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There is a very similar James Cook Camper van up here in the Bellingham WA area I heard is up for sale... it has a turbo 5 cylinder diesel, manual tranny and a ford 9 inch rear axle with LSD in it. It also has a passenger side slider door - which many of these do not (not sure why?)

There are several airport parking lots which will give a discount on longer term parking - not the highest security but reasonably safe in my opinion - especially if your rig is somewhat stealth - although I parked my unlocked Pinzgauer once for a 2 week trip without issue. Check with Doug Fox...

Note that the fuel economy in that article is in miles per imperial gallons and not US gallons - so the 42 MPG is actually 35 MPG in US gallons - still good but not as high as the (misleading) claims in the article. How do US based automotive writers keep making this same error in articles...

Nice - what country are you located in? Any issues with getting modifications approved there?

Think about it - you rarely see military trucks with dual rear tires - they have all gone to single tires with multiple axles. Dually's work on highways - but are not good off-road.

I think the dimensions are in inches as follows... 20-1/2 x 12-1/2 x 9-1/4 medium size is 22-1/4 x 14-1/2 x 10-3/4 large size is 30-1/4 x 16-1/2 x 13 extra large is 34-1/2 x 18-3/4 x 16

Perfect opportunity to use the Cunmins Repower kit - 2.7 liter turbo diesel engine.

Nice that it has single rear wheels and not the typical dually's... wonder how it is on the hills with the non-turbo engine though... probably about like a Vanagon!

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Please send or post more photos! Very Cool and I may know someone interested...

Its an interesting for idea - I thought about doing it with the Cummins Repower diesel kit though. Wouldn't it only be compliant unless the engine was of the same year or newer than the vehicle though? I don't think the Cummins would be compliant either - although there ate plenty of areas...

I keep thinking you need to put the name "Amelia" on the front where it used to say "Sunrader" - Sort of like the name on Ken Kesley's bus "Further"

That is quite the exhaust pipe routing!

Why did they put the generators in the middle of the truck and not in the very back end? The shelf for the VCR was really poorly made - embarassingly.

Not everyone needs a bigger engine and higher torque. I suspect that the smaller engine gets better MPG and weighs less - which is important for many potential customers.

I've heard there are issues with counterfeit connectors in the market - perhaps that is the reason. Have you tried putting some dielectric grease compound on it? Might help - worth trying...

Where is the truck - perhaps someone knows of a suitable fab shop which can straighten and reinforce the axle...

When the axle broke could you drive it in 4wd? Full floating axles allow that. Gwagens don't have them so I would think not... But I guess it depends also on what part of the axle shaft broke - since there are two shafts with a CV joint in the middle. With a bent axle housing I would...

One caution - apparently pre-1990 gwagens with the part time 4wd transfer case spin the front driveshaft in the reverse direction of normal axles... So a flipped center section / diff would be required for the front axle. Still might be cheaper than a gwagen axle.

Might be better to swap out the axle (or both axles) to something easier to source parts for here in the USA or when abroad - perhaps land cruiser axles?