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Land Yacht Field Report: Tallgrass Prairie
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I planned an impromptu camping/trail trip in the Ozarks. The day before the boys and I were going to head out, the team we were meeting canceled due to a starter motor giving out. Their 100-Series Land Cruiser has more miles than my 80-Series. I have already changed out the stock starter motor on my…
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Land Yacht Update: What’s the best manual seat for retrofit?
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As winter closes in on the Midwest, I figured you all deserved an update on the Land Yacht, our 1994 Toyota Land Cruiser. We last had the Land Cruiser on a camping adventure exploring the Flint Hills in South Central Kansas in the spring. There are still some items on the truck that need to…
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Land Yacht Field Report: Flint Hills
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It’s been a harsh winter here in the Midwest. We average 18 inches of snow annually and this year has seen 30 inches of the white stuff. Spring has finally shown up and we’re itching to explore. After the front axle rebuild last Spring, #TheLandYacht hasn’t needed many reliability repairs. I finally spent some $$$…
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HCOTY 2017 Nominee: The Land Yacht
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Christopher Tracy wants his kids to stop staring at their screens. He’d rather they point their eyes towards the beauty of the world all around them. How is he doing this? By taking road trips with the family in his 1994 Toyota Land Cruiser. A Land Cruiser that’s been given the nickname Land Yacht. The…
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The Land Yacht: Field Report on the SM-65E Atlas ICBM Silo Site #4
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The first step after deciding that you’re going to start exploring your surrounding area is researching what’s around you. Moab, the Rockies, and even the mountain trails back East are not close enough for the quick weekend trip with our limited equipment. So, I started looking for a trip that would intrigue my family as…
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The Land Yacht: Teaching my kids to forget about their devices with the help of a Toyota Land Cruiser
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If you’re of a certain age, you remember Looney Tunes. Most of us do. Something new had to happen in those cartoons every 7 minutes to keep kids’ attention. Whether it was the anvil falling on the coyote or the rifle exploding in the nimrod’s face, something had to change. I taught middle school for…
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Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach: A Trio Of MOPAR Land Yachts For Your Enjoyment
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As this olelongrooffan pointed out on Wagon Wednesday, the Barrett-Jackson boys brought out a little bit of everything for their Palm Beach festivities. After longroofs, probably some of my favorite cars are the “D-bodies” offered by Chrysler in the late 1950’s and very early 1960’s. It appears that Chrysler didn’t designate their chassis with a…
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Hooniverse Topless Tuesday: The Land Yacht Edition
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Well, my fellow Hoons, as this olelongrooffan neglected to get an image of that dual V8 Boss Hawg powered trike this past weekend, I decided to hijack a post here on Two Wheel Tuesday to share with you this entry for Topless Tuesday.
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The LandYacht: Land Cruiser Field Report – Western Kansas
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First things first, the air conditioning has finally been repaired on the Land Yacht. The leaky evaporator core was removed by myself and a friend. The “new to me”-used core was installed and everything bolted up exactly as it should. It’s amazing to have cold air blowing through the truck again. A while back, I…
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This might be the most overpriced land cruiser of all time
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We love the Toyota Land Cruiser. From the 80-Series to the Heritage Edition to the Prado to the Prado-based GX460, we’re Land Cruiser die-hards here at Hooniverse. In any guise, the Cruiser is off-road capable, durable as durable gets, and built to the highest standard in the automotive industry (at least this side of high-end…
