My truck buildup - Chippy (*** Lots of pics ***)

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Re: My truck buildup - Chippy (*** Lots of pics ***)

I think I'm just about ready for the GTG.

Added an axe and shovel holder ...








Put in some headrest DVD units for the kids ....




Concealed all the wiring in the back of the console ...




.... and wired them straight to the battery ... with their own power switch ...
(on the last trip the kids kept complaining if I turned the engine off and there was 10 mins left of the movie :? )




Put a drinks fridge in the back ...




Replaced the buggered rear tank bash plate ..... (picked the new one up really cheap at a gas conversion place)






Went shopping for a replacement winch motor .... and wound up buying a whole winch.
Its a Chinese 9500 lb unit from Malz for $560




... and finally managed to put the radiator plate back in ...




I reckon that will do for a weekend :lol: :lol: 8)

Cheers
Chippy

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Re: My truck buildup - Chippy (*** Lots of pics ***)

Awesome work Chippy, how much were those DVD screens, look like a whole head rest jobbie or did you cut them into your existing..... But isnt yours a GXL ? so I think I may have answered my own question. They look great, where did ya get them from bud :?:

Winch seems ok, wonder how she will go on the PP sorties, you seem to give yours a workout with recoverying others ahha, so hope its good as it might be an aquisition very soon for me haha... :mrgreen:

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Re: My truck buildup - Chippy (*** Lots of pics ***)

Hey Golly

Got the screens from JB Hi Fi.

I just kept haggling until he offered up $620 with the RCA cables thrown in.
I was actually shopping for a pair of those independant strap on units ... but those who had them were asking around $400 for them.


Only time will tell with the winch.
I've given it a once over and a bit of waterproofing.

It did teach me a bit of a lesson though ...... after a water crossing (deep enough to submerge the winch) its probably a good idea to give it a run and dry it out ... rather than leaving it full of water and letting it rust. ops: ops:

Cheers
Chippy

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Re: My truck buildup - Chippy (*** Lots of pics ***)

Thats no good about the winch Chippy. Awesome work with the 1/2 height barrier and dvd screens. Very professional install and the invidual power switches is real neat

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Looks Great Chippy.
Like the idea of mounting the pump down low out of the way.
Where did you get the shovel bracket for the spare?
Wayne

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Re: My truck buildup - Chippy (*** Lots of pics ***)

Where did you get the shovel bracket for the spare?

I got it from TJM in South St, O'Connor.

Made by 4x4 Equip. Their website is http://www.4x4equip.com.au/listProdu...+Shovel+Holder

Cheers
Chippy

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Finally got around to sourcing some new tyres for the toy.

I had been looking at something with a bit more of a muddy tread pattern while still being able to offer some on road behaviour.

Nothing against the BFG's which performed faultlessly for 75,000 km .... I was just after a change :lol: :lol:


So the toy now wears a set of these ...... Goodyear Wrangler MTR Kevlar











Cheers
Chippy

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Re: My truck buildup - Chippy (*** Lots of pics ***)

You have been very busy, looks the goods..... 8)

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Re: My truck buildup - Chippy (*** Lots of pics ***)

Chippy r the tyres 265/70 ?? How is the noise.

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Re: My truck buildup - Chippy (*** Lots of pics ***)

Chippy r the tyres 265/70 ?? How is the noise.

Yep - 265/70/17

I get more noise from the roofrack than I do from the tyres.

I s'pose if I really had to listen, and separate out the noises, these tyres might be a tad noisier than the BFG's.


If Bek's in the car I'll never hear a thing over her whining .... otherwise I just turn the radio up :shock: :lol: :lol:

Cheers
Chippy

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Re: My truck buildup - Chippy (*** Lots of pics ***)

Hi Chippy
Good to see ya on the forum mate, look for your name in the new post thread for the latest additions Lol.
Anyway those Wranglers look nice and chunky, they should keep the forward motion happening.
Are they directional? or could one run them with the white printing inside.
Cheers Troy

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How much did they slug you for the DVD head rest units? Do they play same movie on both and do they have an auxillary input if you have one of them Dig Options units and pumping movie to the rear?

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Re: My truck buildup - Chippy (*** Lots of pics ***)

You have been very busy, looks the goods..... 8)

I think he spent most of the weekend taking snaps of his new Wranglers

All looking great. Any tips for the tank install? I need to do this sometime.

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Re: My truck buildup - Chippy (*** Lots of pics ***)

All looking great. Any tips for the tank install? I need to do this sometime.

Install it when empty

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Are they directional? or could one run them with the white printing inside.

Goodyear claims they are asymetrical - the direction of rotation isn't important, the AT style line of tread being on the inside of the tyre is.

So you couldn't run them with the white lettering on the inside.

(That's my understanding of it anyway ... happy to be corrected :roll: )

How much did they slug you for the DVD head rest units? Do they play same movie on both and do they have an auxillary input if you have one of them Dig Options units and pumping movie to the rear?

They were around $700 from JB HiFi.

The reason I liked these ones was because they are both DVD players ... the kids can have a different movie on each one .....
.... or either one can be the slave and share the movie being played on the other unit.

Cheers
Chippy