Your best modification....

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Your best modification....

Postby 4wdnuts » Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:55 pm

Whats the single best mod yourve done to your truck?

mine might sound a bit strange but it would have to be putting surf seats in my hilux. they would have to be 10 million times more comfortable than the standard buggars!!

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Postby swampa » Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:16 pm

lockers by a long way then changing from leafs to coils in the lux, last, more power!!! rather go further than sound loud

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Postby De-Ranged » Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:49 pm

8) Dual gearboxes :roll: still trying to shorten the two boxes up... then sort the custom shifters

heres a shot of them sitting in there so I could check rear driveshaft angle etc :roll: about the time I realised it was going to be alot harder than just making an adpter plate :lol:
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Cheers Reece

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Postby lilpigzuk » Wed Oct 11, 2006 7:58 pm

tyres or crawler gears in transfercase...

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Postby rokhound » Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:06 pm

In order of importance on the surfboard.
1, Tyres
2, dual transfer cases,
3, lockers, both ends.
4, Longfield axles and cv's
5, Coil conversion
Ugly is a state of mind..... and the state of my truck!

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Postby callum007 » Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:14 pm

chrome mudflaps.. 20kw gain at the wheels.. not to mention the bling..

SOA.. best mod
Dont follow me. i'll get stuck and need a tow..

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Postby 4wdnuts » Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:23 pm

looks good reece. you gona be driving that beast from the back seat? :lol:

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Postby nz4x4 » Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:24 pm

tyres

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Postby wopass » Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:32 pm

S.O.A :D

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Postby Sadam_Husain » Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:33 pm

Chev

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Postby turoa » Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:34 pm

EFI and getting rid of rover axles

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Postby De-Ranged » Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:40 pm

4wdnuts wrote:looks good reece. you gona be driving that beast from the back seat? :lol:


Back seat ?? :lol: its a single cab the yellow one in my avitar
na gona sort it so the original trans lever changes box 2 and it will be set up with a couple of side levers from the trans (using push pull levers) that work 2-4WD and Hi-Low :twisted: she is gona be trick when its all finished .... also building jigs so I can mod new boxes when I kill these ones :roll:
Oh and becouse I've moved the motor as far forward as I can (radiators going in the back :wink: ) means my shifter is gona be about 2" further forward than normal 8)

:lol: :lol: I love SH's "Chev"

Cheers Reece

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Postby mudchuka » Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:46 pm

turbo on the safari made a huge difference through bogs and uphills, lockers made a bid difference on rocky stuff and pto winch also great for going wherever you want.

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Postby hiriklux » Wed Oct 11, 2006 8:59 pm

2jz 8) 8) 8) 8)

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Postby MATT4U » Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:02 pm

5M, It sends mud futher!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Postby niblik » Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:09 pm

doin the whole rebuild thing from the very beginning.. learning the in's and out's of the truck and seperate components.. anticipating the coming modifications..

so far: s.o.a..
60 series diffs..
spring reversal..
shackle reversal..
60 series springs..

just like mcdonalds, i'm loving it. :twisted:
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Postby MNC » Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:15 pm

Boggers on 10" rims :twisted:

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Postby lilpigzuk » Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:53 pm

Shit, #3 G13B (sorry thats suzuki geek talk) :lol:

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Re: Your best modification....

Postby niblik » Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:08 pm

4wdnuts wrote:Whats the single best mod yourve done to your truck? !


should i start something? should i? oh...... ok...

i bought a toyota.. :wink:
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Postby Jerry » Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:18 pm

My best mod? Bungee cord round the 4wd lever anchored to the PTO lever to stop it jumping out of low range :)
70 series prado (KZJ78) and 90 Series Prado (KZJ95)

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Postby mike » Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:20 pm

cutting 12 inches out of the middle of the chassis and welding 1 inch back in :shock:

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Postby Jerry » Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:25 pm

loosing 12 inches......!!!!! I hope there is something left........

I keep getting these emails for some pills if you want the 12 inches back and need the info... :lol:

What about the damage to the Surf...surely these count as a mod?
70 series prado (KZJ78) and 90 Series Prado (KZJ95)

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Postby Mortisha » Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:30 pm

Jerry wrote:My best mod? Bungee cord round the 4wd lever anchored to the PTO lever to stop it jumping out of low range :)


Hmmmm - what if I haven't got a PTO lever ? :cry:

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Postby mroffroader » Thu Oct 12, 2006 5:51 am

tyres 8)
80 series tow bus towing a redneck ass vitara :D

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Postby Insky » Thu Oct 12, 2006 6:28 am

mine would have to be either the comfy buketseats or the sound system :lol: :wink:

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Postby Jerry » Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:38 pm

Did I mention the 12v kettle from supercheap?
70 series prado (KZJ78) and 90 Series Prado (KZJ95)

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Postby Moriarty » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:25 pm

[quote="Jerry"]loosing 12 inches......!!!!! I hope there is something left........

I keep getting these emails for some pills if you want the 12 inches back and need the info... :lol:

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AHHHH at LAST!! someone else who admits to these pernicious emails.
What I really wanta know, Jerry, do the pills work? academic interest only, you understand!!! :P :P

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Postby Toyhatsu » Sat Oct 14, 2006 10:47 am

35 inch Silverstone MT-117, soft grippy and so much lovely clearance :D

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Postby PuddleJumper » Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:06 am

Hmmmm Coil Springs and rear fiddle brakes

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Postby mroffroader » Sun Oct 15, 2006 12:11 pm

mint ride dude
80 series tow bus towing a redneck ass vitara :D

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