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    Removable Rear Seats

    Meanwhile, my 60-lb rugrat can carry seat pieces out of my Toyota since seat bottoms and seat backs are separate pieces for each side. I've moved some of those third row contraptions before though, and they're not user-friendly. I suspect your second row was even heavier!
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    Built-in hydraulic or electric jacks

    I'm trying to figure out if this is a statement or a question! :ROFLMAO: I've had good luck with electric trailer jacks, so I can definitely see the appeal of the OPs idea. Instead of building four in, maybe pre-wire four outlets near four recessed, reinforced pockets in the frame and provide...
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    Removable Rear Seats

    Great, smaller seats for me to remove when needed! Wouldn't want to strain my back! :ROFLMAO:
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    Removable Rear Seats

    Just do both for ultimate flexibility with seat bottoms and seat backs being foldable or removable separately. Instead of bolts to remove the seats, use large hand knobs so special tools aren't required. With 60/40 or 70/30 split, you'd have four removable pieces, so you have the option of...
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    Sunglass holder

    Probably good for break-ins too as I doubt many criminals are looking for something up there, especially if it's well hidden by the manufacturer.
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    Sunglass holder

    I drive, uhh, assertively, and I often drive with the windows open. My sunglasses would be on the side of the road somewhere... :ROFLMAO:
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    Sunglass holder

    With the vertical dashboard shape, I'd like to see a second glovebox for the driver's side like my FJ has, above the steering wheel on the flat portion of the dash. Not huge, but really handy.
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    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    But this is the speculation thread, haha. I agree, it'd have to be on its side. The original renderings show the engine behind the axle and I think it'll have to be there to allow the solid rear axle some room for uptravel. There's not enough space directly above for an EA or a flat-4. Too...
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    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    Quick picture, to scale. Red line is the cargo load floor while the rectangle is an EA888 (with oil pan for now).
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    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    You know what happens when you take a 2' tall engine and cant it 25 or 45 degrees? It gets even taller, so then you're looking at something 26"-27" tall to fit into a space that already doesn't have room for it unless they put a huge lump in the cargo floor. Sure, you can lose most of the oil...
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    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    Don't those still rely on oil draining down to a shallow pan or tank? Turning an existing block on its side wouldn't allow for that drainage to happen as all of those channels are specifically designed for drainage down. Coolant could potentially be a concern as well, but being more...
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    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    Does Porsche not count as being in the group? With the Cayman/Boxster going electric, that flat-4 machinery is no longer being used for anything. Seems like it'd make sense to send it to Scout to produce their own engines.
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    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    Yeah, but then the whole block casting needs to be re-engineered because the crank is no longer splashing through the oil in the pan and is no longer lubing the bearings. Starts defeating the purpose of using an existing engine.
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    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    Agreed, but I don't think the aforementioned EA888 or EA211 can physically fit vertically, and if they're angled or on their sides, they'll probably need even more work than detuning the 2.0 flat-4 MA2.20.
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    Speculation Alert - possible Harvester Engine Choices

    I still struggle to visualize how in the heck an inline-4 will fit in the space provided. That's a pretty tall engine, even with a dry-sump oil pan. The distance from the cargo floor to me bashing it when rolling off a rock ledge is MUCH shorter than an inline-4, assuming it's standing...
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