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Puny Bird
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Port Hope (near Toronto) On, Canada
Posts: 4,566
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Originally Posted by Seahawk
When you pencil this thing out, please PM me with the details you are willing to share.
Best.
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The truck in the pic is a pro built 'Earth Cruiser' worth $250K of course that's built on a new truck. I'm hoping to DIY build it for about $70-80K including the 2004 diesel truck. I went with the older pre-2007 truck because it has no DEF and doesn't require low sulfur fuel in case we want to travel to South America. The pop top allows the truck to fit into a container if we need to ship the truck, it also lowers its center of gravity and for off road trails if the cab will fit through an opening so will the rest of the truck. Many don't use a pop top if they plan to ship via RORO or never plan to ship the truck overseas.
Right now I have the truck and I'm buying the super single rims, 37x12.5x17" tires, F/R springs and shocks which is $8k-ish USD. The super single rims is so both the front and rear wheels run in the same track which is way better for off roading, better MPG, etc.
For us is the fact we already live in the country and except for a lake it makes owning a cottage redundant.
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'74 Porsche 914, 3.0/6
'72 Porsche 914, 1.7, wife's summer DD
'67 Bug, 2600cc T4,'67 Bus, 2.0 T1
Not putting miles on your car is like not having sex with your girlfriend, so she'll be more desirable to her next boyfriend.
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