Thread: I think I'm heading to the dark side

Originally Posted by rovercare

Cheers Mr Cooper, next one has just started baking, more to come apparently

I"ll have a rovercare gone mad thread once it begins

Tis a shame, the 120" was built with Russia in mind, but then babies came along, life priorities change and it has become not so practical, to be honest it just sits idle

So I need something to drive, but I can't have something normal, never have, and 600HP 392388newtonkilometres of torque seems to tickle my fancy, unfortunately at his time something A/C equipped (I hate A/C) numerous seats and relatively quiet and with decent range needs to be accuired/built

Time restraints add to the fact that I need not have umpteen projects unused nor will they be used practically for the next 5 years

Oh the shame in it all

i guess you have thought about a suburban 2500HD? duramax, 6 spd allison auto, big fuel range, no adapters and mods just get in and use it. I've driven a couple quite like them if i was to tour with a few kids and a van etc....

jc

double post

Originally Posted by rovercare

Gone are the days one just thinks for ones self, I havent been bush for near 12 months, its getting quite tedious!

So the open mind plays, next thing is wife car in a few years once the kids a are self managing, it'll be a 56 Chevy Nomad most likely, if number 4 comes along it'll be a people mover

perhaps an LS3 powered Torago???? Congrats to you and Emma on the soon to be new addition

Originally Posted by Vern

hmm perhaps an Ls3 powered tarago??? Congrats an the soon to be addition

3UZFE with vortech 'charger would be more appropriate


jc

Originally Posted by justinc

....you don't have a wife and family i take it Will? , let alone almost 4 kids under 6!
lots of priorities and ideas change, pretty much overnight.

i reckon he's thought this through pretty thoroughly, knowing old matt.


JC

At 17 i'm glad to say no haha

Ohwell, obviously you've had some fun, and are willing to move on, good luck with it

Cheers
Will

nothing wrong with GU's, they are good trucks.....Id like to see one with longer RA's and ditch the rear 4 link + panhard for a Wishbone set up, raise the roll center. (nissans roll centers are lower in the rear...)

Originally Posted by uninformed

nothing wrong with GU's, they are good trucks.....Id like to see one with longer RA's and ditch the rear 4 link + panhard for a Wishbone set up, raise the roll center. (nissans roll centers are lower in the rear...)

...tough in the drivetrain but boring to drive. dead boring. about 1/50th of the character of a 110. yes i have driven quite a few, even modded fully decked tourers and still find them uninspiring. my 27 year old county makes me smile every time i drive it

maybe with a duramax and 1000 series allison i might just change my mind, but then i would possibly just go out and buy a suburban....

jc

Originally Posted by justinc

...tough in the drivetrain but boring to drive. dead boring. about 1/50th of the character of a 110. yes i have driven quite a few, even modded fully decked tourers and still find them uninspiring. my 27 year old county makes me smile every time i drive it

maybe with a duramax and 1000 series allison i might just change my mind, but then i would possibly just go out and buy a suburban....

jc

Boring! Hardly!......steering shimmy/ death wobbles, how could one see that as boring