- Anybody interested in getting the legendary TX-1 offroad rims? Almost as strong as steel but still light weight: http://ow.ly/2wQF4 #
- Picked up the second fuel tank today. Looking forward to extend the range. Hopefully I get at least 700km out of it. #
- Ohhh man, I would love to have one of these rims: http://www.braid.es #
- Does anybody know where I can get these Staun rims? #
- “Staun Australia has closed their doors.” REALLY?! #
- Big day tomorrow. All kinds of work to do. Including a complete front brake upgrade. #
- New calipers and slotted rotors went in. Just need to do a few adjustments to the new braided brake lines. Braking power increased a lot. #
- I really can recommend reading: Americas Overland – The Driving Handbook http://ow.ly/2iDoy #
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- Bought a Engel MT35 fridge. Big heavy beast. Start thinking more and more about the interior. #
- Just uploaded tons of inspiration photos from last weeks offroad show in Germany. http://ow.ly/1XwAM #
- After a few weeks off I made more progress. IBS dual battery monitor and a second deep cycle battery is installed. #
- On my way to the “Abenteuer & Allrad” trade show. #
- Moskow-Siberia-Moskow. Fantastic trip and great photography. Wish I could read Russian. http://ow.ly/22ZnT More parts at the bottom of page #
- YES! New season of TopGear started today. #
- It’s not worth to spend your holiday on PEI @GentleIsland if they ban RHD cars. http://ow.ly/24PFE #
- Got rid off some cosmetic rust spots today with a fresh bottle of Tremclad :) #
To know a little bit better what’s going on inside the engine I installed a pyrometer (for the exhaust gas temperature) and a boost pressure gauge. As location I decided to go right behind the steering wheel. This dead spot is perfect for two pods. I also wanted to keep the look similar to the stock dashboard, so the VDO gauges (from Summit Racing) seems to fit perfectly with their analog, black look and the green illumination.
The temperature sensor for the EGT was already installed a while ago, so I just had to wire up the gauges and hook up the vacuum line. We took the power from the radio and the ash-try light which was the closed and most easiest route. I’m quite happy with the outcome. The gauges (specially the pyro) will help to prevent any major engine failure due wrong driving.
A few tips:
- Make sure you get the right pod for your gauge, even if the diameter is the same, the length various widely.
- For the Delica a boost gauge up to 20psi is plenty. If you take a gauge with a larger scale you wont notice that much movement
- A pyro with a scale up to 1400°F is enough.
- Full mechanical boost pressure gauges tend to have a little silent whistle sound if you back off, which could get annoying if don’t mount it in a sealed pod.
p.s.: Sorry for not taking any photos from the install. I forgot the camera. Also if you want to read more about pyro and boost gauges on Delicas, check out this thread on the Canadian Forum.
A few weeks went by without any work on our van, because we went to Germany to Europe’s largest 4×4 and camping exhibition near Frankfurt called “Abenteuer & Allrad” (Adventure & 4×4). Manly to get a lot of inspiration and input from people who have experience with overland travelling and the conversion of all kinds of vans/trucks into proper expedition vehicles.
It was just stunning how people actually modified their trucks. So many different and clever ways of building the interior. Even it seems very popular to go really big (and unreal expensive) most people try to use every little inch of their car in a well thought-out way.
Check out the photo album. Hopefully you can find some interesting modification for your camper as well.
- A few new post about the project. http://ow.ly/1NYu8 Including the new bull bar with Lightforce Striker 170s. #
- DinoEvo performed really well in knee deep mud and on steep rocky trails. It’s almost time now to start with the interior… #
- First short camping trip with DinoEvo. Looking forward to get the tires finally dirty. #
- Does anybody know nice 4×4 trails around Mount Baker? Any good, wild “campgrounds”? #
- New post about the changed speedometer gear. http://ow.ly/1JY7N #
- Front bull bar with the new light mounts is almost done. Just needs a few coats of rocker guard. #
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