I now feel confident enough to post up some pics of my whale now that it has been transformed into a capable offroad machine (not that they aren't by default of course

).
How it all began 7 months ago:
After removing the flares and front bumbers (photo from about 1 month ago):
Now, after a 50mm body lift, 33" Maxxis Mudzillas on new rims and a new solid rear bar to remove some excess overhang and improve departure angles:
I am seriously impressed with how well this goes now with just those small mods. No suspension changes at all. It got around Rallywoods and Akatarawa Forest with the best of them and out-climbed a lot!
If you are wondering why the lights are missing, it's because they got filled with muddy water on the first day of Rallywoods (I haven't sealed them yet) and I had to take them off to clean them out, then figured I may as well leave the off for the following two days or I'd have to do it again!