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Dixie the more you practice welding the better you will get the course will get you started and identify bad habits and short comings you may have , I got a lot of tips from farmer friends and the like as I was only 16 when I built my first trailer and my dad wasn't a handy man but both my grand...

Saw something similar up at Willie Creek in north west Western Australia but by far the best was a Chamberland Tractor towing a "gipsy" wagon camper it was really great can't find a photo at the moment no speeding there top speed was 25 kph it was in Port Samson mid west coast and the couple had...

Hello guys having built two sports cars a off road camper truck /expedition vehicle I have 2 of the said small angle grinders on a short "y" lead or double adaptor tipping you have these leads in the States too it saves pluging and unplugging to say nothing for changing between cutting and...

After nearly 50 years in the motor trade I still use genuine price as a starting point and work from there Stika is a god send auto heater hose is a bit thicker in the wall , chamfer the edge of the cross member a couple of cable ties used creatably and the cables may be able be able to slide...

I am thinking a light commercial wreaker in Dandenong or western suburbs can,t remember but got cables and selector for a resoable price but being transfer case selector you may find new is your only option having cables made up by a marine supplier is an option but any thing to do with boats is...

Haven't struck that one either , when I read the first couple of posts I thought of the very fine filter in the banjo housing on top of the pump . A similar problem many years ago after some one had done their own engine swap was the banjo bolt on the return has a restricter in it to maintain...

May be you just bite the bullet and cut the harness on the light side solder and heat shrink the new harness for the LEDs on chances are down the track if you change the body or on sell it the plugs will have changed and after having had LEDs you won't go back to bulbs in your tail lights or...

More murky waters at the end of the day what the signing engineer wants you have basically have to do most of the commercial tour operators up north west Western Australia where running standard wheels ie duals on the rear we only bent one rim on the rear coming out of the Bungle Bungles and...

We have a Camec range hood above the hot plates ( not having any desire to travel abroad ) I have LPG cooking , my wife liked the idea of having a vent above our bed for some reason don't know why ! Our pop top sock is a plastic canvas type material which is white and doesn't seem dark and...

Flosandfredsad no in Victoria motor homes don't require a yearly inspection busses yes the first two years while I was building it only did a few kilometres up and down the street so just as well we didn't have to have an inspection . We have two steps inside the camper to floor level beside the...

Fugly just think of what you have to look forward to travelling our great country after Ivanhoe Crossing my wife heard someone saying did you see that truck going back and ford on the crossing Oh yes she said how else was I going to get across with the cameras so we have been back home from the...

Here in Victoria (Southern Aus) have only used the diesel heater a couple of times but I insulated with 25mm stryafoam sheet although when it's really cold you can see the RHS frame and if the night is to cold we climb into bed one cold night I didn't put up the pop top and woke a couple of...

Yes sad tidings no joy there the manual is only available on CD and at $ 400 plus from memory from the dealer only I brought mine while I had the work shop and put it on the lap top before we went away as the wife took it to download photos on to .Sorry we won't be up north this side of...

May be I had simalar issues during the build of myNPS apart from the radio and central locking I had a drain from the 12 volt step down unit only a couple of milliamperes but if the truck is not being driven regularly all adds up . My auto electrician mate (we shared factories fo a while ) gave...

Loved the photos of the Painted Desert , Chris loved the sunset ones and had been experimenting after viewing the Stairway to the Moon in Broome at sunrise and sunset over the water at various locations along the way down the coast , and has found she got better shots than with the moon as the...

Meet a lot of Europeans on this trip (the top 3/4 of West Aus ) that all said we have a lot fo funny expressions that aren't in their phrase books that they didn't get . Good choice with the Dynamat I can hear my music and also the wife . I certainly like the build and got as much pleasure out...

Passed you yesterday (Wensday ) heading into Pt Agusta as we headed for Adelaide on our way home saw a nice wayside stop about 20 kl on wondered if you had taken advantage of it Ross

Haven't tried it on a truck but with a car or 4wd I just bleed them using a bottle and piece of 6 or8 mm clear plastic tube keep the resivor filled and slowly pump the pedal for many years now on every brake job coming through our workshop we have been changing the brake fluid with out using a...

I too have to manually lock down the roof and use a meter long piece of aluminium tube with a bolt in the end to flip the catch over I know it's a bit agriculral but it works . West coaster did his with electric lift and was very happy with it last I herd

Over the years have had many fuel bleeding issues Vito vans we primed the filters with injector cleaner fluid , Land Cruisers have the pump on the top of the filter had to replace one with a CAV one for half the price of a Toyota one have jacked up the rear end of a Madza T4000 so the fuel level...