Volvo C304 (4x4) Restore and fitout - WR7002
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jaimeruiz3
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Are you planing of covering the Steel structure? What material will you use?
geckoadventure
Geckoadventure
8 August 2013
A long drive to IPOH due to the public holiday traffic. Handed over the 35" Maxxis sneakers, the 4 small LEDS and the 50" LED and the stereo and a strip of LEDs.
Inspection revealed Hi-lift jack holder almost finished. Shovel holder next. Hammock loops being prepared, handgrabs for all ladders done.
Roof for the Radiator and intercooler etc ready locking mechanism to be designed for all the doors. My seat area has been pushed back allowing my seat to move back 75mm which is huge when you are 6'2".
Inspection of the new AMADA shocks reveals 3" too much travel so looks like the shocks will never work hard.
New sneaker and the removeable entry ladder in place
The positioning of the http://www.ufilta.com 20 litre water containers roughly in place we will allow for 3 to be stored and removed.
Due to keeping with simplicity no fixed internal tank or pumps to fill it.
The front wall frame is now finished and the hi-lift jack holder is tacked into place. nExt is shovel holder and air filter.
Over all the frame is now finished.
What's left to do well the DASH and Console and the wiring, power steering, fitting of seats, air cond (fitted just needs to be connected How to start and stop the 14B-T donk. 6 seats for customers in the rear and a removeable side rails so that the 4 rear doors can be removed when necessary. Floor to be cut out and boltdown points welded in. Roof to be cut out. The middle doors and panels to be cut and punched out, the mesh for the radiator roof to be fitted
We have divided DASH into Driving needs - OIL/WATER TEMP/Speedo/TACHO/Fuel Volts/AMPS to the right and recovery DASH. Air pressure and vaccum will be above on the roof along with the lockers and 4wd vaccum switches.
Next week I have to deliver ICOM V8000 VHF radio, the remaining gauges and the fridge slides.
and we discovered the 2 200 AMP batteries were dead oh dear there goes $1500rm.
and the final issue - where oh where is the ground ANCHOR going to go.
A long drive to IPOH due to the public holiday traffic. Handed over the 35" Maxxis sneakers, the 4 small LEDS and the 50" LED and the stereo and a strip of LEDs.
Inspection revealed Hi-lift jack holder almost finished. Shovel holder next. Hammock loops being prepared, handgrabs for all ladders done.
Roof for the Radiator and intercooler etc ready locking mechanism to be designed for all the doors. My seat area has been pushed back allowing my seat to move back 75mm which is huge when you are 6'2".
Inspection of the new AMADA shocks reveals 3" too much travel so looks like the shocks will never work hard.
New sneaker and the removeable entry ladder in place
The positioning of the http://www.ufilta.com 20 litre water containers roughly in place we will allow for 3 to be stored and removed.
Due to keeping with simplicity no fixed internal tank or pumps to fill it.
The front wall frame is now finished and the hi-lift jack holder is tacked into place. nExt is shovel holder and air filter.
Over all the frame is now finished.
What's left to do well the DASH and Console and the wiring, power steering, fitting of seats, air cond (fitted just needs to be connected How to start and stop the 14B-T donk. 6 seats for customers in the rear and a removeable side rails so that the 4 rear doors can be removed when necessary. Floor to be cut out and boltdown points welded in. Roof to be cut out. The middle doors and panels to be cut and punched out, the mesh for the radiator roof to be fitted
We have divided DASH into Driving needs - OIL/WATER TEMP/Speedo/TACHO/Fuel Volts/AMPS to the right and recovery DASH. Air pressure and vaccum will be above on the roof along with the lockers and 4wd vaccum switches.
Next week I have to deliver ICOM V8000 VHF radio, the remaining gauges and the fridge slides.
and we discovered the 2 200 AMP batteries were dead oh dear there goes $1500rm.
and the final issue - where oh where is the ground ANCHOR going to go.
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geckoadventure
Geckoadventure
Technically here any rollcage is illegal.
The rear part does not look like a rollcage all will be hidden.
The front part will be able to be "removed" quickly for inspections.
The cage is considered by us 4x4 people here compulsory due to our terrain however officialdom has a different view.
I will put a video up soon of a track the volvo will be taken down.
geckoadventure
Geckoadventure
Yes we are planning to cover the steel frame. The sides will be skinned in bus skinning material alloy sandwich 1mm alloy 1mm alloy sandwich light and strong. We have to paint the frame first then the panels can be glued on. The roof is 3mm alloy sheet to facilitate being walked on. The floor is also 3mm alloy sheet all removeable.
I am also planning to do the inside in soundproofing material to keep out the heat and the noise and the rain when camping.
I am planning to visit the truck on 30/10/2013 since I have been too busy kayaking, 4x4 trips and the workshop owner also been away to go visit the Volvo.
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Could you futher explain the thought patterns and reasons for rollcages being illegal. I just can't quite wrap my brain around that one!
geckoadventure
Geckoadventure
Modifying guards , bonnets etc cutting holes luvers etc all illegal. Lifting or lowering also illegal. Welding to chassis also illegal and will cause car to be scrapped. Joining bodies etc
Rollcage deemed unnecessary inside or out no reason its the rules.
geckoadventure
Geckoadventure
1 November 2013 visit.
The 50" LED light frame is built on top of the cabin.
The T-MAX 18,500 (yellow) and the WARN 12,000 to the left all mounted in their mounting point
The winch controller box is also ready
The top view of the winches and winch controller box.
The crane to lift the spare tires up and down ready to connect to the warn winch is ready
The top hatch is ready witht he hole for the exhaust.
The doors now back on
The seats are mounted.
Next visit the dash sould be completed then its painting time.
The 50" LED light frame is built on top of the cabin.
The T-MAX 18,500 (yellow) and the WARN 12,000 to the left all mounted in their mounting point
The winch controller box is also ready
The top view of the winches and winch controller box.
The crane to lift the spare tires up and down ready to connect to the warn winch is ready
The top hatch is ready witht he hole for the exhaust.
The doors now back on
The seats are mounted.
Next visit the dash sould be completed then its painting time.
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geckoadventure
Geckoadventure
The water tank is to be built next a size of 150w x 400d * 1700l cm should give us 102 liters it will bolt to the rear panel.
The floor and walls alloy panels are all cut out and bolted down and has been removed so they can continue to work on the steel bits.
The floor and walls alloy panels are all cut out and bolted down and has been removed so they can continue to work on the steel bits.
piratexpress1369a
Explorer
how will you get around the no rollcage law
geckoadventure
Geckoadventure
we will remove the front rollcage and the rest of the rollcagse is almost invisible.
geckoadventure
Geckoadventure
Interesting question - yes - cronic fatigue plagued me for over a year I literally would fall asleep at dinner. Driving to trip/events I had to stop whenever fatigue set in and sleep then carry on else I would just fall asleep.
6 months to walk around like normal again and put back the 10+kg I lost took over 10 months.
I also lost a tremendous amount of muscle possibly 50% of my strength took months to get it back.
No so bad now I just finished a 400k kayak trip in 11 days and made it ok and starting to feel strong again. The story is up on this website.