space for rent!

08-29-2001, 04:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
dog walker Discount! Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 156 Location: Orangevale, CA Posts: 6,788	Yeah it is sad! The funny thing is that it's so close to my garage, that I have these weird feelings to unload it and start wrenching on it! (I've never had it down at my house before due to no spare room to park it) Jeff __________________ Jeff Fretwell 72 FJ40 67 FJ45 83 Toyota 4x4 LB

08-29-2001, 04:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
fc187 Zeus of the Sluice Join Date: Aug 2000 Member # 1525 Location: Stockton Ca Posts: 4,631	dude, thats sad <IMG SRC="smilies/frown.gif" border="0"> I had the same fealing when I sold decker my 45 wagon. when I saw it on his trailer rolling away I thought to myself, "fuck" __________________ NCRD

08-29-2001, 04:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
brainless Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Member # 899 Posts: 1,728	jeff it's ging to be in good hands james is going to go off on it . and has the help of at least a dozen cruiser heads make sure it get's going .. crawltec is going to do some crazy tube work .. if you have time for lunch tomorrow the best bbq in the world is right up the street from james house .. i am going to try and make it over to lend a hand .... if you guys want on my way over i could pick up some flint's .. james, krusty ,morgan , dog walker ? __________________ tubing $2 dollars per foot welder $800 grinder $70 tubing bender $500 having the skill to actually build something nice priceless

08-29-2001, 08:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
coyote Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 170 Location: Phoenix, Az Posts: 2,533	Hey Jeff, If I can ask who made your trailer or where did you buy it? I will try to search for it but thought I would ask....and if you don't mind how much was it? Thanks again __________________ Red Racer I Toyota FJ62

08-29-2001, 08:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
dog walker Discount! Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 156 Location: Orangevale, CA Posts: 6,788	Az-Tex, mass produced type. Not the highest quality, but tows very nice and smooth. About $1600 out the door. Jeff __________________ Jeff Fretwell 72 FJ40 67 FJ45 83 Toyota 4x4 LB

08-29-2001, 08:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
coyote Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 170 Location: Phoenix, Az Posts: 2,533	Is that rated to tow the Fj55, I've got a 40 and she's at 5600lbs and would think that the 55 has got to weight more? Does that have a dove tail? I have an add from them but want to have as much info as I can before I call...thanks [ 08-29-2001: Message edited by: coyote ] __________________ Red Racer I Toyota FJ62

08-29-2001, 10:06 PM	#10 (permalink)
pigjockey Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6749 Location: Oakland Posts: 6	Jeff, When I bought my first cruiser, the poor guy I got it off of turned his back to me and cried as I drove off. I, now would probbley do the same. These are not cars or lawn funiture, they mean so much more. I empithize with you. Your cruiser is getting inducted into a community of cruiser fanatics, people who drive them daily, and traet them better than family. (almost) When you see this vehicle in the coming months on the trail and in the pages I hope you can feel good that it's doing what it was meant to do, wheel. __________________ More cruiser please.

08-29-2001, 10:21 PM	#11 (permalink)
pigjockey Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Member # 6749 Location: Oakland Posts: 6	Flints opens at 11:00 so maybe after we unload we can get some lunch. Any cruiserheads that want to be here when jeff shows up ought'a come down by 11:00. Morgan, please bring the camera. Christmas has come early at the manshack. <IMG SRC="smilies/eek.gif" border="0"> Jeff, Flints = <IMG SRC="smilies/emb.gif" border="0"> It's good going in but the backlash can kill you. __________________ More cruiser please.

08-29-2001, 10:41 PM	#12 (permalink)
dog walker Discount! Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 156 Location: Orangevale, CA Posts: 6,788	The trailer is rated at 7000lbs, a 55/60/62 only weighs a little more than a 40 like 500lbs (stock) I really find it hard to beleive your cruiser weighs 5600 though, but I guess it's possible. I only use that trailer to tow my FJ40, but with the 55 on there it pulls just as smooth. Just looks bigger on it! Dove tail? I don't know, I know it slops down in the rear, enough that I don't even need the ramps. True that I will miss the wagon, but I'm really not that attached to it. Not like my 40 which I've had for over 17 years now! I will never get rid of that! And my FJ60, I don't think I can get rid of that one either. Dudes, see ya all tomorrow in the Ghetto!!!!! Jeff __________________ Jeff Fretwell 72 FJ40 67 FJ45 83 Toyota 4x4 LB

08-30-2001, 09:33 AM	#13 (permalink)
coyote Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 170 Location: Phoenix, Az Posts: 2,533	Yes, I don't know either how she got the phat but its true...got the scale report to prove it...just where is all this weight coming from.... __________________ Red Racer I Toyota FJ62

08-30-2001, 09:53 PM	#14 (permalink)
morgan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 228 Location: Oakland, CA, USA Posts: 1,380	Pics from today's drop-off. Nice to meet you, Jeff! Hope you liked the bbq. See you on the trail. James, congrats. Some Pig! morgan __________________ Morgan Fletcher, Oakland, CA - 76 FJ55, 94 FJ80 - TLCA #5973 Ad Astra Per Alia Porci! - [url="http://www.birfield.com/~morgan"]http://www.birfield.com/~morgan[/url]

08-30-2001, 10:40 PM	#15 (permalink)
dog walker Discount! Join Date: Feb 2000 Member # 156 Location: Orangevale, CA Posts: 6,788	It was great to meet you all, and the BBQ rocked! Thanks a bunch! Jeff __________________ Jeff Fretwell 72 FJ40 67 FJ45 83 Toyota 4x4 LB

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