DavefromOZ

Happy B'day to you all.

Congrats bud, it isn't all bad afterwards, they do sleep It makes sense to me, I got married on a Friday, if people have to take a day off work then you generally only get the people who mean something to you there, those that are just after the free food and drink normally dont take the day off.

I vote we rename it the"Box-O-Useful-Junk"

Yeah mate, seeing yours is what convinced me to kick this off so quickly, I will put 2 lights up there, probably the 2 I have on the truck atm. The wind deflector will only be in the middle of the rack, probably for looks more than anything. I will wire mine through the rear hatch with a plug inside so I can remove the rack if I need to without having to cut wires. I have the design of the awning sorted, will be done soon after the rack.

Not sure about the stereo problem, but the headlight problem will be contacts in the stalk switch, you can pull it apart, clean the contacts and bend them slightlt to ensure you get a good connection, I have done this a couple of times with mine and it works everytime. I am sure there will be something in the how-to about this.

Yeah, I will definitely be fitting 2 driving lights to the front, and probably some clearance lights down the sides and a work light out back, will run wires through the tube to keep it clean. But they may not be done for a while yet.

These look fairly straight forward, if I could get a drawing I could have these priced up in Taiwan.

Well, I drew up the basket this morning. With Awning out With awning away

She says as the forum starts to chant PATHY PATHY PATHY

Bacon, wrapped in meat, wrapped in bacon, life just doesnt get any better. Perhaps, bacon wrapped in bacon, then wrapped in meat, then bacon again.

The Tardis model??? (Any old school Dr Who fans will know this one.)

I wouldn't dream of it, bacon is there for all to enjoy, it should be a religion I think.

One more BACON There, now back to hoin

Hard rock mostly, I listen to Godsmack, Slipnot & Stone Sour all day at work. Or if I'm having a cruisy day, I listen to Jason Mraz

No gloves here on Oz either, just the owners manual, a small flash light, receipts, the cig lighter piece and god knows what else. But definitely no gloves.

I believe it runs approx 60w, based on 5A max, but havent tested yet.

Only one problem, its not a receiver type hitch looking at the pic. I am looking at rear recovery points at the moment, will possible end up losing the rear bumper or designing a replacement that allows a hith to pass through it and mount onto the frame.

Nope, just enough clearance (had to run down stairs to check) Yeah, it would rest on the cans, but I use my left arm for the steering wheel, my right one is normally hanging out the window, so it wount affect me that much. When I pull it out I might look at pushing the handbrake forward so I can move the whole console forward, I looked at it yesterday, but I couldnt be bothered playing too much.

Yep, they dont mind, gives them something else they can work on. The best part is it doesnt cost me anything, unless we have to buy in special materials that we dont have here already. And it may cost me 10 bucks for the powdercoating.

Have been looking at buying a roof basket, but when they are going for 500 bucks 2nd hand I figured that it would be easier to get the boys at work to fabricate one for me, that way it will be to the dimensions I want. I found this online, which will be pretty much what I get done, will add 2 light mounts on front and a wind deflector as well, wont be full truck width as I will also have an awning made by our trim shop mounted on one side and a tube for fishing rods mounted on the other side. Already spoke to the boys, will be approximately 2 weeks away as they are busy this week.

Crow, the guys on PCoA have done a pretty comprehensive write up on fitting the airtec snorkel, check this link out. http://pcoa.org.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1...a&start=165

Well, I made a start, is mocked up and back in the truck, will be coming out for fibreglassing in the near future, so dont knock it for the finished look (as its not finished.) Cut the original console so the cooler will sit lower Then I made 3 brackets, 1 at the back of the original console and one toward the front of the box to ensure it stays secure (will post pics when I have it out to finish it later) Here is view with cooler fitted to the console, it sits a little higher than I would have preferred, but again that will be fixed when it comes out for finishing Now back in the truck, it has a switch fitted in the cetre console, I want to get an original driving light switch so it looks like it should be there. Again, this isnt the finished product, that will follow in the not to distant future.

Turbo deisel can be done (mine is factory TD), but I believe would require whole new fuel system. Or as Alex said, spend the time and drop in something with a bit more power.

There is a mob on Ebay selling snatch straps with a gift set of deflators, they look like Stauns, but I cant see them giving them away. Are probably the Smitty's

How does one put a wheel on wrong????