Almost complete!

[Tony]

Tony I'll try and take some photos over the weekend.

That would be great.

Just a question on the effect of the accessories fitted to the performance and fuel usage....

I have found so far, has little effect at all, I'm minus the winch and rack though.

How do you find that rack on long trips? Does it cause much drag and affect highway fuel usage? Is a big issue for me as we do big K's here.

Also the snorkel...... Does it really help? I have found in the past very little difference.

Sorry for so many questions!
Cheers Tony

[Banjora]

Tony,

The fuel consumption is certainly not as good as the day it rolled out of the showroom. I can't say if the snorkel made a difference, but I reckon that the tyres have. The consumption dropped considerably when I put the Cooper ST's on. As soon as I get a set of rims for the original tyres and swap them back I can confirm this.

We just did a long trip up to Innamincka (4250km round trip) and fully loaded I was getting about 550km out of a full tank. Normally I get around 600km city driving compared to around 650km when new. Although we were on mainly dirt roads on the trip we were still running along at 100-110kph. Looking at the trip computer once you get over a 100kph the consuption really starts to creep up. Don't ask me about litres per 100km. I have to admit that until recently I haven't taken too much notice of the fuel consumption.

[Tony]

Depending how far you let the tank run down thats close to 13l/100.

[dazmit]

Very nice, even if it is black. Looks very tidy so far. Are you going to change out the towbar at some stage do you think? I have the same problem and was thinking Mitsu's rear protection bars and the GLX towbar but if someone else could do it first....

Pics uploadrd to my shed - this should be the link

http://www.newtriton.net/myshed.php?view=1&id=1283

Cheers

Darryl

[Joe]

Having seen your truck in the flesh dazmit, I reckon the powder coated Mitsu bars look pretty nice

[chick_magnet_0001]

yep i also liked the look of the poweder coated bar makes me wish i had a dual cab just for the "look" pffft who am i kidding

[Joe]

Jealous chicky?

[dazmit]

- funny stuff guys

But yep I reckon the powder coat looks better than polished alloy.

Cheers

Darryl

[Cowboy Dave]

Darryl you're a legend, even if you have just cost me the best part of a grand. Well I figure that'll be about the damage anyway.

Anyone want a rear step or the heavy duty 4 inch square boat anchor style towbar off an MN GLX-R? It's bloody strong looking and all that but won't come with any wiring on account of me having scraped it off...

Polished alloy will go nicely with the rest of the shiny shit on mine

[Tony]

Darryl you're a legend, even if you have just cost me the best part of a grand. Well I figure that'll be about the damage anyway.

Anyone want a rear step or the heavy duty 4 inch square boat anchor style towbar off an MN GLX-R? It's bloody strong looking and all that but won't come with any wiring on account of me having scraped it off...

Polished alloy will go nicely with the rest of the shiny shit on mine

Take your old bar back to the harbour bridge where it originated. Seems to be a few trusses missing atm.

[Cowboy Dave]

I hope the new bar is heavy too oor I'll be back to Ultimate to ease off the rear springs a bit, I'll probably get another 2 inches of lift otherwise.

Banjora sorry for the hijack mate but you've gone and created a shopping frenzy with your mods...

[Banjora]

Tony,

Here's some pictures of the second battery and the compressor.

I got the battery and box from the local Battery World store and got an auto electrician to wire it up with the Redarc 12V charger unit. I fitted a dual 12V outlet, a 300W 240V inverter and a battery meter at the back.

Because I already had the Anderson plug connected to the Main battery through a volt sensitive relay I decided to keep this second battery seperate from that circuit.

The battery is an AGM 100Ah. I found this more than adequate to keep our Waeco 50l dual zone fridge freezer at -12v for 24 hours without a problem.

[Tony]

Thanks for that^^^^. Still pondering the duel battery placement in mine. Removable from the tray may be the best way. Anderson plugs make it easier. At a risk, I'm now running the fridge from the cranking battery. Will get caught one day.

What size/rated cable cable have you used?

[Banjora]

I'm no electrician so I couldn't tell you the exact size cable other than it is not the heavy cable that you might normally run. The advantage of the Redarc 12v-12v charger is that you can run a lighter cable because any voltage drop is not such an issue.

[Banjora]

New bash plates! Very happy. Tested in the High Country this weekend, A few scratches but no more damaged actuator and diff.

[QueenslandeR]

nice man, didn't even know arb made bash plates. what did they cost if you dont mind me asking

[Banjora]

Probably paid more than the cost of Baysie's and others but it's a well designed 3pc kit and worth the extra dollars.

[Cowboy Dave]

Looks like they go further back too? Do they have separate part numbers or is it an all in one sort of deal?

[Banjora]

Sold as a set.