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OK one of my sons working in Traffic found a 42" lightbar on the freeway.
the lead has been cut and it slid a fair distance looking at it. Any way it has no mounting bolts
so I unscrewed the end caps to have a look [easy as I think] so I tack welded a penny washer
to a 6mm bolt and cut flats on the washer to suit the end caps.
Now its stronger than before, well I think anyway
Last edited by threedogs; 19th September 2016 at 03:18 PM.
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
OK one of my sons working in Traffic found a 42" lightbar on the freeway.
the lead has been cut and it slid a fair distance looking at it. Any way it has no mounting bolts
so I unscrewed the end caps to have a look [easy as I think] so I tack welded a penny washer
to a 6mm bolt and cut flats on the washer to suit the end caps.
Now its stronger than before, well I think anyway
Repaired the other end the same way,,,,, now I have a 42" lightbar with spread on each end
Not sure where to mount it if at all, Better check to see if it works first eh lol
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
I may have put this here before, but if you have 2 horse shoes and a rail peg
you can make you're own rustic stubbie holder, you can even put a lower shelf on it
to hold your smokes etc. 12mm rod would be better than what I have but you
get the picture, lol
@ben e boy could you use eye bolts as a lifting spot
Last edited by threedogs; 21st December 2016 at 04:14 PM.
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
Thought I might post a few pics of some of the stuff I’ve been building in our shed. Keeps me busy, gives me a reason to get up each morning, & is taking us ever closer to our dream of long term travel.
The shed (& the wood store built from old hardwood pallets)
Dwelling layout
The workspace & the dwelling exterior
Cupboards
Wardrobe -4 bays/doors 3.8 metres long
Kitchen
Living room
Mobile cabinet for a benchtop oven & microwave. (rather than take up valuable bench & cupboard space in the kitchen this will live in the shed & get wheeled in & out as needed - or just used in the shed).
Bathroom
Used ‘Signbond’ (3mm powder coated aluminium sandwich panel for shower walls & splash back )
I’m slow as I need to learn many things as I do them, but I’m getting there. Have been refurbishing some secondhand doors today, & expect to be laying vinyl flooring (planks) next.
2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. 425w roof mounted solar, 360Ah Aux batts, BCDC1240, Onboard hot & cold pressurised & filtered water, (25 litre hot water calorifier), ARB fridge, ARB freezer, Built in kitchen, heaps of easy access storage, 240v, 3” Genie exhaust + dynotune, 2” lift, 3900kg GVM upgrade, second glovebox, ROH Blaktrak steel wheels, Bridgestone D697's (now Toyo RT's), Redarc gauges/pillarpod, Hema HX-1, Icom 450 CB, dual rear view cameras, Onboard 30amp Victron mains charger, second glovebox, dual seat conversion, TPMS, Boss PX7 onboard air with 9 litre tank, 350w inverter, Steel bullbar, Harrop Eaton diff lock (front), Warn winch, Snorkel, Dual spares , 160 litre water tank, 180 litre fuel in two tanks (approx 1200km range) 2010 Tvan Tanami. (incl another 70 litre water tank) with matching wheels/tyres (& 3rd spare) A Nomadic Life (Blog)
Awesome work Cuppa. How much of it have you done yourself?
Ta. Neighbour is a sparkie & helped with the wiring. Paid a plasterer to do the gyprock & a plumber to install the gas (for compliance certificate), but basically everything else I've done myself (with occasional help from MrsTea).
Last edited by Cuppa; 21st December 2016 at 06:31 PM.
2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. 425w roof mounted solar, 360Ah Aux batts, BCDC1240, Onboard hot & cold pressurised & filtered water, (25 litre hot water calorifier), ARB fridge, ARB freezer, Built in kitchen, heaps of easy access storage, 240v, 3” Genie exhaust + dynotune, 2” lift, 3900kg GVM upgrade, second glovebox, ROH Blaktrak steel wheels, Bridgestone D697's (now Toyo RT's), Redarc gauges/pillarpod, Hema HX-1, Icom 450 CB, dual rear view cameras, Onboard 30amp Victron mains charger, second glovebox, dual seat conversion, TPMS, Boss PX7 onboard air with 9 litre tank, 350w inverter, Steel bullbar, Harrop Eaton diff lock (front), Warn winch, Snorkel, Dual spares , 160 litre water tank, 180 litre fuel in two tanks (approx 1200km range) 2010 Tvan Tanami. (incl another 70 litre water tank) with matching wheels/tyres (& 3rd spare) A Nomadic Life (Blog)