Builds complete BJ45 rebuild start next week in Bolivia

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On with the show:

The little flower of a cacao tree.

This is the famous 'black gold' or also known as cacao.

This is the complete fruit with the strange insides.

We're cooking local stuff with a twist of Asia and us.

Didier takes us for free with his boat to the monkey island.

First time I see this Peugeot.

Funny way of using glass beads in ones hair.

We are hiking some trails when Karin-Marijke steps just next to this little beauty.

Awesomely strange looking very little frog.

Ancient carvings hidden in the jungle. Not that we discovered it, just rediscovered


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[crushers]

love this thread
what kind of camera are you using?

 

[mailking]

love this thread
what kind of camera are you using?

Over the years, various. Due to the street thug in Brazil I shot these with my 7 year old Sony 717 which is really falling apart now. Broken on/off lever, faded icons on all buttons and intermitted write failures. But with some patience [it is so slow] it still delivers the result I want in most cases.

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

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another update:

Insanely blue/yellow poison dart frog.

Almost translucent orange this little one.

I remember the French always having a lot of space around their houses, and you could always find old cars lying around. People would keep them for spare parts. The same thing here in French Guiana.

The Jungle town of Kaw sports a very big solar generation station. The biggest in France?

A walkind stick?! Is that the correct name?

Incredible stripped lizzy

Green lizzy

Famous builds


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

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and more:

A big lizzy

A very funny looking Defender.

Vietnamese soups are a delight

Mother sloth with her young

small fungi

Visitor

Leaf cutter ant having trouble balancing the load


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[crushers]

okay, the spider turned me off ...

 

[mailking]

okay, the spider turned me off ...

WHy? Are you afraid of these cute little hairy friends? Have a look at a video my neighbor shot in his garden.

‪BACKYARD WILD 03: TARANTULA ON MY FACE‬‏ - YouTube


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[crushers]

shiver ...
pass

 

[waiting for time]

Nice pictures Coen, love the spider great film.

 

[Folkert]

toyota drivers are cool as ice...

not sure if i qualify...

 

[crumbo]

Okay, something completely different. If anybody can help me out with a Fairey Overdrive problem please do! Check these images:

@Surinamemotors, paramaribo, Suriname:
Getting to the crankshaft oil seal requires some things to be removed.

@Surinamemotors, paramaribo, Suriname:
The old crankshaft oil seal started to leak.

@Surinamemotors, paramaribo, Suriname:
Getting to the crankshaft oil seal requires some things to be removed

@Surinamemotors, paramaribo, Suriname:
Getting to the crankshaft oil seal requires some things to be removed

@Surinamemotors, paramaribo, Suriname:
The very rare Fairey 6337 Overdrive. In La Paz, Bolivia the guys welded something on the shifter, so I guess that burned the oil seal on the shifter.

@Surinamemotors, paramaribo, Suriname:
The very rare Fairey 6337 Overdrive. This big locknut broke the locking ring came loose and almost destroyed the back plate.

@Surinamemotors, paramaribo, Suriname:
The very rare Fairey 6337 Overdrive. Here you see the damage on the thread of the big locknut.

@Surinamemotors, paramaribo, Suriname:
The very rare Fairey 6337 Overdrive. Some guy with a lathe cleaned the first 3 threads. Now we have to pray it will catch on the output shaft of the Overdrive gearbox?

@Surinamemotors, paramaribo, Suriname:
The very rare Fairey 6337 Overdrive. The destroyed lockring and the almost destroyed oil funnel thing [I don't know the correct name, but I guess it funnels the oil back to the box].

@Surinamemotors, paramaribo, Suriname:
The very rare Fairey 6337 Overdrive. Here you see the culprit. A leaking [we cleaned it] oil seal around the shifter shaft. It is a very small seal, and I worry not getting a local replacement. So we decide to get some more info on the specs of this seal before we get it out. Any ideas? Pleas get in touch.

@Surinamemotors, paramaribo, Suriname:
The very rare Fairey 6337 Overdrive. This is how the Overdrive box looks on the inside. On the upper side you can see the shifter arm.

@Surinamemotors, paramaribo, Suriname:
The very rare Fairey 6337 Overdrive. The cover plate of the Overdrive.

@Surinamemotors, paramaribo, Suriname:
The very rare Fairey 6337 Overdrive. We put a lot of silicone stuff on the outside of the shifter lever. Hoping to temporarily hold the oil inside. Giving me time to investigate how to get a new seal. Again, if you have the info, do let me know!

@Surinamemotors, paramaribo, Suriname:
The very rare Fairey 6337 Overdrive. So the locking ring was destroyed and I set about making a new one from a piece of sheet metal, but the guys decided a tack weld would hold for some time to come until I can get replacement parts. Again, if you have the info, do let me know!

@Surinamemotors, paramaribo, Suriname:
The very rare Fairey 6337 Overdrive. I didn't know which kind of overdrive was fitted on the gearbox. A sticker on the car of "Superwinch" always led me to believe that this was a Superwinch Overdrive. But seeying the 6337 on the cover somehow convinced me that it is a Fairey 6337, can someone comment on this.


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

How did you go with the Fairey? anything good come of it ?
I have the exact same full gearbox, transfer and overdrive hanging up on a block and tackle...if needs be I can pull it down to get you the right size seal type and measurement...as for the funnel thing it looks like a slinger, which as it spins, throws the oil back away from the seal and back into the gear box/OD like the ones you may find at the front of the crank shaft of a 2F behind the timing cover.
I don't know too much about them but I will try some people in Adelaide...I'm a learner myself. Good luck and keep up the thread.
Jeff

 

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I want to check for any debris/etc before I put it in my 45 so you will be doing me a favour by demanding I help you

 

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I want to check for any debris/etc before I put it in my 45 so you will be doing me a favour by demanding I help you

lol, If you are in the mood and can get me the sizes of that seal! That would be awsome. I hope to find one that small at a motorcycle shop, but without sizes, it is tricky...

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[lowenbrau]

You might want to drop a line to mud member "Living in the Past".

He was selling a bunch of Fairey OD parts including some of the spit case versions. He may be able to help.

See this thread...
https://forum.ih8mud.com/sale-parts/164518-fairey-overdrives-2.html

 

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more images:

Yet another Defender

Visiting the European Space Agency

Tembe art

Morpho butterfly

Seeds in various designs. Karin-Marijke is demonstrating the Venice Carnival model.

More strange looking frogs in the jungle.

Leatherback sea turtles come ashore during sunset, attracting a crowd.

Early morning walks with a moon setting above the jungle, we find ourselves alone on the beach with the turtles and scientific researchers.

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[Folkert]

as always great pics!!!!! enjoyed watching them! thanks.

 

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last batch of French Guiana, then its on to Suriname:

Sun rise

A giant Leatherback sea turtle finding her way back to the sea.

gyroscopic logger and gps device that will be attached to the giant Leatherback.

The sun peaking through the clouds

The smallest laptop I have ever seen. [note: the size of the car key]

Walking the beach with the researchers.

A giant Leatherback concentrated at work

Laying around 100 eggs

A young woodpecker pecking away.

Last nights turtle visits recorded at a blackboard.


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

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more!

Local handicrafts.

Amerindian girl at sunset.

Counting eggs and taking blood samples.

Drilling the turtle.

Fixing gps and gyroscopic logger.

Putting a harnas on the turtle and prepare for weighing it.

Weighing a huge sea turtle.

She is crawling back to sea with a gps and gyroscopic logger attached to her back.


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[waiting for time]

Thanks again for the great pictures Coen.

 

[Falco80]

This thread is a terrific visual tour of all the places you are travelling through. Thanks for the regular picture updates!