Thread: Should I, or should I not?

Talk about resurrecting an old thread. However, it's timely that you have.

It's 2 years on and I've finally got around to fitting out the P38A. The 2-drawer system was sold a few years back to Anthony Steiner in a Qld. It didn't work for me. I now have drawer system much the same as this one that I had in my RRC.



That one was based on the Chuckwagon designs by an Adelaide company. The one I have now is a genuine Chuckwagon bought at last year's LR Expo.

I'll post a pic of it tomorrow.



I have fitted the Fiamma awning like that shown on the previous page.

If your going to custom fit the commodore barrier, the mounting holes in the roof are 6mm. But there's no mounting points at the bottom anywhere.
On my classic we had a fridge base that bolted onto the rear seat mountings and the gas tank frame. But on the p38s you could attach the back of the base to where the hinge pins for the false floor bolt into.

I've often thought about a water bladder in the footwell, but apart from the accident aspect is hate to think what would happen if it leaked.

Mounting points at the bottom aren't a problem for me. I have fitted some through each rear wheel well for a piece of Unistrut that I have across the car to which the drawer system bolts.

This is the Unistrut mounting. The bolt goes through the wheel arch and screws into a nut welded to a largish steel plate that is pop rivet to the wheel arch. The plate is to stop the bolt pulling through. The rearmost Unistrut is bolted to the existing threaded inserts that the P38A has for tiedowns.





The rust marks are from a frame that held the original LPG tank (fitted before I bought the car).

This is the new Chuckwagon drawer system (It was originally bigger than this but the previous owner cut it down. I have the cut off pieces which may go back on).



Undergoing trial fitting and adding bolt down plates.

Ron did those people not mind you parking next to their tent?

Oi! That was my 30+ year old tent.

I was parked next to a Defender.

That was at River Island.

Originally Posted by UncleHo

G'day p38arover

get a vintage m/cycle,a nice Norton Commando or Duke (elect start) sounds like a plan

cheers

Kev, as a former motor cyclist you would be well aware that Norton's have a reliability record even worse than that of a P38A. I shudder at the thought of operating and maintaining a true vintage (pre 1931) model. The classic and modern collectable models are bad enough.

Kevin,

I looked at another (older) Yamaha XJR1300 at my local bike wrecker. All going, bought from a deceased estate, needs TLC, $2000. Wife not keen.