One crazy man i met during my trip

rjstyles69 · 19th September 2006, 15:37

hey people jus wanted to share my experience during my drive to ooty.Me and my frend were drivin down to ooty for a colleagues weddin and we happened to meet this man who really was crazy (No offenses meant with all respect to this dude)

This guy has driven down all the way from Holland to India in his Land Rover which as per him was built out of scrap.

.. We guys took sometime to digest some of these facts.

We had checked his speedo and the meter readin was showing a good 25k kms.Also this vehicle was doing a good 140 on the Mysore-Gundlupet road towards ooty.

Am posting a few pics of the vehicle which we had taken..

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http://img168.imageshack.us/my.php?i...drover1ld3.jpg

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We had spotted this Land Rover at Thom's Hotel opp' Faanu's justy 2 days before we left to Ooty checked with him and it was the same guy..

He has a website but unluckily everything is in Dutch and cant get much off it. Shud check the photo section which has his album..

This dude is simply amazing and hats off to him.

http://www.dutchglobetrotters.nl/fotopag.htm

You can check his complete album on the link above..

BTW he dint want to end with this drive, he said he did have plans to drive 2 Kanyakumari via Coimbatore and then ferry is vehicle across to KL and then drive to Aus'..

Hats off to this man

M77 · 20th September 2006, 02:19

<<Land Rover which as per him was was built out of scrap>>

This info is not new about Land Rovers.
They are always built out of scraps right from the factory.

Ironmarine · 20th September 2006, 07:56

Wow, this guy is lucky traveling all around the globe. Wish I was also traveling with him.

nevertouchme · 22nd September 2006, 09:57

ohhhhhhhhhhh MY GODDDDDDD !
One lucky guy !

Cheers !

naveendhyani · 22nd September 2006, 11:50

sometimes i wonder if i can get the phone number of their sponsor?

ramkya1 · 22nd September 2006, 12:34

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Originally Posted by rjstyles69

hey people jus wanted to share my experience during my drive to ooty.Me and my frend were drivin down to ooty for a colleagues weddin and we happened to meet this man who really was crazy (No offenses meant with all respect to this dude).....................

This dude is simply amazing and hats off to him.

http://www.dutchglobetrotters.nl/fotopag.htm

You can check his complete album on the link above..

BTW he dint want to end with this drive, he said he did have plans to drive 2 Kanyakumari via Coimbatore and then ferry is vehicle across to KL and then drive to Aus'..

Hats off to this man

Hai rjstyles,

This guy seems truly amazing; I saw all the photos and links and he seems to be enjoying himself. Tnx for this information.

Those jerry cans strapped on the Rover, are they for fuel storage?

--Ramky
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naveendhyani · 22nd September 2006, 13:38

i doubt they will be for fuel storage. IMHO they are for water, dual benefit, the water will cool with the wind & in case of a collission, extra crumple zone.

santhoshx · 22nd September 2006, 13:49

This dude is simply cool. Just wondering whcih model Land Rover is this

rjstyles69 · 25th September 2006, 18:29

hey people those cans were used for water as per him when he was travellin in the mid-east. Also finding the sponsor is a pretty tuf job shud say. But this dude is truly amazing shud say..

ajitkommini · 28th September 2006, 13:11

He's got details of the work done on the car here: http://www.dutchglobetrotters.nl/omb...ndroverpag.htm I can read dutch so managed to get a little more out of this site.

1. He replaced the fuel pump and injectors because of some emission related problem

2. The electricals were in really bad shape because of a fire! so he used the colour code in the Land Rover manuals to figure out how to re-wire it. He made some modifications to add more batteries (needed to power extra stuff like a fridge). Most of the wiring in the rear portion was replaced apparently.

3. The bodywork is partly aluminium and partly steel, so there was some corrosion and stuff. He got some help from a restoration guy for replacement parts and scoured the whole body with a steel brush fixed to a powerdrill. Once cleaned and finished he painted it in the original shade

4. The car came with 3 externally mounted jerrycans, plus he fitted an extra fuel tank under the front passenger seat so total fuel capacity = 150 liters. He estimates he can go 1000 km without refuelling.

5. He got new BF Goodrich Mud-Terrain T/A tyres for 46 euro each from a sponsor (the actual price is 160 euro per tyre) plus two of the original tyres as spares. The seats are from an Opel.

6. Other spares he carried: injectors and piping, brake pads, oil and fuel filters, headlamps and tail lamps, and lots more. He needed to replace the fuel pump, brake master cylinder, injectors, fuel pump and dynamo.

19th September 2006, 15:37	#1
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,343 Thanked: 845 Times View My Garage	hey people jus wanted to share my experience during my drive to ooty.Me and my frend were drivin down to ooty for a colleagues weddin and we happened to meet this man who really was crazy (No offenses meant with all respect to this dude) This guy has driven down all the way from Holland to India in his Land Rover which as per him was built out of scrap. .. We guys took sometime to digest some of these facts. We had checked his speedo and the meter readin was showing a good 25k kms.Also this vehicle was doing a good 140 on the Mysore-Gundlupet road towards ooty. Am posting a few pics of the vehicle which we had taken.. or http://img168.imageshack.us/my.php?i...2006341zl5.jpg or http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?i...2006342vo3.jpg or http://img168.imageshack.us/my.php?i...drover1ld3.jpg or http://img246.imageshack.us/my.php?i...drover2wm3.jpg or http://img241.imageshack.us/my.php?i...drover3wc7.jpg We had spotted this Land Rover at Thom's Hotel opp' Faanu's justy 2 days before we left to Ooty checked with him and it was the same guy.. He has a website but unluckily everything is in Dutch and cant get much off it. Shud check the photo section which has his album.. This dude is simply amazing and hats off to him. http://www.dutchglobetrotters.nl/fotopag.htm You can check his complete album on the link above.. BTW he dint want to end with this drive, he said he did have plans to drive 2 Kanyakumari via Coimbatore and then ferry is vehicle across to KL and then drive to Aus'.. Hats off to this man Last edited by adya33 : 20th September 2006 at 16:54.
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20th September 2006, 02:19	#2
M77 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: California Posts: 28 Thanked: 22 Times	<<Land Rover which as per him was was built out of scrap>> This info is not new about Land Rovers. They are always built out of scraps right from the factory.
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20th September 2006, 07:56	#3
Ironmarine BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 66 Thanked: 0 Times	Wow, this guy is lucky traveling all around the globe. Wish I was also traveling with him.
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22nd September 2006, 09:57	#4
nevertouchme BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 302 Thanked: 62 Times	ohhhhhhhhhhh MY GODDDDDDD ! One lucky guy ! Cheers !
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22nd September 2006, 11:50	#5
naveendhyani BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 542 Thanked: 9 Times	sometimes i wonder if i can get the phone number of their sponsor?
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22nd September 2006, 13:38	#7
naveendhyani BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne Posts: 542 Thanked: 9 Times	i doubt they will be for fuel storage. IMHO they are for water, dual benefit, the water will cool with the wind & in case of a collission, extra crumple zone.
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22nd September 2006, 13:49	#8
santhoshx BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bangalore/New Jersey Posts: 47 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	This dude is simply cool. Just wondering whcih model Land Rover is this
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25th September 2006, 18:29	#9
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 4,343 Thanked: 845 Times View My Garage	hey people those cans were used for water as per him when he was travellin in the mid-east. Also finding the sponsor is a pretty tuf job shud say. But this dude is truly amazing shud say..
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28th September 2006, 13:11	#10
ajitkommini BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 488 Thanked: 124 Times	He's got details of the work done on the car here: http://www.dutchglobetrotters.nl/omb...ndroverpag.htm I can read dutch so managed to get a little more out of this site. 1. He replaced the fuel pump and injectors because of some emission related problem 2. The electricals were in really bad shape because of a fire! so he used the colour code in the Land Rover manuals to figure out how to re-wire it. He made some modifications to add more batteries (needed to power extra stuff like a fridge). Most of the wiring in the rear portion was replaced apparently. 3. The bodywork is partly aluminium and partly steel, so there was some corrosion and stuff. He got some help from a restoration guy for replacement parts and scoured the whole body with a steel brush fixed to a powerdrill. Once cleaned and finished he painted it in the original shade 4. The car came with 3 externally mounted jerrycans, plus he fitted an extra fuel tank under the front passenger seat so total fuel capacity = 150 liters. He estimates he can go 1000 km without refuelling. 5. He got new BF Goodrich Mud-Terrain T/A tyres for 46 euro each from a sponsor (the actual price is 160 euro per tyre) plus two of the original tyres as spares. The seats are from an Opel. 6. Other spares he carried: injectors and piping, brake pads, oil and fuel filters, headlamps and tail lamps, and lots more. He needed to replace the fuel pump, brake master cylinder, injectors, fuel pump and dynamo.
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