Did You Wet the Bed - LoL
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Originally Posted by
Hunno
Awesome truck. After seeing it & sevral others on the Watto trip I want one!!!
Hi Hunno
are you just getting to bed now from a big night or are you awake because you wet the bed ? LoL its like 4am? - anyway I see you r in Wahroonga - im just getting up to go to work there now - small world!
thanx for the cool comments - cheers Hunty
Hi Tonysrich
I snapped this photo with my 5meg Nokia N96 and then when i was bored i spent a few hours cutting it out in photoshop LoL - KM2 Muddies aired down to 6psi? that should be like ???? a tank or some other vehicle on trax - let me know just how awesome it is - r u on the next trip to lake Lyel ? - I love the look of your JK especially the front end with the Warn - cheers Hunty
I love it when you talk techy
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Originally Posted by
D.K.
Hey Hunty,
are those reflections in the bodywork comped in? - they look a bit intense!
Reflection intensity generally falls off as the angle to the viewer tends to 90 degrees.
I just use an incidence shader.. haha
Cheers
Dave
Hi Mate
I took the picture on my nokia n96 on a whim - got board sitting in my Jeep waiting for the missus so i whipped out my 17'MacBook Pro and had some fun in Photoshop - Ive had heaps of comments on other jeep sites so I just decided to take some glamour shots with my 14meg Nikon - all i gotta decide is where
so Dave what software do you use / preffer!!!
now I gotta get back into ps and play some more
Getting ready for the great cape trip winter 2011
I have started to prepare for the SJC Cape trip and as i dont like to tent with the crocs my first mod is bars & roof tent
Cheers hunty
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New Curved screen for the JK
Hi Guyz
I just got a new windscreen fitted by Windscreens O'Brien yesterday and noticed my GPS (which is stuck to my windscreen) fitted better between my CB and screen - WT#? on investigation discovered that the new screen is significantly curved - especially when compared to my old Flat screen!
hopefully it equates to better fuel economy lol - I will however miss blinding the F@#$ out of on coming motorists (im sure the sun will not bounce of it like a mirror any more LoL).
the attached pic almost shows the new curve - comments?
cheers Hunty
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Drawers for my 2dr JK - Hunty
The Mrs & I are off next week on a 8000km trek - will spend some time in central OZ and so decided to toss the rear seat and make some drawers.
A carpenter I am not! so I will not bore you with a dumbass how to. (especially as I have no idea anyway! LoL - lots of wood, screws and liquid nails!)
I will however point out a couple of "Jeep Thangs"
1. - the rear floor is not flat or level
2. - the rear seat mounts in the floor are not (in mine anyway) centered
3. - the tub, dont what else to call it (in mine anyway) is not square!
I got out a huge hammer to flatten the little metal tabs that the removable fiber/plastic storage cover slots into.
I have made a little access hole in order to utilise the small lower storage are.
Still to come (and I havent figured out the best way to do it yet) is some kind of Piano hinge on the front end - behind the driver and passenger seat to allow me to access the 2 large extra storage areas in front of the wheel arches.
Yes I made my drawers BIG! - i wanted to use all the available space in the back of my huge 2dr JK LoL - i didnt even use sliders because I wanted to maximise the space available for the drawers! - to ensure they slide I used 17mm 6 ply with the hard shinny finish and coated them with silicone!
I relocated the sub to behind the drivers seat - it fits in there comfortably and gives better bass in the front!
Covered it all in marine grey carpet and it looks like a bought 1!
cheers Hunty
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Road Trip Begins - Day 1 - Jax & Hunty
We finally got away (from Sydney that is)
and decided to head down the coast - great scenery hardly any traffic! found a great trail (power line) near Jervis bay
went to pull on the useless handbrake to signify the fact that we had arrived at our camping spot and thought whats the point it never works anyway! LoL
Popped open our roof top tent for the first time (snapped off the attached pic - even b4 opening it fully LoL)
through up the computer, bigpond modem, digital TV, digital boost antena, the missus and dinner then climbed up and settled in for what I thought would be an excellent nights sleep :( friggin rained nearly all night long which was OK because the tent is well water proof! but then cam the cyclonic wind - thought it was going to blow us over LoL - it was 11deg C last night but the tent was nice and warm :) - Im 6'4 and had plenty of length, the missus was happy about that too LoL - all in all it was a good nights sleep!
Headed off to Narooma this morning........
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Stupid JK 12v outlet & how to fix
I am happily cruising OZ on a fun road trip and all of a suden the 12v outlet stops working so what do you do????
1. Check the fusses - not as easy as it sounds - there is a stupid diagram on the lid of the fuse box under the bonnet - it doesn't make any sense so don't even bother to try and figure it out!
Solution = check M36 (drivers unswitched outlet) and M6 (Passenger switched outlet) - they should be yellow 20amp fuses.
if the fusses are good then;
2. Check the voltage on the plug on the back of the 12v outlet - first remove top dash cover using a screw driver to pry up the rear corners, then remove the 2 screws at the top over the stereo, remove the lower panel- it just pry's off , rotate anti clockwise the 2 air vents to remove , then remove the 2 lower screws and pry of the entire facia - unplug the connector behind the dead outlet and measure the voltage - you will probably find between 12.7 - 13.5 volts on the plug and yet nothing comes out the cigarette lioghter socket!
Another triumph of Chrysler engineering - the 12v outlets - IMHO they are Cr@p they become loose where they are riveted together and then they will NEVER work again lol - good luck trying to get a replacement from jeep - when rang they were non available and the guy I spoke with thought they were between $90 & $150 LOL
After some searching (in Bairnsdale VIC) I found a very nice replacement that fits perfectly into the std jeep hole at SuperCheap auto for $9.00! - its only rated to 10amps but I only run my iphone / ipad charger and Waeco fridge (3-4amps) off it so 10a will do for now (until i can find a 20a one)
So before you tear out all of your hair searching for ghosts in the wiring - check the stupid 12v socket!
cheers Hunty
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Road Trip day 4 - Melbourne - Roughin it in a 5 star park! LoL
Well - glad to be in Melbourne
had a great drive down the coast - pretty nice scenery almost all the way - great lakes and waterways - very picturesque!
Decided to fork out some cash for accomm tonight and lucked it big time - 5 star camping ground with our own private onsuite = bathroom inc shower basin & karzi - $35 / night peak season- good deal - got everything on charge! and the computer / internet digital TV and Antenna all powered from the onsuite! SWEEEEEET!
I have more meetings in Melb tomorrow so a shower and shave will be good!
really getting the whole rooftop tent thing down to a fine art - can be in it from stopping the Jeep in under 2min!
I hope to meet up with some of Melb Jeep royalty tomorrow for a chin wag - maybe get some usefull guidence and help for our Jambo
cheers Hunty
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JK Oil pressure Gauge install - Hunty's JK
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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From somewhere on the Great Ocean Road
Hey Guyz
its friggin 40+Degrees down here so I bit the bullet and added an awning! AHHHhhhhh
sweet shade!
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How to fix annoying air intake / wiper motor trim rattle
Hi Jeepers
If any of you guyz are like me you hate anything rattling on ya heap!!!!
I spent 30min the other day chasing what turned out to be the batteries in my mag light rattling - I know I have a problem lol need to take my meds LoL
Driving back to Adelaide from Australia's biggest motor museum I was forced to pull over in 39degC heat and search for another annoying rattle!! :(
after tapping and knocking every flare, guard and body panel I found the culprit!
It was the cabin air intake and wiper motor cover trim / panel. it was vibrating like a biotch on every bump and undulation I drove over :( - its a quick and easy fix!
1. Remove wipers by pulling plastic cover forward to reveal wiper lock nut .
2. Remove the 4 plastic Christmas tree type fasteners
3. Remove the 4 hex? head bolts - be carefull when replacing them as they are big girls blouses.
4. carefully pull cover trim forward just enough to clear the wiper shafts then up and out!
5. I used double sided tape - im sure there are better ways to stop vibration - if you are a panel beater or similar guru pls post up a reply!
6. re install - be careful to re align the wipers correctly and voila - no more anoying rattle
cheers Hunty
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Chillin in Alice Springs - (40degC LoL)
Uncharacteristically I drove through blinding rain to get to Alice Springs
the road now has a 130kph speed limit - last time I drove up from SA it was go as fast as you want! - so i drove @ 130kph for a while until I checked my l/100 ouch 25! so I slowed back down - i guess i cant do 130 with the roof top tent unless I tow a fuel tanker behind me! Edit - there were extreme head wind - 60+kph
just as I was leaving CP this morning I got real lucky and snapped the pic below - if you look closely you will see I was able to time the shot to get a really big rig in the background!
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Who'd a thought Uluru would be a B+ grade trip!