@John Young shouldn't the prices go down?? As a local, they don't have to deal with shipping (which has become the biggest burden) and most importantly, they actually have a client... Strange economics there.
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Remember, many fighting forces us the 70-series! Perhaps when in a conflict parts for the war trucks become more valuable?
Cheers
good replyRemember, many fighting forces us the 70-series! Perhaps when in a conflict parts for the war trucks become more valuable?
Cheers
I'm guessing at the reasoning but I think people are cutting back on their expenses in general in the local market and so focusing on used cars and repairing is much increased. And I've gotten this comment from at least four or five of the used car and part sellers in Sharjah that prices are substantially up from where they were. It may also be the transport is a problem. The source for a lot of these transmissions and engines is trucks coming from Australia as basically salvage and with nothing coming in there is no new supply to refresh so there's a shortage. I think that's probably the dominant factor for things like the H-series transmission. There's just no new new half cuts or containers of engines/transmissions coming into the country
In fact it also has impacted me on the export side because I had a pickup truck that I was trying to ship and my timing was just bad and the LC made it onto the ship that went nowhere and now it's been unloaded and I'm incurring storage charges or at least that's what they're trying to tell me I am doing.
In fact it also has impacted me on the export side because I had a pickup truck that I was trying to ship and my timing was just bad and the LC made it onto the ship that went nowhere and now it's been unloaded and I'm incurring storage charges or at least that's what they're trying to tell me I am doing.
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John,
Based on the 105 we got from Saudia, I can say that the mechanics in the Arabian peninsula are competing with the ones in South America.
Hello,
Never underestimate the ability of certain people to cut corners when cheap labor is involved...
Juan
Well I make an impulse buy of an M1101 trailer for the Omani so I can haul some stuff from VA to FL.
I asked a clanker to create a composite image of the getup with rather limited success:
It got a little closer but I think the turning radius would be a bit compromised:
This was the most successful attempt:
The clanker tended to get confused during all this...
And if you can't beat them, join them:
I asked a clanker to create a composite image of the getup with rather limited success:
It got a little closer but I think the turning radius would be a bit compromised:
This was the most successful attempt:
The clanker tended to get confused during all this...
And if you can't beat them, join them:
Well, we drove up to PA and fetched the M1101 today.
We made is safely back to Virginia without issue with the trailer. It handled very well even on the old HMMWV tires.
I was a bit worried about interference with the rear-mount spare on the Omani 80 but it really seems fine.
It is only at very extreme right turns does it really look like something that might be an issue. The photo below was deliberately reversing into a jackknife and even the it would only be an issue if the trailer was up a slope from the 80. I'm not going to worry about it.
And this morning I had some photos from Dubai on progress on the 2001 79 pickup
I was a bit worried about interference with the rear-mount spare on the Omani 80 but it really seems fine.
It is only at very extreme right turns does it really look like something that might be an issue. The photo below was deliberately reversing into a jackknife and even the it would only be an issue if the trailer was up a slope from the 80. I'm not going to worry about it.
And this morning I had some photos from Dubai on progress on the 2001 79 pickup
That 79 frame looks about the same shape as the 2003 doner frame that came from the mines. I used the 5 lugs axles on my troopy build and converted the front to coils. They are solid and have seen abuse.
@ofer bruhis here are a couple more photos:
Your frame looks to have had extensive modifications. Are you going to remove all that? And I have two questions:
1. Is it possible and practical to add coil front suspension to a 75 series truck using the parts you have laid out there?
2. I see an electric fan on the radiator on your chassis. I've had cooling problems after adding a turbo to the troopy. Did your mine truck have a fan on the engine or did it just rely on a bit electric fan on the back of the radiator?
Your frame looks to have had extensive modifications. Are you going to remove all that? And I have two questions:
1. Is it possible and practical to add coil front suspension to a 75 series truck using the parts you have laid out there?
2. I see an electric fan on the radiator on your chassis. I've had cooling problems after adding a turbo to the troopy. Did your mine truck have a fan on the engine or did it just rely on a bit electric fan on the back of the radiator?
I just pulled the axles and used my 1988 75 frame because wanted to keep the VIN. Everything is possible with a welder, a grinder, time and $$$.
I gave the 79 frame to a friend.
Check the rear springs of the 79…
I also used the PS box from the 79. My 75 did not have power. Also used the brakes from the 79.
The frame was highly modified to insert the 1HDFT/H152/HF2A. Had to move tank, cross member and more to the back.
That is very ambitious....
We will have a close look at the rear springs. The good news is that there are pallets full of 79 series leaf springs in Sharjah from parts stripped down for armoring new LC's.
Re the Red Top rebuild on the steering box, did you consider buying a new 79 steering box? They are available. I've gone back and forth about using Red Top on a couple of my 75 series frames.
We will have a close look at the rear springs. The good news is that there are pallets full of 79 series leaf springs in Sharjah from parts stripped down for armoring new LC's.
Re the Red Top rebuild on the steering box, did you consider buying a new 79 steering box? They are available. I've gone back and forth about using Red Top on a couple of my 75 series frames.
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Don’t. Buy a new box with the upgraded sector shaft.
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John doesn't know it yet but we have a pallet of new 105 and 79 boxes for his whole fleet here since every single one of them ends up needing a box
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John doesn't know it yet but we have a pallet of new 105 and 79 boxes for his whole fleet here since every single one of them ends up needing a box
That’s why he pays you the big American dollars…. Not the DXB Monopoly money.
A big part of the problem is I can't remember what I did on which vehicle. The holy truck which is a 1997 petrol 80 did get a new steering box in Dubai and it drives like it's on rails.
The Omani diesel I thought we had done it but now I'm pretty damn sure that we never did in Dubai. Matt is going to take care of that for us in mid-June. Just this evening I drove the Omani into the center of Washington DC to pick up a family member visiting from South America and the old steering box didn't bother me at all. I think this is because the condition of the roads in downtown Washington, DC are truly horrendous. In contrastthe condition of the steering box was very troublesome when we were driving in the wilds of North Carolina because it was hard to keep it in Lane on the swoopy country roads.
The 75 series diesel pickup from 1991 drives like a lumber truck and definitely could use a new steering box.
Mrs. White 2007, the 105 currently in storage in Canada is passable in terms of steering but now that I've had a chance to drive trucks that have a a new steering box in them, I think everything needs to get it. All the trucks that I work on are pretty high mileage and likely to have been rough miles at that.
Mr. Blue, the 105 daily driver I have in Dubai recently got a new steering box and that was really very nice
The Omani diesel I thought we had done it but now I'm pretty damn sure that we never did in Dubai. Matt is going to take care of that for us in mid-June. Just this evening I drove the Omani into the center of Washington DC to pick up a family member visiting from South America and the old steering box didn't bother me at all. I think this is because the condition of the roads in downtown Washington, DC are truly horrendous. In contrastthe condition of the steering box was very troublesome when we were driving in the wilds of North Carolina because it was hard to keep it in Lane on the swoopy country roads.
The 75 series diesel pickup from 1991 drives like a lumber truck and definitely could use a new steering box.
Mrs. White 2007, the 105 currently in storage in Canada is passable in terms of steering but now that I've had a chance to drive trucks that have a a new steering box in them, I think everything needs to get it. All the trucks that I work on are pretty high mileage and likely to have been rough miles at that.
Mr. Blue, the 105 daily driver I have in Dubai recently got a new steering box and that was really very nice
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That’s a you problem.
Moving on...
Today was kind of a big day for me.
The new diesel 79 body and bed left for body and paint.
And Schrodinger's body went back on Schrodinger's frame after many, many false starts and misadventures for this poor old 1998 diesel 105.
Here are photos of the frame itself: just before it went over to the body and paint shop:
Today was kind of a big day for me.
The new diesel 79 body and bed left for body and paint.
And Schrodinger's body went back on Schrodinger's frame after many, many false starts and misadventures for this poor old 1998 diesel 105.
Here are photos of the frame itself: just before it went over to the body and paint shop:
For those of you who have a 2H, are you familiar with what this plug goes to? The previous owner didn’t label it and I don’t see a male plug in the engine bay.
There’s also a single wire/plug labeled “Block” but I don’t see where it’s supposed to plug in. This is right above the starter but the starter looks like it has everything it needs.
This is a 1984 hj47 for reference.
There’s also a single wire/plug labeled “Block” but I don’t see where it’s supposed to plug in. This is right above the starter but the starter looks like it has everything it needs.
This is a 1984 hj47 for reference.
Not quite at the level of @John Young or @ofer bruhis , but I did change a few vacuum hoses related to the brake booster and to celebrate, replaced the air filter element in the @torfab air box on my HDJ81.
Original hoses from 1990...a bit rigid and crusty at the ends, but they still worked!
New hose installed...not quite the same bends, but not terrible
Filters before and after...with 5 years and 7000km's of use
Original hoses from 1990...a bit rigid and crusty at the ends, but they still worked!
New hose installed...not quite the same bends, but not terrible
Filters before and after...with 5 years and 7000km's of use