Builds complete BJ45 rebuild start next week in Bolivia (2 Viewers)

[mailking]

Okay.. Got that on the spelling.

Tomorrow we embark on a small adventure! The infamous BR319!

 

[mailking]

Finishing up with the Suriname pictures. After this we head into Guyana, land of the many waters!

Wim's place is more and more looking like an Overlanders campground! Like if you agree!

Wim 's "unoficial-overlanders-campground" nicely packed with goodies!

I love Alven's road-warrior! Especially his custom made tag!

I'm reading all about a green FJ40's roadtrip in the US, and what shows up at our doorstep? A very nice Japanese edition BJ40.

Have you ever seen the wheel wells like this? Martin tells me this is a standard Japan version like this. I have never seen it before.

Original Japanese inside paneling in the rear. Never seen this!

I wish I had an original Toyota RPM gauge on our diesel...

FD switch? WTF? Martin explains to me that he can lock into H4 with this vacuum switch instantly!



Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[crushers]

FD - front drive Jap normal
those rims are from a Playdo version, very common on the JDM imports.

nice pics, been a while since the last upload buddy.

 

[89s rule]

Similar rims were on 4Runners here in the US.

 

[mailking]

nice pics, been a while since the last upload buddy.

Thanks, and sorry. It's not easy to find wifi spots in the Amazon rainforest you know...

 

[mailking]

BTW I was not commenting on the wheels, but on the wheel wells....

 

[crushers]

the BJ44 had the flares:
http://www.luxuryimports.ca/forsale/1980BJ44/index.php
i think the BJ46 had them
and the BJ from SA had them when it came through my shop ...
rare.

 

[Chamba]

My LX has the interior liner as well except in brown

 

[Leaping Deer]

We're in the Guyana bush now. Spending time with the gold diggers. Huge old Bedford 4x4 truck all around here.

Some more images from Suriname:



Most people here have 2 cell phones as the competing providers don't play nicely together.


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

Just notied the kid is wearing a Might Might Bosstone's shirt. Sweet.

 

[twoyotas]

love the inside panel and its little storage spots.
good stuff, as always!

 

[mailking]

Okay guys, finished with the Suriname images, now it's time to move on to the next "unknown" Amazon country: Guyana. You all might know Eddy Grant, well he is from Guayana, as a lot of other New Yorkers, so I am told...

Having breakfast on the Guyana-Suriname border, just before the gates will open for the ferry.

We got off the ferry across the Corantyn River, drove a couple of minutes and saw this sign. Isn't that a great way to welcome visitors to your country?

The famous "Tapir", the homemade Guyanese boxshaped mini bus, which carries up to 7 people.


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[mailking]

Guyana is a super nice country!

First puncture in I don't know how many years, is repaired free of charge by the friendly Guyanese "K"!

The wedding girls. Somewhere downtown Georgetown, we spotted a group of high-heeled purple-dressed girls ready for a wedding. Would they pose with the Cruiser we asked!

Shane is helping me out with the bushings. Great chap, excellent service at no cost! Thank you Shane.

We see a lot of Bush Trucks for sale Bedford model "M" AWD.

64? Now that is a strange speedlimit isn't it? what is the fastest you ever driven?


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[Chamba]

How do Suriname and Guyana arrange the switch from driving on the right to driving on the left for visitors from Brazil, etc? Is it like they do it in much of Asia with fly-overs or like they do it in Africa with a small hand-painted sign and a sleeping bloke with an AK-47? I suspect I know the answer...

Are most of the cars RHD?

 

[mailking]

Actually coming from Brazil entering Guyana there is a bridge type of construction with lanes that cross over each other. Coming from French Guiana to Suriname, there is only a ferry, so thats easy. They have a sign when you leave the customs compound.

 

[mailking]

And yes, most of the cars in Suriname and Guyana are imported 2nd hand cars imported from Japan and therefor RHD and mostly automatic gearboxes!

 

[Chamba]

Actually coming from Brazil entering Guyana there is a bridge type of construction with lanes that cross over each other. Coming from French Guiana to Suriname, there is only a ferry, so thats easy. They have a sign when you leave the customs compound.

That's great. I love the way they do it in Asia with the fly-overs. I've never done the switch in Africa, but I'd imagine it is entertaining.

Any pics of the transition point from Brazil? Do they sell the little stickers for your headlights like they do in France and England at either end of the Chunnel? I have one of those on my RHD-market BMW motorbike right now.

When I lived in The Bahamas, they had a lot of RHD Jap car which the called 'Expats' because they had been sold in Japan originally and brought to The Bahamas after being sold there. Australia used to do that but then became stupidly wealthy from selling dirt to China and no longer allows expats.

Josh

 

[Diskord]

The famous "Tapir", the homemade Guyanese boxshaped mini bus, which carries up to 7 people.


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

Looks like that thing has got some cruiser lean in it

Reminds me of Jeepney's in the Philippines, though the tapir is definitely less blingy

 

[mailking]

No pictures of that bridge I am afraid. But more on Guyana I Have:

Spend 4 hours covered in coolant under the car. We had a very small leak in the exit hose that I tried to solve for months. Now with the help of some pro's we succeeded.

Melting of a small bar of gold in Bartica. How much do you think this bar weights?

Jungle roads are filled with these big Bedford trucks, when I ask how old they are, nobody actually knows...

Driving of the ferry crossing backwards.

Rain turns roads into a slide.


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[lostmarbles]

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The famous "Tapir", the homemade Guyanese boxshaped mini bus, which carries up to 7 people........Coen

We have a similarly high standard of design & build skills here in New Zealand.

This amazing beast is the only vehicle to have ever been designed and built here in any reasonable quantity:



Now that would compete with a 40-series landcruiser, wouldn't it?

Sadly they're no longer made!



PS. There's definitely a similarity between the New Zealand "Trekka" and the Tapir don't you reckon Coen? (They're both so cute and boxy.)

 

[Chamba]

You got the Aussies beat, Tom. All we seem to be able to do is build Holdens (Chevy) and Ford for other folks. Little do most Americans know that almost all of the American cop, taxi and government cars are built in Australia and were paid for using TARP funds!

Josh

We have a similarly high standard of design & build skills here in New Zealand.

This amazing beast is the only vehicle to have ever been designed and built here in any reasonable quantity:

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Now that would compete with a 40-series landcruiser, wouldn't it?

Sadly they're no longer made!



PS. There's definitely a similarity between the New Zealand "Trekka" and the Tapir don't you reckon Coen? (They're both so cute and boxy.)