Hi from me too.
I`m UK and France based, owned a Colorado 3.0 auto for a few years and now just bought a 75 Troopy 4.2.
I`ve visited this site a few times, and benefited from some good info. Now got around to registering and saying "Hi!".
I do have a few questions about various things, but will try to have a look through the older threads first, and will put specific queries in the relevant threads, or try to.
The Colorado (Prado) is `97 with just over 200k ml on it. I replaced the head this year because it had cracked, but the bores looked fine and no noises from bottom end so should keep going a while yet. It has standard suspension but modded with steel sill protectors, steel bumpers, winch, snorkel, leisure battery, roof tent. Taken it on hols to The Pyrennees a couple of times.
The Troopy is newly acquired, `98, only 129k km. It was apparently originally a Dakar Rally support vehicle, as witnessed by the decals on it. Roy Creation roof sleeper conversion.
I saw on an advert that someone else has just sold/bought a set of the 5 spoke wheels from another Dakar car? I`m after similar if anymore around? I`ll put more on the 70 thread.
I`ll quickly put a pic of them here on the intro....or try,,,
And a special "Hi" to Juddian. I know him from another site. Fair to say we agree on some things, including Toyotas, but disagree on others, inclu......but we won`t go there!
I`m UK and France based, owned a Colorado 3.0 auto for a few years and now just bought a 75 Troopy 4.2.
I`ve visited this site a few times, and benefited from some good info. Now got around to registering and saying "Hi!".
I do have a few questions about various things, but will try to have a look through the older threads first, and will put specific queries in the relevant threads, or try to.
The Colorado (Prado) is `97 with just over 200k ml on it. I replaced the head this year because it had cracked, but the bores looked fine and no noises from bottom end so should keep going a while yet. It has standard suspension but modded with steel sill protectors, steel bumpers, winch, snorkel, leisure battery, roof tent. Taken it on hols to The Pyrennees a couple of times.
The Troopy is newly acquired, `98, only 129k km. It was apparently originally a Dakar Rally support vehicle, as witnessed by the decals on it. Roy Creation roof sleeper conversion.
I saw on an advert that someone else has just sold/bought a set of the 5 spoke wheels from another Dakar car? I`m after similar if anymore around? I`ll put more on the 70 thread.
I`ll quickly put a pic of them here on the intro....or try,,,
And a special "Hi" to Juddian. I know him from another site. Fair to say we agree on some things, including Toyotas, but disagree on others, inclu......but we won`t go there!
