If you need to ask you can Not afford it....

[Ricardo Kuhn]

Originally Posted by X Banana Boy

The Dakar Volvo trucks are made from the range of trucks. They have military trucks as well that are based on their commercial trucks so those would probably be best to base a RTW model on. http://www.volvo.com/trucks/global/e...nmental_sales/

I was unable to find any of the "Tasty ones" but i'm sure they are there somewere..

but maybe the parts are more complicated to achive.

It seems the only the US has trucks with a big nose. The rest of the world (I know for South Africa's case) the trucks are limited by weight and length so that is why the cab sits on top of the engine. I think Europe is probably the same.

Yeah that is so fuck up, well the distances are far longer here and ussually more linear so a long wheel base is not so bad, but in the mountains of europe will be a pain in the butt to drive , specially if you are in the back of one.

And even better all the trucks in Europe have this little skirts from one wheel to the other one, on the side of them (almost to the floor) to improve wind flow but more than anything to aviod other small vehicles get eaten by the trucks big wheels in case of a accident.

Ricardo, did that International truck have a safe on board?? If did you get any pics of where they would put a safe?? Thanks

For Guns and Money...??
Hell Yeah but I can not tell you were it is...

For keys and small too..?

yes is does have at least two of them (Secret ones) and also a "Give away" safe to keep the old passport, false papers and a few dollars so the evil people get some to be content.

Unicat can also bulletproof you truck to pretty much whatever level of security (from One to six) but then the off road capabilityes become restricted do to the Immense mass of the plates, even kevlar is not so light to start with, much less the policarbonate (Lexan) that is super dupper dense, for example we use to lift "windows"(you can varelly see true them) 60cmsX 50CmsX5cms thick.. ussing a fork lift because even three people were not exactlly able to move it with out the risk of damage

Personally I will like to see at least double glass windows since they are at least a good deterant for the comun robber with a crow bar or something like that since the only deffence after they bridge the front compartment is a skinny aluminum plate to enter the Living quarters.

here is a Picture of the passage way.


Personally I believe Semiotics is you best defence, Like a Gangster that paint and bling his car in a certain way so everybody know they better not mess with it, even if is all show and no go and the owner is a total pussicat, you know made the attacher (persive) like if he messes with the truck his ass is going to be sore big time.

Note: I did work on a Bullet proofing car company (we work on helicopter too) many years ago and we have a lot of reserch done in "Perseptional counter measurements" (I got four semesters of Advance Semiotic thanks to that plus other 3 I spend at school) from Noise, colors, textures even brigh lights (even when you are park with proximity sensors) to make the vehicle look imprenable from the start so the bad guys prefer to go for something a little easier..

But If they want your Truck no matter what, a pair of remote control centry Mini-Guns will do the trick everytime..

[Ricardo Kuhn]

Originally Posted by MvZee

Yeah, the Maximog is cool too... with a little investigation you would find that it too was built by Unicat!

Mark you are such a "scaryCat"

don't you think is time you tell this audience about you project the Octamog

Someday will be something like this..



for now is actuallly not so bad.


But we still need to work a milion more hours on it...

Come on mark you are so freaking smart is about time you contritute you brain a little for the benefit of the rest of us..

[Ricardo Kuhn]

I just found a Video of My favorite Dakar truck
the BigAss Kamaz

I love to see this Old Russian guys winning with Obsolete technology agains the super well founded european teams.

Boy they do go like hell..

enjoy..

[BENRON]

Originally Posted by Ricardo Kuhn

I just found a Video of My favorite Dakar truck
the BigAss Kamaz

Damn thats insane...

For you do-it-yourself guys- Dont forget about Oshkosh! Made in the usa, Built tough as nails, can even get them used, CHEAP, in Groovy paint

[MvZee]

Originally Posted by Ricardo Kuhn

Mark you are such a "scaryCat"

don't you think is time you tell this audience about you project the Octamog

Someday will be something like this..



for now is actuallly not so bad.


But we still need to work a milion more hours on it...

Come on mark you are so freaking smart is about time you contritute you brain a little for the benefit of the rest of us..

How 'bout I contribute a photo sequence of a flying Unimog U500 instead?

[Ricardo Kuhn]

Originally Posted by MvZee

How 'bout I contribute a photo sequence of a flying Unimog U500 instead?

Well MarkyMark the kamaz Video i post above kick the butt of you Unimog Gussy jump...

Actually i have a lot of admiration to whoever have the balls, to drive inside one of this trucks, the Yolts most be incredible even if you have airseat and all that other comfy stuff..

Go and see the Video is freaking cool, at the end the truck jump about 7 feet high and at least 40 feet long, four wheels in the air Big time.

[cat]

Originally Posted by Ricardo Kuhn

ANyway My basic point about this team at Unicat is that they are not just a buch of hard working Fellows, but that each of them is the best you can find and what they do and that cost a Lot of money..

I take a truck like this any day over one of those stupid shinny choppers that sell for $80,000 just because they are made by a certain "Rockstar", in fact i will not even ride one after seeing all the hammering and the tube cutting (to make space for things they forgot to put in) not to mension all the bondo that they use to cover imperfections.

...
To me those Houses on wheels, bound by the limits of the flat ground remind me only of cheap pachully perfume, what a waste of money if you ask me..

I guess by now you can tell I'm a Unicat fan, and believe is not like I'm ready to buy one, In fact I don't think at this moment I can even afford the rope for the winch, but for sure I will be proud of working for a team like this, even if my skills are not even close to what they can do.

YEAH!!

excellent! thanks for this thread!

[X Banana Boy]

Richardo, Thanks for the safe update. I knew they had to have them, just wondered how many. I resume they are in the floor area to keep gravity low. School friends of mine had their Mercedes bulletproofed (the dad ran the company) and they had trouble opening the door on a steep incline.

Howzit Cat. i grew up in Kloof.

[Ricardo Kuhn]

I have the Felling you guys did not get to see the Link to the Kamaz Video (since nobody is jumping from Joy about it.

so Here is the Link to Kamaz Jumping like a Rabit Video

Hope this time you get to see it

[Ricardo Kuhn]

Originally Posted by X Banana Boy

Richardo, Thanks for
the safe update. I knew they had to have them, just wondered how many. I resume they are in the floor area to keep gravity low. School friends of mine had their Mercedes bulletproofed (the dad ran the company) and they had trouble opening the door on a steep incline.

Howzit Cat. i grew up in Kloof.

Basically is like the "Six Miilion Dollar man" slogan

"We have the Techology, we can Rebuild it" Modo.

is just a equation of Labor time= money and you just need to know when enogh is enogh.

Even if you did not have a proper safe, this freaking truck has so many storage spaces and nucks it will take you forever to find it..

actually I think is time for some more fotos.

This is in the back of the truck, the 45 angle is also a easy eccess dorr for chairs, gas tanks big frige,,etc

so organize, very very nice.

6.4" head clearance just perfect


As ussual the airplane quality D-rings do the trick fine to hold everything toghter.


Space for another Ladder a Canopy even you elefant Gun at the very back of the storage, Ari is going to build the whole selling to carry fishing rods, But my self I will carry one of my Alex Multon folding bikes,, hey does not hurt to dream a little.


Sorry I can not find the rest of the fotos, I'm sure I took many i just need to figure out were I place them.

[Ricardo Kuhn]

Originally Posted by cat

YEAH!!

excellent! thanks for this thread!

Well Cat welcome to the Jungle...

Glad that you can apreciate quality work.

[X Banana Boy]

Originally Posted by Ricardo Kuhn

I have the Felling you guys did not get to see the Link to the Kamaz Video (since nobody is jumping from Joy about it.

so Here is the Link to Kamaz Jumping like a Rabit Video

Hope this time you get to see it

Those guys are crazy SOB's. That is some serious speed thru the water. No wonder they wear kidney belts.

[X Banana Boy]

Ricardo, you visited the www.actionmobil.at site?? Click on products and then the +7.5 tonnes

[Ricardo Kuhn]

Originally Posted by X Banana Boy

Ricardo, you visited the www.actionmobil.at site?? Click on products and then the +7.5 tonnes

Oh man those things are cool..

I always dream about having a airport type fire engine..

this are not that far from it.



Wow this looks like a old Military russian misille louncher


Thanks for the Link don Banana

[Gadget Boy]

That last one with the double steering wheels is just too cool!! Yes, my friends money doesn't buy happiness, but it sure helps get there and it sure buys a lot of other things, best of all, it buys your freedom from owing your time to someone else mondays to fridays!