My "new" sickness .. aka Max. (2 Viewers)

[tmarx]

This morning I added something small to round it off a bit

.... and to extend the goalposts

 

[AlbertoSD]

This morning I added something small to round it off a bit

.... and to extend the goalposts

Now inquiring minds want to know...what Intercooler are you going with?!

Great work on the Troopy, Theo!

-Alberto

 

[tmarx]

Thanks Alberto !

I actually already have a front mount air to air cooler out of an 80 series but I am not sure that it will fit and I am not a front mount fan.I do like the aussie HPD top mount coolers etc but they are quite expensive so the jury is still out !

 

[JuanJ]

Hello,

Looking good.

Please go easy on the engine. Patience is your friend...





Juan

 

[tmarx]

First start

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Water-test

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The boost

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[tmarx]

Today I filled up for the first time since the rebuild and consumption worked out to be 7.42 km/l overall, which I think is not bad at all.It was town commuting only and included a fair amount of towing and hauling loads during our moving house. I expect it to get better as the engine continues to loosen up and after we turn the fueling down a bit as she is running a tad rich

 

[tmarx]

Fitted the roofrack and Impi today ...

Itching to go camp now ...

 

[tmarx]

2nd fill-up today and consumption has improved to 7.7 km/l

 

[tmarx]

There was some wasted space left over in front of the tent but it was limited and I needed a place to strap my wood down on the outside of the vehicle when on a trip so ....

 

[tmarx]

Completed 1000km since the rebuild so we gave her a complete service. Oil was still on the same mark and very clean .... but we changed it and all filters anyway ... getting ready for that first trip

 

[tmarx]

Waiting for my son to finish his last University exam for this semester before we hit the mountains and hopefully some snow

 

[tmarx]

We drove into a bit of a storm

But soon we were off the tar

and things improved ...

and the new engine got a decent enough workout

 

[AlbertoSD]

Really like those wheels, Theo!

 

[tmarx]

I must admit that they have grown on me also despite the bling factor

 

[tmarx]

Did another quick trip to the Cedarberg !

Great day had by all !

 

[tmarx]

Look what arrived in the post today !

Now to get it all "sort of ready" for a quick trip to the Orange River in a few weeks time.I am still completely undecided about the rear layout so I reckon the best thing is just to go bush .. it will soon show what works an what does not or give me even more confusing ideas

 

[tmarx]

Electrics V1.0 underway .....

Nice to know how clean he actually is inside

 

[tmarx]

Finished electrics V1.0

Solar in the shade at work

and then took him on a quick 5 day trip to the mighty Orange River

but I have lots to do still before he will be ready for our intended Kalahari/ Mabuasehube trip in Jan 2018 !

 

[AndrewHadji]

let me know how you attached the solar to the roof tent, our builds are pretty damn similar.... as are our plates!

 

[tmarx]

Yeah they are !

I did not want to drill holes in the fg Impi tent so I opted for HD 3m double-sided tape and HD 3m silicone. A friend uses this method all the time in his well known local business to mount Emergency lights Police lights etc and conventional solar panels, so we are sure my very lightweight 3mm flexible panels will be fine !