For our trip into the Maze this year we needed to utilize a human waste management system. After some investigation and research I decided on the Pett Toilet. What I like about this system is that each member of the party deals with their own waste using Wag Bag. I purchase the Wag Bags by…
Expedition Gear
Expedition Gear
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I have spent lots of time working on refining our expedition camping gear. I will detail what gear we use and why in a number of post. I hope that you can learn from our experiences.
Electrical
Auxiliary Power System Under the Hood
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I spent more time today working on my auxiliary power system install. The more I get into this, the more complex I realize it is. Pictured here are the components that are going under the hood. My system is designed to use a solar panel to charge the auxiliary battery when the FJ is parked.…
Electrical
Roof Wire Routing
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I spent a long time getting up the nerve to cut a hole in the roof of the FJ Cruiser. I wanted to be sure that when I crated my wiring path it would allow multiple wires and facilitate changes. For water proof accessories I look to the marine industry. In this case I looked…
Electrical
Overhead Switch Pod Installed
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As part of my electrical rebuild I needed to find a place to install a large number of switches. I chose to install them in the ceiling panel of the FJ Cruiser. To do so I utilized Daystar switch panel designed for a jeep application. Here is an earlier post on the parts I used:…
Electrical
Interior Fuse Box Installed
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I installed the vent panel and fuse box in the FJ. I must say I think I finally found the place for the auxiliary fuse box. The box will be easy to access when fuses need to be checked. The wire has plenty of space to route behind the panel.
Electrical
Aux Electrical System Fuse Box Wiring Harness
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I finally got some of the supplies I needed to get moving forward on the rebuild of my auxiliary electrical system. The project for today was to build the wiring harness for the passenger compartment fuse box. I built the harness using connectors so it can be removed is the dash panels need to be…
Mechanical
DaToy Gets a New Vortex Prefilter
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I installed my Toyota FJ Cruiser Vortex Prefilter for the Air Intake today. The part cost $100.00 and took about 10 minutes to install. For people that drive the FJ Cruiser off-road this is a simple yet recommended modification for 2007 FJ’s. The prefilter is an option in the 2008-2009 model years. The filter uses…