Yeah, it's a really fun truck and reliable to the ends of the earth.
Great shot of Black Bear. Is that you in a rental Jeep? Most of those rental agencies don't let you do Black Bear though I guess once you're in 'em, who would know. I did that trail in 2000 with that truck and tried to do it again last year in my Range Rover but there was a rock slide that year and on top of that, was covered with a foot of snow September 4th when I was there!
Getting everything lined up for that adapter wasn't as big a deal as you'd think. Both the Rover and the Benz have a plate between the engine and the transmission and using them as a template, the plate was made in one shot on a Bridgport. Both are circular and almost the same diameter at the tranny so it wasn't that bad. There was also the pilot bushing that had to be made, engine mounts and I had to do some serious mods to the oil filter housing.
Anyway, thanks for the interest.
jim