Had some time before Christmas to adress the Land Cruiser again.
As mentioned I completed wiring the rear reversing light.
Threw some red countersunk LED lamps into the upper rear hatch. They shine inwards when the hatch is lifted. Gives a great worklight, especially combined with the LED`s fitted to the poptop.
Wired in some more USB power outlets for the rear seat passengers. Fitted them into the rear seat belt cover on the C-pillar
The ARB unit went into the rear axle allright. Ran the airline with an outer tube to protect is against any potential foreign objects. Next up is the ARB locker in the front.
The main batteries went down on me, so I redid the wiring up front. The engine bay now hosts two identical 95Ah batteries. Alot less hazzle if they need to be replaced enroute or off the beaten track.
The rear hatch was fitted with a 9mm thick marine grade plywood plate thet I cladded with a 1mm food grade stainless steel plate. Should make a descent cutting board. Bye Bye carpet
Ontop of the Outback drawer systems I had fitted some cargotracks as tie down points. Unfortunately the Cub & Wolf boxes did not fit as neatly as intended. Shifted the FrontRunner tracks around & fitted a black HD Airline rail in the middle. Should have opted for them Airlines in the first place...
The rear access to the poptop had to be adressed again. The ladder I have had kicking about for awhile now, was offered to the truck only to realize it will not fit as pr makers instructions nor my desires. I brought out the grinder & the welder. We are getting there slowly
As the undercarridge has suffered from harsh conditions on Norwegian roads, I blasted a good >10ltr FluidFilm NAS under the old thing. Should keep the tin worm lubed up for now
A stainless bracket ment to hold the manual main cut off switch for the winch is in the making. Strongly looking into replacing the winch too.
The previouse wire job to the sub tank diesel transfer pump was not to my liking. Ran a new thicker cable in conduit off the relay. The pump was fitted with an AMP connector. I did the same to the spare transfer pump.
May install the spare pump on a permanent bracket. If things go down, it should be fairly simple to switch piping & cables across. A stainless steel plate will shield the pump(s) acting as a small bash plate
Next on the list is some engine TLC for the upcomming trips in 2017.
& whatever else drops in my lap
