Spring 2018
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- By Shane Williams
Many enthusiasts in the Toyota community (including myself) have wondered what makes a die-hard CruiserHead so well ... die hard. It seems that many LC aficionados will stop at nothing to convince others that the true LC (think 40-200 series) are the only true heavy duty vehicle.
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- By Michael Holland
It was January and frigid outside. I, on the other hand, was inside and warm. I stood in front of a pile of metal. Was it junk? Trash? Neither! It was the foundation for some of the best products for your Toyota Land Cruiser. I found myself standing inside Mike Smith’s shop outside of Windsor, Colorado. Proprietor of Bump It Offroad, Mike is a craftsman of metal and a lover of Land Cruisers.
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- By Phillip Jones
By Saturday, May 5, a record-setting 440 Toyota 4x4 trucks had descended on the East Texas wander known as Barnwell Mountain. The sprawling forest riddled with hillside trails is home to the annual event, now in its 13th year. With over 800 people in attendance coming from all over the U.S., this was truly a significant gathering of Toyota brand enthusiasts. Vendor attendance was also at an all-time high.
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- By Weston Miller
I got into off-roading by a stroke of luck. As your typical broke college kid in 2006, my Ford Explorer was on its last leg and I barely had a budget. A family friend sold me his ͚97 4Runner for a ridiculously low price, and I was hooked the moment I drove it home. The next few years I lived on the online message boards - getting inspiration from other builds and gaining confidence in doing some of the work myself. I majored in marketing, and I wanted to use this truck as a side project for myself - seeing if I could create a value proposition worthy of sponsorship. In 2008, I landed my first sponsorship from Toytec Lifts and it planted a seed in my head. Little did I know these trucks,and the community itself, would become such a big part of my life.