modified '05 V6 GXL ... Butane ...

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Aldi Air Compressor

last night i did a practical test of the adli compressor ....


# found the 12v power lead to short...
# the air coil hose too long
# the pressure gauge in accurate by 10 psi

I stripped the switch end case off the compressor and found the electrical connections
to be a true reflection of the price... re soildered the poor conections // heat shrink.
replaced the 12v lead will a new one that will get the compressor to each wheel with ease

replaced the air guage with a another one i had in the shed.. more accurate...

shortened the flexible air hose so its only about 1m long..

have a inline fuse on the on the battery clips now... so

generally i have changed the set up so i'm not walking back and forwards around the rig... and the compressor is by my side

cheers butane

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G'day butane,

Looking good mate. Nice winch mount. I hope you have as good a run with your Aldi compressor as I have with mine. Mine is about 2 years old now and is still going strong. I originaly bought it with the intention of replacing it when it broke, but it has'nt yet. The only issue I had with it was the crappy twin-can solenoids. I fixed that problem by replacing them with a single heavy duty Thompson solenoid and by mounting it high in the engine bay. Something to concider. Look forward to reading more on your rig.
Bazza

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G'day butane,

Looking good mate. Nice winch mount. I hope you have as good a run with your Aldi compressor as I have with mine. Mine is about 2 years old now and is still going strong. I originaly bought it with the intention of replacing it when it broke, but it has'nt yet. The only issue I had with it was the crappy twin-can solenoids. I fixed that problem by replacing them with a single heavy duty Thompson solenoid and by mounting it high in the engine bay. Something to concider. Look forward to reading more on your rig.

Bazza

thx bazza , consider it done.... thx for the tip''

cheers butane...

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as she looks now

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yellow box speedo calibration mod... here goes

first step made .. sent a email off to jenny at yellowbox

cheers butane

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handbrake done.. greased tail shafts done

ripped the back rotors off not too bad... blew 'em out with air reassembled.. and adjusted ... was alot easier
than my first go at this area... hand brake grabs and holds at 5th clik nice

tip
back the shoe adjust right off b4 your want to removed the rotor/drum.. this time i used a welding rod bent the tip to release the screw.. flat screw driver the other direction ...

greased all uni and shaft points... all good

cheers butane

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winch mod, prior to install

just ordered a tg thompsen solenoid and a 500 amp constant isolater.. got new 35mm2 cable and lugs comin thro work...

so i can give the aldi winch a make over b4 it evan goes in ... bill so far

4.3ton single line pull.. 5.5hp motor winch.... $399
thompsen solenoid................................... $ 79
500 amp 12v isolater................................ $ 59

mose well add a high crank battery to the bill just for kicks.. there about $130-$140 new thro a private seller down the road...and better get some new battery terminals as well ...

cheers butane

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winch control box

winch control box.. pretty straight forward as far as the solenoid upgrade.. waiting for the 12v isolater..
can see the chunky difference ... looks like , money well spent





cheers butane

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roof gets body wrapp

wanted the roof wrapped b4 the rack goes on.. is has changed the rigs stance






just got finish of the edges and replace trim... will do the bonnet protector...



got rid off the gloss.. black that is , big thanks to roz for her work knowledge and showing me how to do it.. helps if ya missus is a signi.. top work ..

cheers butane

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got the lugs and the 35mm cable today, have made the packers for the back of the winch insert..
picked up the h.t bolts for the new dimensions.. once the isolater turns up i'll have something to do

cheers butane

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new plates

the black and white plate looks good against the bar



cheers butane

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CB sorted

decided on the

Uniden UH7740NB UHF CB

4.5dB GAIN UHF ANTENNA ON HEAVY DUTY SPRING WITH DETACHABLE MAST SECTIONThis UHF antenna is a good performer on the Australian 77 channel UHF CB band. (Commonly known as 80 channel).

The fibreglass mast is detachable (as shown in the picture).

Mounted on a heavy duty stainless steel spring.

The antenna is ground independent which means it does NOT need to use the vehicle body.

The mast is a gloss black hollow fibreglass blank with a colinear antenna inside. They are completely factory pre-tuned.

The springs are stainless steel with chrome plated brass fittings and will NOT RUST.

4.5 metres of RG58 coax is connected to the spring. The cable has a small FME connector fitted so that it will pass easily through vehicle firewalls etc.

An FME to PL259 adaptor is supplied to connect the UHF antenna to mobile UHF CB radios.

Overall antenna length......940mm

Length above mounting bracket....920mm

Mast fibreglass finish.........Gloss Black

Spring length......................105mm

Spring diameter..................35mm

Spring material...................5.6mm stainless

End fittings................Chrome Plated Brass

Mounting stud...........1/2" UNF Stud

Mounting nut & washer......Stainless Steel

kilpatrick communications...
the arial is made from a local Cessnock company which i have had an eye on for some time now.. cheers butane

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supercharge ' Allrounder ' battery

picked up a dual deep cycle and start combination battery for a nice price of $180 new..


MRV70L... dual post

105 AH
760 CCA
160 RC

cheers boyz

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round two . how she looks with a bath



this is what it look like before


after ther pradopoint influence

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Looks good Butane, like the look of the bar against the silver. Lift ??? looks like it. So presume the colour change on the roof is for looks not stone protection ?? Amazing what a difference between the two pictures...........Cheers Steve