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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby tomsoffroad » Mon Feb 24, 2014 8:20 pm

catalystracing wrote:Damn that's nice work, like the way you make it work, no matter the challenge. 8)


Cheers dude. Square peg, round hole specialist :mrgreen:

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby oldyella » Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:14 pm

tomsoffroad wrote:Then got back onto the Prado. It needed a brace between the coilover struts. So in true redneck fashion I got carried away :mrgreen: There simply wasn't enough room under the bonnet so.............................. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: I'll post pics of the bonnet tomorrow night when I've finished hacking


So that would be now :wink:

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby tomsoffroad » Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:55 pm

oldyella wrote:
tomsoffroad wrote:Then got back onto the Prado. It needed a brace between the coilover struts. So in true redneck fashion I got carried away :mrgreen: There simply wasn't enough room under the bonnet so.............................. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: I'll post pics of the bonnet tomorrow night when I've finished hacking


So that would be now :wink:


I know :roll: got a little distracted. Tomorrows another day tho :mrgreen:

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby zukmeista » Wed Feb 26, 2014 8:27 am

Good to see you finally got a Zuki in your workshop, two questions... What are you doing with the rear driveshaft as SJ diff is RH offset and Vit is LH offset? And on a similar not how will you get around the width difference between SJ front and Vit rear diff?

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby tomsoffroad » Wed Feb 26, 2014 11:28 am

zukmeista wrote:Good to see you finally got a Zuki in your workshop, two questions... What are you doing with the rear driveshaft as SJ diff is RH offset and Vit is LH offset? And on a similar not how will you get around the width difference between SJ front and Vit rear diff?


Yes the driveshaft will be on an angle but not much, probably less angle than some lifted trucks. The owner is planning to run 50mm wheel spacers on the front as its not going to be road legal.

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby DMcCready » Wed Feb 26, 2014 7:08 pm

tomsoffroad wrote:
oldyella wrote:
tomsoffroad wrote:Then got back onto the Prado. It needed a brace between the coilover struts. So in true redneck fashion I got carried away :mrgreen: There simply wasn't enough room under the bonnet so.............................. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: I'll post pics of the bonnet tomorrow night when I've finished hacking


So that would be now :wink:


I know :roll: got a little distracted. Tomorrows another day tho :mrgreen:


Sooo... Its tomorrow :mrgreen: We wanna see this bonnet! or whats left of it :lol:
There's gotta be some rocks round here SOMEWHERE!

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby Big » Wed Feb 26, 2014 7:19 pm

reckon.. :roll: :mrgreen:

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby tomsoffroad » Wed Feb 26, 2014 8:22 pm

:D All right then. Still a long way from finished. The black pen shows where the final cut will be. The bonnet will be held down with flush fit bonnet pins and the missing bit will be 3mm plate bolted down to the x brace.

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Will be back onto it on Friday........... tomorrow is reserved for the 60 :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby 1kz_surf » Wed Feb 26, 2014 9:50 pm

hey mate just been following you on face book bro fuckn shit hot if you ever wana widen your Suzuki search / need for some zooki lovin ive got a escudo that needs some spankin up hahaha

had a quick flick through here just a couple of questions

where are ya based and when do I drop off hahah well where are you first hahaha

just a young fella trying to get the majority done my self with 0 gear working in gods garage ( outside ) sucks haha

any ways man love the work and it looks better than all the arb ect stuff nothing like some wicked lines in a tough 4wd aye!

keep it up Greg


ps if you want some advertising in wellington ill be more than happy to sport a sticker hahah !
poor little suzuki :lol: :lol:

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby tomsoffroad » Thu Feb 27, 2014 7:19 am

1kz_surf wrote:hey mate just been following you on face book bro fuckn shit hot if you ever wana widen your Suzuki search / need for some zooki lovin ive got a escudo that needs some spankin up hahaha

had a quick flick through here just a couple of questions

where are ya based and when do I drop off hahah well where are you first hahaha

just a young fella trying to get the majority done my self with 0 gear working in gods garage ( outside ) sucks haha

any ways man love the work and it looks better than all the arb ect stuff nothing like some wicked lines in a tough 4wd aye!

keep it up Greg


ps if you want some advertising in wellington ill be more than happy to sport a sticker hahah !


Hey Greg. Thanks for your support. I wouldnt be doing this if it wasnt for the support of my customers and the hundreds of web watchers. Its awesome :D
Im based in North Canterbury.
Stick with the outside shed fella, we all started somewhere and it determination that gets us further. :wink:

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby kbjj » Thu Feb 27, 2014 7:44 am

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Looks like it's had its front teeth knocked out :lol: I imagine it will look way better when finished thou.
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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby klompy » Thu Feb 27, 2014 5:06 pm

Its kind of ok but the 60 looks better.

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby tomsoffroad » Thu Feb 27, 2014 7:59 pm

klompy wrote:Its kind of ok but the 60 looks better.


I agree......... but of course I would :lol: :lol:

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby 1kz_surf » Fri Feb 28, 2014 9:27 am

tomsoffroad wrote:
1kz_surf wrote:hey mate just been following you on face book bro fuckn shit hot if you ever wana widen your Suzuki search / need for some zooki lovin ive got a escudo that needs some spankin up hahaha

had a quick flick through here just a couple of questions

where are ya based and when do I drop off hahah well where are you first hahaha

just a young fella trying to get the majority done my self with 0 gear working in gods garage ( outside ) sucks haha

any ways man love the work and it looks better than all the arb ect stuff nothing like some wicked lines in a tough 4wd aye!

keep it up Greg


ps if you want some advertising in wellington ill be more than happy to sport a sticker hahah !


Hey Greg. Thanks for your support. I wouldnt be doing this if it wasnt for the support of my customers and the hundreds of web watchers. Its awesome :D
Im based in North Canterbury.
Stick with the outside shed fella, we all started somewhere and it determination that gets us further. :wink:



Cheers dude ! Ill rep a sticker if you want !? Just doing my time as a mechanic just built my first diff for my zook with a lock rite in it

Just made a bar and hook mount as well nothing compaired to yours
poor little suzuki :lol: :lol:

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby shortylux » Fri Feb 28, 2014 7:57 pm

tomsoffroad wrote::D All right then. Still a long way from finished. The black pen shows where the final cut will be. The bonnet will be held down with flush fit bonnet pins and the missing bit will be 3mm plate bolted down to the x brace.

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Will be back onto it on Friday........... tomorrow is reserved for the 60 :mrgreen: :mrgreen:


Interesting idea Tom. Was throwing around similar ideas for my shock tower brace/blower cover. Hope you haven't patented it yet.

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby tallsam66 » Fri Feb 28, 2014 8:37 pm

Hope ya don't have any issues when body moves on the mounts relative to the chassis moving as the front bar will be attached to chassis.

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby tomsoffroad » Fri Feb 28, 2014 9:20 pm

tallsam66 wrote:Hope ya don't have any issues when body moves on the mounts relative to the chassis moving as the front bar will be attached to chassis.


All the barwork is attached to the chassis Trev :wink: I've allowed enough clearence for the body to move around it.

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby tomsoffroad » Sat Mar 01, 2014 8:16 pm

Quick update........ A frame on a Zuk............... exciting huh :lol: :lol: And I sorted some gauges on the 60, but that's in the other thread :wink:

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby Criggie » Mon Mar 03, 2014 6:59 am

tomsoffroad wrote:Been slack up dating this thread........ does anyone want me to up date here or is Facebook enough?


Facebook sucks - please keep updating here.

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby DEATH_INC » Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:29 am

tomsoffroad wrote:All the barwork is attached to the chassis Trev :wink: I've allowed enough clearence for the body to move around it.


How do you get the engine/radiator etc out? (or am I missing something?)

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby tomsoffroad » Tue Mar 04, 2014 6:43 am

DEATH_INC wrote:
tomsoffroad wrote:All the barwork is attached to the chassis Trev :wink: I've allowed enough clearence for the body to move around it.


How do you get the engine/radiator etc out? (or am I missing something?)


Its bolted down to the top of the coilover mounts. The front bar has to come off to get the radiator out but its a 5min job which isn't much if you need to pull the motor. :wink:

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby tomsoffroad » Thu Mar 06, 2014 6:40 am

More sliders :mrgreen: Been making a few slider kitsets lately. These are on a Hilux LN106 but I can make any length to suit any truck. $350+gst+freight if anyone's keen.

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby tomsoffroad » Thu Mar 06, 2014 6:43 am

Front arch bars on Adams LN106. This weapon is booked in for a full competition style tube deck in two weeks. Watch this space......... :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby J_Dub » Thu Mar 06, 2014 9:05 am

U must have a notcher for all the pipe work u do? What do u use? Surely not a grinder or do u use the 45* trick?

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby tomsoffroad » Thu Mar 06, 2014 9:50 am

J_Dub wrote:U must have a notcher for all the pipe work u do? What do u use? Surely not a grinder or do u use the 45* trick?


All grinder bro!!! I prefer the grinder to be honest :mrgreen:

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby J_Dub » Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:06 am

God damn. Spose u would be pretty efficient at it now tho. U must know the trick with doing a 45 degree cut to the centre of the pipe?Gives an almost perfect notch if butting up to the same diameter??

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby tomsoffroad » Thu Mar 06, 2014 11:48 am

J_Dub wrote:God damn. Spose u would be pretty efficient at it now tho. U must know the trick with doing a 45 degree cut to the centre of the pipe?Gives an almost perfect notch if butting up to the same diameter??


Sure do but as usual I do my notches differently :roll: :wink:

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby catalystracing » Thu Mar 06, 2014 1:14 pm

tomsoffroad wrote:
J_Dub wrote:God damn. Spose u would be pretty efficient at it now tho. U must know the trick with doing a 45 degree cut to the centre of the pipe?Gives an almost perfect notch if butting up to the same diameter??


Sure do but as usual I do my notches differently :roll: :wink:


He has template for doing square peg to round hole notches..... :mrgreen:

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby tomsoffroad » Thu Mar 13, 2014 7:17 am

The winch bar I had for sale ended up on a LN65 Hilux along with the sliders :mrgreen:

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Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

Postby tomsoffroad » Tue Mar 18, 2014 8:30 pm

Been chipping away on a 4 link front on a 2002 Land Cruiser.

This is where we started a couple of years ago :mrgreen:
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This is it now :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

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The 4 link rear was the 1st job, then the deck and the cage (pics of all are back there somewhere :roll: )

Heres the front

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