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The Videos are all thru the thread but grouped together on page 83

For anyone interested in modifing a hilux, these are the specs of mine.
5l 3000cc modified. Roots supercharger manually controlled with daul air system. Prado 3000 intercooler and 38mm extractors into 2.5 inch pipe with pyrometer. modified fuel pump with a 2.4 compensator.
After market heavy duty Clutch
130 surf gearbox with chain driven transfer box which has a lower ratio with low low 45.9 to 1. operated by compressed air.
Front diff high pinion 1992 70 series landcruiser giving me a strong box section design and beefed up CVs
Rear diff Hilux with solid spacer on the pinion 4.5 ratio with ARB lockers front and Rear ,fitted with suburu disc brakes.
Steering box and drag link also 70 series landcruiser.
Front suspenion off a Y60 Nissan Safari giving me the 6 inch coils for more length
Rear suspenion hilux with Datsun coil on top of diff and Old man emu 2inch springs with the overloads removed to make them more pliable. Anti Tramp Rod to stop the leaves bending .Rancho shocks
Approach angle nearly 65 degrees and departure about 50 degrees without the back cut off which stuffs most trucks.
Tyres BFG 35 x 12.5 Mud terrains giving me 295mm under diff.
Internal roll cage. Bighorn air scoop, latest 9500ti warn winch on american bull bar. snorkal and side protection bars. No rear seat and fitted out with recovery gear.
The combination works well and it is impossible to kill in 2nd gear.

Cheers Bulletproof.

Welcome
Dude there is 3 things that you need to do
1 Post Pics of your beast
2 update your profile with what part of the country you are in so people in the area can invite you out etc
3 Post more Pics of your truck

He's from Nelson way. Seen this truck in action as well along the bulletproof track and others around Reefton.
Al

Bulletproof wrote:For anyone interested in modifing a hilux, these are the specs of mine.
5l 3000cc modified. Roots supercharger manually controlled with daul air system. Prado 3000 intercooler and 38mm extractors into 2.5 inch pipe with pyrometer. modified fuel pump with a 2.4 compensator.
After market heavy duty Clutch
130 surf gearbox with chain driven transfer box which has a lower ratio with low low 45.9 to 1. operated by compressed air.
Front diff high pinion 1992 70 series landcruiser giving me a strong box section design and beefed up CVs
Rear diff Hilux with solid spacer on the pinion 4.5 ratio with ARB lockers front and Rear ,fitted with suburu disc brakes.
Steering box and drag link also 70 series landcruiser.
Front suspenion off a Y60 Nissan Safari giving me the 6 inch coils for more length
Rear suspenion hilux with Datsun coil on top of diff and Old man emu 2inch springs with the overloads removed to make them more pliable. Anti Tramp Rod to stop the leaves bending .Rancho shocks
Approach angle nearly 65 degrees and departure about 50 degrees without the back cut off which stuffs most trucks.
Tyres BFG 35 x 12.5 Mud terrains giving me 295mm under diff.
Internal roll cage. Bighorn air scoop, latest 9500ti warn winch on american bull bar. snorkal and side protection bars. No rear seat and fitted out with recovery gear.
The combination works well and it is impossible to kill in 2nd gear.

Cheers Bulletproof.

Almost standard then

dazza85 wrote:Welcome
Dude there is 3 things that you need to do
1 Post Pics of your beast
2 update your profile with what part of the country you are in so people in the area can invite you out etc
3 Post more Pics of your truck

I dont how to post pics but I will try and get smurf to send some .
Nothng special just a 86 hilux double cab, no stickers or anything to give it away.
I bought it about 13 years ago and was told by club members "pity you bought a hilux ". Most people had 40 series landcruisers or landrovers then. This was like red rag to a bull so started to modify the hilux.
To this day I have never been out performed by a Cruiser modified or standard.

Bulletproof

Bulletproof wrote:For anyone interested in modifing a hilux, these are the specs of mine.
5l 3000cc modified. Roots supercharger manually controlled with daul air system. Prado 3000 intercooler and 38mm extractors into 2.5 inch pipe with pyrometer. modified fuel pump with a 2.4 compensator.
After market heavy duty Clutch
130 surf gearbox with chain driven transfer box which has a lower ratio with low low 45.9 to 1. operated by compressed air.
Front diff high pinion 1992 70 series landcruiser giving me a strong box section design and beefed up CVs
Rear diff Hilux with solid spacer on the pinion 4.5 ratio with ARB lockers front and Rear ,fitted with suburu disc brakes.
Steering box and drag link also 70 series landcruiser.
Front suspenion off a Y60 Nissan Safari giving me the 6 inch coils for more length
Rear suspenion hilux with Datsun coil on top of diff and Old man emu 2inch springs with the overloads removed to make them more pliable. Anti Tramp Rod to stop the leaves bending .Rancho shocks
Approach angle nearly 65 degrees and departure about 50 degrees without the back cut off which stuffs most trucks.
Tyres BFG 35 x 12.5 Mud terrains giving me 295mm under diff.
Internal roll cage. Bighorn air scoop, latest 9500ti warn winch on american bull bar. snorkal and side protection bars. No rear seat and fitted out with recovery gear.
The combination works well and it is impossible to kill in 2nd gear.

Cheers Bulletproof.

yeah but what colour is it ?

[quote="Bulletproof

...told by club members "pity you bought a hilux ". Most people had 40 series landcruisers or landrovers then. This was like red rag to a bull so started to modify the hilux.


Bulletproof[/quote]

Methink we should call you REDBULL


Check out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE3XMOyXF7k

Seriously though
Have heard your name mentioned in despatches on several trips that I have been on. Know a couple of your mates too, the ones with derivations of my rig.

Good to have you on board, Mr R-Bull
Welcome
John

yeah but what colour is it

White as

dazza85 wrote:Welcome
Dude there is 3 things that you need to do
1 Post Pics of your beast
2 update your profile with what part of the country you are in so people in the area can invite you out etc
3 Post more Pics of your truck

THERES ONE OTHER THING YOU NEED TO DO DUDE


POST THOSE GODDAM PICS

albundy wrote:

yeah but what colour is it

White as

Its not as white as it used to be... more dings and scrapes now me thinks.

OK time to appease the masses, Bulletproofs' Hilux.
(Please be aware that Photobucket have cut the sides off the pics)

mean.

To this day I have never been out performed by a Cruiser modified or standard.

Bulletproof.

"Richard" , that there's fighting talk , meet you High Noon on the Coast, you will need more than your Bulletproof Vest .
Why the BFG's? , did the Simex ET's wear out to quick ? , a few lines on your choice of tyres and comparisons between brands would make interesting reading.

FITZY.

i bags going 2nd, putting my lux in there, it's up for a challenge

A few more pic showing a bit of action this time, not the best quality as taken off videos
Waita river haast



coppercreek at haast

Bulletproof Chasm





Hilux towing a cruiser out of the abyss

Bulletproof wrote: Most people had 40 series landcruisers or landrovers then. This was like red rag to a bull so started to modify the hilux.
To this day I have never been out performed by a Cruiser modified or standard.

Bulletproof

Maybe not beaten by a cruiser but that photo looks like River=1 and Hilux= Nil

Cool photos there mate

SMOKEY wrote:To this day I have never been out performed by a Cruiser modified or standard.

Bulletproof.

"Richard" , that there's fighting talk , meet you High Noon on the Coast, you will need more than your Bulletproof Vest .
Why the BFG's? , did the Simex ET's wear out to quick ? , a few lines on your choice of tyres and comparisons between brands would make interesting reading.

FITZY.

Hi Fitzy
Not really a challenge just quoting a fact to date ,it sounds although that this is soon going to change. Remember though my Hilux is half cruiser so what are you really beating. By the way Fitzy John Auld in the Nelson club reckons the only reason the hilux goes anywhere is because the Cruiser front diff pulls it through.

About tyres I have 4 sets and it is really horses for courses . My Simexs are 32x10.5 and measure a bit over 33 so at the present time are thinking of selling them because they are little narrow and low for the ruts.Recently I have looked at silver stones and simexs.
The 35 silverstones are only 34 inchs. simexs have just released a 35x12.5 2 block which is nearly 36 high and that is my preference at the moment for places like Westport. At Reefton I wouldn't have any thing but BFG and if I didn't have a choice would stick with BFGs as they are a good all round tyre.
Richard

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Some of those rocky canyons look like a bit of a hoot. Where are they?

(you can keep your mud, it is far too boring )

rokhound wrote:Some of those rocky canyons look like a bit of a hoot. Where are they?

(you can keep your mud, it is far too boring )

This what we call bulletproof chasm because every person who saw this washout reckoned there was no way through.I didn't believe that and found where the deer hunters walked and then formed a route. People I have taken through say it is the best track they have ever done.
Read about it under "TIRP REPORTS, TRAIL REVIEWS----' bULLETPROOF CHASM TRACK REOPENED

I canm attest to that. I've been in three times and can't get enough of it .
Al

Sorry but it was Hilux 1 River 0
Richard hilux went all the way up that creek and back under its own power.

Lake Daniels 1987


Smuf on thompson Flat 1987


Driving up alexanda to make final link from clark to staircase 1998



Final Bank out of alexanda to complete the link to the staircase 1998

that pic on the river bed would make an awesome poster....

Recue in Hope river 2004 ."Drips" they had no tow hooks, no snorkel, middle of winter and all sleeping gear under water.



Denniston






Moa Bones bog

it's nice to see some 4wd photo's, i have to go to other sites to see 4wd photo's these days, keep em coming

swampa wrote:it's nice to see some 4wd photo's, i have to go to other sites to see 4wd photo's these days, keep em coming

i reckn, this is now my favurite thread.... so much so that i get an email when theres a new reply

swampa wrote:it's nice to see some 4wd photo's, i have to go to other sites to see 4wd photo's these days, keep em coming

yep, just not sure about that photo of my old L300 on Thomsons flat though.

Bulletproof wrote: simexs have just released a 35x12.5 2 block which is nearly 36 high and that is my preference at the moment for places like Westport. At Reefton I wouldn't have any thing but BFG and if I didn't have a choice would stick with BFGs as they are a good all round tyre.
Richard

about 3 months ago I was told by a local guy simex were doing a 12.5 twin block,no one seam to know anything about them,tryed a search on the net couldnt find anything,I see they are on there web site now(tyreline.co.nz)so there you go,having said that the 35-12.5-15 tripple block is not on there web site which has been out for several years and they sell them...maybe they are out of stock.


Some front end pic's of bulletproofs lux below.

Almost make me want to sell the Safari and buy a Lux

I spy lots of old faces from my past days in CLORC in those pics.

Looks like Clive on the tray in the river, and that is Lindas' old 70, since Andy has had a play with it. All those tracks are bloody good as well. Did you complete the staircase from the old confluence track, or start at that end? Last time I was there was just in time to see it all getting washed away in xmas of 02 (i think).
When I have finished the full rebuild, might just have to head back to the coast for a look. I'll give you boys a holler.