Our Cars (dream or actual)
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This is the truck I use to keep my ranch supplied and running. It is a 1991 Toyota Bandeirante. Assembled in Brazil; powered by a MIJ Toyota 4 cylinder, 3500 cc diesel engine; it is a true workhorse. 2000 kg payload, it carries everything from cattle, fencing wire, lumber, generators, etc. The unsightly carrying box is super useful because all 3 sideboards lower independently.
It has a set of huge military style-treaded tyres (9.00 x 16) to help me move around in extremelymuddy situations.
She isn’t a looker but truly a useful beast.
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3.5 liters? That's huge for a 4 cylinder. Looks damn near indestructible, too.
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She’s a beaut!!!
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Toyota makes so many good work/4x4 trucks that we can't get in the US. I don't understand the economics or the reasoning. Wish they were sold here, prior to the 25 year import rule
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Oh, you might want to look into getting a side view mirror…
(see what I did there?)
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Happy you guys and gals found my trustworthy Toyota interesting!
@Chris - I misstated the engine specs…she’s actually a 3700 cc inline 4 cyl diesel. No turbo. The engine is so strong she gets the same mileage whether empty or fully loaded: 16 km/liter. And the mirror was lost after this mishap
She was fully loaded then. We spent two hours offloadind, righting her and loading back up. That happened in a deep rut; luckily the dirt banks kept us at 45 degrees. She is less stable after I modified by bringing the leaf suspension from attaching under the axles to on top of them. Did that to reduce the frequency of getting stuck in deep mud. That modif and the extra large tires made me pay a price in stability.
She doesn’t spend much time on roads so mirrors aren’t essential but I’ll soon get her one!
@Sage954 - Toyota stopped building these in Brazil around 2003. They reckoned they would never be able to comply with upcoming emissions standards.
I’ll be carrying lumber in her in a few weeks. I’ll try to get a nice pic to post here.
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Nice truck! Reminds me of a Mercedes Unimog, in a good way!
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Photo I took of a GT2RS
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hahaha. actual or dream?
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Our engine is built and ready to be re installed into our car
This is a picture of the engine post damage / pre-rebuild back in July 2018
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.My wife let me get another on her company lease plan.
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My two grey Fords.
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The work being done to our Subaru is progressing. The Cosworth exhaust system has been installed along with the Perrin FMIC
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FMIC installed with front bumper back in place.
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Base map done now time for her to be run in but sadly not by me
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what's the dyno figures in awhp?
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what's the dyno figures in awhp?
I am in Laos and the car is in Chesterfield, UK. I am receiving limited info via email and Instagram (scoobyclinic). I received the image today, which I posted, but none of the Dyno data. The car is now to be driven on local roads at engine rpm < 3000 for 1000 miles. I am due to collect the car mid Feb.
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