Thread: What happened to your D3/D4 today?

Originally Posted by John_D2

My D4 has all the skid plates in place underneath, obviously it’ll still fit?

Not sure of your plates but if they're like mine, should be fine. Tank sits outside chassis rail tucked up nicely:



David

Had the D4 for 8 years next month, wow has that gone quick!

For a guy off-roading a lot you’d think it would be fully decked out already

Anyway, bring it was leased I never really bothered as it did everything almost out of the box for 5 years, then a redundancy slowed progress whilst I considered it’s future. Well it’s future is as a keeper; so onto the build.

Today was a “point of no return” type of project.

Drilled out the upper holes for the Prospeed Light bar


Then 5 of the toughest holes to drill out there! Snorkel bracket.


Cut the trim panels to accomodate the bracket and the roof bar



Then fitted that all back on.


Now it’s panel holes and cuts



It’s now started raining so will take a break.

Tombie, did you use Cobalt bits for those A-pillar holes? How many ? Any advice ?

I have a snorkel fitment in my plans so you've prompted me to pull my finger out.. First though I'm going to modify an LR RAI so that I have the snout to fit the hose to the airbox - a bit of polyethylene welding which is going to test me! It will be a hybrid of the two.

David

Originally Posted by Tombie

Had the D4 for 8 years next month, wow has that gone quick!

Originally Posted by Tombie

Drilled out the upper holes for the Prospeed Light bar

Then 5 of the toughest holes to drill out there! Snorkel bracket.

Originally Posted by l00kin4

Tombie, did you use Cobalt bits for those A-pillar holes? How many ? Any advice ?

I have a snorkel fitment in my plans so you've prompted me to pull my finger out.. First though I'm going to modify an LR RAI so that I have the snout to fit the hose to the airbox - a bit of polyethylene welding which is going to test me! It will be a hybrid of the two.

David

Hi David

Destroyed 3 Cobalt bits.... in the end it was doing my head in so went with Impact Bits in an impact driver - destroyed 2 in short order but did the holes quicker.

Use imperial 3/16” impact bits to punch the holes and tidy with the 5mm Cobalts.

Just allow 5 impact bits!

Originally Posted by Tombie

Hi David

Destroyed 3 Cobalt bits.... in the end it was doing my head in so went with Impact Bits in an impact driver - destroyed 2 in short order but did the holes quicker.

Use imperial 3/16” impact bits to punch the holes and tidy with the 5mm Cobalts.

Just allow 5 impact bits!

Why cobalt and not a standard drillbit?

Originally Posted by John_D2

Why cobalt and not a standard drillbit?

Won’t even remotely stand a chance of drilling that metal.

Originally Posted by Tombie

Won’t even remotely stand a chance of drilling that metal.

Those A-pillar's are tough, only got 1 hole drilled when i did my snorkel so must get around to doing the other one.
Its quite sturdy as is though.

Originally Posted by Disco-tastic

The alternator started whining so i ordered a new one. $620 for a Denso from the UK and i still may be up for GST when it lands.

Over here Densos are $1000+ !!!

Hopefully thats the last of for a while. Ive spent $3k fixing stuff in the last 6 week's

Mine recently cost $660 locally, OEM complete with pulley, so for once I suspect you haven't saved anything via an overseas purchase.