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Know how to work on the truck before you go anywhere. The majority of break downs can be fixed on the spot or at the least fixed to the point a truck can be limped to a place where it can be fixed or the part found. My TB failed on a trip to Panama in 2010, it started failing in Mexico. I...

I recall that brake line leaking when you were at my place....last year!! Hard to believe you let it go so long and with so many miles. That would have made me very nervous! I had wanted to explore that road above Boquete in my Taco this last winter. I never made it though and had a feeling it...

Yeah it would!! Thanks for the link... :)

My 1977 Nissan Patrol Ute....I imported it from New Zealand in 2003. I paid $350 for the Ute plus import expenses. It is a factory cab & chassis so it never had a factory bed on it. factory H260 1ton rear diff Project has not started but, my plan is; Convert to LHD using USA Patrol...

I imported a 1977 Nissan Patrol from NZ to the USA in 2003/04. If the truck is over 25yrs old it is no worries. If not forget it. Back then it cost me about $2500 all up. This included steam cleaning/pressure washing, inland shipping in NZ, customs duities, broker fees and shipping on a boat...

Cool truck to take to S.America. I bet the people who drove it down there have some awesome stories to tell.

I should add..... I can't comment much on OME but most of your front coilovers, SAW, Icon, King are sold in a 2.5" lift. Most Deaver off the shelf springs are a 2" lift, again not sure about OME. Right there you are setting yourself up for stink bug! Rear can often settle more than front and...

The best thing to do for suspension, in paticular rear on a 1st gen is simply to weigh the truck. Outfit it how yo would for a trip, load it with gear and fill up on fuel. Go weigh the truck and get weight on front and rear axles. It is best if you have done the front bar, winch, RTT or...

:victory: I suggest getting them in the shape of the human body, female and male. :) It is cool to see you guys taking off like this. Driving the Pan-Am you see/meet a fair amount of other travelers but I would not have guessed so many are shipping to S.America. I would suggest you make a...

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http://real4x4forums.com/PinzgauerBBS/index.php I used to have a Pinz 712 6x6 so spent some time on that forum....

haha, no worries. I simply meant to say the one in Divisa is easy to find and Panama City can be interesting to find your way around the first time. Although I am sure you have got travelers taken care of which is awesome! :)

very cool blog found via that link....

Doesn't that kind of take a lot of the adventure out of it? For me the best experiences I have had driving in Latin America were when I had no idea what was coming around the next corner. Encountering challenges and overcoming them is part of what I thought overlanding was all about. Roughing...

It is really cool to visit these trips reports and see people in the same places you have traveled in your truck. The random picture where I say to myself, hey I have been there! The interesting stories and reports from people about their experiences. It keeps bringing me back to this forum and...

Nice! In the above picture, the large island is called Cebeco. On the tip or point of that island, which can be seen in your picture, is some of the best fishing in the whole area. I have knocked em' dead out there including a 45lb Wahoo, tons of Yellow Fin and the boatman speared a 75lb Red...

You sir own one of the best Patrols I have ever seen!

2 trips to Panama and 50k miles later, not a single problem.