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

here is a pic

that would be lush in the ruts..

Looks the same as this one
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... hp?t=56748

RV wrote:Looks the same as this one
http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... hp?t=56748

But my thread had a pic so it must be true

this may be a dumb question, but why is the winch rollers higher than the drum? or is there 2 winchs in there?

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."

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

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.

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

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

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.

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?

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


More info here:
http://members.fortunecity.co.uk/farmer ... ntory.html

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

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??

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.

Flathead Ford V8 100 bhp Petrol engine, 4-speed full synchro gearbox, Hi/low transfer case, rear diff locks, high portal axles, coil suspension, 1M articulation, 0.33M ground clearance, 60% gradability.

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?

I have a pair at work if anyone is looking too buy some

more details cheezy what yah got volvo or 404 diffs

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.

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.