[March 7 2007] Back to Borrego with a small group run organized from adventure4x4. Did a tour of 17 Palms Oasis and Una Palma. Was told by the trail leader that the palms signify a source of water beneath. There was a small barrel at 17 Palms, sort of a

[January 21 2007] I joined a small group of 6 (mostly FJs and a Honda Passport) for a trail run on Rincon Shortcut. A scenic trail and there was still some snow that hadn’t yet melted. Got a good chance to try the new Mickey Thompson Baja Claw tires

[January 6 2003] My 2nd time in Anza Borrego, this time with a smaller group. This time we did Coyote Canyon and ended the day at Font's Point. The trail included a water crossing, my first one, which was pretty fun. It felt like I was in control

[December 2006] By the time it was over, I was ready for more. I went to Demello and had a DR (now Icon Vehicle Dynamics) 3” lift installed along with their billet upper control arms. They also did a body mount chop. Back then the “blue board” was full of

I plan to writeup a series of posts detailing the build of my 2007 FJ Cruiser, capturing its evolution since I purchased it in 2006. On Instagram I’ve seen FJ builds go from stock to fully built within a year or so. My FJ is fairly built out currently,