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Hey guys, Might be buying a cheap ARB canopy tomorrow. Will these fit with an "over lip" style tub liner? Or would i need to remove the liner? Regards

Hey guys. Finished these a while ago but here are some pics of the build process. Tube notches were done with print out templates from the net, as the notcher i bought was a piece of sh*t. Only just starting out with the mig welder, so wasnt 100% happy with some of the welds, didnt turn out...

Hey guys, Painting my sliders i built soon. Just primed them. What is a good durable paint (sray can job) that i could use? I understand they will get chipped, scratched no matter what, but im sure there is better spray paint compared to others out there. Thanks Pete

Hey guys. Currently running Bilsteins 2" shocks in the rear. Im pretty sure they are limiting my wheel travel, will confirm tomorrow night. What options do we have for longer shocks? Im trying to get some info on the shocks in the link below. Meant to offer more travel but its hard to find...

RockCrawler Leafs, who has them and what do you think? How do they travel, flex, ride like. Photos if possible would be great showing flex. Link; http://www.4wd1.com/Navara-D22.htm#add Cheers Pete

Hey guys, What pipe benders are you using? Seen on a few forums there are plans/drawings to make your own like in the photo. Has anyone made there own? or got drawings? cheers Pete

Hey guys, Bought one of these LED work lights a few months ago and plan on wiring it up this week. Heres the link with LED specs and Light...

Seen a nav for sale in the local car yard, had a bit of a look tonight. Canopy is a bit different to ARB, not sure if i like it or not. Looks good from one side and not the other..haha The brand is Avenger Top. The sliders i have never seen before either. They have a plated in section in the...

Hey guys, Got a few little projects on the go. Need to cut a bit of metal, mitre cuts ect. Trying to decide if to buy a cheaper abrasive chop saw, say 150 bucks, or spend $350 on a metal bandsaw like this one; http://www.machineryhouse.com.au/B002 Live in town now, the the quite bandsaw...

Well, bit the bullet and ordered a set of heavy duty tie road adjusters the other week. They were out of stock and had to be made. They turned up today, but are missing the flat spots to allow a spanner to adjust them, not happy. Guess the machinist and 100 other people who handled them...

Hey guys, Looking at buying a air compressor soon for the shed. Will be used for taking wheels off, cleaning, pumping tyres, nail gun, general sort of stuff, no spraying. Never owned one before so looking for a bit of advice. Total Tools have a deal on at the moment. Their's is an Iron air...

Hey guys, Been thinking about the Nav. Since we cant get F all flex in the front, how can we get the ass end flexing more? Alot of the leaf spring jeeps/toyotas ect get huge amounts of flex. What do they do different? And could we use some of the same methods? Observably its not that...

Hey guys, Probably upgrade the leaf springs soon. Doing a bit of research i found Toughdog now have a Premium Leaf over there standard ones. You can get both heavy and medium duty ones. Heres a spill about them; "ToughDog Premium Pack Leaf Springs are a truly progressive rate leaf spring...

Hey guys, Heres some pics of our weekend up Dargo. We camped in Talbotville for two nights. Great camping spot with plenty of open areas and hidden areas along the river with less people around. Weather forecast was not good and the first day/night was nothing but rain. We were then lucky...

Hey guys. Driving yesterday the engine light came on again. The other week it was due to shit fuel. Tank was cleaned and new filter installed. This time it came on, car seemed to loose a little power. Pulled over and turned the car off and back on, light has not come back on since where as last...

Hey guys. Removing my rear step soon and will be replacing it with the DX fill in panel. There are already nuts welded to the TUB to bolt this panel to. Im struggling find the correct size bolt for these nuts on the tub though. M6 x 1p doesnt want to go, it starts but thats about it. Im...

Hey. Any local Gippsland guys, just letting you know i filled up at Moe BP on Monday. That night the engine light came on. Got it checked out today and they found a tank full of shit dirty diesel. Quote to clean and replace parts are around 400-500 from Wights. Rip off i know, but i...

Hey guys. Been working with Macquarie 4x4 Centre the past few months to come up with a new design for Recovery points for D22’s. We wanted something that came forward further for easier access and to be bolted in 3 places (chassis and Bull bar mount) for more strength and to reduce possible...

Well, sorry for taking so long guys but i have finely finshed the drawings. Let me know if you find any stand out errors as i knocked these up pretty dam quick. They are very similar to a particular brand of bash plate being sold currently, and if you cant be bothered buying all the bolts and...

Hey guys, Looking at upgrading my driving lights. Doing some research on the Black Hella 4000's (Non HID). They look like the go at the moment for what i want. If any one can answer any of the questions that would be great. What are your thoughts overall? Where is the best place to buy...