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Its been a few years but I will try to help out. From memory I had to strip all the tracks etc off the Honda seats and make up an adapter frame using 1/4 flat bar welded up to match up to the ford holes. The other issue you need to sort is you have to use the Ford seatbelts. (well I had to on...

Being that I used to be a reliability engineer I would have to say reliability. And coupled with that is predictability. If something doesn't give many troubles and its life cycle is or failure modes are predictable then you can plan around the replacement before failure. The aim is to eliminate...

Some progress. Picked up a cab chassis in bits. My cab had a fair bit of rust starting and was an FJ. So we grabbed a HZJ75 that someone had started to restore. This will supply the cab, engine, tranny tbox and axles plus the dual tanks, snorkel etc. Probably just bundle the leftovers together...

Pricing is based on the cost of living and the costs of materials. Remember everything that is built in Australia supports the level of vacation time etc built into the labor overhead. An example of the higher cost of living is a JKU sport in AUS = $44k AUD ($34k USD) in the USA = $27k. Fuel...

You could probably answer this by asking the reverse question. Why are there so few slide in campers in Australia. In Australia the % of well backed Utes compared to tray backs is probably 1%. Tray backs are easy to get and take a lot more abuse than the well backs. Given the number of tray...

Its the hair I pull out while trying to find it that cause the most tears :Wow1: Anyway price drop to see if we can get anyone to take it off our hands. He has some medical bills he would like to pay.

Now that would be a road trip. Phoenix to Seattle via the shortest distance and no interstate. A weeks worth of food, camping gear and a bunch of 50 gallon fuel drums and off you head. We took it down to the PHX meet and greet session last week. But I forgot to turn the air onto the cab air...

That Dirt Every Day guy needed someone to point out that he didn't have the air on to the cab air bags. Makes them very noisy and doesn't do much for the ride.

1946??? Ural Phoenix $3000 Non Runner 1946 M-72 Ural/BMW R-71 - $3000 (Waddell) I have a 1946 M-72 Ural/BMW R-71 non running as it need to be rewired and possibly a generator, only reason I'm looking to sell it is because i don't have the time or the funds to devote to it currently. I'm...

Well someone beat us to the extra cab landcruiser. So as an alternative I think we will initially get another single cab and place the box back far enough so that it can be extended later. Probably in a country other than Australia because complying with the ADR and Queensland motor regs will be...

When I imported an Audi years ago I had the same issue. I pulled the cluster apart and had sticker guy make me a new mask that had KPH and MPH. That was all I needed to get it through inspection. There were others who just put the MPH sticker over the existing mask to get them through...

Hi Guys Thought some of you may be interested in what is happening with my FJ75 6 wheeler. Check It Out Here Link

Another piece of the puzzle is in place (well at the right location anyway). Waiting on some interior shots and dimensions to start playing sketchup with.

Here is a link to the Dirt Every Day segment showing the M-1078 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h99gUlJB1Gc&list=PLGvTvFzdMg_Mlk222V60pPCj_uohycX_P&index=1

Saving this space as well.

Landcruiser 6x4 + Ambulance body + convert to extra cab from 12,000 km away =... Step one complete. Handy having your own excavator to play with. The tray is 13' long. https://vimeo.com/130165423

This is not a build thread. I am too lazy and uncoordinated for one of those. Think of it as a random gathering of bits and pieces related to the project. Summary of the current situation and thought process behind the build. 1- We have made the decision that we will not be returning to...

ikea have a great sink for $27 and then look online for the "waterless trap" if you need to save space under the sink. There is also another trap they use on pop up campers that only extends about 3" from the base of the sink. http://www.dyersonline.com/hepvo-1-1-2-waterless-trap.html

Well Expo went well. Had a bunch of folks attend the "Recycled Rigs" and "DIY" sessions we presented (1/2 hours notice for the DIY one :Wow1:). Many thanks to those that participated especially the hardy souls that withstood the rain, hail and snow for Fridays session. And also special thanks to...

I think the crazy part is thinking you will get an unlimited for $1000. Now the longer they are out of the water the worse the damage gets. If you do get something make sure that you actually flush all the fluids. They could have contamination in every little nook and cranny even inside...