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  1. Buckaroo

    Come-along or winch?

    In the past 4 years I've used my winch only once. I choose my path of travel carefully. Ask yourself if there is a better route rather than think "fuckit, I've got a winch" It saves so much time not getting stuck in the first place.
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    1984 VW T3 Complete rebuild from scrap to well prepared

    September ... Paint and solar panel installation Birthday cake wifey and youngest daughter made for me :-)
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    1984 VW T3 Complete rebuild from scrap to well prepared

    August was fun. a pic I sent to my eldest daughter, That's her van on the right. Yes, I was working on both vans at the same time...now you know why it's taking so long.
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    1984 VW T3 Complete rebuild from scrap to well prepared

    This is my daily drive, I converted it from a petrol WBX engine to a 1.9L diesel from a 1996 VW Golf.
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    1984 VW T3 Complete rebuild from scrap to well prepared

    July was a slow month due to working hours. Rear brakes were shot, everything was either rotten, corroded solid or worn out. soooo...... rear disc brake conversion time. Better brakes, easier to maintain, less parts involved. The original 14" steel wheels looked a bit tired and rusty, then...
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    1984 VW T3 Complete rebuild from scrap to well prepared

    Which brings us to Spring 2015. This is what happens when you find a set of blacked out, series 1 landrover windows at a bargain price. .....and a pair of stainless steel side impact bars.
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    1984 VW T3 Complete rebuild from scrap to well prepared

    December 2014 was a busy month. The previous 14 owners had all added their own bit of electrical circuitry to the van, out it came and a complete rewire with heftier cable. Installed a water gauge for the new tank installed a swivel for the passenger seat made a table for the passenger seat...
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    1984 VW T3 Complete rebuild from scrap to well prepared

    Thankyou Mathias, it's still on going. Every week I find something I "Just Gotta Have" which usually something more capable/stronger than what I have
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    What is your Overlanding Pet Peeve?

    ditto what he said ^^ ...and fuckers that burn the grass with their fires. dig a firepit FFS!
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    Fake Overlanding?

    You are confusing off roading with overlanding, folks were overlanding way before Jeep’s or any other 4x4 were ever invented.
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    Beach Volleyball

    Dunno why I've taken a sudden interest in it.
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    West Europe badge

    Cooolio, Yorkshire patch God's own country...nothing else matters.
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    Spring is coming and its time to dust off your camping gear!

    some of us camp all year around.
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    1984 VW T3 Complete rebuild from scrap to well prepared

    Then I started the 40mm thick myothene insulation and the carpet lining.
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    1984 VW T3 Complete rebuild from scrap to well prepared

    Standard seats were abysmal. so out they came.. fabricated a new subframe with my mig welder, in went the centre row from Kia Sedona Nice comfy armchairs.
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    1984 VW T3 Complete rebuild from scrap to well prepared

    We had two headlamps...and then..
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    Members Instagram ID

    There ya go...give it a follow Buckaroo Overland (@buckaroo61) • Instagram photos and videos
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    What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?

    Just did the heavy duty bumper thing myself
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    What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?

    that'll be about 2 grand for that little lot :-)
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    ARB awning and room

    this is the second generation ARB room, you can see all the openings and mozzy nets