Who'd a thought Uluru would be a B+ grade trip!
Jax & I
are having a blast - Sydney, Eden, Lakes Entrance, Philip island, Great Ocean road, Melbourne, Great Ocean road, Adelaide, Pt Augusta, Coober Pedy, Alice Springs, ULURU!
Drove through blinding rain and flooded roads to get to Uluru!
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May have Upset the Locals!
I took the JK for a drive up the River that runs straight through the middle of town (Alice Springs) Todd I think - still having a blast!
OOps - Hunty
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The REAL Jeep assist - post your pics
Hi Guyz
I came across 3 really cool young French tourists between The Alice & Pt Augusta,
they had been stranded since the previous day! (I couldn't believe no one had stopped for them earlier).
So I hooked em up to the mighty JK (with almost no clutch left) and dragged them back to civilisation!
So come on Jeepers post up a story with pics (this is a picture thread) how you helped someone with your Jeep - extra points for Toymotors & Missuns lol
Cheers Hunty
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Jeep JK - excellent tow car!
Came across my daughter broken down near the F3.......
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Installing Tyre pressure Monitors
Hi Guyz
I am loving my new tyre dogs - Pressure & Temperature monitoring (realtime)
I added the monitors to hopefully save destroying an expensive tyre or two whilst wheelin - I have programmed the monitors for on road and off road;
On road the low pressure alarm is set to activate when a tyre falls below 30psi and I usually run between 32 & 35psi
Off road I set the alarm to a couple of psi below my aired down pressure ; if I am on sand and am running 12psi I set the alarm to 10psi
Hopefully this will allow me time to pull over and fix a leak before I have chance to shred them driving on a flat tyre - as all of you know its hard sometimes to know when you have a flat especially if you are in MUD!
I bought the tyre dogs that screw onto the valve stem - dumb@ss I hear some of you saying already (Steve - both of you'z- LoL).
Why;
1. I wanted to be able to remove them and use them on hire vehicles.
2. They are coded to the wheel position so if (and I always do at half way) I changed the front tyres to the back - didnt want to have to break the tyre bead. just to relocate the monitors.
3. I often tow a trailer and will take the front 2 off and put on the trailer when towing - as you all know when the trailer starts to feel a little soft / bungee to tow its too late - tyre already shreaded.
Tip
When I screwed them onto the valve they protruded past the sidewall of the tyre - this was clearly going to be a bad idea for serious wheelin so I took another handful of smart@ss pills and modified my rims!
I found a wheel mod friendly tyre store and had them remove my tyres and drill 4 additional valve stem sized holes and installed 4 extra valve stems - 1 in each rim! as close to the centre of the rim and as far as possible away wheelin danger.
Bonus
Not having to remove them & replace them everytime I wanted to Air Down & Air Up
I can now air up with the Mrs comfortable in the car with aircon on - all she has to do is toot the horn when the tyres are back to road pressure - I don't have to continuously check the pressure - can do other things like reconnect my sway bars, wipe mud from lights and number plates etc
Enjoy Cheers Hunty
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Jeeped another Pootrol today!
I had a great day out wheelin and got to really test my new winch - 1st real rescue! 3500kg bellied out on a steep hill
A Pootrol was precariously balancing on the side of 6ft drop so I setup a simple 1 snatch recovery - mainly to get the pull on my winch and the pull on the pootrol perfectly lined up
I suspected if I didnt pull it carefully at the right angle it could tip over!
before I started I hooked my towbar d bolt recovery point with a tree protector to a nearby tree to ensure the Pootrol didnt pull me down the hill -
funnily enough the "pootrol guyz" hanging around hadnt noticed! me do this! - the look of surprise when my little 2dr jeep dragged the pootrol (without moving a millimetre) skidding on its belly up hill was priceless LMAO.
sorry the video quality is cr@p Phone cam :(
cheers Hunty
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Jeeped a fellow Jeeper @ Jambo
Rare sighting - Hunty's jeep Wheelin
Thanx to Jose
I finally have some wheelin video to post up!
Hunty's Jeep JK 2007 Wheelin in the Mt Airley area tows Miraz awesome JK with Pretzeled rear and Nescafe front diff (43 gear crunch)
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Mine Glows in the Dark - does yours?
So I finally got around to buying a decent Sand Flag!
I didnt want to spend the cash! - who does?
Take a look at my first brilliant idea! - I got some electrical conduit........
it stood up nice and straight in my driveway - I thought it was stiff enough! to do the job...... and then when I got out of my heap to take a pic I realised how pathetic my sand flag was!!!! - pic of silver Nissan
I was on stockton beach late one arvo trying rescue a disco with my new and improved fishing rod sand flag (the photo doesnt show the orange triangle i had on top) and nearly got taken out by a Quad bike just b4 sunset - it was very close - the quad bike whilst in the air and about to land after jumping off the top of a steep dune hit my drivers side mirror with its back wheel! - ouch! - gratuitous photo of wife and kids b4 they all had growth spurts - all my 4 kids look down on the Mrs now LoL pic of white Nissan.
So I bought the ridgy didge lightning stick from TJM Parramatta hooked it up to my parking lights and now when im on the dunes at night you can see me coming for miles
I highly recommend a lit sand flag - not an extravagance or luxury but a must have safety item
cheers Hunty
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Hard to comes off for the last time
Put the hard top into storage don't plan to use it again but am keeping just in case I change my mind or get an inner city apartment with non secure parking.
Changed my bull bars mounting arrangement and gained a few more inches of frontal clearance - set the bar behind the sub frame mounts as opposed to in front of them.
Bought some bar doors from Wooders - they give an excellent view of the trails while wheelin - some of the best money I have ever spent on my heap!
Grabbed a bikini top of ebay $50 keep my cr@p white boy skin from melting! lol
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Neutered the 9 stupid JK computers
Who could believ 1 little red switch could bring such pleasure - I di dthe crazynuts mod
A long long time ago (sep 09) I was wheelin on Fraser island in high 2 running along at 80kmh the legal speed limit on the island - I was driving with some Toymota's & Missuns -and went over a gentle little sand mound -the car lunged a little and then the stupid Jeep JK took some of my accelerator and then started to apply the brakes - 20sec latter I was in 1st gear trying to build up some momentum again this happened repeatedly and seriously pissed me off - so I tried 4x4 high same thing happened - so I tried holding the esp button for 7 sec to try and disable the annoying stop and go slow bloody useless @$#%#@& JK computer - this worked well untill i hit 40kmh and the @#$%$#@ thing cut back in and continued to piss me off!!! so I tried 4x4 low range with the 7sec esp button application and I was away again following my mates - im now driving @ 75kmh in low range 6th - great!!! the tacho was in the 3000 - 4000 range - so what I thought - well 10 min latter I looked at the fuel gauge and I swear i could see it moving - so I interigated the l/100 and discovered to my pain that the normal 10 - 13.5l/100 I normally get was steadily climbing and after only 10min @ 75 in low 4x4 6th the gauge read 18.5 - ouch!!!! so wtf was i to do - fuel is about $2.00 litre on Fraser!
The next time i was on Sand - i was on stockton beach - i needed to snatch a friend in his disco - heres what happened - I connected the strap backed up to his bumper and hit it hard - the disabled disco (poor useless v8 had died from heat exhaustion) was instantly plucked out so i decided to try and pull him off the beach and back to the road - so as not to incur a huge towing charge to recover his vehicle - well you guessed it first sign of wheel spin and I got brakes and throttle cut - thanx very little Jeep JK!!!!!!!!!
last but not least I was driving up to the freeway from gosford (winding uphill road) and some fool in a gas barby powered nissun overtakes me - so given my aussie red blood and stubborn jeep pride I decided he was not going to just pass me in 1 of the corners so I booted it and you guessed it - the yellow light of death flashed a few times on the dash & the stupid jeep jk computer was getting scared - i think the g force calculator / sensor shitz itself above 50kmh - anyway as i watched the nissans rear end disappear i could only think of what could have been if the flunkin thing would just piss the hell off!! and let ME DRIVE MY CAR!!!!!!!!!! - (ok - im calming down now)
alright let me get to the point
I fitted a red light / switch to my dash and wired it up according the Great "Crazy nuts" post on how to deal with the esp bas erm & abs - and now i am sooooooo happy
thankyou "Crazy nuts" you are awesome!!!!!!!!!!
I can now wheel as hard as I like and if I choose to - I can stop the JK's computers messing with my ride!
cheers Hunty
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UHF/AM CB Radio install - into top of dash.
I finally got around to installing my CB (cut the cables ties that were holding it onto the top of the dash LoL)
I have looked and looked for a CB with a remote control on the Mic that I could bury behind the dash but alas I could not find 1 that would do both the old 27Meg & UHF - I really get a lot of valuable highway information from the truckers country folk that still use 27Meg - so I decided to see if I could cut my Uniden 95sx dual band (UHF & 27meg) into the top of the panel.
Step 1 Mark it out carefully - LoL
Step 2 Remove the top by prying of the top plastic cover - rear first!
Step 3 Remove - unplug the Compass / direction sensor
Step 4 Using a sharp knife carefully cut out the top of the stereo
Step 5 Same Knife - cut the plastic top
Step 6 Test fit
Step 7 reconnect compass / direction sensor
Enjoy
cheers Hunty
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More switches - YES I am an addict - need 12 step plan! help
I wanted to add some switches to control;
Winch master power
Rear work Light
Arb Compressor
Front Spotlights
Map Lights
Fridge
CB GPS etc
I decided to install the daystar 4 rocker switch panel but I still wanted more switches - so on a recent SJC trip to the watagans I saw inside the trip leaders JK and noticed he had a nice commercial box installed above his mirror - that gave ma an idea - so (I'm guessing for a fraction of the cost)
I bought a second Daystar panel ($40 off Ebay USA including the switches fitted) and cut it down to fit the space above my mirror
Step 1 - Carefully measure the top panel and cut out a hole to install the daystar
Step 2 - cut down the daystar panel - as per pic
Step 3 - Test fit
Step 4 - Complete the wiring
Enjoy - Cheers Hunty
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I was cr@pping myself when I started this Job
Oil Pressure Gauge & A pillar Mount Mod
I threw a big end bearing 9,000km's ago and Jeep rebuilt my engine under warranty - I suspected it was an oil pressure / feed prob but the guys at Jeep service didnt - so less than 1000km's later threw another big end bearing - thankfully Jeep gave me another short motor and this time fixed the oil problem! under warranty !!!!!!!
So I decided at the very least I should keep an eye on the oil pressure!
1. spent too long looking around under the JK bonnet for the sender.
2. Gave up because;
a) - didnt want to disconnect the factory sender. - do want to get any factory alarms
b) - didnt want to put a Tpiece on the factory sender - wouldnt fit either.
3. looked on ebay for a sandwich plate adapter $20
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4. simple install - just remove the oil filter and screw the adapter in
5. connect up gauge in cab! - too easy LoL
Added bonus - the sandwich plate adapter has 2 spare connectors - so in future if i wish i can add another oil cooler!
enjoy
cheers Hunty
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Trying to Keep Satan's Sauna Cool
Hey all
as those of you with JK's know all to well , Satans sauna resides under most of our bonnets!
Whilst I was installing my snorkel the sleeve of my T-shirt got caught on one of the little clips that holds the radiator over flow pipe and with virtually no force at all it snapped off!
Upon investigation I discovered that the plastic is extremely brittle - and I put that down to the fact that it is @#$%'n hot under there!
Solution
$1.00 bonnet scoop (Ebay of course) + postage :(
As some of you already know I installed my snorkel and after you have made one giant hole in the bonnet a second smaller one isn't that scary! LoL - ok yes it is - I think I will always $hit myself when I attack my beautiful Jeep with an angle grinder
1. Mark out a suitable area - I decided that just behind the bonnet re in-forcing - ie between the strap attachment point and the windscreen water jet would be overall the best place - I certainly was not going to cut into the bonnet sub frame!
2. Using a very thin disc cut out the desired area - be very carefull when cutting with a disc as the heat build up will melt your bonnet paint - i ran a hose on the bonnet whilst I cut to dissipate the heat
3. Good luck trying to find the centre of the bonnet - I guessed it with my eye - it looked wrong - I measured it with a tape - still looked wrong - I think its because the rubber windscreen stoppers are not exactly in the centre of the water jet or?????
anyway I just threw 2 "L" plates on the bonnet and peeled off the double sided tape backing and with my fingers crossed and a prayer dropped the scoop on the bonnet!
4. in hind sight - I should have spray painted the scoop first - I originally thought why bother painting a black plastic scoop on a black plastic Jeep LoL
Cheers Hunty
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Fixed bonnet scoop FAIL lol - turned it around.
I have just pulled it off and turned it around, apparently the windscreen creates a high pressure system just above the cabin air intake that makes the reverse scoop idea DUMB! - However the heat will still rise up and out when wheelin in 4x4 Low and I can get a heap more air under the hood at speed - well thats my theory and I'm sticking with it
cheers Hunty
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Added more Spotties, light Bar & 10,000lb smittybuilt winch
Finally got a winch
picked it up whilst in the USA for $290 and it came with genuine dyneema rope - smuggled it home in my suitcase lol
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Time for some comfort - added the adjustable Ranchos
Another Mod that really made a huge difference - I picked the rancho's up cheap from the AJOR classifieds and could not be happier! - if i want to run like a pensioner and float on a cloud I select setting 1 .
If I want to go hard on the tar or I load it up with fat @sses, rooftop tent and trailer I turn em up to 4 or 5 for a really nice tight ride.
I added the shock relocation brackets to ensure the shocks didnt hit the chasis!
So this is what I learnt whilst installing the Ranchos
1. They don't fit out of the box & clash with the rear sway bar.
2. They are awesome - have improved my ride outta sight!
3. its a relatively easy adjustment / fix to make them fit.
The front Ranchos installed easily and fitted very well but the rear Ranchos ext reservoir outlet / connection was positioned exactly on top of the sway bar and if installed as is & without modification would definitely get broken off first time out wheelin.
I am sure there are many solutions however the one I chose not only makes space for the ranchos but also gives a little help to the rear sway bar.
I added a small block to lower the the sway bar mount on both sides and now there is ample clearance
I hope this info is useful to those of you with JK's and Adjustable Rancho's with Ext reservoirs
cheers Hunty
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