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  1. Oilworker

    An expedition truck on portals...

    ....a quick update as I am overwhelmed by the feedback and positive reactions of the past few days. The reach my initial post of this campaign on my "Rallyewerk" page on Facebook (last Sunday) has had is totally mind-blowing to me and the stream of messages and phone calls of support are beyond...
  2. Oilworker

    An expedition truck on portals...

    Good morning guys and sorry for the long silence. It´s been very tough 15 months for me and I am only slowly getting back onto my feet, but sadly not fast enough to safe my Defender which requires rather immediate funds to safe and have it rebuild by the show that I commissioned to do the work...
  3. Oilworker

    An expedition truck on portals...

    The dismantling of the LR130CC-R(hino) has finally begun at LS-tec4x4 / Landyscheune....
  4. Oilworker

    An expedition truck on portals...

    ...and yes, Marco, that´s true and we´re already working on the prototype kit at one of my project partner´s HQ ;-) More info later as the rebuild commences....
  5. Oilworker

    An expedition truck on portals...

    Project Rhino - The LR130CC-R(hino) The first 9 years (2009-2018) That’s it! After 9 years on the road, 269.439km on my prototype 5” bolt-on portals (original TD4 engine), and many great adventures it’s now time to fully strip and rebuild the Rhino and then completly finish this project...
  6. Oilworker

    An expedition truck on portals...

    Hi, that´s a wonderful find! I will look it up when I am back in Europe next week and happily send it to you! It was one of the toughest adventures I ever embarked on but it was also one of the most memorable I ever did. It was great to do it together with my wonderful friend Erik Brandenburg...
  7. Oilworker

    An expedition truck on portals...

    Look at that! I was approached by this guy 2.5 years back asking for all the detailed images of my LR130CC-R(hino) and last year he presented the finished RC version of my truck for the first time... https://youtu.be/61P35lG8iDg
  8. Oilworker

    An expedition truck on portals...

    Originally, I used the original Frontrunner boxes which came with the tray. They made me mad whenever I had to open them and their sizes is so unique that I could´t find any other box to easily replace them. Now the modified tray holds 4 standard Zarges boxes which I can tie down separately...
  9. Oilworker

    An expedition truck on portals...

    ...early summer 2016.... After a wonderful surprise with this birthday cake... ...we hit the road to discover Sardinia. A first shattering sound, just 60mls after leaving home, almost ended our trip, but miraculously, after a brief stop, the Rhino went on....until about 600 yards before the...
  10. Oilworker

    An expedition truck on portals...

    After swapping twin-motor winches I got back on my tray setup. I was´t happy with the old Frontrunner Tray and had been sourcing for an alternative the first 6 months of 2016. I did find find a great solution, but being custom made, it proved rather pricy :-( My friend Daniel luckily declined...
  11. Oilworker

    An expedition truck on portals...

    Having just returned from Levi, Finland, where I was working for the Porsche Driving Experience 2017, I am back home (still with a tiny makeshift office), but I found my login to this forum again...YEAH ;-) If you don´t mind, here´s a little look back to what happened in 2016.... June 2nd...
  12. Oilworker

    An expedition truck on portals...

    Hi Ferdinando, you can find the instructions here on page 34: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/37713-An-expedition-truck-on-portals/page34 I modified my Mantec Snorkel with the Safari Intake... Hope this helps?
  13. Oilworker

    An expedition truck on portals...

    Love that and thanks ;-) I am off for a weekend camping close to the Alps and will commence work next week!
  14. Oilworker

    An expedition truck on portals...

    Good news ;-) Method Race Wheels got back to me and are currently drilling the 17"x9" Trophy Truck wheels to my specs, allowing me to further use my tire inflation system (TPAS) without modifications! My new full undeebody protection kit, the new 6mm aluminium kit made by RIVAL arrived, too...
  15. Oilworker

    An expedition truck on portals...

    Well, first of all, Hutchinson and especially MH4x4 in Austria are a pain to deal with. Their arrogance is beyond believe and if you´re not representing a medium size military outfit they just hang up on your requests. I´ve tried for 4 years and when they finally understood that they actually...
  16. Oilworker

    An expedition truck on portals...

    Up next on my list are new wheels. I did find the perfect wheel while in the US for the King of the Hammers and the Parker 425 this year... But since then, even though we discussed it all, they are unreachable and my slot on a friend´s container has passed unused, too :-( Got 2 more months...
  17. Oilworker

    An expedition truck on portals...

    Hi Frank, currently I run the Cooper STT 315/75R16, which are great though they aren´t made for big milages :-( The new winter tires are Nokian Hakkapeliitta LT2 LT315/70R17 121/118 S as I am trying to go to 17" wheels. These Nokians are finally available to the general customer since late...
  18. Oilworker

    An expedition truck on portals...

    Well on the Toyota EJ79, they really left the snorkel on because it just looks good :D But then, with regards of the whole system being available up to IP78 (motor and battery pack) one could probably use the snorkel for the cabin, given the resulting fording depth :D :D We did some...
  19. Oilworker

    An expedition truck on portals...

    Good morning guys ;-) I hope ya all had a great christmas! I picked up my own very special christmas present myself on the 22nd of December at my friends´ workshop in southern Germany. As I have spend most of the past year on the road, working and sorting a lot of things for my future, I...
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