Recent content by smk98

Just finished off another touring setup for this FTE 100 series!! Theyre about to head up the east coast of Australia so should be a good test for it!!

This is unreal Andrew, if you ever find yourself driving through SE Melbourne, please let me know. Would love to see it in action to convince me to have a crack with it on my cruiser.

Been working on some new fitouts for cruisers. This was a tourer build with inbuilt 2 burner gas stove and 80L fridge.

Yeah pretty happy with it, upgraded the mattress to a self inflating and thats made a big difference. Yep i made up some roof racks and mounted a solar panel up there. Still opens fine and would happily take surfboards with no issue. Bush company sell racks for them too I think

Enjoying the Southern Hemisphere summer in South Australia.

Havent been out for any big drives yet, but around town at home im getting very similar numbers, maybe an extra L/100 more or so. Will get out for a bigger trip this weekend and report back.

Got my hands on the new Bush Company LX27 rooftop tent. Quality of the tent and materials is really top notch, only annoyance I've found so far is the t slot channels can be hard to use with the welded frame, sort of blocks up the bolt sliding in nicely. Mounted the tent directly to the ARB...

making my way up billy goats bluff track

t case and front diff flanges have no play pushing back and forth, the front diff however does have quite a large amount of backlash, i reckon i would get close to a 1/8-1/4 turn. I found this video on a previous forum and would say it is very similar in terms of play, except i didnt have a...

Hey guys, Have just finished a 10 day road trip which didnt start in the best possible way. A week prior i noticed a bit of a vibration in the car across a range of speeds and was most noticeably when i applied load to the car. Whilst vibration was occurring i took my hands off the wheel and...

Hey mate, did you have any success with this? I have a similar vibration but over a range of speeds and is respective of RPM, so thinking drive line related too. Felt to be the front so removed my front drive shaft and locked the diff. Completely went away and the front drive shaft appears in...

Wondering after all these years if you've had good success with Febest? Currently needing to replace mine and wondering which route to take! Thanks

Let the old girl stretch her legs in Robe, South Australia. Nice spot to park up for lunch

Hey there, from Aus and wondering if a LHD housing from the states can be used with RHD projectors? Would be keen if possible? Thanks

Yokohama geolander g016 285/70/17 on CSA ridgeline +35 IMO sits perfectly, get the slightest bit of poke but not so much it throws mud down the side of your car.