JimmyC's 2010 150 GXL build

[JimmyC]

looks good. you may want to look at larger wire than 8mm. most people tend to go with 6B&S but that's not a requirement. I think that is about 13mm2 from memory. also not sure whether 8mm you refer to is diameter of wire, or of wire with insulation. so you may be OK already but just double check.

Yeah I got 8 gauge which is the 8mm2 stuff. Spoke to a guy at home of 12v who rekons this is more than enough. Time will tell I suppose. All i plan to run is a fridge and the occasional compressor out the Anderson.

[maulbeagle]

looks good. you may want to look at larger wire than 8mm. most people tend to go with 6B&S but that's not a requirement. I think that is about 13mm2 from memory. also not sure whether 8mm you refer to is diameter of wire, or of wire with insulation. so you may be OK already but just double check.

[JimmyC]

In the next week or so I will be pulling out the drawers and Dynamatting the whole rear area for soundproofing purposes and also re running all my wires for my neatness OCD.
I'll be running 8mm twin core cable to a fuse block in the back with 6mm to the fridge and some more 8mm to an anderson/cigarette/usb outlet.
For the far future i plan on a Kaymar rear bar, long range fuel tank, underbody protection and an all round BP-51 setup.
My goal is to do the Canning in 2017. I'll keep you all posted!

[JimmyC]

After all this I went on a trip where I unfortunently hit a big roo, you can see my other thread about that. After insurance paid out the cost ($5900 damage) I ended up with a shiny new colour coded winch bar.
I also added:
GME AE4703 antenna, GME AT6DB mobile phone antenna with a Strike universal cradle with permanent power charger wired to 2nd battery.
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I then added Drifta drawers with the flush mount fridge slide. Fridge divider not yet installed.
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[JimmyC]

The next modification was a Safari Snorkel that i self installed with a mate. A lot easier than i thought but I am feeling i need to pull it off and silicone the joins for extra insurance.
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Here is a photo after a bit of fun in red mud, still getting if off by the way, it gets EVERYWHERE
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[JimmyC]

My first modification was dual batteries for the additional emergency starting capacity. This came to light after being stuck out 350km from mobile reception with a dead battery.
Setup is SBi12 with override and a 55AH Optima Blue top battery
Shortly after that I installed a LED light bar on the front and 2x small led light bars on the roof racks for camping. All the LED's supplied by a company named Beamax. All switched from the right knee switch panel with Newpro tech switches.
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Shortly after that I installed a Uniden 8060NB with a cheapy uniden antenna. Did ok, but I upgraded later on.

[JimmyC]

It's time to put some build logs up about my car but first a little story of how I got to this point.
Before now I've always owned sedans and figured there was no point owning a 4wd; firstly because I lived in suburban SA and second because I felt it was better to use other peoples 4wd's rather than my own. Although I always owned sedans it didn't stop me from 'modifying' them to be like a 4wd. My first car, a 2000 Daewoo Nubira had 6 driving lights, rear drawer and a 1.6m UHF antenna fitted (along with the 12inch subwoofer that I thought all the girls would fall in love with). Since moving up to the NT just over a year ago for my first big time job I saw more and more need for a 4wd. For those of you that have driven around Katherine at dusk you'll know why a sedan isn't the best idea.
It was after doing 1600km in one day by myself from Yulara to Katherine for work that I decided I needed to buy a 4wd so whilst in Darwin for the next 3 weeks I searched for a car (I live in Alice Springs so it was a strange idea to buy a car whilst away). I looked at all these dealers in Darwin but this one car in Alice springs kept popping up and I kept dismissing it. Finally it hit me, I had to get it, there was no better deal out there than the one in Alice. After some favours from mates to look at the car and a trip to the bank I was now the proud owner of my first ever 4wd.... from 1600km away. I tell you what, best thing ever to come home to sitting in the driveway.
I bought the car with 95k on the clock and with a small list of mods that included ARB deluxe winch bar and roof rack, Lightforce XGT spot lights and some Cooper AT3's with 70% tread left.

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