New Perentie Owner

Tom,
where did you get the number plates?

Cheers, Mick

A guy on ebay (seller hotrover). I believe that his name is Rodney Richards and he is also on REMLR.

I'm guessing your aiming at getting this to Wombat Tom (?).

Great action pics 👍

Hi All,

The Perentie has been away getting a RWC - which it sailed through! While it was at the mechanics it had some TLC:

* Complete Filter Change (air, oil, fuel)
* Complete Fluid Change (oil, coolant, diffs, etc)
* Traxide light upgrade kit (relays)
* Low Coolant alarm

Some cosmetic stuff arrived - the correct TAC plates, and reproduction number plates:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2017/08/41.jpgIMG_0681 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

Next up - I had already purchased these:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2017/08/42.jpgIMG_0674 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

To replace these:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2017/08/43.jpgIMG_0678 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

Which now look like this:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2017/08/44.jpgIMG_0680 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

I also had a go at cleaning up the mirrors:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2017/08/45.jpgIMG_0675 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

A little bit of elbow grease later, and they look a bit better (I may paint them later):

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2017/08/46.jpgIMG_0677 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

Now that I have the RWC - I'm off to put the Perentie on Historical Rego. [smilebigeye]

I have a list of small jobs to do - but basically I want to keep her as standard as possible, and just get out there and enjoy her..

Cheers,
GG

Hi All,

I've done some work on the Perentie over the last week.

Firstly - I removed the air intake pipe that goes from the air cleaner, across into the drivers side wing. The pipe was badly split in multiple places and couldn't have been doing anything. From the looks of it, it's only really used for deep water crossings.. I am sourcing a replacement hose.

I gave the batteries a bit of a clean up so that I could look at their condition.. Before:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...017/08/200.jpgIMG_0716 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

After:

[IMG]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4427/...cfe97822_k.jpgIMG_0717 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr[/IMG]

I am going to fill the batteries with distilled water and see if they charge.. Fingers crossed they will - but I fear that they are dead.. :(

Another cosmetc job - the vehicle has been hand coated with the majic Lanolin... I'm quite chuffed with the difference:

Before:

[IMG]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4412/...4924ced0_k.jpgIMG_0712 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr[/IMG]

And AFTER - you can clearly see the sections that I left for comparison purposes..

[IMG]https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4425/...2618a9b5_k.jpgIMG_0714 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr[/IMG]

[bigsmile]

I plan to go over the entire vehicle on the weekend and give it a good coating..

Cheers,
GG.

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Originally Posted by grey_ghost

Hi All,

I've done some work on the Perentie over the last week.

Firstly - I removed the air intake pipe that goes from the air cleaner, across into the drivers side wing. The pipe was badly split in multiple places and couldn't have been doing anything. From the looks of it, it's only really used for deep water crossings.. I am sourcing a replacement hose.

........

Cheers,
GG.

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It also cuts down on the intake noise - as I found out years ago on the County, when the bolt on the top steering U-joint caught on it and pulled it off. (It felt like the power steering had failed!)

A picture or two say a thousand words...

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...017/08/499.jpgIMG_0829 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...017/08/500.jpgIMG_0825 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

[bigsmile]:burnrubber::banana::ehigh5:

Great to see Tom,, looking forward to accompanying you both on a trip somewhere [biggrin]

Hi All,

A few small jobs done over the weekend...

Replaced the pipe that goes from the air filter across to the drivers side wheel arch. It's not really easy to see in this pic - just look for the new pipe!

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...017/08/625.jpgIMG_0835 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

Bought and installed the pioneer tools. When the weather is warmer, I will probably paint the handles black and the axe head green:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...017/08/626.jpgIMG_0833 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

Pulled the spare wheel off to have a look at it's condition:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...017/08/627.jpgIMG_0836 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

Cleaned it and ready to go back on:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...017/08/628.jpgIMG_0840 by Grey Ghost, on Flickr

Cheers,
GG.

So you bringing this over on the weekend? ;)