The Twinkmobile 2.0

I have recently bought a 1997 3.1L Turbo Diesel Holden Jackaroo. It's a manual with locking hubs in the front and an LSD in the rear. It's got 223K on the clock and has been serviced since new at Holden.

Current mods are: Redarc Dual Battery system, ARB compressor in the engine bay, Milford OEM cargo barrier and turbo timer.

Future mods are: roofbasket with ladders, sliders/side steps, 30mm lift front and rear, replacing the 30L auxiliary tank with a 60L one, awnings on the sides and rear, Bashplate install and plenty of lights!
 
Score Twink, looks epic mate!
Sorry I couldn't get there with the sockets/rattler, it all worked out okay?
 
So, time for an update, (as per usual someone else will be posting pics soon) Took the old beast down too Wellington Dam the weekend just gone and what a sight! Bloody beautiful! was odd seeing the place where i bent the chassis on Twinkmobile 1.0 completely submerged, had a good barbie with TheInterceptor and OffRoadFalcon, then SWMBO and I went and explored the winery's and local area's, took it alittle bit up a fun track on the way out of Wellie but didn't do anything too serious due too all of us being piled into the one car, and no-one around to recover if we got stuck, was good fun all in all, mods too come over the next few weeks are: Rubber strips between scrub bars and body to stop mud getting on paint, second radio in the back for use when unloading the back, (also because i want to and i can) second cargo barrier between rear seats and front seats, Marker lights on the scrub bars and side steps, modding the roof basket so my swag doesn't take the back seat up, bigger mudflaps on the rear, adding more grab handles to the interior so i can climb in and out easier, cruise control if i can find it cheap, fitting 3x fire extinguishers to the (soon to be two) cargo barriers and drivers section for safety and peace of mind, new tint on the windows, more awnings and most importantly more lights for camping! In the long term future i plan to downsize my tyres from 245/70/16 to 235/70/16 to get my speedo exactly right and to lessen the blow on my wallet when i need new tyres. (Interestingly i can get cheaper muddies (Bridgestone M/T 674's $221 each) than AT'S (Bridgestone Dueler 697 A/T'S $231 each) so i'll be trying the M/T's out soon, if i can make the successful leap from contract work to fulltime/permanent employment soon, but in the mean time i'll also be looking for a good winch to slap on my new towbar mounted winch cradle, that's doubling as a seat at the moment!
 
... to stop mud getting on paint...

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Otherwise, sounds good!
Nice to see it'll be a safe setup, and endless storage potential :)
 
Haha finally came to your senses? ;)
I just pressure wash it off, but then the Jak has nicer paint than Scooby.
 
lol. Mud = fun :biggrin:

You won't miss the Crapstone Duellers. First thing I did when I got my Foz was dump them for the Geolanders. The Yoki ATs were far better onroad than the Crapstone HTs! :puke: and no comparison offroad :lildevil:

Have you looked at other muddies? Like Maxxis Bravo MT-753 , Maxxis MT-754 Buckshot Mudder , KUHMO ROAD VENTURE MT KL71 |, Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ , BFG - Mud-Terrain T/A KM2

Mickey Thompsons are prob very expensive, BFGs ain't cheap but Maxxis & Kuhmo are great value.

Remember all muddies handle like crap onroad :poke::shake:
https://www.mickeythompsontires.com.au/index.php?page=MTZ
 
Yeah, careful you don't get my attitude towards mud!
 
Here's some pics Twink from the Wellington Dam!

P1100328a by SomebodyFromTheUnknown's Photography, on Flickr

If only we'd had a pen!! :lildevil:
P1100337a by SomebodyFromTheUnknown's Photography, on Flickr

P1100341a by SomebodyFromTheUnknown's Photography, on Flickr

The dam is at FULL capacity at the moment. And all of the areas we explored in March-April along the shores are full to the tree-line with water!
P1100343a by SomebodyFromTheUnknown's Photography, on Flickr

P1100346a by SomebodyFromTheUnknown's Photography, on Flickr

P1100353a by SomebodyFromTheUnknown's Photography, on Flickr

P1100350a by SomebodyFromTheUnknown's Photography, on Flickr

lol. Mud = fun :biggrin:

You won't miss the Crapstone Duellers. First thing I did when I got my Foz was dump them for the Geolanders. The Yoki ATs were far better onroad than the Crapstone HTs! :puke: and no comparison offroad :lildevil:

Remember all muddies handle like crap onroad :poke::shake:

My folks R50 Pathfinder had Bridgey HTs until they replaced them with new Bridgestone Dualler D697 All-Terrains. Which are leaps and bounds better both on road and off road than the HTs. I've rarely come across a negative review for these, and they'll be the next tyre for my Falcon after the RTV gear goes in.

Yeah, careful you don't get my attitude towards mud!

Hey Red, come down to Busso, we don't have any mud at all I swear! :biggrin:
 
lol. Mud = fun :biggrin:

You won't miss the Crapstone Duellers. First thing I did when I got my Foz was dump them for the Geolanders. The Yoki ATs were far better onroad than the Crapstone HTs! :puke: and no comparison offroad :lildevil:

Have you looked at other muddies? Like Maxxis Bravo MT-753 , Maxxis MT-754 Buckshot Mudder , KUHMO ROAD VENTURE MT KL71 |, Mickey Thompson Baja MTZ , BFG - Mud-Terrain T/A KM2

Mickey Thompsons are prob very expensive, BFGs ain't cheap but Maxxis & Kuhmo are great value.

Remember all muddies handle like crap onroad :poke::shake:


I love my Bridgestone A/T's, best darn tyre i've ever had, i've looked into other tyres but in my three years tyre fitting I've recieved the best feedback about Bridgies, so their muddies must be good!
 
Pics from a fun filled weekend out bush!

Steve helping collect firewood.



All that we needed to start a fire when all the wood is wet.






Steves swag, with the absence of the poles and pegs haha




Bogged in 2wd.


Bogged in 2wd again! Almost made it, the ruts just threw the Jackaroo onto a bad line.








2wd and a bad line again.


Diffed out!
 


Tonnes of fun was had and the Jack performed well, infact all vehicles did well. Thumbs up to Steve for being the "test dummy" for all the bog holes haha cheers! :biggrin:

Video to come soon!
 
Just filled up, from filling up in busso as we were heading to the forests to begin the mad skids and bogging, to arriving home tonight, with an impromptu offroading session with my foster dad, and lots of highway kilometres. My fuel efficiency with two (empty) jerry cans in the holders on the roof at 110 kph is 14.39 L/100! That's really good for the Jackaroo!
 
Nice one! Thats pretty good considering.

Here is the video:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2lPbMK37zI&list=UUaDrYTa6QfoSOp9e69wJpkQ"]Busso pines 27/09/14 - YouTube[/ame]
 
So, despite all my assertions that I would "never lift the Jackaroo" I have decided that a 1" lift with heavy duty pedders suspension is a good idea, the suspension is atmy mechanic and will be installed tomorrow! Also TRidden is gonna help me mod my roof basket to add 5 floodlights I had lying around!
 
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