I could have bought a house by now if i had not gotten into camping and 4wd'ing. They do take a lot out of your pay check. But i would never give up the experiences i have had while away.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beery
Most of my mates think i am crazy for spending up to $150 a weekend on fuel to sit in the bush. Where as they waste more than that on booze and smokes and don't remember their weekends.
2 weeks to go before I pick up my 2000 Td5 130. Can't bloody wait.
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Originally Posted by PTC
Yes. I hadn't done it in years until recently, and it was a real life-changing moment to be by a fire in the middle of nowhere, with the Milky Way putting on the best show on earth.
This is a great idea, need to keep the bird poop and sap from the trees above off the big lass too, those tarps are so bleeding expensive though... Considering Colorbond garages are so cheap nowadays.Quote:
Originally Posted by El Rey
Cheers mate! He used what seems to be a 10mm foil backed insulating foam, with about 3 or 4mm rubber matting over the top. It's surprisingly quiet inside, the Turbo is the loudest thing in the cabin and I really like the sound of that.Quote:
Originally Posted by NovaRover
I'll take some photos of the sound proofing for you.
Yeah I'm really keen to kit mine out for work. They sure are head-turners, hopefully drum up some attention for the Company!
That's it, you really can't put a price on exploring our great country. I'll be fortunate enough to claim fuel/repairs/servicing on the Company but yeah years ago I was the same as your mates, now i realise there is a bit more to life. I'm lucky there is some good 4wheeling around Canberra.Quote:
Originally Posted by PTC
From experience I can tell you that fitting and removing a car cover becomes very tedious/onerous very quickly. Fitting/removing a car cover to a large car such as a fourby is best accomplished with two people. Doing it solo results in much frustration especially if the cover is wet, covered in frost or it is windy.Doing it in the rain is just a miserable experience. Keeping the inside of the cover dry and free of foreign bodies - dirt, lawn cuttings, moisture etc is also a pain.
There is also more to a car cover than you might think aka type of material, breathability, lined or unlined.
Congrats . Im sure you will enjoy it for a long time. Looks like you found a good one.
I notice in the picture though that the tray is very low. From the pic it looks like your tyres will hit the tray before your rear diff touches the bump stops. Just thought i would bring this to your attention from experience.
I bought a 130 with a low tray too and i had all sorts of dramas on my first offroad outing.
Cheers
Michael.
Nice intro Bobby.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobby D
I'm in same boat as you, but with 110. Yours is bigger than mine
This has crossed my mind. I haven't done any serious off-roading just yet but we will see how it goes. The lower tray is handy however for loading things on and off, which I do everyday for work. I measured the clearance from top of tyre to underside of tray and it's 160mm. Which doesn't seem huge, though from bumpstop to diff it's only 105mm. I'm guessing you had lots of scrubbing on the underside of the tray when you took it offroad?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pacemaker
Would you think this is enough clearance underneath? I've got Poly airbag assist in the rear coil so I can always pump that up a little more I guess for another few mills. A problem I can foresee in the future though is that when my Baja ATZ's wear out I want to get some taller MT tyres and that will reduce that clearance further.
From what I can see the tray frame is welded to the chassis so I would assume it would be a decent amount of effort to raise it.
That's a nice looking 130 , I'm sure It will give you lots of pleasure , good luck , and the wave always brings a smile !!.. Jim :):)
Congratulations . you have a ultimate camp rig . to fix the turning circle get someone to turn the wheel while you wind in the steering lock screw on the inside of the hub until the tire is just about to touch the radius arm