Living State-side. Traveling south. What rig?

[GRM]

IMHO, I would get a truck and try to keep it as stock as possible. If you want a diesel, try and keep it as OEM as possible. A 2" lift, ARB's, and a full floater rear end are good upgrades without going crazy. Its important to be able to buy any part you need anywhere, and not have things special ordered.

If I were doing your trip, I would probably try and get my hands on a BJ 60. Since i'm far too cheap of a person to import one, I'd end up with a really well kept FJ 60. I would try and keep the whole build under 5k, so that my general care for the vehicle is low, just in case something happens.

Just remember, its all about vehicle preservation to make it last for that trip, and many more in the future.

 

[fernandol]

I love diesels but it might prove to be too expensive once you tackle the hassle of importation or paying for the rarity of a well preserved bj or hj60 in the US.

I'll say get a nice fj60 upgrade the suspension and tires, get a winch and drive south, you can always swap the engine down the line.

I know there are lots of Land Rovers in Belize but I would not go that route

Fernando

 

[twstrchasr]

Were there also no diesel landrovers in the states? I have heard there were only about 200 110's in North America anyway so you would have to go with a shorter one even if you could find diesel.

LR only "officially" imported 500 D110's into the USA in 1993 (the only year of import here). No diesels were brought over. Today, even rusty ones bring big money and the cleaner they get the price goes up exponentially from there. East Coast Rovers does a diesel conversion on different LR vehicles, D110's included but ECR isn't cheap. They do top rate work though.