New 91 B190 owner in Florida

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91B190
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New 91 B190 owner in Florida

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Hello everyone. I recently purchased this 1991 B190 for a long term project to eventually turn into a somewhat off-road capable camper rig. It surprisingly ran great for an hour drive home, but I will be doing a full engine rebuild as well as restoring pretty much every part on this camper. It is in rough shape but most things will be removed/ redesigned.

I am capable of doing near all of my own work and have built many things in my day. My last rig was a 1987 Toyota Escaper motorhome. I did a full rebuild on that and traveled the country in it doing about 11,000 miles in 3 months.

I chose the B190 for a second build after missing my Toyota but also wanting more power and something with a bit more presence to it. I no longer have the Toyota but I definitely miss it! This forum doesn't look very active but I will be posting my builds and repairs as I go along on this rig.

I will be prepping it for paint next week, as well as resealing all the windows and installed a slight lift (around 2") to clear slightly bigger tires.

You can see some of my build from the Toyota here...http://daysofexploration.blogspot.com

Anthony

And here is the 91 I just purchased...
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Tucsonan
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Re: New 91 B190 owner in Florida

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Welcome to the site.

I for one, will be watching your rebuild with interest. I am renovating my '94, slowly but surely! :)

There is a ton of useful information in this forum. Good Luck!, Rick
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91B190
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Re: New 91 B190 owner in Florida

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Tucsonan wrote:Welcome to the site.

I for one, will be watching your rebuild with interest. I am renovating my '94, slowly but surely! :)

There is a ton of useful information in this forum. Good Luck!, Rick
I definitely agree! I have been reading through almost every post just to get familiar with these cool rigs and peoples different takes on renovations and repairs.

Thanks Rick!
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Welcome. There's some good info here about others who have done 4x4 conversions as well as the basic suspension upgrades. Good luck and looking forward to your posts.


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lido14co wrote:Welcome. There's some good info here about others who have done 4x4 conversions as well as the basic suspension upgrades. Good luck and looking forward to your posts.


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Yeah I have read up on all the 4x4 conversions. I was considering doing a conversion but decided I'd rather hold onto the little MPGs I have and not make it worse than it already is. I figure I can accomplish what I want with some more aggressive tires, a bit more ground clearance, and possibly a locker in the rear.
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Anthony,
I'm looking forward to following your new build. Welcome to the forum!
-Keystone


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Welcome to the forum!
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