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    1994 Suzuki Jimny light build

    I'm digging the Jimny. Thinking about one is wet get out next posting in central Europe and I don't have to drive the wife around most places. Might be perfect for me and the hounds as a daily for kebab runs.
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    NAS LR3 build with an overseas twist

    Beats my flight from Tana to IAD on Kalitta Air. Dar es Salaam, Addis, Niger, Lisbon, IAD without getting off the plane... 31 hours and 37 minutes wheels up to down. Masks the whole time. Only 9 folks (that we know of) got 'rona.
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    NAS LR3 build with an overseas twist

    DS gets to PCS whole the rest of us on GAD are just stuck. Prado is a great choice, can't wait to get back to mine in Antananarivo.
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    Pitchblack Rally Recce Raider Build

    That plaid looks very Steyr-Puch 300GD ish, in a great way!
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    Pitchblack Rally Recce Raider Build

    Piano wire slipped thru the seal, and saw the seal away all the way around. That should do the trick.
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    Post up your drawer/storage system

    https://www.framingtech.com/
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    Back at 4x4, 313CDI 4x4 Sprinter

    That is an incredible table. Sehr schön! Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk
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    2003 Mitsubushi FG Overland Camper Renovation

    I'm always stunned by what Paul puts together. Really inspiring.
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    New guy with gen3 montero

    Camber, not toe. You're camber is set like this /| |\ Which is what gives you the right turn syndrome. Toe will only affect turn in and how well the rear tracks. Degrees are kind of a BS measurement for toe. It works, but you can't check it at home in degrees. To check toe, you just need a...
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    New guy with gen3 montero

    Caster is NOT adjustable per se, but it will change slightly when you adjust camber and toe (the only two adjustments you have). So just ignore that number right now. Camber, put simply, is how much the wheel is tilted over. Negative camber means the top of the wheel is tilted towards the...
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    New guy with gen3 montero

    Looking at you're alignment chart, it's no wonder you are pulling to the right. The LF and RR camber settings are the culprits. Learn to do your own alignments (assuming you have a flat and level shop floor). Grab a digital level and a steel bracket and some bolts...
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    WANTED or reward to help me find!!!!! CUSTOM CV BOOTS!

    Look at modifying a fernco fitting. Get a ten inch ID one, center a3 inch at the other end, and bind them together somehow. No bellows though.
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    Eurovan Blu.O (2.0)

    I'll have to remember the threaded rod next time I'm at the store. I miss having a good powerpack and a full set of dies at my disposal.
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    Eurovan Blu.O (2.0)

    I see a lot of pressing and cursing in your future. BTDT.
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    InssssssssVANity!!!!!!!......or ****** did I just fly to Maine to by a Sprinter!

    Is this the one below the under hood battery? Ours has that one and the secondary cabin heater with the ducts behind the driver in the floor.
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    modern diesel for overlanding in developing countries - post your solutions

    Found the blog for the folks that ran the RR Evoque (diesel) from Spain to Mongolia and back. https://eurasia13.wordpress.com/countries-crossed/
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    modern diesel for overlanding in developing countries - post your solutions

    Tatra's engines are often referred to as "noise cooled" don't think you'd enjoy driving one too far. These guys drove from London to Mongolia and down through China to ship a VW Touareg to Australia. Didn't bother with sticking to ULSD all the time, only problem they had was cured by using...
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    modern diesel for overlanding in developing countries - post your solutions

    This guys gone around the world in a 2013 (?) Range Rover Evoque diesel.... I would assume he'd know if he'd had problems in Russia, etc. https://www.youtube.com/user/hageney/videos Can't remember, or find a good pic, of his website chronicling the journey. It does have his email on it as I...
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