Nothing like a nice long car overhaul project which ends with a successful trip!
I have a 1996 3rd Gen Hilux Surf set up as an overland vehicle. For me the aim was to cross Russia in the depths of winter. Probably not all that exotic for you in Canada, but it was an amazing adventure for me. I chose the car especially for having a petrol engine and manual transmission, a very rare combination. When I bought it, the car was about ready to be scrapped but after a major overhaul, including a full engine rebuild, it made a very tough trip with absolutely no issues. I made a trip thread on the HUBB here
I reckon it's a fine car for all but the roughest roads (I have two solid axle 4x4s which I would prefer for really rough destinations). I'm about to return to the car for the first time in almost two years and have given myself two weeks to get it back in shape and head off for a road trip in the Middle East.
Good luck with your build / trip.
EO
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EurasiaOverland a memoir of one quarter of a million kilometres by road through all of the Former USSR, Western and Southern Asia.
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