Antique Land Cruiser on the road since 2003

[southfarms]

Amazing adventures as always. Thank you for sharing! It appears that your Cruiser top is in good hands.

 

[landcruising]

While the roof is off in Brazil and we are doing some aluminum welding, I thought to get the aluminum rear bumper fixed as well and upgrade the taillight protection.

Recently the rear right light assembly stopped working all together. Now I know why. I am trying to get the bulb out, but after soaking the assembly for 24 hours in luke warm water with soap, there is still no movement whatsoever.

Any ideas how to get them out?

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[hinocairnseclipse]

While the roof is off in Brazil and we are doing some aluminum welding, I thought to get the aluminum rear bumper fixed as well and upgrade the taillight protection.

Recently the rear right light assembly stopped working all together. Now I know why. I am trying to get the bulb out, but after soaking the assembly for 24 hours in luke warm water with soap, there is still no movement whatsoever.

Any ideas how to get them out?

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

I had a perfectly good bulb do this to me in my Hino the other week... the rust had completely separated the electrical connection!

I had to smash the good bulb to pry the base of it out with a screwdriver (carefully, without damaging the socket.)

Then I cleaned up the socket with a miniature wire brush (on a Dremmel) and put a new bulb in and...

Voila!

 

[TerryD]

After it is out, lightly coat the body of the bulb in anti-sieze. The aluminum and copper types should both conduct electricity and help prevent this next time. I use anti-sieze on all my fasteners and even places like wheel hubs with aluminum wheels.

 

[landcruising]

After it is out, lightly coat the body of the bulb in anti-sieze. The aluminum and copper types should both conduct electricity and help prevent this next time. I use anti-sieze on all my fasteners and even places like wheel hubs with aluminum wheels.

That's a good idea. I have some Copper Ease, and I am going to use that!

 

[landcruising]

Back to Guayan:

We have been in the mines today! Almost a kilo of gold!

Frontier messaging. On the Amazon riverfront checking emails at the KFC wifi

Aids and Malaria, not unknown here.

Beverly, owner of a shop that caters to goldminers.

Real gold, just have to look good.

Potholed roads are not our favorite. Yours?




Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[landcruising]

Hello all,

It's that time of the year again where I start thinking about making a new calendar. And while driving on the famous BR230 - the Transamazônica - the idea presented itself. Live on and along the Transamazônica brings progress and destruction at the same time. It's still a wild west, with cowboys and gold, burning forests and pristine pieces. Difficult stretches and asphalted bits. Overall it's a machine wrecking road, especially during rainy season when it's nearly impassable.

So 13 awesome images put in a large format [Measures 17" x 22" when hung on wall] calendar. Now a new feature at Cafepress let's you choose your own starting month and year.

http://www.cafepress.com/landcruising.709434129

Legendary Roads calendar: the Transamazonica
Follow us as we drive 1200 miles of the Transamazonion Highway through Brazil's Amazon; a fascinating journey through protected rainforest but also through deforested regions where cattle reigns.

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[UK4X4]

Those bedfords are all ex british army -used to be British Guyana before their independance, the Brits kept forces there till quite after 1966 and probably just sold the lot
rather than shipping them home.

I learnt to drive trucks in one aprox 21 years ago......and they were'nt new then either !

Tough simple beasts - and a great deal of fun to drive off road !

There used to be a venezuela - georgetown route only fit for them- not sure if its still in existance as Chavez wants part of the delta currently owned by Guyana" zona de reclamacion"

If you look at where venezuelas southern oil fields are you might realise why he's interested in it !

The Pemon Indians still cross the border on foot in the Gran Sabana area, I was surprised one day to pick some up on a remote track expecting only Pemon or spanish, but found they all spoke English which was a surprise!

Ref your roof repair there's a lot of weight on that rim, might be worth adding some vertical re-enforcements.

Ie repairing is one thing - but you have not made it any stronger and so may fail again...aluminum stress fractures, once in its brittle state its done

 

[landcruising]

Those bedfords are all ex british army -used to be British Guyana before their independance, the Brits kept forces there till quite after 1966 and probably just sold the lot
rather than shipping them home.

I learnt to drive trucks in one aprox 21 years ago......and they were'nt new then either !

Tough simple beasts - and a great deal of fun to drive off road !

There used to be a venezuela - georgetown route only fit for them- not sure if its still in existance as Chavez wants part of the delta currently owned by Guyana" zona de reclamacion"

If you look at where venezuelas southern oil fields are you might realise why he's interested in it !

The Pemon Indians still cross the border on foot in the Gran Sabana area, I was surprised one day to pick some up on a remote track expecting only Pemon or spanish, but found they all spoke English which was a surprise!

Ref your roof repair there's a lot of weight on that rim, might be worth adding some vertical re-enforcements.

Ie repairing is one thing - but you have not made it any stronger and so may fail again...aluminum stress fractures, once in its brittle state its done

There are still a lot of roads into the interior that are only suited for these beasts. No modern 4x4 will go there! Fun thing to see was the beast getting stuck as they were making a new road to a new gold field and trying to get supplies up there. They needed to get the big caterpiller thingy to pull them uphill.

Roof repairs are done, and your ideas of the vertical re-enforcements come too late, or my images were delayed [I think the latter] so that has to wait for the next rebuild somewhere down the line.

I am gathering ideas for the next rebuild as I sometimes browse the mud

Coen

 

[landcruising]

more on Guyana...

Rain in the jungle brings out vivid colors. Do you like rain?

Getting into the interior requires some MMC ferries

The thick jungle opens up and shows us this.

The worn roads in the south of Guyana!

Dragonfly hitching a ride on the winch.

A local made dredger in a gold town. How do you like that color?


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[bobDog]

You 2 are so amazing.......I nominate you for best overland couple on the net. You folks go to coolest places & never hurry...,.the world always has your full attention. I am so impressed and I admire your adventures........thank you for sharing your world w/ me!!

Sent from my LS670 using Tapatalk 2

 

[landcruising]

Thanks bobDog!

We are working hard on our new website while lingering on the beach in Brazil!

More jungle in the Amazon rainforest in Guyana:

Karboura is a nasty little fly that leave itchy bloodmarks.

Stocking up in a gold town. Pure basics

Gold = money!

Entering Madhia; absurd amount of potholes

Another Toyota: detail: 3 different tires.


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

 

[charlieaarons]

more on Guyana...

Rain in the jungle brings out vivid colors. Do you like rain?

Getting into the interior requires some MMC ferries

The thick jungle opens up and shows us this.

The worn roads in the south of Guyana!

Dragonfly hitching a ride on the winch.

A local made dredger in a gold town. How do you like that color?


Adventurous greetings,
Coen

A Perkins 4.236. I had one in a Landcruiser once.

Charlie

 

[jfj]

Even in my wildest dream, I could not imagine myself undertaking this kind of adventure. First and foremost is the issue of financing the trip. I won't ask you this question because I deem it personal. I could be wrong but impression is that only the big multinational corporations would have the financial capability to support this kind of undertaking.

 

[landcruising]

JFJ, the thing is to liberate you from the notion that you have the impression that it's not feasible. You just have to go, worse case, you fail. But you did try. We meet many people on the road, all with various backgrounds from all levels of the society. It's not about money. It's about people. I could tell you about the Japanese guy that started a bike trip with a few dollars some 12 years ago, and still is on the road [I think]. If you have a dream, go and live it! Be free and bold and you will find your way.

Adventurous greetings,
Coen

p.s. We rob banks to finance our life on the road, but psssss, don't tell anyone ;-)