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Re: 10 Luxxxx build
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Tue, 25 Sep 2012 9:11 +0000by lais817
10 luxxxx wrote:lais817 wrote:Hey mate, nice build, I like the look of the roof rack on the hard lid, I don't think I've ever seen that before! Any chance of a photo of how you've mounted your compressor behind the rear seat? I want to do the same but I'm not sure on how to fix it to the floor/back wall.
Thanks
Ash
G'day mate my compressor is a bushranger with the base plate on it all I have done is drill a hole in it and bolt it down through one of the child seat anchor points I will get a photo up but it's not to technical at all.
I like having the roof rack on the hard lid the main reason is to carry my recovery gear, maxx tracks and swag I was sick of getting mud and crap over all the gear in the tub and didn't want them on the roof as I have lights on the sports bar. I'm trying to come up with a way to make them a bit more sturdy to carry a bit more weight if anyone has any ideas.
Thanks heaps mate, sounds nice and simple!
Re: 10 Luxxxx build
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Tue, 25 Sep 2012 9:19 +0000by 10 luxxxx
Yep very simple mate and then a small lenght of air Line that just reaches out the door so you don't have to plug into the compressor itself every time
Re: 10 Luxxxx build
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Tue, 25 Sep 2012 9:30 +0000by Loosey
10 luxxxx wrote:Loosey wrote:Loving the build mate, looks schmick!
Thanks mate I hope to get my sliders finished in the next couple of weeks and have asked Santa / the wife for some 33s for Chrissy fingers crossed. She already complains every time she climbs in but it has to be done I think it looks a little silly with 31s
Perhaps when the sliders are made you can get a step ladder that hangs off of them
Re: 10 Luxxxx build
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Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:03 +0000by 10 luxxxx
Haha I have thought about a hydraulic step I have seen one on a f250 activated when the door opens and folds out from underneath. But nah she can just suck it up its not that high compared to some.
Re: 10 Luxxxx build
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Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:07 +0000by Loosey
I'm sure it will be
Re: 10 Luxxxx build
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Tue, 25 Sep 2012 4:18 +0000by 10 luxxxx
Hope so mate I'm thinking about going black on all the chrome but can't make up my mind I think the chrome breaks it up a bit top of the list is the 33 muddies.
Re: 10 Luxxxx build
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Tue, 25 Sep 2012 9:21 +0000by Loosey
Chrome definitely breaks up the black.
I'm looking to black all my chrome as it will look mint on a silver Hilux!
Re: 10 Luxxxx build
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Mon, 08 Oct 2012 9:31 +0000by 10 luxxxx
Looking at building a custom roof rack and I after some advise or pictures of how others are attached to the roof I am hoping to get it mounted as low as possible.
I was also thinking of mounting it just on the sports bar this would be my preferred option but would probably have to be pretty solid. And may not work unless I have it quite short in length.
Any tips
Cheers.
Re: 10 Luxxxx build
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Mon, 08 Oct 2012 10:32 +0000by Loosey
Hey mate,
Your up late!
I seen that a bloke got the straight side of the 05-10 roll bars and mounted it to the back of his tub, and then had a rack that was mounted on both these and come to about halfway along his dualcab roof...
Perhaps this could be an option for you
Re: 10 Luxxxx build
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Tue, 09 Oct 2012 7:53 +0000by 10 luxxxx
G'day mate I have seen the setup your talking about bit I'm trying to keep the use of my hard hid but plans have just changed I got pulled up last night for my spotties on the sports bar so they will be coming off I might mount my rack back on the roof and settle for a that.
Re: 10 Luxxxx build
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Tue, 09 Oct 2012 9:14 +0000by Loosey
Got done?
As in a fine?
Re: 10 Luxxxx build
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Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:09 +0000by 10 luxxxx
A warning a couple of days to get them off they are the local cops that I have had the please of dealing with a few times so rather risk it the lights are now gone. $u(king c;n"s
But ya get that.
Re: 10 Luxxxx build
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Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:09 +0000by 10 luxxxx
A warning a couple of days to get them off they are the local cops that I have had the please of dealing with a few times so rather risk it the lights are now gone. $u(king c;n"s
But ya get that.
Re: 10 Luxxxx build
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Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:12 +0000by Loosey
Lame, I didn't think they were illegal unless the came on with your highbeam
Re: 10 Luxxxx build
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Tue, 09 Oct 2012 3:16 +0000by 10 luxxxx
Yeh apparently so it didn't help that I flashed them one night before I could see they were cops driving down the road with there high beam on.
Oh and as always I failed the attitude test.
Re: 10 Luxxxx build
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Tue, 09 Oct 2012 3:16 +0000by 10 luxxxx
Yeh apparently so it didn't help that I flashed them one night before I could see they were cops driving down the road with there high beam on.
Oh and as always I failed the attitude test.
Re: 10 Luxxxx build
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Tue, 09 Oct 2012 5:04 +0000by Loosey
Attitude test?
Is that the 1200mm for your headlights?
Re: 10 Luxxxx build
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Thu, 11 Oct 2012 5:59 +0000by 10 luxxxx
Yeh that's what they told me and above the head lights my argument didn't help hence the failed attitude test
Re: 10 Luxxxx build
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Thu, 11 Oct 2012 6:13 +0000by Loosey
Ahh gotcha, I read it as altitude, haha
Re: 10 Luxxxx build
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Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:56 +0000by 10 luxxxx
Just finished fitting my arb canopy.
And have to say its just awesome and the misses agrees now she can pack even more crap when we go away.