HDJ 80 - evolution from original to….

[M.Bas]

I think we've seen pictures of your truck before posted by others. I was speechless then, and again, I'm speechless. Quite a vision you had there, and the gonads it takes to chop in half an otherwise pristine 80 is something I don't possess. Great job. Pics of the interior would be nice, as well as some construction method details. Thanks

Spence

We did indeed see pictures posted by someone else:
http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showpost.php?p=398083&postcount=90

 

[Big Blue]

... someone else...

...called Sönke

...some more pics...


...the "snake racing" works perfect...

...first test for the solar panels - France last Summer...

 

[Deleted member 9101]

damn, thats nuts. Suddenly I want to tear apart my tundra...lol

 

[AlexJet]

Looks amazing.... Nice work.

 

[IdaSHO]

VERY nice rig Big Blue :ylsmoke:

Any reason you went without side windows?

 

[DarioCarrera]

Beautiful Job done on that HDJ80 !!!

Congratulations!

 

[Glides]

That is amazing. I have nothing else to say due to being completely speechless.

 

[Big Blue]

…Any reason you went without side windows?

…2 reasons – with side windows i would loose to much storage space and the main reason was the design - I tried to transfer the original body lines and angles to get a real clean geometrical optic and side windows simply would disturb my concept.

Watch the silver 80 in comparison to my one - it`s a “form follows function” concept - build by another german company – and for sure, it`s also build in a high quality … but the cabin looks like a foreign object on the Toyota…

 

[smittycrusher]

Great work! Very inspiring! One of my favorite builds of all time.

Smitty

 

[Sleeping Dog]

MAHVOLUS simply MAHVOLUS :bowdown:

 

[Michael Slade]

Now I want to start all over again...

Nice job! :Wow1:

 

[soenke]

Marcus from www.offroad-schmiede.com bought the silentblocks.
The cabine construction follows his expertise....

I can ask him thought wich rating our silentblocks have...I remember they ain´t cheap..
Maybe Stefan form the Big Blue knows any details, I think Marcus used the same silentblocks on his car..
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greetings Sönke

Moin Stefan, do you know any details about the rubbermounts?

 

[Big Blue]

Moin Stefan, do you know any details about the rubbermounts?

Hi Christian, moin sönke,

my rubber blocks are the original ones. I´ll ask my rubber dealer next week…

 

[KEENO]

spare tire?

Stefan...

Thank you for sharing the details of your vision!

I continue to investigate your rig in detail and find it to be near perfect for a light & capable offroad rig. Between your design & Stoenke's hard-sided Rig (both Marcus constructed) I loose much sleep at night.
Speaking of sleeping: I know Soenke keeps his spare tire under the bed.... Where is yours located in your semi soft-sided camper design?

Thanks.... KEENO

 

[michaels]

have any photos of the internal structure of the sides? i'm curious to see what you did. ribs bend sheetmetal? a frame and skin design?

thanks.