Rockets Wagon

[Rocket55]

No problems Dave, plenty of people have helped me out along the way, glad to return the favour.

My bus is coming along, still plenty I want/need to do yet...

[rusty_nail]

No problems Dave, plenty of people have helped me out along the way, glad to return the favour.

My bus is coming along, still plenty I want/need to do yet...

yes, you need bigger tyres and lift mate!!!

[Rocket55]

I know, I know...

[Rocket55]

Although its got a pretty smick roof rack now

[Rocket55]

Ok, a bit of an update to the wagon, been a bit slow of late.

First off I picked up a second hand roof rack and basket (Thanks Nic ). This will come in mighty handy when getting out and about with the extended family.





This allowed me to get an awning, pretty happy with this one 2.5 x 3m ($198 delivered ) It's great.







Next on the list was to get some more lights going. The rack had an old set of lights on the front on some pretty good brackets, so these came off and got rubbed back, rust converted, primed and rust guarded in Satin Black. Came up good.



Then bolted some LEDs on there that were originally on the bulbar. They only sit about 10mm higher than the front of the basket, might bend them down a bit yet.





Now just to wire them up. I have a couple of Carling rocker switches coming to work the roof lights, reversing lights and some left and right side flood lights.

Got itchy feet this afternoon after a planned outing feel through, so took to the centre console with a Dremil and mounted my 2 volt meters.





Stupid bloody thin silver paint Nissan use, you can see where the UHF cord has rubbed the paint off . Something else to fix latter, might wrap it. I think they came up well. I've got a DPDT mini rocker switch coming so I can have them permanently On / Off / On with ignition for both the starter and 2nd battery. I need to get a relay and use an ignition wire to trigger the relay to bring in the 2nd batter for the ignition only display. Sounds like a job for next weekend.

[mullet_hunter]

Nice rig/build up... spewing about that battery..

[Rocket55]

Thanks mate, yep that blood battery dent in the guard haunts me every time I walk past it. I guess I should get a dent remover guy to sort it out, wouldn't cost that much probably.

[Rocket55]

Ok, time for a bit of an update. I've been pretty busy lately with lots of late nights working on the wagon.

A couple of big mods

From this



to This





While I was at it I these bits appeared as well to back up the badge





Finished product

[Richie-Rich]

Wow thats a change!! A massive change. Better?

[Rocket55]

I've got to say it do like it better from an overall perspective. Around town the CRD eats it. Travelling or touring at anything over 70km/hr and the TD eats the CRD. In saying that the CRD was stock and the TD has a 3" exhaust and tune of the stock pump and turbo.