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@@stanleyj.mitchell4851 exactly mate, who needs a plate, saves dishes

@@GlynHolland it’s my phone, I don’t got money for a camera

@@VoyagingBushman cheers 🤙🤙

@@patelliott8724 yes, well I’ll be touring Aus a second time so I’ll end up using the tent almost every night, unfortunately my boat is gone tho 😥. But I’ll defo get another soon

@@Abstract-4906 I reckon re painting the Ute and also upgrading the clutch wouldn’t could as touring right? Cause I’ve done that too, idk if this counts as touring since it’ll upgrade where I can get to, but I’ll eventually have larger wheels and a lift n winch etc

@Young_.and._Free love the diy tohring setup but theres also lots of aftermarket support for the mighty n70

@ yes I know there is, I can easily unbolt the canopy and keep it if it’s too weird for someone else’s liking

@Young_.and._Free love the vids, currently making my 2nd diy canopy setup similar to yours

@@Abstract-4906 yeh nice mate, stay tuned for the rest of the canopy build videos to come out 🤙

@@scottpage81 if I don’t use plates and whatnot, saves me washing stuff, saves water too 😂😂

@@UserMW14 I hit it roughly 3 months ago

@@stanleyj.mitchell4851 cheers mate, ill defo try get some photos of Augusta

@@Phil62nz I keep forgetting Christmas is only a few days away 😂, merry Christmas to you also

@@HollisTravels that is correct, less weight is better in a lotta ways too

@@justthinkaboutit7983 ligit mate, red makes it go faster for sure

@MitchellLabinsky it definitely is a unique colour for a Hilux

@@DaleElston-ux1xr I see, I’ve had many ute roofracks attached to the trays and never had any problems, I’ll keep it in mind tho

not enuf red car

@@Finger_Blasterr yep, that’s why I didn’t cover it 😂, because I had the plan to change the colour

@@VoyagingBushman sounds like an interesting day for sure, coulda been close 😂😂, I’ve already scratched my paint a lil from a small dent 😂

@Young_.and._Free lol I drove a VB Commodore that an uncle in Northam had just painted down to his daughter in Perth once. I had to go through roadworks on the way back, lots of loose stone flicking the new paint :(

@@patelliott8724 half the rooftop tent will sit over the top of the rack

@Young_.and._Free As long as you don't mount the tent to the front rack it should be ok. Because the cabin and the tray move separately, you can't mount anything solid between the two. Things will break if you do.

@@patelliott8724 only place to mount it is on the front, tent goes over cab, but I guess we’ll see, as I said, all my utes have had the roofracks and bolts and they’ve been fine

@@Young_.and._Free My rooftop tent overhangs the cabin but is not connected to the cabin in any way. If I put my roof racks on, they sit underneath the tent so there's not much point using them unless I move the tent to overhang the rear of the canopy more.

@NateH-qd7bm I should, do you wanna pay for it? Cause I’m broke 😂😂

@Young_.and._Free mate I would absolutely love to but I have neither the time or money

@NateH-qd7bm makes two of us 😂😂

@@stanleyj.mitchell4851 it weighs about 48kgs with the ladder etc, lightest tent out there 🤙🤙

@@patelliott8724 I was gonna leave the cover to the other side from the entrance, (where my awning will be) cause I’ll have my solar panel at the front most likely, and for the mattress, I have a few old foam mattresses that we used for camping when I was a little tike, I was gonna chop those up and stuff em under the mattress that’s in there already, (I don’t have any money to buy anymore stuff). Yes leaving the bedding in the tent is great too, means I can leave the blankets in there

@@korsion it sure will, I’m glad about it too

@@Neil-clare most rooftop tents come with different kinds of mattresses, some with inflatables etc.

@@justthinkaboutit7983 yeh, but I had to take it off for this next thing that’s happening 😉

@@Wildlystronger did u see me or my ute?

@ saw your ute

@@synca4705 cheers, they are a good lot

@@rockbiterhd nah, I wouldn’t re paint it white 😂😂

@@jasonswift7098 automatic cars still have a clutch that changes the gears, n that still breaks n slips like a manual would. But I love manuals mate, stuff an auto, too boring for me

@@VoyagingBushman no need to upgrade my license, nowadays licenses are different, c class can drive up to 4 tonne I believe. But eventually when I’m driving the 8 tonnes etc out of farms, I’ll get a license

You were lucky with the tow home! I have to do the clutch in my Colorado soon. I’ll be changing it from a duel mass type clutch to a single mass which should be better for 4wheeling and towing etc. I usually do all my own mechanical work but this time I’m thinking about paying a mechanic to fit it. All mechanical work is covered by warranty so if it stuffs up at least I won’t have to pay to repair it. I’ll probably do the same thing when I get the timing belt done in the near future. Like you said, the new clutch should last a very long time.

@@patelliott8724 I’ve got the highest insurance from the RAC so they give us $7000 off from towing which is renewed each year

@@Young_.and._Free I would be with out roadside assistance. But they said they couldn't get someone out to me for 5 days once when I blew a head gasket just out of Leinster 🤦‍♂️

Clutch was from factory, done 210,000kms, costs $1750 to replace n upgrade to heavy duty clutch but haven’t done it just yet

@@patelliott8724 yeh it’s not safe at all, but it’s fun, but I can’t vouch for the guy who was on the sidestep, that’s not my ute, the ones in my ute were on seats and had some kinda strap. So a bit of safety, but your right, it’s not safe, people shouldn’t do it, but we did it, n we was all lucky 🤙🤙

Seen a bloke almost lose a few of his toes whilst standing on the sidestep of a Hilux going along the beach. His feet on the sidestep, but toes overhung between the step and the seam weld under the body sills. Chassis/body flexed and almost sliced his toes off 😮 ​@@Young_.and._Free

@@docbob3030yeh, i can’t do anything about anyone else’s decisions, the sidestep guy ain’t my car. But we were lucky, he was lucky, nothing happened so we are all good n still livin the dream 🤙

@@tonyberry6360 idek what to say to this, but my tinsel is held down by cable ties and duct tape so hopefully it doesn’t fly off 👍

@@VoyagingBushman that’s right, but it was bound to happen eventually

@@jeffbenge75 surprisingly it hasn’t done any damage to the paint n no rust anywhere, however the reason I’m not covering the Ute while I do my work on it is because I will be repainting it to a different colour

@ fingers crossed .

@@AussieOutlaw that’s right for sure, plus he wanted to learn some new skills 😂

@@robertwhalen1084 few things I defo need to work on in some areas but we all learn someway, I’d say I could be better then most people my age would be 😂. I like welding too, might make a full time job of it someday

@@Lexi-h7t cheers for the comment Lexi, good to hear you’ve been here since the start of the journey 🤙🤙, it’s interesting to see how many people have watched my videos but stayed quite about it 😂

@@Finger_Blasterr originally from Perth but I live in Albany most the time nowadays

Glad to see that Charles finally has a name ❤

Hi Charles 😊🧸

@@Young_.and._Free nice it’s a nice area there when I came to visit in February, I’m moving to Dongara WA in January from central coast nsw

@ if he could talk, he’d say gday back 🤙🤙

@@kairad3110 which six trades is that? 😂

@@PaulOwens-cf2ve cheers mate, I can’t wait to see the end product for sure tho 😂🤙

@@Bigdingaling95 yes they are surprisingly good for sure

@@BordertotheShore cheers mate

@@rorymadeley5632 I’m looking forwards to the end product to man 😂🤙🤙

@@Michael-g1z2k cheers mate

@@michaelreilly7365 Darwin mate, gotta love it 😂😂, glad to see I’m getting audience all around Aus now 🤙🤙

@@AussieOutlaw cheers bro

@@keldersoutdoors I can’t wait to see the final part to 😂😂

@@OutbackOutlaw I’m keen for it too mate, stay tuned for it all, I’ve only got one more month to finish the whole canopy setup 😧

@@DaleElston-ux1xr cheers for the tip, but I’m pre sure the welds are good either way, they look professional.

Sorry Josh ment welder will run smoother as you saying it was sparking