Summer weekend trips being planned. Thats makes me envious.

Had a afternoon off work. A proper weighbridge experience - Rivets without the BivBox frame, without legs, but with full main fuel tank and 4 full jerrys, and rachet straps and the mounting points, was 2420 including me. My weight with boots and jumpers and a thick bad weather jacket is about 110kg,...

Pic from today - welding on the Luton end and gussets.
It was frosty at daybreak, -6 deg C, coolest May morning in a decade.

Land Rover owners in europe and elsewhere have noted the huge rise in vehicle theft and the market has responded with a variety of knick knacks. One thing was better hood aka bonnet hinges. I fitted front of hood locks but the hinges at the firewall screw on. To remove the bonnet i could unscrew the...

All ready for the weighbridge and an insurance quote on Monday. What a hectic Friday... :D kidding, just photoshopping the Luton aka master bedroom. Friday was postponed. Now Monday afternoon is booked for welding the Luton bars. I considered the bar lower down to support the lower corner joints but...

Seen him before,
B.B.S. Inc. Employee of the Month.

























(Big Brother Security)

Some photos - getting closer to the finish of the mounting design ver 2.0 using the ratchet straps onto collared eye bolts going thru steel discs each end of vertical pipe - pipe which is original to the vehicle (roll over bar feet) and (in my view) a properly engineered strongpoint. The last job is...

Today i grabbed a tool big box store special deal on 1500kg WLL 35mm wide rachet straps, 6m of webbing to trim down. They are approved, they meet Australian design standards, but are made by china by CCP inmates.. i compared the rachet parts to a name brand on the shelves. Identical, but black webbi...

Yes, a good feeling standing 'inside' the camper and getting familiar with the spaces for cooking and sleeping etc. So much better than a drawing for getting ideas. Turnbuckles. The welder said something similar about the working loose aspect and said he would make the nut captive. Maybe he means a ...

Big week. Drove 1100km round trip to Mum's, 4 days hard work empty out her house and cleanup ready for inspection/sale (only made it halfway), visits at the Nursing home, got back in my own bed 0300 friday morning, wife up at 0600 :x , got to welders at 0800, feeling a tad tired but helped with what...