Outer Limits 4x4 Board

finished this off today.

That look awsome.

Great job pete.

I'm high from the glue tho

That looks great! Is it waterproof?

nice work, I'm inspired

christover

PJ.zook wrote:That looks great! Is it waterproof?

It most certainly is

christover1 wrote:

nice work, I'm inspired

christover

The interior is getting the same treatment soon. If I have any chance of getting the New GTI swift off the girlfriend, I'll need a fairly neat sierra to trade with

Exellent !

Yep, way cool

Mock

what have you done to the back door? has it been replaced or bogged over? whats the roll bar made out of, looks pretty bling but how would it take a rollover.

Nice work Pete.
Where's the spare?

very nice
are they water proof under water though???? as in under a river crossing?
Phil

muppet_man67 wrote:what have you done to the back door? has it been replaced or bogged over? whats the roll bar made out of, looks pretty bling but how would it take a rollover.

Back door was completely removed, and a new panel welded in.

The roll hoop is 2.5mm Cattle rail (oval rail). Its pretty strong, and would take a fair impact, but I would imagine that after an end on end or 2 that it would be pretty stuffed. Still, looks good, and would save a life....

Drover_Pete wrote:Nice work Pete.
Where's the spare?

No spare.

But thats fine. The damn thing never leaves the blacktop anyway.

My new GTI swift doesn't come with a spare at all. All that is provided is a puncture repair kit and a pump

Red_Zook wrote:very nice
are they water proof under water though???? as in under a river crossing?
Phil

Its a VERY tight seal along the top edge, and I have sealed everything that may cause leak when submerged, but at the end of the day, its a sierra, and it will leak

Very nice Gutless.

Did you just glue the carpet straight to the wheel tubs? What kind of glue did you use and what does it hold like? I plan on doing the same (without the lid) with marine ply and carpet. I'd say the ride is a bit more quite now.

Gutless wrote: its a sierra, and it will leak

that is so true!
but make shore you dont have your swag in there and get that wet.. or u WILL get cold during the night when u hop in after a few beers around the camp fire...
Persinal experience!
Phil

Looks effing Awesome job mate.

Did anything need to be engineered or blue plated for legalitites. Or if you didn't 'should' they be done?

=SKB= wrote:Very nice Gutless.

Did you just glue the carpet straight to the wheel tubs? What kind of glue did you use and what does it hold like? I plan on doing the same (without the lid) with marine ply and carpet. I'd say the ride is a bit more quite now.

the whole thing is lined with 12mm MDF except the wheel tubs. I used a product made by SEPTONE from supercheap. can't remember what its called, but its the only one that septone make, so it shouldn't be hard to find.

Sticks like $hit to a blanket!!

Heaps Quieter, but I have a gaping hole in the floor where the shifter from the jimny gearbox comes through, so I get plenty of noise through there ATM

Zookified wrote:Looks effing Awesome job mate.

Did anything need to be engineered or blue plated for legalitites. Or if you didn't 'should' they be done?

Just a seating modification, from 4 to 2 seats. The whole thing comes off with half a dozen bolts.

Red_Zook wrote:

Gutless wrote: its a sierra, and it will leak

that is so true!
but make shore you dont have your swag in there and get that wet.. or u WILL get cold during the night when u hop in after a few beers around the camp fire...
Persinal experience!
Phil

Camping gear goes in the trailer with the beer. I am making a sealed top for my trailer to stop my beer getting wet too.

Clothes in the boot, so who cares if they get wet

cool

Just a tip on the MDF...the slightest bit of moisture roots it completely if it isnt totally sealed. I had custom made interior panels on my old Commodore that got a little bit of water inside the doors in heavy rain. The MDF soaked it up like a sponge and expanded as well. It fell apart not long after.

Thanks for the info on the spray glue

=SKB= wrote:Just a tip on the MDF...the slightest bit of moisture roots it completely if it isnt totally sealed. I had custom made interior panels on my old Commodore that got a little bit of water inside the doors in heavy rain. The MDF soaked it up like a sponge and expanded as well. It fell apart not long after.

Thanks for the info on the spray glue

HMR(hight moisture resistant) mdf is supraisingly rervy good just seal it with silicon and would be all good

That looks awsome! Very good job

nice one. How much would this sort of conversion cost?

looks good mate

Klappers wrote:nice one. How much would this sort of conversion cost?

if you can do it all yourself, about $600 including the lights in the new tailgate.

Maybe marine ply would be a better option than mdf?

mistaboz wrote:Maybe marine ply would be a better option than mdf?

Don't see why......

Its sealed....

If you were just lining the back of a sierra tub, and it didn't have a soft top I could see a need for marine ply, but otherwise, why would you bother??