Shanno's truck - Baby's got some new shoes!

[shanno]

I definitely look forward to dealing with Matty and his MR team in the future We'll definitely been keen to head out somewhere and check out the tracks. My good mate Mick (other grad geo-you probably know him) is usually keen to go for a drive. Wheres this washout section at Bundoora? Is is near the Grasstree Rd on the way to Nth?

[sdrob]

how do you find the asure stereo, thinking of upgrading my stock one but unsure which way to go, my last hilux i had a single din fold out screen, great unit just didn't like the shaking about.. if you don't mind what do they cost approx??? next question is what type of muffler did you get thinking of doing the same but can't see the worth in a whole system replacement...
would die for for a setup like yours, but as a work car in city car parks it is a no go
cheers

[shanno]

Cheers mate
I find the asure unit pretty awesome hey. I can play tv, dvds, and usb movies on it along with the dual nav system and the reversing camera, which i will have to fit next weekend i think. To be honest I havent really used it to its full potential yet, but over time i should discover more tricks it cost me $560 as part of the group buy i organised.
as for the muffler, i was originally going to just get rid of it completely and replaced it with pipe to make it louder but the bloke talked me out of it so i got it replaced with a sports straight through one, which makes it a bit louder but also keeps it legal.
if you want any more info just give me a yell. more than happy to help

[MartinWhite]

Mate, it's near the Bundoora Dam where German Creek Mine is there are 3 entries on your left when you are heading towards Middlemount. take the first one which is closet to Tieri, go across the train tracks and you will see a gate shut. Just before this gate there is a turn off on the right that takes you down through a creek bed then up a step climb with a few different lines to choose from, it has gotten worse since the last time i drove up it, and i didnt want to try it till i had me suspension in so i am trying to get there as soon as possible now that it is in and all alignments have been done

[shanno]

Thanks for the info mate I will go check it out one of these days, once work dies down a bit (wishful thinking ).
On the weekend just gone I managed to finally get my reversing camera that came with the A-sure head unit all fittted up. It took about 6 hours (with plenty of breaks) to wire up. Running the wires and fitting were the easiest parts thanks to the help from johnny5x and his step-by-step guide in the Digi_Options thread. The most time consuming bit was making up a mounting bracket as I got the round camera. I didnt have any photos of anything to go off but I decided to use one of those angle iron bracket things that come with the Asure unit for shipping. I folded it flat and then marked centre and drilled with the supplied hole saw. I found a good spot just off to the side of the number plate and bolted it onto there. Since it was off centre, I put a washer between the plate and the tray on the inside hole in the attempt to turn the camera inwards a bit. I also sprayed the bracket and bolts matt black just to make it more stealthy
She works a treat

[OFFTRAK]

Looks good, shanno.
The worst thing about mine, other than leaving me no excuses for my poor reverse skills, is its always covered in dust, and I always say to myself, "I'll clean that when I get out.", but never do.

[shanno]

Thanks Randal
I drove 60km the other day on dirt road and it didnt come up too dusty but we'll have to see how she goes. It certainly makes carparks much easier. Haha no excuses

[maxw]

I looked around for you in the oc1 car park on Wednesday and thursday mate but don't think I saw your rig. There was a nice dual cab with 33's like drews and a big TUFF aloy bullbar nd siderails package right out the back in the contractors carpark near me.

[shanno]

Haha true ay. Mate I'm always there during the week usually til pretty late. The MR sticker gives it away lol. I've seen that truck around a few times ay. What does your truck look like mate??

[MartinWhite]

That black dual cab with the alloy bar is goughy's, he is on the maintenance crew at OC1. My truck is similar to his but with an ARB bar, he is a member on here too, DavidGough is his username I think

[shanno]

Just ordered a Sprintbooster

[maxw]

I really like that truck, mines a silver extra cab arb bar and 32s. Will look for the mr sticker next time, is funny how many good luxs are at oc1 and then its all beefed up patrols at ocn.

[shanno]

I received this little thing in the mail yesterday...



It is amazingly responsive now. I can't wait to drive the lux home after work today

PS max I'll keep an eye out for ur truck at work. U should really do a build up thread or chuck some pics in your shed mate.

[OFFTRAK]

Nice work, Shanno.
The Sprint Booster is still my favourite mod. I turn it off occasionally to remind myself how crap the throttle response is of a standard Lux. Its hilarious watching my Wife drive it after getting out of her XR6T.

[shanno]

So Ive been meaning to do this for a few weeks now but Ive been caught up with work and other things, but now Ive finally decided I should get my ass into gear and chuck up some pics of my awesome weekend away up at Five Rocks and Byfield.
I went up in my truck with my 2 mates in an 80’s crusier wagon. Had a mad weekend just driving the tracks around the area then went for a run along 9 mile beach. Did a spot of fishing but with no luck then headed home via some more tracks. They aren’t real hard but they are quite overgrown which left a few scratches but chicks dig that right
Anyway all the photos (posing shots) were taken at Stockyard Point overlooking the famous 5 Rocks. It was just on sunset so it was a pretty amazing sight.
Highly recommend it to anyone in the area. Great for kids too as there is a big roomy campground with amenities or you can go camp on the sand dunes.
PS click on the pics to make them bigger

5 Rocks

Me and my truck

Clouds

Cliffs

Nine Mile Beach

Sunset

[9W6VX]

Nice pictures .................

[shanno]

Thanks mate

[shanno]

A new addition
GME TX3100 - 80 channel & AE4018K1 6.6 dBi antenna


I changed my fuel filter over the other day and after another 30000km its looking pretty dirty.



Also when I got my muffler put in ages ago, I got a bit of pipe welded into the tip of the original which means no more soot on my chrome bumper

[fgk228]

Well I went and bought myself an ARB compressor the other day, along with the hose kit and inflater. I finally managed to finish fitting it tonight. Its took me about 2 days, with the stop-starting because of the bloody rain and having no shed.
Anyway got it done, and it worked first go! Pretty stoked about that lol I had to move the diff breathers forward because they were in the spot where I wanted to mount the compressor.



What kind of covers do you guys put over the hose connector to keep the dirt out ???

I went down to Clark rubber and got a few rubber chair feet cap end things, couple of cents works great

[shanno]

I went down to Clark rubber and got a few rubber chair feet cap end things, couple of cents works great

Thats a good idea mate. I ended up using the plastic valve plug from a gas cylinder. Fits perfect