Lunnys Build.

[Lunny]

Got my canopy 2 weeks ago, I will get better photos later, but here is a muddy one anyway.

[Lunny]

made a bit of a change to the front of the bullbar, Lightforce XGT HIDS and a 30 inch 10 watt led light bar, which i am very happy with, though still planing one more for the roof

[Lunny]

myself and sam(TUF909) made up a removable stoneguard for the ute, save any more stone chips, and my mate lost his rear window due to a stone smashing it after hitting his camper, and seen as though i have a bathurst trip coming up, so i figured it wasnt a bad $50 investment...

[mattz]

I've been wanting to do something similar.
How did you attach it to the car?

[Lunny]

the hitch i use has a extra hole in it so we drilled two holes into the bit of box that is welded to the length, in which the hitch goes through. same as putting the hitch into the towbar pretty much, with a nut welded to bottom with a bolt to pull tight. then i have to ocky straps on each side to stop any movement, which is minimum anyway, i will get some more photos tomorrow.

[mattz]

Thanks mate.
That's basically what I was thinking of doing.......without the RW Williams mud flaps.

I'll be interested to see how it goes.
What sort of trips are you planning with it?

[Lunny]

going to bathurst in october for the race, so theres 1300 odd highway kms there n back, and then really when ever i use the camper, but seen as though its made to take off in 2 mins, i can take it off once i get to any destination as i would be afraid of ripping it off if i went to insane offroad with it, so its mainly highway and light offroad use.

and whats wrong with the rm flaps... lol

[Bigbirdalx]

Going back a bit, where was the creek crossing??
Also il keep a eye out for you, might nudge u so u know who i am :p

[mattz]

and whats wrong with the rm flaps... lol

They just aren't for me......I'd much prefer Mack ones.

[Lunny]

Some cat flaps lol

And that was Gordon country big bird

[Big Gee]

Hey Lunny, do you notice the fan coming on more with your bar and spotties combo? Was thinking of removing mine (Narva 225) to see if it made any difference. With the aircon on, up Cape York last month, the rad fan was constantly cycling on and off. I do have a winch also.

[Lunny]

I don't have a winch, so there is a lot of airflow coming through that area, but compared to no bullbar and bullbar with lights, I have not noticed any major difference..

Funny, now I think of it, a guy I met on a trip a while back said his gq ran cooler with the spottys on, he seems to think they were creating a "suction" as such and pulled the air around them? Made more sense when he explained it.

[Bigbirdalx]

Us diesels dont have radiator fans? Unless u mean the viscous fan attavhed to the engine?
Or im idiot?

[Lunny]

All the same lol,

[Big Gee]

Yeah sorry, viscous fan. Might pull the spots off and see if it makes any difference. Temp doesn't go over 89 degrees though no mater what. Even towing

[Cowboy Dave]

89 is good. Mine is regularly higher than that.

[chrisdoherty87]

Hey mate nice work so far on the triton. Also noticed the photo of you in inveramsay. Been going to Gordon country for years. Nice camping and some good tracks to have a play.

[chrisdoherty87]

Hey mate nice work so far on the triton. Also noticed the photo of you in inveramsay. Been going to Gordon country for years. Nice camping and some good tracks to have a play.

[Lunny]

so a bit of an update to the build added a scangauge to monitor the car on the way to bathurst a few weeks ago, was good to see what the

car was doing.

Just last week i had a a battery in the back after helping tuf fit a dual battery system and forgot to take it out and well somehow she decided she wanted to leak in the tray so therefore this happened..


So i gave it a baking soda treatment and a coat of paint before i take it to my partners uncles for a new coat of paint on the back.

and just a photo from the latest trip upto teewah, bit annoyed that tufs car gave up 4 wd and he couldnt join us.
ooo and you might be able to see the new bonnet protector



Other than that, its going in for its 45000 service next week...

[Bigbirdalx]

Lold at paint stripped back.
Also nice mono brow
shouldve just snatched tuff the whole way up

[Lunny]

I thought about it Alex, when I saw the strange looking bubble in the rear end in thinking what's that, rubbed my finger on it and then bam ...... Hello metal

[Bigbirdalx]

U can get white glx tubs on gumtree for 300-500 if u wanna replace the whole thjng

[Lunny]

gave her a nice 1 inch lift yesterday.......... I took of the side steps lol.....

and alex, I have my partners uncle who can paint it for pretty much pocket money lol..

[emjayar]

I've taken my sidesteps off due to them being bent as a rainbow. However on dirt roads this means rocks are getting kicked up into the paint work something shocking. Just warning you.

[Lunny]

Well, i had the rear end resprayed on saturday, and well i have to say, its better than the rest of the car, i should have the whole thing redone, haha....Girlfriends uncle is a good painter, 40 something years of experience and his work is magnificent, only cost me 27.00 bucks to fix..