This tool pulls the wheel without damaging the plastic. Note the 6 ton bridge crane! It’s 30 acres and features mixed pasture and forested lands. 1. Using that and a gear puller and it came off, still with a fair amount of effort. It’s a little awkward at the corners because there isn’t much room behind the lift pole. Volvo Military c306 tgb21 6x6 military truck For Sale Category... Classic Cars Motorcycles Camper Vans 4x4s American Cars Modern Cars 3 Wheelers Books / DVD's Commercial Electric Cars FIA Race Cars Memorabilia etc Military Number Plates Other Parts Projects Toy Cars etc Wedding Cars I’m not sure whether I’ll use the bed forward or to the back. After then engine is turned off, residual fuel in the carburators evaporates and makes it’s way into the vacuum system (not much, but over time, enough). Instead the various cabinets and seats clamp the floor down. Floor to ceiling height is approx 4 ft. The old route was thru a bit of flexible tubing with an intake just in front of the radiator. Here it is a cove piece with strengthening battens glued transverse to the grain. This tool pulls the wheel without damaging the plastic. The car was developed in the late 60s based on the successful L-3314 series and went into production in 1974. Most auto parts stores don’t stock the correct filter for the old filterbox. It’s a bit of a mess with hoses having to run up into the front cabin to be switched via manual valves. I had always planned on putting the floor in last so it wouldn’t get dented and scratched while other things are installed in Trog. . On a whim, I bought some dark red vinyl at the fabric store. I have been wanting to make the same mod to Trog, but have had trouble finding a suitable air filter box. 03.12.2016 - Marc Sattel hat diesen Pin entdeckt. Folded flat and pushed back to the rear. 0:37. Saved by Levi. Using some stainless marine fittings and some 7/8″ stainless pipe I made up the 4 door handles and am in the process of making a few more oh-shit handles: The standoffs with wing mounting flanges didn’t match the existing bolt holes that the old handles used. The new shop is a much better place to do painting as the road outside is paved vs the dirt/gravel road of my old shop. It took almost 25′ of 3/8″ Gates 27004 hose and 25′ of 1/4″ Gates 27002 hose to do the system. I was able to reuse the bottom spar mount, but had to weld on a new mount on the window frame for the upper end of the shock. When the roof is lowered, the bed will be flat, unfolded and reside on the bed rails. The output uncermoniously dumps into an interior panel stiffener box tube. The propane stove is attached to the door so you can cook outside, or in really bad conditions inside while squatting. I’ve been spending my time recently on the front cabin interior. Have I been referring to Trog as him or it?). Unfortunately when I tried to sew the seams up I found out how lame polypro carpet is. Yeeks, I’m pretty sure the fuel filter hasn’t been replaced in 30 years. First, we purchased a property on nearby Vashon Island. . He takes up too much room. I spent the day rewiring the electrical system. Plus, this means that air filters are easy to come by. The headliner is a piece of SurePly with some thin headliner foam sprayglued down. TrögBlog – Volvo C306 Firetruck Restoration and Camper Conversion. 27.01.2016 - Wayne Thiessen hat diesen Pin entdeckt. So instead I ordered new 1600 series windows from Motion Windows. I may go for a design where the corners have to be zipped up, in which case the sides would lay much nicer: Last week, Eric came down to help me build a paint spray booth. I finally found one off a mid 90s Jeep Wrangler with a 6 cylinder engine, same as Trog, so it should be sized appropriately. So, it looks like I’ll do a folding design. On Sat night I took Trog thru a gully and got hung up. Looking to convert your car or van into a camper? The Volvo C303, C304 and C306 are a family of light off-road vehicles, designed for army use. Trog uses a vacuum based system for locking the differentials, engaging front wheel drive and the power take off (PTO). After truing up the ropes that lift the 4 corners such that each corner lifts the same amount, I am able to now spec the tenting. I bought some polypropylene auto carpet and fitted it over the carpet padding. For less than 5.000 Euro you can get a car with 2 years TuV (technical approval), with that it should be no problem to get it registered everywhere. Trog was spanning the gully with the front and rear bumpers supporting it. I also had to spend some time doing preliminary wiring and mounting of the siren and dome light. With it, I made a headliner and covered the old passway pads. The trip to Mogfest was the first time to try it out. A piece of scrap Sunbrella duct taped to the bolt-tape that slides into the tracks. I’m hoping to carve out a bit of time to get the interior gutters installed so Trog is rainproof. To the right of the door is a detachable sink that uses the same faucet as the external shower. The rear side windows were made of plexiglass or lexan and were pretty scratched up. Forward allows one of us to get down in the morning and make coffee on the stove. As you can imagine from the bodgy welds, this version took many iterations, all failing, from bending the clamp to cracked welds. FWD is engaged when any of the following are true: Most of the old hoses. The old door and oh-shit handles on Trog were some ugly plastic coated stamped metal things. Really hung up! I was a bit worried that Laura wouldn’t like the color, so I took the opportunity to compliment her on some boots that are a similar color. After Trog is turned off, there is a little bit of gas remaining in the carbs. The old windows and seals were in pretty bad shape. Szybka, łatwa i lokalna sprzedaż rzeczy z drugiej ręki. The old door and oh-shit handles on Trog were some ugly plastic coated stamped metal things. I played around with a couple possibilities for the camper roof. ... Volvo C306 Firetruck Restoration and Camper Conversion Theme by mg12. Quentin and I boarded Trog and set off to the rescue. That simply won’t do. It turns out with the seats in a fixed location Trog is still comfortable for normal height people to drive. The common manifold eliminates a lot of redundant hose. I spent a lot of time fishing wires, drilling holes, pushing in grommets and cursing to do this wiring. I’m thinking of installing the wheel in the foreground as the new wheel: It’s 20″ in diam, vs 17″ for the stock wheel. It’s the end of the year push! This makes a huge difference in the quality of the paint job. Ogłoszenia o tematyce: laplander volvo na Sprzedajemy.pl - Kupuj i sprzedawaj rzeczy używane i nowe w Twojej okolicy. Life has been hectic with the shop move in, Mogfest, Burning Man, an East Coast trip, a wedding in Santa Cruz and other distractions. It features a nice kitchen and a bathroom with a shower. Volvo was a bit sloppy with this system. That gas can also degrade the membranes of the vacuum actuators (and brake servos), so I intend to put a charcoal filter  inline with the intake manifold hose. Terrängbil is the name used inside the Swedish army, in short Tgb. Here’s a couple inside pix, Bench seating on both sides, the bed is two sections, the forward section sets over the folded down bench seat in the mid-cabin. The service manual indicates to use a special Volvo tool. I still need to redo the hosing for the vents on the various gearboxes. When I install the 123 Ignition the tach should read correctly…. So I elected to get the radiused corners. Trog’s air intake and filtration system is a somewhat flawed design. Volvo Cross Country C303, (Tgb 11, A.K.A "Terrängbil 11", translated as "Terrain Vehicle 11"), is the base model of a range of military vehicles produced by Volvo.. Entdecke (und sammle) deine eigenen Pins bei Pinterest. I believe the vents will alllow enough air in (their combined area is almost the same as the diameter of the intake hose). and collapsed. With the new shop, I got a good coat the first try. Meanwhile there is a dealer in Hamburg who imports Volvo C303 and prepares it for selling in Germany. Volvos, being essentially single layer boxes have very few easy paths for wire runs. The service manual indicates to use a special Volvo tool. The space was previously used as a development shop for a computer graphics special effects company and was finished to a much higher level than most shops. So does my son! The 1600 windows are available with mitred corners, but I think they look a little funny. After trying unsuccessfully to extricate ourselves we called in backups. Perhaps Nida-Core, aluminum honeycomb or Coosa marine board. In this case the floor is glued to that piece. I like how Trog looks swayback in this photo: I’ve been pretty jammed into my current shop. Without it the panels would be pretty boomy/rattly. A little “cold forging” of the cockpit area with a hammer gave me another 2″ of legroom. I’ve found with a mild abrasive rubbing compound I can quickly fade the new paint to match fairly well. To fix this, yet retain the look, I have constrained the tambours using some aluminum U channel to make flipout flaps. The fuel line is rated for vacuum service and won’t degrade quickly with oils or gasoline vapors that will creep into the vacuum system. The truck seems like it might have served as a field ambulance in its previous life, and though no details are given on running condition, it looks to have a sturdy set of bones on which to build a formidable overlander rig. These vehicles are sometimes called the Laplander, a name which was also used for its predecessor (the L3314). An 8x8 was planned but dropped. They were replaced by Gates fuel line. This 1979 Volvo C306 is a former Swedish military vehicle that appears to be in good shape despite its working past. This took up some room in the engine tunnel and I found it somewhat untidy looking, as well as possibly prone to water intake. The cool thing about this conversion is if anything gets trashed, it’s super easy to replace. Check out our full build step by step as we turn a cheap Volvo V70 estate car into a bootkamper. The new windows went in without any difficulty. What I thought was a simple task ended up taking a few hours. This time Colby’s girlfriend and Laura and Q joined. Ever since I brought Trog out to Vashon Quentin begs me to take Trog out for rides. Only a little bit of the front wheels bit into the hillside, the rear wheels were fully off the ground. 27-sep-2018 - Everything on c303. I’m prettty happy with how it turned out, however if I were to do it again I would choose a blonde bamboo as it doesn’t show scratches as much. Back in the summer, before Mogfest, I installed the seats. We are planting an apple orchard and starting a hard cider business. This gives me another 1″ of headroom. So I had to cut off one side and weld it to the other side. It is followed by the vinyl stapled. After raising the roof, it will be folded and pushed forward out of the way. I spent some time tracking down new slider track for the driver passenger windows, but everything that I could source wasn’t quite the right size. I got the new VDO 6K RPM tach installed in Trog when I redid the wiring. The floor and subfloor are floating — that is they aren’t directly fastened to the metal floor. Not having that tool, I tried making my own. This vehicle range was in production between 1974 and 1984. In the future, I want to replace most of this tangle of hoses, at least the ones that lead to the manual switches in the main cabin, with  solenoid activated valves, I believe Skinner 3000 series valves should work, specifically 3133BJA7LNC4 RR T1J1 C1  12 VDC. Flooring was glued to the subfloor using a polyurathene glue. Entdecke (und sammle) deine eigenen Pins bei Pinterest. The vacuum system is “powered” by a port on the intake manifold of the engine. To deploy the bed on the bed rails I would have to unhook it and lower it to the rails. Miguel showered with sparks while cutting a hole in the back of Trog for a vent to draw in cool air for the refrigerator compressor. A helpful Mog pulled me out. Nieruchomości, Motoryzacja, Komputery, Meble, Antyki, Telefony, Sprzęt sportowy i inne Sorry I haven’t updated the TrogBlog in a bit. In the event of a fire or backfire this is ready fuel (to quickly light the plastic air filter box). two 30 lb gas shocks. I’m going to replace it with nylon carpet instead. This seems cumbersome and also adds a bunch more weight that I have to lift to the roof. I’ve been quite busy with other projects. Copyright © 2008-2013 TrögBlog – Volvo C306 Firetruck Restoration and Camper Conversion, TrögBlog – Volvo C306 Firetruck Restoration and Camper Conversion, Hard braking (there is a pressure sensor on the brake line). I performed an autopsy…. Colby and I returned again to Mogfest this year. The white box is a drawer style marine refrigerator. It’s basically astroturf and unravels unrelentingly. Not much has happened to Trog in the meantime, he has sat sadly neglected in my old shop. Sorry for not updating the TrogBlog in over a year. So the camper conversion went much smoother and quicker than I thought. Total lift is 32″. A few years of sun fading on the old paint must have made the difference. I also fabricated a bunch of bamboo panels to cover the flat surfaces. However, I got into a few blocking issues where the floor needed to go in before cabinets could be installed. I finally am moving out of the old shop and one of the last things to go was Trog. And the damage — the rear bumper tweaked a bit. That means I need to fill the existing rectangular window cutouts with corner pieces. Similar to Unimog or Pinzgauer, Volvo Cross Country or just known as the Volvo C303 is all-terrain vehicles are designed and developed as a light multipurpose vehicle with highly off-road capability. It's very potential to convert into adventure RV to make overlander enthusiast happy. I’ll set some countersinks into the bamboo so it can be bolted down. I’ll cover it with some hardboard or plastic to keep it from getting dinged up. Volvo C306 Firetruck Restoration and Camper Conversion. Trog takes up a lot of space and I have acquired a bunch of tools over the years and it’s getting harder to use them because everything is in the way of everything. Dragon’s Head Cider is the name. The frogs weren’t amused. After sitting for 8 months it started right up! As you can imagine from the bodgy welds, this version took many iterations, all failing, from bending the clamp to cracked welds. If you look closely, you can see I’m cooking up some Indian fry bread and an acorn squash. 9. TrögBlog – Volvo C306 Firetruck Restoration and Camper Conversion A week+ ago, my friend Colby and I flew, one way, down to San Diego to check out a 1977 Volvo C306 6WD firetruck that came up for: pin. Blurry pic as I was driving, but it’s reading > 6K at 90 km/h. Here’s a few pics of the empty shop. and check out the slide-out add-a-room, like on high end RVs! Towards the back feels a bit more natural and creates a 2nd sleeping area below, between the cabinets. So I’ll have to make it mount a little higher for leg clearance. A/C, heat and ceiling fans too. To keep things tidy, I decided to remove the old ignition switch and cowling. TrögBlog – Volvo C306 Firetruck Restoration and Camper Conversion » 2008 » April. The plastic air filter box sits right above the carburetors. I’ve done this on the door jambs, but not on large areas like the doors. The actual tent will likely be light grey or tan. With gas springs, gaskets, latching locks and bamboo inner faces installed. 🚜Construction🚜 on our new state-of-the-art showroom has started and we need room! 41 best Overlander images on Pinterest | 4x4, Cars and Caravan And finally the rear window was never installed — just an aluminum panel where the glass should be. In the process, I have put an ignition switch on the instrument panel. Volvo marketed the C303 to civilians as the Cross Country, a name that would later be applied to Volvo's crossovers and wagons.The first page … It is a little unclear whether the valve seating on this are appropriate for vacuum on the common side. Turns out there’s too much noise in the ignition system and it reads high. Instead of using the adjustable rails, I chose to mount them in a fixed position — thru bolted thru the floor. January 6. I think it worked because she gave the thumbs up when visiting today. This gas evaporates and soaks the air filter. This version was produced both as a 4x4 and a 6x6. La Aduana: 1975 Volvo C303 Camper - Expedition Portal. I guess I now have a somewhat expensive full size template. The exception is the cowling that covers the transmission tunnel. So I replaced them with gas shocks. The new paint is slightly brighter and more “lipstick red” even though it is the same paint code as the old paint. Right now I have to park him in the shop here. The 6x6 versions of the range are the C304 and C306. I finally got Trog running again. I’ll try a “cleaning” wax first since the rubbing compound forever kills the gloss. Also, I’m not sure if the Cv of the valves are sufficient to move enough air to engage the actuators in a short enough amount of time. However, they don’t work at all with a camper layout as the rollup tracks would completely bisect the living area. Yum. If not, I will replace the vent plate with something with larger orifices. This is prototyped using 3/4″ plywood which is heavy and flexes too much. I drove it without incident (and roof) to the new shop. This week, I will be moving into a really nice new shop that I will be sharing with Colby. Then when we want to use the bed, it’ll ufold to lay flat. The 30 year old vacuum hoses were showing some significant signs of deterioration so I decided to pull them and replace with new. Not having that tool, I tried making my own. This evening Quentin informed me there was a huge fire that needed to be put out. The driver/passenger windows both leaked and one side didn’t lock. Unfortunately we got hung up in the frog pond. ... Volvo C306 Firetruck Restoration and Camper Conversion I made a jig out of a piece of scrap aluminum to get the spacing right: I’ve been debating doing a single panel bed that attaches to the roof via hooks vs some sort of folding design. The hook design would have the bed rise with the poptop when raising the roof. I’ll go back to pick up the roof after I clear out more of the machines that are in the way. (I can’t remember Trogblog tone here. It also looks cheap, kinda sparkly like astroturf. The drivers front window on many Volvo C30x’s flip out. I’d love to tilt the steering column forward a little bit as well, but doing so would require fabbing a new bracket down near the steering box. I also needed to block the edges a bit using some old oak flooring to allow for the window flange. If none of the above makes a bit of sense, maybe these pics will. Saved by Takao Inoue. To prevent stuff from getting into the gearbox vents, Volvo has run a network of 1/8″ish hose connecting them. The front wheel drive actuator is controlled by a 12v solenoid. Here’s a mess of pix. They are held out via two rigid steel spars which must be manually placed. I’ve finally gotten a chance to do some work on Trog again. The Volvo, despite being rather tall has a relatively low roof inside the rear cabin. Before moving in, the owner put in a new floor. Where a nice neat manifold would minimize mess, they went with a series of T’s. Copyright © 2008-2013 TrögBlog – Volvo C306 Firetruck Restoration and Camper Conversion, TrögBlog – Volvo C306 Firetruck Restoration and Camper Conversion. A vent plate finishes the outside. Bekijk meer ideeën over camper, volvo, auto-inrichting. The silver stuff is more Damplifier constrained layer dampening material. This involved removing the steering wheel. The real bed deck will be some composite material. He likes it over here. I had to redo the flip-out flaps 3 times due to dust nits getting in the paint. The air path goes thru the new filter box behind the passenger and up thru a stainless tube to an intake box. It had a Volvo part # on it…though if the firefighters in Kungsbakka did replace it it would have likely been a Volvo part as well. I made up an aluminum ring with a conical interior profile to match the steel turn signal cancel ring. I got 50 sq ft of Mocha Moso engineered bamboo flooring from Bamboo Hardwoods which was just enough to cover the area. When the Swedish military renovated their fleet of TGBs they added a new metal air filter box further upstream in the intake system and just used the old air filter box as a manifold to feed the carbs.