Volvo C304 (4x4) Restore and fitout - WR7002
- Thread starter geckoadventure
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geckoadventure
Geckoadventure
The to do list to get to 1 March 2014 completion date
02. Buy Garmin Colorado - wednesday morning
05. Design Overhead Console
06. Build Overhead console
07. Position for Inverters and USB chargers
08. Design Rear Side bars and access to replaced removeable doors - completed0
09. Wiring
10. Sandblast and undercoat and paint chassis and body
11. Fit Alloy body panels
12. REfit every part.
13. Sound proofing fit (after back in Kuala Lumpur)
14. Collect shocks from Malacca
15. Buy leaf springs (after back in Kuala Lumpur)
16. Power STeering do (hydraulic assist from USA)
17. Buy 3+3 seats for rear $600rm each) and harnesses - Wednesday morning
18. Fit rear seats
19. Tie Down points identify and fit/create
20. Hammock connect points fit
21. 100liter Water Tank Make (Anivsah to supply 3 filters) - Next week
22. Roller slides purchase 4 - delivery January from Australia
23. Buy 4 MAxxis Bighorn 762's
24. Buy 200' of 11mm winch wire for the PTO and 125' of 9mm for the M12000 winch
25. Design PTO winch lock (Lever by vaccum) to replace canvas strap
26. Oil leak in DIFFS fix
27. Electric pump for engine radiator
28. REplace CV booties
29. Buy 2 200 amp batteries - have cost can order anytime
30. Buy Reversing camera
31. Buy Icom VHF radio speaker
32. Buy driving camera.
02. Buy Garmin Colorado - wednesday morning
05. Design Overhead Console
06. Build Overhead console
07. Position for Inverters and USB chargers
08. Design Rear Side bars and access to replaced removeable doors - completed0
09. Wiring
10. Sandblast and undercoat and paint chassis and body
11. Fit Alloy body panels
12. REfit every part.
13. Sound proofing fit (after back in Kuala Lumpur)
14. Collect shocks from Malacca
15. Buy leaf springs (after back in Kuala Lumpur)
16. Power STeering do (hydraulic assist from USA)
17. Buy 3+3 seats for rear $600rm each) and harnesses - Wednesday morning
18. Fit rear seats
19. Tie Down points identify and fit/create
20. Hammock connect points fit
21. 100liter Water Tank Make (Anivsah to supply 3 filters) - Next week
22. Roller slides purchase 4 - delivery January from Australia
23. Buy 4 MAxxis Bighorn 762's
24. Buy 200' of 11mm winch wire for the PTO and 125' of 9mm for the M12000 winch
25. Design PTO winch lock (Lever by vaccum) to replace canvas strap
26. Oil leak in DIFFS fix
27. Electric pump for engine radiator
28. REplace CV booties
29. Buy 2 200 amp batteries - have cost can order anytime
30. Buy Reversing camera
31. Buy Icom VHF radio speaker
32. Buy driving camera.
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John Koles
New member
Nearly there!!!
Hi Dave -a lot of work and hope you can see the finish line soon. I have TGB13 Hardbody that I have spent 5 years doing up but you take the cake for perseverance. I was going to suggest you use the radiator compartment for Battery storage but I see you have gone this way. Are there any other Malaysian C303 hiding in storage or wrecks that might have RHS drive steering parts?
Hi Dave -a lot of work and hope you can see the finish line soon. I have TGB13 Hardbody that I have spent 5 years doing up but you take the cake for perseverance. I was going to suggest you use the radiator compartment for Battery storage but I see you have gone this way. Are there any other Malaysian C303 hiding in storage or wrecks that might have RHS drive steering parts?
geckoadventure
Geckoadventure
30 January 2014
Quick visit to the workshop (very quick on way to chinese new year dinner).
Dropped of the final 3 gauges Vaccum, 24volts voltmeter and the fuel gauge and matching sender.
and 4 of the 6 rear passenger seats and one harness the other 5 are on back order
Update before Brett headed off to go motorcrossing before he had to be home for CNY dinner also. Wiring is to start this week which I thought was finished and the seat frame buildig will start also as will the middle access doors will be laser cut and drilled.
Next visit is unknown as I have 4 weekends of other stuff to do.
I have 2 seats and 5 harnesses on back order.
Quick visit to the workshop (very quick on way to chinese new year dinner).
Dropped of the final 3 gauges Vaccum, 24volts voltmeter and the fuel gauge and matching sender.
and 4 of the 6 rear passenger seats and one harness the other 5 are on back order
Update before Brett headed off to go motorcrossing before he had to be home for CNY dinner also. Wiring is to start this week which I thought was finished and the seat frame buildig will start also as will the middle access doors will be laser cut and drilled.
Next visit is unknown as I have 4 weekends of other stuff to do.
I have 2 seats and 5 harnesses on back order.
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geckoadventure
Geckoadventure
Most C303/6's here have ended up in the scrap yard and the AXLES on COMp trucks but I have a few contacts im seeing Wednesday night for dinner and will be asking them as I have a Range Rover Transfer case to find.
geckoadventure
Geckoadventure
Are these VDO gauges original genuine VDO? They look like cheap copies to me... ? Waiting for pictures with paint!!
Genuine bought from a reputable US supplier.
geckoadventure
Geckoadventure
Ok time for a wrap up of the design and the intention.
1. Restore the truck to a factory new level.
2. Add DAKAR truck look.
3. Add a Diesel Engine (14B-T) and make it JUNGLE and long distance touring capable. Added HIGH Ratio Crown and pinions. Still looking for a T230 Xfer case and RR gearing
4. Add Rollcages (roofracks for purposes of registration.
5. Remove rear doors and seal up
6. Extend the rear cabin roof line back up 8"
7. Cockpit add gauges (14 including water temp, boost, ET, 12 and 24v gauges, air pressure, vaccume gaugeand stereo and airconditioning and harness seatbelts and seats power steering and rebuild the cabinn to remove the rust.
8. Add console for the extending all the controls to be in range of the arms when strapped into the harness
9. Add 12v and 24v 12v for lights and rear cabin lighting.
10. Relocate radiator, air cond, intercooler, air filter, exhaust and recovery gear all to a middle 18" utilities area. All of them out of water and mud randge.
11. Toss off the rear cabin (440kg +30kg) and replace with a new gullwing cabin with alloy skinning and 2 rolling out slides and hammock hooks etc and also optional drop in sides (remove the 4 doors first) and 6 seats and harnesses
12. New fuel tank of 187liters.
13. two spare tires mounted at rear of truck
14. Add LED lights front and sides etc
15. Add a WARN 12,000 rear mounted winch and a T-MAX 18,500lb winch to sit beside the factory PTO winch
16. Brake Disc conversion been done
17. Rewire the complete truck
18. New Maxxis 35" Bighorm 762
19. GPS Speedo (still finding out about VDO speedo connected to a GPS sender)
20. Reverse camera
21. Fridges etc connected
22. JUngle camping gear not camper setup its too heavy for our environment.
I have to be able to do this type of terrain in it (this is me in my almost stock OPEN diff landcruiser just a highly modified WARN 8274.)
Did I mention mud lol
Deep and steep mudholes the after.
1. Restore the truck to a factory new level.
2. Add DAKAR truck look.
3. Add a Diesel Engine (14B-T) and make it JUNGLE and long distance touring capable. Added HIGH Ratio Crown and pinions. Still looking for a T230 Xfer case and RR gearing
4. Add Rollcages (roofracks for purposes of registration.
5. Remove rear doors and seal up
6. Extend the rear cabin roof line back up 8"
7. Cockpit add gauges (14 including water temp, boost, ET, 12 and 24v gauges, air pressure, vaccume gaugeand stereo and airconditioning and harness seatbelts and seats power steering and rebuild the cabinn to remove the rust.
8. Add console for the extending all the controls to be in range of the arms when strapped into the harness
9. Add 12v and 24v 12v for lights and rear cabin lighting.
10. Relocate radiator, air cond, intercooler, air filter, exhaust and recovery gear all to a middle 18" utilities area. All of them out of water and mud randge.
11. Toss off the rear cabin (440kg +30kg) and replace with a new gullwing cabin with alloy skinning and 2 rolling out slides and hammock hooks etc and also optional drop in sides (remove the 4 doors first) and 6 seats and harnesses
12. New fuel tank of 187liters.
13. two spare tires mounted at rear of truck
14. Add LED lights front and sides etc
15. Add a WARN 12,000 rear mounted winch and a T-MAX 18,500lb winch to sit beside the factory PTO winch
16. Brake Disc conversion been done
17. Rewire the complete truck
18. New Maxxis 35" Bighorm 762
19. GPS Speedo (still finding out about VDO speedo connected to a GPS sender)
20. Reverse camera
21. Fridges etc connected
22. JUngle camping gear not camper setup its too heavy for our environment.
I have to be able to do this type of terrain in it (this is me in my almost stock OPEN diff landcruiser just a highly modified WARN 8274.)
Did I mention mud lol
Deep and steep mudholes the after.
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geckoadventure
Geckoadventure
By the way, I just love the pic when you're getting the winch wire out!
nAH i actually ran the cable over winching into the mudhole and this is the guys trying to recover it but im too embarraaased to show the only mistake the whole weekend lol.
I might put the pic story up on my blog.
geckoadventure
Geckoadventure
Some more idea of the terrain the Volvo will live in when its completed.
The red truck does not drive it only winches all the rest winch and drive at same time.
The red truck does not drive it only winches all the rest winch and drive at same time.
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94Discovery
Adventurer
May be you need to put the volvo on a diet i see a lot of steel being added.