Builds complete BJ45 rebuild start next week in Bolivia

[24vRHD]

Thanks for the response Coen.

I agree, driving at night is a bad idea and I will do none of it if I can. I am going to put a couple of driving lights on the front of the truck and avoid putting any up high.

I am very glad to hear you have had no problems with parts going missing from your Hi-Lift or in general. That is most encouraging. I will certainly keep you posted about our adventure. I have just now started my own thread on IH8MUD. Its new but averaging a post a day so that is good.

https://forum.ih8mud.com/expedition-builds/522985-2-diesels-4-continents.html

I am sure there will be many questions to follow.

Thanks again for the great thread!
-zach

 

[mailking]

Anytime guys. you remember, keep on commenting and I keep on posting:

A quick picture I shot at the start last Sunday!

Just after the rain.

Watch out for flying objects on the road.


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

p.s. I upgraded the cafepress shop a bit and will be adding a few more things soon. Tell my your fix and I can work on that too!

 

[waiting for time]

Thank you Coen for keeping us in the loop of your adventures.
Still enjoying your pictures.

 

[mailking]

We just got back from the Suriname jungle.. So here is some more...

Moiwana monument on the road from Albina to Paramaribo.

Stange? Umbrella's on graves?

Extension cable?


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[twoyotas]

that is some crazy extension!

this thread never gets old. love looking at your photos.

 

[mailking]

on on:

Car church?

Repairing the road leaves it in a terrible state!

My neighbor Wim "bushwhity".

Feathers on the local market in Paramaribo.

Playing street checkers.



Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[weagle99]

This is an epic thread.

 

[mailking]

building it more epic:

Author Cynthia McLeod registering visitors on her famous boat tour.

Limited edition Addidas with a red bow-tie.

How handy those little elastic bands.

It says: "Turtles and Caymen, registre here", but it means, "Sign up for you Turtle / Caymen tour here".

You will find pieces of cars everywhere.


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[JuanJ]

Anytime guys. you remember, keep on commenting and I keep on posting:

[...]

Watch out for flying objects on the road.

Hello,

Watch out for flying objects. Slow down, Airplanes crossing. Give way, airplanes on the right side. That brought some memories.

Now that is a quite common sign in South America. The guys who built airports/airstrips did not share their plans with the guys building roads (or vice versa)?

Thank you so much for this wonderful thread.






Juan

 

[alberta mac]

frame

guy's what do you think, that chassis frame... Is that suppose to be like that a double U [one U inside the other]? I mean, mud, water ed have no where to go....

clean the frame don't drill holes but spray oil or grease in the frame and keep clean after river/ mud crossings. check your leaf pak attachments at frame to see how structural they are.
Cheers

 

[crushers]

hummm,
oil - grease + river crossings = contamination

don't tell the greenies...

 

[mailking]

Thank you so much for this wonderful thread.
Juan

My pleasure Juan!

clean the frame don't drill holes but spray oil or grease in the frame and keep clean after river/ mud crossings. check your leaf pak attachments at frame to see how structural they are.
Cheers

Holes were there, I didn't see them at first, because they were clogged.

hummm,
oil - grease + river crossings = contamination

don't tell the greenies...

You can't imagine how much cars, truck, motorcycles busses and comercial trucks I have seen being washed in the rural areas in a river!



Don't forget to get the latest Toyota Trails and read Karin-Marijke's Vietnam Story!

But here is some more for you all from my lens:

The house parrot.

The US Airforce brought their Bobcat next door, where they are reconstructing a small clinic.

Raven = Ara!

A red Ibis getting rid of an itch.

A young girl making bread from Cassave flour.

The wheelbarrow is an essential tool in Surinamese rural life.


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[twoyotas]

great photos as always. love the 'barrow full of coca-cola

 

[romey]

Newsflash:




Okay! I have been working hard on this on and I have completed yet another calendar! On the road in Chile. Which depicts different landscapes around Chile featuring our trusted Land Cruiser. Tell me what you think!

My flower calender is almost finished, but I don't know if you would be intrested in that? Now we have 5 calendars sitting in our CafePress shop. Please visit it and let me know what kind of calendar you like most. Knowing you all like what you see in this thread, you could tell me at least what you like to see in the next calendars?

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

ordered! just so happens my wife is from Chile! this'll be her birthday present for me! . . . i have dreams of one day making it down there and visiting her family...one day...one day.

as always, keep up the amazing stories and pictures! just epic! thank you for showing the world to us through humble, friendly, and compassionate eyes!
cheers.

 

[mailking]

ordered! just so happens my wife is from Chile! this'll be her birthday present for me! . . . i have dreams of one day making it down there and visiting her family...one day...one day.

as always, keep up the amazing stories and pictures! just epic! thank you for showing the world to us through humble, friendly, and compassionate eyes!
cheers.

Great! Let me know if she likes the calendar. And please tell me about the quality of it, this will build my confidence in CafePress stronger and I need to know if I should proceed building more calendars with them?

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[mailking]

on with the show:

Our old friend from Brazil, we meet again.

My little brother Mert Kaymakli, having fun on the boat.

Fishermen during sunset.

Big gathering at the big mosque in Paramaribo.

An old strongbox at Fort New Amsterdam.

The old diesel train at Sugarmill Marienburg.


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[krzyabncanuck]

As always some great pics. Keep them coming please.

 

[romey]

Great! Let me know if she likes the calendar. And please tell me about the quality of it, this will build my confidence in CafePress stronger and I need to know if I should proceed building more calendars with them?

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

will do Coen! and i'm sure her folks will be excited to see it too.

eat any capibara yet? i hear they're delish!
cheers.

 

[mailking]

So: after a close inspection yesterday, I came to the conclusion that one shock absorber is leaking on the front left, and that the bumper stop on the same side is missing?!

Obtaining shock absorbers would pose no problem here in Suriname, but those bumper stops pose to be difficult.

I looked into my parts catalogue and see that they are the same for the whole line-up of 40 series. But that there is a difference in left and right? I always thought that they would be the same hight. What is the difference and where does what go, I am looking for specs as I will need to fabricate something here.

What are your thoughts?

 

[mailking]

more images:

The old sugermill plant at Marienburg.

Two different rear tires!?

Agressive Toyota.

Extra Cold Parbo Beer!

My dad, shopping for gold nuggets.



Adventurous greetings,
Coen