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It's a pretty fun drive with a nice restaurant up top.

Interesting work you have done. I pondered the hood mounted second spare when I first had a 460 after giving up on the LR Defender concept. Hopefully the paint will hold up, otherwise some more black trim paint on the exposed surfaces is a good interim solution. Also, those rocker pads are...

I bought a Syncro VW T3 Westfalia from Gowesty quite a while ago. They were continuously harangued for their high costs online. I declined many dealer opportunities to "rebuild" my vehicle. Yet they supported and help build a community of high end 4WD campers. While I have concerns about naive...

My understanding is that the newer G's have a detuned ESP to reduce hyper-reactivity so that you will not have the "anchor out the window" effect of the early 463s with ESP. OT, but I have recently test driven a local 2017 G550 and almost freeway crashed it at high speed on the test drive due...

I think that 275/70/18 tire size is perfect and look great on your rig. Obviously works well with the ET of 43 and full compression even without any spring spacers. No reason not to run 16" wheels in a 2017 G550. Although a 33" tire has a lot of air to let out even on a 18" rim. I ran this size...

That rust is pretty superficial. It will clean up easily and good prep and paint will eliminate it forever. You can see remnants of the sealant in the groove, the sealant is only meant to keep moisture from entering the driving compartment. This aspect is particularly important for the...

Is there a good source for LeTech parts (roof rack) in the USA or Germany

Why not use a 16" alloy on a G550? I know they will not fit on a G63, but a G500 should be no problem. They run them in Europe and it is the same car.

How did you mount the rack to the gutters? Did you trim the edge of the tropical roof?

It is easy to bring it to the US for up to one year. I knew a German family which brought a VW Westfalia LT 28 Sven Hedin to the USA on a one year permit. They forgot to take it out of the country within 12 months. Nobody checks on them. They left the LT Westfalia in the US for 10 years and...

I got the parts at RackAttack and installed them in my driveway. I already had the Yakima crossbars and footings that I had kept from the '85 300GD with the tropical roof which I sold in 2008. Pretty basic install, but 26 new holes through the roof panel. The roof panel appears to be a double...

I had to trim a couple of inches off of my old RTT mattress to get a nice snug fit up in the Camptop. Also got a set of roof rack tracks installed for skis and surfboards. No problem walking about up on the roof, it seems pretty sturdy.

I used just crossbars for my RTT on my G500. Use a minimum of 3 if you go this route. For a full rack, your best bet will be the lightest and lowest profile available. I think the Baja rack fits the bill pretty nicely and is economical as well. The Front Runner offers a lot of options for bolt...

I am only doing it again because I am crazy and bored.

Yes the engine has to be the original configuration. Nobody checked my car though. Shipping was $1100 Ro-Ro from Bremerhavn to Long Beach. The federalizer was another $4600. Plus shipping to federalizer from Port, plus shipping to me, plus customs, plus a bunch of other stuff. Added up to a...

21+ years old is pretty easy too as it is EPA exempt. DOT is the only thing required for federalization, so a 21 year old import is actually pretty cheap. I brought in a 21 year old 1995 G320 last year and I am probably importing another car from Germany early next year

Audi Allroad - watch out!

Looks like the driving style is US rather than UK, so look for a LHD car. https://coconuts.co/yangon/news/did-you-know-myanmar-switched-driving-right-hand-side-road-46-years-ago-week/ I like to look on Tradeviewcar and goonet for Japanese vehicles for sale. Price have gone up quite a bit in the...

Cool stuff. Thinking about building a set up like this myself pretty soon here. I appreciate the inspiration.

That thing is completely SICK:Wow1:. Looks right at home in Monaco.