Any Baja rig pics to share??

I couldn't find a post related to pictures of the vehicles we use for baja, so I started this new one. Let's see the rigs!!

camping at Requeson

Old one before the new truck.





Present day.

Early happy hour

Between San Jose Comondu and San Isidro this past May. 2006 Tacoma.

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Originally posted by John M Between San Jose Comondu and San Isidro this past May. 2006 Tacoma.

South of San Felipe:

Frankieinhummer - yes

Yes, custom from a local fabrication shop, it replaces an earlier version that was a cross-bed version designed to hold only three action packers.




John

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Originally posted by Ken Bondy South of San Felipe:

February 10th, 2011

Somewhere between El Cien and the Sea of Cortez, in the middle of the backcountry.

1st generation 4runner.

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Originally posted by Fernweh February 10th, 2011

The simple life. 2 cots, 2 sleeping bags, 2 chairs and a big ice chest.

Too many pics that the old timers have seen too many times... but here is one, at our camp, south of San Felipe:



2010 4WD, OFF ROAD TRD, TACOMA Double Cab.

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Originally posted by David K Too many pics that the old timers have seen too many times... but here is one, at our camp, south of San Felipe: Quote: Originally posted by David K Too many pics that the old timers have seen too many times... but here is one, at our camp, south of San Felipe: 2010 4WD, OFF ROAD TRD, TACOMA Double Cab.

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Originally posted by JZ Old one before the new truck.

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Originally posted by Fernweh February 10th, 2011 Somewhere between El Cien and the Sea of Cortez, in the middle of the backcountry.

Alaska/Baja rig. Mitsubishi 4x4 flatbed with custom Alaskan Camper pop up. Pic taken on Playa El Burro.





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I thought I would share my rig

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Originally posted by Fernweh February 10th, 2011 Somewhere between El Cien and the Sea of Cortez, in the middle of the backcountry.

Because it's arguably one of the best 4x4s ever built ^^^
Nice ride, always wanted a standard trans GD 300 Wagon

nothing fancy!

Ol Smokey..1996 Dodge/Cummins-1990 Lance Camper..339,000 miles. still huffin...Headed back to Baja after Christmas...

It goes everywhere....

I'll play. My 1985 4Runner with 370K miles. I've owned it for 26 years.

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Originally posted by Pappy Jon I'll play. My 1985 4Runner with 370K miles. I've owned it for 26 years. IMGP8188 by xylorhiza IMGP3967 by xylorhiza 2008march 040 by xylorhiza

1989 V2500 350 CID Muncie 4 speed Posi rear end base model factory out of the box with 120,000 mi




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Pappy Jon , Those strait axle Runners are BAD A*$
Nice mods

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Originally posted by BajaRat Pappy Jon , Those strait axle Runners are BAD A*$ Nice mods

The Cruiser.

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Originally posted by El Vergel The Cruiser.

the key is to keep it simple.
http://thechive.com/2014/08/19/the-kiravan-is-taking-the-rv-...




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Thanks to all ...

one thing I like on the old ones .. "wind wings"



86 with 225,000 runs fine ...

back home and all cleaned up



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The mighty '72 Yota never failed to deliver, within reason! It died beautifully in the Baja Sun after many excursions.

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Originally posted by Pappy Jon What year pig? Quote: Originally posted by El Vergel The Cruiser. [Edited on 8-19-2014 by Pappy Jon]

This is how we like to get around Baja

Here's my rig 97 powerstroke with a few mods. Brought it site unseen in Oregon on craigslist and drove straight down Baja in 2010. Every year since. Gets 15mpg loaded

Las Palmitas

153,000 miles, coming up on 12 years, and lots of Baja 4x4 events, videos, and fun times.

http://i748.photobucket.com/albums/xx127/guppysoup/P1000718_...



This will be a baja rig in July!

'01 Dodge Cummins, stock. '86 Lance, '76 Chevy 'Heavy Half' trailer 3500# axle, electric brakes, four shocks, 16" wheels. '98 Wolverine 350. Vintage Manta twin landsailer converted to a single. Bought it all used for cash! Works pretty well. Bahia de Los Angeles fishin' with Woody.

My wife and I did a 10 day camping trip in our beloved Subaru Impreza almost 2 years ago. I prepped it with lifted suspension from a Forester, skid plates, 27" all terrain tires, and the roof rack. It was perfect even on some seriously rough roads and soft sand.

My Tacoma is incredibly capable:

Yesterday at Willow Springs:

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How are the new front lights? Info? Thanks g

Here is our Baja Rig (at Parque Mexico in Playas)

But how about this one? (from car show in Playas).


FYI - the Spring Festival de Playas is THIS WEEKEND (March 21 - 22) with music, food, art, car show and more.....

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Any Baja rig pics to share??

1982 Subaru GL

My nearly new Subaru and I on Shell Island, 1978... Super Sand Bug (as Tom Miller would call them)!

Here we are at one of our local hangouts. T-minus one day

These are campers over the years. Baja rigs to lay your head down and have a private bathroom, something Co-pilot insists on. Off-roading is something else.

baja canping

I have camped in everything from a used Army Pup tent to a 36ft diesel pusher my current rig is a 36ft 5th wheel with 3 slide outs. Roughing it for me is when I have to stay in a Holiday inn without a Swimming Pool.

An old one, high centered on the more inland of the North road to San Juanico, 1995 on the way to Central America. I have a Tacoma now but have taken a '69 beetle, Mazda 4wd mini van, 1983 528 BMW and a Subaru down there too.



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The latest one now has Tundra front brakes, steel braided brake lines and some heavier duty springs front and rear. Only coastal shot I could find that doesn't show a decent surf spot....

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An old one, high centered on the more inland of the North road to San Juanico, 1995 on the way to Central America. I have a Tacoma now but have taken a '69 beetle, Mazda 4wd mini van, 1983 528 BMW and a Subaru down there too.

South of San Felipe:

Here is my wife Jana's rig.

The 2012 FJ is fully loaded with thing to take to our place in Bahia Asuncion.


This is one parking spot that most of you will recognize.


The rear end of the FJ. We needed a ladder mounted on the FJ because we use the roof rack a lot.


The winch and high power LED lights.

I like you new plates even better!

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Quote: Originally posted by sandpoint   An old one, high centered on the more inland of the North road to San Juanico, 1995 on the way to Central America. I have a Tacoma now but have taken a '69 beetle, Mazda 4wd mini van, 1983 528 BMW and a Subaru down there too. If you just would have dropped your air pressure... no digging and drive right out! 10 psi was the sweet spot on those little 13" tires!

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Here is my wife Jana's rig. The 2012 FJ is fully loaded with thing to take to our place in Bahia Asuncion. This is one parking spot that most of you will recognize. The rear end of the FJ. We needed a ladder mounted on the FJ because we use the roof rack a lot. The winch and high power LED lights.

hey Udo, time for one of these FJ cantilever suspension mods!

A work in progress, but it got us there and back, with room for four.

Thanks Undo. This setup actually has more usable room than our former 30' Super C. However, with the inability to air down those 19.5 tires, it was damn slow going from the Chapala cutoff to Gonzaga. Motivates me to get back to work on our 4-seater Chenowth (I need to install a Subi or Honda engine in it) to tow along next time.

This gives a bit of scale to show just how ridiculously huge this thing is (and I haven't even added airbags or leveling kit yet):



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Well it's a old pic. I've since been completely redoing the whole suspension (long arms, triple bypass and C/O out back, internal bypass C/Os in the front, etc., etc. etc.), but haven't touched in a few years. Time to move it to the front of the list of projects I suppose.



Heck, it was '08 since we last had it in Baja even:



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Some toys ..

very cool. Bring her down, we can do a off road trip. Is that SJ?

we buzz over there quite often

Time to bring this thread back. Some folks must have some new Baja rigs, so let's seem them!

Since our last post, I went a little nuts on electrical. Four solar panels, 3000w inverter, a sub panel for all outlets and microwave (when working off solar/inverter), two auto transfer switches (shore vs. genny and shore/genny vs inverter), and added a second dual battery bank. Honda generator in tow just in case (the onboard generator is propane powered. It's a propane pig and noisy). I'm itching to turn some of the Baja sun into electricity.

Thanks. Personally, I think it's too big. Once the eldest is off to college (or prison), I'll likely downsize. We spend a lot of time up on the mountain skiing, and it's harder to keep a camper with dual slides warm. Well, not that hard as I plumbed in a catalytic heater (uses no electricity and used less propane than the furnace), but still. However, since the eldest is still bleeding us dry, the camper stays. In fact, we're likely bringing her friend along on our next Baja voyage, so it's going to sleep 5.

Here's a shot of the second batt box (right side in image) and some really, really big cable. A pain to work with, but keeping that voltage drop at bay.



I don't have much for interior shots, but let me say this, the full queen size pillow top bed is damn comfy.

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