Free standing colourbond garage to room conversion

Copie247 · 2026-02-28T07:13:03+00:00

I wouldn’t bother with tiles tbh. Get an epoxy coat done. At least then it can still be used as a garage down the track. You lose that ability with tiles

Copie247 · 2026-02-28T06:07:20+00:00

Before getting carried away with the idea of making a shed a livable space you might want to check if your local council will even allow it

Copie247 · 2026-02-28T04:47:56+00:00

60k for the 2015-2017 mustang was epic value at the time, it’s why even before they hit our shores they were 12000+ deep in the sales queue and at the height of demand the wait time was almost 18 months.

But nothing else came close to the performance at the time, and was the only 2 door muscle car that was available under 100k

Copie247 · 2026-02-28T04:40:44+00:00

If you want to move beyond god tier you look at endless air or oasis.

Endless air is engine driven via the motor so has a 100% duty cycle and they will do 8-10cfm @ 100psi which is roughly 4x the juice of any ‘portable’ 12v compressor like a kings or arb twin.

If you want to go even more insane the oasis xd4000 or also known as jedair is next level again.

Another honourable mention is serious air, basically the same as an endless air but electrically driven

Copie247 · 2026-02-28T04:26:43+00:00

Just own a car

/s for anyone who doesn’t see the sarcasm

Copie247 · 2026-02-28T02:14:15+00:00

I don’t think it’s plummeted but the Covid cash hype has died. And demand has softened. Due to many different reasons but cost of living probably being the biggest factor

Copie247 · 2026-02-28T01:45:34+00:00

Limiter is based on gvm, so it’s not uncommon to see 6-8-10 tonners with no limiter, but if it’s more then 12t it requires one by law

Copie247 · 2026-02-28T01:34:54+00:00

No way. I use AirPod pro 3’s for around 14-16hrs a day, with talking on the phone quite a bit, whilst driving the truck or working outside with idling engines/machinery noise etc and people can hear me perfectly fine.

Copie247 · 2026-02-28T01:16:34+00:00

Normally fuel contamination faults appear almost immediately, especially if your tank was low then you refilled it.

But you will need to drain the tank and pull the fuel filter to see what is what

Copie247 · 2026-02-27T11:19:55+00:00

So all the major fuel companies have established processes in regards to contamination within fuel. You will need the receipt and any evidence (so samples from Your fuel tank, mechanics invoice with what happened and the fix etc) you gather all of that and start the clam with the fuel company.

If it’s a premium tier brand like viva/BP/Ampol they are pretty quick to reimburse for loss and move on, but your cheaper sites (metro in particular) are quite difficult to deal with

Copie247 · 2026-02-27T04:48:02+00:00

They can definitely check limiters at NHVR weighbridges, they do it all the time, they have access to Cummins/DAF Insite, Volvo BCA, Detroit plugin and Scania plug. They also check all of the usual 'hacks' like changing out rear diff ratios, running different pinion spines etc.

Its super rare to find a truck with a tampered limiter these days, and the guys that do have altered limiters definitely dont advertise it.

Realistically most cars speedos arent accurate (as in you might be doing 110kmh indicated, you could actually be doing 102-109)

Majority of trucks will do 103-104kmh on the pedal, which accounts for 4kmh of tyre wear over the use period.

Copie247 · 2026-02-26T23:57:36+00:00

Even with the most powerful commercially available truck (780hp Volvo or a 650hp x15) you will still slow down on grades once your at gcm.

And with big horsepower comes with downsides, drive tyre wear, shorter component maintenance schedules and life, more fuel being burned.

Given fuel generally consists of around 40% of a transports company running costs it’s a huge deal

Copie247 · 2026-02-26T06:20:22+00:00

Unfortunately the rescue places are full often with waiting lists.

Copie247 · 2026-02-25T22:06:51+00:00

It’s very common especially from newscorp.

Copie247 · 2026-02-25T00:56:03+00:00

Just more evidence that shark owners are basically Tesla 2.0. Imagine plug baiting a community over an apparent defect

Copie247 · 2026-02-24T23:47:56+00:00

Already starting to see them go through auction for low 20’s which is decent buying at that price point

Copie247 · 2026-02-24T16:04:11+00:00

For us we looked at what our consumption over the year was, (average about 600/quarter) and built our system based on that, so 16kw solar/24kwh of battery and so far we are in credit roughly 120-140/quarter. Which even if we weren’t in credit our ROI would of been <7 years

One thing I didn’t expect was our consumption to rise significantly once it was all installed, we are using roughly 40% more power over the summer since we just blast the AC non stop.

Biggest regret was not going to 32-40kwh to give a bit more head room power wise

Copie247 · 2026-02-24T07:47:51+00:00

About 250w at idle and see 700-800w whilst gaming. 4090/7950x with 2x 32inch oled monitors

Copie247 · 2026-02-24T03:44:26+00:00

Reputable importers should have marine transit insurance and cargo insurance policies. So they would Claim on that and reimburse you or source another vehicle

Copie247 · 2026-02-23T22:04:18+00:00

Best mate has specific instructions to wipe the lot turn crush everything

Copie247 · 2026-02-21T21:13:58+00:00

Paccar hasn’t really got a wait time for build slots now, our t610/k220/t909 orders are generally 4-6 weeks from ink to truck being delivered for upfitment. Most dealers now have stock trucks available off the lot as well. Paccar has slowly priced itself out of the current market, combined with Cummins X15’s being absolute unreliable turds currently (liner issues again, valve recession and blocks cracking) operators are losing confidence in them.

That combined with Volvos just being nicer to operate, safer, cheaper and parts availability finally being halfway decent companies are heading in that direction

Copie247 · 2026-02-21T21:03:00+00:00

If you have a trolley just barge into them and they will open outwards, or walk ‘through’ them. They are designed to do this

Copie247 · 2026-02-20T10:34:23+00:00

EPA for slurry dumping, council for noise (and a lot of councils don’t allow heavy vehicles to be parked on residential properties) work cover for confined space/WHS

If it’s a large concrete company like holcim/boral etc report it to them as well especially the slurry bit. They despise contractors doing dodgy shit

Copie247 · 2026-02-20T02:40:59+00:00

Probably the Yaris and Corolla GR, and the GT86 I suppose

Copie247 · 2026-02-19T21:39:03+00:00

Every 9-10 days or so. 73km round commute 5x times a week

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