outback challenge '09 defender 90/100" SWEET!!!

Post by **def90** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 6:45 pm

heres a link to a german fella coming here for the 09 outback challenge, almost on its way now for a bit of a shake down over here 1st.

one sweet 90, 100" wheelbase, LSIV, 4l80e manual vlave body, fox this that and the other at each corner, gu diffs, 37 krawlers, etc etc etc

http://www.offroad-forum.de/viewtopic.p ... 49&start=0

I WANT ONE

Post by **Reddo** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 7:13 pm

very clean, looks pretty good. wonder if he's driven it before

haha

Post by DL » Sat Dec 06, 2008 7:18 pm

Those tyres and flares are going to get to know each other quite well.

Post by **defmec** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:10 pm

im in love

Post by **TRobbo** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:28 pm

ypu would of thought that when he went to soooo much effort to build his truck, he would of double checked where he put his steering wheel.

damn I wish I could read German. Ashcroft, Maxidrive, LSIV

Post by **kitacooch** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 8:48 pm

defmec wrote:
im in love

X 2

Post by **PacMan** » Sat Dec 06, 2008 11:56 pm

TRobbo wrote:damn I wish I could read German. Ashcroft, Maxidrive, LSIV

I will translate it for you.

mehr als 300ps und Reifen grösser als 35"= keine Chance mit LR Teilen, auch nicht MaxiDrive, Ashcroft, etc

more than 300hp and tyres bigger than 35"= no chance with LR parts, even not MaxiDrive, Ashcroft, ...

GM LS Gen IV..mehr Infos gibts nicht. Läuft mit MSD EFI, einige Tuningteile. Kein handgebauter traurig ...der kommt hoffentlich später. Mit MOTEC...

GM LS Gen IV..no more info about that. Engine runs with MSD EFI and some tuning parts. Hopefully i get a hand made motor later. With MOTEC...

Motor ist eine der neusten LS/ Gen 4, kamm erst Ende 07 auf den Markt. Also nichts mit 350...Getriebe 4L80e mit 4 Gängen, manuel valve body, verstärktes Innenleben, Wandler auf meinen Motor abgestimmt und manuel schliessbar,VG = Nissan Y61

The motor is one of the newest LS/ Gen 4, arrived end 2007 on the market. It is not a 350 chev. Auto is a 4l80e 4 speed, manual valve body, stronger gearing, converter tuned to fit motor and is able to close up manually. Transfer case = Nissan GQ.

Some more information about it:

100" wheel base - it is a 90 Chassis extended by Richards
shorted sidepanels from a 110 and the roof is produced out of two pick-ups
2270kg vehicle weight with full tank
Nissan GQ axles front and back
4-link back suspension
King 2"x4" bump stops
Gigglepin winch with 2x XP6 12v Motor on 24v, 2x Albrights solenoid, cable are 70mm2/ 50mm2, 40% faster gearing and a wide drum

My english is bad but my german is good. (i am german)

Hope you can understand it.

Greetings
Chris

Post by **Bush65** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:44 am

I will be interested in how it goes. Presumably they will fit spotties before the event.

Post by **ISUZUROVER** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 8:41 am

def90 wrote:heres a link to a german fella...

Actually he is Swiss - but the 100" is awesome. Will be interesting to see how it goes!

For a country that banned motorsport many years a go, there seem to be a lot of enthusiastc/competitors there.

Post by **hook** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:10 am

PacMan wrote:
TRobbo wrote:damn I wish I could read German. Ashcroft, Maxidrive, LSIV
I will translate it for you.

My english is bad but my german is good. (i am german)
Hope you can understand it.

Greetings
Chris

Thanks Chris,

Your translation was good,
your English is proberly better then some Australians.

Post by **uninformed** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 3:08 pm

looks very well built, but i reckonm the "lockless"rover would be just as competitve if not more so...

IMO these are now out and out race cars, so if they have the bucks (looks like a fair few have gone into this one) why not build it like a race car... move motor back for better weight, keep weight down as much as possible, use alloy suspension arms, long suspension arms tucked up out of the way..... etc etc

still a nice rig though

Serg

Post by **mcdisco** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 4:33 pm

Very nice! Will be interesting to see how it goes...not many of the internationals running Landies have done well in the past. Does look like those tyres will be running foul of the guards, which look like Jeep flairs.

Angus

Post by **uninformed** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 4:51 pm

i guess it all depends on how much up travel he has.... he may have kept the rig as low as possible to handle well and just limited his up travel.. theres nothing wrong with that...

serg

Post by **stuee** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:23 pm

This thing looks mental. I want ONE!

uninformed wrote:IMO these are now out and out race cars, so if they have the bucks (looks like a fair few have gone into this one) why not build it like a race car... move motor back for better weight, keep weight down as much as possible, use alloy suspension arms, long suspension arms tucked up out of the way..... etc etc

I was under the impression that outback challenge rigs had to be road registered. Now I dont want to open one of those tough truck debates on rego etc. But the vehicles more and more are moving from road registered to specially built race cars. I'm not sure how they can scrutinize this with spectators coming from overseas were road rules are pretty lax or non existant.

Is road rego still part of the race rquirements or is it now just the different classes with this sort of beast fitting in the extreme/modified/whatever class??

Post by **uninformed** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:48 pm

i do not know the rules.... but i believe they have to be road registered.

but that must be pretty loose definition, i know you can get things engineered, but, Qld for example, has very strict rules.... no way you'd get 35 + tyres legal....

they may go easier on the foreign entries... i notice he has used rose joints on his suspension links.... i thought they were not legal in any state...

anyway, my point is they may be "road registered" but they are race trucks now, im fine with that.... and i see some guys spend alot of money on them. i just wonder why they dont seem to spend time on some basic design points when they are spending $1000+ on shocks at each corner...

just my opinion, but i dont know half of what most of the racers are doing.

Serg

Post by **ISUZUROVER** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 11:31 pm

EU/Swiss regs are way tougher than any state in OZ. Notice it is not registered. e.g. ANY change in tyre size over stock needs to be approved.

I think the "road registered" bit in the OBC regs is just for insurance purposes. No vehicle in the OBC would be 100% road legal.

Post by **grimbo** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:42 am

that is sweet. Be interesting to see how these rigs built for stuff like the Croatia Challenge handle the Outback Challenge

Post by **grimbo** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:44 am

and I think it is already here

Post by **TRobbo** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:19 pm

Wayne indicated in another outback thread that the truck is here.

It kinda puts the presentation on Mike's and Rohans trucks to shame.

Post by **LOCKEE** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:28 pm

See how it looks after it has done as much work as Rohan's let alone Mike's.

Post by **tom_286** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 4:39 pm

Seems to have all the gear, but takes a lot more than that to win these sorts of events. Will be interesting to see how they go. Good luck to them.

Post by **shakes** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 6:48 pm

am I the only one that thinks it looks odd and out of proportion?

Post by **Michele** » Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:58 pm

The "other" build link...
http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=25034

Post by **Sandy Rut** » Wed Dec 10, 2008 5:36 pm

German Dudes wrote:Wow, mein höchster - der landy is der ooooooooberhammer!!!

x2

Post by **luv4bee'n** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:50 pm

Looks like someone has driven past it and laid down automatic fire on it.
Also has what looks like as much rake as a POS 100 series

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