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Re: Rig Jnr, She's Back!!

Postby dan.batto on Sat Dec 24, 2011 6:14 pm

i like those stickers there!!!! oh and the sliders look great too :lol: :lol:
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Rig Jnr's New Addition

Postby c-dale on Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:01 pm

Hey all, this is the latest addition to Rig Jnr.

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And this is who will be sitting in it.

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His names Bruce, 1 week old tomorrow :) still in Special care nursery as he was 5 weeks premmy but doing well, as is mum. 6pound 2ounces, so would have been a big boofa if he made full term.

Very happy though, just vant wait to get him home :D
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Re: Rig Jnr's New Addition

Postby fridgie on Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:04 pm

Congrats mate that's absolutely awesome 8-)








And the baby's cool too, glad all are well.... ;) :lol: :lol:


//but dear god don't let Joe hear you called him Bruce :roll: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Rig Jnr's New Addition

Postby Mooons on Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:12 pm

Congratulations mate looks like you've got someone to go wheeling with when there a little older
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Rig Jnr's New Addition

Postby mattz on Fri Feb 17, 2012 5:37 am

Congrats mate. :)
I'm glad all is going well and hope you have them both home soon.
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Re: Rig Jnr's New Addition

Postby jop on Fri Feb 17, 2012 5:51 am

Nice work mate - a navi/rock packer for you in a few years 8-)
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Rig Jnr's New Addition

Postby Brett05 on Fri Feb 17, 2012 7:19 am

Congrats Justin,
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Re: Rig Jnr's New Addition

Postby snowman on Fri Feb 17, 2012 7:45 am

well done mate. :D :D

erh actually underdone. :lol:
This car is like a bad drug habit. It is taking all my money and time, my family are concerned, but new mods just feel sooooooo good.
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Rig Jnr's New Addition

Postby big_bob_thefirst on Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:49 am

Congrats! U realise that there goes the mod funding... ;)
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Rig Jnr's New Updates (26 Nov 2012)

Postby c-dale on Mon Nov 26, 2012 9:14 pm

It has been a while since I updated my build thread. Things have been a little slow since Bruce came home from hospital. Weekends, mornings and afternoons and sadly nights and early early morning have been busy looking after him. Worth it though as he is awesome :D
Ok, back on topic.

I finished the roof rack and set up the roof lights and UHF ariel were I wanted it
Roof Lights
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Ariel
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I had the Spot lights, roof lights, uhf and reverse camera hooked up by an auto electrician. Bought some Custom Rocker switches too and wanted them positioned in a place that was easy to get too and showed them off. After a bit of investigation I made up a switch plate under the ash tray. Also incorporates the cable for the iPhone/iPod and the UHF mic. Mild steel sheet and vinyl from Clark Rubber.

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Reverse camera screen
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All the lights on
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Next step was to get prepared for 2 ½ weeks on Fraser. This involved sorting the dual battery, power to the tray, led lights in the canopy and a place to mount the fridge slide.
I couldn’t figure out the dual battery tray from TJM (bloody instructions made no sense to me :oops: ) so Dad helped me sort that and install the Projecta Isolator. The battery I got on special from Autobarn. Have read mixed reports on the brand but has been good thus far.
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Power to the tray is in the form of a regular 12v socket and a merit plug. Have the Waeco set up to the merit plug.
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Led lights are awesome, massive amount of light out of these.
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Just needed something cheap and nasty to mount the fridge slide too as I left it quite late to do anything better. Also realised that as cool as it looks the Canopy is far from practical :roll: . The only way to fit the fridge in is to have it right up in the back corner so I effectively loose half the tray. So it’s a temporary measure at the moment and will need a total redesign before the cape trip in 2013 so didn’t want to put together a flashy draw system that would likely have to change.
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Fraser, as always was awesome!! First trip in the camper trailer, Bruce’s first camping trip and the first decent break away we have had in a loooooong time. Cant wait to get back there again but not sure on when that is going to be possible. Need to save all my leave for the Cape trip in September.

Western Side
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Me and my boys, Jake and Bruce
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After getting back from Fraser I spent 3 hours under the car with the hose. We went up the beach again a fortnight later just for the day and brought back half of double island point in the chassis rails :shock: !! This prompted me to book her in for some rust proofing. Decided on the chemical rather then the electric purely as its what I had on the old Hilux that saw a lot of beach time and was rust free after 15 years of faithful service. We always give the rig a good wash on our return from the beach but surface rust was popping up pretty bloody quickly. It also looks great having nothing but black under the rig. 8-)
They did an awesome job of cleaning the engine bay!!
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Ok, now for a few cosmetic changes. I wanted to make the car a little more me, and a little less standard. Check out the results :D :D

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A mate gave me a hand to trim the nudge bar which was promptly sent to the powder coaters. I then took to the bumper with a grinder. Scary but liberating!

How much was removed
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One side done
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Final result
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But what about the washer bottle I hear you ask :geek: Well I am glad you did. This was more a proof of concept idea. Just wanted to see if it would work. It does :mrgreen: So will need to tidy it up in the future.

PVC Pipe and a garden hose :lol: :lol:
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Positioned behind the lower part of the bumper
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Hose in
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Route to filler
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Filler
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Am super happy with the results of Rig Jnr’s nip and tuck. Could not wipe the smile of my face all day.
That’s it for the moment but have some further plans in the not too distant future. Have some bash plates from Prestige Offroad on the garage, just waiting on the mounts. And now the missus is back at work I might just celebrate by sorting out the ReKon Suspension from Monster Rides.

More to come soon (hopefully)…
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Re: Rig Jnr's updates and face lift - 26 Nov 2012

Postby jop on Tue Nov 27, 2012 11:35 am

G'day C-dale, rigs looking great, who did your underbody spray?
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Re: Rig Jnr's updates and face lift - 26 Nov 2012

Postby c-dale on Tue Nov 27, 2012 12:19 pm

Thanks Jop

Downey Street Rust Proofing at Geebung.

Very happy with the result.
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Re: Rig Jnr's updates and face lift - 26 Nov 2012

Postby c-dale on Sat Dec 22, 2012 8:59 pm

Hello All,

Well my wife has gone back to work after finishing her maternity leave so I celebrated by buying a ReKon Suspension kit from Matty at Monster Rides :D

Have had the lift in for a little over a week and Bugger Me!!!! it is awesome!!!!!!! Front struts are currently on the lowest height setting which has lifted the front up about 2 inches. I was hoping to have it a little higher but the mechanic was happy with the height and stance. Once I get the confidence up I'll lift it another inch or so. Front is currently sitting at 585mm while the rear is at 625mm. Would like the front at 600mm to balance it out a little more (all measurement taken from middle of the wheel to the bottom of the flare).

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The ride is great, super planted even with no load in the tray. On Mattys advice I went with Medium rate springs, Dobinsons. To help elevate any possible shudder we put in a tail shaft space, 20mm I believe and the Dobinsons came with a 1.5 degree castor wedge. I asked the mechanic to also rotate the centre bearing. Happy to report that the shudder I do have is very minor and the ride more than makes up for it.

Matt is great to deal with. Professional, knowledgeable and super keen to help and make sure you are happy. If anyone is thinking about going the ReKon gear then what are you waiting for!

While I was at it figured I best make sure the brake lines are sorted out and are not too short so called Ultimate and Brendan sorted out some extended lines for me, red ones so the car brakes faster :lol: :roll:

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Bash plates were next on the agenda as the Fraser trip in September saw the end of my TJM plates :evil: . Mitch at Prestige sent out the Stainless Steel plates with some heavy duty mounts.

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Need to say a massive thanks to Matty (Monster Rides), Brendan (Ultimate Suspension), Edgar (My mechanic) and Mitch (Prestige). The quality of the products and service these guys and their teams offer is second to none. We are a very fortunate forum to have the support of these guys.

Well what’s next? I need to get a few things sorted before the Cape Trip in September 2013. List includes.

1. New canopy and interior draws etc
2. Front locker
3. DVD Headrest
4. Winch cradle and winch
5. New Tyres.

Thankfully have the DVD Headrests (Option Audio bought for a steal of ebay) and the front locker (lokka) already, just need to get them installed. Will be measuring up the new canopy over the Christmas break.

Thanks for reading up on my build and if you have any suggestions or advice on future additions let me know ;)

Merry Christmas! :D

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Re: Rig Jnr's ReKon and other goodness - 22 Dec 2012

Postby c-dale on Sun Mar 24, 2013 7:35 pm

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Changes are happening ;)
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Re: Rig Jnr's ReKon and other goodness - 22 Dec 2012

Postby wake jake on Sun Mar 24, 2013 8:01 pm

How's the Rekon going? Trucks coming along nicely
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Re: Rig Jnr's ReKon and other goodness - 22 Dec 2012

Postby c-dale on Sun Mar 24, 2013 8:07 pm

ReKon's a great bit of gear. Very very happy :D Has been in for a few months now and has settled in with minimal height lost (5mm off the fronts, nothing on the rear) so happy about that. Just need to get out and properly use it as I have only done a beach run with it in :(

Have a few plans im my head for her yet, and way too many parts in the garage :roll: but its getting there. No real rush now as the Cape trip I had planned with a mate is now off for the 2nd year in a row :cry: will still head out somewhere with the family and my folks but not the 4wd trip I was looking forward to. Thinking maybe Ularu or the Vic High Country but the palnning starts again now. So many options :twisted:
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Re: Rig Jnr's ReKon and other goodness - 22 Dec 2012

Postby c-dale on Mon May 27, 2013 9:27 pm

Well, as alluded to in the last couple of updates, a new canopy has been in the cards.

I must admit I liked the old one. I designed it, taught myself to weld in order to build it then built it. As most of us do when we work on our own cars, I felt a huge sense of achievement seeing it on the rig. So why change? Well, the Waeco only fit in the back corner effectively rendering half the tub as fridge space and it leaked something shocking. I didn't consider water proofing :oops:

So onwards and upwards! I wanted something a lot more practical but that was still different and individual. So having sat down I knocked up a design and did some sketches. Dad drew it up on CAD for me so I could get the plans to a fabricator to put the frame together for me. Dad had other plans though and started to weld it together because he ‘was having trouble drawing the rear door section’. I sent him a message asking him how the drawings were going, he sent back a photo.

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This section was the hardest part to figure out but from there it was pretty quick progress.

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Main frame completed

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Dad drew up the sheeting required and sent of the plans to have it cut and folded from 3mm alloy sheet.

Starting the sheeting.

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Another day’s work and the sheeting was done.

Back / Passenger side.

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Front / Passenger side

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With the proud builder

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Doors

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Test fitting

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How it sits now with the tyre.

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I am super impressed with how its turned out and really need to give the old man a pat on the back. He took my ideas and sketches and turned it into the above. Really, really happy. :D

We have a couple of small things to tidy up and then a spray of gloss black paint to finish it off.
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Re: Rig Jnr's New Custom Canopy Test Fitting - 27 May 2013

Postby RJTrojan on Mon May 27, 2013 10:03 pm

Wow, that looks amazing! 8-)
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Re: Rig Jnr's New Custom Canopy Test Fitting - 27 May 2013

Postby Froggy on Tue May 28, 2013 5:09 am

Well done! 8-)
How have you dealt with the curve of the tub?
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Re: Rig Jnr's New Custom Canopy Test Fitting - 27 May 2013

Postby Bad Kitty on Tue May 28, 2013 6:38 am

Very impressive!!! :D

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Re: Rig Jnr's New Custom Canopy Test Fitting - 27 May 2013

Postby c-dale on Tue May 28, 2013 7:10 am

Thanks RJ

Kitty, I think your Dream'n. You should have seen dads face when I told him he could make another one for the MN tub I have out the back of his shed :lol:

Froggy, the curve is tricky as the tub not only curves down but in as well. We managed the downward curve by having the alloy sheet cut 50mm too long (this is the overall drop of the curve). Dad then did a template and cut the alloy to match the tub.

The slight inward curve we didn't worry about. Which means we have a slight misalignment but nothing that bothers me. It was a lot messier on my last canopy. Not to everyones liking though but not everyone needs to like it, just me :D :lol:

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There is still a little tidy up to be done, trimming here and there, painting and gas struts for the door but it will get there soon enough.

Dad is an absolute legend. This has cost me no more than $450. And that was for the locks and alloy, dad donated the steel and all labour. Used it as his first retirement project. Like I said Super happy!
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Re: Rig Jnr's New Custom Canopy Test Fitting - 27 May 2013

Postby Dunga71 on Tue May 28, 2013 7:26 am

Nice job mate suited to your needs and likes, i have done the same thing not everyones cup of tea but i like it and its original and there is that great feeling of achieving something that was only a few thoughts in your head ;)
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Re: Rig Jnr's New Custom Canopy Test Fitting - 27 May 2013

Postby jab461 on Tue May 28, 2013 9:17 am

Mate if your dads retired, maybe he could have a little side business building canopys for us? ;)
Very impressive mate, I really liked your old one and would've offered you some $ for it, but ive got an MN. :evil:
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Re: Rig Jnr's New Custom Canopy Test Fitting - 27 May 2013

Postby c-dale on Sat Aug 03, 2013 12:04 pm

New wheels and tyres :D

Fuel Offroad Octane 17x8 +14 with Mickey Thompson ATZ 4Ribs 265/70R17.

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Drives bloody nice after 50k on unrotated Muddies. Mmmm even tyre wear, smooth ride.

Few more updates to come soon...
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Re: Rig Jnr's new boots - 3 August 2013

Postby c-dale on Sun Sep 15, 2013 12:21 pm

Outcast Offroad have finished the custom work I asked them to sort for me and I couldn't be happier :D

I have always loved the front of the Tritons with the nudge bars and have never really taken to the bull bars. Came close to getting and x-rox but even then having a full bull bar didn't sit quite right with me. Problem was I bought a winch and wanted it fitted. So, I had two options. 1. Take it like a man, suck it up and buy an x-rox or 2. Get something custom made that suits the way I want me car to look and run.

Got a couple of qoutes which made the decision easy. I did up a few drawings for Greg at Outcast but gave him free reign to add improvements as long as the main features were incorporated.

This is what I gave Greg.

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To his credit he stuck to the design and had a cradle for the winch measured and mounted. When starting to add the bar work it wasn't at all good :( so he scrapped it and authorised the free reign I gave him. I am bloody glad he did.

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