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Posted: **Wed May 02, 2012 6:41 pm**

nice looking truck there tom

Posted: **Wed May 02, 2012 7:10 pm**

Yeah nice truck pitty about the owner being a bit of a tool :lol:

Posted: **Wed May 02, 2012 7:25 pm**

hey no need for that just cause you have small tires mate :mrgreen:

Posted: **Wed May 02, 2012 8:50 pm**

Georgediver wrote:hey no need for that just cause you have small tires mate

Hahaha nice to see you finially up here george, liking how your trucks coming along

Posted: **Wed May 02, 2012 8:56 pm**

Yeah nice truck pitty about the owner being a bit of a tool

hey no need for that just cause you have small tires mate

Clowns

Posted: **Thu May 03, 2012 7:01 pm**

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Posted: **Thu May 03, 2012 9:01 pm**

turoa
Post subject: Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

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I have no idea wots you on about Tus

Posted: **Thu May 03, 2012 10:14 pm**

tomsoffroad wrote:
turoa
Post subject: Re: Tomsoffroad & Customs

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I have no idea wots you on about Tus

Something about cart springs, hill billys and bango's me thinks :lol:

Either that or he's sposed to have posted that in Nibby's build thread?? Starting to think they both speak fluent Muppet :mrgreen:

Posted: **Thu May 03, 2012 11:07 pm**

Is there anyone near Tom with a UBS69 Bighorn that could let him take some measurements for a set of side bars for me?

Cheers
Matt

Posted: **Fri May 04, 2012 6:30 am**

Mattman wrote:Is there anyone near Tom with a UBS69 Bighorn that could let him take some measurements for a set of side bars for me?

Cheers
Matt

I going to head out his place either today or monday, my daily driver is one so will get that done for ya

Posted: **Fri May 04, 2012 8:45 pm**

Mattman wrote:Is there anyone near Tom with a UBS69 Bighorn that could let him take some measurements for a set of side bars for me?

Cheers
Matt

Ive got one here to if need be.

Posted: **Fri May 04, 2012 9:05 pm**

Ive got one here to if need be.

Choice, cheers Jase. Tim (hosehustler) came up today with Jeremy (KBJJ) so I got to have a good look at his Izuzu (Wouldn't have sounded right if I said "Bighorn" :lol:

) Doesn't look like too much of a problem to build sliders which will attach to the factory running board mounts

What would be the ultimate would be if someone local wanted sliders on their Bighorn, then I could just make two sets side by side.

Posted: **Sat May 05, 2012 3:10 pm**

Thanks Tim and Tom.

Cheers
Matt.

Posted: **Sat May 05, 2012 11:05 pm**

Trialing the new Hi-lift rear suspension :lol:

Haven't got to that end yet :roll:

Posted: **Sun May 06, 2012 2:34 am**

cool as

Posted: **Sun May 06, 2012 8:49 am**

You do some real sharp work there Tom, real sharp indeed. :mrgreen:

Posted: **Sun May 06, 2012 5:12 pm**

Looks wicked tom.what diff did you use to match the rear ,or did you change both.Do you have a pic off how the rear of the spring is attached.how much more harsh is the ride,or dose your spring set up help compensate for the loss of coils.did you have to move the steering box

Posted: **Sun May 06, 2012 5:14 pm**

Looks wicked tom.what diff did you use to match the rear ,or did you change both

Cheers. Factory rear housing and 106 front housing. Both with 4.8:1 diffs :wink:

Posted: **Mon May 07, 2012 9:10 pm**

Another day another piece of tube :mrgreen:

Posted: **Mon May 07, 2012 9:39 pm**

Looks wicked tom.what diff did you use to match the rear ,or did you change both.Do you have a pic off how the rear of the spring is attached.how much more harsh is the ride,or dose your spring set up help compensate for the loss of coils.did you have to move the steering box

For the rear of the springs I turned up some tube with a 40mm OD to suit standard hilux bushes. These go through the chassis, same as factory Beam Hilux. Extended the shackles 50mm.
Ride is typical of leaves but abit softer thanks to the longer front leaves. Not sure what you ment by compensating for loss of coils? Never has been any coils under this truck.
No I didnt move the steering box.

:mrgreen:

Posted: **Thu May 10, 2012 10:43 am**

Posted: **Thu May 10, 2012 10:51 am**

Jeeeez you do some nice work Tom, wish I took the job I was offered down that way now'

cheers

Posted: **Fri May 11, 2012 8:11 pm**

Posted: **Sat May 12, 2012 11:33 am**

Hi Tom

I'm after something just like that for my MWB cruiser. Pretty much the same except bolt on chassis and brush bars to bolt onto existing bullbar.

What would you charge for that?

PM me if you don't want it public.

Posted: **Wed May 16, 2012 9:18 pm**

Just about there. Just got to finish a couple of little things then strip it and paint. The front 15" Ranchos are getting changed to 12" Ranchos. It had no front driveshaft when I ran it up the ramp, hence the lack of flex :roll:

Posted: **Wed May 16, 2012 9:54 pm**

is there any cross brace connecting the top of both shock towers cuz? i know its only shocks, but still...? nice lookin truck..

and go give ya 60 some lurvin.. :wink:

Posted: **Wed May 16, 2012 9:55 pm**

Posted: **Thu May 17, 2012 6:42 am**

is there any cross brace connecting the top of both shock towers cuz? i know its only shocks, but still...? nice lookin truck..

Nup

It got 5mm gussets at both points where it meets the chassis which extend 150mm up the tube. You can just make out the front one in the bottom pix.

and go give ya 60 some lurvin..

You dont know how well I hear you Nibs. Same story, no time. Struggling to keep up with the work load. :mrgreen:

Posted: **Thu May 17, 2012 6:43 am**

Porn

Your sick

Posted: **Thu May 17, 2012 10:18 am**

Holy crap, thats actually the coolest Hilux I've ever seen (more pix

), love the red on black. What size are the creepys? 37s?! As always wicked engineering you've done there keep up the awesome work

tomsoffroad wrote:
You dont know how well I hear you Nibs. Same story, no time. Struggling to keep up with the work load.

Glad to hear ya busy with it though and its going well... cause I'll have alot of work coming your way when I move back to NZ in a years time