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the 2008 Fuso FK has an almost impossible to match 4.444 gear ratio. The closest off the top of my head is a 4.56 or a 4.30, too much difference on both. Therefore you may find yourself looking at a pair of axles. Rear axle is rated at 17k pound, you should not need anywhere near that capacity...

Stazworks builds a decent wheel from what i have seen, but their customer service and operations are average at best, like some other companies mentioned. Pirate is a great resource, but like any other board there is lots of BS too, especially with 152,000 members. Marsh Racing builds a great...

not sure what you were pointing to lehel, but the link above is broken. maybe I misunderstood, but I thought you mentioned earlier the review or testing of a Dakar rally truck?

got a link on that Dakar truck review?

have you tried McMaster Carr, Grainger or Fastenal? I cant imagine one of them not having it. Google is not very good for that type of thing. You need to find a local plumbing shop or an industrial trade wholesaler or retailer that has contacts to one or more large suppliers.

I believe many customers would be happy to pay someone like Darrin to build an AATREC on an older simpler chassis, than on a 2010 model truck with crap that could cause problems or that they dont want . If your goal is to travel and explore, you dont want to be working on your truck. Simple is...

So buy something like this 2001 Fuso FM for 15 grand: http://www.truckpaper.com/listingsdetail/detail.aspx?OHID=2198327 Sell the lift gate and box for a few grand and gut whatever is left. Install a mechanical 12 valve Cummins ISB, which can EASILY make 500hp and 1000 pound feet of torque...

speed and RPM calculator that I use works great and is very simple. You will have to convert the 8.25 tires to P-metric equivalent, though: http://www.scirocco.org/gears/ 25.4mm in an inch, wheel size is 16", so you only need to figure the sidewall, which should be easy if you know the overall...

posting of the camper pic was more of a design idea, not necessarily something that weight or size. I would prefer not to have something the size of a small school bus on the back on my FG :D but I am taking into account the tendency to build bigger and overload. So, if i start small i should be...

There are several listed on Sean's site that are newer than the 25 years old, which I understood to be the rule, with a few exceptions. Maybe he will chime in and explain. I say we follow the Canadians on this and change it to 15 years :D

checked out the bulletXV website and you definitely have an unusual rig, very cool... Sorry to bust your balls on this, but being a diesel guy, i must.. THERE IS NO "G" in CUMMINS!!!! :D I'm a Cummins guy too and its not the cleanest or most advanced diesel engine ever made or what ever you...

thanks for the replies from the two veteran explorers... My plan is definitely to stay light and simple, no big RVs or camperboxes for me. If I were going to do that, I would look at a Unicat or MAN or MOG or something large for sure. One of the reasons that I posted the small camper box above...

looks great with those wheels/tires and lift. In a previous post I found they are about 35" tall and it looks like they are on Stockton or ATW wheels.

not sure how this board manages attachments, but most post pictures like this: so the picture will show up like this: instead of like this: File Type: jpg camper1.jpg (19.5 KB, 71 views) just FYI

Javier de Madrid:

For the lazy: Felipe's exterior: Felipe's interior:

Trying to stay away from a Mog or MAN type trucks for several reasons. Dont have anything against them, just wrong for this application. The SG HINO that i found is 33k GVW, which is too big, unless I super size my plans. How do the older trucks hold up? Get this cheap...

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Thanks for the replies... To clarify a few things, I am interested in hearing things like rattling windows, controls that arent friendly, etc...features that are difficult to change on a particular chassis. Maybe a rattling window or whistling window, or a vibrating mirror isnt that hard to...

Since this is a Mitsubishi forum and its the only marque in the US that offers factory 4wd, there isnt much to compare to. However, I have been working on a research project which should culminate in a cabover 4wd truck built for camping, mountain biking, hiking, kayaking and cross country...