Perentie Long Range Camping Vehicle - LRCV

[Carzee]

Mechanical update....

Many thanks -once again- to Johnny. We had a big afternoon at
http://www.seriesworkshop.com.au aka The Fyshwick Land Rover Club.
The exhaust was fitted up by Johnny and then we took a testdrive -had to drive 10 mins to find a decent hill-  and adjusted the setting for fuel. All good. IMHO the turbo is very much worth it. At 150,350km 4393hrs this Perentie was transformed.

As others here have said, if you are thinking about it, do not hesitate, just do it.

Turbo threads -
http://remlr.com/forum/index.php?topic=1618.0
http://remlr.com/forum/index.php?topic=4689.0

Along the way the heater hoses were renewed (used longer hose than was supplied by KLR to have absolutely no tension and to route the hoses better near the air filter drum), the red and white vacuum lines for the CDL were secured better and placed inside protective hose where the lines go behind the driver-side-end of the air filter drum, and the hydraulic line for the slave clutch was insulated where the 2.5inch exhaust pipe comes within 5 or 6 inches as a precaution.

Mech jobs done...
Rad hoses, heater hoses, block flush
Engine & diesel line filters & lubes
4 Shocks & helper rear coils
Rear discs fitted, axle oils, breathers, all 4 disc pads
SSteel re-sleeved master cyls and slave clutch
Heavy duty clutch and PPlate
Turbo & exhaust & air filter drum mod
Pwr Str
Snorkel Fitting
Roof rack
Pedal Lock
Inspection of front end: cv, swivel seals, bearings, bushes, + longer studs. (jan17)

Next mech jobs...

Fit a new cored radiator (not by Natrad). Maybe fit an upgraded alternator and new belt too.
Injector service, tuning.
Fit bonnet lock.
Fuel Cap Lock.

Elec jobs...
Fridge wire.
Lucas Insp. Light socket and pins (eg water pump).
Winch wires.
ARB air comp.
Air horn.
Cabin fan
Solar reg and battery charger, and fuses
Fridge and usb and water pump power jacks
................all the elec work will be low vis or behind the scenes.

[ReignCKD]

Sounds like quite the list! What style heater core do you have? Straight pipes or turn down pipes?

[Carzee]

Turn down pipes.
I will add some photos to the post above.

[Carzee]

Sunday didn't go ahead, so we're still half done on the rack.

Meanwhile the flatpack firepit arrived. Fits my Hillbilly BBQ plate as you can see and should minimise smoke due to air draw holes. Packed down it will get strapped down under the "center console".

Some AULRO members got onto to the flatpack firepit a while back: its from a Melb area member of the MySwag forum
http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=48965.0

I got the BBQ plate at the local 4wd spectacular. No grill as I bbq all things egg, tomato, bacon, hamburger etc.
Link for "BBQ plate, steel, Hotplate for 3 burner stove" 540mm x 300mm weight 4.2Kg
http://campingwithhillbilly.com/bbq.php

[Mick]

Hi Ross,

Mate that set up is a bloody beauty !

Could you please let me know contact details for the fould up fire pit ?

I like it alot.

cheers,

Mick

[Carzee]

The bbq is 3mm i think, 12kg, going to last. Aluminium doesnt do it and cast is a tad heavy.

The firepit is 2.5mm plate and is also going to last- it comes from Reservoir Melb. with a bit of a fightback story against decisions by gmh and ford.

Quote:
Have a batch of fire-pits available at $80.00 plus postage. Pick up from Reservoir is optional. Weight is 12 kg. These are manufactured from 2.5mm hot rolled Australian steel, laser-cut and press braked.
We are a metal manufacturing company for the Automotive industry which is the process of closing down. I developed these pits about 3 years ago and have now offered them to the company I work for to try and generate some employment after Ford shut down and Holden cease manufacture of the Cruze in the next few months.
I have over 300 hours burn time on mine and cook on it most weekends. No ash on the ground.

Less than 1 minute to assemble, no tools required and packs flat for storage.

 Flat packed size is 600 x 300 x 50mm. Package size is 620 x 320 x 60 from post code 3073. Australia post have a postage calculator on the web and there is no charge for packaging and handling, you're just up for the postage.

I use tent pegs to sit the camp oven, billy or hot plate on and also use a grate made from an old BBQ plate when cooking to raise the heat beads / charcoal off the bottom.

Cheers
Rob
more pics and info at http://www.myswag.org/index.php?topic=48965.0

.... I like it for not leaving a mark on the grass at farmstays and other private camps where no amenities are provided to keep charges low. We stay at caravan parks sometimes but keep it at a minimum.

[Carzee]

  officially soft now, drove home this afternoon from http://www.seriesworkshop.com.au with power steering fitted. Woo hoo. Many thanks for an excellent job by Johnny.
 
I won't bother with pics, there are quite a few threads out there explaining the parts and fitting needed.

eg http://remlr.com/forum/index.php?topic=2815.0

We got the pump, brackets and HP hoses from Johnny, a reservoir bottle from a backyarder in Seaford (Melb) and the 4 bolt box from Penrith (Syd).

[I think we may be the last Perentie to have Power Steering fitted -seems used PS bits were sold out at 4 places not counting other places that don't return phone call enquiries, probably because they are out as well.]

Also, thanks to Wayne for more welding on the roof rack between shifts today...

Also thanks to Peter W, REMLR member SEQ, for a RFSV rear step/pintle protector. Its fitted already.

So thats a couple more things off the list.

[Carzee]

Good weather weekend meant Wayne finished the rack. It was test fitted today. Its very strong and will cope with miles of corrugations no worries. And if we ever need a short steel bridge in a zombie escape emergency, I think we're good!!

Now it has to be sanded and primed/painted. As a bare rack, with nothing loaded on it at all, it even looks sort of military, looks non-civvy. I thought about colour choice for a minute, and decided it has to be OD.

New roof rack rubbers will be used (thanks Rod /Towoomba).
Washers... after checking Pedders and Spec. Fastners and Supacheap and wreckers we finally got lucky at Bunnings in our quest for 2mm thick big strong flat washers. These fit on top of the four rubbers at each corner for the four mounting bolts into the ROPS. To fit properly they will need to be cut down on one edge using the grinder.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/3-8zp-zenith-3-8-x2-x12-pbx10-ebp1012_p2420942

Also Wayne and I lashed out on some extra security: X-Defend Pedal Lock.
http://foundry4x4.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=65_1756&product_id=141
Wayne has recently had two middle of the night bandits (chased off after silent alarms tripped). I have had one car theft and an attempted theft... and then there have also been smash n grabs in the past as well. (Got used to installing side windows in the cars.) Should arrive next week. Expensive freight... worked out to be $333 each all up.

I think a series bonnet lock would be good to install as well.

[Carzee]

Today I fitted a pair of new rear mudflaps, black.
I have looked at the current offerings of the BTR277 part and didn't go for them.
I used the originals as a template, only I cut them 500mm long (about 100mm longer than the old ones) and its slightly thicker at 6.4mm (sourced locally in the industrial area). $19.50

When fitting on the rear driverside I discovered that above a little metal mud shield (fitted horizontally immediately to the rear of the mudflap mount and in front of the rear combo light bracket), is a ratnest of wiring loom, the leftover bits of the civvy defender loom they used in the initial build. If I ever get mysterious loom troubles I now know one place to look.

[Carzee]

Stevie left Canberra early, drove up to Newie and purchased his first Landy, a Perentie FFR, a month older than ours, ARN 50-169.
http://remlr.com/forum/index.php?topic=3702.0

Meanwhile, we had another busy day, we fitted the Pedal Lock. Took our time to take the floor out and put the mount holes in exactly the right place. Thank you Wayne, the fit is like factory.
Next chance we get we'll have to do the one going on Wayne's GS.
Here's a youtube vid of a demo in UK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8obMwdaV2j8

update - after two days I already like the pedal lock a lot, it  feels so solid and the latch/catch works without fuss. I did Locktite the little screw in the back of the lock mech and where the lock mech is held in its position in a slot in the stainless steel using one of those large diameter thin hex nuts you have to tighten up with your fingers and multigrips. Bit fiddly there.

[Carzee]

Its been a busy December and now we're on our way into 2017.

Before Christmas the pedal lock was fitted as posted above and the short snorkel was fitted.

The snorkel was possible because Johnny at http://www.seriesworkshop.com.au fabricated the mount on top of the mudguard using a plate he has CNC'd and cut and a bit of pipe. I call it "Johnny's Joiner". This is the second one he has had done - the first one, on his GS, was successful so he has made some more.

The air induction hose (still available new and 1200mm long) was fitted from under the bracket to Mr Air Filter Drum.

I gave "Johnny's Joiner" a bit of a sanding where the pipe was cut and welded, a coat of anti-rust, some rubber sealant and fitted it on.

So we have a short RFSV schnorkel and... its a bit different.

Over Christmas the turbo and schnnnnorkel got their first highway workout and shakedown. No probs and 27.4mpg aka 10.3 litres per 100km.

Also the roof rack paint had a few days to dry.

Yesterday, NY eve, we did some prelim fit and check of the electric winch. We didn't get to the point of the exercise however - next time. The question is whether the lower 50mm of the grille panel will need to be cut off. We'll see.

[Carzee]

Today I trial fitted the KLR winch mounting plate and the bit of spacer plate supplied. The spacer is the same thickness steel as the winch plate.
 
How did it turn out?
A.
the early issue coathanger roobar has to go if we are to use the bigger diameter bolts because the four bolt holes in the roobar mount plate are not accurate enough to allow the bolts to go through the chassis bolt holes. I could rat tail file the four holes but it is better left alone. I can put the roobar aside and use it another time perhaps. The alternative bar, a early issue RFSV bullbar I have, fits perfectly using the bigger diameter bolts. Its dead on four the chassis mounting holes. The bullbar is a lot stronger of course and double the weight of the roobar (or more) but now we have more power under the bonnet so it not so much of an issue.

B.
the winch needs 20mm more space as will hit the lower grille panel - the grill has to come out and get trimmed. Dervish has a good lot of photos showing how he did his grille panel mod for 48-010 http://www.aulro.com/afvb/coil-sprung-military-land-rovers/235226-fitting-pto-winch-perentie.html

C.
four of the bigger bolts would be safer/better if they were 50mm long not 40mm. All the bolts should be 10.9 too.

D.
the winch mount plate will need a little trim on the two corners at the top as the plate fouls the bullbar reinforcement piece.

[Robert 42]

 Hi Carzee, The flaps look the goods, watch your mudflaps if you have to back out of a bog, As they may get under the tyre and get ripped off. Have had it happen when I did the same thing..
Bob...

[Carzee]

Hi Bob, yes I saw a defender the other day with a gal chain attached, looked simple enough. There's one on YTube too.

Today I took the top corner 6mm thick winch mount brackets to the metal shop to get them hole punched, checked for steel sizes to bend up to mount the Maxtrax over the cab (got the Mtrax bolts yesterday.)
Removed the steering guard/bashplate under the winch and took it to the Series Workshop to get unbashed on the press.
Also called in to the local LR Dealer looking for special rubbers for Stevie's Perentie roof rack. Nil stock in the whole Aust system.

[Dervish]

Also called in to the local LR Dealer looking for special rubbers for Stevie's Perentie roof rack. Nil stock in the whole Aust system.

They are shock bushes, when I was looking at one recently a resident Ford nut said they look like Falcon ones. Something like this: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SHOCK-ABSORBER-BUSHES-FRONT-UPPER-SUITS-FORD-BRONCO-CHECK-APPLICATION-BELOW-x4-/121483798196?hash=item1c48ffa6b4:g:dlkAAOSwEK9TvzUQ