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I agree, Mark has one very nice 60 and decked out with too numerous to mention gadgets! Met him a SnT 08 and hope to see him again in Black Rock/Alvord Deserts this late spring. My truck is a '90 73 series from Japan and with help from guys like Mark, will be decked out soon enough...

More on battery management I don't know about you guys but my truck sits for days and even weeks, and in this cold weather of Kanukistan, the batteries take it in you know where. This is much more evident with diesel motors as the glow plugs take a ton of juice to heat up and especially when...

Another gadget :clapsmile Well, I have to admit that the ol' adage, if you copy somebody it is a very sincere form of flattery or compliment! I met up with two blokes to do El Camino Del Diablo early Nov 08 who surprisingly both had this gadget. I love creature comfort gadgets, anything to...

Engel Transit Bag Mod Most of you that have one of these transit bags will note that Engel was quite remiss at not thinking/planning/designing this very useful cover out very well. It is lacking in a number of areas which I have emailed them (Oz) about but no response so far and it has bee some...

Back Door Utility Folding Shelf/Tray I saw this on this forum somewhere but can't find it now so will post some pictures (first two) of it. Very well made and would love to have one. Suppose it was custom by the owner so I went ahead and made one myself. While in Idaho Falls,ID at CBI getting...

Thanks Gil, I am watching yours as well.

Can be seen here...http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=323237&posted=1#post323237

Help with finding gear... Another couple of guys I met at SnT08 were Jeb and Nat who had an 80 and 55 series respectively. They both had these folding chairs that were incredibly comfortable, with head rest and drink holders as well as being adjustable (4 position) from an upright position to a...

Petromax BriteLyt Lantern While at SnT 08, I was fortunate to meet up with numerous people, who I have stayed in touch with since. One who I have nicked named Gadget Guy, he'll know who I am talking about, had some of the koolest gear or gadgets as I call them. He had a Petromax BriteLyt 500CP...

Helton Hot Water System/Shower With the long trips I tend to have, I thought some personal hygiene might be in order, so I began to research showers. I had seen the green/black bag solar ones but really wondered where am I going to hang this while I am trailing and expect to have a bag of water...

Drool from Kanukistan as well, Andrew! Nice rig Simon, great pics...envy! Now add 3 feet plus snow and -37C with a windchill and it's like our place!

Auxilary or replacement Fuel Tank I can't remember when or where but I somehow heard of Steve Eagan and CBI (http://www.cbioffroadfab.com/index.php). It may have been somewhere on this forum (pretty sure it was) or it may have been Wil Kuhns rear bumper chat as it was made there. Either way...

Blow Dryer (Turbo) Well ever since the trani problem, I figured the engine was a bit underpowered for the weight I pull on my trips, despite that I pack quite light. So I researched this online (IH8MUD, etc.) magazines (Australian 4WD monthly...renamed to Australian 4WD Action) as well as...

Misc. As friend was living in CA, I got a Kaymar Hi-Lift Jack mount sent to him and Man-A-Fre (http://www.man-a-fre.com/parts_accessories/kaymarbumperattachmentsacc.htm) goofed up and sent the license plate holder and light with it so I got a bonus! I use a COBB BBQ...

African Outback Drawer System When I was on my first trip (the one where the trani blew) I was visiting various 4x4 shops along with friends and other more touristy places. Whilst in the Denver area visiting friends, I had time to go to Golden, CO to visit Christo Slee of Slee Off Road...

Misc. Projects - Work light bracket Whilst with my fab/welding friend from DV and to change up the work load from the rear bumper (to allow time for thinking, planning, design) we went on day long trail trips and discussed other mini projects. I needed a bracket to hold a Hella Matador Work...

The Transmission Problem Where to begin other than some technical stuff. My '90 HZJ73 from Japan came with an automatic trani. I would have preferred a manual and I would never have had this problem from the onset. It came with a 1HZ 4.2 L 6 cyl. diesel engine and a A440F trani, common to 60...

4x4 Lightforce Striker 170 You may well wonder what happened to the lights...with the sale of the roof rack, ladder, bumper and fuel carrier, I kept the 4x Lightforce 170 Strikers (24V version) thinking that I could use them in the future. I ended up putting two up front with yellow filters...

2nd Gen Rear Bumper Cont'd Lots of fiddly welding and cutting, trips to ACE hardware for bolts, etc. so while he fabbed/welded I ran errands. We also didn't forget the safety hooks/chain links that DOT/MOT requires. You may note that the main 1/2" brackets holding the bumper to the side frame...

2nd Gen rear Bumper It is now about 2 years since I had the 1st Gen Rear Bumper and had a great time with it, lots of trips (Baja, Death Valley, Moab, etc.) and problems. As I may have mentioned in an earlier post, I had a trani problems part way through one of my trips. This was primarily due...