An expedition truck on portals...

[Nonimouse]

Try Khunke (sp) they do some very tough stuff in the solenoid dept

Or anything marine

The Albright solenoids have problems with condensation and well as water ingress. The seal (that read bit) is pretty crappy when it gets brittle/hard. You could replace it with neoprene. It also relies on pressure created by the fit of the screws - which is not always top dog.

Warn used to do a three pot solenoid - heavy duty. That was pretty good. Looked like one and half albrights stuck together

Also give Simon at Xeng a bell

 

[Oilworker]

Thanx! I just send Simon an email.

Meanwhile I spend the day sorting stuff and fitting the snorkel assembly to take all measurements for cutting and adapting on the car.

Will cut and reconnect tomorrow, which will lower the Safari Snorkel head by approx. 5".
That should do the trick when the brushguards are raised, as soon as the new lights are mounted and the baja-bar is fitted.

Now I´m back to finishing my articles about the Croatia Trophy.

By the way, who´s done the Trans America Trail (TAT) full length in a car?

 

[macsnoer]

Hej Robert!
Is the yellow/sand Defender on the Portals this one you were talking about a few pages before with ABS? Every Td4 is I guess got ABS... Does it work well?
More detailed snorkel pictures I wanna see!
Koljas Defender looks pretty normal next to your´s.


Sven

 

[Oilworker]

Hi,

the sand coloured Defender is the one Wolfgang Tibus build for himself as a daily driver and to prove that the portals won´t break (he fitted a 8.1L V8 but that´s another story).

I am still working on the snorkel bit, as it´s rather difficult to properl fit a snorkel with a full external roll cage.
I chose to use the Mantec snorkel again, which I had already used (but poorly fitted during a rallye) on my Defender 110, and this time top it off with the Safari Snorkel head.
Tomorrow is cutting and fitting day

More images will follow....

 

[Oilworker]

En route to a friend´s workshop yesterday, to continue the preparations for the upcoming Breslau Rallye I passed this 110SW and it´s probably the most awesome roof rack I´ve ever seen :Wow1: :drool:

So long,

Robert

 

[Fivespddisco]

I like that LED bar in the front

 

[cgalpin]

By the way, who´s done the Trans America Trail (TAT) full length in a car?

I have not (but want to). I few years ago I contacted the guy who originally did this on a bike to buy the maps and he said it's doable in a car/truck.

 

[GroupSe7en]

WOW! that is a cool rack.

Do you know what the cutout and ring in the front right corner are for?

Keep up the good work!

Cheers,
Mark

 

[Oilworker]

The cout out is some sort of sealed connector which he used to go through the roof.
The "ring" is just a cable..

I will try to check who´s the owner of this truck or who build this rack. The finish was amazing :Wow1:

 

[Oilworker]

Here´s some new pictures....

Playing last weekend...

..and appart from striping the truck I installed my new diff-guard.....

 

[Nonimouse]

That is almost too nice

 

[Oilworker]

Worst of all is the way it fits....just loosen the radius arm bolts, unbolt the lower side of the panhard rod and on it is :Wow1:
Really nice

 

[Rocket Ship]

That's a nice piece. Who made it?

 

[Oilworker]

It´s made by Rasta4x4

I discovered it at Steppenwolf4x4

 

[Red90]

That is really pretty, but it is strange they did not extend it to protect the track rod especially at that price.