BrSurfer

Brazilian Barbecue - Gaucho Barbecue Large and wide peace of a young cow ribs. We call it window ribs. Sea Salt Lots of fire for 4 hours or more This is the traditional way and this is how I usually do: Now I'm hungry...

I'm not sure if it is a hobby or an addiction, anyway...Surfing and something new, taking pictures:

ENI - PORA

Well, my first *brilliant* idea was to put my left arm out of the window and push the ground. Not much effective or very clever I must say... After that, those crazy infidels hanging on my right window hooked me up to a truck and pulled me back on track.

And that was a surprise for me...I mean, that quicksand spot and the result of this TOTM. Before the end of this year we are going to run that trail again. This time I'll make sure to take some good pictures to show you! I hope we can go through without rolling any Pathys . Thanks guys!!

Fantastic race, wasn't it? That last lap almost kill me...

I KILL YOU! YOU RACIST BASTARD!

It belongs to someone from Peru if I'm not mistaken. I got the pictures some time ago, don’t remember where. I really like the bumper and even have an image of the building plans….

Hmmm, I know those beer boxes...

Title: Down Under Author: Bill Bryson It's a travel book, kind of funny sometimes. Rating: 3.5 (He has skipped some places I would like to know more about) Aussies! Beware, I'm watching you closely

I like yours "Whatever doesn't kill you... " anyway... I kill you! Infidel! Thks!

Thank you guys!

I really like this bumper:

So, I’ve finally received a response from Rough Country. I’ ve tried their wholesales email address and I got a prompt response from them yesterday. Well, but not everything is good news. They sent me a cotation of $249 for one set of UCAs! I was especting something like $170… Am I wrong and the price is really that?

Since they have their e-mails available in text in the website, I can only imagine the quantity of spam messages they receive daily. This surely make things difficult to control. Anyway, I guess we've no other choice than contacting them by phone...

Hi folks, I've been trying to make contact with Rough Country sales people in the last days with no success. I want to buy two sets of UCA and I'm trying to know if they would ship their products to Brazil . Does anybody know an e-mail of their Sales department different from the ones they have on their website? Thanks,

Very good question!! The plans would work for me too!!!

Very nice work! Can you contact the guy who made it to check how much would cost another one?? I live in south of Brazil and we also have quite a few Path owners around here... Check it out: www.pathfinderclub.com.br Maybe if we order a good quantity we can get a better price. Thanks and welcome!

It's great to see another Brazilian here!!

Got it

Glad to hear that, I live in POA too! So, we are neighbours! :cool2: It´s great have someone near to change tips about part´s supliers here (major issue). Also, if you want search for some trails, I´ll be glad to help. Thanks for the welcome.

Here, in Brazil, a conversion costs U$ 1400(all included). Mostly of the parts came from Italy I think. But ,my rig was already converted when I bought, so I didn´t have to spend that extra.

Yeah, I know, the tanks in the trunk sucks. :sniff: About refilling, I just go to the gas station. Exist a net of stations that are able to distribute NG here. Of course, all these sites must be certified to do it. You can´t do it by yourself because the compressor and all devices are too expensive. Moreover you must have oficial permission(security and ambiental reasons). Color: I think it´s a convection or something. here some picture of a GNV race pickup. http://www.motoronline.com.br/automob/pick-up/historia.htm

As you wish, I´ll try give you more information about Natural Gas convertion. My Pathy(95 v6 SE) already runs using this technology since 2002. So far I got no trouble and even make me save money. First of all, I´ll give you a list of what come with a conversion kit. a) One(or more) NG storage cylinder. Each cylinder suports pressure of +-700 psi, but they are only loaded with 200psi (security reasons). The capacity depends of the size of them and local temperature. One cylinder, that occupies half of a 95 Pathy´s trunk, must storage +- 25 m3 of NG at 200psi. 25m3 of NG can drive you 120 miles in city traffic or 175 miles on road. Important thing, each m3 of NG cost 50% of an gasoline liter. The gas cylinders are equipped with safety valves which are opened when the pressure grows. These are very strong bullet proved devices. Some pictures of Cylinder´s installation. That Pathy (not mine) have huge storage, must be 55m3(two cylinders) or more, but no more trunk http://www.anchietagas.com.br/galeria_nissan.htm These are two JGC with diferent configuration. http://www.anchietagas.com.br/galeria_jeep.htm Injector Simulator. This is a litle eletronic device that full yours ECM saying that injectors are working when they are not. When you switch to NG yours injectors are turn off. So, this device "tell" your car´s control unit that everything it´s ok. c) Pressure controler. It´s a mechanical device that serves to regulate the pressure of the gas. Control gas flow to engine and manage to increase gas temperature. Picture: http://www.anchietagas.com.br/fotos/jeep/g..._instalacao.jpg d) Timing Adjuster. The engine, when runing NG, must work in advance. So, this eletronic device manage the trick of adjust timing when you switch fuels. e) Dissipator - Conect the lower gas pressure lines to the intake. Drop the NG to the engine. f) Switcher. Give´s you fuel status in cylinder and let you switch from one fuel to another. That thing under the wheel in this picture: http://www.anchietagas.com.br/fotos/jeep/g...rokee_chave.jpg g) Lines. high pressure Gas lines(pressure controler to cylinder) and low pressure gas lines(pressure controler to engine intake). Hmmm, I think these is almost everything... More information: Well, when runing you can always switch from one fuel to another. The NG usually makes you car loose about 10% of power, so I use gasoline when a needed (extra power ). This power loose exist because the engine is not originaly made to run with NG. But, if I´m not mistaked, you ´ll have a gain of torque with NG. However, a NG based engine CAN be much more powerful that a gasoline engine. It´s possibe because NG octane it´s much higher than gasoline, and so, the engine could run a hight compression tax without problem. Here, in Brazil, we have competition`s cars that run only NG. Technical effect The oil is not rarefied or polluted with combustion products, and as a result, the life time of oil increases 1,5-2 times, the oil operating consumption decreases by 15-20%. The engine working life time rises on average by 35%. Ecological effect When the engine is operated on natural gas, the emissions of carbon oxide CO are reduced by 4-5 times, of nitric oxide CxHx. That´s all folks!!

Thank´s for the welcomes. I´ll start a thread about NG!!