Out with the old, in with the new

[Shoogs]

Update:
33” tyres and 35-40mm suspension lift.
Seperate 150Ah lithium dual battery with redarc 50A charger and smart shunt under the back seat.
ORS Rear draws with 40l evacool draw fridge, ARB twin compressor and 2000W inverter.
Lazer driving lights, Stedi st-x roof light bar, both on the highbeam circuit.
Rhino roofrack with alucab 270 awning and led strip lights on roof circuit to second batt
Underbody rock lights for no good reason.
Raised Diff breathers.
Towpro elite
UHF with custom mount and roof mounted aerial.
Rear muffler delete for upcoming LR tankView attachment 7835031
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Albrite (nato plug) relay converted to manual activation for camper charging.

Who did your fit out mate, excellent work...?

 

[ninetubes]

Who did your fit out mate, excellent work...?

Thank you.
A mate did the muffler and ORS provided the draw kit. Rest was by me. Learnt quite a lot in the last 12 weeks. Plenty of trial and error, especially on the electricals.

and yes, I rate the work as excellent

 

[bamanuke]

Thank you.
A mate did the muffler and ORS provided the draw kit. Rest was by me. Learnt quite a lot in the last 12 weeks. Plenty of trial and error, especially on the electricals.

and yes, I rate the work as excellent

was the lift spring replacement pretty straightforward? I've done them on my D90 and Perentie. I don't have the luxury of a lift though and will be using floor and bottle jacks.

 

[ninetubes]

was the lift spring replacement pretty straightforward? I've done them on my D90 and Perentie. I don't have the luxury of a lift though and will be using floor and bottle jacks.

It was a bit tedious. Had to compress them which I would have preferred to avoid.
Front worse than the back

 

[bamanuke]

It was a bit tedious. Had to compress them which I would have preferred to avoid.
Front worse than the back

thanks!

 

[ORSO]

Yes it was custom fabricated from a few 3” bends and a v-band clamp.
There is absolutely zero difference in the sound. Honestly nothing at all. Not even a bit.

thanks,
how much does the stock exhaust approximately weight?

 

[ninetubes]

thanks,
how much does the stock exhaust approximately weight?

Stock muffler was surprisingly light. Maybe 10kg, can’t be sure as I didn’t weigh it before it went in the bin.

 

[ninetubes]

DIY cargo shelf done

 

[Tazzieman]

Very nice work @ninetubes!
I think I'll have to wait for Kaon for mine.

 

[DenisM]

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DIY cargo shelf done

Swish!!

 

[Wile E Coyote]

Awesome work mate! I'm very interested in how the LR tank fits.
Can I ask who is making it?

 

[ninetubes]

Awesome work mate! I'm very interested in how the LR tank fits.
Can I ask who is making it?

I’ll sketch it up and get a local fabricator onto it, then I’ll muck around trial fitting it before paint etc. Not sure who yet, will get a couple of quotes and see

 

[Jetjockey]

What an amazing setup.
May I asked how/where you place the compressor?

 

[Logsplitter]

I wish we could get away with taking the rear exhaust box off in the U.K. A perfect place for the auxiliary fuel tank especially with mine as a petrol with no adblue tank. I fear it wouldn’t pass an emissions test or an MOT

 

[Spjnr]

I wish we could get away with taking the rear exhaust box off in the U.K. A perfect place for the auxiliary fuel tank especially with mine as a petrol with no adblue tank. I fear it wouldn’t pass an emissions test or an MOT

I've not had a good look at the exhaust, but (especially on the petrol) wouldn't the rear box just be a noise suppression unit? So no difference in emissions, just sound. Shouldn't affect mot, as long as the pipes still terminate out the back and not at the axle

 

[Logsplitter]

I've not had a good look at the exhaust, but (especially on the petrol) wouldn't the rear box just be a noise suppression unit? So no difference in emissions, just sound. Shouldn't affect mot, as long as the pipes still terminate out the back and not at the axle

I hope that’s the case. I’m no expert but if it could be removed and still be legal then that’s a winner for me. It would leave a big void for a fuel tank

 

[Spjnr]

I hope that’s the case. I’m no expert but if it could be removed and still be legal then that’s a winner for me. It would leave a big void for a fuel tank

That was the case on my JK wrangler diesel. I cut the thing off and it made very little difference

 

[ninetubes]

What an amazing setup.
May I asked how/where you place the compressor?

 

[ninetubes]

 

[ninetubes]

Moved the factory sliders outwards, upwards and tilted the angle down a bit. Just need to re-powdercoat and I’ll be happy.
I’m calling them “slide-steps”.
Now my little lady can climb in and out