My old GXL

[matt150 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close matt150]

Haven't been in this thread for a long time....

Anyhow, bugger it...

New - Day one (12km)


Now - Six years on (122,000km)

• 2004 GXL V6 Petrol 120 Series wagon
• 5 Speed automatic transmission
• Nomad valve body & manual lockup kit
• Pacemaker Extractors with a 2 1/2inch exhaust system
• Extended front and rear diff breather lines with Caterpillar Steel gauze breathers
• 265/65 x 17 light truck BFG All Terrains
• Upgraded Bendix 4WD brake pads
• TJM Airtek snorkel
• ARB rear air locker
• ARB high output air compressor under the bonnet
• ARB side 2.5m x 2.1m awning (refitted for camping/touring)
• ARB rear 2.5m x 1.2m awning (refitted for camping/touring)
• ARB steel deluxe winch bar
• Redarc electronic isolator
• Piranha battery tray
• Second deep cycle aux battery
• 130/100w bulbs in headlamps
• XGT Lightforce driving lights (soon to be HID)
• 55w Narva driving lamps in bar
• Bilstein shocks all corners
• Ridepro medium front springs
• OME895 rear springs
• Polyair bags in rear springs
• 300w power inverter (wired in 6mm twin core to the aux battery)
• Merit plug for fridge in cargo bay (wired in 6mm twin core to the aux battery)
• 2 inch voltmeter in cargo bay (wired in 6mm twin core to the aux battery)
• GME3600 two way
• Nokia hands-free mobile phone kit
• 4705 UHF aerial
• External AM/FM aerial with hard wired power booster
• Milford cargo barrier
• Toyota towbar with reverse sensors
• Windcheeta alloy roof-rack
• TJM OX 10,000lb winch with synthetic winch rope and WARN hook
• Alloy hawse fairlead
• Custom made SAMO engineering steel side steps
• Custom made rear work light with LED lamp and wheel spacer
• Custom made rear door bench
• Custom Autometer transmission temp gauge set up
• MSA canvas seat covers right thru car
• MSA cargo barrier organizer
• Sandgrabba mats front to back thru car
• LED conversions on all lights in cabin
• Scangauge II with new updated software (Thanks Ample Outdoors !!)
• Hilux washer jets (Yeah, I invented that conversion people...)
• Tinted windows all round
• Engel 40L fridge
• Maxtrax's
• Fatgeko2 video camera mount
• Garmin Nuvi on RAM mount
• Iphone with VMS application
• Two fire extinguishers
• Big mag-light torch mounted
• Full ARB recovery bag in the cargo bay

Mods planned soon :

1. Custom made belly plates for trans and engine
2. Custom made rear drawers
3. Start fabrication on rear steel bar

[MDSimpson Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close MDSimpson]

Love the side steps Matt.
It's kind of like a puzzle, working out exactly what has changed on the outside..

[matt150 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close matt150]

Love the side steps Matt.
It's kind of like a puzzle, working out exactly what has changed on the outside..

Yeah, there's been ALOT of changes both inside and on the outside.. the ARB awnings are off for a while and only take 10 mins each to fit up before an outing or a camping trip...

[MDS69 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close MDS69]

love the side steps and front bar.

[Dobbo Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dobbo]

Yeah, there's been ALOT of changes both inside and on the outside.. the ARB awnings are off for a while and only take 10 mins each to fit up before an outing or a camping trip...

Hey Matt,
One of the best things I did before heading off down to Tassie recently was to have a boat trimmer mate knock me up an extension to my awning, 2.5 x 3.0 mtrs. I just rivettted a strip of plastic sail track to the outside edge of the awning and the extension just slides on. Has brass eyelets all around so I can pole it out fully or drop it down to give me an extra wall at the front. Came in very handy one night in the Vic High Country when it rained all night. Kept all 3 us dry in our swags.
Dobbo

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very shiney mate..looks good!!!

joey

[matt150 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close matt150]

Hey Matt,
One of the best things I did before heading off down to Tassie recently was to have a boat trimmer mate knock me up an extension to my awning, 2.5 x 3.0 mtrs. I just rivettted a strip of plastic sail track to the outside edge of the awning and the extension just slides on. Has brass eyelets all around so I can pole it out fully or drop it down to give me an extra wall at the front. Came in very handy one night in the Vic High Country when it rained all night. Kept all 3 us dry in our swags.
Dobbo

Sounds like a great idea Dobbo, PM me a pic shagger..

[samo Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close samo]

its shiney cause it dont get used other then to go and get the shopping and kids from school

[matt150 Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close matt150]

its shiney cause it dont get used other then to go and get the shopping and kids from school

Jealously is a curse my boy............ bite me Samo

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Can't seem to upload pics via a PM Matt so this'll have to do.

[Schaffer Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Schaffer]

Matt, I can't tell the difference betweent he first two pics. Is it that the bush on the right in the second image is a little fuller after the siz years?

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Hey Matt,
One of the best things I did before heading off down to Tassie recently was to have a boat trimmer mate knock me up an extension to my awning, 2.5 x 3.0 mtrs. I just rivettted a strip of plastic sail track to the outside edge of the awning and the extension just slides on. Has brass eyelets all around so I can pole it out fully or drop it down to give me an extra wall at the front. Came in very handy one night in the Vic High Country when it rained all night. Kept all 3 us dry in our swags.
Dobbo

I'm right in the middle of getting this done. I'm heading into Challenge Campers on Wednesday to get a sail tarp made up that is 2.5x4m.

Dobbo, do you think 3m is long enough or would 4m be a better option? How far apart are the eyelets. I was imagining about 1 every meter would be sufficent.

[Dobbo Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Dobbo]

I'm right in the middle of getting this done. I'm heading into Challenge Campers on Wednesday to gte a sail tarp made up that is 2.5x4m. Dobbo, do you think 3m is long enough or would 4m be a better option? How far apart are the eyelets. I was imagining about 1 every meter would be sufficent.

In hindsight I think 4 metres may have been better as it would have given us a bit more room to move between the swags (specially late at night with a bottle of Cab Merlot on board), as well as being able to drop it right to the ground and peg it (with shock cord loops)
I'm not sure how far apart the side eyelets are, maybe 900mm, but a good idea would be to have them match up with the eyelets on one of those silver tarps or such so you can use the tarp to add another wall for better protection.
As far as carrying the extension, I just rolled it up and tied it to the awning with loops of shock cord and a couple of lengths of venetian blind cord.
Sorry to hijack your thread Matt, please carry on.

[samo Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close samo]

cracker idea dobbo, consider it copied

[Madkore Avid PP Poster! Find all posts View Profile Close Madkore]

I'm glad you reposted your rig matt - definitely looks good. And the ARB bar tops it off!

I too get given heaps for keeping my rig looking schmick, but that doesn't mean it doesn't get used, it just means you give a cr*p.