Just a bit of an update on the Triton, nothing major, just a few little bits have been added over the last few months.
Valve caps Sept 2010I’ve even got the misses doing mods to the triton now…………..
She did this one all by herself……….
Four times!!!
Fumoto oil drain valve October 2010This was something to make the job of changing the engine oil a bit easier.
The Fumoto oil drain valve (part # F106N) was very easy to install, I just had to wait until my next oil change was due...
Thanks to Subi man (Andrew) for organizing a group buy for this one, a real easy bit to fit.
Roof racks October 2010Not much of an addition, but it was a necessary addition for now.
Recently I was given a RV3 oz-tent, and for those of you that have not seen them they are long, very long!
It will fit inside the canopy if I drop down the back window and open the canopies inside window, but it creates a lot of wind noise and if it rains……
So I had to get the roof racks.
I decided on a set of Rhino Sportz racks ($269.00 ebay delivered) these will only be on the triton when I need them.
I was going to get a set to fit in the rails on the roof, but I would have had to have the rails fitted first my local ARB quoted me $300+ for the rails $340 for the racks and a day to fit them.
As I don’t particularly like the look of roof racks I figured I’d save a few dollars and opt for the easy way out, (and the cheaper way!!) And just put them on when they are needed.
I would never have thought there would be 35 parts (in the box) to a set of roof racks!!
MN triton tub (for a tri-trailer) October 2010This one is not actually a mod to the Triton but an accessory (when it’s finished!)
I have been thinking about a tri-trailer for a while, but every time I see a tub come up for sale it’s in another state and a long way from me.
But, thanks to a member I was able to get an MN tub the same colour as mine, still in another state but at least this one was only Canberra.
So with thanks to Mr. Wallis I am now the owner of a triton tub, complete with lights and flairs.
Now to start collecting the bits to build it!!
Bash plates October 2010After reading about the near misses that some of you have had off road with the very thin standard bash plates, I thought it was time to invest in some “heavy duty ones”
I went for a set of “baysies bash plates” they certainly are heavy duty compared to the original ones.
After talking to baysie about them and sending him some dollars, it only took a few days and they were on my door step.
The set I got were some of the newer ones that are now fully dip galvanized, so they look all nice and shiny, but I done know how long they will stay like that.
Fitting them was not too hard; baysie suggested that the holes might need to be opened out a bit with a file to get a good fit; I did need to open up the holes quite a bit in the end, this could have been due to the galvanizing, but no big drama.
It should have been a quick fitting, I was planning to do an oil change, fit the new Fumoto oil drain valve and the new bash plates all in a morning.
It didn’t quite work out that easy, due to my local Mitsi agent stripping the bolts and the nuts that hold the plates on, (after a service!) it took a bit longer to get the stripped bolts out and to replace the nut.(I was wondering where that rattle was coming from.)
It turned into an all day job! But it was good to get it done.
4 rims with tyres + MN hard lid October 2010 (Tri-trailer project)I’m starting to collect a few things for the Tri- trailer project.
I was lucky enough to score a set of 4 rims with tyres and a Tuff lid (hard lid) of a MN Triton on eBay.
They were both at the same place (in Inverlock Victoria) so that made it worth while going all that way to pick them up.(a long drive for one day)
I won them both with 1 bid each, the rims and tyres I got for $100, and the tuff lid I got for $200.
The tyres (Bridgestone Duelers) have been used for 1600kms before he changed them for muddies, and the Tuff lid (silver) got removed to make way for a chrome rail and lid off a ML. (then he found out that the ML lid doesn’t fit a MN tub)
While I was in the area I called into “Spinny Things” Packenham (on ebay) about an hour up the road to get all the other bits I would need for the trailer project.
I though I was lost at first but in a big shed in his back yard was all the bits for trailers, a one stop shop!!
40mm sq solid steel axle (1350kg)/6 stud hubs/bearings/dust caps/7 leave slipper springs/U bolts/fish plate/bolts/spring hangers/zinc plated trailer coupling/coupling base plate/reflectors/7 pin trailer plug/10m of 7 strand cable……= $330.00
Even though it was an 18hour trip it was a very satisfying days shopping!!
Cheers Johno
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