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Old Dec 6, 2011 | 03:34 PM
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Toyotas in the artic :Location: Iceland

Went on a brillient 3days trip last weekend with friends.
We drove to the mountains on friday night where we stayed in a cabin for the night. Then drove into the middle of the highland on the saturday untill we got to a cabin called setur where we spent the the saturday night bbq ing and drinking bear and having fun.
On the sunday we had to get back. The return trip took 19hours do to harsh snow condition and trucks breaking down. But my 4runner did well. The fuel consumption was good! Approximatly 25gallons of oil for the weekand. Would have been abour 60 if i was still with the 3.0 v6.


Cold Start in Hólaskógur on Saturday morning.


Last fuel stop untill the artic highland at Hrauneyjar highland center



air pressure lowerd down to 5psi












Grand on 44"


Action!



toyota to the reacue!



Kjerlingarfjöll


Icey river Þjórsá.. fun to drive on it and listen to the ice crack










size differences







Brumm..



No speed limit there.. no police









Patrol with the same 2.8 tdi engine as me



Stopping for pictures



Rig Pose


Fast jeep










Its beautifull in the mountains. The cabin is there.


Of course there was barbecue and beer.





the kitchen.



Departure on Sunday morning


clean ice




This truck came literally from the mountains on Sunday morning. He had been on all night ..







Jeep Grand lost cooling water and melted the motor.


Sammi Ulfrhttp://www.toyota-4runner.org/galler...rotm-ulfr.html




The rope was used alot.
















Tire of the rime.









brillient weekend with friends
400miles were driven and all the toyotas got back home in good shape. Hope you guys like it.
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Old Dec 6, 2011 | 03:41 PM
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that runner is savage except i would be running 44 16-18 iroks or boggers. i dont like the dick cepek. that thing is huge though.

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Old Dec 6, 2011 | 11:47 PM
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Very nice pics and report.
I always enjoy seeing these Arctic type rigs.
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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 12:37 AM
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Awesome Pics, terrific Rigs, I bet nice gears for those big tires huh.
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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 05:17 AM
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Cool rigs-
Cool report!
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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 03:05 PM
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Great pics and rigs! Thanks for sharing the fun.
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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 03:38 PM
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You guys have thee BEST looking Yota's on the planet!
SO COOL!
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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 03:50 PM
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Awesome!!!
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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 06:13 PM
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I'm cold just looking at that, however it looks fun.

Just out of curiosity, how deep of snow can the fjz80 drive in without getting stuck?
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Old Dec 7, 2011 | 10:33 PM
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Fantastic trip report and great pics! Good to hear from our icelandic members again...
love that Hilux DC... very nice cabin... is that a club cabin or one of those "survival" cabins I've heard the government puts up in the back country to protect travelers/workers caught in storms?...
Looked like that chef was hard at work setting up a nice Pork Loin Roast... want to share a recipe for Icelandic style Barbecue?
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Old Dec 8, 2011 | 09:52 AM
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Epic post.
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Old Dec 8, 2011 | 12:03 PM
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Are there any rear pics of the blue (I think) 4runner? Looks like it has a very unique tailgate/rear door.... I'm talking about the royal blue on in the 7th and 10th pictures from the top.

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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Countryhick
that runner is savage except i would be running 44 16-18 iroks or boggers. i dont like the dick cepek. that thing is huge though.
Is it really necessary to criticize the tire choice??

Amazing pics! This reminds me of the Top Gear special - except you guys don't have a production crew with you and support trucks that are there to make sure the BBC doesn't have to pay out any insurance claims to dead TV hosts families.

That looks like amazing fun - some of the toughest looking trucks ever.
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Old Dec 24, 2011 | 05:01 AM
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Some videos from the trip.


My "Patrunner"
MOV005 - YouTube

Patrol flyby
MOV003 - YouTube

Random
MOV002 - YouTube

Jeep power
MOV004 - YouTube

Crossing a frozen deep river
MOV006 - YouTube

Another deep river
MOV008 - YouTube

Geting the tire back on the rim
MOV009 - YouTube
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Old Dec 24, 2011 | 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Jüles Bästard Runner
Awesome Pics, terrific Rigs, I bet nice gears for those big tires huh.
i have 5:71 drive ratio

Originally Posted by snobdds
I'm cold just looking at that, however it looks fun.

Just out of curiosity, how deep of snow can the fjz80 drive in without getting stuck?
On 44" or 46" they get everywere. They are popular over here but expensive


Originally Posted by aviator
Fantastic trip report and great pics! Good to hear from our icelandic members again...
love that Hilux DC... very nice cabin... is that a club cabin or one of those "survival" cabins I've heard the government puts up in the back country to protect travelers/workers caught in storms?...
Looked like that chef was hard at work setting up a nice Pork Loin Roast... want to share a recipe for Icelandic style Barbecue?
This is a club cabin , one of 4 on the highland that this club has. The storm shelters are much simpler.
i dont think there is to specal about icelandic bbq exept we do in in all weather lol

Originally Posted by yotasavg
Are there any rear pics of the blue (I think) 4runner? Looks like it has a very unique tailgate/rear door.... I'm talking about the royal blue on in the 7th and 10th pictures from the top.
This blue runner is actualy a 1980 Hilux with a 4runner body.



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Old Dec 24, 2011 | 05:29 AM
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Dude!! That is absolutely awesome!! I have dreams about that kinda trip all the time.... Thanks for sharing, now I gotta clean all the drool off my keyboard :-)
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Old Dec 24, 2011 | 05:49 AM
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now im hungary and want bigger tires......... thanks for sharing!
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Wow the rear of that blue one is so cool! Some really clean looking custom work!
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Old Dec 24, 2011 | 11:55 AM
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wow what a tease. nice stuff
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Old Dec 24, 2011 | 02:04 PM
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Thanks for sharing the vids of the fun! Gotta love what sounds like a howling wind too.
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