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Heidi was riding pretty smoothly when, suddenly, I revved up and lost traction with a terrible noise coming from the rear drive train. Ops… the cardan shaft, the fatal flaw of all the GS1200s. There still was left a couple of kilometers before getting home so I sighed and started to push Heidi’s 250...

Then, we were hit by a pretty rare and strong summer storm, with plenty of rain during the night, and the next morning we realized there was a mayor leak at the entrance of the house. Called Ramón and he took it very seriously and, as it was the second time, was very drastic in pursuing the origin o...

Of course, a few centimeters separated expectations from reality. 18129.jpg 18131.jpg As I was too lazy to jack the frame up I just cranked the mighty V8, waited for it to build up pressure and inflated the air bellies which cleared the path and gave plenty of room to move the trolley with the gearb...

Hello to everyone and many thanks for your words, Joe and Lura. There has been some developments in the past few weeks, unfortunately not all very good ones regarding Pairoa’s beloved hobbies and projects. Life is good, though, and the efforts will continue as long as there still is hope and resourc...

The new house is still unfinished, and it lacks a lot of things, especially the kitchen and the furniture that helps to put everything in order, so it is still a mess and there are many cardboard boxes all around, and the container is still full of packed stuff, though for Carmen and me is like livi...

I apologize for this interference, but, don’t you agree that this a portrait of pure beauty? 18076.jpg Anyway, when I had the time I went on with the assembly of the gearbox, and I finally could adjust the gears and the spacers after a little struggle and get them ready to receive the front cover. 1...

Hello, again. This has been quite a strange new year start, don’t you think? Well, as always, time has become the rarest asset and there has been a lot of regular work even on weekends and a lot paperwork to address to so I have made no big progress regarding the Merkabah project. There is also been...

Hey, Lura: Yes, sometimes things tend to develop tiny little feet and walk away. Maybe the goblins were playing tricks on me, again. Anyway, the event had a good end as I recently found the bloody bearing and it should be here today or tomorrow, for the little amount of Euro 100, though. Hmm... tooF...

Hello, Härry: Right observation, I asked him about it myself. He said he first reinforced the roof from within with wide, thicker sheet plates welded to the original metal sheet and then bolted the tray/rack on. Tough enough. Rain drains or spouts are okay, but you are not necessarily obliged to use...

Okay… I got it… I got it. I will never complain of loneliness again. Thanks for all your thoughts. I was pretty happy, as said before, until I went back to the shop and unwrapped the 4th gear and found that the external ring of the bearing was missing. What? I barely throw anything, keeping even the...

@ Joe: I remember that quote very well, and it only shows how a deeply naïve young guy I was once. Now I am a quite grown up naïve man, instead. @ Hajo: Thanks for your thoughts and my best wishes to you and your people too and, at this point, I do not want to touch or change any design until I am a...

Hi, guys: Well... I am glad being wrong, then. Thank you very much for your kind words of support. Much appreciated. I do not do this for the number of visits, dear lura, I know you all know that at this point. It is a joy, though, to see that so many people share a common interest and like what you...

With one last push through many pieces, the front cylinder roller bearing went in and the assembly of the main shaft was complete. I was happy. The whole business, from the beginning, was to change the broken synchronizer cone, and the gearbox went through all this just to do that. 18019.jpg 18021.j...

Thank you Wilmaa. I hope everyone can see the pictures now. Well, I finally had a couple of free afternoons to work on the Merkabah, so something was done in this neverending path to assemble the gearbox and make the Merkabah run. I welded the steel tube to the cylinder sleeve and applied some force...

"But actually, in the last days I come more and More to the conclusion that the DAF does not really fit my requirements anymore"

Strong words, but probably wiser than you think. Stick to your feelings... they are probably right.

Regards.


Pairoa

Hello, saubauer:

With some little skills, by yourself or with the help of a third party, the bases for the seats can be modified to your needs and measurements, and even get more secure and tough than originally made.
Is it not an option for what you are looking for?

Cheers and good luck.


Pairoa

Aaaghhh...

OK. I´ll see what I can do.

Made a few attempts to stick with the assembly of the gear shaft but I always had something to do or something came up and interrupted the labor. It was very frustrating though, as you know, I am pretty familiar with the feeling. 171454.jpg 171453.jpg One day, not so long ago, I rode to Santiago on ...

Unfortunately, though, the regular work had become tougher and tougher because it seems that many guys developed a strange taste for smashing their cars or their heads against other cars or any hard object around, so I had little or no time to spend on the project. Moreover, the restrictions on the ...

As the canine crew grew quite considerably, we added to the original design a dog kennel big enough to shelter them from the elements and to allow us have some control of the pack as we planned to have a lot of friends and family for lunch and dinner in the times to come. 171423.jpg More time, more ...

The interior work was also very encouraging and gave us a clear notion of what we were going to have in the end. I, as expected, changed a lot of features on the fly to make things work better for us and for the building itself, and even if both the architect and the contractor were reluctant at fir...

The container was the first structure readily visible, so the build got a lot of eyebrows up and disconnected comments, and no one in the neighborhood was able to figure out what the finished house would look like. We laughed a lot with it. 171353.jpg Unfortunately, the container itself was criticiz...

Quite a while, eh? These have been pretty weird and difficult times for everybody around the world, plenty of fear, anger and frustration, though I have never lost my faith and the feeling that it will all be better in the end. At this point we, the respectful and good people, would all want to kill...

"The short distance between the rear tandem axles will push you straight ahead when the terrain gets slippery, regardless of steering. When you engage difflocks, even more so." I couldn't agree with you more, Willem. If you engage full lock 6x6, with slippery terrain, the truck will tend t...

Hello, Burkart: Many considerations so far, though I think that the more important question remains still not solved: what do you want your truck for? I chose 6x6 because I wanted a truck more capable of getting out of the troubles I usually get into because I love to go beyond limits, and definitel...

Hi, Iain: Yes, this infamous and dark issue we and the whole world are in the middle of right now has seen many plans cancelled and dreams broke. I wanted to go to Australia for a bike trip through the desert the next year, and maybe take a lip for a visit. Plop. The gearbox, actually, is hard but f...

Hello, Werner:

Just to add to the discussion the famous words: "Never pick a car (or a truck) directly from the internet. Go and drive it".

Good luck.

Pairoa

Here, another source of inspiration, or at least for research.

https://explorer-magazin.com/magazin/vo ... onovolume/

Greetings.

Sorry, but that is what all people say about me: I am not diplomatic enough, but too straightforward. :( Pirx Dear Klaus: I know, I respect and I trully like you for that! It was just impossible not to reply to that comment, with an actual smile on my face and the only emoticon I have used in my li...

Christian:

Looks better than expected, I think you feel the same. Congratulations!



Pirx:

"Very nice, finally a vehicle without an extreme rear overhang and the ugly and nonsensical rear slope!"
Ouch.