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Sold!

Based on a PM, I am marking this sold. If the deal falls through, I will edit this post.

Title of this thread: E-Series is Best for Overlanding; here's proof The title of the thread is not, "Best Compromise", "Best under $50k", "Best for a single guy with a dog" or anything else. If you claim the E-Series is THE BEST platform for overlanding, you better bring some data to back...

I bought two of these upon release, one for myself and one for a friend. He never picked up his copy, so it's for sale. As you can see from the photos, the book is still in plastic. $125 shipped anywhere in the lower-48. It is a Fourth edition soft cover. I have Venmo and Paypal, which are now...

Subj: monocoque and suspension mounting/travel An up-to-the-minute, real world use case scenario for you: Watch the next minute or so of this, and listen carefully. This is how Sprinter and Transit vans are built (unibody/monocoque), An E-Series is body-on-frame, like a...

If you aren't familiar with box-mounting options or the person explaining the system does not describe it correctly, it's easy to get confused. The speaker says, "Patent Pending" which would explain why it cannot yet be found, then says, "Patented". The two are quite different. Further, he goes...

Whaddaya know, a giant monocoque! The stiffest, most rigid, most torsionally resistant 'beam' is one that maximises the amount of material furthest from the neutral axis. It is for this reason that a larger diameter tube with thinner walls is more resistant to deformation, save local buckling...

Ford's F600 is fitted with a steering axle rated at 7,500 pounds. I would be quite surprised to see an axle (not axel), fitted to an FG that had an 8,000 pound GAWR unless it came from the aftermarket (Fusion, Crane, Dynatrac, Meritor, etc.) GVWR is 22,000 pounds and GCVWR is 43,500 pounds on...

StyroMax is likely your best bet in that part of the world, unless you have the cash to call Unidan.

Look for reman 24VDC bus/motorcoach alternators. Safiery, Balmar, Nations and others have just added an oveland tax. This may also be an option: 48VDC alternators and generators: https://www.pmgenerators.com/48v-alternator-48v-generator Balmar offers a similar product, but it is now owned by...

I've seen quite a few Hino 195s on the road, all 2WD of course, and three Hino 500s, (4x4) in the US. One was being transported on a large flatbed truck and the other two are in pieces at a wrecking yard in South Carolina. Building a 195 with LandCruiser 200 or 79-Series parts would be super...

Condensation on the interior walls of a camper or boat happens when warm, humid air inside contacts colder surfaces like walls or windows, cooling the air below its dew point and causing water vapor to form liquid droplets; this is exacerbated by activities such as cooking, breathing, or...

This ^^... It may 'feel' like it's going to tip, but you are likely a very long way away from that happening. I have flopped my 1985 Toyota 4Runner over on its side once and was a passenger in a Toyota truggy and a Jeep truggy, both on 39" tires when each of them rolled completely and came to...

Watch the next 60 seconds of this video: This is true for every truck frame, unibody car chassis, mountain bike, trophy truck, side-by-side, go-kart, race car and trailer on the planet. A frame/chassis is not suspension, neither is a 3 or 4 point mount. Both are undamped springs. Focus on...

Failing to realise that a truck frame is NOT suspension is common in this community. It is an undamped spring. Speak with any race car, mountain bike or vehicle engineer worth his salt and he will tell you, if he's honest, that tuning a suspension on a flexible chassis, frame, tub or monocoque...