The Robbo Clan Wagon

Give it a few years, and I will have all the help I need I reckon. Kids are all under 3 at the moment!

Have a 2m x 2.5m awning waiting to go on the rack, sitting in the shed. Will help when we pull up in the scrub, give the kids and Missus some shade. Loking at a rear awning for over the barn doors as well, at some stage.

This is the heavy piece of kit...need to be put on the guttters and final adjustments made.
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Touched up my home-made recovery point this week...
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And the new el-cheapo spare mounted....
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And the whole reason I am setting up the Troll...the kids have a ball out in the bush.
Gotta be better than DVDs and computer games:wink:
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Got the rack installed on Boxing Day,then whacked up my Superch%$p awning....on sale $199 bucks,and this thing is awesome.
Its a hand rolled awning, not auto retractable though...2 minutes extra to rollup, not a big issue.

Gave it a test up at Bribie with 2 kids and the Missus,and left it erected over night during some decent rain and its working well...wish I knew it was such good qualiity, I would have grabbed another one.

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Awning and Rack on.

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Chillin at Bribie with half the Clan.

Going to work out a pulley system for my shed,want to suspend the rack and awning off the shed trusses when not in use (work periods)....then just reverse patrol underneath and lower the rack back onto the gutters, when its needed.

Thats the plan, anyway:smile:

Cheers,

That's a fine lookin setup mate top job

Thats a nice piece of machinery you have there Dave. Great pic of the young bloke too, can see he's enjoying the great outdoors.

If I could find the previous owner of the vehicle, I would gladly buy him a bottle of what-ever he wants to drink, Trolatron.
Seriously, the entire undercarriage and engine bay still have the factory torque marques on nuts and washers...it appears to have been a straight tourer.
The aftermarket cruise control is an absolute dream, and the rear end is already wired with an Anderson plug....so when I get a "day-tripper" trailer squared away (our current 6x4 box trailer...wired with a fridge, decent springs, rims and tyres and room for all the Clan gear:confused:)....we should be set.

Unfortunately, with the roofrack and 33s, I can't lift the truck 1mm without knocking down the external carport.... I only built a year ago.


But.....at the end of the day,my Missus is 5"3...and my kids are all still in baby seats,so I have plenty of time to work something out:smile:

I have the "roofrack shed suspension system" in the shed working well now...so it can get pulled off, along with the awning, and secured by myself.

So I am now limited to "upping the boost" to around 14 psi, hopefully a 3 inch exhaust...and regular maintenance, monitoring and repairs.

Love a new compressor, rear steel bar, winch, dual batteries......the list is endless

Edit... my kids love going "ffoooorbbbbeeeeeiing"...they sleep well in the car, love naming cars and animals...and will happily bounce around with Dad in some pretty stupid spots.

Thats the whole reason I bought the Troll....no fun unless the whole family is there!

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Originally Posted by robbo0001

Unfortunately, with the roofrack and 33s, I can't lift the truck 1mm without knocking down the external carport.... I only built a year ago.

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Yeh know what you mean, I want a roof rack but will probabley have to air down to drive into my shed lol.

Ray

Added another "ebay cheapie".....an unbranded rear roll-up awning (tigerz11). Purchasd from Melbourne on Wednesday, delivered and installed on Friday...happy with that

Had its first test on Bribie Island yesterday, every bit of shade helps with the kids.
Had some decent rain as well, both awnings kept everything dry.

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Have sorted out my shed hoist system, so the racks and awnings can now be stored outta the way, until required.

Absolutely brilliant.

Love your intention.....fun for the whole family.

What is it with trolls and carports? Mine's about 2mm too big to fit under the carport. I can fit the bonnet under the carport, but the pod on the back is 2mm too big - and I'm not airing down every time I want to park up.

May you all have many, many years of fun and enjoyment.

Take care out there.

Rossco

Nice rig robbo good to hear she running all ok no engine damage :)

Gday DX

"What is it with trolls and carports? Mine's about 2mm too big to fit under the carport. I can fit the bonnet under the carport, but the pod on the back is 2mm too big - and I'm not airing down every time I want to park up."

Yeah it either air up/down every time I get home. Or try and install the roofrack out the front of the house everytime i need it....and its to heavy and awkward for that.
Another option will be to raise the carport about 120mm...thats being looked at over a few beers.
No rush though..

Cheers Muddonk....very happy with the engine, specially now I know all the critical points have been checked and confimed good.