Just got home with my new 130

[POD]

I flew up to Newcastle yesterday and bought a 2008 130 dual cab. Drove down to Goulburn last night and then the 805km home from there today.
Very happy with it so far, although the tyres are as noisy as all get-out. It has 6 new Goodyear Wranglers on it, has been a long long time since I have driven such a noisy tyre.
I love the torque of the PUMA engine- 110km/hr regardless of all those big hills on the Hume. Still a quarter of a tank showing on the gauge after 805 km of pushing it fairly hard (wanted to get through Melbourne before the peak hour traffic- didn't make it!).
The vehicle has a huge aluminium lock-up box instead of a tray or tub- apparently cost about $15k to have built. It is 1800mm wide x 1800mm long, has way too much rear overhang for a lot of the high-country tracks, so one of the first things on the list is to have a tray built. The box will be excellent for outback trips though (definitely the biggest car boot I have ever had- including the Dodge Phoenix that I could sleep in stretched full length either way).
3 things on the short-term list are snorkel, cruise control and a tray.
With 2 Range Rovers to go on the market soon, I seem to be entering a new era.
Many thanks to all those who answered my questions as I narrowed down the purchase decision.

[Symo]

Enjoy her - I may see you up the high country as im up there lots.... I have a silver 110 and lover her to bits too :)

[jasonedu]

congrats on the purchase - you will be very happy with the 130.

805km on 3/4 tank does not sound standard. you may have a long range tank fitted.

[POD]

congrats on the purchase - you will be very happy with the 130.

805km on 3/4 tank does not sound standard. you may have a long range tank fitted.

Yep it's got a large aftermarket single tank, reportedly about 130L. Is badged' longRanger' apparently of Qld manufacture. I'll be interested to see how much it takes after today's trip; also hope to improve on that range with more conservative driving. I was pretty keen to make the miles today.

[Larry]

Was it this one? I was very keen on it but my wife said no, too big for us. :(

[spudboy]

That canopy look likes it has a large rear overhang. Might be better on a single cab!

If you want some quiet tyres, get a set of Pirelli Scorpion ATRs. They are SOOOoooo much quieter than my previous Michelin ZXLs (or were they XZYs?). Score really well on off road test too.

Hope you get a good run out of it.

[POD]

Was it this one? I was very keen on it but my wife said no, too big for us. :(

Yeah that's the one.

The canopy does indeed have a huge rear overhang, this put me off when I first saw the ad for the vehicle but on further investigation there were a lot more factors in it's favour. The guy who had it is a squillionaire and has set up and maintained the vehicle with no regard to expense, best of everything everywhere. I'll put a relatively short tray on the thing straight away instead of that big box, a tray will be much more versatile for my everyday use. The box will be a boon for outback trips. Long-term plan is to build a tray-on style camper for it (or look out for a good second-hand one, not being in the squillionaire class myself).

[justdrinkbeer]

Yeah that's the one.

The canopy does indeed have a huge rear overhang, this put me off when I first saw the ad for the vehicle but on further investigation there were a lot more factors in it's favour. The guy who had it is a squillionaire and has set up and maintained the vehicle with no regard to expense, best of everything everywhere. I'll put a relatively short tray on the thing straight away instead of that big box, a tray will be much more versatile for my everyday use. The box will be a boon for outback trips. Long-term plan is to build a tray-on style camper for it (or look out for a good second-hand one, not being in the squillionaire class myself).

Hi,

My mate is just about to order an 1800x1800 canopy like that, if you're interested in selling to fund the short tray let me know.

Nice rig by the way, exactly what I should have

Rich

[POD]

Hi,

My mate is just about to order an 1800x1800 canopy like that, if you're interested in selling to fund the short tray let me know.


Rich

I'll give it some thought but not really wanting to sell the box at present, planning some long-service leave and a biggish trip next year and the rooftop tent on top of the big box will be good. I believe this box cost in excess of $10k to have built, all aluminium and powder coat. Perhaps you could PM me with an idea of what your friend would be thinking of paying, might help me consider whether to sell it cos it would depend what I could then put in it's place.

I've found a few issues with the car so far, most annoying is that the airlocker needs to come out and have new o-rings, just blows air straight out of the breather. Kicking myself for not flicking that switch before buying, might have knocked a grand off. Also the electrical accessories have not been wired to a standard that I'm happy with. Long experience has taught me to be very very fussy about how I route and protect electrical wiring, this has everything connected up correctly and good gear used, but the wiring is not well anchored and protected, some wires without conduit rubbing on metal body fittings, that kind of thing. Some tidying up required there.

[towe0609]

Looks longer than 1800mm to me - but the angles can be deceiving. I have a 2.1m box on the back of my 130 - the tray on it when I got it was 1900 and I certainly never thought that was too long. Horses for courses.

[TonyC]

Hi Pod,
The standard tub on a 130 CC is 1700 long plus the bumperetts /handle things on the back.
I would be having a good run with a tape measure to compare with a tub, before you get rid of the box.

Tony

[Michael2]

Congratulations. I was wondering today whether you'd gone ahead and bought it, after our discussion at BHH.

My ARB locker was blowing air, the price for ARB to do it would have bought a new maintenance free tru trac! I borrowed a diff spreader and removed the rear cover (salisbury), the airline had come off some time ago while in a rut, I reconnected and it got pressure up, so I thought it was working, but that was just the mud that had occluded the line.

I eventually realised it was just an occlusion when I wasn't getting locked drive in a bog hole. I removed the top brass fitting and cleaned it out, which caused the copper air line to fall into the housing. This in turn pumped air out the breather, making me think it was the O rings. When I pulled the cover off, it was just a case of fitting the air line back into the brass fitting and making sure it was all tight.

If you have the earlier steel air line from the ring on the locker, it needs to be threaded into the brass fitting, after some jiggling the steel fatigues and cracks. The new type have a more flexible copper air line and a push on fitting. Well worth the $65 for a new one, than the two hours of frustration trying to thread it straight, and then breaking it, only to have to buy a new one anyway.

Not sure if the 130 PUMA has sals or P38 rear diff, if the latter it will be an easy fix on a bench rather than under the car.

[POD]

Congratulations. I was wondering today whether you'd gone ahead and bought it, after our discussion at BHH.

My ARB locker was blowing air, the price for ARB to do it would have bought a new maintenance free tru trac! I borrowed a diff spreader and removed the rear cover (salisbury), the airline had come off some time ago while in a rut, I reconnected and it got pressure up, so I thought it was working, but that was just the mud that had occluded the line.

I eventually realised it was just an occlusion when I wasn't getting locked drive in a bog hole. I removed the top brass fitting and cleaned it out, which caused the copper air line to fall into the housing. This in turn pumped air out the breather, making me think it was the O rings. When I pulled the cover off, it was just a case of fitting the air line back into the brass fitting and making sure it was all tight.

If you have the earlier steel air line from the ring on the locker, it needs to be threaded into the brass fitting, after some jiggling the steel fatigues and cracks. The new type have a more flexible copper air line and a push on fitting. Well worth the $65 for a new one, than the two hours of frustration trying to thread it straight, and then breaking it, only to have to buy a new one anyway.

Not sure if the 130 PUMA has sals or P38 rear diff, if the latter it will be an easy fix on a bench rather than under the car.


It's the p38 diff, a bit annoying that the 2 diffs are totally different as I was thinking of transferring the ARB to the front and putting an ashcroft locker in the rear. The diff shoudn't be a difficult job, I have a well-equipped workshop for such things, just a bit frustrating to have to do stuff like this straight away. Have fitted an ARB locker before.

Also, I've decided to keep the box, the real issue with the departure angle is the tail-light mounting thing which hangs quite low, the full width of the vehicle. If I re-jig the spare wheel mount, I can relocate the tail-lights onto the box itself and get rid of the bottom panel.

[Larry]

........Also, I've decided to keep the box, the real issue with the departure angle is the tail-light mounting thing which hangs quite low, the full width of the vehicle. If I re-jig the spare wheel mount, I can relocate the tail-lights onto the box itself and get rid of the bottom panel.

Exactly what I was thinking of doing if my wife had given me the go ahead.:angel:

[POD]

Exactly what I was thinking of doing if my wife had given me the go ahead.:angel:

Geez, you're making me feel bad Larry. If it's any consolation, there was also a blown tail light globe...

[Larry]

Geez, you're making me feel bad Larry. If it's any consolation, there was also a blown tail light globe...

Wow, glad I didn't get stuck with that lemon then!:p:D

[Babs]

Congrats