The perfect SHTF vehicle?

BOOM !!! There it is !!!

 

That would be Euro, no?

 

Kind of, they are pretty much all Caterpillar with the cab and chassis made locally in Europe!

 

The ECM’s are pretty robust to EMP/etc. the sensors in many cases are the weak links. Get spares for the critical ones that have smarts inside (getting to be most these days.) That would include:
Crank position
Cam shaft position
Mass air flow
Up stream O2 (it is used for fueling control the downstream O2 is mostly for cat diagnostics so don’t fret that one.)
Throttle position
Fuel pressure
Manifold pressure (If turbo)

Those are ones the engine can’t run very well without. Probably missing one or two since I am more a diesel guy.

 

I think it's a new Cummins,

 

For gasoline your best bet is a carb engine with a wide band oxygen meter to tune it perfectly, better than what you can get with fuel injection unless you have advanced tuning tools and know how. The O2 meter is nice but you don't have to have it.

For diesel an early 12 valve cummins with P pump or 6.2 or 6.5L Chevy diesel doesn't matter which one as long as it doesn't have all the electronic shit, a turbo helps.
Oh and if you ever see a cheap ford/mazda pickup with a 2.2L diesel buy it, figure out what to do with it later.

 

that's a Ford 200 six if I'm not mistaken!

My Super Imp had the Ford/Saab V-4 in it, ran great no power at 9800 feet altitude, so I swapped to a Volkswagen 1.9 TDI, and got a Ford ranger automatic which was damn near a bolt up swap, just needed an adapter and a zero stall torque converter! Easy least, and it's super reliable now!

 

Um...that's called direct drive.

 

Not quite, but close! Allows the Diesel to lug way down low with out slipping, and builds that all important torque rise of a turbo diesel! All the Big time R.V. guys and super hauler pickups do this, really boosts the performance and keeps from tearing the growsers off the track belts!

 

I've got a 1983 Chevy pickup which causes most people to get out of my way when they see it.
On the plus side it has a 350 engine- lots of power, carbureted, no emissions restraints, no computer controls, minimal electronics, 4x4, and not much concern about EM Pulses...
On the negative it likes to drink gasoline....I think it has an addiction...

 

Bruce, it is a PTO winch, not sure how big. I put the Cummins in it after I blew up the 318 (geared high and old, did not like the freeway) anyway, had to have the frame altered a bit and the normal fan was ditched for electric on the outside of the radiator as there wasn’t any room on the inside. 18 gallon gas tank ditched and a 51 gallon/tool box put in the bed, electric power steering makes driving a whole lot easiier. 17 inch wheels replaced the 16.5 as tires are damn near impossible to find and EXPENSIVE. 5 speed tranny came with the diesel which was much better then the 4 speed on the 318. Both trannys have creeper 1st.

 

Mine is a BJ60 yota 5 speed turbo 3B, 1980 .
all the toys here : 60-Series Wagons

Cost about the same as a fling wing !! ,, if one was to
Shsssss.
Sloth

 

I've found my Wrangler to be a great off road vehicle.

It's goes almost anywhere... but you can't bring much with you...

 

True but I can get home from a days drive without refueling now in bad weather of light off roading if I have to and that gives me piece of mind. Really for me getting home without refueling if I was up with uncle sugar for the weekend was key.