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FJ40Mark
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Newbie Says Hello
Hello and what a forum! 
My name is mark and I'm planning a 3 week trip to the tip of Baja in August in my 73 Toyota Land Cruiser (FJ40) and found this site digging thru the
net.
Very impressed with the wealth of info here and hope to make some meaningful contributions myself.
Regards,
mark
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Bajagypsy
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We do the trip, from Canada in our 81 Toyota Land Cruiser, it is a blast!!
Welcome to the forum.
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Baja Bernie
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Welcome
And don't forget to give us all a trip report when you get back.
Have a Baja Time!
My smidgen of a claim to fame is that I have had so many really good friends. By Bernie Swaim December 2007
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FJ40Mark
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Thank you everyone. Trip report= No Problemo!
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Bajabus
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Welcome sir.....dig right in and have fun.
Good luck in all you do and stay safe.
"Preventive war was an invention of Hitler. Frankly I would not even listen to anyone seriously that came and talked of such a thing."
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Summanus
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Hi Mark,
Welcome to the best site on Baja.
Don't forget to check your a/c in the Toyota before the trip in August. It will be rather hot.
Hope you have a great trip!
Summanus....ancient Roman Nightly Thunder God. He liked refrieds too.
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Bob H
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Summanus
Hi Mark,
Welcome to the best site on Baja.
Don't forget to check your a/c in the Toyota before the trip in August. It will be rather hot.
Hope you have a great trip! |
A very good tip! And, welcome to the greatest place here on the Nomad board for all the information you could ever think you might need.
Looking forward to your contributions and trip report.
Bob H
The SAME boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you are made of NOT the circumstance.
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FJ40Mark
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Thank you all for the warm welcome. I've spent some time digin' around here and what a wealth of info.
I picked August for it will be HOT  as I plan to cross Africa in 08 in
my FJ40 so figure hitting Baja at the hotest time of the year will be good conditioning for me and my 40
No A/C though...
I drive it all year around. Adding an extra fuel cell but can carry 3-5 gallon Jerry Cans now for 32 gallons total. Adding another cell should take
me to 50 gallons.
383 Stroker Motor in there, with lots of lockers and gears...should do the trick eh?
And for all you folks that are the blessed with good weather..that would be SNOW on the cruiser LOL!!!
Can't wait to get going. Plan to camp everywhere possible and stay off the beaten path
mark
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Summanus
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Sounds like a great trip! I did a similar trip in 1996 driving a open-air CJ-5 much like your rig.... from Montana to Baja Sur in late October. Had
a great time .... except for getting caught in a snowstorm going through Salt Lake City and being stuck between a couple of semi-trucks! A hoot.
Summanus....ancient Roman Nightly Thunder God. He liked refrieds too.
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Capt. George
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Amigos de Baja got me going...has since become Baja Nomads..a great place to be if you can overlook some of the Nomads suffering from
inter-breeding...yeah, you all know who you are!
Welcome aboard and good luck...be careful in Baja, you may never want to leave...............
Capt George
Ask away, a wealth of Baja info on this board!
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David K
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Welcome Mark!
You have got some great 'shoes' for your rig!!
Tires are very important in Baja... lots of sharp, volcanic rock and deep sand that will challenge you the most.
If I can be of any assistance, please let me know... Baja is an awesome place to explore and find your 4WD soul!
Please make use of my web links, below...
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Bajagypsy
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Theres lots of great out of the way places you can get with your cruiser in Baja, you'll have a blast. (just bring LOTS of gas). I bring two 5 gallon
tanks along and seems to do us just fine in our FJ60.
What size tires are you running on yours? 35"s?
Hey I see from your pics your an IH8 Mud Forum regular too (my user is Bajaman on that one)
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FJ40Mark
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Summanus
I had heard of Jeepers doing that and thought to myself...what a better place to have an open air vehicle. I'm sick of snow though!
Capt. George,
I'm afraid I won't want to leave! That may not be a bad thing LOL!
David K,
Thank you for the offer for info and the likes, I'll take you up on that. Can't get enough reading this site already...oops..there goes the Day!  Any insight or tips is most welcome.
Had heard that (like all 4wheeling) Wheels and Tires are critical down there and some have suggested the 37s are a bit much but have the HP and torque
to move' m so gonna stick with this size. Can deflate to 3 psi and not de-bead..
Bajagypsy
Those are 37 MTRs on Trail Ready Beadlocks. I assume your running a 2f? Yes, Mud Regular...JuttyShabango..I'm also the new Secretary for the TLCA.
[Edited on 1-2-2007 by FJ40Mark]
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Bajagypsy
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Yup, 2f...not the greatest but it will do for now. (its been very reliable and good milage, just short on power).
You wont have any trouble getting places with 37's!!! I'm getting by just fine with 32's and a locker in the backend...but will have 35's and a locker
in the front with the SOA completed by then too....and if all goes well a good starr on a Cummins 4BTA swap  (already found a NV4500 for $150 bucks!!!!)
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FJ40Mark
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajagypsy
Yup, 2f...not the greatest but it will do for now. (its been very reliable and good milage, just short on power).
You wont have any trouble getting places with 37's!!! I'm getting by just fine with 32's and a locker in the backend...but will have 35's and a locker
in the front with the SOA completed by then too....and if all goes well a good starr on a Cummins 4BTA swap (already found a NV4500 for $150 bucks!!!!) |
A NV4500 for 150???? Holy Smokes that's a deal. I wish I had a diesal...good luck on the swap!
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Bajagypsy
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Thanks, and I know it was suspiciously cheap...(I didnt ask, I dont want to know) Just keep telling myself the guy was really stupid.
I'm hoping with the Diesel and an extended range tank, I will be able to get close to 1200 km's to a tank. (thats my goal anyway)
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FJ40Mark
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajagypsy
Thanks, and I know it was suspiciously cheap...(I didnt ask, I dont want to know) Just keep telling myself the guy was really stupid.
I'm hoping with the Diesel and an extended range tank, I will be able to get close to 1200 km's to a tank. (thats my goal anyway)
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I'd say easy.. Henry Cubillan did a diesal swap and was up to like 23 mpg in a 60 on 35s IIRC.
I'm jealous on the diesal for sure and have even thought of selling my 40 for a FJ75 or similiar
It's nice to see other cruiserheads here....makes me feel at home
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Bajagypsy
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Yes it is, there are quite a number of good people on this forum. (wealth of knowledge here about travel in baja) But a few more cruiserheads to map
out the back country is definately a bonus.
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Bajagypsy
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well...better get back to work....
Good luck on the trip!
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David K
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| Quote: | Originally posted by FJ40Mark
David K,
Thank you for the offer for info and the likes, I'll take you up on that. Can't get enough reading this site already...oops..there goes the Day! Any insight or tips is most welcome.
Had heard that (like all 4wheeling) Wheels and Tires are critical down there and some have suggested the 37s are a bit much but have the HP and torque
to move' m so gonna stick with this size. Can deflate to 3 psi and not de-bead..
[Edited on 1-2-2007 by FJ40Mark] |
Well, the fun stuff for four wheeling is found all over the peninsula... and you can combine a great four wheeling day with fantastic sites, many are
historic or just plain beautiful!
Here are some samples from the northern half of Baja:
To Mision Santa Maria: http://vivabaja.com/403/
Baja 2000 course NE of El Rosario (boojums, petroglyphs): http://vivabaja.com/1105/page3.html
Montevideo painted cliff: http://vivabaja.com/105/page6.html
Las Flores railroad, terminal canyon: http://vivabaja.com/402/page4.html
Las Pintas petroglyphs and fossil grotto: http://www.vivabaja.com/pintas/
Pacific to Gulf via Mike's Sky Rancho: http://www.vivabaja.com/905/
Drive up Matomi Canyon: http://vivabaja.com/618/page4.html
Other exotic canyons SW of San Felipe/ hot springs: http://vivabaja.com/404
[Edited on 1-2-2007 by David K]
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