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Hi all, As some know, I have a LAF1113B from 1978. It has the top-of-the-line OM352A with 168hp and 461nm/340lb/ft. While it actually drives ok, there's a few things that bothers me. For one, I'd like to update the turbo, there's considerable turbo lag, there seems to have been made some...

Hi! I need a bit of help. It seems our alternator has given up the ghost. I can just but a new one, but 24V and 35A just doesn’t cut it. Has anyone found a direct replacement above or around 24V and 100A preferably internally regulated? The engine is a OM352 btw.

Hi All! I've been here for 10 years this february! And we finally got the dream project, a Mercedes LAF 1113 B from 1979. I am starting this thread partly to document the build, partly to ask questions and get help. First of all, a bit of background, feel free to jump past the boring parts...

Hello I need some input, we are modifying a Volvo TGB1314 and converting it in to an expedition style vehicle. Because of bodylift, new Michelin 11/R16 tyres etc. the original headlights will sit very high. My idea is to make a bumper with some 90 mm hella euro driving lights in, and use the...

Hi all! I have a question extensive search on the net has not been able to answer. We have an old Volvo C304 / TGB1314 that we have modified to diesel in our quest to make a good expedition vehicle. We have planned to have two 100L (approx. 25 gal) diesel tanks, each located either side between...

There's a new Volvo on Ebay. It looks good! But it's located here in Denmark: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140317191290&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&viewitem=

Best expedition tyre? Hi All Well the title almost says it all, and then not by a long shot! A good expedition tyre can be a lot of things, especially dependent on type vehicle it has to sit on. My problem is finding something for our Volvo TGB13. I would love to have Michelin 11/R16 but...

Hi all I'm a rather new member from Denmark, and my girlfriend an i are the proud owners of a Volvo TGB 13 6x6. Well, it's an old army truck from 1975, so comfort was never really in the specifications! One of the issues is noise. The cab is directly mounted to the frame with what appears to...