| Skip's 4x4 My Holden Rodeo's fitout & development.  |
| Skip's 4x4 My Holden Rodeo's fitout & development. |
| This is my Rodeo how I bought it on 6
April 2000. It had no accessories at all, except for a cover for the back. It had the
factory fitted 205R16 tyres on factory 16x6" rims. I had the car tinted with Tint-a-car's Formula 1 tint on the day I bought it. |
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| Only 2 days later, I bought 4 x Heavy duty, powder coated 15x7" rims, and 31" x 10.5R15 BF Goodrich All-Terrain TA / KO tyres. This picture shows the comparison of the new tyres to the old. Note that they are both bigger diameter and width. |  |
| Here is the back end of my car after just fitting the new wheels and tyres in my garage. |  |
| Next, I fitted my GME Electrophone TX3000 UHF CB radio into the dash. The previous owner already had the coax run to a mount in the middle of the roof, so connecting the antenna was easy! |  |
| And this is what my Rodeo looked like
on it's maiden voyage, on Sunday 9th April, only 4 days after I bought it! But the development of this vehicle is on-going, and I have a long way to go. In the next week, I will be fitting the Bull bar, Snorkel, and spotties. Stay tuned! |
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| Then on April 20, I had the ARB Steel bull bar and Safari Snorkel fitted. As soon as I got it home, I fitted my 2 x Hella Comet 500 spotties, and my 6db UHF antenna to it! Yep! It is starting to look like a 4WD now! |  |
| Then I had to spend some BIG bucks! On June 19, I put the car into ARB for install of the High Roof Canopy, Heavy duty tow bar, and suspension kit, consisting of 4 x Old Man Emu shockies, and new leaf springs in the back. However I was not happy with the new springs as they were too stiff and no higher than originals, so on 22nd June I ended up getting Wilkinson's Suspension to overhaul and re-install my old leaf springs. They re-set and added a leaf to my old springs, making it both 25mm taller and softer, and now it rides real nice. I also ended up cranking up the front torsion bars to get 20mm extra height out of the front. |  |
| On 20th Nov 2000, I put the car into ARB to be fitted with Rhino track mounted roof bars, using the Rhino Commercial leg, and Rhino Aero-bars, and a Rhino steel luggage basket as well. Here is a picture of the roof with the luggage basket on. |  |
| Leading up to my CSR (Canning Stock Route) trip in July 2001, I fitted several smaller components, including: Auxiliary Battery - I have mounted a huge 91AH deep-cycle battery in the rear cargo area, with it's own custom solid state charging / isolating circuit and power outlet, for use with my Waeco CCF45 fridge/freezer. It is mounted in a plastic battery box. Dif Breathers - I have fitted high mounted breathers to the front diff, rear diff, and transfer case (which is linked to gearbox by small breather pipe). Each breather has a ceramic filter on the end, which traps both dust and water. Cruise Control - A Zemco ZT-9 cruiser control has been fitted to make long-distance cruising much more relaxing. Gauges & alarms - Volt gauge, Headlight reminder alarm, oil pressure alarm buzzer. Radiator protection - stainless steel mesh to keep the bugs out! Compressor - Inter compressor mounted in a box in the rear cargo area (running off auxiliary battery), cabled to power via switch, and ducted to air via a plug-in 7m long air hose. |  |
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