On board fire supression

[mep1811]

The up armored Land Cruiser I have has a cool on board fire suppression system. Looks like it would be easy to fab up.

Or a system could purchased.
http://www.jegs.com/v/Fire-Bottle/386

 

[AFBronco235]

IE, Toyota expects this thing to catch fire at some point. lol

Actually, it is simple. Just some nozzles, plumbing and a standard fire extinguisher. I'd mount the tank in the cab though. That engine bay get WAY too hot for my comfort. You may want to add a safety pin. I'd hate to open the hood and discharge the extinguisher instead.

 

[mep1811]

Yes looks easy to fab up. The hood release is at the left bottom of the dash and not marked fire extinguisher.

 

[AFBronco235]

And when the marking wears off and your buddy goes to open the hood? Trust me, better safe than sorry. A simple safety pin is all it takes, and you can pull it out whenever you go wheeling.

 

[Black Dog]

And when the marking wears off and your buddy goes to open the hood? Trust me, better safe than sorry. A simple safety pin is all it takes, and you can pull it out whenever you go wheeling.

Would be a good prank to play on him though....."Hey Joe, wouldya pop the hood for me? Its the one on the right.....3...2...1..." "MOTHER #$^*@%$!!!"

 

[Doc2012]

My questions:

Where the f did you get an UA LC?

And why do you have said UALC?


Sent from my PRC-119 using morse code.

 

[lugueto]

My guess would be he's a foreigner working for a big organization in some high-risk country.

They're not uncommon in such countries, for example here in Venezuela and Colombia. Not only Land Cruisers, but Toyotas in general..

I had an armored 90 series, she was armored for handgun calibers up to a .44mag. We have an 80 that has the same armor rating.

I'd never seen such a fire suppression system. I had seen James Bond style stuff, electric handles, cargo vaults, oil nozzles in the rear. Most of these in heavily armored vehicles, able to withstand up to a .308 IIRC

Most interesting. Where exactly is this 100 from??

Cheers,

Luis

 

[WSS]

I installed a "firecharger" AFFF suppression system in January. Great piece of mind. Seems like a well made and thought out product:

One nozzle over gas tank:

 

[mep1811]

Very neat setup.

 

[Weasel with a Diesel]

@mep1811

no wonder you need an fire extinguish system- who has fabbed your battery cover?
Just throwing a rubber mat below the steel plate is (the) reason for the fire extinguisher.

Whoever has installed that system should be kicked somewhere special- the minimum bending radius at the bottle is not observed.
The sleeve on the trigger is not guided.e


Looks like an former border patrol vehicle...
The install looks like done in EP. Lived down there a while - had constant trouble with those "special" mechanics.

 

[mep1811]

Do you mean the armor around the battery and fuse box?

 

[Weasel with a Diesel]

No- on TOP of the battery Who did this without having at least an insulation with the same thickness of the battery poles?????

Around my neigbourhood is the factory building those amoured Mercedes G 500 AMG with 600hp G-Guard, resistance class VR6 und VR7 older B6/B7. They do have a battery protection too- but it looks ..... different from yours.

 

[mep1811]

I have not looked under the top. I have mechanics do that stuff for me. I don't know where the car was armored Most likely in the Middle East somewhere.

 

[java]

Just throwing this out there. If your doing one of these systems use a halon extinguisher. The standard ABC powder ones are corrosive. If you set it off in the engine bay, and plan on rebuilding it will be a mess.

 

[WSS]

Just throwing this out there. If your doing one of these systems use a halon extinguisher. The standard ABC powder ones are corrosive. If you set it off in the engine bay, and plan on rebuilding it will be a mess.

Another reason I went with AFFF, it is about like soap when all said and done, cleans with water. Halon is dangerous in the lungs. A closed cockpit vehicle would probably be OK, but an open cab would not. Also, halon is a gas, one shot. Once it is evaporated or blown away, it has no extinguishing properties. ABC dry chem and AFFF will continue to fight a fire and suppress flash backs to some degree. Most race car orgs have switched to AFFF for requirements, mostly due to the fact that AFFF can be used on the driver.