I have this if we need a lot of space :) Can sleep 7
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...f/IMG_4625.jpg
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...f/IMG_4583.jpg
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Steve
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I have this if we need a lot of space :) Can sleep 7
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...f/IMG_4625.jpg
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...f/IMG_4583.jpg
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Steve
Here's a suggestion for a space saving chair: http://www.helinox.com.au/helinox-chair-one.php
They're about $100 each, but IMO, the size that they pack up to is worth it - can probably find cheaper versions on ebay
Rack is fitted, didn't take long at all ad fits quite easily, just need the crossbar adapters and crossbars to help stiffen it up a little and mae mounting the canoe easier. At the moment it will take my roof basket easily though :)
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psxgzxpruw.jpg
Cable holds it up, very easy to open and light.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psvvpjr8xm.jpg
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Steve
Amazingly compact
All it needs now is a 6.4 Supercharged Hemi SRT conversion. :D
Mounted my 12w flood lights to the roof rack, just need to wire them up now. That means drilling one hole in the rack, the hole for the wires to exit is already there.
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Did some little things. I didn't want the clamps for my roof basket to scratch my new rack so I got some glue lined heat shrink and covered the clamps with it, was a bit of a pain getting the bottom piece on as it goes a little way up the side of each 'U' and then a smaller piece covering the join and down each side. The glued filled stuff is great for this sort of thing as it is double walled and tough, I've even used it in multiple layers to cover the foot shifter on my motorbike.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psh5qrsrcd.jpg
Also grabbed a pic of my Thumper compressor, I cut the battery clamps off of it and put on an Anderson plug instead, and then put another Anderson plug on the tail of the clamps. Now I can plug it directly into the external power I have on the JK or connect it to the battery if preferred, I rather not work under a hot bonnet after a day of wheelin though hence the Anderson plug instead.
This thing is huge compared to my previous twin head compressor and wont fit in the storage under the floor in the boot :( Ah well, strap and stuff can go in there now.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psmzbq4vbc.jpg
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Ran the wiring for the work/camp lights through the roof rack, tomorrow I'll wire it up to a switch, I was considering wiring them up to reverse as well (switchable) but don't need all that light when reversing. I can always put in a DPDT switch to handle that later anyway.
Here they are testing the cabling on a motorbike battery in the back.
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Wiring at the lights going into the roof rack, I drilled two 8mm holes, one for each.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...ps4e05ac75.jpg
And coming out at the base of the rack near the pivot, from here it runs under the Jeep and into the back to connect up to a switch in the rear off of the second battery.
Still need to add the split pipe over the cable to protect it.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psecbb54b5.jpg
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Steve
Finished the work lights, I used a missile switch cover to make sure they couldn't get knocked on while driving if anything moves in the back.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...ps2618844b.jpg
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Finally fitted the UHF, ran the antenna cable ages ago, ran power to the second battery when I did the work lights and a couple of days ago mounted the main unit (tiny thing) to the side of the center console down the side of the drivers seat. I put it here as I can hear the speaker in it and it's tucked out of the way (up under my dash is pretty packed already).
I mounted the handset hanger where there were previously some screw holes in the panel, the handset can be unplugged from it's extension cable and locked in the glovebox when the top is down :)
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...ps768252ed.jpg
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Ready for a couple of weeks away at Christmas now. The only way we can fit 3 in and take all the stuff Bec and Emily "need" to take ;)
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psbac89db5.jpg
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...pse77f18ff.jpg
Also means I can take a tent to the Rydal camping weekend and wont need to drag the trailer out for one night :)
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Steve
Planning on running doorless over the holidays while I'm up the coast and exploring the beaches and bush around Crowdy Head/Harrington so have some Harley mirrors on the way to slot in to the upper door mount like this.
http://i842.photobucket.com/albums/z...7-10190050.jpg
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Ordered my new tyres today :) Should arrive and get fitted tomorrow....
After the great run I had with the KM2s on the XJ I went with the same, getting a local price on them not much more than a set of Achilles Desert Hawk XMT's or Summit MudHogs helped the decision too.
So tomorrow I'll be running on 285/70 17s, thought of going bigger but after how it performs even with the stock tyres I decided to stick to my original plan of keeping it legal as much as possible and limit any issues down the track :)
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Steve
And on :) That's the JK pretty much finished now :) Nice to have something 100% legal but capable.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psshr07mxe.jpg
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U will still find things to play with..... Knowing you I dont think it is 100% there yet...☺☺☺....
Now, That looks better!! LOL:encouragement:
Was going to move the evap canister but decided to leave it where it is and put a skid on it. It was the quickest mod I've done, 10 mins tops and that includes opening the box, getting the tools out and packing away :)
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...pspvwzr54m.jpg
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One more mod, a fridge for the weekend and day trips, a Waeco CF25 (25lt), fits in the back nicely.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...ps991e587b.jpg
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...pse23fb825.jpg
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Just one more mod!!! SURE hahahahahahahaha!!!!:highly_amused:
Got a second one of these batteries and will wire them in parallel to get 44AH at 12v. Mostly decided to do this as the space under the floor is a bit redundant, with the fridge on the top, and I am really happy with the first battery (ran the big Waeco overnight at Rydal when we went up there, that was from around 5:00pm to 9:00am, and was still good in the morning, should run the smaller fridge for longer) and doubling the AH rating is a good thing, realistically I could fit three for 66AH but I think this will be plenty for now and will see it ready for keep the beer and steak cold at Camp Coffs.
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Steve
Done, 44AH of deep cycle battery and 560CCA. Thinking of one more, since it'll fit, for the 66AH and 840CCA. Also only weigh 6kg each so happy with that :)
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psvzk30ny7.jpg
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Steve
For fridge or winch use??
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Fridge and led lighting, no plans for a winch and the wiring isnt up to a big draw of power in one hit.
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Swapped out the front factory shocks for some Bilstein 5100 to suit the lift, these are only a little longer when compressed but a couple of inches longer when extended. Just need to do the rears now.
Gotta also say it rides real nice even with just the front done so looking forward to putting the rears in.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psq0kds23u.jpg
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...pszlipeahn.jpg
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Got the shocks in the rear along with a smaller spacer to level it again :) More droop at the back now with no change in compression.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psbmewerfv.jpg
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...ps0nrxfypu.jpg
Done for Coffs now, and maybe even Jambo :)
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Steve
Ok, I lied, not done for Coffs, I wanted more power for the fridge and lighting at night when in camp.
Decided the space under the floor was useless as soon as the Jeep is loaded up so added a third battery to the bank to make a 66AH battery bank. Runs the fridge for an estimated 38hrs at 32c, so longer in real life (with cooler nights), and this is without really drawing down the batteries too much. Just need to replace the leather gloves between each battery ;) with some rubber sheet to stop one battery damaging another. I had to cut the carpet to get them to sit nice and flat as it arched and held them like a sling initially. Real happy with it and have the fridge running now so I can check the voltage in 18 hours or so.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psenk9ojjj.jpg
And why I didn't bother trying to use the space for anything else.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psoxzw4xpl.jpg
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Steve
Replaced the cigarette lighter with a USB socket (rather than having a plug in one that keeps coming loose offroad) also wired in a 12V to 5V (3A) converter to run the tablet on top of the dash from the back of the new USB socket. Now I have no more wires running up te front of the dash and two solidly mounted reliable USB ports
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psmieqeq0t.jpg
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With LED light bars getting cheaper I decided to swap out my 3 year old 60w light bar for a 120w one.
Before
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...pss4procfr.jpg
After
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psqwcfvmoq.jpg
Compared
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psh5bwhnly.jpg
Now for it to get dark so I can align it.
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Steve
With 3 of us in the JK and the fridge in the back there is no room for camp chairs, a necessity on a day trip :) So I built a simple fridge slide and will put a shelf above it for the chairs to lay on (which is why the fridge has to pull out). The slot at the bottom of the slide is so I can put a second slide with a small pull out table that extends from the fridge slide. It secures by slotting under the back seat and bolting to the two lower sub bolts. Now for the shelf and to carpet the lot.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psdsxkuaj6.jpg
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Steve
Amazing work Steve! Wish I had a quarter of your skill! Can't help but notice that you still have the subwoofer next to the fridge. Know a few people have pulled them out to make more space (don't know if you then need new speakers / stereo...)
Reckon you'd find a use for the space!
Dave
If I was desperate for the space I'd remove the sub but to be honest when things start to get so tight that it makes a difference I'll load up the roof rack ;) As an aside no need for any stereo changes, just unplug it and continue as before. Really all I'm after is room for day trip stuff, anymore than that means the roof rack anyway.
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Almost finished my Fridge slide with pullout table, just need to put a table top on the lower slides and tidy it up :)
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psnfjmf0ee.jpg
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Pretty much done, just need to sand it, cover it (carpet and wood stain) and then bolt it down.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...ps2d7kpcpg.jpg
Table is a push to open, I still need to epoxy it to the runners
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...pscbpu8rik.jpg
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psqxxc74lb.jpg
http://youtu.be/DW1M-IjJSDE
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Steve
Got my dash cam in the post this morning and installed it. I also have a hard wiring kit but will put that in next weekend.
Here's some pics.
You can just see it here installed behind the review mirror, you cant see it from the drivers or passengers seat and it's harder to spot from outside against the black of the mirror so less of a target for theft.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psuck985nk.jpg
The base sticks to the windscreen and has two ports on it for power, they are also passthru ports so I will power it from the top and then use the bottom to run power out for my sony action cam when it is on it's windscreen bracket, a neat solution I think. The base is also the GPS receiver. Here I have power coming in from the bottom while I test.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...ps9vgcntpv.jpg
And here it is with the mirror in place and the camera on the base.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psxsdmbgjp.jpg
And with the mirror out of the way, the screen turns off after a set time (in the menus) so it's quite discrete when running.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psbcy1pscr.jpg
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...pseayyufkf.jpg
And a screenshot of the video and gps data from a free app called RegistratorViewer
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psyybjrzud.jpg
I'll be using this along with my action cam for track footage and logging for Jambo :) Video is excellent and I have a polarizing filter on the lens to reduce glare and reflections. Tracks can be uploaded into google earth as well and saved as KMZ files.
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Steve
Queued but it was worth it for $79 :)
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...pstbcqsheo.jpg
No noise at all from it on the freeway, the wire roof basket was so loud I you couldn't talk over it, which is why we got this.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psn3iautb1.jpg
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...ps1cduoel5.jpg
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Steve
Is ALDI one of our sponsors?? LOL
Made a simple yet very solid tablet mount, I was using velcro to attach my tablet to the daystar dash top but in the heat it would come off and was getting a bit loose and scrappy. I went and grabbed a few bucks of J profile aluminium (gutter profile in bunnings), cut three sections, used double sided tape (for now) to attach to the dash and called it done. If it holds up I'll take it off, paint it black and epoxy it to the dash top.
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...psnqxq6pm5.jpg
http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/c...ps3uko4xx9.jpg
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Steve
Eh Steve. . Are you happy wit the clone diff covers you bought a while back? I see. many on eBay but??? I'm thinking before Jambo.
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Yep, nice and solid and no leaks etc, I only have one on the back, also thinking of picking one up for the front before Jambo.
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Steve