First sunny day after a couple of weeks full of rain. And got the Cruiser ready to roll. Time to take it for a trip.
Timber framed house ~40m NE of Cologne.
Timber framed house ~40m NE of Cologne.
What did you do on your 70 series today?
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I found a vintage canvas bag with nice leather straps an buckles.
It is about 22x20x12 inch.
I seldom carry a spare wheel (don't want the weight on the hinges), but the naked carrier looks so ugly. This bag will hold my bulky and potential wet or dirty stuff, like barbecue & fire pit and recovery gear.
I put a stainless steel frame in it, with some lashing points, to carry the weight and securely lash the goods.
Looks cool, doesn't it?
It is about 22x20x12 inch.
I seldom carry a spare wheel (don't want the weight on the hinges), but the naked carrier looks so ugly. This bag will hold my bulky and potential wet or dirty stuff, like barbecue & fire pit and recovery gear.
I put a stainless steel frame in it, with some lashing points, to carry the weight and securely lash the goods.
Looks cool, doesn't it?
Don't get all mushy now. In this case it is WAY more important to be good than to look good. That 2.8 only looks good.
Yeh nah mate, I was saying how purists will say exactly what you're saying with no personal experience...
These engines are great options for people tired of dealing with 30 year old, beat to s*** Toyota diesels. Especially when there are like 5 shops in the West that really know them and they're all booked out for 1 year + doing ARB bumper and MaxTrax installs on Tacomas. lol
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Swung through OLC4x4 in Sonoita to see @OGBeno - really impressive shop with 360º views of the Sky Islands. Dreamy location. Thanks for the tour, Onur!
Been on the road in Southern AZ for a week, camping, shooting photos, doing drugs, and riding bikes. The R2.8 has been a blast to drive.
Yeh nah mate, I was saying how purists will say exactly what you're saying with no personal experience...
It is nice to see a review of the R2.8 from someone like yourself that actually had it done.
No non-endemic engine will ever be perfect but this one is so impressive. It keeps the Cruiser cool at "cruising" speeds but has enough ponies to go fast when you need to. I'm really impressed overall. Money well spent, especially when a new 1HZ swap would have run 2x the cost.
And 1/2 the power range and abilities.
Hello,
I guess that neither the 1KD nor the 1GD engines are available in North America, at least not for a few years from now.
Both engines have power figures comparable to those of the Cummins 2.8.
Juan
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To me it seems straight up "bizzare" for the dealer to be asking for that information just to copy a key. I could see them wanting it to "order a key by using your VIN" as is possible for say a Mercedes....You never know what some crazy rules or laws exist in some places people live....Like in Oregon you used to not be able to fill your own car up with fuel at the gas station.
You can get imported 1KD's for 3-4K. Problem is finding a stateside expertise with a website and some tech help in making that 1KD run in a swap. In the US often when a motor is salvaged its wiring harness is just snipped off or ripped off. Engines are sometimes salvage pulled by force with heavy equipment. They don't take time to unplug it all like you would when normally pulling a engine. Modern engines are scary complex in their wiring, sensors, and ECM. People are scared to buy an engine from overseas when they're not confident they'll get what they need and that it's a good running engine.
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Went camping with the fellas, given that temps were hovering at or above freezing. Just a quick one-nighter, but it was a good chance to test things out for the longer trips to come...
Too cold to use my (not finished) water system yet, but I did get to use my kitchen setup, and its really starting to feel close...
Too cold to use my (not finished) water system yet, but I did get to use my kitchen setup, and its really starting to feel close...
Last night in the San Rafael grasslands...
Continued with the rust repairs on the floor. The good news is this was mostly dirt in the front, with a little rust around door side edge. Treated it with Naval Jelly. The back was clean (good news). The dry ice and a hammer/chisel trick worked great.
Dry ice?! To get the dents out??? I’m gonna have to research this!!
To get the factory sound deadening off. Though I have heard of old dent tricks. I might have caused a few more doing this... oops.
Changed out some old crusty Lego blocks for some fresh new ones at the back of the bus
I was on a roll and still had some new Legos to play with
All of the above really tightened up the back doors and made them so much more user friendly.
All of the above really tightened up the back doors and made them so much more user friendly.