fat paddy
18th January 2011, 02:52 PM
Hello everybody,
My name is Paul aka Fat Paddy.
I am onto my second GU.
I originally bought a 2000 model 3.0 but upgraded in 2003 to leave a few of the teething problems behind.
I was a member of the Albury Wodonga 4WD Club but due to time constraints have let that one slip.
My current GU is a 3.0 litre. The only engine mods are a D-tronic and a catch can collecting the oil off the PCV. The car also has a front air locker, 2 inch Old Man Emu lift, BGF muddies, custom camping lights out back, upgraded rear light array, UHF, GPS, Pioneer DVD, reversing camera, electric brakes for camping trailer, dual battery.
I have a wife and 4 children which means that half the third row gets filled which equates to no cargo barrier (that came out with the birth of number 4 and now sits in the shed collecting dust - cargo barrier that is, not the forth child). This presented a problem for the safety of all and the issue of how to fit a drawer system with fridge slide for the Bushman. There where no commercial half cargo barriers or drawer systems at the time so I made up my own lockable single drawer on roller bearings with a tilting fridge slide on top (for the shorter people in my family) and a cage to go around the lot to make it safe. The cage goes from the top of the drawer to the ceilling and is anchored to the floor and to the regular cargo barrier ceilling mounting points. It runs along side the 3rd row passenger and then takes a 90 degree left turn to end up behind the seat of the left 2nd row passenger. There is a shelf above the fridge for hats/pillows and other light stuff.
There you go thats the brief run down. I also have a Cavalier off road camper trailer but that's another story.
My only concern is the "grenade" factor of the motor. The car has 78000kms on the clock and lives a very lazzy life in the garage.
Cheers,
FP
My name is Paul aka Fat Paddy.
I am onto my second GU.
I originally bought a 2000 model 3.0 but upgraded in 2003 to leave a few of the teething problems behind.
I was a member of the Albury Wodonga 4WD Club but due to time constraints have let that one slip.
My current GU is a 3.0 litre. The only engine mods are a D-tronic and a catch can collecting the oil off the PCV. The car also has a front air locker, 2 inch Old Man Emu lift, BGF muddies, custom camping lights out back, upgraded rear light array, UHF, GPS, Pioneer DVD, reversing camera, electric brakes for camping trailer, dual battery.
I have a wife and 4 children which means that half the third row gets filled which equates to no cargo barrier (that came out with the birth of number 4 and now sits in the shed collecting dust - cargo barrier that is, not the forth child). This presented a problem for the safety of all and the issue of how to fit a drawer system with fridge slide for the Bushman. There where no commercial half cargo barriers or drawer systems at the time so I made up my own lockable single drawer on roller bearings with a tilting fridge slide on top (for the shorter people in my family) and a cage to go around the lot to make it safe. The cage goes from the top of the drawer to the ceilling and is anchored to the floor and to the regular cargo barrier ceilling mounting points. It runs along side the 3rd row passenger and then takes a 90 degree left turn to end up behind the seat of the left 2nd row passenger. There is a shelf above the fridge for hats/pillows and other light stuff.
There you go thats the brief run down. I also have a Cavalier off road camper trailer but that's another story.
My only concern is the "grenade" factor of the motor. The car has 78000kms on the clock and lives a very lazzy life in the garage.
Cheers,
FP