Andrew Walcker
Mod Emeritus
Good for internet orders from November 22-25th. Time to get those larger items!
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Desertoutpost
Adventurer
Thanks for info!
Do they have TDI's?
Do they have TDI's?
Andrew Walcker
Mod Emeritus
TeriAnn said:
Posted only to save forum members money. In the past I have waited for these types of sales to purchase larger items and have always appreciated the savings.
FourByLand
Expedition Leader
Thanks for the heads up Mr. Walcker.
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Not to steel this thread, but TeriAnn, are you or have you been considering an ambulance body for your truck? I currently own a Carawagon, but have been looking at an ambulance up here in Canada and have been considering this as a better option for Expeditions.
I would love to hear your comments on this.
Neil
I would love to hear your comments on this.
Neil
TeriAnn
Explorer
lstrvr said:
No plans to do a rear body swap.
An ambulance body is heavier than your Carawagon body, it raises the vehicle's centre of gravity and its not tall enough to stand up inside. There is a reason the Land Rover ambulance comes stock with an anti sway bar.
Conversely, the ambulance body has a wider interior and insulation.
A lot depends upon where you travel. It could be a good solution if you drive on maintained trails and want to stay warm at night.
I have given some thoughts to what I would build if I built another expedition Land Rover and had a chunk of $$$$.
Start with a LHD rolling 101 chassis. Lengthen the frame to around a 120 inch wheelbase (maybe longer). Drive train to be based on a Cummins 6BT and auto transmission (No forward control clutch & gear shift issues). Front cab to be a widened IIB forward control cab. Rear to be custom with horizontal pop up (to keep centre of gravity low and clearance from low branches) with a hydraulic ram at each corner of the pop up top.
The interior to be as plush & as light weight as I can make it. Read stand up inside shower included and a small propane oven for scratch made sourdough biscuits :chowtime:
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TeriAnn
Explorer
Overdrive said:
I have loved my camping comfort since I came to the realization that a 109 could carry more than my old back packing camping gear.
My dinner is usually consumed in matching pattern plates and bowls, matching flatware on a cloth place place mat with matching cloth napkin. My dinner wine is consumed in a glass stemmed glass. Comfort in all things expedition Land Rover!
Overdrive said:
I've never tried off roading with a slush box so don't have a lot of feelings about it. My very first car was the only car I've ever owned that had one. As you noted there are folks who really love them. I've never paid much attention to them previously.
Clutch and gearbox linkage are difficult to route on a forward control vehicle and the results tend to be not all that satisfactory. I figure a top loader gearbox behind the inline six Cummins 6BT sitting between the front seats would need someone in a rear row of seats to do the shifting. Slush box linkage should be easier to plumb for a box sitting behind the driver.
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