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Bookmark this site, read it and learn all about diff locks, Limited-Slip Diffs and all things 4x4:

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PS I'm the last person to want to play the "old man spanners" card, but most of us do have more than your lifetime's experience in car maintenence and repair to varying degrees. There is a lot to learn and that's before you even start driving the thing on or off-road, where a whole more skills have to be aquired.

I got the syncro stuck in a snowy carpark on Sunday and I'm not afraid to admit it. There's always something to learn (or remember)

hi cooper have you considered a landrover or toyota trooper perhaps? good if there are just two of you...or maybe you might want too think about future-proofing and going for an LT 4x4 if you are planniung say a long haul trip out too the mideast with your mates... you dont wanna get stuck scaling the siani pennisula or dug in while going for a spot of diving in the red sea:)....& last but not leaset glasto isle of white...nebworth..woodstock ect they can become a real quagmire...lots too think about i guess

The rear diff lock sounds a good option.
Obviously not awd but both back wheels will work together.

I havent really considered toyota as such.

I have looked at converting a landrover to camper.
Toyota hi ace 4x4 but way to much money.

Ive looked at transit countys for about 2 years but they rarely came up. And i little big. Same with an lt. And i have never seen a 4x4 lt.

Ive looked a truck campers also alot of money.

KarlT wrote: Interesting, but I wasn't saying a T3 is like a Beetle. That would be daft!

I didn't entirely think you were, but given the questions being asked by the OP I thought it was best to be clear that it would be decidedly tricky/expensive to make a 2WD T25 work like a Baja bug offroad.

How its that even possible to make a camper like a baja bug. Now if it could be done that would be awsome. But the baja bugs are made to be very light. Ie fiber glass body. And you would have to redo all the chassis stuff. Not worth it.

Cooper wrote:How its that even possible to make a camper like a baja bug. Now if it could be done that would be awsome. But the baja bugs are made to be very light. Ie fiber glass body. And you would have to redo all the chassis stuff. Not worth it.

I'll give you a clue, when I said "decidedly tricky", I was indulging in deliberate understatement.

Has anyone ever seen Mac and Me? I love that film as a kid. Id love the vw they have in that. Is it a caravelle!

One on the forum https://club8090.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=97693" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Chees yes i have spoken to him. Ive said im interested but i need to sell my cars first. If i sell them soon before he sells his i will like to buy it.

Have you tried asking for advice elsewhere? I'm sure the lads at the Brick-yard would be only too pleased to point you in the right direction.

I have tryed there. I tryed volkszone but they said go on club 80-90.

Cooper wrote:
I want to go to festivals
Go up to my mates in breacon.
Go to the alps so through snow.
Travel around the middle east.

You will be needing a diesel syncro camper then

jed

But he hasn't got enough money

Jed where did you buy your syncro from for £1600?