Recent content by AlanofOZ

Hello Troepadoer, The flairs are practical, and to my eye at least, look good. Let them grow on you before you spray them. They look similar to mine, and I can report that the leading edges get pitted with road gravel and the sides do get "pin striped" by the bush - it all adds character. As for...

Hello Troopadoer, not since August! September and October were just quiet months with nothing to contribute and then November and December have been flat out with exams, finalising results and graduations - our academic year starts in Feb/March and ends in November/December - much the same as...

Looks Fantastic! Nice work.

Great photo. The build is looking good, I'm really interested to see your cabinet work in the Troopy.

G'day everyone, I've just seen this thread on the forum and I thought I'd put my two-cent's worth in. Troopies are the vehicle of choice for the mining industry here in Australia - that means lots come on to the market via vehicle auctions and all of them have been thrashed to within an inch...

Patineto, that is a seriously heavy duty vehicle. I imagine it would be awkward getting around a supermarket car park with that.

The brackets are about 5mm thick. Here is a photo of the brackets:

G'Day Patineto, I agree, any box will flex without cross bracing. This photo shows the detail of two of the four brackets that are used to bolt the top to the body. The flip top frame is made up of 3 mm aluminium folded into a sort of "box-girder" arrangement - very rigid and very strong for the...

G'day Patineto, the body on the Troopy is not a structural component the same way as the body of a more modern 4x4 is. The Troopy body is, more or less, a "superstructure" built on the chassis. The Alu-Cab flip top maintains the integrity of the body "shape" and rigidity because it has a frame...

Nice imagery of a racing donkey! The 1HZ isn't all that bad, and it will get the Troopy up to highway speed happily enough. With or without boosting the induction with a turbo there is a case to be made for cruise control on the 1HZ. Just my 2 cents worth.

I read the other day that the Troopy is going to stay in production beyond 2016, for at least a couple of years anyway. The next iteration of the Troopy and other 70 series variants will get more airbags; side curtains on the passenger and driver side as well as a knee bag for the driver. It...

Hello WildPhoto, I should have mentioned that the head unit has a reversing camera as well. The reverse camera has a "grid" or guidelines superimposed on the image, but unlike more modern cars the grid is fixed - it doesn't "bend" to show where you are heading when you turn the steering wheel...

Troopy speakers / audio set up. Some extra photos: The head unit fits into the radio space quite neatly and has an "integrated" look. The touch screen has the usual icon driven GUI. The GPS software is iGo and it came with appropriate maps. I do have an off road map application (HEMA) that...

G'Day Knorkinator, I think it would be a tight squeeze to get a 100 mm mattress plus bedding in the roof space available. I'm comfortable with the mattress that is supplied with the conversion, but I'm only 80kg and my partner is about 55kg (no specific details publicly available there). I know...

Troopy speakers / audio set up. The standard radio fitted to the Troopy here in Australia is not all that bad, it has bluetooth (phone and A2DP) and iPod connectivity/control as well as AM/FM and a CD player (remember CDs?). There is an option to have a GPS unit - at an absurd premium price of...