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AdventureGraham Posts: 170
9/27/2012
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Here are a few photos of the vehicles I've owned over the years that helped get me into the back country. The YJ is sitting in my backyard now. I'm not sure if I'll end up getting it going again someday or just sell it. It has a limited slip D35 rear end, 2.5" Pro Camp lift, GenRight Rocker Guards, 31x10.5 Baja Claws, and 4x100wt ProComp Spotlights. The TJ is still stock. I plan on getting a roof rack so I can haul all our gear comfortably on family outings.
1980 Isuzu Pup @ Colorado River
1990 Ford F-150 @ Pine Valley
1998 Ford Ranger @ Yuha Desert/Mexican border
Arroyo Seco Del Diablo Canyon
1989 Jeep Wrangler YJ @ Arroyo Seco Del Diablo Canyon
The Squeeze on Pinyon Mountain Road
2000 Jeep Wrangler TJ @ Old Borrego Valley Road
San Felipe Wash
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2624
9/30/2012
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So I had to dig a bit to find these but here you go.....
My first Jeep, a CJ 5 that was rusted out completely so I tore it apart and rebuilt everything and put in new body panels
My wife and I down in San Quintin Baja with our Jeep
Another shot in San Quintin but also with my Yamaha XT 500
Now, some of you may notice the Baja plates on it, I tore all the smog crap out of it and registered it in Baja to avoid CA laws. I even had a Baja drivers license.
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surfponto Administrator Posts: 1366
9/30/2012
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Oh man I am liking this thread 
Give me a day or two to round up some pictures
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anutami Posts: 491
10/2/2012
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Here it goes....
1987 Mitshubishi Montero 4x4 in Clark Lake Failed smog @ 287,000 miles 
2003 Nissan Xterra (All Stock) 4x4 in Olla Wash looking up toward Whale Peak She has 126,000 miles and still running good, I thougt I would be able to tow it out with my truck but, since it is an automatic it is not okay. Also thought I would use it more now that it is passed the brand new phase, but I am liking the truck camper a bit better (more comfortable camping than tenting it with the kids)
2006 Toyota Tundra w an Apache Pop Top Camper @ cibbets flat campground: Only reason I got rid of it I was an idiot and didn't get 4wd, plus the pop top camper was getting too crowded when Brett was born.
Then we got a travel trailer with the pop out ends, but we could really only get it into Blair Valley.
Then I found it. One of my customers was selling his truck (Rick @ Alpine Plumbing). 2001 Ford F350 Long Bed Crew Cab 7.3L Diesel 4x4 with 210k Miles
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hikerdmb Posts: 423
10/2/2012
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I'm with Bob... I like this thread too so I went through the files of old pics and found some pics of my old rigs through the years.
This was my first four wheel drive vehicle. It is a 1980 Subaru hatchback. We bought this new before moving up to Gunnison, Colorado in the summer of 1980. It was less than $5000 new and I still remember our payments were $80.01 for 3 years. This doesn't look like much but it went on so many backroads in Colorado and never failed. We would take off from our home (that means a 10'x45' trailer) and head up into the mountains with no real map or idea where we were going. Of course we were only 19 and 21 years old at the time so we didn't need no stinkin' maps. In this pic the Subaru is on the road to Gothic with Mt. Crested Butte in the background.
When we returned to California we used the Subaru for a while to pull our Prindle 18' catamaran but wanted more room for gear so we traded it in a bought a 1984 Mazda B2000 truck, not 4 wheel drive. This truck also served us well for a few years. It went lots of places all over the west from So Cal to Idaho. It was also around $5000 brand new. We put the shell on it and camped in that often. Here it is a some trip somewhere but I am not really sure where.
When we decided we needed to have 4 wheel drive again we got our next truck. It was the mid 80s we both had good jobs so we got the fully loaded Mitsubishi pick up. This was a good truck too. It went up Coyote Canyon the first year I got it. Back then you went straight up the the willow lined tunnel of the creek for several miles with no room to maneuver. This truck lasted until we had our first daughter in 1989. Here it is in Sequoia NP in December of some year with our skis on the rack and lots of snow all around.
When the first child came we got the 1989 Nissan King Cab SE-V6. This was by far my favorite truck of all time. Again we put a shell on this truck and spent many nights sleeping in the back. During these years we also had a Coleman pop up camper trailer that we pulled if we were not heading into any rough areas. This truck went all over the USA including trips to Florida and Georgia, trips to Arkansas, trips to Montana, Oregon, Washington, Utah, Idaho, Arizona deserts, Colorado and all the places in between. I think the truck pretty much went on every road in ABDSP during the years we had it. This was also the first truck I did any modifications too. It had a mild lift and some nice shocks along with some lights and a brush guard. This truck would go anywhere. Here it is in Organ Pipe NM.
When the daughters got too big for the back of the Nissan (plus they faced each other in the rear jump seats, not a good thing) we moved up to our first Dodge. We got a 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 Sport edition with the 318 engine. This was also the first rig with automatic transmission. It took some getting used to the larger truck and I have to say I really missed the Nissan. But this truck did me well for a few years. It made the trip to Death Valley a few times, a couple of trips cross country, and lots of trips around ABDSP. Here it is on the Goat Trail out near Borrego Buttes.
Once again as the girls grew we needed a full size back seat so in 2004 we got the Dodge we have now, 1500 with the 5.7 Hemi. This truck has about 120,000 miles on it now and makes lots of trips to the desert. It has also been to Death Valley a few times and to Colorado, and Utah on extended trips. Mostly it takes me back and forth to the Sierra for skiing, camping, backpacking throughout the year and carries our Sun-lite pop up camper. I love this truck and can't believe some of the places I have been able to get it. I just recently installed a Daystar leveling kit and Rancho Shocks along with trading in the factory 20' tires and wheels for some BFG 275/70 17 tires and rims. Here is a pic of it on Cumberland Pass in Colorado this summer.
And here it is all set up at a nice backroad campsite from the same trip. This pic is near Ophir, CO.
And this is how it looks without the camper. This is from the trip we did last fall on the Mojave Road. I highly recommend this trip if you have never done it.
A few years ago, my wife and kids say mid-life crisis time, I got the 1997 Jeep TJ, the Desert TJ. I have done lots of mods to it; 3" Teraflex lift, 4.56 gears, swaybar disconnect, KC lights, catback exhaust and Air Raid intake system, 33" BFG MT tires and rims,Warn bumbers, and a few other items here and there. This is my primary ABDSP explorer now. It doesn't hold much but it goes anywhere and it is a blast to drive. It only has the 4 cylinder engine so it doesn't stray too far from So Cal. It also does not have a top, although I do put on a Safari top a few weeks out of the year. Here is a nice shot of it from a few years ago near Carrizo Creek.
And here is a driveway shot with it all clean and shiny from a while back.
I'll end with one last pic. This is the same pic in my avatar. Heading down the dropoff near the slot.
I look forward to seeing rigs from others.
David
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TR Posts: 67
10/3/2012
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Well, I'm a little late to the party. Having only been 4 wheeling a couple of years. And I still own my first two 4WD's.
The first is a '77 Ford F-250 that I agreed to buy from my father-in-law, because it was the love of his life and he was afraid it would fall into the wrong hands after he
was gone. It's called Ol' Yeller. He passed two days after selling it to me.
Here he is driving with my daughter on his lap.
Here she is twenty years later learning to drive a stick.
Here, I'm looking down on it from Goat Mountain trail, in Idaho, where it stays year round. It's a bit of a money pit, but it's a family heirloom, so I have to keep it running.
Then in July of last year I bought a 1991 Land Cruiser. I was impressed with Bob's, and I liked the reliability of a Toyota. I will eventually get around to making my modifications to it.
But after taking the Badlands Offroad Driving Course in it stock, I was amazed what it will do.
This is part of the course in the Mojave.
I didn't get a lot of pictures, because I was in my Land Cruiser, but this is a drop off I've already been through. We practicing spotting for the others.
Here it is in Fish Creek.
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surfponto Administrator Posts: 1366
10/11/2012
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Our 1977 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40 we named MuMu
Brought this back from Kauai with 25,000 original miles on her.
This picture was from the Squeeze a long time ago
Our 1982 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60 we named Clifford for obvious reasons (sold)
Loved the room of this truck.
Ended up driving it all the way down to Cabo and back.
Our 1992 3FE powered Toyota Land Cruiser we affectionately named Tubbs. (Sold)
Slow as molasses but built like a tank. This picture is in Mortero Wash
Our 1985 Canadian Spec 3B Powered Toyota Land Cruiser. (non turboed 4 cylinder diesel)
Very slow with its' 90hp motor but it was amazing offroad.
Took this out to Anza Borrego many times. We eventually sold it to a guy in Ohio who has restored it into amazing shape.
More To Come....
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surfponto Administrator Posts: 1366
10/15/2012
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....and our latest 4x4
Diesel powered Toyota Land Cruiser 80 Series. Powered by a Toyota 1HZ inline 6 cylinder motor. (non-turbo)
Really fun truck that we run on Bio-Diesel and has clocked many Baja and Anza Borrego miles
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anutami Posts: 491
4/21/2013
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Just added another vehicle to our Desert Excursions
2003 chevy tahoe 4x4 found on craigslist with only 45k miles Just sold the Xterra this weekend, sad to see her go
Tested out the 4wd while heading back from El Centro on Friday and decided to take the scenic route home ec085 through plaster city along the railroad tracks
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surfponto Administrator Posts: 1366
4/22/2013
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Nice find Nolan
Don't know too much about those.
I am assuming they have lots of power
Nolan (anutami) wrote:
Just added another vehicle to our Desert Excursions
2003 chevy tahoe 4x4 found on craigslist with only 45k miles Just sold the Xterra this weekend, sad to see her go
Tested out the 4wd while heading back from El Centro on Friday and decided to take the scenic route home ec085 through plaster city along the railroad tracks
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Michelle Geer Posts: 16
5/14/2013
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Hi everyone! I am a young automotive photographer looking to build my portfolio.
I will be traveling to the Anza Borrego Desert/ Salton Sea/ Joshua Tree area from June 3-7. I am looking for awesome cars/ motorcycles to photograph at these beautiful locations. Please let me know if you or someone you know may be interested in a photoshoot!
Please see my online portfolio at www.michellegeer.com
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dsefcik Administrator Posts: 2624
5/14/2013
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Hey Shell...you have some really, really nice photos on your site! Hopefully someone here will take you up on your offer.
Michelle Geer wrote:
Hi everyone! I am a young automotive photographer looking to build my portfolio.
I will be traveling to the Anza Borrego Desert/ Salton Sea/ Joshua Tree area from June 3-7. I am looking for awesome cars/ motorcycles to photograph at these beautiful locations. Please let me know if you or someone you know may be interested in a photoshoot!
Please see my online portfolio at www.michellegeer.com
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Michelle Geer Posts: 16
5/14/2013
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Thank you! I hope so too!
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