H2Micr0's Defender Crew Cab 6x6

[H2Micr0]

Of course taking a break meant going wheeling again, this time with my good buddy Steve.

We did a trailer run at Kurnell here on the coast of Sydney. I lent Steve my Camper Trailer to pull behind is D90 and I took the Tandem out again.







Had a great day out and am really loving the way this thing drives.



Hmmm, I think some inner fenders should be high on my list of things to do LOL.

More testing of bar work layouts.






Hmmm, what the hell is this stuff for?????



Finally a winner for the bar work.

More brazing work for me.





Yep that will do the job.

Quick poser shot with the D110.



Now I have a rollbar and supports, I still need to ensure the window area of the cab is protected.









That should keep everything safe.

Added some 'feet' and bolted it down in the bed.



Now the whole think can be removed as a complete unit.



Fancy squares on a square.



Any guesses as to what is happening here???





TADA!!!!



Hmmmm, more obscurity.





And now a few things should start to make some more sense.













This is now starting to head in the direction I envisaged.

Still plenty more to do, but I am delighted with how this has turned out.

You can start to see the ultimate safari-adventure-escape-overland vehicle take shape.

Cheers
H2Micr0

 

[H2Micr0]

Of course taking a break meant going wheeling again, this time with my good buddy Steve.

We did a trailer run at Kurnell here on the coast of Sydney. I lent Steve my Camper Trailer to pull behind is D90 and I took the Tandem out again.







Had a great day out and am really loving the way this thing drives.



Hmmm, I think some inner fenders should be high on my list of things to do LOL.

More testing of bar work layouts.






Hmmm, what the hell is this stuff for?????



Finally a winner for the bar work.

More brazing work for me.





Yep that will do the job.

Quick poser shot with the D110.



Now I have a rollbar and supports, I still need to ensure the window area of the cab is protected.









That should keep everything safe.

Added some 'feet' and bolted it down in the bed.



Now the whole think can be removed as a complete unit.



Fancy squares on a square.



Any guesses as to what is happening here???





TADA!!!!



Hmmmm, more obscurity.





And now a few things should start to make some more sense.













This is now starting to head in the direction I envisaged.

Still plenty more to do, but I am delighted with how this has turned out.

You can start to see the ultimate safari-adventure-escape-overland vehicle take shape.

Cheers
H2Micr0

 

[Hay Ewe]

That is very cool
good work

 

[H2Micr0]

That is very cool
good work

Thanks for the comment.

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While the build progress has slowed as I focus on other rigs for a bit, I have been out wheeling this beast.

I chose to use the Crew Cab as my scouting vehicle for the first WESROC ST4 Challenge at Lake Parramatta here in Sydney. I had installed a 9t pinion and this was a good first test. With the basic ESC I have, the small pinion gave me the low speed resolution that is needed to maneuver such a large rig slowly up and down obstacles.







Then more recently my mate Andrew and I went on a 7 hour trail run on a quite challenging trail with mud, water, sand and rock. We had a blast.























And last week I used the Crew Cab to take the FJ Ute in to the Man Cave for a rebirth ready for the Australian CANZ National Class 1 Titles later this month.



Cheers
H2Micr0

 

[H2Micr0]

insane. really enjoying your builds. I want one

haha, thanks for the compliment.

After the Australian CANZ Nationals which I will be defending my Class 1 Title this coming weekend, in my newly finished D129, I will be focusing back on this.

Cheers
H2Micr0

 

[vipxj]

Good luck at CANZ nationals.
Sweet 6x6 dude.

 

[H2Micr0]

I did pull this down off the shelf a little while ago and got some back seats installed.









And a new driver for this rig too.

Then last weekend I entered this in the C1 CANZ Comp for a bit of a laugh.

Here are some photos from the day.

















Such a long rig is not ideally suited to a 10 gate type comp, but I had a lot of fun.

Cheers
H2Micr0
Trailworx Garage

 

[H2Micr0]

Finally I pulled this down off the shelf for a bit of attention.

The size of the Pitbull Growlers had started to bother me. At 106mm They really were just a bit too large for what I am trying to achieve.

I had some RC4WD Mud Country tyres at 100mm so mounted them up on some GMade wheels to see how they looked.



The overall proportions are much better, but, I only had 3 of these.

I was debating over buying another 4 Mud Countries, or something else, when RC4WD released some new tyres.

The new Atturo Trail Blade X/T 1.9 tyre is 100.4mm tall and only 33.8mm wide. The tread pattern is very scale in appearance, and use the X2 SS compound.

So I ordered 4 pairs. 6x6 + 2 spares.

I had another 3 of the GMade wheels, so got work swapping tyres and wheels around.

The end result is spot on.







Can your rig flex like this???







New tyres require testing. I loaned my D110 to a trusted mate, and was joined by another good friend with his D90.

The terrain was wet and damp and I was very impressed with how these new out of the packet tyres performed in these trying conditions.





















Ooops



Cheers
H2Micr0

 

[H2Micr0]

Finally I pulled this down off the shelf for a bit of attention.

The size of the Pitbull Growlers had started to bother me. At 106mm They really were just a bit too large for what I am trying to achieve.

I had some RC4WD Mud Country tyres at 100mm so mounted them up on some GMade wheels to see how they looked.



The overall proportions are much better, but, I only had 3 of these.

I was debating over buying another 4 Mud Countries, or something else, when RC4WD released some new tyres.

The new Atturo Trail Blade X/T 1.9 tyre is 100.4mm tall and only 33.8mm wide. The tread pattern is very scale in appearance, and use the X2 SS compound.

So I ordered 4 pairs. 6x6 + 2 spares.

I had another 3 of the GMade wheels, so got work swapping tyres and wheels around.

The end result is spot on.







Can your rig flex like this???







New tyres require testing. I loaned my D110 to a trusted mate, and was joined by another good friend with his D90.

The terrain was wet and damp and I was very impressed with how these new out of the packet tyres performed in these trying conditions.





















Ooops



Cheers
H2Micr0

 

[hillbillyrc]

Just read through this build, very nice sir. In fact I like all your builds I have read through.

 

[H2Micr0]

Just read through this build, very nice sir. In fact I like all your builds I have read through.

Well, thank you for that. I do appreciate positive comments.

Cheers.