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The oil pan needs a little cutting to make space for the steering rod.
Hard to recognize the oil pan after the modifications.
The rear suspension in place before painting.
Rear driveshaft could be used with minor mods but a new front driveshaft is in place.
All brakes have to be installed and new brake lines fitted.
Rubber blocks for the new suspension with the proper brackets to hold in place that also serve as coil seats.
All shocks have new seats welded in place with poly-coated finish. Both upper...
...and lower.
Finished rear setup looks pretty impressive.
Front suspension. Coils front and rear.
Looks promising - although the fender flares are jet to be fitted.
The fender flares are Mitsubishi Pajero 44 inch and don't seem to need that much modification to fit nicely.
The sliding door needs to move out to clear the tires and flares.
A new shifter for the transfer case.
Standing side by side with an unmodified Mercedes Benz Sprinter the difference is obvious.
The fender flares in place.
Only the front plastic sheeting needs to be shortened to make room for the flares.
As a final touch for the look, Pall finds a spoiler he can rebuild to fit the van.
With the spoiler painted and in place.
The speedometer sensor - hopefully it gives the right signal.
Custom built sidesteps have to be well supported.
Final touches are done with an extra strong glue from W�rth.
Pall Halldorsson himself working on the Sprinter conversion.
After using the converted Sprinter for a while and asked about the fuel economy, Pall is pretty happy: "With an average of 16 liters/100 km I can't complain". Compared to the massive size and space the Sprinter offers as well as the tire size this is really surprising.
Crossing the glacial river Krossa is not too hard for the Sprinter. You can see how deep it is by the fact that the 44 inch tires are completely under water.
4x4 Off Roads!
What does Pall see as the major pros of the final outcome: "The best thing is the size and relatively light weight due to the nonexistent frame leading to less fuel consumption. In addition it can carry a lot of gear and passengers when needed and it is easy to access.
Make: 2007 Mercedes Benz Sprinter 318 CDI Weight: 3.180 kg Engine: OM 642 DE30LA V-6, 184 hp, 135 kW
2987 cc. 400 Nm/1600-2600 rpm, Euro 4 Transmission: 5 step automatic Transfer case: Borg Warner 1345 Extra transfer case: New Process 205 Axles: Dana 60, reverse in front and full float rear Gear ratio: 5.13 Lockers: ARB air lockers front and rear Tires: Dick Cepek 44x15" Wheels: 16.5x15" Fuel tanks: 100 l standard + 150 liter extra tank Suspension: OME coils and shocks Lift: 10" Communications: VHF radio and NMT phone Navigation: Garmin 130 Additional equipment: Laptop notebook, 220 v Inverter, Fini air pump,
oil heater, heated windshield, extra battery,
180 A alternator, air horns, search light,
auxiliary lights, marquise, electric step,
suspended front seats, roof visor. Modified by: Páll, Siggi, Aron, Biggi, Benni, Ási, Róbert,
Ágúst, Halldór, Hilmar, Bjössi, Jói and others
Jeppaþjónustan Breytir
Jeppasmiðjan Ljónsstöðum
Photos:
Pall Halldorsson and Sigursteinn Baldursson
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