NPS 300 Crewcab questions
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JohnRogers
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No idea how to fix that!!!
canter tourer
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Your just proving to our northern hemisphere friends that we really do live on the bottom of the world
either that, or they are some really sticky tyres!!Dave
Family Friendly 4x4
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Woohee it is Spidertruck!
Bris31
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Direct uploading from mobile phone/tablet to website is problematic.
Save on PC, orientate correctly in a photo viewer, save (or save as to a new file), upload on website.
Looking at your build keenly anyway
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JohnRogers
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Cheers my tech savviness is appalling lucky I dig good holes, after Xmas Gitshams are building me an alloy tray and then I’ll be on the prowl for a lightweight slide on type camper
JohnRogers
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Decided to build a lightweight steel frame and aluminium floor, the waiting time and the fact that the Gitshams tray is just rivetted together made me doubt its longevity. It was only $3800 compared to $8k for fully welded Ally tray but wait time was months so its my xmas break project. Ill use aluminium for the sides aswell. I have the steel tube weights so ill work out the meterage and will know within a couple kgs what it should weigh. Fabbed up spring mounts last night so tomorrow the frame should be all but done the plastic for bearers between the rails and chassis I've sourced from DOTMAR at 65mm x 20mm x 3m long $35 each
JohnRogers
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Getting the twin spare carrier sorted 
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canter tourer
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That looks pretty solid! Does the rack pivot down?
Dave
Dave
JohnRogers
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Yeah winch will be mounted inside and rope run over small pulley wheel yet to be welded on, to lug in centre of frame to lower and raise frame.
JohnRogers
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JohnRogers
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Only downside to building it in duragal is the spatter!!! My sleeves look like the lacework and I'm covered in burns. Working upside down to tack in the rope rail, I first got to do the hot dance as a ball of molten galv went in my lace up boot, regathered myself and a ball of spatter went in my earhole, ahhh the sizzling of wax and brain, put in ear plugs and gathered my remaining patience struck an arc and ******** me a ball of spatter bounced into my nostril ******** that hurt and for a week everytime I blew my nose, rubbed it, etc the skin split it was like having the sharpy booger from hell!!!!