Monday, July 7, 2008

NEW RIM LEAD!!!!

ALRIGHT THE SRW PROJECT IS ONCE AGAIN A GO!!!


http://www.stocktonwheel.com/military_wheels.php

These fine folks said they can build em for me, so I think its order time. Excited to get a big set of meats on this thing.
Jeff

Friday, July 4, 2008

Dash rebuild part 2






...ok, so did I mention that I had to also re-route a heater vent with metal and fiberglass ( as seen pointing straight up in the middle)- used to point straight out directly behind where the stereo now is. After that was all sorted out - then make it look pretty.... hahah.. ok, not pretty, but at least hot the utilitarian feel and look presentable. Next came some felt "carpet", spray glue and staples....

Not quite done, but looking better:

Dashboad rebuild part 1






OK, so its been awhile. Went full - out on the dash rebuild to have space for the 24v-12v converter, the new stereo, and a couple goodies. Started off by tearing out the old single centre mono speaker, pulling off all the panels in the dash, and removing all the unnessary wiring. Found out why the vent control was not working - due to a broken vent wire control. Mark from Brave Auto helped me instantly, ordered a cable control in Japan.... If anyone is looking for a great connection over there... Go see Mark --- www.braveautointernational.jp

Anyway, After the tear-apart I built up a mock of the new dashboard extension with foamboard and foil tape. Once it looked right, I put on a layer of fiberglass mat and let it harden to take shape. A second layer added, removed after it hardened, cut the excess, screwed a 3/4" piece of wood to the "faceplate" and bolten this to the old dash. Add bondo, and san to blend, and Voila... a new dash extension. Fun times!

Friday, June 13, 2008

No Super Singles coming...

SO USA 6x6 closed ... my order didnt get completed.. Spent a few hours on the phone with mastercard trying to get my money back that they already charged... Not too happy about this one. Now have to find another supplier... and hopefully not have a 2 month wait...
Jeff

Monday, April 28, 2008

First road trip

Had to take the rig to Harrison hot springs from Squamish. 1 tank to there and back.. tried to hold it at 100-105 on the way down, and coming back kept it in the "green" zone and cruised between 80-90 to see the difference in Fuel economy! Suprised that the 4l diesel was not that bad. All in all I am guessing that with all forms of driving, I averaged about 12-14l / 100km
Happy times. Hopefully once the larger tires are onboard and the rpm's come down a touch it will be a bit better!

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Finished the sound proofing.. and.....




Before....and...

So I finally had the time to lay the final layer of FatMat in the front. Also cut some of the 10mm rubber underlay and 3M spray tacked it to the roof of the front of the cab, where the headliner was missing. In the grooved I PL4000'd some 1/4 round hardwood, and then for the final touch, used some t&G pine beadboard to finish the headliner off.  I Also made some pods to allow a bigger speaker than the 4" stock in the doors. There is now some Sony Explode 6*9" speakers in there... waiting for the new dvd/gps deck to arrive...
fun times, its nice to have door panels back on in the front, and the dash somewhat back together.
Jeff

Sunday, April 20, 2008

More sound Dampening




So I finished the FatMat insulation, and afterwards followed it up with a 10mm foam rubber carpet underlay for more insulation and sound dampening.  Then the stock rubber floor mats went back in. Huge improvements in road noise, even with the front not completed. Also resprayed the front door panels with rock guard, and will be repainting grey later. 

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Camper shell??



Found a camper shell that was custom built for a unimog. Its a bit long, and needs some love, but might be my starting point for the camper...

Safari Rack




Mounted up a nice safari Rack that had to be slightly modified from its footings on an old hdj81 Landcruiser... 3" blocks on each side made it fit perfectly in the gutters on the Canter!

Right now all my seats are out, and the truck is looking pretty bare....

Roof liner tomorrow, some extra wiring for future upgrades to the lighting and stereo/gps... and , and, and....

Sound Dampening



Should help the road/engine noise....
FATMAT sound dampening...And then hopefully some thick insulating foam beneath the rubber mat flooring.

Bought a 24v-12v reducer to run the stereo... and deciding weather to mount it on the roof, or in the stock stereo location...

New set of BFG's helped the ride...