Ford Prefect
Expedition Leader
Very nice!
Diving in Head First!
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yabanja
Explorer
I have been enjoying driving the truck around as much as possible before I pack it away for the winter($@$@#ng salty roads!). I have the vehicle insured as a private vehicle so decided it would be prudent to get the logos from the former owners off the door!
First park it in the sun and peel off the old vinyl with a fingernail:
Then clean the glue residue with a little acetone and left with a clean slate:
Line up the new decal as straight as you can and start removing the adhesive backing:
Carefully work your way all the way down, rub the whole decal on vigorously, then start removing the cover tape:
I really don't like to have such a lame sticker, but until I can get the vehicle looking more like a camper I feel it is necessary to convince the authorities:
Another fulfilling project for less than ten dollars! It really is all about the build for me.
Here is a little video about me and some of my other projects:
[video=vimeo;42180356]http://vimeo.com/42180356[/video]
Take care!
Allan
First park it in the sun and peel off the old vinyl with a fingernail:
Then clean the glue residue with a little acetone and left with a clean slate:
Line up the new decal as straight as you can and start removing the adhesive backing:
Carefully work your way all the way down, rub the whole decal on vigorously, then start removing the cover tape:
I really don't like to have such a lame sticker, but until I can get the vehicle looking more like a camper I feel it is necessary to convince the authorities:
Another fulfilling project for less than ten dollars! It really is all about the build for me.
Here is a little video about me and some of my other projects:
[video=vimeo;42180356]http://vimeo.com/42180356[/video]
Take care!
Allan
mog
Kodiak Buckaroo
Allan, very nice Datsuns!
My first car was a 510 and later a 260Z (I've gone to the dark-side now with Audi TTs)
BTW-Minilites rule
yabanja
Explorer
Thank you! As you can see I am quite obsessed!
I manage an Audi Repair shop. If it is a 1.8t 225 horse make sure to change your timing belt at 50K miles! We frequently see them fail at 55-60k. Not sure why. The same engine in golfs and jettas is not prone to this failure.
Allan
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yabanja
Explorer
Filled the first tank of fuel yesterday and got 16.8 mpg in mixed city and highway driving-including driving a high mountain pass and picking up a large load of mulch. I was having a hard time believing what I had read about economy with these but couldn't be more pleased! My boss's 2010 ford f250 diesel 3/4 ton gets 13 mpg!
Also picked up a set of Cooper 37 x 12.5 tires. Looking forward to receiving the new wheels!
Allan
Also picked up a set of Cooper 37 x 12.5 tires. Looking forward to receiving the new wheels!
Allan
yabanja
Explorer
MRW wheels 17x10.
I have not decided on a spring place but am leaning towards Deaver as well. Have not found anyone to do parabolics (outside of india).
Allan
Ford Prefect
Expedition Leader
Have yall checked out the pages linked here?
http://www.parabolicspring.com/brands.htm
They have several dealers whom they claim will make the springs for you...
Two of the pages specifically list Mitsubishi. It seems most are in the UK though. Looks like one up in Canada, but it might be worth looking into for yall.
http://www.parabolicspring.com/brands.htm
They have several dealers whom they claim will make the springs for you...
Two of the pages specifically list Mitsubishi. It seems most are in the UK though. Looks like one up in Canada, but it might be worth looking into for yall.
mog
Kodiak Buckaroo
MRW wheels are 'unrated' off-road only wheels (although plenty are in use on Fusos already), so NA ?
pugslyyy
Expedition Vehicle Engineer Guy
yeah nothing doing with any of these folks (have checked them before). I've found that it has to be someone that does MDTs - when they say they do Mitsubishi they are not referring to Fuso/Canter...
yabanja
Explorer
We bought the tires used. The price was right. They are load rated at 121 and not adequate for my vehicle. Once I confirm that I like the size I will be getting a set of toyo 37x13.5 17's with a 133 rating which is adequate for my truck at full rating.
A.
FG Surfari
Adventurer
I believe that All Terrain Warriors had a parabiloc set-up available here in the US.