Antique Land Cruiser on the road since 2003
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T.Low
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I'm wreaking the benefits of working at home...or should I say the curse of working at home.
You are either a tasty stream of adventure reading, or a communist plot to destroy productivity. Either way, I'm looking forward to many hours of good reading (although much of it may have to wait until next winter).
Thanks for tapping into the Portal.
landcruising
Adventurer
That's what Karin-Marijke said when the shop owner told us great stories about quality of work and many years of know how. Then he told us the great quality would hold 5 years or so. Clearly we have different opinions about quality and what it stands for. He being proud of delivering something that can hold 5 years, and us expecting the work to hold a minimum of 10 years. We are talking about the same words here, but with different connotations.
I can only say, enjoy the world like we do and don't be afraid of it. Be it in person or through the stories of others.
coming to you now, as we moved the truck out of the shop:
Getting rain protection over the doors.
The pre filter needs some adjustment after the body has been altered a bit.
Camping double layered windows are installed.
The newly leathered seats sit really well.
I am improvising to get the drill working.
The inside is slowly changing.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
landcruising
Adventurer
Thanks guys, some more:
razor sharp mail from down under in my moms mailbox
Graeme Bailey from Australia send us this nice box of goodies. Thank you Graeme.
You might be wondering what these funny little blue things might be. But I might save that for a later photo moment to explain. Close readers should know what this would be.
So we are in the Netherlands for a short holiday [we really needed a break]. Seeing family and friends again makes us very happy. But also for me a change to find some little strange things that are very difficult to find in Bolivia. This is my switch that will go between the two diesel tanks.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
razor sharp mail from down under in my moms mailbox
Graeme Bailey from Australia send us this nice box of goodies. Thank you Graeme.
You might be wondering what these funny little blue things might be. But I might save that for a later photo moment to explain. Close readers should know what this would be.
So we are in the Netherlands for a short holiday [we really needed a break]. Seeing family and friends again makes us very happy. But also for me a change to find some little strange things that are very difficult to find in Bolivia. This is my switch that will go between the two diesel tanks.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
rideglobally
Adventurer
any picture of the inside? interested to see if you have a stove and a refrigerator and sleeping area.
thanks again for sharing....... very inspiring.
thanks again for sharing....... very inspiring.
landcruising
Adventurer
Yes, we have a very old Engel fridge from 1982, a second hand coleman dual ring petrol stove and we can sleep inside or on the roof. Images will follow...
landcruising
Adventurer
My chair was showing weak parts. After five years of use we will replace it with this smaller one. We learned a few things in these years on the road. Smaller is better. Space is everything. So my new chair is definitely smaller.
Apart from that, it has a strange curve in the lower back region. This will support more and doesn't hang as much as the older chair did. Karin-Marijke's chair is still okay and isn't as big as my old chair so we won't be replacing that one yet.
We spot a nice small side table. We left our big dining table at Harold Stephens' place in Thailand because of the huge space it took inside the car. And since that time we looked for a suitable replacement. After four years I found this. Folding legs that can be extended.
But still to big. So I bring the saw and cut it in half.
Drilling some holes in the wooden blocks that will form the hinges for this little table.
I bought some very nice bronze blind hinges. Sturdy and waterproof. Sikaflex will be used to glue them into place.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
Apart from that, it has a strange curve in the lower back region. This will support more and doesn't hang as much as the older chair did. Karin-Marijke's chair is still okay and isn't as big as my old chair so we won't be replacing that one yet.
We spot a nice small side table. We left our big dining table at Harold Stephens' place in Thailand because of the huge space it took inside the car. And since that time we looked for a suitable replacement. After four years I found this. Folding legs that can be extended.
But still to big. So I bring the saw and cut it in half.
Drilling some holes in the wooden blocks that will form the hinges for this little table.
I bought some very nice bronze blind hinges. Sturdy and waterproof. Sikaflex will be used to glue them into place.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
landcruising
Adventurer
concretejungle
Adventurer
Subscribed!!
landcruising
Adventurer
Okay if you want some more background info on the rebuild: there is a new story on our website.
for now some more images:
Our yearly Overlanding reunion becomes bigger and bigger. We invite people we met during our trip. It used to be a little divided between Asia and South America visiters, but now with more visiters, moreover they share African experience as well.
Sharing info and talking about traveling bonds very well.
Very sorry to see a few 'Overland Journals' arrive two days late in the mail. I had wanted to spread them among the daredevils. I might save them for next years meeting.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
for now some more images:
Our yearly Overlanding reunion becomes bigger and bigger. We invite people we met during our trip. It used to be a little divided between Asia and South America visiters, but now with more visiters, moreover they share African experience as well.
Sharing info and talking about traveling bonds very well.
Very sorry to see a few 'Overland Journals' arrive two days late in the mail. I had wanted to spread them among the daredevils. I might save them for next years meeting.
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
landcruising
Adventurer
more:
Dad takes me touring in the region to look for some stainless steel parts. I have to construct a table for Karin-Marijke inside the car. It must be able to lift and turn.
Fred has a new gadget and welds the parts together.
This is never going to break.
Now the only thing that is missing is a knob.
I find a huge big box in front of the house. Bastiaan is a big fan of us and is employed at Hella. He likes our adventures and said it would be out of the question that we would put those 'old lamps' on the 'new' car. He would handle it.
He did. The 'Hella Jumbo 320 FF' is a very strong bright light yet doesn't consume the batteries to death. Thank you Bastiaan!
Adventurous greetings,
Coen
Dad takes me touring in the region to look for some stainless steel parts. I have to construct a table for Karin-Marijke inside the car. It must be able to lift and turn.
Fred has a new gadget and welds the parts together.
This is never going to break.
Now the only thing that is missing is a knob.
I find a huge big box in front of the house. Bastiaan is a big fan of us and is employed at Hella. He likes our adventures and said it would be out of the question that we would put those 'old lamps' on the 'new' car. He would handle it.
He did. The 'Hella Jumbo 320 FF' is a very strong bright light yet doesn't consume the batteries to death. Thank you Bastiaan!
Adventurous greetings,
Coen