Fixing a tire on the trail.....

[BLAZER]

This is sweet and check out the van!!!!

http://videos.camaroz28.com/video/9b3d1 ... de6bd4.htm

[ds99]

That was the best!
Where do you think that was? I once read an article about 4wd vehicles customized in Greenland.
And who thought of lighter fluid to pop a tire back on its bead??

[LiftedAWDAstro]

That van is AWESOME!!!! I have also used that procedure to re-seat tires before. It works very well.

As for the van...there is a sticker on the side that says Glacier Expedition and then something after it...hmmmm. Looks like it was probably a Quigley 4x4 conversion. I see a Dana 44 front axle with radius arms and coils.

[WVKayaker]

better bring a can next time I'm out!

[potskie]

I use that method in my driveway on a regular basis. Usually either when I'm having trouble seating a bead the normal way. or when my can of carb or brake cleaner is closer than the air chuck. Done it on the trail before aswell. A quick spray all the way around the bead area with all the over spray going into the tire and POP on she goes.

[phr1$k37]

I think I was just taking to school. How the heck did you guys figure that out!? I am sitting here trying to think of what might make this a bad idea ... <insert smily rubbing chin>

[potskie]

The first time I ever saw or heard of this method was many many years ago watching a documentariy about a cross antarctic journey. Their tires kept unseating and they didn't have a compressor with enough umph to reseal em and once they were outta spares they just started trying random things till one of em actually put a science degree to good use and bam they came up with doing that.

[phr1$k37]

one of em actually put a science degree to good use and bam they came up with doing that.

Education pays!
Now I have taking the cheap way out, letting others figure it out first

[Someone]

Here is the whole episode the van is featured in...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 6886306534

or here aswell

http://www.veoh.com/videos/v366984QgXrDNsN

the whole "motorworld" series is good, just shows what driving is all about in different countrys

[mdmead]

Where do you think that was?

Over the years I've read and seen pics of these types of vehicles from Iceland. That would be my guess. Here are a few: http://www.4x4offroads.com/4x4-trucks-iceland.html

I've noticed all the vehicles have huge flares coving their tires... I recall it being a sticky legal point... It would be nice to get a set for an Astro/Safari!

[WVKayaker]

That Ford van is the $hit!

[sundanceuk]

It was filmed in ICELAND about 10 years ago, The motorworld host is Jeremy Clarkson of BBC TV "TopGear" Show.
There is a company doing Glacier Tours using 4x4 vans, Astros, Chevyvans and Econolines (even a 6x6 version).
The vans are a mixture of Pathfinder, & Quigley conversions with quite a lot of local Icelandic input.

Topgear also did a piece about a time trial (they had to try and beat 10 mins) around the Nurnburg Ring Circuit in Germany, In a Diesel Ford Transit van, if you want to see a van kick ass with european sports cars with a Dodge Viper running blocker, this is the one to find, sorry I cannot find a link to it, but I'm sure somebody will.

[SafariRob]

Lighter fluid? In a spray can? That's got to be starter fluid.
But it sure is a good trick to know. The tire pressure even looked right afterwards.