Win a Thing if you can identify this!!!

[garlicbreath]

I ran across this the other day. Remember it from a few years ago and thought it was pretty cool. Curious to see who remembers it and what they remember.

 

[garlicbreath]

Here is the engine compartment

Engine? What engine?

 

[Ronnie4wd]

I haven´t seen that pic but I know what it is not sure what you are talking about was said before though.

 

[Orange Crush]

Volvo?

 

[cegusman]

Yep volvo wagon on land rover axles. was in a mag a few years ago. I would pimp it out.

 

[Hogback Fabrication]

Yep volvo wagon on land rover axles.

 

[Burt4x4]

Engine? What engine?

Ya what engine is that?
And what the heck is Bert doing with that baby?
hahaha

Later
Burt

 

[pauly383]

I have that issue it was in , those are supposed to be millitary truck portals .

 

[dremu]

I have that issue it was in , those are supposed to be millitary truck portals .

Oh, like maybe Volvo C303 portals? You know, the Swedish Chef version of the Unimog...

-- A

 

[Greg72]

Oh, like maybe Volvo C303 portals? You know, the Swedish Chef version of the Unimog...

-- A

That rear axle sure doesn't look like a portal axle. Those axletubes appear to be perfectly in line with the wheel hubs.....


Is it some sort of forced-articulation suspension?? Looks like maybe some hydraulic setup with the hoses in pic 2.

 

[Ronnie4wd]

There was one like that Volvo xc70 with C303 portals who did the dakar rally .
That one had the engine in the middle of the car.
I never heard how it did in the rally so I guess it didn´t do good

 

[MNorby]

is that some sort of cantilever panhard on the rear axle or that forced artic linkage?

 

[garlicbreath]

is that some sort of cantilever panhard on the rear axle or that forced artic linkage?

It's a Watts linkage. Keeps the axle centered. Like a panhard rod, but a watts link truly keeps the axle centered instead of pushing it to one side when the suspension cycles.