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I've been doing some research on replacing the rear section of our FG frame. I thought this info might be of interest. Notes: Web = the vertical portion of the frame Flange = the horizontal portion of the frame Sleeve = additional reinforcement placed inside the frame RBM is used to...

If you ride, you will enjoy this. Very much worth the 3:11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vksdBSVAM6g

source: http://www.mitsubishi-fuso.com/en/press/110111/110111.html Press release: Daimler AG Increases Equity in Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation January 11, 2011 • 30 Billion Yen (€ 271 Million) Investment to Support Growth as Global Commercial Vehicle Market Continues Recovery •...

Saw this post on an ExPat forum: http://www.expat-blog.com/en/classified/south-america/colombia/40622.html I don't know anything about the vehicle or the people selling it.

Probably should have posted this here in this topic: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18351&page=79&#782

Dell has (finally) updated the Latitude laptops for the i5/i7 processors. Although they've actually been available for a while now (read more about that here), the official announcement was today. The civilian versions are available with the i7. The semi-ruggedized E6410 ATG has the i5. The...

A friend tipped me that TerreStar's 3G / Sat / PDA smartphone form factor Genus phone was well received at CTIS, the big wireless trade show in Vegas. The company quoted $.65 per minute sat time when off the 3G grid. http://www.terrestar.com/ data sheet on the Genus phone...

This a good resource for planning purposes. http://www.gsmworld.com/Roaming/GSMinfo/index.shtml GSM coverage maps are available for global and regional coverage. You can zoom in on the maps for detailed planning. There is also a list of countries and detailed information on...

Trusted Reviews, UK based, review: http://www.trustedreviews.com/laptops/review/2009/11/03/Dell-Latitude-E6400-XFR---14-1in-Rugged-Laptop/p1

I purchased a Canon S90 tonight at Best Buy. My goal was to replace a Canon SD870is, which is actually still going strong, except I burnt the display shooting a sunset in Chile last year. I just got a battery charged and ran the S90 through the menus. I'm familiar with the Canon menus, so I...

I just received this from our sat phone and Inmarsat supplier: GARMIN 276C DISCONTINUED Please be advised that, effective immediately, the GPS Map 276C (010-00331-51 and 010-00331-54) is now discontinued and, due to a lack of components, we will not be receiving any additional stock...

We've been asked more than once what we carried on the Fuso in its 10,000 liters of locking storage space. Since we loaded it as we built it, and started ejecting stuff off of it immediately after pulling out, we didn't really have a good answer to that question. Until now. Exterior Storage...

Don't want to cross post this, so I'll just be updating our expedition thread. http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=437249#post437249 If things go well, I'll have more news there soon.

The world has two different ways to drive, on the left or right sides of the road. Typically, vehicles are identified as either LHD (left hand drive) or RHD (right hand drive. Somewhat counter intuitively, these designations are the opposite of the side of the road the vehicle is operated...

Scope: Recent model European and USA market diesel trucks Challenge: Non-Euro/USA market fuel not compatible with recent model Euro/USA market diesel trucks Summary: Overlanders seeking to travel outside the EU and North America using recent model trucks face potentially engine and...

For those in the U.S.A., our range of medium duty 4x4 trucks is a very comprehensible list, since it only has one member: The Mitsubishi Fuso FG. Upsides: Very short decision cycle time. Downsides: Very limited fodder for endless ExPo debate on 'which is better: X, Y or Z?' To help those of...

I haven't seen much conversation about macro, so I thought I'd post this up. There are some macro shots of the Amazon basin flora and fauna in this photo essay: http://www.hackneys.com/travel/ecuador/straightintheeyes.pdf All shots are hand held. body: Canon 1DmkIII lens: EF 100mm macro...

A variety of Fuso blueprints / drawings are available here: http://www.the-blueprints.com/index.php?blueprints/trucks/mitsubishi-fuso/ The FG drawing is too small to be of much use, but there are other models that are reasonable size. Might be a useful starting point to trace into a CAD...

Interview Date: 20 October 2008 Interview Location: Cuenca, Ecuador Overlander(s): Joseph & Dorothea Mertens Overlander(s) Nationality: German Overlander(s) Web site: http://www.monster-worldtour.de/ Overlander(s) Favorite Destination: Joseph – Australia; Dorothea – Iran Overlander(s) Least...

Interview Date: 12 October 2008 Interview Location: Huaquillas, Ecuador, Aduana office (customs office) Overlander(s): Masatora Aoyama Overlander(s) Nationality: Japan Overlander(s) Web site: http://www.geocities.jp/masatoraaoyama/ Overlander(s) Email(s): Overlander(s) Favorite Destination...