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    QuantumMechanic
    Joined: 23 Sept 2016

    Thanks @Seul & @mclaincausey I just put on some LP6 fog lights and am awaiting headlights to arrive from LA. They've been stuck with US customs for 3 weeks but should be in British Columbia shortly.

    I'll post more pics.

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      mclaincausey
      見習いボス
      Joined: 12 Apr 2013

      Wife is working with the Porsche 911 Owners Club. They do various tours where they bring most of their model range and let the drivers rotate through them on scenic drives. Not one of these has more than 20 miles on it.

      Pretty ladies all in a row

      I’m a little nervous about how they parked my car ( 😃 )…

      Crowd favorite is the Panamera Turbo S. That picture didn’t turn out.

      Think it, be it.

      last edited by 14 Aug 2021, 01:56 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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        QuantumMechanic
        Joined: 23 Sept 2016

        I just returned from a week in the mountains overlooking the ocean.

        The build continues.

        I will soon have a triple battery system. This will be coupled with a highly efficient mil-spec 120W solar blanket. My Snomaster fridge should be here next week.

        last edited by 29 Aug 2021, 00:15 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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          dinobarnesberlin
          啓蒙家
          Joined: 28 Mar 2020

          That is an amazing set up you have there…can imagine overlooking the ocean with this rig must be the best.

          last edited by 29 Aug 2021, 06:38 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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            Dmart
            啓蒙家
            Joined: 24 Mar 2021

            Looks like you had fun great Overlanding build!

            last edited by 29 Aug 2021, 07:58 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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              QuantumMechanic
              Joined: 23 Sept 2016

              Thanks! It has been a fun build that is for sure. Only a couple of things left to do really. Install new headlights, backseat delete and perhaps more armour underneath.

              Here was the view by the beach.

              last edited by 29 Aug 2021, 17:07 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                Graeme
                啓蒙家
                Joined: 30 Mar 2012

                Morgan have a new version of their Three Wheeler in the works for next year. It's moving onto a Ford Fiesta engine from the old S&S V-Twin. Less rock and roll, but more power. 😃

                Autocar has a first look article.

                last edited by 1 Sept 2021, 11:01 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                  J88 NOG
                  Joined: 7 Jan 2021

                  @Graeme:

                  Morgan have a new version of their Three Wheeler in the works for next year. It's moving onto a Ford Fiesta engine from the old S&S V-Twin. Less rock and roll, but more power. 😃

                  Autocar has a first look article.

                  I once went for a ride in an original, with the Matchless engine and hand throttle. At 30pmh you feel like you are travelling at warp-speed!

                  James

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                    sethatwork
                    Joined: 19 Oct 2020

                    Was fixing the rear hinge wiring on the ‘92 245 (because it breaks on every Volvo 240 wagon at some point) and whoever was in here before me did not do a very nice job because the hinge arm was broken off as well as the threads are mushroomed out.And now I have the pleasure of waiting for someone to get home so I can drive a vehicle to grab JB Weld & a longer bolt so I can bite some of the good threads until a replacement comes in the mail. Otherwise I can’t close the hatch [emoji3525]

                    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                      vaquero357
                      Banned
                      Joined: 9 Aug 2020

                      …@sethatwork you should look up legendary actor Paul Newman's 'sleeper' Volvo 960! 😎

                      …400 hp grocery getter! 😉

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                        vaquero357
                        Banned
                        Joined: 9 Aug 2020

                        …this gets me through the snow banks of a Minnesota winter. The Rat Patrol! 😉

                        …2010 Jeep Wrangler no power windows no power locks 6 speed.

                        last edited by 10 Sept 2021, 20:51 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                          sethatwork
                          Joined: 19 Oct 2020

                          @vaquero357:

                          …@sethatwork you should look up legendary actor Paul Newman's 'sleeper' Volvo 960! 😎

                          …400 hp grocery getter! 😉

                          Yeah; it’s been my dream. There’s a 1 year only model of the 960 called the V90 that is still RWD where they gave it independent rear suspension. I look at auto tempest once a day to see if any pop up, as well as 850r wagons. I’ve got a 16v DOHC head for a Volvo red block. Throw a turbo on it and with low pressure should be able to clear 250hp. Would be nice to get a v90 and a turnkey LS3 :))

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                            QuantumMechanic
                            Joined: 23 Sept 2016

                            At long last, my headlights are installed and my fridge arrived. Now waiting on my aux tank to arrive from South Africa and my rear seat delete from Australia. Parked by my friend's trail teams.  🙂

                            last edited by 25 Sept 2021, 23:40 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                            • SoleampS
                              Soleamp
                              Raw and Unwashed
                              Joined: 30 Aug 2020

                              I haven't been on here for a bit because I have been finishing up a camper van conversion I have been working on.  I did this to see if it would be a feasible side business…but it was a lot of work and took me almost eight months (off and on).  It has a full AC/DC electrical system, running hot/cold water (with sink and outside shower), propane stove, propane hot water heater, propane heater (with ducted heat) and a composting toilet.  I did all the work myself from start to finish (with a hand from my teenage son) and it was a fun project...but I am glad it is done!

                              last edited by 19 Nov 2021, 19:17 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                              • motojoboboM
                                motojobobo
                                啓蒙家
                                Joined: 22 Aug 2015

                                Looks beautiful! Congrats on the work @Soleamp !

                                The journey is the objective.

                                last edited by 19 Nov 2021, 21:22 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                  mclaincausey
                                  見習いボス
                                  Joined: 12 Apr 2013

                                  Friggin super envious of that setup. It would be perfect out here in Colorado. Good job!

                                  Think it, be it.

                                  last edited by 19 Nov 2021, 21:31 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                  • SoleampS
                                    Soleamp
                                    Raw and Unwashed
                                    Joined: 30 Aug 2020

                                    @motojobobo and @mclaincausey Thanks, much appreciated!  I'm actually selling it because I have three kids that are still in school and it's not really practical for a family.  I more did it just to see if I could.  I do love the vans though, I drive a Sprinter as my daily driver, haha.

                                    This would indeed make an awesome Colorado rig.  We are big skiers and this would be amazing to have when they are forecasting those big storms.  Camp out somewhere and wait for the powder!

                                    last edited by 19 Nov 2021, 23:09 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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                                      sabergirl
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                                      Joined: 4 Oct 2013

                                      Beautiful van, Soleamp! I feel like it’s one of my dreams that will go unrealized to do a cross-country trip in a kitted out camper like that.

                                      Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

                                      last edited by 20 Nov 2021, 00:16 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                      • SoleampS
                                        Soleamp
                                        Raw and Unwashed
                                        Joined: 30 Aug 2020

                                        @sabergirl Thanks so much!  It's not too hard to do those types of trips these days as you can now rent vans/RVs all over the world.  It's a great experience and we have done many long road trips with our kids.  A few years ago we did over 6k miles (that was a lot of driving).

                                        last edited by 20 Nov 2021, 16:42 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
                                        • GilesG
                                          Giles
                                          IHUK Crew
                                          Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                                          Recently changed cars.  We got a Diesel Hybrid Merc E class estate. Thing goes like shit of a shovel.

                                          But it's giving me 51MPG and look at this range…....

                                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

                                          last edited by 28 Jan 2022, 14:42 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
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