turoa's hilux specs. DIAL UP NOT WELCOME

[turoa]

Hi,

Will anyone be interested in looking at a post on my hilux and how I built it up etc and what mods it now has done?

[rokhound]

Na, don't think so Tu's

[NJV6]

Hi,

Will anyone be interested in looking at a post on my hilux and how I built it up etc and what mods it now has done?

Getting cocky are we?????

Don't ask - just do it.

[skid]

JUST POST A PIC OF IT BRAND NEW

AND A PIC OF A 9" GRINDER


WE WILL WORK OUT THE REST

[haydgq]

Hi,

Will anyone be interested in looking at a post on my hilux and how I built it up etc and what mods it now has done?

Yea man, Im allways keen to see more Lux's getting built up.

[turoa]

Finally got round to getting some finished pics

But heres the story first

I got hold of the lux off nigel having already rolled it and replaced the roof for him. I then did a 4 link in the rear end (after snapping a leaf pack in half) and stuck 37's on. It went ok like this but after only about a month, the motor shit itself.



I then pulled the motor out in anticipation of putting a new one in but it fell through so it sat around like this for a coupla months (because I had bought a trials buggy)



Then after missing the first round of trials (because I had decided to rebuild the truck to a higher quality..... shouldnt have done that) I decided that I wanted to have a go. So in about 3 weeks did a motor swap and steering and a host of other things to get it ready for the next round of trials



















It was fun but really uncompetitive and rolled all the time,so after coming home from whakatane looking like this



It sat around for a couple of months. the weekend before whakatane I had taken it for a run and run a bearing so I had replaced it with a motor I had lying around which turned out to be down on power. We had already ordered rebuild parts for it and the motor was lying around on the engine stand so decided to put it back together.

Meanwhile Mike had asked me to be on his team for costa plenty so I thought "why not, ill just whack the motor back in with a winch"

That started the rebuild of it. I decided to move the motor back to clear the winch (ended up around 300mm) so chopped out the firewall to fit. Once that was done I realised what a monumental mistake it was but it was already too late so proceeded. I dont have pics of that part of the build unfortunately. Heres the fibreglass cover my dad and I made though



Meanwhile I had picked up another t-case for $20 so decided to try and build myself a set of duals which turned out awesome. I have around $74 in the setup. I did have a problem where it would pop out of low, but when cleaning up on the weekend I found a bearing retainer I had forgotten to put back on which is what the problem is. I will upload some pics if anyone is interested.

Then I started on building up the rear to look a bit less rude than it used to.
This is the finished item



Ive written enough tonight so I might post up another night about the winch setup and other bits and peices ive done, but for now heres the finished pics (was really dark for some reason so had to irfan view em). Bank was not steep enough to demonstrate full flexage.

[sig]

nice tu,s

[sig]

just noticed your avatar .whos that dodgy lookin dude

[turoa]

just noticed your avatar .whos that dodgy lookin dude

lol i only just put it up

[MNC]

just noticed your avatar .whos that dodgy lookin dude

lol i only just put it up

Why so small now? prefered when they were 150x150 - 85x85 is too small to make them out

[turoa]

just noticed your avatar .whos that dodgy lookin dude

lol i only just put it up

Why so small now? prefered when they were 150x150 - 85x85 is too small to make them out

Im not sure. Im quite dissapointed to be honest. When I want to put my landrover back up it will be small

[MNC]

Why so small now? prefered when they were 150x150 - 85x85 is too small to make them out

Im not sure. Im quite dissapointed to be honest. When I want to put my landrover back up it will be small

Yeah, bummed Hopefully mMIke can change it back for us

[taz01]

ummmmm did we forget it used to look like this when i owned it?

then this happened......didnt it

[allmud]

mate that is cool
i like it

[turoa]

yea it did taz. too bad the roof was full of rust though

[taz01]

its a far cry from what it was but from what Ive seen now goes way better with a few mods you've made

[Dr_PC]

Good on you Tu, Another new Trials truck after a rebuild like that

[turoa]

Good on you Tu, Another new Trials truck after a rebuild like that

lol na that aint a trials truck.

This is



little bit more done since that photo though