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FG53EC Ex-firetruck Camper build. Help, advice needed.
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The 60% rule is pretty reasonable. When I shipped my vehicle to Australia, it was slightly <60% without the spare tire, slightly >with...
Apr 11, 2024
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Your profile does not say where you are from, but I am guessing it is either the US or Canada. Why is this important? Well... different...
Apr 11, 2024
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BFG MT vs Falken Wildpeak AT4: Sidewall Toughness
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As a gross generalization, “taller” tires - higher aspect ratio, therefore on the smallest wheels that will fit over brakes, are best...
Apr 11, 2024
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BFG MT vs Falken Wildpeak AT4: Sidewall Toughness
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Admittedly big Unimog tires, but thinking about pressure decrease as a percentage rather than throwing out numbers like “60” and “20”...
Apr 10, 2024
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4x4 Truck Chassis - Hard Side - Factory build? Market not paying attention or just me?
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Most regular RV that has a 4x4 sticker slapped on and a winch bumper mounted will fail going off the road! Just talked with someone the...
Apr 8, 2024
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MB truck owners in North America - is it worth it?
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Great info here, and I know you wanted replies from fellow yanks but I have to say, the OM366 engine parts are mostly generic, esp fuel...
Apr 8, 2024
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I read this MB forum often because the MB owners tend to have a lot of experience with maintenance and driving bigger campers, good...
Apr 7, 2024
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MB truck owners in North America - is it worth it?
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I think a very important decision branch point is: are you going to use it exclusively in North America (Mexico’s a gray zone, recently...
Apr 4, 2024
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MB truck owners in North America - is it worth it?
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Since you’re in Canada, the real “pinnacle” MB truck (other than a Unimog) would be an 1828 Atego. From the 2000-06 era; not the earlier...
Apr 4, 2024
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Unimog 404 camper bus tdi diesel conversion
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Impressive. Which VW motor? Does transmission have low speed gears? What axle/portal net ratio and top gear ratio vs what size tires?
Apr 2, 2024
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Hi folks, The start of this thread is at the unimog Mercedes forum. Looking at others people builds there it seems that I do not fit in...
Apr 2, 2024
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Factory Mercedes OM314 (3.8L, naturally aspirated), H41 transmission (4.925 1st gear). Switching to 4:1 Orion TC, locking diffs.
Apr 1, 2024
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I remotored my big camper ( Casa Azul) with a Cummins 6BTAA out of a wrecked '97 Dodge truck ( it only had < 60k miles on it). I did...
Mar 31, 2024
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HodakaGuy's FJ40 Thread
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Great find on the wheels, bookmarked the City Racer site, will probably replace the wagon wheels that came with my OJ50 Bandeirante...
Mar 31, 2024
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Agreed. To each his own and I'm no mog owner.......for me (and most folks in campers I know and don't avoid) chugging down the road in a...
Mar 24, 2024
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