You know when your birthday is coming or Christmas is just around the corner...just like when you were a kid....well...my excitement level was at fever pitch awaiting the arrival of our new vehicle.
I had been checking the US FJ Cruiser websites and blogs for any information about Toyota's update of the original FJ 40. Was there going to be a diesel? What about diff locks? Would there be a trail teams version available? The list went on.
Inspired by all the fantastic modifications that US Cruiser owners had done to their vehicles I started to research the modifications that I thought would help me achieve one of my dreams. Visiting the remote parts of Australia and their indigenous inhabitants. I already has a connection to aboriginal culture through my boomerang throwing exploits but now I wanted to explore their artwork and the roots and inspiration behind it.
The plans to stage an art tour and exhibition began to be formulated in my mind. I envisioned an old masters meets new masters collaboration that could eventually be cloud funded and exhibited around Australia.
After the earthquake and tsunami in Japan I was very anxious as to when our vehicle would arrive but on the 6th April I finally got the call to say "your FJ is waiting for you".
Over the coming months see how the modifications to our vehicle take shape and check back to see how we are going.
