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The last missing parts are finally on their way home. It took quite a while, for good reasons: some parts aren't usually in stock and require a factory order, with delivery times of several months. I also learned a lot about the automotive spare parts business. You need to go through the right...

I'm using a pet barrier available by Toyota Germany Gepäckschutzgitter (z.b. für Beladung, Hunde) | PW25560000_APPL5026 - https://tos.toyota-digital.de/Gepaeckschutzgitter-z.b.-fuer-Beladung-Hunde/PW25560000-APPL5026

I've now sourced around 70% of the required parts, including the major ones, the tanks, yes, tankssss plural, because as it turns out the main tank comes in two different versions depending on whether you have an auxiliary tank or not. Sourced the right one. Not cheap. Shipping was its own...

I'm on a bit of a learning curve here. I've noticed that both tanks are equipped with a level sender and therefore some kind of wiring harness. I initially assumed the auxiliary tank was passive, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Could someone point me in the right direction for finding the...

Hello, your hinge problem is quite complex, the hinge motion reminds me some kitchen furniture hinges. I doubt that thoses hinge will survive in an automotive environnement. Why not using some retening system who need to be pressed to be realised a kind of spring loaded system. The panel remain...

Thanks. I might end up hitting a wall, but I really want to give it a try. Ever since I put 17-inch steel wheels on my 250, I know what manufacturers are capable of. Just to fit a simple steel wheel that’s made in Mexico, which is very common on US "old school" looking 250, it ended in a pur...

Hello, I'm currently planning a 30L auxiliary fuel tank retrofit. The motivation? There's a perfect space between the chassis rails and that would bring the total capacity to 110L which is nice. The installation also needs to look as OEM as possible — most of the solutions I've seen online...

It looks like a giant forklift.....

feeling alone....

Hello, I'm also building mine, based in Switzerland. I have a TÜV certificate available for a winch mount that came with my German-made mount. That said, a winch installation is a serious undertaking — you need to factor in a new alternator, a new battery and tray, new wiring harnesses, idle...

No, you don't, but it will look different.

Sounds curious, because a 3" lift will imply a cascade of modifications it will be also more complicated to register the car so it will be street legal.

A good portal is an Unimog, for 20k you can get a surplus somewhere....

Hello, Somebody with a 2.8L diesel may share alternator drive ratio? I mean the alternator rpm relative to crank rpm? Regards, Pierre