Gramps 05 GXL

[Madkore]

"HI EVERYBODY!"

Purely for The Simpsons fans...

[Gramps]

Just wondering, what was the issue with carpeting last time?

I used a Dunlop rubber based glue which let go during summer. This time I'm going to use a spray adhesive.

Sometimes I love this forum. I have a piece of ply that is carpeted and left over from the last car that I used as a false floor to support the weight of the old drawer. Because I never throw anything out, it's been in the shed taking up room until a purpose is found. Well I saw a thread on a tailgate table which will be perfect. So minimal purchases are required, and I will make room in the shed.

I won't get to it this weekend as my son has a u/12 STIC (State Talent Identification Championship) soccer tournament. Three days of the BEAUTIFUL game with the chance of training and playing in an elite squad for those that are selected.

I might have to take a 'mental health' day next week to complete this mod. Where do you find a doctor that will write a certificate to cover for working on the car???

[Madkore]

Nice drawer set up Gramps.

Just wondering, what was the issue with carpeting last time?

[Gramps]

Some nice work their gramps.

Thanks Hutch.
It's nice to be able to escape for an hour or two and work on the car.

[wooley]

David,
He's a one man show. Sure you got the right guy?

Yeah was definitely Gregs in Regency Park. Maybe I'll have to go see him again and ask what happened last time.

[Hutch]

Some nice work their gramps.

David,
He's a one man show. Sure you got the right guy?

[wooley]

Daniel
Speak to Greg at Greg's alignment solutions at Regency. Mention Andrew with the white Prado and he'll take care of you. He's an old school wheel alignment specialist. He does work for ARB Regency and is an expert with fitting suspension. I can help with the rear but not the front without AJ's spring compressors.

I don't want to have too much of a go but...

I must have got the blind apprentice on a bad day: when I got the car back there was positive camber and the caster and toe were all over the shop.

I wanted to give them another chance as I'd heard so much but after seeing the 'before' readout where I usually get mine done I'm now not so sure.

[Gramps]

Gramps,
Just wondering where you got the Microphone extender for the GME TX3540 from?

It came as a complete set when I bought it.

Daniel
Speak to Greg at Greg's alignment solutions at Regency. Mention Andrew with the white Prado and he'll take care of you. He's an old school wheel alignment specialist. He does work for ARB Regency and is an expert with fitting suspension. I can help with the rear but not the front without AJ's spring compressors.

[ptnlinda]

Gramps,
Just wondering where you got the Microphone extender for the GME TX3540 from?

[Gramps]

I'm hoping to fit the recovery points tomorrow. The worst part of this job I can see, is swinging the bottom of the radiator away to allow for the holes to be enlarged.

This build up will be quiet for a week or two now to allow for the purchase of my lift kit. There are a set of Dobinsons springs sitting in the shed (C59-302 front, C59-325 rear), which will be joined by some Bilstein shocks. There is no way I will be attempting this install myself, so I'll have to find a good installer in the North of Adelaide to do it for me.

[Gramps]

And with some spare time during the week I managed to knock up a single drawer.

I had some 17mm moisture proofed ply in the shed that had been hanging around for a while. The dimensions of the outer box are: 875mm long x 510mm wide x 265mm high. It's possible to fit a unit that is 1m long in the back, but since I have a cargo barrier that will go in when we travel, I made the drawer to fit with the barrier installed. The hardest part was to get the slides to run freely. The rear of both slides had to have a thin bit of laminate wedged between it and the side wall.

I toyed with the idea of re-using a T handle from a previous drawer, but I thought of using it for another project around the house. The only things left to do, is whip up a mounting bracket and carpet the unit. My last effort of carpeting didn't go too well, so I'm trying to rope in the missus to do it for me. Don't like my chances, but you never know your luck.

[Gramps]

Ok, some photos of last weekends install of my GME TX3540 UHF.

The unit is hidden in footwell on the drivers side.
I installed the handpiece plug down next to the electric brake unit out of the way.
The handpiece I haven't found a permanent place for. At the moment I hang it on the sunglasses holder when I'm using it. When not in use it is disconnected and stored in the glovebox.

[Gramps]

Another one to cross off the list: UHF radio. I didn't get too many photos as I was too engrossed in what I was doing.
The plan was to knock it over in an hour or two, but my 11 year old daughter wanted to help so it turned into nearly four hours. A long day, but how many times do you get when the kids just want to hang out and do something like this???