South America by 30 year old Land Cruiser

1980BJ40

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Apologies for my late arrival to the Portal, allow me to get you up to speed!

Executive summary: A 6 month overland trip driving South America from Bottom to Top. Starting Mid Jan 2012. Will be using a 1980 Toyota BJ-41 (JDM) Diesel Land Cruiser named "Babe." We will be driving 20,000km to raise $20,000 for charity and hope to meet all of you out there!

Our Web site can be found here: www.4by4.org
For those interested in the nuts and bolts of the Rig all the details can be found here on IH8MUD

And now what you all really want. Pictures!
BabeSnowBack-902x1024.jpgBabe_Bars.JPGBabe_Snow (Large).JPG

Ok, more details on our plans and some questions for all of you. Who is going to be in Buenos Aires in January? Anybody got a secure parking spot for us? :)
 

1980BJ40

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Ok guys, sorry for being incredibly negligent on keeping this post up to date. To be honest I would never have guessed how busy I would have been during this trip.

Since my last update we have logged 6,500kms, driven from Buenos Aires, through the Andes all the way down to Ushuaia, the southern most city in the world. We've broken down twice and gotten back on the road within a day twice. sadly, have not taken the time to keep you all updated on everything in between.

First, you can now track us real time through our SPOT here: http://www.4by4.org/the-trip/live-tracking

Because so much has happened, I have decided to make a movie to try and get you guys up to speed. Here is the first instillation getting us through the customs process in Buenos Aires and to the Mountain city of Bariloche!

I hope you enjoy it!

http://www.4by4.org/stage-a-the-movie

I hope to update this again in less than 4 months :)
regards,
-zach
 

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