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Re: Mitch's build

Postby Tys91 on Sun, 30 Dec 2012 7:47 +0000

buy mine skog ;)
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Re: Mitch's build

Postby Skog07 on Sun, 30 Dec 2012 7:51 +0000

Tys91 wrote:buy mine skog ;)

If you deliver it mate I will for sure.. :lol:
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Re: Mitch's build

Postby oggy on Sun, 30 Dec 2012 10:35 +0000

Skog07 wrote:Looking good Mitch. Thinking of having a basket for the canopy for extra room. Mainly for picking up firewood so I dont have to chuck it in the canopy.
No need for a basket Mark. Just get some 8mm high tensile chain , drag said log back to camp and cut the sucker up on site 8-) 8-) 8-)
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Re: Mitch's build

Postby Skog07 on Sun, 30 Dec 2012 11:17 +0000

oggy wrote:
Skog07 wrote:Looking good Mitch. Thinking of having a basket for the canopy for extra room. Mainly for picking up firewood so I dont have to chuck it in the canopy.
No need for a basket Mark. Just get some 8mm high tensile chain , drag said log back to camp and cut the sucker up on site 8-) 8-) 8-)

Could be a fire hazard Oggy. With the chain on the express way, with the sparks. Could start a grass fire. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Mitch's build

Postby oggy on Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:09 +0000

Skog07 wrote:
oggy wrote:
Skog07 wrote:Looking good Mitch. Thinking of having a basket for the canopy for extra room. Mainly for picking up firewood so I dont have to chuck it in the canopy.
No need for a basket Mark. Just get some 8mm high tensile chain , drag said log back to camp and cut the sucker up on site 8-) 8-) 8-)

Could be a fire hazard Oggy. With the chain on the express way, with the sparks. Could start a grass fire. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Hmmm that would negate the need for wood then :roll: :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Mitch's build

Postby huggies on Tue, 05 Mar 2013 7:19 +0000

this was an awesome read. keep up the good work :)
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Re: Mitch's build

Postby amitch888 on Tue, 05 Mar 2013 3:02 +0000

Thanks Mate, things on the lux have slowed down a little, never have the time to get things done on it like I used to. Still love it though :twisted:
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Re: Mitch's build

Postby amitch888 on Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:01 +0000

Just a quick update and a few pics :) Haven't really done much with the lux lately but hopefully get a fair bit done over the next month.

I did manage to bend my spindle as some people call it, arm that goes between the UCA and LCA, made the drivers side wheel sit with a massive camber, drove like shit. Anyway a quick trip down to just hilux wreckers for another and all was good again. While I had things apart I fitted some rekon dms struts. Only done about 4500kms with them, one trip up the high country and love the adjustable dampening offroad, gave the lux a thrashing and they just soak it up. Also grabbed some new black duck seat covers which I will put on tomorrow and scored a roof console off a good mate for a few cans of bundy....which I end up drinking :lol:

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Boys fitted my roof console securely with electrical tape while I was busy doing something else :D
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Mates rodeo and ktm990, want one :twisted:
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Pic from half hr ago simply because I love it :twisted:
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Just something I'm still drooling over :oops:
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something I threw together for my sons birthday for shits and giggles :lol:
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Re: Mitch's build

Postby ajh on Thu, 11 Apr 2013 7:05 +0000

Love the canopy mate!
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Re: Mitch's build

Postby white_hilux on Thu, 11 Apr 2013 7:10 +0000

amitch888 wrote:Just something I'm still drooling over :oops:
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Re: Mitch's build

Postby D4D luxy on Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:37 +0000

Yea ur canopy is mint mate!! Trucks lookin real good!
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Re: Mitch's build

Postby ajh on Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:41 +0000

Do you bump your head on the doors at all?
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Re: Mitch's build

Postby amitch888 on Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:11 +0000

Thanks guys, canopy does all I need it to, it's just a basic homemade job. Haven't hit my head on doors as yet, I've got them set to open reasonably high. Couple of old pics but kind of shows the height they open to

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Re: Mitch's build

Postby ajh on Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:00 +0000

And the annex sits fairly well?
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Re: Mitch's build

Postby amitch888 on Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:39 +0000

Yer, hasn't been a problem I guess, only use it to throw bags, pram or whatever we aren't using in there while pulled up at camp. Easier to pack up, zip up and stuff the sides back in at the lower height, back when I had it just on a rack above roof height it was an arse packing it up which is partly why I went the lower height. Each to there own though.
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Re: Mitch's build

Postby kyle300exc on Thu, 11 Apr 2013 1:02 +0000

Looking good Mitch, if anyone is going to give those struts a work out its you.
The Teddy bear was a top effort, I doubt you just threw it together it looks like a lot of time and effort. He'll either grow up loving teddy bears of be terrified of them :lol: Either way well done.
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Re: Mitch's build

Postby amitch888 on Thu, 11 Apr 2013 1:12 +0000

Took about an hr and half to build, that includes time to have a couple if bundy's ;) thinking I best pull the bastard down before he comes to life like TED in the movie :lol:

And yep, love the new suspension, alot :D
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Re: Mitch's build

Postby Quinny34 on Thu, 11 Apr 2013 3:05 +0000

Did you get ya photo's?
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Re: Mitch's build

Postby dute on Thu, 11 Apr 2013 3:09 +0000

Or it didn't happen ;)
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Re: Mitch's build

Postby amitch888 on Thu, 11 Apr 2013 3:26 +0000

Photo's? :?
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