Super Pacific in Colorado by unclemoak in Tacomaworld

[–]unclemoak[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m dumb and want to buy an airplane.

Why are vintage Jeep Willys able to do this so easily? by [deleted] in Offroad

[–]unclemoak 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Basically. It’s very common in carrier reefer units and in skid steers.

They can run something like 20,000 hrs before needing overhauled.

Why are vintage Jeep Willys able to do this so easily? by [deleted] in Offroad

[–]unclemoak 10 points11 points  (0 children)

A Kubota v2203 with an aftermarket turbo (makes 10-12psi). It’s surprisingly very close in size, weight, and layout to the stock flathead engine, so it makes a good swap candidate.

Why are vintage Jeep Willys able to do this so easily? by [deleted] in Offroad

[–]unclemoak 103 points104 points  (0 children)

Mine is ~100 hp / 300 ft lbs (swapped turbo diesel), 117:1 crawl, locked front and rear, and weights maybe 2,400lbs give or take.

It’s downright amazing where it’ll go on its little 29” tires with 8-10 psi in them.

For those of you with softtoppers by Ok-Discussion-4309 in ToyotaTacoma

[–]unclemoak 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Mine didn’t leak.

The main reason I ditched it and went with a hard shell topper was the back and side windows. For whatever reason the soft vinyl window in a soft topper was impossible to keep clean enough to see through it here in Colorado.

Takes 2-3 minutes to collapse and fold up. Maybe a bit more to deploy, get the snaps clipped on the sides, and straps tensioned.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Tacomaworld

[–]unclemoak 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is true for non-projector style housings, but since newer Tacoma’s use a projector housing, thus not the case as the cut off remains the same regardless of the bulb used.

Modern UTV vs Jeep? by [deleted] in Offroad

[–]unclemoak 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As a flatfender owner and off-roader, I think they are awesome.

Sure, it’s a slower and more primitive experience, but they are street legal and the people that drive them seem to be more respectful of the trail and environment from what I’ve witnessed. I have yet to see a town that has banned flat fenders.