Thread: My current ideas for the 3

Before and after pics mate

Yes indeed before, during and after I will photo the lot, a mass clean out and clean up this week end and repair a hole in the chassis I found is the first order. Out with the bucket seats, so much to do!, so much to drink and plenty of time

A roof rack extending forward beyond the roof line as you suggest will severely limit your forward visibility when driving down hill and approaching an incline.

Otherwise sounds good, the tyres should help compensate the gearing for the sake of the Holden motor (shame you'll lose the crank handle ). And the Holden seems to be a good choice if you're going to fit A/C.

The water tank location sounds good.

For economy's sake you could go LPG. On my SIII I put a s/wagon petrol tank in the back, and two 35 litre cylinders along the chassis rails from under the seat box till just before the rear wheel arch. I had to cut the out riggers, but I reinforced the bulkhead behind the seats with some chequer plate aluminium to prevent warping and it's held strongly despite serious off road use. The LPG tanks sit higher than the chassis rails and have bash plates that make good points for positioning an air jack. I put a blanking plate on the forward filler and then fitted the LPG filler to that, it looks really neat and you don't have to bend over to fill it up.

Brakes can be boosted with a V8 brake booster with a twin circuit master cylinder and 6cyl brake drums.

Before fitting the motor seriously consider insulating the engine side of the firewall. I used 10mm closed cell foam (oil & water resistant).

- Michael2

IVe done a mod in an LWB sereis where a board was made up with a set of pullys that pulled the swag up into the roof which served 2 purposes 1, convenient way of storing the swag and 2 heat and noise insulation to stop the roof from strumming and toasting you.

To help your air con unit out bend up a section of exhuast in 3 inch pipe (or whatevers at least an inch wider than what youve got) that is the same as your existing exhuast, cut that sucker half then place it over the existing exhuast after drilling holes in the lower side of it to make a heat shield for the exhaust or on a long trip your aircons got bucklies.

I did give consideration to the visibility aspects of the rack, but I found favor in the idea of having extra protection from the sun if fit a ply floor to it and lessen the probablity of stone damage from truck etc, I already have big drums and big linings though I am not boosted, dont know why, LPG is an option I have some gas gear already and the engine was built for unleaded so it will handle gas, I am fitting left and right tanks under the seat box combined with the rear tank I should have good range, insualting the engine side is a fine idea, anything to cut the heat down in the cab, while I wont go carpets I will go heavy rubber matting, carpet out the back floor maybe the ide aof the big tyres was try and help the motor out, though the 202 has a slighty longer stroke then a 186 or 173, my big mercedes v 8 radiator and the twi thermos will cool it ok, I will have to adapt my current oil cooler to fit but thats no big deal, I also have to be careful with the flywheel they say the std holden wheel doesnt have the engine braking capacity as does the new type dellow flywheel or a modified 2.25 flywheel, all in all some good fun to be had and hopefully a machine that will out live me and give us many years of touring the place

Ok I see what your talking about Dave, u reckon the exhaust will heat the floor which is alloy and a good conductor of heat and will heat up the cabin, your thinking good things, I will chalk that into my book, I am gonna fit a much bigger diameter exhaust about 2 inch which is ok for a 202, I could thermo wrap it in places too and wire it up as well

no using thermo wrap... bad bad carma...

it can catch grass seeds, spilt fuel and oil and then catch fire.

on the swag thing it fits inside the vehicle and lifts the swag up into the bottom of the roof not up onto the top of the vehicle.

so even if it rains the swag stays dry.

for the floor Ive always put donw a layer of insul foam which is essentially alfoil on low density foam with the shiney side down then put a light (tan or cream) coloured marine grade carpet.

Excuse my ignorance but what does the flywheel on the 202 have to do with engine braking? Isn't engine braking dependant on the engine stroke and compression?