Mudski GU Build Thread

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Laser cut td42 badge or something similar. Maybe a 160 to denote the kw like ford and holden

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Originally Posted by mudski

and I also forgot. I need to get our house on the market, so this is taking up most of my time.


Yeah it was certainly a frustrating wait to say the least. But its all done now.
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I just need to go down to Vic Roads and hand over the form so they can do their bit, and let Club 4x4 know too.

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I know all about that.

We've got 7 weeks till settlement. 😬

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Is the cage so you can load up the back and still get to the fridge?

Good to see that your keeping your fluid intake while working.🍷

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Did you bolt the fridge slide in or just screw it to the draw top?

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Originally Posted by mudski

Now to just make a barn door table and the back is done...

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Want to double up and make me one as well?? [emoji1] lol


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Originally Posted by Bacho86

Want to double up and make me one as well?? [emoji1] lol


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Get in line mate lol.

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Originally Posted by Hodge

Get in line mate lol.

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Hahaha well maybe mark can triple up on materials and we can make an arvo of it...! Lol


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Originally Posted by mudski

Bolted down mate. They supplied 20mm long screws. Gonna grab stuff all they were. So I drilled right through and bolted it down.

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Yeah wow that's pretty dodgy, especially for the $$ you spend on them. Yeah definatly want it bolted down.

She's looking nice now Markie, especially that mod plate. . ☺

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Yeah a bit disappointed on those screws. But they do supply packets of different nuts, bolt, and brackets all to suit the different fridges that it can take. Really well made the slide is, I can see why it cost so much. So the screws was nothing too bad I suppose. Even if they were longer to actually grab into the wood I wouldn't have used them. Bolting it down is the way to go.

As for the barn door table. I don't have any room, between the drawers and the door. maybe 5mm to the rhs of the door, as it slightly curves inward toward the tail light. Just not sure on how to go about this one. Those caravan ones are too bad, just to thick, and too small i think. If I use some timber to make one up it will be too thick aswell. Love to do stainless, I might draw something up and get a quote from the cutters.

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http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2016/09/97.jpg

12mm ply with a couple of strips under it which located between the draw sides and bench top laminex glued on top..
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Make it the whole draw length if you want the space.. I made mine to suit a peice of laminex I had left over from the gq draws.
Best bit is you just slide it out the way or lift it out if you need big stuff out..
Make it a tap in fit and it doesn't budge..

A few more pics of it in my build mate towards the end..
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http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...2016/09/97.jpg

12mm ply with a couple of strips under it which located between the draw sides and bench top laminex glued on top..
Sorted..
Make it the whole draw length if you want the space.. I made mine to suit a peice of laminex I had left over from the gq draws.
Best bit is you just slide it out the way or lift it out if you need big stuff out..
Make it a tap in fit and it doesn't budge..

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Hey thats an idea.... I will see if theres room for this on top of the drawer and under the shelf section. As the drawer on the right usually has all the non cooking items in it so I can have this open and still access the left drawer. :thumbup:

Fix your avatar too dude. Your car will roll over. Lol.

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Hey thats an idea.... I will see if theres room for this on top of the drawer and under the shelf section. As the drawer on the right usually has all the non cooking items in it so I can have this open and still access the left drawer. [emoji106]

Fix your avatar too dude. Your car will roll over. Lol.

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It's the scape of the pic..
It's the right way in my phone lol..

My outback draws have nearly 25mm between draw top and top shelf so heaps of room..

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Fix your avatar too dude. Your car will roll over. Lol.

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There ya go. Resized it..

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Hey thats an idea.... I will see if theres room for this on top of the drawer and under the shelf section. As the drawer on the right usually has all the non cooking items in it so I can have this open and still access the left drawer. [emoji106]

Fix your avatar too dude. Your car will roll over. Lol.

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Yeah like that idea, seen it before and works quite well. . What about checker plate ally as another option. . .

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Yeah like that idea, seen it before and works quite well. . What about checker plate ally as another option. . .

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Flat alloy is ok but will blunt knives quickly.
Check will be a biatch to clean.
the good thing about ply and laminex is its dam cheap..
So after a few years if it's scratched and hammered then it doesn't hurt the pocket much to simply bin it and start again..

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Jusy saying instead of caging in the fridge with box section and mesh,
just use some ARC fence panel very strong and extend it so you have a top shelf.
Good to see the Arthurmobile back where it belongs. lol
or take some mesh to a sheetmetal place and get them to fold you a piece,

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Originally Posted by bigguwesty

Flat alloy is ok but will blunt knives quickly.
Check will be a biatch to clean.
the good thing about ply and laminex is its dam cheap..
So after a few years if it's scratched and hammered then it doesn't hurt the pocket much to simply bin it and start again..

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I was thinking check down so the smooth side was up. Usually use a chopping board or plate when chopping stuff but laminex does sound good. Used 9mm ply with a bit of carpet on mine, doesn't work too bad. . .

You could use a thin sheet of teflon which would be cool too. Easy to wipe down and doubles as a chopping board itself.

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Originally Posted by Winnie

You could use a thin sheet of teflon which would be cool too. Easy to wipe down and doubles as a chopping board itself.

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Yea a bit of 12mm nylon sheet with a few stays either side..
Heaps of options..
I like the marble laminex though..
Adds class lol

On the other one [4x4] I used honeycomb wall partition from an aircraft [flip down table]
and glued a piece of aluminium sheet to it and then edged it with alloy angle iron.
Hand some cable lanyards made to hold the table when down and held it shut with 2
ute tie downs,
When the table was down I had access to my minibar/spice rack, I hollowed out the big
door and made a box with shelves to fit inside, It mainly held UHF milk, coffee, tea,
sugar and an array of different spices , the smaller door I hollowed out and fitted
my thomas copressor , That was over 20yrs ago now but still a great idea I thought at the time,lol

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Just trying to figure out how to hide these holes now. The paint work their is a bit how's ya going too. I'm thinking a stainless plate laser cut into something?
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I want to remove the two front flares too and clean them out and drill some large drain holes in the base on them too.

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Bit of weld, bog and rustoleum paint and you can't go wrong ha ha

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Minor set back yesterday arvo. Hodge came over to grab something and I was showing him the drawers and slide. I pulled the slide out and levered the tray down. I put a bit of weight on the tray and the back of the drawers flexed and tried to lift up. So out came the rear cage and looked at what to do. I should have though of this when putting the drawers back in. The are only held down to the floor with two rails running left to right about a third in on each end. Plus the frame is made from sheet metal so....
Anyhow, I cut a small section away in the carpet and I could feel like a screw hole or something there. (see below left of pic) Sure enough there is.
So I will make a bracket for each side to run down the back of the drawers and attach to the floor. Plus do the same for the middle. I dont think it will move then. Hope not. lol
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I only I had more time as I want to rip that shitty looking carpet out and replace it. Ah well, more work for later.

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Bugger. But I guess that's the cheap side of it.
The outback draws have rivnuts in the back section of the frame like the sides.
3 across the back of each pannel.
I used blind nuts and dome head bolts to secure my fridge side in and cut the bolt so it doest protrude threw. It finishes flush.
So if something is rubbing in the draw it won't catch.

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Yeah you can see the cheap in these drawers but still great for what they are priced at. So I made up some brackets for the rear. 3 in total. Doesn't move at all now....
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God that carpet really looks bad in that pic... Something on the list down the track. New carpet.

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That's the way..
And don't stress about the carpet. .
No one sees it

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Preen stain remover and high pressure clean.
Worked a treat on my 20 year old gq carpet. .

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@mudski I may have some honeycomb partition board here [from qantas], enough for a rear table
you can have it if I can find it, Its light as and very very strong , I just edged
it with aluminium tape, I may even have a piece of 12mm perspex that would
suit your needs

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Thanks John. I haven't decided on what and how to do the table yet. I want to make up a cage first.

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Well hurry up..

Well I can confirm that this vehicle really does exist - I saw it in the flesh last night - I was beginning to think it was just some sort of mythical figment of my imagination 😝