An expedition truck on portals...

Oilworker

Explorer
:Wow1::ylsmoke: Nice ;-)

I am back!
I´ve decided to continue the build and after months of a lot of work and travelling

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I am currently stripping down the truck, properly clean it and then rebuild it the next weeks.

I guess Scott and I will need a proper ride for Scott´s trip around Europe ;-)
 

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Oilworker

Explorer
How are they holding up off road and on long highway (65 to 70 mph) sustained speeds? Thanks.

Hi Outback,

I have run more about 232.000km in the past 5 years on my prototype 5" bolt-on portals and have had no issues at all.
As I wrote earlier in this thread, I used the first 100.000km to thoroughly test them and even ran them for more than 30.000km without service or oil change.

I´ve bend my axles, after jumping pretty far during the Africa Eco Race 2012 (truck was weighing about 4.2t as I was carrying all the spares for my friend Eric Brandenburg who raced in his Porsche 911 Safari).

I ran into a brick wall at 50mph during that race, too. and tore off lost the whole front, but my prototype bolt-on portals held up and I could continue to the finish at Lac Rose in Dakar and then drive back from Dakar to Hamburg, too.

So long,

Robert
 

Oilworker

Explorer
Robert had better have aloooooot of pics to update, whatcha been up to.. I need my RHINO 130 mods fix...I'm like a junkie man..


Sorry mate,

not that many images of the LR130CC-R(hino).
I´ve been too busy with my other work and photography and somehow there was a bad voodoo spell on my broken truck :-(

The latter is resolved now and I am back at it.
Cleaning out my little fab shop now and stripping the Rhino, but I am also spending a lot of time drawing and designing my vision of the future Defender.
I´ve made sketches the past years but sometime at the end of last year I decided to take the next step and draw it all in CATIA V.
It´s looking great already and there will be a few new parts, too, which I´ll add to my truck this summer, too.

So, I hope there will be enough images for you to look through pretty soon ;-)
 

Oilworker

Explorer
Yes, Sir! :ylsmoke:

Fixing the damn truck now and get it all ready. Will get the fuel cell in July and then fit the storage.
I´d really like to drive the truck over this year and then visit the King of the Hammers and a few shows in the US.

After all, this truck was build to be driven across the planet ....
 

cruiserpilot

Adventurer
Wow, just got through this. What a superb truck. Won't have to worry about finding you, just follow all the spectators.
This build was linked through SA forum.
 

Thelittlechef

New member
Thank you all for this thread. Perfect combination of experiences, advice and fantastic photography!

Oilworker: How is the CTIS following years of use? Does it require intensive maintaining? Is it at useful as you had first hoped when installing?

Planning my own portals build of a 79 series dual cab, and your thread is inspirational and educational! Thank you.
 

LRD130PUMA

New member
Hutchinson WA-1785

Any news about the Hutchinson WA-1785 Beadlocks? I've spend hours on the interweb, but can't find anything about them. Would you be able to give me some info of where I can buy them?

About new ideas?! Well, most important is I found my new Hutchinson double beedlock wheels. They are 8.5x17", have the right offset and back-spacing and exceed my load capacity criteria by almost a 1000lbs (!)

WA-1785 
 Hutchinson Specification Sheet
Rim Size 17X8.5 in [431.8X215.9 mm
Rim Contour TRA - J (ISO)
Offset 2.125 in [54.0 mm]
Mounting Pattern: 8 Holes on 6.5 in [165.1 mm] B.C.D.
Hub Bore: 4.814 in [122.3 mm]
Load Rating 4200 lb @ 65 psi [1905.1 kg @ 4.48 bar]
Weight 40.9 lb [18.6 kg]
Material: Aluminum - Forged
Balance Type: None
Tire Size: 37X12.5R17[/I]
 

mk216v

Der Chef der Fahrzeuge
Any news about the Hutchinson WA-1785 Beadlocks? I've spend hours on the interweb, but can't find anything about them. Would you be able to give me some info of where I can buy them?

About new ideas?! Well, most important is I found my new Hutchinson double beedlock wheels. They are 8.5x17", have the right offset and back-spacing and exceed my load capacity criteria by almost a 1000lbs (!)

WA-1785 
 Hutchinson Specification Sheet
Rim Size 17X8.5 in [431.8X215.9 mm
Rim Contour TRA - J (ISO)
Offset 2.125 in [54.0 mm]
Mounting Pattern: 8 Holes on 6.5 in [165.1 mm] B.C.D.
Hub Bore: 4.814 in [122.3 mm]
Load Rating 4200 lb @ 65 psi [1905.1 kg @ 4.48 bar]
Weight 40.9 lb [18.6 kg]
Material: Aluminum - Forged
Balance Type: None
Tire Size: 37X12.5R17[/I]

Nothing here; http://high-impact.net/dot_approved_beadlocks.htm

Call Tony at Motorsports in Portland, OR. He deals a lot with Hutchinson(where I got mine from); 503.244.9010. Tell him Jeremy sent you.
 

ersatzknarf

lost, but making time
Wow ! Very interesting. 17x8.5 would be an interesting size to try on a Rover.

Wondering about the mounting holes, though... The BCD is good, but just a few too many holes.

Would Hutchinson drill the wheels with just five instead of eight ? ? ?
 

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