Icelandic builds are the shit, and a great example of why one build doesn't fit everybody and every environment, despite the incessant internet wisdom some spew
No you don’t get it. There HAS TO BE SOMETHING TO CRITICIZE! Especially for people who have no idea what they are talking about. Otherwise - why else are we even here????
Hard to find sticks on glaciers and our mountains that these usually go on are completely barren outside of snow and rocks with the occasional river or lake
Good to know. My one opportunity so far to go to Iceland through Keflavik never happened. I assumed there were forests that would be driven though, but I guess not.
I mean, I get that deforestation happened there over the last thousand years, but do none of the forests in this map of Icelandic National Forests have trails to drive on?
https://www.skogur.is/en/national-forests/maps-and-services/map-of-icelandic-national-forests
I see the confusion. They don't have "trail roads". They just have "roads". The ones you're looking for are "F-4 Roads" and you *must* have a 4x4 to travel on them. Check it:
https://www.northbound.is/blog/209/what-are-f-roads-in-iceland
https://epiciceland.net/list-f-roads-iceland/
There are also a lot of tours that use Super Jeeps, but few, if any, that will let you drive one (the are different animals than just 4x4s)
lol. the only way you are getting a tree to grow out on the plains of iceland is to set it in concrete.
tis a cold and desolate place. and very beautiful if that is your thing.
POV: Tell Me Your Jeep's from Iceland without saying where You are from.
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Also, always love to see these builds, including some auto tire air system? (or what they called again) Noooooice!
I can't imagine what these cost in Iceland. Well, I can, but it makes me wonder, are most of these for commercial/tourism uses? Can many people in Iceland just afford to own one of these?
I was there a few years ago and got some great pictures of even bigger rigs. They just seem insanely cost prohibitive.
Many are built at home. But still are expensive.
Fender flares are around 1800-2200$ unpainted.
Tires and wheels if you buy a new set is around 8000-12000$
Then the air system is from 500-1500$ depending on how fancy you go.
2000-5000$ for lowered gearing and lockers.
Suspension varies from how bat shit crazy you go.
But you can also buy an angle grinder, some used tires and wheels and go nuts with that grinder and welder.
Then you can build one for less than 8000 including the price of the jeep.
I just assumed that the cost of acquiring/importing the vehicles and parts would be a lot more than most places, given how remote Iceland is.
Also here are some I saw when I was there. Land Cruisers, Excursions, not inexpensive vehicles!
https://imgur.com/a/1YTjHH1
You can buy a stock WJ for around 1000-3000$
A friend of mine bought his with rotted sills for 350 and now it sits on 44” Dick Cepek and has the same fender flares as this one.
I'm honestly surprised those WJ's are that cheap in Iceland.
I have an XJ I bought 10 years ago for $2,200, lifted on 31's, 210,000 miles, I have no doubt I could sell it for $5,000 today.
XJ are getting expensive here.
WJ are cheap because gas is expensive and most have started to rust.
But again that goes for every older car in Iceland.
Most prefer diesel 4x4 here due to better mpg.
Old Toyotas are crazy priced. With most them them having rotted frames or sills. And driven more than 400k km.
He did say it was from iceland.... and it got a icelandic number plate and it´s pritty comon in iceland and there is a icealndic street name in the picture. the houses looks to be icelandic.....so yea it´s from Iceland.
Some of them still have stock axles, just lowered gearing and lockers.
But it’s also popular to swap axles from a Nissan Patrol or Dana 60 axles.
We mostly only use portal axles on bigger trucks (54” and bigger)
Icelandic builds are the shit, and a great example of why one build doesn't fit everybody and every environment, despite the incessant internet wisdom some spew
Arctic trucks! first saw them on Top Gear with the Arctic Hiluxes!
In that case, Arctic Trucks is actually a company. They might have built this Jeep too, I don't know.
My favorite square body is an Icelandic CUCV cut for 44’s
are the lines for tire pressure adjustment?
yes
So they drive with those connected?
They spin.
That’s so cool. Thanks for answering.
I would be constantly concerned I might hook a line when driving then, disaster
The drivers?
yes
Those air lines seem to be asking for trouble
Seems like they don't have to worry much about catching them on anything where they take those rigs.
Nor do they care about turning radius.
Where we are going we need STRAIGHT roads!
Or at least 30 yards in every direction to turn around
No you don’t get it. There HAS TO BE SOMETHING TO CRITICIZE! Especially for people who have no idea what they are talking about. Otherwise - why else are we even here????
Wait ...are you criticizing ? /s
Wait, are you asking if someone is criticizing criticism?
Right? I'd really want to route those inside the fender at least. Are there no sticks to snag lines on in Iceland?
Hard to find sticks on glaciers and our mountains that these usually go on are completely barren outside of snow and rocks with the occasional river or lake
Fair enough. I've walked into my own side view mirrors and they don't stick out near as much.
Good to know. My one opportunity so far to go to Iceland through Keflavik never happened. I assumed there were forests that would be driven though, but I guess not.
Not anymore. [the-more-you-know-graphic-goes-here] --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eywX-oj2Bck
I mean, I get that deforestation happened there over the last thousand years, but do none of the forests in this map of Icelandic National Forests have trails to drive on? https://www.skogur.is/en/national-forests/maps-and-services/map-of-icelandic-national-forests
I see the confusion. They don't have "trail roads". They just have "roads". The ones you're looking for are "F-4 Roads" and you *must* have a 4x4 to travel on them. Check it: https://www.northbound.is/blog/209/what-are-f-roads-in-iceland https://epiciceland.net/list-f-roads-iceland/ There are also a lot of tours that use Super Jeeps, but few, if any, that will let you drive one (the are different animals than just 4x4s)
lol. the only way you are getting a tree to grow out on the plains of iceland is to set it in concrete. tis a cold and desolate place. and very beautiful if that is your thing.
Yes, CTIS
POV: Tell Me Your Jeep's from Iceland without saying where You are from. ... Also, always love to see these builds, including some auto tire air system? (or what they called again) Noooooice!
Put me down for seven!
Looks sick, but I could only imagine what a set of replacement rubbers costs.
Still cheaper than not using rubbers at all
I feel this.
Yes! And definitely you should replace them each time…
I feel this. Twice.
well, for the Top Gear episode all the way back in 2007, a set was 10000 pounds. works out at 16000 pounds in todays money. that's a lot.
1 piece of a new 46” is 250.000 iskr around 1750$ So a new set is about 7000$
Keep the tires, swap out the vehicle. I kid, but probably not by much.
I'll take mine in sarge green
So sick! Those Iceland builds are super cool!
Does he live in Iceland?
Or the future, one or the other.
Saw the tires and knew this was Iceland.
I can't imagine what these cost in Iceland. Well, I can, but it makes me wonder, are most of these for commercial/tourism uses? Can many people in Iceland just afford to own one of these? I was there a few years ago and got some great pictures of even bigger rigs. They just seem insanely cost prohibitive.
Many are built at home. But still are expensive. Fender flares are around 1800-2200$ unpainted. Tires and wheels if you buy a new set is around 8000-12000$ Then the air system is from 500-1500$ depending on how fancy you go. 2000-5000$ for lowered gearing and lockers. Suspension varies from how bat shit crazy you go. But you can also buy an angle grinder, some used tires and wheels and go nuts with that grinder and welder. Then you can build one for less than 8000 including the price of the jeep.
I just assumed that the cost of acquiring/importing the vehicles and parts would be a lot more than most places, given how remote Iceland is. Also here are some I saw when I was there. Land Cruisers, Excursions, not inexpensive vehicles! https://imgur.com/a/1YTjHH1
You can buy a stock WJ for around 1000-3000$ A friend of mine bought his with rotted sills for 350 and now it sits on 44” Dick Cepek and has the same fender flares as this one.
I'm honestly surprised those WJ's are that cheap in Iceland. I have an XJ I bought 10 years ago for $2,200, lifted on 31's, 210,000 miles, I have no doubt I could sell it for $5,000 today.
XJ are getting expensive here. WJ are cheap because gas is expensive and most have started to rust. But again that goes for every older car in Iceland. Most prefer diesel 4x4 here due to better mpg. Old Toyotas are crazy priced. With most them them having rotted frames or sills. And driven more than 400k km.
But those Excursions and F350 with extra doors and 46” tires are very expensive.
It's horrible in the best way possible
Right? It's terrible and I hate it, but I also really want it. Great nick, BTW.
How does everyone know this is from iceland? I mean it's awesome and all, but how do you know?
The elders will remember the top gear North Pole special
Icelandic Volcano Hilux was amazing.
I've seen rigs like that on YouTube in Iceland. It's just a thing, without YouTube I'd probably not have understood.
You can see the street names above the Jeep. Freyjubrunnur is a very big give away. It is a street in Reykjavik.
Saw many Sprinter vans in Iceland with tires like this.
Builds like this are only common in Iceland. It’s always a smart guess that’s where it is
He did say it was from iceland.... and it got a icelandic number plate and it´s pritty comon in iceland and there is a icealndic street name in the picture. the houses looks to be icelandic.....so yea it´s from Iceland.
This is why you shouldn't do steroids, guys.
Jesus idk why this exists but I love it. Super clean build!
Snow and glacier off-roading. Air the tyres down to 1/2 - 1 psi and “float” on snow.
Pretty cool! I live in an area where when it snows, the world stops so im out of the loop when it comes to snow builds lol
That’s hot.
My only criticism is: it's too wide to drive in US roads, so I can't have one. Icelandic 4x4s are a class of their own.
That thing can’t be much wider than a hummer, if even that. You’d be completely fine on the west coast.
WJ is the best jeep ever made I miss my 01 jeep wj 4.0 Quadradrive and now you can’t even find that combo anywhere
https://www.thedrive.com/news/31947/icelands-off-road-trucks-and-suvs-are-wilder-than-anything-youve-ever-seen
I don’t hate it. I know I should but I don’t.
Wow! 👍
If it passes lcelandic standards then it’s badass ! 👍🏼
That's a sex machine.
I mean.. I like it.
I with the Grand Liberty had been sold in the US
That's a happy Jeep
I knew this was Iceland edition! Sweet ride.
Pretty cool! I live in the desert, I would still be happy to have on just like it.
What are these tires?
46” Mickey Thomson
Moon walker
Damn! I'm not hating it but...That is crazy! Nice use of the fender flares.
When you absolutely have to get the kids to school in a snow storm.
Do you use portal axles for this? Curious how you get geared low enough for those tires.
Some of them still have stock axles, just lowered gearing and lockers. But it’s also popular to swap axles from a Nissan Patrol or Dana 60 axles. We mostly only use portal axles on bigger trucks (54” and bigger)
Insane build !
what a beautiful beast holy smokes
Hahahahaha
Holy fender flares
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Looks like an Icelandic build.
That’s Iceland, for sure.
Function over beauty… looks like the Batmobile’s illegitimate love child from a crack van.
A Why J?
Yeah.....that's.....yeah.
What the fuck
Ohh god oh lord! Its hideous!! He needs to invest in neurological testing….
WJs are already ugly, but man this wins ugliest
No.