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Hi, Jon: Congratulations for the Zetros. It is indeed a great finding, no matter how ugly it looks. Here are my two cents, very, very humble: STRIP IT ALL BEFORE SAND-BLASTING!!! REMOVE EVERYTHING THAT CAN BE UNBOLTED OR TAKEN OUT!!!!! Hope it helps. Greetings and good work.

Niiiiice... It is always a pleasure to see that you are not the only crazy dude that makes all these efforts all by himself, and succeeds. Congratulations, Iain. Hope the rest of the assembly work goes smoothly and the Mog's driving gets as smooth and sweet as you wanted.

Nobody can!!! Congratulations. It looks terrific and I can easily imagine how happy you feel right now.

Hi, guys: It's been quite busy times. The Merkabah is running, not free from problems yet, but running. Probably a full update will come soon but, for now, a couple of pictures. Greetings from Chile

Dear Madoxen, my two cents: I think you are doing it wrong, sorry. The fixed tandem points should be in the center and the longitudinal pivots one in the front and one in the rear end, as the original and proven diamond shape. Twisting the frame will always lead the precious and elusive central...

Hi, OvrlndN00b: First of all, congratulations for your purchase. That is really nice monster and a great base to plan a big tour around the globe. Now, probably you know it, though, you must be able to cope with all the work that needs to be done, both with brain and with hands, and have...

Hello, Sitec: No doubt that the body will survive a nuclear detonation, though I was also wondering if you are approaching the very limits of the originally purposed truck. He is a 12 tonner, and 220 HP are just what you can get from the engine, unless I missed something and you have tunned it...

Shitt happens, yes. No matter how careful you are, you can always do wrong when you are not an expert. Well, ten years in this project had left quite a big amount of scars on the skin of my pride, so I cursed a few miliseconds and quickly began to look for solutions. And I found, pretty close...

Sorry guys. Did not mean to leave you hanging on. Just had a few things to do, like... work, today. Well, I f...ed things up, that's the whole point. Decided to take the cover out again without removing the whole gearbox and take a look at what was the cause of this so unexpected disaster...

I was really happy and, despite some problems with the spares, I reached the point where the installation of the gearbox back in the truck was inminent. Converted the trolley in a more stable platform and then installed the planetary gear cluster and closed the rear cover. I all seemed okay...

Well... I think it is time for an update here. I hope you are all well, and I see that there has been a lot of movement around the many projects in this group. Good. Just to say that life is hard, and you can make it harder, sometimes. I finally got to finish the servicing of the gearbox and...

Huge project, and huge commitment too as sand, mud and slopes do not like 6x4 wheel drive. Anyway, you can travel all over the world on this beast, comfortably as in heaven, without worrying about anything except if you like to do serious out of the highway experiments. Good luck and all the...

Well done, Sitec. I know well the feeling, especially after all the contorsionist work. Keep up. Pairoa

Hello, Jon: It is simpler than you think, as the only thing you have to do is cut the grill and make up the attach points for the snorkel. You do not touch the flap (or whatever name it has). And, there is no drain point. A few drops can get into the snorkel but the air flow is such that...

Hey, you have done the homework, and all the old and new efforts of swapping the cabins would surely not pay off, especially if you needed someone else to do the funny parts. Maybe I would have still go on with some more thinking, but I am used to do a lot of the bodywork myself. Pretty ugly...

Hi, Madoxen: First of all, nice to see that big red cabin has not a single spot of rust. That is quite good news. According to the old school, meaning exclusively IMHPO, all the air spoilers, on the upper and lateral cabin and also the incorporated bumper spoiler, must be removed. All of them...

Hello, Madoxen: Congratulations for your new hitec workshop/shed. That kind of solution is very appreciated in every corner of the globe, believe me. Regarding the suspension issue, it is pretty clear that you can use Dominator front suspension on Pretty Ugly's cab leaving its original...

Oh. I had not gotten the idea of the transverse supports placed in front. Thought it was nearer to the rear axle, where the body can be anchored to both the framerails in parallel and get supported by the suspension/frame complex. I now understand your concerns, and I agree with you. If the...

Hi there, RAM5500: Nice truck, indeed, and the Continentals make it look even better. Everytime I know about a "new generation" of something means that the price is now higher, and nothing more. Just a thought. Sarcasm apart, the specs on the tyre must be followed if you want them to last and...

Hello, Sitec: Good ideas and nice work, as usual. Congratulations. I am a little curious, though, about your intention to limit the movement of the body using the front sway bar. You have already built a system that supposedly will take charge of the torsional forces and keep your box and your...