Hello from Denmark

[Martin Pedersen]

Hi,

Your name: Martin Pedersen
Your Cruiser: (Model, age, mileage etc) HDJ100L, 2004, 52.xxx km
Mods on your Cruiser: Armoured level B6
Plans for your Cruiser: (what does it want to be when it grows up A family hauler, overlander, off-road monster truck? And what mods do you plan to make to it?) Needs to be refreshed inside
4x4 Experience: Some from the army (Mercedes GD240, GD270, M113G3, IKK CV9035)
Anything else you think is interesting or relevant: Not at the moment =)

I joined this forum because i just bought my first Land Cruiser, and might need some help from time time =)
The car is an armoured HDJ100 VX100 from 2004, it was used by Danish special forces in Iraq.

 

[TonyP]

Welcome, interesting vehicle.

 

[Gary Stockton]

Welcome!! Didn't think the elk were that bad up that way?? :Lol:

All that extra weight must put a heck of a strain on the wagon?

 

[tonytoyota]

Hi it's not a 40 but I love it welcome wot will it weigh ? tonytoyota

 

[Martin Pedersen]

Empty weight 3750kg
Maximum weight 4500kg

 

[Bob]

Welcome to the forum. That's a very nice 100 you have, with an interesting back story I'm sure. It clearly survived it's adventures in Iraq without much action. Can't imagine it has great fuel consumption at nearly 4 ton!

 

[Martin Pedersen]

Hehe, its measured to 5,1 KM/L.

 

[wobbly]

Hi, welcome.

Interesting truck, see a few for sale here.

Is the windscreen bulletproof as well?

Cheers

Pete

 

[Martin Pedersen]

Everything is bulletproof, even the tires, they have a steel core, so they can bring you 50km if your tires are hit by bullets =)

 

[Justin_Elliott]

Welcome! Nice truck and interesting history i'm sure....

 

[fridayman]

Welcome. If I may ask, why did you buy an armoured truck? Please don't tell me if you would have to kill me

A mate in the Australian Army told me that on his armoured escort training course, their Cruisers went through 6! pairs of BFG AT's in 2600km (about 1600m) because of the weight.

 

[SpinDrift]

Welcome. Nice truck with an interesting history. There is an armoured truck that pops up occassionally on email - but hey, that is just a TV crew truck, this one is proper ex special forces. It would be interesting to see the look on the face of the people at your local Toyota shop if you had to drop in for an oil change!!

Presumably the suspension and brakes have been modified to handle the extra weight.

You say that the tyres are solid - so it must have been in service with those alloys. I guess that is a testament to their strength. Some people replace them with steel rims, but I would say that if they are good enough for action in Iraq, them must be good enough for whatever we can throw at them.

Do you have underbody protection as well, as in blast protectiont?

 

[Martin Pedersen]

It has reinforced brake system, reinforces springs, reinforces hinges, armoured accumulators, armoured floor, armoured roof, solid rubber core in tires, armoured windows, armoured doors, armoured panels and armoured overlays.
The floor is armoured, but its not V-curved. Its tested to withstand 50kg TNT.
The rest of the car is level B6: www alpineco com/ballisticchart

 

[froggy Steve]

Cool! Not many arguments at junctions with that beast
Steve