maverick 5L

[MAV50L]

Originally Posted by peachey80

Very nice looking bus MAV50L. The old Patrol's are pretty much unbreakable hey.. I used to have one myself.
Can I ask wy you didn't keep the serpantine belt setup ?
Did you need the scoop for it to fit, or is it for looks ??

I actually have the scoop to get a lot of hot air out of the engine bay quickly. With the AU thermos pumping it doesnt over heat even when doing a slow rock crawl. It works better then I expected when I did it.
We got rid of the serpentine setup so all the pumps , hoses etc are all over the counter Maverick/Patrol ones. I have had a few customs setups on the past and its always the customised bits that die in the middle of nowhere. When I say custom I mean like lines from a Holden steer pump to a Toyota box etc.
All the brackets on mine are custom made but all the parts that can fail are straight factory items. The plan in the future is to head to Birdsville and across the centre and I wanted a setup that if something fails I can just have parts sent in and be bolted straight on while Im drinking beer at a pub somewhere!