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Oh yeah that's similar to what I was thinking
my ex wife and her now husband own bias boating :) dont mention my name there lolQuote:
Originally Posted by lhurley
Unless they own all of them and or one on the other side of the country i dont think youll have any issues. Ill keep it in mind though, thanks mate :PQuote:
Originally Posted by Stropp
Took off the roof racks that were on the truck when I bought her. Previous owner or possibly the original owner had used standard steel bolts used for fastening sleepers together (the domed head ones) and so that along with them being so rusted I had to cut off (with a grinder) 3 bolts. Got them off and thankfully no rust were being hidden by the racks. I might put the racks back on at a later date, they do need a good clean up, new bolts and nuts and better rubber. If I get my roof cage before that I'll probably just throw them up on ebay.
I also got new side mirrors for the truck, much better than the stockies. Put them on today, loving them and can't wait to test them on the trip to Newcastle on Friday. :D
Wired in my reverse camera today and while I was at it wired in a mates one on his pajero. Should be good just need to find a spot for the screen tomorrow
They own ALL of them ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by lhurley
They were crap to shop in , they are pretty much gone in brisbane ,Quote:
Originally Posted by Stropp
This weekend i flushed the radiator installed new high flow thermostat and a new water temp sender which has fixed my factory temp. Guage
Had a 2" EFS lift fitted.....then I stood back and smiled for a minute, then started planning the next mod (exhaust)
The 200 Watt solar panel arrived. I clearly didn't appreciate the size of the thing when I ordered it, I'm glad I didn't order the roof tray I was thinking of putting up there with it ;)
The panel fits nicely on the roof bars and leaves room for my double swag, other than a high lift jack and shovel I've never actually carried anything up there so its not really an issue. I may swap out to a smaller panel sometime and put this one in the camper, but for now it will go nicely with the Ctek charger I put in a couple of weeks ago.
The 200 Watts is on the high side, but I want to be able to camp for a week+ with the fridge, lighting, and amateur radio going without worrying about power... I think it will do that providing I don't get carried away on the radio.
Now to mount it. I need to find some channel nuts to suite the Rhino Pro Bar's, those and some angle iron should do nicely.
Of course my plan to carry a jerry can or two on the roof will need to be revised...
Cheers
J.
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Originally Posted by Agronaught
yeh i had to donsize as i have a tracklander rack and rooftop tent but the smaller panel runs the fridge 24/7 in the patrol so its all good and still not much room up there to spare
Gave my turbo a present today in the way of a beanie..... still waiting on the heat tape to arrive so I can wrap the dump pipe.
Finally got the tie rod ends, steering rod ends and panhard bushes I had bought on the car ready for a wheel alignment tomorrow morning.
One of the tie rod ends was a pain to get out, had a tool for it but resorted to a bigger hammer. Bit of bark missing too, oops.
Panhard OEM rubber needed a press to remove and replace, but it is done and ready to go.
So... the steering should be all nice and tight now. All the other bushed front and rear have been replaced in the last 6 months.
See how it drives tomorrow.
Not today but I've modified my boost compensator pin slightly
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I don't know what that is or what it's supposed to do, but it sure looks fragile!Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben-e-boy
Bloody oath!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by macca
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Originally Posted by macca
Its alright, It's stil pretty solid,Quote:
Originally Posted by MEGOMONSTER
put new lid seal in air box yesterday (silicon one)
What started out as just straightening bent bull bar, turning into- bull bar off, tidied, straightened, painted, new winch fitted, radiator out and steam cleaned, fan thingy off , steam clean other radiator thingy, extend winch wires. Hopefully get it all back together today.
ill have to check my thingy,s too just to be sureQuote:
Originally Posted by katwoman
Bout time he fixed what he broke!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by katwoman
Turns out there was a lot of 'wombat' mud still in there. Hopefully it'll stop the overheating.Quote:
Originally Posted by roofy
it will help that's for sure --wombat mud heck that would be like cement bet that took some movingQuote:
Originally Posted by katwoman
Wombat mud is the worst mud!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by katwoman
The alignment and all the new bushes etc. have made a whopping difference, steers better, no wandering all over the road so very happy.Quote:
Originally Posted by macca
I have a set (of 6) Cooper AT3 tyres for road sand use. They had some splitting around the bead and some flow cracks in the carcase between the tread blocks.
Last week my local tyre bloke had a look at 2 of them and felt I had a warrantee claim against Cooper even though the oldest was manufactured the 2nd week of 2012.
Took all 6 in yesterday, 4 are not real good the other two are fine. So he fitted 4 new tyres.
Asked him what I owe him for an alignment and my pro rata share of the tyres.
He said the Cooper rep has indicated a fair call on the damage and it probably wont cost me a cracker.
Could have flattened me with a feather! :jawdrop:
The rep is back in a fortnight so will see if its all real and not a dream!!! :Yahoo!:
not quite love day is real sticky just ask andy growler and our favorite son nissheadQuote:
Originally Posted by winnie
Would agree with you there Roofy, nothing is worse than Loveday mud.Quote:
Originally Posted by roofy
Geez hope it's not a dream, winnerQuote:
Originally Posted by macca
I like shiny
Shiny is good did you use POR15 or black enamel??Quote:
Originally Posted by katwoman
Looks awesome BTW
Quick dry enamel and hardener.Quote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
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Originally Posted by Apollofish
I was going to get new tyres for winter 2016, so I'm in front no matter what the outcome is.
Saved me quite a few $. Also gives me a chance to make sure the fault has been rectified by Cooper.
Rust treated and then fish oiled the battery tray. I also glued about twenty odd strips of inner tube in parallel lines under the plastic tray, in the hope it will let any moisture escape from between the two surfaces.
Just re ran the main power wire from secondary battery to rear.
Replaced the 6mm twin core with a single 10mm cable.
Moving the fuse bank to the rear so all the bits will have fuses closer.
Placing a 50A breaker up front.
Anderson plug on the fridge.
And placing an Anderson up front for solar panels. A better connection than alligator clips.
Sounds like what I need to doQuote:
Originally Posted by biggqwesty
new wiper blades
So today I've repaired my fuel pickup after the float parted ways.
Re moulded the mount and soldered the wires. Will buy a new one, and then then place the repaired one into the sub tank.
Fixed my gauges. Due to the values being all different one could only assume fingers stated playing when dash was apart for cleaning.
So I've re set the needles. And now all good.
While pickup was out I adjusted the float to suit my breather mod. So now it reads the whole tank, not when its 1/4 empty.
Installed my winch isolator rocker switch.
Started mods on the draw system to tidy up the electrical.
Still need to run the dual battery over ride wire and switch.
Getting there
Stripped down the rest of the TD today. Next is too take the block in for its x-rays...
Did something different today.....drove my Patrol on the road - towing a trailer. lol