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    80-20 aluminum shapes & fittings - pick up cap fabrication - will it work?

    Your argument makes perfect sense.. Thank you.. FYI: for some reason some factories can not re-used the 80-20 after building a "working prototype" and usually end up in the hands of one of the employees, so far I have gotten luck three times and purchase what will be around $4000 in beams and...
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    Thinking about replacing the plywood floor in sprinter with rubber stall mat.

    Sounds very efficient, makes a lot of sense.. Where did you get the rubber, how heavy is it...??
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    Another two Sportsmobile design failures.

    I have never own one, but friends of mine do and I marvel at the "Emperor new clothes Syndrome" that comes with this things, I'm a industrial designer, a very Murphy's law driven designer and some of the details in this things are a total joke.. Aluminum on a bumper that is also a "MUle" Come...
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    E350 Purchase

    FYI: I just got a 2003 7.3 E350 for a $1000 with 200.000 miles and a clean tittle.. For sure is very basic and kind of "Clap up" but hopefully is only skin deep, very little ugly rust for a Minnesota vehicle.. Now i just need to take the interior apart to wash the smell of cigarettes and E...
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    What is the best/cleanest Looking Option for Filling in Ambulance Light holes

    I got this one.. Go to any to any shop that makes ducts for heating and air conditioning, those guys are super skillful and usually pretty cheap to.. Bring your own patterns/measurements and the aluminum (nothing with heat treatment, since is harder to work and prone to crack) they can build...
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    VANdiana Jones sequel: The Legacy Continues

    For a few years I was part of a organizacion that "Rent" space and services using Paris Dakar trucks for motorcycle privatiers. In all sincerity I have no idea how you can come up with all the stuff to fill all those boxes (all that space is for a "LIfer") yes our trucks where bigger but not...
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    MG Metalworks Van Build

    Agree, very classy, bulletproof & practical but elegant solutions to every challenge..
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    Hauling A Motorcycle With A Truck Camper

    Okay I may not know much about cars, but I do know about motorcycles, mostly ride them (half a million miles at least in the last 25 years, many, many in the dirt) but a few times I had to transport them too (wife, dogs, moving to a new city) First of all triangulation is KEY, you want to...
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    VANdiana Jones sequel: The Legacy Continues

    Okay I did not read every page on the Van like i did on the grey G500.. But I do get the way you like to do things "Just right" but also keep evolving every week.. Well take a look at this Extrusion system, is far from a "Budget" system but at the end is way cheaper, faster and efficient than...
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    O'erlanderwagen build

    My journey Step by Step besides the H1 Episode, very sincere..
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    Buying a 04 G 500 w/ 150k Miles

    Thanks for sharing your experience, include your mastery of the language..
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    Temporarily removing second row seats?

    Not on the Land Cruiser, but on a Range Rover classic we used to have I trade the bolts for some really short "studs" (Soft locktyde) they stick out about 12mm and then used some small nylon knobs with a brass nut, they never fail and it took me about 2 minutes, actually about 100 seconds (the...
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    After spending about a year wondering and fretting about tires, I got the KO2's

    Are you the kind of person that makes a hundred kiddos wait in line at the ice cream shop..??? They are Tires, they wear out, the get old, they get dull, fall out of fashion, whatever.. If you don't like them, you sell them, if nobody want them you give them away or do epic four wheel...
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    Buying a 04 G 500 w/ 150k Miles

    The typical RR joke... "Lucas electrics, 100% Reliable, 23% of the time" Is this your Transport/Commuter/life line vehicle for secondary roads, trails..?? Don't play with fire, just get a 4runner/tropper even a american truck.. Or is this you "hobbie-Fun toy", if yes buy whatever you want...
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    100 Series Roof Rack Brackets

    Wow and not of your rivets have pop out...?? Only Toyota can do that.. Did you pre-bend it..?? Amazing, and I was so worry about it over torquing, surface/stress risers cracks, nightmare scenarios..
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    100 Series Roof Rack Brackets

    I'm no expert but is only six ritnuts on each side of the roof.. I'm kind of confused my self in between getting a "Rail" (The water a moisture becomes a issue).. I will say try to spread the load as much as possible and make the biggest, softer "feet" that you can get to spread the load (I...
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    Subaru owners: Let's see your expedition rigs!

    C Miller, the Unimog asylum has a Platted room waiting for you,,,
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    Subaru owners: Let's see your expedition rigs!

    Okay you Win.... Awesome..
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    Buying a 04 G 500 w/ 150k Miles

    Look for one of few "Real" ones imported to the US like the 461 series, they are like a Defender's, silly simple to work on (Made to be work on in the field with a limited amount of tools, only Russians do it better) , the quality of the parts is exceptional (way Better than great Mercedes...
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    Pin the Tail on the Donkey, Gelandewagen G63 sucker edicion

    I confess I never finish watching it my self, his repetitive comments where making me puke, what a disrespects for one of the best vehicles ever made, the early versions for sure, 100 % trust..
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