I taped up the gap on the weekend. $9 aluminium backed butyl self adhesive tape from bunnings and about 15 minutes to clean and apply it.
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I taped up the gap on the weekend. $9 aluminium backed butyl self adhesive tape from bunnings and about 15 minutes to clean and apply it.
I had another go at mine last week and got more of it covered. Not much space for big hands.
However, I've also decided the aircon needs re-gassing, which is probably to be expected after 104,000 kms in nine years, I suppose.
My wife has little hands. With the promise of a strong G&T I convinced her to reach up through the guard from underneath whist i reached down over the top of it. The tape wanted to stick to anything it got close to so it was really helpful having a second set of hands. Got a full lap around it in one strip, then an additional strip at the bottom between the firewall and the first layer to ensure it stays in place.Quote:
Originally Posted by DiscoMick
My wife doesn't like G and T, so I might have to think up another bribe. Chocolate might do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by ninetubes
Got any pics?Quote:
Originally Posted by ninetubes
Dave G
Not the greatest, but here you go:Quote:
Originally Posted by davidgate
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...018/03/341.jpg
Quick fix for closing the gap. Rubber door stop from Bunnings. Gap fully closed but don't know how long it will last.[bighmmm]
Dave G
Looks good, but our gap went much further around than that.
this is my second crack at filtering the cabin air, feel like i might have nailed it this time. Previous one struggled for airflow and was not very durable.
I made a blanking plate for the wingtop vent using the side of a plastic crate ~3mm thick. Would have been easier if i still had the old vent as a template.
Bought a unifilter "droopie" size large (cue large droopie jokes...). they are a pre-filter sock that fits inside your snorkel. Washed out the filter oil and soaked in baby oil instead, as it smells better.
Cut a suitable sized hold in my blanking plate, dropped in the filter and re-fitted the snow cowl.
Good airflow, as for dust proofing, i'll find out how that goes over the next month!
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Pleased to report back that with positive cabin pressure by sucking the AC through this filter has kept the truck unbelievably clean and dust free in extremely heavy dust (gibb river road, kalumbaru, munja track etc) for over 5000km.
Got about a week out of the filter before needing to clean and re-oil. Baby oil seamed to dry out a bit fast in the heat. So may experiment with so other options. Going to try unifilter oil for the GCR and see if it’s overly smelly.
