I never did finish the trip description in english - time during corona to complete!
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I had lost a lot of time, had to be in 4 days in La Paz where my GF will arrive. And I had to head back - many miles more in front of me.
Had a lot of fun while pushing over dirttracks - having fun has mostly their own cost....
After 4 hours having a lot of fun, with pushing with speed over dirt - something broke: My engine hood get hood hangs crooked.
Later I recognize that that Part is broken: Toyota Parts
53420-60050 Hood Hinge Assembly
How easy will the replacement be in Bolivia? Hopefully I`m able to follow my plans with tight timeframe....
I got it welded at a small mechanic at the road side - and did drive again with a bit less speed in direction of bolivia.
Blogpost of the day in German with more pictures:
PPP und die Panamericana
With doing more harder offroad stuff - and with speeding in dirt my repair bill starts to get more expensive:
These Parts wasnt available in Salta and my german mechanic has listed the repair parts till today - and my GF will try to bring them from Switzerland, if the parts will arrive quick enough.
53420-60050 Hood Hinge Assembly 43,24€
88710-6B580 Tube Assy, Air Conditioner 340,91€
88460-60400 CONDENSER ASSY 499,15€
That is was can happen - if you have fun during offroad driving.