Icelandic 80 Cruiser thread

[aktundra]

How do you guys handle glacier travel? I think I saw that a snow probe was part of your basic kit. I have seen that the sponsored Arctic/Antarctic expeditions use ground penetrating radar, and often have rather extensive structures on the front to try and stop a fall into a crevass.

How do you manage the dynamic nature of moving ice? How do you pick the first guy down the trail each year?!?!?!!?

Some glaciers move faster than others, some parts of a given glacier move faster than other parts. How often does the trail change on the different pieces of ice??

 

[Kjartanbj]

most of the glaciers here have been very well documented, we have maps in our gps software that tells us where danger zones are where alot of crevasses are , then we generally travel after preset gps track over the glaciers

glaciers here dont move so fast that you are in any problems

its just random who travels first in the group, i was the first car last time I was going over the glacier

 

[aktundra]

Here in the Northern latitudes, I envy those lighting systems. (assuming the Mayans got it wrong, I am counting the days till 12/22 when the calendar clicks over and the days start getting a few minutes longer each day as we progress to summer)

Is this a situation for a higher output alternator?

What modifications are required to the OEM electrical systems other than just hang more lights on it?

 

[Lallirafn]

Here in the Northern latitudes, I envy those lighting systems. (assuming the Mayans got it wrong, I am counting the days till 12/22 when the calendar clicks over and the days start getting a few minutes longer each day as we progress to summer)

Is this a situation for a higher output alternator?

What modifications are required to the OEM electrical systems other than just hang more lights on it?

most of us install auxiliary fuse boxes directly connected to the battery and use relay connected buttons to control the lights and other juice-heavy equipment from the aux fuse box. some regulations regarding lights are solved with joining control wires from original lights through a button to a relay that controls the aux light stuff for example.

It was quite common in the "old days" to upgrade the alternator, specially when 30-50 amp alternators were common. most newer cars today have original alternators in the 100 amp range so no need really to upgrade. But some do... and there are people running totally separate systems with 2 alternators and split-up electronic wiring but that is not very common either.

 

[Kjartanbj]

Im just running the original alternator , just have to think about what your are doing, not having to much lights on at a time, turning everything off while your're winching so only the winch is using electricity

 

[Schwein]

I am sure this question has come up before, but what do the fender flairs cost where you are from? is there like a kit you can buy that has all the bits? i wonder what it would cost to have a kit shipped to the US??

 

[98 SNAKE EATER]

Awesome photos!!

Keep them coming please

 

[cody c]

I am sure this question has come up before, but what do the fender flairs cost where you are from? is there like a kit you can buy that has all the bits? i wonder what it would cost to have a kit shipped to the US??

I think he linked two sites on the previous page.

 

[shack]

I am sure this question has come up before, but what do the fender flairs cost where you are from? is there like a kit you can buy that has all the bits? i wonder what it would cost to have a kit shipped to the US??

These guys are in Cali...

http://extremelandcruiser.com/store...ath=68&zenid=866ad363b609e75de8e1037bbc1ccdb2

 

[Brunt Force Trauma]

I am sure this question has come up before, but what do the fender flairs cost where you are from? is there like a kit you can buy that has all the bits? i wonder what it would cost to have a kit shipped to the US??

Extremelandcruiser sells them. They are in Hesperia.


Edit* Shack beat me to it.

 

[Lallirafn]

Small trip on top Skjaldbreiður in Þingvellir national park.

Just some pictures from a short day-trip to Skjaldbreiður volcano near Þingvellir (pronouced Thingvellir) in Iceland. Nice weather and good view from the top.

This is the Destination.... Mt. Skjaldbreiður volcano (extinct)

we got good weather

even though the mountain looks flat, the hills are quite steep

letting some air out of the tires to float better.

the view there is nice. The lake you see in the distance is lake Þingvallavatn in Þingvellir national park

when we got to the top, the weather cleared up even better and the view was very nice. This is the view to the South, and you can see all the way to the Atlantic ocean just beneath the clouds in the far left and right of the picture.

this is the crater itself. you cannot see to the bottom in this picture, but its still oozing out warm air even though it erupted 9.000 years ago. When it erupted, it spat out lava streams for over 100 years straight.

The weather was nice... and the view was good from the top

hope you like the photos.

 

[Wheelingnoob]

I was doing some idle looking around and its surprisingly hard to find the tires you guys run. The DCII are not even available larger than 37's here. Looks like the only thing I have found is the 46" Baja Claws.

 

[aktundra]

Seems that you folks lean pretty hard on your GPS systems. Also seems like I have seen a lot of laptop mounts

What GPS hardware/software do you use ?

 

[Lallirafn]

Seems that you folks lean pretty hard on your GPS systems. Also seems like I have seen a lot of laptop mounts

What GPS hardware/software do you use ?

I personally use Garmin GPSMap 60cs for a very zoomed in track-up look of trails, and then hook it also to my laptop where I run an old version of Garmin nRoute program. I have that one zoomed out for better view of surroundings and in a north-up setting. this setup allows me to be very accurate on being completely on track, and also see all the surrounding nicknames and such. I use the combo at the same time and mount them side by side.

I was doing some idle looking around and its surprisingly hard to find the tires you guys run. The DCII are not even available larger than 37's here. Looks like the only thing I have found is the 46" Baja Claws.

tire options have just about vanished from existence in the last 3 years. We only have about 2 options for 38" tires for 15" rims and one of them is an icelandic special brand and the options for 44" is not much better. I don´t know the options for other than 38" well, because I have only run 38" for the last 10 years or so. It looks like nobody is manufacturing for 15" rims anymore and the options for 16" and 17" rims is not good. this is very sad.

 

[Kjartanbj]

Since new 4x4's have stopped using 15"inch wheels because of bigger brakes , they have nearly stopped making tires for 15" wheels, which is what I prefer due to more float

Local tire companies have to special order tires , even the 38" Artic trucks tires AT405 they have to take preorders to fill up a certain quota before they can have them made for them

DC Fun Country is I think specially manufactured for Iceland market now

when I had my old hilux I had to wait about 4 months for the AT405 38" tire because they were unavailable


I don't want to think about the future .. maybe tires in our preferable sizes will be nearly unavailable

 

[cody c]

Since new 4x4's have stopped using 15"inch wheels because of bigger brakes , they have nearly stopped making tires for 15" wheels, which is what I prefer due to more float

Local tire companies have to special order tires , even the 38" Artic trucks tires AT405 they have to take preorders to fill up a certain quota before they can have them made for them

DC Fun Country is I think specially manufactured for Iceland market now

when I had my old hilux I had to wait about 4 months for the AT405 38" tire because they were unavailable


I don't want to think about the future .. maybe tires in our preferable sizes will be nearly unavailable

I dont see them stopping production 46" baja claws over here, or any of the other big swamper tires. I think the trxus STS and baja claws would work alright for you guys.

 

[Kjartanbj]

For me going to 46" involves getting stronger axles etc, maybe in the future..

 

[aktundra]

Looks like some of your wheels may be bead locks. But I have also seen references to a special two part bead adhesive.

Understand that a reseating the bead in the field is a different matter. But do the tire shops have a special adhesive to help keep hold the bead at the low psi you run at ?

 

[cody c]

Looks like some of your wheels may be bead locks. But I have also seen references to a special two part bead adhesive.

Understand that a reseating the bead in the field is a different matter. But do the tire shops have a special adhesive to help keep hold the bead at the low psi you run at ?

Early drag cars used to run a self tapping screw through the rim and through the bead (cheapest option), or you could look at DIY beadlocks like the vendors on pirate. It adds about an inch or so to your width as well. They make them for aluminum or steel.

Or the Staun's or the other company that makes them (forget the name) the inflatable locks.

Its too bad there isnt a kit for something like the hummer double bead lockwheels with an insert cylinder that presses against both sides of the bead. I suppose someone could get the lip machined off stock wheels, get a bead lock flange welded on and get an ABS or PVC pipe cut for a custom double bead lock.

CTIS would probably be nice, I suspect its much different waiting to deflate/inflate 44" tires in the icelandic weather than dropping 40" tires on 17's at moab.

 

[Kjartanbj]

Some have Beadlocks on both sides, some have the wheels modified in a way so the tires stay on better
not sure how I can explain that

some glue the tires on with sikaflex or similar adhesives

My truck has beadlocks on the outside , and modified on the inside , has worked good like that so far no tire off the rims so far