What did you buy today

[megatexture]

two led H4 headlight kits $36 each as thats the cheapest i could get for two kits, if they are ok i will post results and buy 10 kits which works out a bit cheaper if anyone is interested. Normal retail on these kits is $76 with the fan attached to the globe conversion.

Have you any specs or photo or link on them? They sound too cheap lol

[Stropp]

Have you any specs or photo or link on them? They sound too cheap lol

They are $36 US each and $39 freight, my bad for not reading the lot. If I buy ten or more they come down to $26 each plus the $39 freight.

[megatexture]

It say how many lumen?

[Stropp]

52294

Here you go.........

[mjr350]

Got my yearly punters club savings back yesterday so today I bought a full length aluminium roof rack, 2m x 2.5m awning and hercules full recovery kit.

Yes its cheap 4x4 warehouse gear and I expect fitment issues but I have a few mates with the same cage / awning setup that has lived up to the challenge so far. Plus I have a TIG so repairs to the rack are a piece of cake if needed.

[megatexture]

52294

Here you go.........

Cheers, the ones I quickly looked at were all 80w and $ 50-90(pair) so 90$ for a single one, it will be interesting to see the difference they make

[Stropp]

http://www.pdtechnology.cn/ that's the link to the site I got them from and the led spotties as well, I will try them out and get pics of before and after. Just need to make sure with the led headlight conversion you get the one with the fan due to heat buildup.

[megatexture]

http://www.pdtechnology.cn/ that's the link to the site I got them from and the led spotties as well, I will try them out and get pics of before and after. Just need to make sure with the led headlight conversion you get the one with the fan due to heat buildup.

Hopefully they work well as all of there replacements are cheap. If they are shit I might consider trying these http://nbbrightshine.en.alibaba.com/product/1961594584-219305402/Pair_High_Power_80w_H4_Cree_Car_LED_Headlight_12v_ 24v_waterproof.html

By the looks of one of the pictures it has a fan also, how that's going to go in mud....

[the evil twin]

It say how many lumen?

If they are 28 Watt as per the link piccy then the lumen will be around 2400 give or take.

Lumen doesn't mean shit in telling you how they will perform tho.
You need to know the lux on an object at "x" metres.

[megatexture]

the suppliers would have no idea on that as it would depend on make/ model of car and its reflector, only way to test would be to buy and try but if the 28w puts out a good spread and not like hid's with messy light then the 80w set might be the go I'll wait and see what stropps verdict is lol

[threedogs]

Got my yearly punters club savings back yesterday so today I bought a full length aluminium roof rack, 2m x 2.5m awning and hercules full recovery kit.

Yes its cheap 4x4 warehouse gear and I expect fitment issues but I have a few mates with the same cage / awning setup that has lived up to the challenge so far. Plus I have a TIG so repairs to the rack are a piece of cake if needed.

Need pics when its all installed please

[threedogs]

How are these LED headlights for ON coming traffic, do they have a cut off point like projectors.
or looking in your rear view mirror

[mjr350]

Need pics when its all installed please

Sure will.

[the evil twin]

the suppliers would have no idea on that as it would depend on make/ model of car and its reflector, only way to test would be to buy and try but if the 28w puts out a good spread and not like hid's with messy light then the 80w set might be the go I'll wait and see what stropps verdict is lol

Eggzachery old mate.
Unless it is used comparing two light sources with identical patterns and focus Lumen is a fairly useless figure really as it measures the light output of the source not how useful it is.

I like to think of Lumen as the "Piss Off Factor" because it is an indication of how bright a light source appears when an oncoming driver is looking at it.

[Stropp]

Cheers, the ones I quickly looked at were all 80w and $ 50-90(pair) so 90$ for a single one, it will be interesting to see the difference they make

Yes PID have a similar kit but no fan attached so I'm not sure if they will overheat that's why I decided on the older style with a fan.

[gaddy]

My Christmas present
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[Bacho86]

Picked up my Runva 11xp winch this morning!! I'll post install information in my build thread as it progresses... I hit a bit of an issues this afternoon mounting the solenoid

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[2TROLLFAM]

A winch, guages (boost/EGT & some other thing I don't remember what - need to ask Brad) and a double guages pod thingy dooby :)

Now to make a pile of all the crap Brad has to put in/on my car and start cracking the whip !!

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[cyrilraymond]

We brought a self inflating matteress. And surprisingly it was comfortable








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[mudski]

POR15 fuel tank sealer kit for the long range Aux tank I got off boots. Have just sanded, prepped and painted the outer bottom half of the tank with the POR15 rust preventative paint. Now to weld the lower strengthening braces on.

[lucus30]

Picked up my Runva 11xp winch this morning!! I'll post install information in my build thread as it progresses... I hit a bit of an issues this afternoon mounting the solenoid

52356

Hey mate when will you post this up? I'm getting the same winch and have the same bar so wouldn't mind a bit of information and details on it. I'll keep an eye on your build thread as its not in there yet

[Bacho86]

Hey mate when will you post this up? I'm getting the same winch and have the same bar so wouldn't mind a bit of information and details on it. I'll keep an eye on your build thread as its not in there yet

Hey mate, I'm part the way through. Winch cradle itself is mounted - easier enough, just had to rotate the gearbox and install it upside down so that the clutch handle was clear and the rope was feeding out from the top. Still have to get longer bolts to mount the fair lead up properly.

Currently stalled in trying to mount the solenoid, because the winch cradle mounts vertically to the bar the normal mounting points wont work and require you to fabricate up a bracket. Due to the way my bar and grill sit, there is very little clearance to get access to the control box and clutch so its a bit fiddly

Other than that, (which I guess are issues to be expected when buying a lower cost winch designed to fit up to a heap of vehicles and bars), I'm generally impressed with the Runva 11XP!

[Moozle2000]

I might get shot for this as it's not Patrol related! But I bought a snorkel for my Zooki today! Woot!52382

[Stropp]

a cat battery 650cca for $149 :) not the one i was after as they are short of stock but it will do for now as i can move it to the work van.

[BigRAWesty]

Well I've had a bit of a win in the last couple of weeks.
Td and od will like this one

52384

It's a soderfors (from what I can make) 131 pound no.3 anvil.
Pick it up from the old workshop which has sadly been sold with the land.

And today picked up a drill and 150mm bench grinder. For $150..


52385

Cheers

[TPC]

Well I've had a bit of a win in the last couple of weeks.
Td and od will like this one

52384

It's a soderfors (from what I can make) 131 pound no.3 anvil.
Pick it up from the old workshop which has sadly been sold with the land.

And today picked up a drill and 150mm bench grinder. For $150..


52385

Cheers

Just in case you don't know how to use an anvil.

[BigRAWesty]

Just in case you don't know how to use an anvil.

Yea. I'm a hunter now. That's it's no 1 use

[the evil twin]

Just in case you don't know how to use an anvil.

Have you run that Safe Work Procedure past a HSEC rep?

P.S. if that is too scale... has anyone ever mentioned you have really big ears and a weird rrse?

[MudRunnerTD]

Bought a New car today. First New car ever. Hyundai Santa Fe, 2.2TD Bloody Nice Car!!! Stoked.

[taslucas]

Bought a New car today. First New car ever. Hyundai Santa Fe, 2.2TD Bloody Nice Car!!! Stoked.

Oh sh1t yeah man, look out high country!

[BigRAWesty]

Bought a New car today. First New car ever. Hyundai Santa Fe, 2.2TD Bloody Nice Car!!! Stoked.

I don't know you anyone man.
Your changing

[lucus30]

Hey mate, I'm part the way through. Winch cradle itself is mounted - easier enough, just had to rotate the gearbox and install it upside down so that the clutch handle was clear and the rope was feeding out from the top. Still have to get longer bolts to mount the fair lead up properly.

Currently stalled in trying to mount the solenoid, because the winch cradle mounts vertically to the bar the normal mounting points wont work and require you to fabricate up a bracket. Due to the way my bar and grill sit, there is very little clearance to get access to the control box and clutch so its a bit fiddly

Other than that, (which I guess are issues to be expected when buying a lower cost winch designed to fit up to a heap of vehicles and bars), I'm generally impressed with the Runva 11XP!

Hang on a sec... Am I mistaken I thought the genuine Nissan winch bars don't need a winch cradle?

[Crate]

Hang on a sec... Am I mistaken I thought the genuine Nissan winch bars don't need a winch cradle?

You are mistaken about being mistaken :-P

[lucus30]

You are mistaken about being mistaken :-P

Boggles the mind that statement does

[Agronaught]

Just took the chance and dropped in to an ARB store I've never been to before. The staff were helpful, polite, and happy to talk about options.

I bought the double swag while I was at it as I don't want to pull and setup/packup the camper trailer when I'm travelling solo. Not to mention the tracks I can't take with the camper in tow.

[Bacho86]

Hang on a sec... Am I mistaken I thought the genuine Nissan winch bars don't need a winch cradle?

sorry lucus my terminology might not be correct - hopefully photos will explain better....

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The winch itself mounts up straight to the bar, but I need to fab up a bracket to hold the solenoid

[BigRAWesty]

Mount it under the bonnet. Easier to access when bass deep in mud and keeps them cleaner

[megatexture]

Bought some front shock tower mounts from the wreckers today to cut and weld to mine for longer shocks coming up soon.

[lucus30]

sorry lucus my terminology might not be correct - hopefully photos will explain better....

5239752398

The winch itself mounts up straight to the bar, but I need to fab up a bracket to hold the solenoid

Yeah mate no worries I see. Just was confused as I have heard that some people still run a separate cradle for the winch even on winch bars

[Clunk]

Led Reindeer Rope Light, A Led "Merry Christmas" Rope Light, a LED star rope light, some solar powered sparkling lights for outside........ and some tinsel

Making it a bit more festive for the kiddywinks

[MudRunnerTD]

Led Reindeer Rope Light, A Led "Merry Christmas" Rope Light, a LED star rope light, some solar powered sparkling lights for outside........ and some tinsel

Making it a bit more festive for the kiddywinks

You are soooo gay

[the evil twin]

Bought a New car today. First New car ever. Hyundai Santa Fe, 2.2TD Bloody Nice Car!!! Stoked.

Noice one, mate.

I bought a Hyundai Elantra back in 2001.
Sold it 6 years later with over 200 K on the clock.
The warranty and after sales service was freakin' awesome.
In Sydney there was 24 hour servicing and you could drop it off that evening and pick it up in the morning.
They would replace anything you told them was suss no questions asked.

Moved to Perth in late 2004
Picked it up one day, well after the warranty period and with 150,000 K's and it had a new steering wheel...
WTF?...
The service dude said "the mech had noticed the grip was coming away from the rim"...
How much is that gunna cost me?...
"Oh, nothing Sir, we didn't call you because it shouldn't have done that so we replaced it gratis".
That was the Dealer in Perth not even the one I got it from in Sydney.

Hope you have the same pleasant experiences with your new toy (one of my Kids had a Sante Fe for ages as well and agree they are quite nicely done)

[Clunk]

You are soooo gay

Says he who's bought a car who's name rhymes with gay

[jay see]

Just brought this stuff.
52413
Hopefully there stuff is good and I'll never need to use it.

[mudski]

Decided to take the plunge and buy a Ram Mount for my tablet. Wasn't cheap but I have gone through three cheap plastic ebay jobbie and all are shite. A mate of mine has one and loves it so I thought to do it. Just gotta wait for it to arrive.

[MudRunnerTD]

Says he who's bought a car who's name rhymes with gay

Touché

:p

[MudRunnerTD]

Noice one, mate.

I bought a Hyundai Elantra back in 2001.
Sold it 6 years later with over 200 K on the clock.
The warranty and after sales service was freakin' awesome.
In Sydney there was 24 hour servicing and you could drop it off that evening and pick it up in the morning.
They would replace anything you told them was suss no questions asked.

Moved to Perth in late 2004
Picked it up one day, well after the warranty period and with 150,000 K's and it had a new steering wheel...
WTF?...
The service dude said "the mech had noticed the grip was coming away from the rim"...
How much is that gunna cost me?...
"Oh, nothing Sir, we didn't call you because it shouldn't have done that so we replaced it gratis".
That was the Dealer in Perth not even the one I got it from in Sydney.

Hope you have the same pleasant experiences with your new toy (one of my Kids had a Sante Fe for ages as well and agree they are quite nicely done)

Mate I tell you this thing is awesome. I drove a 6lt CalaisV to compare and still went the Hyundai.

Goes like sh1t off a shovel, air con at every seating location, heated and cooled seats, Satnav, full length glass roof,sensors front and rear, auto tail gate, (stand behind the car for 3 seconds with my hands full and keys in my pocket and the car senses me and opens the tail gate automatically!!!) impressive! Oh...... And 7.2Lt/100 ;)

Fixed price servicing for life, 5 year warranty, 10 years road side assit!

[mudski]

Purchased a LED Lenser P7.2 headlamp on fleabay early last week. It was to what i though it was an Aussie seller as I am aware of the fakes going around, and still hadn't turned up. So I dug a little more and the seller is actually out of China, even though the location of them states Australia. so if it does turn up it will be interesting to see if its fake or not. More than likely will be I'm guessing.

[TPC]

Purchased a LED Lenser P7.2 headlamp on fleabay early last week. It was to what i though it was an Aussie seller as I am aware of the fakes going around, and still hadn't turned up. So I dug a little more and the seller is actually out of China, even though the location of them states Australia. so if it does turn up it will be interesting to see if its fake or not. More than likely will be I'm guessing.
If it is a P7.2 headlamp it must be fake as P7.2 should be handheld and H7.2 is a headlamp.
Sorry for being pedantic. :)

How much did you pay?

[threedogs]

Decided to take the plunge and buy a Ram Mount for my tablet. Wasn't cheap but I have gone through three cheap plastic ebay jobbie and all are shite. A mate of mine has one and loves it so I thought to do it. Just gotta wait for it to arrive.

Didn't BA just get rid of one??

[mudski]

If it is a P7.2 headlamp it must be fake as P7.2 should be handheld and H7.2 is a headlamp.
Sorry for being pedantic. :)

How much did you pay?
Sorry my bad. A H7.2. Just turned up now. I say if its a fake its a bloody good one. I found a website saying how to spoke the LED lenser fakes but its on the torches, not the headlamp. I paid $60 for it.... I'd love to find out somehow if its fake or not though. None the less. If its fake, its well done.
http://www.ebay.com.au/gds/FAKE-LED-LENSER-TORCHES-SOLD-ON-LINE-HOW-TO-SPOT-THEM-/10000000176080632/g.html (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/705-53470-19255-0/1?campid=5336709507&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%2Fgds%2FFAKE-LED-LENSER-TORCHES-SOLD-ON-LINE-HOW-TO-SPOT-THEM-%2F10000000176080632%2Fg.html)

Anyone here got a H7.2? Would love to compare it with mine...

Didn't BA just get rid of one??

This is the USA Ram Mount brand John. Not the cheap crap that I have wasted money on. Just got that too. Nice piece of gear. Very well made.

[TPC]

I just had a look at my P7 and am happy that it is not fake.
Being a sucker for torches and gadgets, I will probably buy a P7.2 now after reading how much better they are.

[threedogs]

there was a thread recently showing what the fakes look like.
I paid $60 for 3 x P7 torches all the real deal

[mudski]

Yep its a fake for sure. The bloody thing turns on by itself, randomly flashes from dull to bright and then just stays on and the only way to turn it off is to remove the batteries.
They have gone to a lot of effort to make this look real though.
I'm quite pissed with myself though as when I was looking for one of these I made sure I was only buying in AU as I am aware of the fakes. I filtered my search to AU only and these fcukers still get through. I sent them a message saying the said issues. Will be interesting to see if they want me to send it back. Which I wont be doing. Then I'll report them to eBay for a violation because of their apparent location they have listed.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52610&stc=1

I though of taking it down to the local Aussie Disposals store as I know they have them and see if we can compare them. But I kinda feel funny asking them to do so when I won't be buying one from them.

[BigRAWesty]

Bugga. Hopefully you get a good out come. State you wanted replacement sent with a self addressed envelope to return the faulty one

[mudski]

I'd rather my money back. Another reason for looking local is warranty reasons.

[BigRAWesty]

Yea fair call. And fair enough to

[Drewboyaus]

I though of taking it down to the local Aussie Disposals store as I know they have them and see if we can compare them. But I kinda feel funny asking them to do so when I won't be buying one from them.

So why not buy one from them? At least you know it's genuine and can walk in the door if there are any issues.......
Supporting a local business?

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[TPC]

Yep its a fake for sure. The bloody thing turns on by itself, randomly flashes from dull to bright and then just stays on and the only way to turn it off is to remove the batteries.
They have gone to a lot of effort to make this look real though.
I'm quite pissed with myself though as when I was looking for one of these I made sure I was only buying in AU as I am aware of the fakes. I filtered my search to AU only and these fcukers still get through. I sent them a message saying the said issues. Will be interesting to see if they want me to send it back. Which I wont be doing. Then I'll report them to eBay for a violation because of their apparent location they have listed.


I though of taking it down to the local Aussie Disposals store as I know they have them and see if we can compare them. But I kinda feel funny asking them to do so when I won't be buying one from them.

Ring Led Lenser, they should be able to tell you how to tell if it is a fake and would probably appreciate the info on the seller.

[mudski]

So why not buy one from them? At least you know it's genuine and can walk in the door if there are any issues.......
Supporting a local business?

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Depending on the price Drew. Last time I looked they were quite over priced in there. I might go there today and see and if the price is good I will get one. They should have come down by now as there is a new model out.

[threedogs]

I've reported "leatherman " and "Buck" copies and the companies have been very gratefull
Mind you they never offered the real deal at a reduced price, but were happy with my imformation.
Bummer about the head lamp, I have a Cree XL6 1800 lmns one very bright head lamp, and under $50
wouldn't hesitate to buy another but nothing wrong with the current one.

[mudski]

Meh! If it worked I wouldn't care. But it doesn't so I'm just a little annoyed really.

[Drewboyaus]

Depending on the price Drew. Last time I looked they were quite over priced in there. I might go there today and see and if the price is good I will get one. They should have come down by now as there is a new model out.

If they were $100, at the moment you'd be in front if you'd just bought one from a local retailer......
Cheapness comes with its own risks

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[Agronaught]

Received the smaller washer bottle for the 'battery under the bonnet' project. I should be able to squeeze an Optima DS46B24R (38ah) into the space left from the current washer bottle removing the need for a rear battery for weekend trips and a little extra reserve for winching if needed.

I'm not catering for the rear window washer as I find the rear window largely useless anyway... I may put a camera back there though. I'm hoping a non functioning washer in the rear isn't a road worthy issue.

And the existing washer bottle started leaking recently... good timing.

[threedogs]

You could convert the rear washer bottle into a hand wash station,
I did that on my other 4x4, great for washing number plates and len's after some muddy tracks

[firm351]

We bought this little fella today, can't bring him home for a few weeks but.
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[Winnie]

We bought this little fella today, can't bring him home for a few weeks but.
<img src="http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=52751"/>

Waiting is the worst part hey... We bought a Labrador 7 weeks ago and don't pick him up until next week.

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[Cuppa]

Paid for my Genie exhaust today.

[Bacho86]

Just received my new light bar in the post today

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[Cuppa]

Waiting is the worst part hey... We bought a Labrador 7 weeks ago and don't pick him up until next week.



My favourite colour, I’m a tad envious Winnie (& MrsWinnie). We miss having a dog, but it’s really not practical with our travel plans. He/she looks gorgeous, I’m sure you’ll cheer him up! ;)

[Winnie]

Oi that's MISS Winnie, no ring there!

We can't wait... pick him up on Tuesday.

[growler2058]

Oi that's MISS Winnie, no ring there! We can't wait... pick him up on Tuesday.

Living in sin!

[Cuppa]

Living in sin!

That’s what the outlaws called it when MrsTea & I moved in together for our first couple of years. I still consider it was sensible for us both to ‘try before you buy’ regardless of what they thought. That was in 1980.

[Agronaught]

Lol. My mother referred to it as 'keeping company'.

[threedogs]

Installed a cheap thermostat for interior temps.
The probe runs up under the pillar pods and sits
just at the top at the roof lining

[Stropp]

Oi that's MISS Winnie, no ring there!

cuppa was obviously referring to you as mrs as we know who wears the pants, she just lets you wear them to work lol

[TPC]

I just bought a Genie exhaust. :)
Hope it makes some difference.

[BigRAWesty]

New battery terminals to attach the winch to.
Omg what a head fark. Should have just by passed all the general auto places and just gone parts stop. Lol. Saved 20k and an hour.

But also a small covered fuse box with common positive.
Every place, sorry no such thing.
Part stop pulled out the book. This what your after.
Easy as that. On order, here when I get back from jaffa unfortunately.

[Agronaught]

Finally forked out and bought a Gerni and a few attachments (suds bottle, soft brush etc).

Cleaned the patrol and the amount of mud and clay dislodged was... disconcerting. Clearly I've been neglectful.

I'm happy as it made the job so quick and easy... I'll probably crawl under the car to see what I can dislodge over the weekend.

[megatexture]

Get one of the spray nozzles that's on a 90 degree, its great for cleaning under the car

[Bush Ranger]

New wiper blades. Absolutely marvelous.

[BigRAWesty]

Engine mounts.
And fark me what a variety of prices.
Patrol a part $40 generic and $110 genuine each.
Yea sweet. Pretty well inline with eBay but can get em in time. Ffs. Owell. I sorta expected that.

Repco. Ring them up. Yep, 2 in stock. $80.
Cool. 80 the pair I'll grab em tonight.
Sorry sir that's each.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Are you sure. Yes sir that's 80 each..
Genuine??? No sir that Repco brand.

Ok mate ill let you know on that one.
(thinking myself fark that.)

Ring bursons.
Yes 2 in stock. $60 each.
Fark me sideways. Well that's better I guess and I have them now.

So I bought way over priced engine mounts.

Merry farking Christmas now bend over

[kennyb]

Bought 4 new Bridgestone D697 275/65R/17lt tyres to replace originals Bridgestone 693's on my 08 CRD.

[Patrol'n]

A high lift jack coz it was on special, and a new viscous clutch fan, also got my Aircon regassed, cold in time for Christmas!

[TPC]

Over the last week I have bought
Genie exhaust
Two supercharge allrounder batteries
New GU tail lights that actually work

damn good thing there is nothing else to spend money on at this time of year

[Bloodyaussie]

Over the last week I have bought
Genie exhaust
Two supercharge allrounder batteries
New GU tail lights that actually work

damn good thing there is nothing else to spend money on at this time of year

What setup with the exhaust??

[MEGOMONSTER]

A Dune 4wd ice box 68L and a LED lenser L7 mini torch.

[TPC]

What setup with the exhaust??
3 inch stainless with enamelled dump and high flow cat and muffler.
Thought about going straight through system but did not want it too loud.

[Woof]

Ticket to the Uriah Heep tour next March.....................finally get to see them live

[TPC]

Ticket to the Uriah Heep tour next March.....................finally get to see them live
Never new they were touring and they are coming to Adelaide too, will have to get a couple of mates to go with me.

[mjr350]

Just bought a folding 140w solar panel. No more issues with a low aux battery.

[BigRAWesty]

Just bought a folding 140w solar panel. No more issues with a low aux battery.

Was lucky enough to receive a 120w setup.
Needs some mods lol

[relyimah]

Was lucky enough to receive a 120w setup.
Needs some mods lol

I have a 120w set up sitting in my room. Bought it when it was on sale and have never actually used it.
I went from plonking somewhere for a week to driving every day almost straight after I bought it so never really had a need to use it...

[Cuppa]

Ticket to the Uriah Heep tour next March.....................finally get to see them live

Far out! Are they really still going? ‘Lady in Black’ is one of my teen anthems. She came to me one morning, one lonely Sunday morning, her long hair flowing in the mid winter wind’ off the album ‘Salisbury’. Saw them play at my local college in the early 70’s.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHDZ5rYiMz0&amp;spfreload=10

[Woof]

Far out! Are they really still going? ‘Lady in Black’ is one of my teen anthems. She came to me one morning, one lonely Sunday morning, her long hair flowing in the mid winter wind’ off the album ‘Salisbury’. Saw them play at my local college in the early 70’s.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHDZ5rYiMz0&spfreload=10

Yeah mate, great band, still got 8 of their albums on good old superior sounding vinyl

[shan-747]

Hey 3dogs where you get that from?

[MEGOMONSTER]

Hey 3dogs where you get that from?

I assume your talking about the cheap interior thermostat

[macca]

I assume your talking about the cheap interior thermostat

Is it a temperature gauge? A thermostat is a different gadget.
TD has got some thermostats with a digital display, I have similar and it's a great gadget.

[Dinger]

Bought a new thermostat. The rig has been running randomly hot whilst towing and doing hill climbs

[threedogs]

Bought a new thermostat. The rig has been running randomly hot whilst towing and doing hill climbs

Did you buy an OE thermostat [Nissan]

[Dinger]

Yeah fom nissan in cairns $44

[Rocket55]

A slimline2 (wind cheater) roof rack and a Fiskars X27 block splitter, not sure which one I'm more excited about. Need an awning now, not sure wether to get a G-Camp or an Open Sky (2.5 x 3.0m).

[megatexture]

Got a top radiator bottle after the hose fitting on mine snapped off.

[SG1]

Bought a Hema HN7, second hand for half price, only 3 months old and only used a few times, never been registered and or updated.

Everything works as it should and updated the maps and registered it, pretty happy with it and so far working a treat.

[MEGOMONSTER]

Bought a Hema HN7, second hand for half price, only 3 months old and only used a few times, never been registered and or updated. Everything works as it should and updated the maps and registered it, pretty happy with it and so far working a treat.
Wow, what a bargain.
Sounds like you'll use it and enjoy it more than the previous owner.
Good find.

[HuskyInAuz]

Tekonsha P3 Brake controller for hooking up the CT on possibly Thursday, NLT Friday. Old Voyager XP is installed but someone pulled the red wire out of the back of the unit.

[Cuppa]

Ordered these today. EGT/Boost gauge, Oil pressure/water temp gauge (without the optional extra temp function) plus the ‘Enhanced lighting controller. I phoned Redarc in Adelaide to ask for a local distributor ‘cos I thought that almost $70 for delivery (priced on their web site) to Ballarat was unreasonably steep. The redarc bloke I spoke to agreed that it was steep & gave me contats for two local shops who are ‘authorised re-sellers’ whom he suggested would also be able to offer me a better price on the gauges themselves. ARB & an auto electrical joint. The sparkies matched ARB’s price & reckoned they can get them quicker than ARB said they could, so the sparkies got my business. Price represented a saving of almost $120 over buying them from Redarc online, & around $100 less than the best price I’ve seen on ebay.

[jack]

Would that be A&J Auto Elec Cuppa?

[Cuppa]

Would that be A&J Auto Elec Cuppa?

Ballarat Central Auto Electrics in Scott Parade AF.

[megatexture]

How was the missus cuppa, " I thought you said it was just an exhaust, what's all this extra stuff!" Lmao

[Stropp]

scored a set of 4.33 diff gears to fit up to the patrol, she should be a little better now with the extra grunt.

[macca]

Bought a couple of volt meters from eBay.

The batteries are connected as a bank by their own CB. If one of the CB's opens I have no way of knowing.

Simple solution is individual volt meters, any difference is indicative of a problem
.
Except they read different. I am fussy about this sort of thing.

Seller is just that and no help.

[threedogs]

If you can open one up is there a small pot you can adjust to make them the same

[the evil twin]

That will be pretty difficult to set up using single contact C/Bs.
If the batteries are in parallel, whatever fault condition trips one CB will trip both anyway.
Can you mount the C/B's so you can see the trip indicator?

You could try connecting only 1 meter with the meter +ve on one battery +ve and the meter -ve on the other battery +ve
If both CB's are closed the meter should read 0.0x.
If a C/B opens the voltage will drift from zeroish as the battery terminal voltages change.
-ve voltage if one CB opens, +ve if it is the other

[macca]

If you can open one up is there a small pot you can adjust to make them the same

I thought that but can not see one, they are panel mount so the PC components are all exposed.

[macca]

That will be pretty difficult to set up using single contact C/Bs.
If the batteries are in parallel, whatever fault condition trips one CB will trip both anyway.
Can you mount the C/B's so you can see the trip indicator?

You could try connecting only 1 meter with the meter +ve on one battery +ve and the meter -ve on the other battery +ve
If both CB's are closed the meter should read 0.0x.
If a C/B opens the voltage will drift from zeroish as the battery terminal voltages change.
-ve voltage if one CB opens, +ve if it is the other

These meters need the voltage they are measuring to make them work, they are 7.5 - 20 volt meters so 7.5 is the minimum needed.

If have have the right end of the pineapple, that means zero to 7.5 volts is no screen???

In the situation of both CB's tripping the accessories wont be working, so I think that is covered???

[Hodge]

Went to the stealership, got some more coolant and another towbar plug-in harness, as my old one isn't in a good way at the moment.

[Drewboyaus]

These arrived for me at work last week and I picked them up at today



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[Drewboyaus]

And these too



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[Winnie]

Nice drew!

[Cuppa]

How was the missus cuppa, " I thought you said it was just an exhaust, what's all this extra stuff!" Lmao

“Darling, honeybun, sweetpea”
“Whaddaya want?”
“You know how much I love you”
“Whaddaya want?”
“You know how the concrete slab for the shed didn’t cost the extra I budgeted for?”
“Ummm yes”
“We need some gauges to go with the exhaust as well as a pillar pod to mount them in, exhaust fitting & ceramic coating because” ....... commence detailed justification.
Am quickly cut short ...... “ Oh Ok if we need it, we need it”

See...... Easypeasy. :)

Cuppa.
Ps. Just showed her this post & she just responded with a knowing smile & told me how lucky I am!

[macca]

Ps. Just showed her this post & she just responded with a knowing smile.

Were you born lucky?

[threedogs]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Wide-Angle-View-Shine-Rear-Vision-Interior-Inside-Mirror-Car-Flat-Clip-On-/251329737057?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a846b7161
Thought I d try one of these but shop around I only paid $8
good clear view of the complete back window now, I like it

@ Cuppa 4.2 TDs dont have problems with heat do they??

[Hodge]

BOught one of these babies.... Look out liver.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=53997&stc=1

[MEGOMONSTER]

BOught one of these babies.... Look out liver.

Nice box, tell us what cardboard tastes like.

[TPC]

BOught one of these babies.... Look out liver.
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=53997&stc=1
a man of good taste, have already downed 3 of them tonight

[ova50]

At a garage sale with my youngest son yesterday.
Got a CIG 140 amp stick welder and a Migmate 150 gas/gasless mig with regulator, $60 for the both.
Hope to try out my welding skills next weekend.

[Dinger]

A new radiator

[Cuppa]

At a garage sale with my youngest son yesterday.
Got a CIG 140 amp stick welder and a Migmate 150 gas/gasless mig with regulator, $60 for the both.
Hope to try out my welding skills next weekend.

Don’t forget the face mask! Gotta look after the eyes! http://www.oobject.com/category/wonderful-welding-masks/

[Jimmyboyjr4]

Picked and ARB winch bar off eBay for $405, pretty happy with that!

[ova50]

Don’t forget the face mask! Gotta look after the eyes!

Got the welding helmet in the deal, a fairly new packet of electrodes and a new coil of wire for the mig, in the price.
No eye jokes, Cuppa.:smileyvault-cute-bi

[threedogs]

well now you have two welders one you push the other you pull lol
Gasless is a poor weld IMO but a small bottle is cheaper and will do a few jobs

[boots]

One box of beer and one box of cider . Majority of this is for the meetup this weekend at Nissheads place . Must remain hydrated .

[the evil twin]

2 x new Cisterns and Seats for the house crappers.

Constantly fixing the old ones was giving me the shits.
The kids would take the piss and I'd flush so much I had to take a seat before I blew me lid and went round the bend.

All sorted now... feels so good it makes me want to take another dump

[oncedisturbed]

More stock for my leather working got ordered. Also a new Wolverine model compound bow was ordered :)

[mjr350]

Another lee production lead melting pot for my cast projectiles and jig head hooks.
My last one went walk about after a falling out with my shooting / fishing mate along with $1000 worth of custom bullet molds.

[Clunk]

New OEM clutch hose for the TD42 and new oem thermostat & thermostat housing gasket ordered for the TB42E........................ How exciting is that hey woooohoooooo

:groupwave::Yahoo!::animierte-smilies-t:049::toot:

[megatexture]

Ctek 250 dual for the new work truck but I'm going to make it easily removable to go in the camper when we go away.

[threedogs]

My little fan arrived today brushless and only draws .06 A.
Pushes out a bit of air as well. 15-30 CFM
Ill fit it to my Engel to keep the motor cooler,

[mudnut]

That's a pretty cool (pardon the pun) fan TD. How much did it set you back?

[threedogs]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/321369913010?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649
Cheap as chips MN, hopefully the Engel will be a tad more efficient
It will make it like the model after mine which they call "turboed"
this will be 2nd fan I've fitted

[threedogs]

Also bought a set of these valve caps they are set at 36 PSI they say when it drop to 35 the green indicator will turn red
Saves getting down and checking its a visual just walking around the fourby, I'll see how they go

[Clunk]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/321369913010?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649 (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/705-53470-19255-0/1?campid=5336709507&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%2Fitm%2F32136991 3010%3FssPageName%3DSTRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT%26amp%3B_trk sid%3Dp3984.m1439.l2649)
Cheap as chips MN, hopefully the Engel will be a tad more efficient
It will make it like the model after mine which they call "turboed"
this will be 2nd fan I've fitted


But I was led to believe that Engels where the beezneez, so surely a fan isn't needed lol

[Clunk]

Also bought a set of these valve caps they are set at 36 PSI they say when it drop to 35 the green indicator will turn red
Saves getting down and checking its a visual just walking around the fourby, I'll see how they go

so are they the $30 ones, the $6 ones or the $2 ones?.....................

[threedogs]

@ Clunk it makes the older style Engels a bit more efficient,
and can cycle longer, Later models with the LED readout had a fan as standard
and were called Turboed, pull one apart and its just a computer fan pointed at the motor
I brought my engel in 92-93, still going as strong as the day I purchased it,
combined with the digital temp controller its the best its ever been
As for the caps I think they were the $6 jobs, just a gimmick if it works it works
I prefer steel caps so we'll see how long they last

[Heavyweight]

Hmmm, a 2014 Nissan Patrol ST "Titanium Edition".....fresh off the showroom floor

[Stropp]

Hmmm, a 2014 Nissan Patrol ST "Titanium Edition".....fresh off the showroom floor

one of the guys in our club over here just bought one, very very nice.

[Rocket55]

My awning came today, 2.5 x 3m, keen to put it on tomorrow after work.

[Clunk]

one of the guys in our club over here just bought one, very very nice.

but thats a Y62 and the colour is Titanium........... isnt it???? lol

[DX grunt]

http://www.bluescrewtentpegs.com/

Never heard of this lot until today. Gunna give their product a try.

Rossco

[gaddy]

http://www.bluescrewtentpegs.com/

Never heard of this lot until today. Gunna give their product a try.

Rossco

I've got a couple for my awning , they work really well ,

[Winnie]

http://www.bluescrewtentpegs.com/

Never heard of this lot until today. Gunna give their product a try.

Rossco

They reckon you can winch off three of them together.

[Stropp]

supa peg do a similar peg as well.

[gaddy]

Just went tyre kicking and looking , opps !
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[Stropp]

Picked up a heavy duty spring to fit my telescopic sand flag to, same as on my big antenna spring. That should stop it from flopping all over the place.

[BigRAWesty]

Not so much bought but gone back to a crapple...
My Xperia z1 was to the point of no more. And with 4 months still to go I'm on the wife's old 5 until then.
The only thing I like is it's size. That z1 was the last big phone I will buy.
Next will be a s4 mini or an s5 mini if it's out by that time.

[sooty_10]

Not so much bought but gone back to a crapple... My Xperia z1 was to the point of no more. And with 4 months still to go I'm on the wife's old 5 until then. The only thing I like is it's size. That z1 was the last big phone I will buy. Next will be a s4 mini or an s5 mini if it's out by that time.

Haha old iPhone 5..... I still use a iPhone 3G. A 5 would be like new.

[ova50]

This morning I picked up this Coleman fold up Barby for free.
Was in a shed covered in dust, the person I got it from hasn't used it for a few years and was going to throw it out.
Just finished cleaning it up. 1/2 hour work and looks almost new, also got the hose & regulator.
:cheers:

[threedogs]

Cool pick up ,,check burner knobs for leaks with soapy water, if you see bubbles
,turn gas off undo front plate on burner controll knob clean and re fit with a bit of vaseline on it.
Dont want it blowing up in your face

[ova50]

Thanks for the advice TD.
Will check that out, then get my wife to light it. LOL.
:cheers:

[Stropp]

Thanks for the advice TD.
Will check that out, then get my wife to light it. LOL.
:cheers:

lol, check the life insurance first :)

[threedogs]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4-32mm-Titanium-Plated-HSS-Steel-Triangle-Shank-Step-Down-Drill/201254297677?_trksid=p3693.c100102.m2452&_trkparms=ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140212121249%26meid%3De 1705a6db4a740deae5a7e9970fe65ec%26pid%3D100102%26
picked up this at a great price, very handy for any panel work and switch installation

[jonez911]

just ordered my redarc boost/pyro gauge. so i can install NADS

[Cuppa]

just ordered my redarc boost/pyro gauge. so i can install NADS

How much? I picked mine up this morning. When ringing around to get prices I found them to vary. Surprisingly the most expensive was direct from Redarc themselves. They wanted full RRP plus something like $70 freight from Adelaide to Ballarat which worked out to around $455! Buying through one of the local Redarc distributors got me one for $327 + gst. They matched ARB’s price & were able to get it quicker than ARB because they got it direct from Redarc, whereas ARB have to order through their own warehousing system, who in turn get it from Redarc.

All up I paid $685 for the boost/pyro, the oil pressure/water temp & the ‘enhanced lighting controller’. I’ll show them to my wife tonight when she gets home & I know exactly what she’ll say.
“Is that it? Doesn’t look much”. When the pillar pod arrived I got “That’s a pretty expensive little piece of plastic” (& she was right!).

[Winnie]

They do that Cuppa to protect the distributors. The last thing they want to do is steal business from them.

[mudski]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4-32mm-Titanium-Plated-HSS-Steel-Triangle-Shank-Step-Down-Drill/201254297677?_trksid=p3693.c100102.m2452&_trkparms=ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140212121249%26meid%3De 1705a6db4a740deae5a7e9970fe65ec%26pid%3D100102%26 (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/705-53470-19255-0/1?campid=5336709507&toolid=10001&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com.au%2Fitm%2F4-32mm-Titanium-Plated-HSS-Steel-Triangle-Shank-Step-Down-Drill%2F201254297677%3F_trksid%3Dp3693.c100102.m24 52%26amp%3B_trkparms%3Dao%253D1%2526asc%253D201402 12121249%2526meid%253De1705a6db4a740deae5a7e9970fe 65ec%2526pid%253D100102%2526)
picked up this at a great price, very handy for any panel work and switch installation

Do yourself a flavour John and buy a real one from All Tools or somewhere like that. I bought one of them, from china, and it went blunt real quick. But they are a real handy drill bit though. Which reminds me, I need to get mine back off my brother...

[threedogs]

have a real one thanks only need it for plastic now and again so it will suit my needs
as it goes to 34mm my REAL one only goes to 20mm I think lol

[jonez911]

How much? I picked mine up this morning. When ringing around to get prices I found them to vary. Surprisingly the most expensive was direct from Redarc themselves. They wanted full RRP plus something like $70 freight from Adelaide to Ballarat which worked out to around $455! Buying through one of the local Redarc distributors got me one for $327 + gst. They matched ARB’s price & were able to get it quicker than ARB because they got it direct from Redarc, whereas ARB have to order through their own warehousing system, who in turn get it from Redarc.

All up I paid $685 for the boost/pyro, the oil pressure/water temp & the ‘enhanced lighting controller’. I’ll show them to my wife tonight when she gets home & I know exactly what she’ll say.
“Is that it? Doesn’t look much”. When the pillar pod arrived I got “That’s a pretty expensive little piece of plastic” (& she was right!).


brought straight from redarc for $405 delivered to vic.

[mudski]

have a real one thanks only need it for plastic now and again so it will suit my needs
as it goes to 34mm my REAL one only goes to 20mm I think lol

Ahh for plastic it will be fine.

[mudnut]

Ahh for plastic it will be fine.

Sounds like it's only needed on a GU.

[mudski]

Sounds like it's only needed on a GU.

Does the GQ have a metal dash Craig? The Q's have just as much plastic as the U's.:tease:

[mudnut]

Yeah, but 90% of a U's plastic is on the outside.

[mjr350]

I just happened to buy a 3 piece step drill from rocket tools today. Big one is the same as threedogs but the shank is turned down to fit quick change drivers and the other two are a little smaller.
Bought it to fit tail light globes to the gu dummy lights.
I was half way there but somone decided to try to burn down a doctors surgery half way through so i got interrupted. How rude.

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[threedogs]

my turbo beanie arrived today, yes very fast IMO. Ill fit it tomorrow
as Ive only just returned home,
Might be able to fit it about 5 if all goes to plan yeah right.
been taking note of my EGTs the last few days,
see if thermo dynamics are real soon enogh

[mudski]

Yeah, but 90% of a U's plastic is on the outside.

Crag, Craig. A plastic rear bumper is hardly 90%. Did you fail maths at school. Or just do really bad a "veggie" maths. Lol.

As for me, I bough fuel for my chitter, being at buck 20, I thought, yeah I'll treat her to something. Sorry, that's all I got. Lol.

[Dinger]

A new airhose that reachs the van aswell

[BigRAWesty]

Fuel pump for my sub tank setup

[relyimah]

Went to the 4x4 show at Wandin and bought a new radiator... Rapid Cool I think... Hoping it helps out a bit given its bigger than standard.

[threedogs]

My K&N filter arrived now we'll see if it improves things.
Did notice the million mile warranty does not cover on/off road vehicles.
yet their web site says yes doh

Just letting it "air: for a bit before I fit it

K&N Pt No. E 9267

[mudski]

Got a flat fixed :( Got a screw in it. Bloody new tyres too.

[threedogs]

Got a flat fixed :( Got a screw in it. Bloody new tyres too.

that would be the first screw you've picked up in a while eh lol

[AB]

Just ordered a big print of the photo at the pyramid.

It will go in the church

Obviously a million stories behind this picture but one story in particularly my old man always showed us at our local RSL of a fallen comrade whom they carried for a few days to be in this exact photo!


Group portrait of all the original officers and men of the 11th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, AIF. The group of over 685 soldiers are spread over the side of the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops) near Mena camp. Officers identified in the front row are, left to right: 2nd Lieutenant (Lt) F P Strickland; 2nd Lt J Newman; Major (Maj) S R Roberts; Lt J H Morgan; Captain (Capt) J S Denton; Capt A E J Croly; Capt Charles A Barnes; Lt K McLennan; Padre Fahey; Lt (later Capt) A P H Corley (later killed in action 17 September 1915); Lt (later Capt) C A La Nauze (later killed in action 28 June 1915); Capt J H Peck; Capt W R Annear; Capt R R Reilly; 2nd Lt M L Reid; Lt D H McDonald; Lieutenant Colonel J L Johnston; Capt R W Everett; Maj E A D Brockman (later MC); Capt E T Brennan; Capt R L Leane; 2nd Lt A H Darnell; 2nd Lt A H Priestley; Lt W H Rockliff; 2nd Lt J H Cooke (later killed in action 2 May 1915 ); 2nd Lt H James (later MC); 2nd Lt C F Buttle; 2nd Lt H H Walker (sitting); Lt J Williams (top). Missing are: 2nd Lt S H Jackson, Lt A R Selby and 2nd Lt A H MacFarlane. Capt Barnes records in his diary: 'After Church this morning the whole Battalion was marched up to the Pyramid (Old Cheops) and we had a photo took or at least several of them.' Amidst the training undertaken by the men, there was time on Sundays, days off and evenings when leave was granted to visit local sites of interest such as the pyramids, the Citadel and the many mosques in Cairo. The trams struggled to keep up with the demand and local transport such as carriages were heavily used. The cafes and restaurants of Cairo were also heavily patronised.

Curatorial note:
This well known and very popular photograph was originally lent to the Australian War Memorial in the 1930s by Colonel K McLennan MBE. A copy negative was made, accessioned as A02875 and Colonel McLennan's original print was returned.

[BigRAWesty]

Just ordered a big print of the photo at the pyramid. It will go in the church Obviously a million stories behind this picture but one story in particularly my old man always showed us at our local RSL of a fallen comrade whom they carried for a few days to be in this exact photo!
What an awesome bit of history mate.

[lucus30]

Just ordered this for the tools in the patrol

http://www.goclc.com/ProductDetail.aspx?sku=1539#

Im hoping it will be good

[Stropp]

Just received this just need to get the right spot to instal it

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[lucus30]

Just received this

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Where you going to put it ?

[TPC]

Just received this just need to get the right spot to instal it

55271

I have the same thing, I took the ashtray out and put it there.

[Stropp]

im thinking of removing the cigaret lighter and putting it there so i can run the ipad and phone and just run a dedicated power cable to it from the battery with a inline fuse.

[threedogs]

im thinking of removing the cigaret lighter and putting it there so i can run the ipad and phone and just run a dedicated power cable to it from the battery with a inline fuse.

I put them under the center dash ,but you could put them side by side where my volt meter is

[Stropp]

mine is one piece with both plugs, patrol is a dx so no flash antennae switch to get in the way, will have a look this arvo.

[Cuppa]

Not exactly Patrol related, but exciting (for me) nonetheless.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2015/02/46.jpg

[Sir Roofy]

not exactly patrol related, but exciting (for me) nonetheless.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2015/02/46.jpg

home sweet home well done mate

[TPC]

Not exactly Patrol related, but exciting (for me) nonetheless.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/images/imported/2015/02/46.jpg

Impressive, what size is it?

[Cuppa]

what size is it?

12m span, 15m long, walls 3.8m high. Roller door will have 3.5m clearance. Roof ridge line is around 5.4m.
This is the end of day 3. 2 blokes & a scissor lift.

[Rossco]

Not exactly Patrol related, but . . .

You can put the patrol in there & heaaaaaps of room to work on it . . :) , nice 1!!

[Winnie]

Yeah nice work Cuppa, very nice!

[TPC]

12m span, 15m long, walls 3.8m high. Roller door will have 3.5m clearance. Roof ridge line is around 5.4m.
This is the end of day 3. 2 blokes & a scissor lift.

That is 4 times the size of my shed, would love to have that.

[mudski]

That is 4 times the size of my shed, would love to have that.

Thats bigger than the piece of dirt my house is on! Well nearly.

So I'm guessing once its finished, cuppa will be a permanent resident in his new man cave?

[Stropp]

nice job cuppa, it will be all good for the winter mate warm and dry :)

[Cuppa]

So I'm guessing once its finished, cuppa will be a permanent resident in his new man cave?

Sort of. I’ll be building a ’temporary’ granny flat inside. It will become our ‘home base/storage facility/workshop’ to return to in between travels, so we can rent the house out & not need to worry about turfing out the tenants.

[cgm]

Good progress Cuppa, looks nice.

[cgm]

Since I'm here, I bought this last week and it turned up yesterday.

Will have to test it on the weekend, but the initial impression is that it looks fine. I was wondering given the cheap delivered price. Will make my final verdict after testing it. Not so sure about the Hi-vis Orange as the colour for the bag (the bad is real flourescent, more than in the pic on the web).

https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/certa-4ton-4wd-exhaust-jack-set/

[Clunk]

as have many others,10 magazine subscription and 2 Oztent Camp chairs for $99 ........... now for the long wait.

Nice one Winnie mate

[lucus30]

Since I'm here, I bought this last week and it turned up yesterday.

Will have to test it on the weekend, but the initial impression is that it looks fine. I was wondering given the cheap delivered price. Will make my final verdict after testing it. Not so sure about the Hi-vis Orange as the colour for the bag (the bad is real flourescent, more than in the pic on the web).

https://www.kogan.com/au/buy/certa-4ton-4wd-exhaust-jack-set/

I've got one too but yet to test it

[Punderhead]

Subscribed to 4wd action for the free camp chairs!

[Winnie]

as have many others,10 magazine subscription and 2 Oztent Camp chairs for $99 ........... now for the long wait.

Nice one Winnie mate

Yeah pretty good hey! I saw it on their Facebook Page.

[macca]

Got finger out and bought my Tuff Truck entry tickets

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=73a749e38481fab9cd76085af&id=9dc2d09de0&e=f77d680dd5

[macca]

I've got one too but yet to test it

Curious how you rate these. Going desert next year and want to leave the HiLift at home to reduce wieght. One of these could be a great substitute.

[jack]

Curious how you rate these. Going desert next year and want to leave the HiLift at home to reduce wieght. One of these could be a great substitute.
Hi macca,
I've got one and tried it on a toymota, didn't want to try it on the Patrol as I was worried it might bend something underneath. Lifted a very heavy 80 series no problems at all.
Still not sure about where to place it under the Patrol as I can see it easily bending something or getting punctured depending on location.

[macca]

I have read people putting a bit of carpet on top of the bag to stop punctures.

[threedogs]

Out of interest you can only place these in certain places
is that right, does it restrict where you place it.
Just thinking hot exhaust will cause it to fail, where do you place it ??
under a side step and lift whole side of 4x4 up, ok in flat terrain.
Everyone swears by them , I'm with the jury and out on this one

[lucus30]

They come with a sheet to put on the top and bottom

[the evil twin]

I put mine anywhere except directly on a hot exhaust... the pressure is spread over such a wide area it just moulds itself to the shape sorta.
Same principle as airing down

[macca]

Thanks guys, I think a mate has one. Might have a look at it and try lifting our cars before buying one for ourselves.

[Punderhead]

This!!!!!!

[mudski]

This!!!!!!

Beast!.......

[cgm]

Curious how you rate these. Going desert next year and want to leave the HiLift at home to reduce wieght. One of these could be a great substitute.

Was planning to test it out today, but didn't quite get to it. On my truck the sliders are really flat and I reckon it will sit in under there and partly under the chassis and lift one whole side up. I tested and can lift the whole side up on the slider with the High Lift (did it with a mates when we were out a few weeks back just to test). I reckon it will work well. Was thinking to have a bit of old mudflap if there is anything not too flat, but not sure I'll need it.

High lift has it's uses, but they can so easily catch you by surprise and as you say, are heavy (and bulky).

There was a thread last year and several people piped up about how good they were and kept it in the back of my mind/wishlist. I just noticed the cheap price delivered on Kogan, so thought I'd give it a go. Will hopefully post up tomorrow what I think of this actual one.

[cgm]

Beast!.......

Yeah does look pretty beastly! I've often wondered, when you buy something like this how do you get it roadworthy for transfer? I assume you have to put in some effort to temporarily put some stock suspension in, etc. until swapped across, then swap back and take the risk of getting pinged? Am I missing something obvious?

[shawnmichal]

A can of expanda foam and some sikaflex to seal up the front firewall bungs, damn NT wet season

[mjr350]

A Navman MiVue 530 1080p dash cam with gps tracking.
Ive tried a few of the cheaper versions but they just don't have the clarity even though they're supposed to be at least 720p.

[DX grunt]

A Navman MiVue 530 1080p dash cam with gps tracking.
Ive tried a few of the cheaper versions but they just don't have the clarity even though they're supposed to be at least 720p.

I'd be interested to read your comments on its performance. You've got me interested. Thanks.

Rossco

[mjr350]

I originally started off with ebay specials over the past few years but none have been good enough to even see number plates.
This new one is certainly a cut above the rest but I've only been for a drive around the block so far to see the clarity. There's a program that you download to your pc that shows the video plus live view of where you are on Google maps and also a G-force meter.
If your in an accident it will jump into accident mode which logs the video into a different folder so it won't be overwritten accidentally.
For the money its certainly worth it.
I'll post a video tomorrow night to show the world

[Clunk]

thermostat, radiator cap, oil filter, oil........ all for the old clunker

[megatexture]

I'd be interested to read your comments on its performance. You've got me interested. Thanks.

Rossco

Steve(04off) has one also and I'm considering one but the one I want is 600$ .they bloody look good though

[Clunk]

I'd be interested to read your comments on its performance. You've got me interested. Thanks.

Rossco


http://www.autoblackbox.com.au/

you can thank me later Grunter

[megatexture]

This is the one I want http://www.blackvue.com/en/contents/sub1.asp?idx=25

[Clunk]

Stropp has a blackvue but I cant remember which one

[SG1]

Not really a buy but a swap, a bloke from around the local area had his ZD30 Di let go (bang) and went a TD42 conversion, seen a post from him that he wanted to swap a near new Turbo (still under warranty) for some series 3 rear tail lights, well just so happened that I had a set siting in the shed after replacing them with working ones, a couple messages later and he was on his way over to pick them up, swap was done, he was happy and I had a near new turbo for ZD30 Di in my hands with only 15 tho on it and still under warranty, not sure what I'm going to do with it yet but somehow think it is better than having the set of tail lights sitting in the shed that I was never going to use.

[Winnie]

Bloody hell that's a good swap!

[threedogs]

Not really a buy but a swap, a bloke from around the local area had his ZD30 Di let go (bang) and went a TD42 conversion, seen a post from him that he wanted to swap a near new Turbo (still under warranty) for some series 3 rear tail lights, well just so happened that I had a set siting in the shed after replacing them with working ones, a couple messages later and he was on his way over to pick them up, swap was done, he was happy and I had a near new turbo for ZD30 Di in my hands with only 15 tho on it and still under warranty, not sure what I'm going to do with it yet but somehow think it is better than having the set of tail lights sitting in the shed that I was never going to use.

Go get it ceramic coated, for sure thats what I would be doing,
then just swap one weekend and do the same with the other

DEAL OF THE CENTURY lol

[Stropp]

Stropp has a blackvue but I cant remember which one Mine is just the Blackvue camera with gps and shock sensors if it senses a crash it saves the minute before and after, very good product which has a movement sensors and it records if anyone moves around the front of the car, you can also get them with front and rear camera

[threedogs]

Brought some AN8 braided hose and fittings to tidy up the engine bay a little.
Plan to change the air intake hoses to larger red silicon ones as well
Also brought some water wetter for the motor

[Winnie]

Brought some AN8 braided hose and fittings to tidy up the engine bay a little.
Plan to change the air intake hoses to larger red silicon ones as well
Also brought some water wetter for the motor

Red silicone to make it go faster!!

[threedogs]

yep plus my 10 RWKw sticker it'll be un beatable ha ha ha
Black doesnt show up oil leaks, not that I have any yet touch wood

[Covo71]

Finally bought the pyro gauge and ordered a new inter cooler from diesel smart.

[mudski]

Brought some AN8 braided hose and fittings to tidy up the engine bay a little.
Plan to change the air intake hoses to larger red silicon ones as well
Also brought some water wetter for the motor

Hope you bought some decent spring load T bolt clamps for those hose John. I had silicone hoses on mine and had issues of blowing off the hoses. Even with the big clamps. So I went back to rubber.. The issue is with the silicone hoses sold these days is they are rubbish, especially with their "stab in the dark" burst pressures they give. And with silicone, the slightest smear of oil in them makes them very slippery. Much worse than rubber. I bought new Gates rubber IC hoses and gawd they were tight to put on, so i wont have to worry about them slipping off in a hurry. The only hose I didn't replace was the top rear IC inlet hose as it was straight and I had some well made American FLexfab hose here to use.

[threedogs]

my rear one kept blowing off and since using a thick silicon piece of hose its never moved

[lucus30]

Well I bought this a few weeks ago but it arrived today

http://www.amazon.com/Custom-LeatherCraft-1539-Multi-Compartment-Carrier/dp/B000EDTSZG

Seriously great bit of kit. This is to cart my tools around in the patrol. Was sick of digging in my old single big pocket bag to find tools.

I'll take a picture tomorrow with all my tools in it

[Punderhead]

Just bought a couple of patrol badges as I destroyed mine pulling them off for paint.

[threedogs]

Well I bought this a few weeks ago but it arrived today

http://www.amazon.com/Custom-LeatherCraft-1539-Multi-Compartment-Carrier/dp/B000EDTSZG

Seriously great bit of kit. This is to cart my tools around in the patrol. Was sick of digging in my old single big pocket bag to find tools.

I'll take a picture tomorrow with all my tools in it
,
Make sure its secure in the back or tied to the cargo barrier or something.
Dont need a ship load of tools just what you think would be handy if you broke down.
Major fixes can be done at home

[threedogs]

Just bought a couple of patrol badges as I destroyed mine pulling them off for paint.

How could you, fishing line is the go they tell me

[lucus30]

,
Make sure its secure in the back or tied to the cargo barrier or something.
Dont need a ship load of tools just what you think would be handy if you broke down.
Major fixes can be done at home

Yeah mate all goes behind the cargo barrier. I take the bag and a small socket set and I've used nearly every bit of it previously, well except for the stupid imperial sockets that is

[mjr350]

Yeah mate all goes behind the cargo barrier. I take the bag and a small socket set and I've used nearly every bit of it previously, well except for the stupid imperial sockets that is

I have quite a collection of tools in a bag an csn honestly say I've used 95% of them because most work is done over a beer at a mates place. Zips closed so nothing falls out.

[threedogs]

I have quite a collection of tools in a bag an csn honestly say I've used 95% of them because most work is done over a beer at a mates place. Zips closed so nothing falls out.

crazy how there is always beer or drinks involved lol

[MEGOMONSTER]

What my missus wants me to buy her.

[sooty_10]

What my missus wants me to buy her.

Your missus thinks the spider is too big and ugly on the rear bags? yet she likes that?

Not my cup of tea that's for sure. ;)

[AB]

Picked up the rear bars from powder coating...excitement!!!

[Winnie]

Picked up the rear bars from powder coating...excitement!!!

Photos, photos, photos!!!

[AB]

Here you go ;)

[Stropp]

here you go ;)


wanker :)......