Ruby gets a facelift

G'day Bernie

Maybe next time. We start moving towards home tomorrow via Anglesea. Have to come down again sometime for some more gear that Eric is sourcing for me.

Que?

Thanks Chris......next time I will be on the lookout for an acessorised truck and save meself all this bother. Hopefully the GQ will last me a while and I'll get my mineys worth out of it!

From experience mate, you'll have a ball. It'll last you forever if you treat it right!

Cheers mate,

Chris.

He didnt go with it, it wasnt the right one..

Just had lunch with him, hes on his way to ARB for some shocks and spings!!!!!

HE IS LASHING OUT!

So is he getting the 145l LR tank instaed?
Tell him ARB suspension is shyte.

Not sure if I talked him into that or not, its the best option for his use.

Although the belly tank is cheap insurance if you DO hole a main tank. I just have issues paying $1000.00 for a LRTank and you only gain an extra 40ltrs over stock, 2 jerrys only costs $20-30 from army disposals!

The belly tank is 70 ltrs and is $800-1000 as well.. :(

Whats up with ARB stuff, I got it on mine now since lowering it, bleep s on Rancho crap, and smoother than the XGS...?

Truckster

What are the specs on you ARB springs etc.

I am looking at getting a kit fitted for my 80 series L/C.

he's spending my taxes again!!!

Newman.

4inch OME springs
Matched LTR frontshocks
Matched Nitrocharger rearshocks.
Longer brake lines.
Whiteline panhards
Caster Bushes.

G'day Roachie,

Geez I can't get a look in here LOL The decision not to go with that particular tank was hardly cold before it hit the airwaves. I am still going to get a belly tank when the right one is available, but for now the jerries will have to suffice :-)

Andrew Willie is a poor pensioner, all these kind people donated all the bit and the labour. LOL

No CCard here Andrew...just spending the kids inheritance.

Hey John...hope Eric or his mates don't resad this thread or you will be history LOL

Geez you are a nice bloke.................
Next time I'll let you shout the lunch LOL

Just goes to show that although i may be as rough as bags I still have a degree of decorum :-)

I eventually found ARB after getting lost a few times as the directions were very vague :-)

After sussing the prices and ring my benefactor( who told me off severely) I decided to only buy an aerial mount and a a new Australia Roads map book. It turned out that the aerial mount had the wrong size hole in it and so I had to modify it. ARB may be a big corporation, with a big name and following, but some of their products leave a lot to be desired. I spoke with the Salesperson about the bullbar aerial mounts and how the one on the right of the bar would interfere(the aerial) with the drivers vision. All I got was a blank stare. It is only a small issue but why di they put it there? Who knows. Anyway my new mount is fitted and working well.

Dunno if I need a lift kit. Maybe it is cheaper just to dint the sill panels when doing the hard yard....LOL

It was good to catch up again Dude!

Yeah I hate that aerial mount in front of the driver. Had an aerial mounted on there for about a week. It drove me nuts. Why bother?

I know that most of us use those top mounts for aerial's, but I some how think the original rational was for another set of driving lights and that in their infinite wisdom you only put aerials on the left side.

It is illegal in Qld (I assume other states too) to put lights on those tabs.

So if they are there for that reason that is pretty silly.

Utemad if they are for aerials alone then why not just have welded a couple on the left side.
As stated aerials in front of the driver are not such a bright thing

They are evenly spaced and I have seen lights on them, Legal or not buggered if I know.
Nobody says that manufactures of anything have to make sense.

Truckster I have to ask did you shout Willem Lunch or did he shout you? LOL

according to the bacon, Its illegal to have lights above the bonnet.

Yet when I got my car engineered, I asked the engineer bout my Rally 2000's i had up top of the bar, he said as long as you can see something X distance infront of your car its ok..
I cant remember what X was though about 8-11ft if I remember. But then it depends on what they put on the ground in front of you at X distance! A match would be an issue!

John, wasnt really lunch as such, I had lunch, he had a sundae!