TreadingLight
La Liebre de la Muerte
I first learned I needed a troopy from Australian 4wd channels on YouTube. I like to camp all over the US west and Baja California and a Troopy seemed perfect.
I once drove the west coast from Alaska to Costa Rica in my old 60. I hope to do something epic like that again. South America beckons. We'll see. For now this build is about restoring mechanical condition, making camping in remote locations easy, and some upgrades for wheeling. With the weight and long wheelbase, I don't expect to drive the rubicon, but I do like to scratch the rock sliders from time to time.
Historical Post (late 2017)
Troop Carriers of ... Troopy Carriers of ... I always wanted to add something to finish the phrase but I never decided what to say.
I'd been following the classifieds for a while. The first time I saw this thing, I thanked the seller but decided to walk away. It needed a lot of work. There was more fuel coming out the back of the injection pump than going into the engine. The seller was motivated though and a week later we worked out a deal. I dropped them off at the airport so they could fly home to Australia and I took the troopy home to figure out how to get US plates on it.
It also came with some max tracks, some lengths of pipe, an empty gas can, and some sturdy furniture built into the back.
Dirty. Well used. I love it. But some of those electrical connections are pretty sketchy.
Only 390k kilometers on the clock.
Once home, I went through everything and made a list.
And then I rang up @orangefj45 at Valley Hybrids to make a plan.
I once drove the west coast from Alaska to Costa Rica in my old 60. I hope to do something epic like that again. South America beckons. We'll see. For now this build is about restoring mechanical condition, making camping in remote locations easy, and some upgrades for wheeling. With the weight and long wheelbase, I don't expect to drive the rubicon, but I do like to scratch the rock sliders from time to time.
Historical Post (late 2017)
Troop Carriers of ... Troopy Carriers of ... I always wanted to add something to finish the phrase but I never decided what to say.
I'd been following the classifieds for a while. The first time I saw this thing, I thanked the seller but decided to walk away. It needed a lot of work. There was more fuel coming out the back of the injection pump than going into the engine. The seller was motivated though and a week later we worked out a deal. I dropped them off at the airport so they could fly home to Australia and I took the troopy home to figure out how to get US plates on it.
It also came with some max tracks, some lengths of pipe, an empty gas can, and some sturdy furniture built into the back.
Dirty. Well used. I love it. But some of those electrical connections are pretty sketchy.
Only 390k kilometers on the clock.
Once home, I went through everything and made a list.
And then I rang up @orangefj45 at Valley Hybrids to make a plan.
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