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    Best engine for Land Cruiser Troopy

    For travelling in North America I guess it's hard to beat the benefits of a chevy smallblock. If you want to go diesel Toyota 1hd-fte would be nice but they are hard to come by these days. Other stout 6-cylinder diesels would be Mercedes OM606 and BMW M57. Both can be turned up to easily move a...
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    2017 Ford Ranger Wildtrak

    Sorry for the late reply! So far I like it a lot. It seems to handle corrugated gravel roads better than before. With the original suspension and unloaded bed the truck sometimes bounced sideways on bad gravel roads. It didn’t transform it in to a Ranger Raptor but it handles everything it did...
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    2017 Ford Ranger Wildtrak

    I finally came around to install some upgraded suspension parts. I choose a kit from Ironman with their Foam Cell Pro shocks, coils and leaf springs. It's still no Ranger Raptor, which of course can't be expected with leaf springs, but it handles rough gravel roads better and is now leveled...
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    2017 Ford Ranger Wildtrak

    I think with gas motors becoming more and more fuel efficient and diesel engines getting more and more complex and expensive to maintain the advantage of diesels isn’t so clear anymore. Sure for long distance and really remote overlanding and heavy towing the extra fuel range is a huge plus but...
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    2017 Ford Ranger Wildtrak

    Hehe, good question. Like all over the world Toyota and the Hilux has a very good reputation but the competition is getting really fierce and I think Toyota has lost a lot of market share. In terms of perceived quality I think the Hilux comes at the top but when the final decision on what to buy...
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    2017 Ford Ranger Wildtrak

    With the Ford Ranger being introduced in the US I thought I'd share our European 2017 Ford Ranger Wildtrak. I wouldn't go as far as calling our truck an overlanding vehicle, more of a family camping platform that we use to get to remote places in the Nordics. This model of Ranger has been around...
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    Project: Expedition Allroad

    They are pretty common but it's hard to find a nice one. I guess they are quite expensive to keep running when they get older and people seem to neglect them. We got three engine options 2.7t, 2.5 diesel and 4.2 v8. The latter being the most rare. The diesel with manual transmission even have...
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    Colorado Duramax thread

    Hear, hear:)
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    (Julmood) My 2016 Nissan Patrol Y61 (GU), SWB, 4.8L I-6, in the Arabian Wilderness!

    Do you know the story behind the Patrol with big fender flares? It looks like fender flares from Icelandic Arctic Trucks but the surroundings are definitely not the northern hemisphere...
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    Project: Expedition Allroad

    I really enjoy following this thread. Great courage to take on a project like this. I'm a big fan of the first gen Allroad and been wanting to get one for a couple of years but finding a decent one is a pita..
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    Colorado Duramax thread

    Really nice truck! Looking forward on following the progress. As a European the diesel Colorado is a really interesting alternative to Toyota, Nissan and Ford that dominate our market which basically only consists of compact and mid-size trucks. In Sweden where I live about 50-60% of the...
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    XR650R adventure commuter

    I have no idea why the pictures both are in the post and as an attachment... Sorry about that.
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    XR650R adventure commuter

    Sold this bike a week ago. Amazing the following this bike has. I sold it for the asked price less than 8 hours after I published the advert. Sure going to miss it and the massive power but for the everyday riding it was a bit too loud and uncivilized. To replace it I bought a 2009 XT660Z...
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