Troopie 1HDFTE

[Cptsideways]

I'd like to do similar to an 80, nice truck you have

 

[Birder]

I'd like to do similar to an 80, nice truck you have

Come on Declan, get that tin opener out

 

[Gav Peter]

Wow - thats awesome!!! Sod Declan, where's my tin opener!!!

 

[Roger Fairclough]

By the way Gav, how long did it take to do the 3 Peaks. Took Viv and I 6 years!

Roger

 

[Gav Peter]

The target was 24 hours Roger but my dickie knee conked out on the way down Scafell so I didn't manage to complete Snowdon We had climbed Scafell & Snowdon as training exercises before the main event so I have climbed them all really...

The main reason for undertaking the mission was as a charity fund raiser & in that respect I was much more than successful - thanks to many fine folk on here & elsewhere I think I was no.1 on the fundraising!!!

Cheers

 

[Henri Stofberg]

Busy having a door cut in and fitted just behind the passenger door. It will look something like this, but will be a suicide door. The idea is to make it open 180deg so it will be completely open, against the side of the car. Then I will fit a kitchen in that door.

This is just one that I saw on TV and took a pic of the TV.

 

[Henri Stofberg]

My door is in. Now to fit that kitchen in the door.

 

[John_McCartney]

That is cool. I feel the need for a Troopy again. But I'm skint at the moment.

 

[Henri Stofberg]

Fitted a 160l/min compressor.

Now you see me, now you don't.

 

[Henri Stofberg]

Added my canvas false roof that houses the third bunk.

Bottom view with the whole thing deployed.

Inside, from the bottom again.

Sleep bunk from the top. This has a mattress.

 

[fridayman]

I'm impressed

 

[Henri Stofberg]

Ok I have played some more.

I fitted a Mad Man EMS1 monitor http://www.madman.co.za

So currently I am monitoring
EGT
Oil Pressure
Battery voltage.

I still need to implement
CHT Cylinder head temp
Oil Temp
Coolant level

Also fitted a boost gauge.

Also fitted a "Tuning box" chip.

Modified the actuator on the turbo to up the boost from 0,7 to 0,9bar boost.

This car now hauls. Feels like a 100VX, if not stronger.

 

[Henri Stofberg]

I just felt that the power was not what it could be and neither was the car pulling through the rev range as it should.

So I took out the cat. It is blocked. So I put in a straight link and NOW she hauls.

Damn I am liking this car more by the day.

 

[Henri Stofberg]

I can use this bed when I am alone in the car, or the co-driver can sleep and I can drive. So in actual fact, we can drive 23hrs out of 24.

Fitted the left rear hatch.

Now for the right hand side.

The little frame, between the latches, is the strut on the back so that it is stable and does not scratch the car.

I used a 1,6mm sheet for the table. So I added 2 x alu angles along the bottom to make it strong enough.

Just the right height to be practical.

As you can see, it stands slightly proud of the spats. Nothing but that little s/steel frame keeps it away and keeps it stable.

Tomorrow I will do the box that must go on the inside, so I can access it from the outside.

 

[Crushers]

the Taj Mahal of Land Cruiser conversions.

Some pics

Inside

Side view

Closed view

 

[Crushers]

you have some interesting mods going on.
do you have any more pics of the 3rd door mod?

what i did instead of cutting a door:
http://forum.ih8mud.com/70-series-tech/ ... ost6933476

made these storage cabinets:
http://forum.ih8mud.com/70-series-tech/ ... ost6903800

me, i would have had a sleepless night before cutting the roof off ... that took big balls.

 

[Henri Stofberg]

I took the car over Baboons Pass, in Lesotho. Just because I can....

http://www.4x4community.com/forum/showt ... s+dec+2011

Side door

Here is some history on the car...

http://www.4x4community.com/forum/showt ... hp?t=67603