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80 Series with volo portals

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80 Series with volo portals

Post by Nev62 »

This is simply amazing. 3 full days to convert an 80 series to Volo portals :shock: 17" clearance to the diff and 24" to the rockers. :cool:
Story is on pirate http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthre ... 873&page=1

here is a pic

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Post by derelict_frog »

that would be lush in the ruts..
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Post by Nev62 »

RV wrote:Looks the same as this one :finger:
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... hp?t=56748
But my thread had a pic so it must be true :finger: :D
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Post by china »

this may be a dumb question, but why is the winch rollers higher than the drum? or is there 2 winchs in there? :oops:
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Post by spazbot »

i dont think anyone has told him how to install his fairlead onto his nice arb bar

quoe from pirate "Because you have to mount the MileMarker upside down, the ARB is made so you can run the winch either way."
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Post by china »

:D :2gunfire:
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Post by known 2 »

i'm sorry i don't understand what a volo or is it volvo portal is could someone explain?, but it does look cool
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Post by Davidh »

If you read the thread on Pirate he says the winch is a Milemarker that feeds out backwards to Warns etc.
It has to come out over the drum not under like conventional setups.
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Post by RockyF75 »

known 2 wrote:i'm sorry i don't understand what a volo or is it volvo portal is could someone explain?, but it does look cool
I HAD no idea either, but take a look at the pics in the 1st link, pretty self explanatory..... and pretty DAMN COOL :cool:
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Post by china »

Davidh wrote:If you read the thread on Pirate he says the winch is a Milemarker that feeds out backwards to Warns etc.
It has to come out over the drum not under like conventional setups.
yeh it still looks to high but, maybe just the pic
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Post by Bush65 »

known 2 wrote:i'm sorry i don't understand what a volo or is it volvo portal is could someone explain?, but it does look cool
Those axles were originally fitted to Volvo C303 (4x4), C304 (6x6) or C306 (heavier 6x6) forward control vehicles.

Portal gear reducing boxes at the wheels increase the under axle clearance by approx 125mm.
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Post by up2nogood »

Just came back from New Caledonia and noticed the Froggie army use some sort of light Mog like truck with portals.

Anyone know what they are?
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Post by ISUZUROVER »

up2nogood wrote:Just came back from New Caledonia and noticed the Froggie army use some sort of light Mog like truck with portals.

Anyone know what they are?
I have seen heaps of french military vehicles in my travels over here, and they have all been renault 4x4 and 6x6 trucks (haven't noticed portals) and a small 4x4 that looks like a copy of the puch/g-wagen. I think they may have had some pinzgauers (sp?) a long time ago...

edit - was it one of these? It is a Marmon-Simca V8 - with portals
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Post by ISUZUROVER »

Bush65 wrote:
known 2 wrote:i'm sorry i don't understand what a volo or is it volvo portal is could someone explain?, but it does look cool
Those axles were originally fitted to Volvo C303 (4x4), C304 (6x6) or C306 (heavier 6x6) forward control vehicles.

Portal gear reducing boxes at the wheels increase the under axle clearance by approx 125mm.
Some pictures and specifications of the C303 Laplander here.

http://www.volvoadventures.com/Laplander_C303spec.html
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Post by up2nogood »

I have seen heaps of french military vehicles in my travels over here, and they have all been renault 4x4 and 6x6 trucks (haven't noticed portals) and a small 4x4 that looks like a copy of the puch/g-wagen. I think they may have had some pinzgauers (sp?) a long time ago...

edit - was it one of these? It is a Marmon-Simca V8 - with portals


Yep, looks the same. Probably old machinery, as they don't have too many wars in NC. Well, not since 1988 anyway.

Wonder if they have diff locks??
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Post by ISUZUROVER »

up2nogood wrote:
Wonder if they have diff locks??
The website says they have "rear diff locks" - whatever that means - so they must at least have 1.
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Post by up2nogood »

Dunno if that would be the rig then. How bloody old would it be to run a flathead V8?

Might have to bug the army back over there to see if I can find out.

By the way, I saw a dude with a white Disco on portals a couple of weeks back, in Sydney. He had "sunnyside up 4x4 club" on his windscreen. Anyone know it?
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Post by Cheezy4x4 »

I have a pair at work if anyone is looking too buy some :?:
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Post by wanna »

more details cheezy what yah got volvo or 404 diffs
Dont be scared give it a go
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Post by ISUZUROVER »

Cheezy4x4 wrote:I have a pair at work if anyone is looking too buy some :?:
If they are 5.99:1 volvos please pm me a price.
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Post by Cheezy4x4 »

I will check the ratio on Wednesday when back at work. ;) .
Have Volvo, 404's, Dana 60's, 2.5 Rockwell, 80 series, GQ and GU,s. :twisted:
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