My wife would kill me but I so want one of these to round out my SDP collection - you know... one of each
Do the Puch's have locking diff's all around - I thought I read something about them not having?
If you have to have one there were several in Montreal when I visited Pinz Canada this summer (all soft tops, military, around $15K). He also had had one lonely 701M left. (only 2 rear seats and no tools etc. about 13000 km. A very nice project)
Lockers are options on these but generally you will find rear lockers at the minimum. I can see in the pics of this one that it has front and rear. The two pull knobs are to the left/bottom of the shifter, close to the seat.
"For those who risk, life has a flavor the protected shall never enjoy"
They were sold as Puch's in Austria and the Czech Republic - or at least that was what I have been told...
I like the Puch version myself - but this one has MB wheels unfortunately... although that can be dealt with parts from one of the G-wagen parts places.
Haf-e
1971 Pinzgauer 710M
Disc Brake Conversion Kits for 710 and 712 Pinzgauers www.klugewerks.com
The steel wheels (like on the spare tire in the photos) are exactly the same as what is used on the MB and Freightliner Sprinters - so they are fairly easy to get - there are plastic puch center caps for these rims that snap in:
The wheels in these pics are from a new MB and I think make it look horrible. The MB/FL van wheels have different off-sets and are not exactly the same. Check this list for more: http://www.rubicon-trail.com/G-Class/wheels/start.html
"For those who risk, life has a flavor the protected shall never enjoy"
dadnova wrote:If a total resto was done 5 years ago, why was the rusted areas not cut out?
Agreed
He states that it is all great and solid but one mans "surface rust" (seller) is another mans nightmare (buyer)!
I like it but it would have to inspected top to bottom - rear door sides, under the nice rubber floor mats, etc etc etc
Then there's the mechanicals