Recent content by christopher p weinberger

I’ve worked on both. Comes down to pedigree. MB is a truck used to transport goods. To which you can get 4x4 added. Still mostly a transport chassis. MB makes a great truck. Older 90s were very easy to work on. Interesting fact, many TATA truck parts fit on MB in that era. Unimog started as a...

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I believe that’s actually common on any plastic or metal locking but that deforms when tightening especially on vehicles/ mechanical devices …for safety.

Holy Molly…Is that what those things are going for these days, I’m in the wrong business.

Alan I’m very sorry to hear about your wife’s tough life challenges. I read your posts years ago with close attention. Good luck with next build. You are giving us all another reminder why we all need to wrap up the builds and get on the road ASAP and don’t take time for granted.

How remote traveling are you planning? Not to be a Debbie downer but…How good are you at repairing your vehicles in general? Do you currently diagnose and repair your own vehicles? When you are in the middle of nowhere with your Frankenstein MB and you have severe driveline vibration and after...

There is way more benefits in factory 4x4 then can be placed on paper. Conversion will always haunt you in an expedition vehicle. 1017 4x4s are available, look harder and longer it will be worth it. Be more open to other German 4x4 truck options as needed. Look at how many successfully converted...

In our family travel the adventures fraught with failure (I’m not talking violence or injuries), although disruptive at the time, have become the memories we most laugh about and retell. No battle plan survives first contact.. Good luck out there, I was born in LaCrosse and appreciate you guys...

I believe gray importation of high end vehicles was the stress issue for Tom cruises character in movie rain man

Cool beans! Parked next to Gwagon?

Cabo Delgado is very bad and likely to get worse. Tourists are being targeted by the terrorists. Not good for the future of the country As there are many foreigners who were brought in to help produce the big natural gas/oil deposits found there. The tourism sector has also been growing over the...

I’m wondering if you can place shorter stroke rams with higher weight rating in front of front wheels. May need to enforce cab frame structure front to back..? Fire truck rams look very bulky.

Nice to see you still working hard to your goal!! If you get frustrated with a specific task don’t mistake misguided efforts for perseverance. I highly encourage you to sleep on all complicated or frustrating problems. Stop task, do another and come back to it. I watched a TED talk A couple of...

I’ve seen multiple people on here comment they run kerosene to limit sooting in general and especially at high altitude. Now that I think about it, in really cold temps you cut diesel with petrol in the northern climates, I wonder what bag of worms that would open to help in high altitude?

Lance I can’t explain it but either you take great pics or build great products (hopefully the later have not seen a beast up close yet) but I always get goose bumps when seeing your product pics/ clips. I just love how you guys combine form/ function/ size and maintain quality. Good luck with...