60Patrol

Ian,

I sent a PM. Safe travels.

Soft

soft60 wrote:Ian,

I sent a PM. Safe travels.

Soft

Thank you, I just returned. On the way down it was 600 miles through a blizzard, then 100 miles of good roads and then 300 miles of one nasty wind/dust storm. Th next 3-days was one serious wind/sand storm (70+mph gusts!) but by Wednesday it got gorgeous. Can't believe some of you folks live down there, I want nothing to do with those wind/dust/sand storms, I would rather live in 20ft of snow than that! It was my 3rd time going to King of the Hammers, hell of a fun week! Best part of all of it is the late night parties on the trails, nothing beats them for pure off-road goodness!

http://ultra4racing.com/category/king_of_the_hammers/

Oh ya, pm's replied to!

Cheers

I trust that photos of all the steps in this journey (except, perhaps, the worst of the late night partying) will soon appear here - what vehicle did you take on this trek?

I would be interested in the speedometer, specifically the worm gear that drives the odometer barrel assembly. Mine is stripped down to mush.

soft60 wrote:I trust that photos of all the steps in this journey (except, perhaps, the worst of the late night partying) will soon appear here - what vehicle did you take on this trek?

I drove my 2000 UZJ100 Land Cruiser down. I didn't take many pictures but did get one of a rainbow over Hammertown. If you want to check out what the race s all about go here, it is the biggest and best off-road race in the country in my opinion.

http://ultra4racing.com/category/king_of_the_hammers/

I have been three times now and it is one awesome event. Next time I would like to take my 83 Patrol.

Cheers

Ascinder wrote:I would be interested in the speedometer, specifically the worm gear that drives the odometer barrel assembly. Mine is stripped down to mush.

There is about three different types depending on year so what year is your Patrol?

Cheers

Mine is a 1967, so should be a perfect fit!

Ok, well the parts trucks are outside currently and I m not sure when I will bring one or the other back in the shop. I am working on and painting a rolling chassis so don't have room at this time. It will be at least a couple weeks if not the first of March before I bring one in to pull more parts.

Cheers

No problem, it's been living this long without it anyways, a little longer definitely wont hurt it.

Tell me about the seat belts. Are they all lap belts? How many do you have? Are they anything special i.e. Have a logo on the buckle? Are they in good shape, no rips or stains?