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Send us some...its low to mid 40s F wind and rain here....hasnt stopped raining in days..... Paul

Sounds great.My nieces and nephews are always on to us to visit...yeah post that link.Love to see the pics.. Paul

I recently bought an 8.2 John Deere engine.The story of it was it was one of three installed in an industrial plant to run a fire system.They were run one hour a week for the last 10 years to ensure they were always available.It has 550 hours on the hourmeter.During an insurance test this engine was deamed to have exhaust gases in the coolant.The insurance company insisted it was replaced not repaired.Through a buddy I bought the engine for scrap value,about 250 US dollors.It came on a stand with comtrol panel rad and batterys.Iv run it for hours and it never overheated in fact it starts first time and runs beautifully.However 8.2 JDs are almost non existant in Ireland and my plan to sell it and make a few bucks to put into the Cruiseliner build has not worked out...Yet!!! Paul

Yeah Id love to visit the land down under.Iv 9 neices and nephews living and working there.Maybe when I retire I'll get to go...Love to see a Roadtrain for real..... Paul

Its great to be a small part of this.You and the other guys have helped us so much on our Cruiseliner we couldnt have done it without the help we got here,even if I do make a duma££ outta myself at times!!!! Really though as I read the treads the amount Iv learned is amazing and the willingness to share knowledge is outstanding... Paul

Up to the task as always Joey...Id love to have even half your knowledge but the best is your willingness to share what you know.... Paul

Kinda looks like a Mercury sleeper but doesnt have the distintctive doors.....Im sure there was a lot of aftermarket sleepers around back then.Maybe even built in house.... Paul

Top notch work on the bumper,looks great.Finnishes the front off nicely... Paul

Reminds me of a scene from Rescue Me...the guy was sent up to talk to his 16 year old nephew after he was caught doing the business with 26 year old smokin hot teacher..."I dont know how you do it.You get Sharon Stone and when I was at school all I got was sister Mary shovel face"...still laugh when I think of that scene... Paul

That guy sitting there waiting to get hit....trust in a good dragline operator.... Paul

My own humble opinion is LEDs should be outlawed on vehicles.They blind other road users.Theres a debate going on in Europe to outlaw them.What ever the rights or wrongs of that and again in my opinion LEDs have no place on a vintage vehicles...just my thoughts.... Paul

I hear you.Im just a regular working guy but I wanted a Cruiseliner since I was 14 years old and saw Pig Pens in the movie Convoy.I sold my small vintage vehicle collection and had to take a small loan to get the deal over the line.I was bidding against two others who had very deep pockets.Ours is just a hobby truck but you have the extra pressure of having to get your truck ready to work.I wish you the best of luck with it.... Paul

Know that feeling...did the same when I got my Cruiseliner.The one I always wanted.... Paul

Feel for you bro.Mines just a hobby truck.Wish you the best... Paul

Yeah that can be done on the Hi-Lux too.No buttons for the transmission just levers.Front hubs are manual lock too.One thing I notice is you guys call them yotas we call them yodas....The latest Hi-Lux is all buttons.No fun to drive anymore..... Paul

The nearest yoda to the tacoma over here is the Hi-Lux.2.4 turbo diesel 5 speed manual 2 speed transfer box,a top class machine.I had 2 of them a 2001 and a 2003 both identical even in colour(green). Restored both to a fairly high standard.Plan was to sell one and keep the other but then a certain Cruiseliner came up for sale and I sold both to fund buying it.I plan on getting another one some day..... Paul

Its 42F here in Ireland with wind and rain.I went out to do a little work on the Cruiseliner but its so cold I abandoned ship and came home.I think you guys are right about the age thing making it even harder to do stuff......Mothers polish was recommended to me but I cant see any difference between it and the polish I was useing and its 3 times the price!!! Paul

You'll be glad to get back to the outbackfor a bit of heat Paul!!! Paul

Can I ask what polish you use for the final shine? Paul

Stunning just stunning...hope to get that shine on my bits!!!! Yeah the dirt has to go somewhere...... Paul

Yes your tread has me thinking about doing that engine..... Paul

Love to have the tools and knowledge to turn out an engine like that.I know where there is a 350 tip turbine about an hours drive from me.I was thinking of getting it and doing a rebuild on it but dont know if I have the guts to take it on..... Paul

I love this tread.You guys have some knowledge..... Paul

Yeah 30k british pounds no Value Added Tax....but thats only in the UK.If anyone in the EU wants to buy it then its 23% VAT and 22% registration tax on importation...aaaarrrggghhh Paul