What did you do to your Triton today?

[Steane]

Pooraker...that's like a million miles away

I used to work with the chap that owned Shell Pooraka. It's not there anymore...bit like me

[Cowboy Dave]

Installed a set of drawers from ARB. Haven't done the wings yet but so far so good. This drilling into the truck is getting easier each time...

[Steane]

Been a big weekend for Matilda...

Yesterday I took the back wheels off and checked/cleaned the rear drums. They weren't as bad as I was expecting and I reckon there is about 30k kms left on the linings (done 50k kms). Bit of mud to clean out, but overall in pretty good condition. She has seen a lot of mud, so all of my cleaning must be helping

On the way up through the hills yesterday I had the rail limiter bug out on me (2nd gear flat out, passing a rodeo before the road narrowed to one lane). So today I fitted the Chip-it upgraded rail limiter.

Took Brett05 and Tony's advice below and all seems to have gone well, although I couldn't get a socket near the thing which is ironic considering I'd just bought a nice new Sidchrome 1/2" drive set for this very job ($148 on special at Bunnings ). So a 19mm ring spanner did the trick, with another ring spanner for extra leverage. Fiddly job with the return pipe in the way and limited access to limiter itself, but got there in the end.

You are right Brett, it makes a big difference. I thought Matilda went well before, but she really gets up and boogies now, and keeps hauling through to the redline. That flat 'out of boost' feeling is gone. Interesting to think that probably all diesel Tritons out there are suffering with dodgy rail limiters...

Also cleaned up the battery and tray area as well as some of the wiring.

Next weekend I'm going to rewire the positive lead on the winch and fit an in-line isolator switch, as well as change engine oil and filter, and replace the fuel filter. Should be ready for the Easter trip then

[simonb]

Fitted my NEWTRITON sticker and blanked off the EGR.

[godzilla_rising]

Started the install of my Bullbar today. I went with the TJM T13 Outback Bar purely because it now includes recovery points. That and it looks pretty as well.

We got most of it done, however, I will have to replace one of the mounting bolts, I still have to drill 2 12mm holes, and then finish off a bit of the wiring and the installation of the winch. So still a little bit of work to be done, but I suppose we just ran out of time.

A big thank you to Motoz and Greedy for the help, and also to Amanda for popping around and saying hello. I know we didnt get everything done, and that it dragged out a little bit, but it was still good to catch up and I am very thankful for the help. I dont think I would have been able to lift everything without you!

[david875]

Today I finished installing the roof top DVD player in the back. It complements the sat nav/dvd/reverse camera up the front. Just need to work out how to register for 4x4 topical maps before the next trip out on the tracks. The whole unit will get a good workout over the next few months I am sure. Even the misses likes this mod. A big thanks to Mat from dig options for all his help.

[Cowboy Dave]

Finished off the drawer install and fitted the side wing kits. These drawers have sliding tops so it's a bit like a big fridge slide either side.

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Ideally this install is a two man job. By dismantling the whole thing so I could lift and handle the components I reckon I probably tripled the install time. Or more...

Note to ARB - your instructions suck. Also the runner stops on the sliding floor are bloody stupid. I reckon it took me a good hour to put those little turds back in Also maybe in your install instructions you should mention that if you're fitting a side wing kit you should screw that stuff on before putting the drawers back in.

I should have just got someone to weld it in - there's no way I'll be pulling it all out again in a hurry that's for sure.

[snowman]

self satisfaction aside is it worth getting someone to to the install mate....

[fraz91]

Note to ARB - your instructions suck.

If you'd needed a hand, you should've asked. I cleaned the car out in the morning, then spent the day sleeping and watching youtube

[Cowboy Dave]

If I'd known before what I know now? ie if I knew what a PITA it would have been? I might have paid for the install. In fact I probably would have.

In this case though I got the guy from opposite lock to get it in from ARB for me (because the guys from ARB annoy me) and opposite lock had never installed a set of these particular drawers so I wasn't too confident on them getting it right.

Also putting them in with a canopy on it harder as you have limited room to move. I have carpet burns on both elbows from crawling all over the top of them

[smouch1975]

I have carpet burns on both elbows from crawling all over the top of her

Edited for authenticity

[Cowboy Dave]

I wish.

[smouch1975]

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[dan.batto]

I'll leave it to you all to guess but I was busy enough haha

[ratstriton]

Looks like something I have done.

[motoz]

Fitted a 55w 6000k HID kit to my Narva 225's. The digital ballasts fit inside the housings as a full plug n play.
Also started on the Hi Lift, Axe and Maxtrax brackets on my custom tub rack.

[mattz]

Drove to work race car style. (no interior) with just a drivers seat......geez it's louder.
Mounted a switch in the dash for the driving lights.
Repositioned the brake controller.
Extended and rerun the wiring for the UHF.
Blew a couple of fuses.
Its heaps easier to do these jobs withe the carpet,seats and trim out of Bella.
Now just wondering what aluminum checker plate would look like in place of the carpet.

[coxy47]

Just put in my ultra gauge tonight. Not quite as good as the scangauge in my opinion but for the price you cant go wrong so im stoked

Also replaced the fuel filter on sunday morning. After changing it 30,000kms is far to big of a service interval

[Kneebz]

Fitted some new Smoked black LED tail lights today as one of my lenses were cracked.
I thought bugger it, I'll get the black ones! ($230.00 delivered)






seems to go pretty well with the Gun metal grey duco I reckon!

It took about 15 minutes and the skin off the tips of my fingers!

[Brent1]

Wow the smoked ones do look great. I always thought they'd look a bit flat after the clear but I stand corrected

[c-dale]

Found out that the canopy I made to fit the fridge in the tub, it to small to fit the fridge, needs to be right at the front near the car then cant access it. haha. Oh well, already working on the redesign.

[fridgie]

Saw yours today parked at the train station, looks good in the flesh mate

[peterdeg]

Plugged in the bluetooth obd adapter and had a play with Torque (paid version) on an Android tablet.
http://www.dealextreme.com/p/elm327-wireless-obd-scan-tool-112586


Sort of stuff I was able to pull up. Still trying to figure it all out.

[Cowboy Dave]

Nice. I have 8 of those readouts on my HTC sensation. I struggled to find 8 that kept me interested. You're up in the 20s there which is kind of cool. Not all gauges are going to give you readouts though, as you've probably discovered. Some will also not be accurate, but it will take time to work those out. If you look at your transmission temp for example it will match your coolant temp - I was not convinced they should always be identical so I think maybe trans temp gets fudged a bit.

Have fun with it though. I'm just that little bit closer to buying a galaxy tab after seeing this...

[peterdeg]

When it comes down to it, I basically want it in case I get a 'check engine' in the middle of nowhere, so I know where to start!
Yes, there are a lot of available gauges that don't receive data, though it's possible that a custom config might resolve that.
If I do figure it out, I'll start a new thread (or find a more applicable one)