Icelandic 80 Cruiser thread (2 Viewers)

[aktundra]

Oh dispair.....

Maybe fire and ice will not mix....

I had hoped an "arctic" truck may be the final build phase of my rig. But I installed an Australian OEM sub tank last year, and now not sure I can relocate the rear axle without conflicting.

Maybe after the body lift, there will be a little more room for that crossmember to support the panhard mount.

Kjartanbj, would love PM's of more pics, all angles, of the rear axle positioning the next time you have a wheel off

 

[Wheelingnoob]

Kjartanbj, would love PM's of more pics, all angles, of the rear axle positioning the next time you have a wheel off

Dont PM them post them so we can all see. I'm interested as well, we got 1" of snow last night and I think I need to do this to mine.

 

[890man]

Dont PM them post them so we can all see. I'm interested as well, we got 1" of snow last night and I think I need to do this to mine.

Seriously, I want more too. I saw a guy that had done airbags some time ago and thought it was pretty cool. I have to search now. Other than a leak or a pop, what are the downsides to this setup. Adjustable ride height would be cool. Would it suck in a crawling rig though?

Typed using my thumbs.

 

[cody c]

The bags look similar to firestone 5405's

 

[Douglas S]

The bags look similar to firestone 5405's

Is that what you're running?

 

[vladi80]

awesome pictures, keep'em comming.

 

[cody c]

Is that what you're running?

Yea, a fella in calgary is also running a similar bag, a little more travel, I think they may be 5425's or something.

Its nice to see how other folks are running them though.

One thing I like, is he's got a decent looking bump stop which is really important, I wore through a couple rear bags before I figured that out (the aluminum base aka piston wears on the bag when if they bottom out-$160 a pop).

 

[aktundra]

Only suggested a PM on the rear axle relocation, so as not to hi-jack the Iceland wheeling thread !!

First time in 25 years, direct flights between Reykjavik and Anchorage start this summer, and my 35's need to be replaced......coincidence ????

I think the universe is trying to tell me its time to upgrade.

Trying to learn all I can about how the Iceland fab shops relocate the rear axle, and reseal the wheel well after cutting out the wheel well opening.

(some info already here on MUD about cutting out the wheel well, but not much on relocating the axle)

 

[890man]

hey cody, I was just reading some of your posts from a few years back. Those tundra trucks are super sweet purpose built rigs.

 

[PDoyle]

Love the pics. Can't believe the amount of snow under the hood and the trucks still run. What kind winches do you guys use?
I see some Jeeps in your club too. How well do they keep up?

 

[cody c]

hey cody, I was just reading some of your posts from a few years back. Those tundra trucks are super sweet purpose built rigs.

yes they are.

They give me motivation to get stuff done on my hilux (sometimes).

 

[The Jade Bean]

Awesome thread and pictures!!! Crazy place to live, thanks for sharing!

-Daniel Kent

 

[Volunteer]

Awesome thread, thanks for sharing

 

[Schwein]

I love Artic Cruisers!!! i wish i had an extra 3 grand or so laying around to convert mine to look like that and just drive around town ahah!

 

[TYM4FUN]

Do you guys ever have to use chains?? Or do you just rely on purpose built tires?

 

[Lallirafn]

no chains. and not so much purpose built tires. its just a matter of using correct pressure of air to float on top of the snow. it really should somewhat work on sand also...

it is more complicated than it sounds and hard to explain. each type of snow has its own pressure range if you can say that. some snow is in layers and you have to try to float on top of the thin hard crust because if you fall throuhg into what we call "sugar"-snow, you are stuck. this snow is common when its very cold, below -10° celsius.

wet snow packs well until it changes into slush and you get -very- stuck if not careful for example. this can happen when traveling in weather that changes rapidly from cold to well above freezing or during semi-warm weather with rain.

there are hundreds of types of snow conditions and you can encounter many of them in the same trip for example because weather changes in Iceland happen quite fast.

maybe somebody who is better than me in english can describe this better.

 

[TYM4FUN]

no chains. and not so much purpose built tires. its just a matter of using correct pressure of air to float on top of the snow. it really should somewhat work on sand also...

it is more complicated than it sounds and hard to explain. each type of snow has its own pressure range if you can say that. some snow is in layers and you have to try to float on top of the thin hard crust because if you fall throuhg into what we call "sugar"-snow, you are stuck. this snow is common when its very cold, below -10° celsius.

wet snow packs well until it changes into slush and you get -very- stuck if not careful for example. this can happen when traveling in weather that changes rapidly from cold to well above freezing or during semi-warm weather with rain.

there are hundreds of types of snow conditions and you can encounter many of them in the same trip for example because weather changes in Iceland happen quite fast.

maybe somebody who is better than me in english can describe this better.

Very good info, thank you.

Another question, as I have very little knowledge in this area. What would be the most important things you guys carry to help you travel in the snow? Food and water excluded.....

 

[Wheelingnoob]

maybe somebody who is better than me in english can describe this better.

Think you got it as good as anyone else would have.

I have done a fair bit of snow wheeling and changing snow conditions are very hard to deal with some times. I fine very wet snow and very cold snow the hard ones to work with. We are also in the mountains here so grades make a huge difference on how far you can make it.

 

[Kjartanbj]

Things to have when traveling

Shovel
Elastic rope
Vhf radio (Absolute must)
GPS (absolute must)
aluminium rod (to check ice conditions and various other uses)
enough food and drink more is better , daytrip can easily change into 30-40hours or more

Sleeping bag is something that should be in the truck also, never know if something breaks down
unable to have the truck running, maybe if you've run out of fuel and have to wait for search and rescue team
it's good to have sleeping bag and warm blankets people have had to wait for hours in the middle of some glacie
while waiting for the weather to get better, and have either ran out of fuel or unable to have the truck running because of
too much snow covering the tail pipes and filling the engine bay

basic spare parts things that are a common thing that breaks in the make of truck you're traveling in
like wheel studs, wheel bearings , birfs and u-joints
dont forget extra fuses and bulbs at this time of year the sun shines for about 4 hours a day here in iceland

tools that are needed to change those things

Warm extra clothes + shoes in case you get wet

I could go on endlessly

 

[Kjartanbj]

I have an electric winch from Come-up , Arctic Trucks here in iceland sell those

but we use all kinds of them here, from all over the world, both electric and hydrolic