BlueGerbil
C´est le gerbil plus bleu
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The Grey
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BlueGerbil
C´est le gerbil plus bleu
Some minor stuff before the annual trips to the Alps...
Rewired and re-mounted lights and RTT
Quickfist shovel mount at the spare tire carrier
Hi-Lift mount at the Frontrunner roof rack
Re-done the table-mount below the roof rack
Some minor modifications to the drawer system, added a cargo net to it
Rewired and re-mounted lights and RTT
Quickfist shovel mount at the spare tire carrier
Hi-Lift mount at the Frontrunner roof rack
Re-done the table-mount below the roof rack
Some minor modifications to the drawer system, added a cargo net to it
BlueGerbil
C´est le gerbil plus bleu
Been in the alps for a week... had great weather, some nice trails, some good food&wine and some nice geocaches. Need this to get my head straight once a year...
Find the pics of the trip at http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluegerbil/sets/72157635564785884/
Find the pics of the trip at http://www.flickr.com/photos/bluegerbil/sets/72157635564785884/
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BlueGerbil
C´est le gerbil plus bleu
Late September saw us in a local wheeling area in Germany - www.fpmammut.de
That nicely restored Land Rover belongs to a colleague of mine - his (german) build thread can be found here: http://www.offroad-forum.de/viewtopic.php?t=62847
That nicely restored Land Rover belongs to a colleague of mine - his (german) build thread can be found here: http://www.offroad-forum.de/viewtopic.php?t=62847
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BlueGerbil
C´est le gerbil plus bleu
Had some issues with the rear driveshaft, the leaf springs are showing their age (I took them over from the totalled blue XJ I had before), so it´s time for some upgrades...
First things first...
Horn, a company from Austria came out with new snorkels, cheap, well made (in China, me thinks) and even with the legal paperwork that is necessary nowadays over here. They were kind enough to send me one for testing - I´ll report back as soon as it´s mounted.
GKN, the world largest manufacturer of drive shafts, has a subsidiary just a few miles from the place I work. They made me a new heavy duty drive shaft - fitting my NV242 tranny and my Ford 8.8 axle.
First things first...
Horn, a company from Austria came out with new snorkels, cheap, well made (in China, me thinks) and even with the legal paperwork that is necessary nowadays over here. They were kind enough to send me one for testing - I´ll report back as soon as it´s mounted.
GKN, the world largest manufacturer of drive shafts, has a subsidiary just a few miles from the place I work. They made me a new heavy duty drive shaft - fitting my NV242 tranny and my Ford 8.8 axle.
BlueGerbil
C´est le gerbil plus bleu
270A should be plenty of power...
BlueGerbil
C´est le gerbil plus bleu
There was an article about the rig in the german "4x4 Action" magazine:
The Grey made it into the european Vision-X catalog as well:
The Grey made it into the european Vision-X catalog as well:
BlueGerbil
C´est le gerbil plus bleu
The new alternator is installed, all related cabling was upgraded to 50mm².
A customer was in a hurry, so he got my Vision-X lightbar with 78x5W and I ordered me the new one with 90x5W.
The steering pump was replaced as well.
Ordered some new leaf springs, an AAL and shakle, more on that later.
A customer was in a hurry, so he got my Vision-X lightbar with 78x5W and I ordered me the new one with 90x5W.
The steering pump was replaced as well.
Ordered some new leaf springs, an AAL and shakle, more on that later.
benjibadass
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I love that mudstuff console! How could I get one into the states? Fascinating build, I hear a lot about that plane in the Alps I guess it has a story behind it.
BlueGerbil
C´est le gerbil plus bleu
You can order the console via our webshop
http://nakatanenga-tours.de/shop/article_DSBU-3/Dashboard-Konsole-für-Schalter-und-Instrumente.html
or you send me an email to jl@nakatanenga.de so we can arrange everything to get one or more of them shipped over.
http://nakatanenga-tours.de/shop/article_DSBU-3/Dashboard-Konsole-für-Schalter-und-Instrumente.html
or you send me an email to jl@nakatanenga.de so we can arrange everything to get one or more of them shipped over.
BlueGerbil
C´est le gerbil plus bleu
The Grey got a snorkel, new Rubicon Express leafs (4.5" full pack + AAL) and shackles and a custom made GKN rear drive shaft
A fried of mine is building me a custom console (instead of the Mudstuff plastic one) for 6 Carling switches, a double USB outlet and my CB
A fried of mine is building me a custom console (instead of the Mudstuff plastic one) for 6 Carling switches, a double USB outlet and my CB
BlueGerbil
C´est le gerbil plus bleu
Just before our annual trip to the french alps it turned out that I had to replace the tranny and the transfer case - in the end (read: last minute work, including a 450 mile run through the night to get the right new tranny) it worked out and we could head to Briancon once again. The XJ performed flawlessly, I ripped apart the old synthetic winch rope and one of the exhaust mounts went south, but otherwise: no problems.
Some current photos of the rig:
Some current photos of the rig: