Tim's Mavtrol

[Dalmatian]

i should of taken photos but i was kinda in a hurry..

I was down at flagstone creek, (next toowoomba trip will there there), And we started decending down this hill, this hill was very long! thankfully there were a few turn around points because it started to rain, the soil all around is clay.

Started going back up, didnt see anything that my jack would catch on. I didnt take into consider the slope of the ground the lean of car body.

crack, bang, scratch.... WTF! looked in the mirror and saw my roof racks and everything on it slide off the back. quickly threw it back on top and tied it down and got out before the ground got to slippery!

No damage to roof racks,

[Dalmatian]

Awww, that's not good. Where is the photo?

How did you go with your brakes. Did you replace the caliper or just get another one for the Right side?

Took it back and got the correct caliper.

[jones23]

It is recommended to use coolant for your radiator as it keeps the engine temperature stable during long drive.

[Dalmatian]

Might... Just might be resurrecting the mavtrol.

[Capella_Ben]

[Dave]

Can I hear the Glasshouse Mountains calling a Mavtrol?

[Dalmatian]

the glasshouse has been calling me for years!!

[Dalmatian]

the plan was to buy a new car and do it up...

new plan.

step 1. Buy a house
step 2. Pay 2/3 off in three years
step 3. put house up for rent
step 4. Buy bigger house
step 5. repeat steps 2 - 4.
step 6. call it home!
step 7. get filthy rich
step 7.5. Buy a patrol and make it the best!

meanwhile... repair broken mavtrol in time for roothy's fair well

[Dalmatian]

Alternator under warranty - WIN

new 4terrain clutch fitted.

The beast is driveable (ish)!!

Glasshouse mountains here i come!

[BenJancz]

Hi Tim, I have 4 IPF lights on the way that i want to mount on my roof, anyways I have been doing a tonne of research (about an hour) on all the rules and blah blah blah. The rules are pretty inconsistent and Queensland has the most relaxed rules regarding driving lights. In Short

• The lamps should, as far as is possible, be installed symmetrically in pairs to the front of the vehicle. should, as far as is possible... ambiguous or what?

i.e. I am going to mount 1 pair on my bullbar. This will make it impossible to mount the second pair there forcing them onto the roof.

• If lamps are not fitted as pairs (e.g. one, three etc), they must be fitted to the front of the vehicle,
symmetrically about the centre.

i.e. I think a single light bar should be mounted on the Bull Bar although I have no idea why it matters.

And if either of us cross the Border we run the risk of being booked, although it may be possible to drive around with a cover on it on the road and only use it offroad.

http://www.tmr.qld.gov.au/~/media/Safet ... emay13.pdf

The laws are all over the place, I will carry around all the relevant codes with the relevant sections marked just in case.