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Spudboy, I hear you!! Used to drive this in Africa with Dragoman Overland.. They had Merc 1617's which were 4x2's and 2427's which were the V6 6x4's. With the cross axle diff locks locked it was surprising how far you would get! God only knows how much trouble the 6x6's would get into! Still miss the 'Big' Fourby... Guess that's why the 130 has gone and there's a 101 in the shed! :D
some photos
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Towbar, I'm going to have to extend the trailer plug down onto the tow bar,
I didn't realise the drawbar would be so far away.
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Inside, Waeco CDF11 fridge on floor btwn seats, the things sticking up on the sides of the seats are airline style fold down armrests. big monitor is my Hema maps and reversing camera (aimed at the tow hitch)
Red and green knobs are the two low ranges, One of my single Din cubbys has been taken up by a carling switch panel , single switch is HID's , I'll add more switches.
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Overhead has another Single Din enclosure, I'll put my UHF in there
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there are som many cubby holes and glove boxes I forget where I put stuff
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looking forward from behind the front right wheel, the road kill slicer & dicer is right up the front, (protects the roll bar & track rod)
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looking into the steering knuckle of full lock you can see the uni, very well protected unlike the open uni on a jeep, wires into the knuckle are ABS sensor, cable into the caliper is low pad warning sensor
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rear diff on my truck actually points uphill, other trucks ive seen are horizontal, the rear shaft has DC joints on both ends. Nameplate on the diff says CARRARO , Hydraulic diff lock, 4.8/5/1 ratio (whatever that means) Made in Italy, I googled Carraro they make Tractors. (never heard of them)
The diff looks low to the ground, its got 300mm clearance, the road tyres are 9.5x17.5"
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Isri Suspension seats, after the Recaros the squab feels short but I'll get used to them, they have adjustable lumbar via a air pump in the armrest handgrip
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looking under the cab from infront of the right rear wheel, the cab had some good rubber / spring mounts to account for chassis flex.
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the shiny drum is the DPF
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Bought a couple of Pelican boxes for the back
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Wow. The incab shots shows how high you really are.
When is the bar going on? Is there plenty of room underneath for a bigger /auxiliary fuel tank? How much difference did the HID's make? Will they negate the need for driving lights?
Noticed the end of the U bolts on the springs hang down a fair way. are you going to trim or look at a U Bolt flip to stop any bending or damage?
Can't wait to see this progress. After a couple more days of driving around any more OH MY GOD moments what Have I done and most importantly is SWMBO happy?
Looks excellent!
Now you need to get some huge tyres on it :D
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Originally Posted by 4runnernomore
Yes, you can spot the tennis balls on peoples roofs
The bar is going on tomorrow, will post another pic when done. Also getting a front receiver for recovery , or pushing a boat , van etc .Quote:
When is the bar going on? Is there plenty of room underneath for a bigger /auxiliary fuel tank? How much difference did the HID's make? Will they negate the need for driving lights?
Heaps of room for water / fuel tanks, the Ridgeline aux tanks are 120l and a couple of grand each ( on par with Aux tanks for other 4x4 but still a bit high for me), after a big outlay I have to do as much DIY as possible, so I'll make my own tank or buy a Moller marine fuel tank.
The HID's definetly negate the need for driving lights, the original lights are left in situ, and the HID's go into 4 unused portions of the existing headlights. The original low beam of the main headlights are empty as they are too far off the ground for ADR's hence the actual low beam is in the bumper, and there was also an empty driving light segment where the 2nd pair of HID's now live, so the spread of light is excellent. Dont think I'll even worry about fitting the LED bar from the Defender onto it.
here is a photo of the HID's fitted in the empty positions of the Headlight.
Thinking about converting the High beam to HID as well
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/09/613.jpg
U bolt flip would be the go, must look into that.Quote:
Noticed the end of the U bolts on the springs hang down a fair way. are you going to trim or look at a U Bolt flip to stop any bending or damage?
No the truck is growing on us fast, SWMBO is wrapped, (phew) she actually cant wait to have a driveQuote:
Can't wait to see this progress. After a couple more days of driving around any more OH MY GOD moments what Have I done and most importantly is SWMBO happy?
Im running it back to Melb on the road rubber, fitting the 17x9 rims in Melb , am going with 35" MT's for now, perhaps 37's next time , I'm thinking Interco TRXUS next time, but they didn't have 5 in stock this week.Quote:
Originally Posted by spudboy
That tray is a nice fit too.
Lines up purfectly with the body
Looks like a great unit. Lots of fun times ahead. Will be watching your build up with great interest. Would probably have one myself if I had the money that is.
Gary
This truck is amazing,
I can not believe how much fuel it dosent use, I filled it up when we I went to get the Tray from Tamborine, and again Today 62L for 480Km = 12.92 L/100km includes all running around Brissie & some 100kmh freeway.
It only has a 90L tank and it cost me $101 to fill it up from 1/4 on the gauge.
(It has a trip computer but I haven't got that far into the instruction book on how to use it so worked out consumption on the motormouth calculator)
and to make me feel like it has Landrover heritage (via Iveco Massif ) true to form it has a leaking diff pinion seal
Bullbar looks great too, also fitted front reciever
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...013/09/523.jpg
Excellent pics, thank you, all contributes to softening up SWMBO.......:wasntme:
EDIT:
Who's just hit me in the back of the head......
Regards,
Tote
Going Bush
Thanks for the photos & write up.
I will look forward to seeing it with the bigger rims & tyres.
Why did you decide to go the 35's rather than the 37's given that they were going to be legal etc.
You have me thinking ;)