New Overland Build

[CliffB]

I wafted back and forth on my first Overlander, came down to the Sequoia or the Land Rover LR3. Ended up with LR3, next one will likely be the Sequoia.
Really like the locking dif's in the rough stuff though.

I'm actually kind of excited about having AWD, locked AWD and 4WD. It will be nice when just driving loose gravel roads to be able to just throw it in AWD and not have to really think about it. I love the look of the LR3 but they had a lot of reliability things over the years that always made me nervous.

 

[CliffB]

This is the goal I am going for. Just a simple 2.5" lift, some 33's and then permanently mounted camping gear.

 

[Marietta tony]

Sell it to me and buy another Jeep. Your welcome

 

[CliffB]

Sell it to me and buy another Jeep. Your welcome

Honestly I am still too bitter to build another Jeep anytime soon. My last one had custom built bumpers from Utah, my dream wheels and tires, full LED lighting, winch, full Metalcloak suspension and then I gave it all away.

 

[greg vess]

I see it's got a V8. Nice! What power plant is there 4.7L?

 

[CliffB]

I see it's got a V8. Nice! What power plant is there 4.7L?

Yes sir, it really is a great bargain. You get Toyota reliability, a V8 motor called "The Million Mile Motor", 8 passengers, 4WD, and I even overpaid at $8,500 because I wanted that color and the interior was mint. You can buy a higher mileage or slightly more tired interior for $3-5,000.

 

[CliffB]

Not bad for 175,000 miles, even the steering wheel and radio look untouched.

 

[roundhouse]

There’s a group on Facebook or Instagram or somewhere called
“Overlanding for the poors”

 

[Jambo]

Yes sir, it really is a great bargain. You get Toyota reliability, a V8 motor called "The Million Mile Motor", 8 passengers, 4WD, and I even overpaid at $8,500 because I wanted that color and the interior was mint. You can buy a higher mileage or slightly more tired interior for $3-5,000.

It's a great engine - but boy, replacing that starter is a nightmare.

 

[CliffB]

It's a great engine - but boy, replacing that starter is a nightmare.

Try replacing the starter in a 6.7 power stroke at 8:00am when you're supposed to be on your way to Texas. Those trucks have an 1/8" of clearance for the starter to go in/out.