Hilux Xtr Cab (New Side Awning, Roof Rack and Fridge Slide)

[LN111]

Hi all just purchased a hilux and in the stages of starting to build her up into a Touring/Weekend Rig her some pics

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2005_0828photos0007.jpg

I cleaned the inside :P

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2005_0828photos0013.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2005_0828photos0011.jpg

Polished the outside 8)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2005_0828photos0015.jpg

Left the engine bay there will be more work to be done here ;)

I have lots to do interested in idea's ???

My Mods So Far:

Suspension lift
New Lovells H/D Torsion Bars in the Front
Air Bag Suspension on the rear (So I can adjust the height as I please VIA an in cab controller
rear 4" from what it was front 2" when the car is sitting level

Winch
Fitted a Terrain Tamer electric winch

UHF Radio
Fitted a Icom UHF fully programable radio

Driving Lights
Fitted Lightforce 170 Blitz combo lights

Fridge
I have put my 40l Engel On the new Slide in the back I made

GPS
Fitted my Magellen GPS with a windscreen mount

Triple Battery Setup
I Fitted a Pirranha system and mounted the battery in a box in the tray and Also fitted a Third Battery on the Slide next to the Fridge (75AH Thumper to be used to run the fridge and any other camping Accessoried)

Tyres
I Fitted new 32x11.5x15 Maxxis Big Horns

Diff Lockers
I Fitted ARB lockers to both ends now i should get some places or get really badly bogged

Snorkle
I fitted a safari snorkle

Tinted Windows
Tinted darkest legal

Sound System
Installed a new sony head unit and speakers

Head Lights
Fitted pair of cibie semi sealed beams with 90/100 globes (they made a big differents)

SideRails
Fitted Arb side rails and steps

Water tank
Made NEW water tanks (more to come)

Roof Rack
Used a Tradsmans Rack and Modified the Mounting points

Rear Sliding Draw
Used Pirrahna fridge slides and made a tray to suit

Side Awings
Had the local Motor Trimmer sort this out for me

Engine Blind
Had the Trimer make me up a Blind to cover the front of the car for water/mud crossings

Mods to come:



Solar panels


Need more Ideas???????????
still have LOTS to do!!!!!!!!

[-BJ-]

You should start with some muddies, then maybe a UHF, spotties, snorkel, side steps, extractors, body lift,
4'' springs, ranchos, bigger tyres, winch, transfer gears, lockers.....well.......you get the picture.

Good 4by to start with by the way

[bushbloke]

Its Never-ending, completely and utterly never-ending, and damn addictive.

An i haven't started yet. :o

You should start with some muddies, then maybe a UHF, spotties, snorkel, side steps, extractors, body lift,
4'' springs, ranchos, bigger tyres, winch, transfer gears, lockers.....well.......you get the picture.

Good 4by to start with by the way


.....and dual batterys, need that to run the new fridge, and don't forget the tent and all that other camping gear.................and a turbo would be nice............and don't forget the recovery gear......and maybe a winch just in case .............and a divorce...........that's usually in there somewhere ;D ;D

.....and don't forget to join a Club........that should be at the top of your list if you aren't already a member :)

[-BJ-]

You should start with some muddies, then maybe a UHF, spotties, snorkel, side steps, extractors, body lift,
4'' springs, ranchos, bigger tyres, winch, transfer gears, lockers.....well.......you get the picture.

Good 4by to start with by the way


.....and dual batterys, need that to run the new fridge, and don't forget the tent and all that other camping gear.................and a turbo would be nice............and don't forget the recovery gear......and maybe a winch just in case .............and a divorce...........that's usually in there somewhere ;D ;D

.....and don't forget to join a Club........that should be at the top of your list if you aren't already a member :)


Screw the turbo, just go a Lexus V8 ;D And a few speeding fines to go with

[bushbloke]

And yes, forgot to say, nice rig. Its always enjoyable the first time ya get a new vehicle, the cleaning, poring over etc...

[PJ.zook]

Can yo do all the work yourself, you will get more enjoyment and save money doing it yourself.
A uhf is a nice basic first upgrade if you go in groups.

[LN111]

I have modfied the suspension lifted the rear Approx 4" and the front 2" from what it was will post up pictures soon ;D

[-BJ-]

Sick ! Your getting stuck in already. Thats the way ;)

[HJ60]

Can yo do all the work yourself, you will get more enjoyment and save money doing it yourself.
A uhf is a nice basic first upgrade if you go in groups.


Yeah i think he will be able to do all the work himself.

[LN111]

Here are some more pics ;D

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/63928d8b.jpg

here are the torsion bars

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2005_0917Image0121.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2005_0917Image0124.jpg

front suspension

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/c79eabd1.jpg

rear air bags

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2005_0917Image0126.jpg

bags are in

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/08fec4cc.jpg

no she sits a lot better

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2005_0910Image0076.jpg

Parked up on a hill at home 8)

[Gojeep]

How the ride now with the airbags? I have set in the garage that I imported from the States that I'm going to add to mine.

[LN111]

The Ride Is very similar to what it was Previously :P

[HJ60]

Nice bags there mate

Now you just have to hurry up and get those air lockers off the workshop floor and in the bloody car ;D

[LN111]

will post up more pics soon

[HJ60]

will post up more pics soon


Xmas will be here before you post more pics at this rate ;D ;D ;D

[trewpy]

gotta get them bigger feet ;D

[luxa]

Nice to see another xcab in the paddock !!!!!!!!!

Luxa

[Stevencc182]

very nice mate,
I was ganna get Airbags in mine but was told there was a very big risk of getting a whole in them if i use them in the bush,
Becasue of all the sticks and stuff tht fly up,
Touring is fine, but they were very stonge about me not getting them if i was ganna go Bush bashing as they put it,

[Peter @ Aawen4x4]

I run full air with Firestone bags in the rear of one of the patrols. Had a TREE driven from the front over the middle cross-member, into the air bag, of the drivers side of the vehicle and back between the LR fuel tank and chassis rail. I say tree 'cos it was thicker than my wrist, and jammed so tight that I had to cut it into pieces under the car to get it out! Driven in so hard that it compressed into the gap between the chassis rail and the fuel tank, reducing the diameter by about 1/3!!

DIDN'T DAMAGE THE AIR BAG!!!

Hit it square on, and deflected to the other side of the vehicle and then on back!! With all the real OFF-ROAD I have done, the bags have been exposed to more than most will ever get to see, and the only damage was caused by leaving little stones and mud jammed into the gap between the piston and the bottom of the bag.

If they can take that sort of damage, I'm pretty sure that anything you can throw at them Stevencc182 will probably not do too much damage. Has anyone out there actually had one punctured?? I would guess very few, and those in extraordinary circumstances!!

Try them, you'll love them!!! By the way, thats the Airbagman Firestone bags, like they run on trucks, not Poly-airs or Coil-rites!

[HJ60]

Bout time you got those lockers off the workshop floor. ;D
So now when are we gona see some pics off it in action???????????? ;)

[LN111]

here are some more pics

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2005_11260092.jpg
this is my rear diff waiting to get installed after fitting the locker

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2005_11260101.jpg
this is my front diff waiting to be operated on

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2005_11260103.jpg
i decided to get serious with my front end and replace as much as possible :o

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2005_11260111.jpg
front diff is now installed with new locker (thought that i would brighten up the front end)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2005_11260109.jpg
i had replace all the bushes, tie rods and ball joints and fitted a new set of free wheel hubs as recommended by ARB when installing a locker to a ADD front diff set up

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2005_11260112.jpg
rear diff installed


http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2005_11260126.jpg
Fitted new rubbers under her on factory 15" chrome rims of an 80 series and you can see the winch installed as well :D

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/b5f5e5a1.jpg
Now this is how she is at the moment

[LN111]

I found another pic

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2006_0127hilux0001.jpg

with the snorkle fitted

more pics coming soon :o

p.s i think the side rails are next

[Kransky]

great job mate, you have been busy ;D

[boof]

Looks good mate
Why do ARB recommend changing to free wheel hubs :-\

[LN111]

ARB recommend this because the diferential gears in the air locker will be turning all the time when the front diff is disengauged ( Auto Disconecting Differential ) Push button 4WD type and the must wear out faster ???? plus it is a good idea anyway because it will reduce you fuel bill due to less moving parts during 2WD operation ::)
just means you have to get out and lock the hubs in just think of the exercise ;D

[Boxa]

Looking good

[sumkindaroadkill]

Looks sweet mate keep up the good work. 8)

[-BJ-]

Its come a long way...looking good !

[HJ60]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2005_11260111.jpg
front diff is now installed with new locker (thought that i would brighten up the front end)





Brighten up the front end alright ;D

Now all we need ist to see some pics of it dirty ;D

[HJ60]

found a pic of it getting dirty
http://www.4wdgetaway.org/albums/album03/4wd_27_1_06_003.sized.jpg

[Lux orr]

Great pic ;D ;D ;D
It would've crawled out with the locker in!

[LN111]

well i think that the rear locker was in for memory ??? but both lockers in would have made it to easy i only use the front locker when i get stuck ;)

[Twisty]

The hilux is looking great LN111....keep up the good work mate ;)

[LN111]

Here are some more pics with the side rails fitted :o

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2006_03040067.jpg

LH side

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2006_03040068.jpg

Front

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2006_03040070.jpg

RH side

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2006_03040069.jpg

Me next to my rig up at Tallarook ( It was a bitch to climb back in to but the side rails made it easier )

[HJ60]

are those pics taken at the bootm of steep track?

[LN111]

Here is another Pic of my side rails
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2006_03130003.jpg

[LN111]

I Got a bit bored on the long weekend and went to the hardware to by some thing and i got a bit carried away

I decided to make some water tanks here are some pics
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2006_03130006.jpg
I decided to bolt them to the brace for the roof rack that will be fitted soon

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2006_03130008.jpg
the tanks being tested for water leaks

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2006_03130009.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2006_03130011.jpg
I decided to give them a spray job

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2006_03130015.jpg
and i hate it when you run out of paint
the tanks hold about 20 litres each and i have plans for more tanks soon ;D

[LN111]

Here is another Pic i have also fitted roof vents to stop dust coming in the back of the canopy ::)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2006_03130014.jpg

[ratstriton]

Hey LN111
i like the way your hilix is going could you post some pic's of your compressor set up
and how you did it ,as it's some thing i would like to do for my triton ;D

[LN111]

Hey LN111
i like the way your hilix is going could you post some pic's of your compressor set up
and how you did it ,as it's some thing i would like to do for my triton ;D


I will take some pics of the compressor setup and post soon :D
all i did was mount the copressor onto the guard and the air tank to the other used a air pressure cut off switch to control the air compressor and it and is only able to work when the ignition is on because i used a relay to activate it. ;D

[LN111]

here are some more pics of my rig getting dirty

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/trrip%20to%20dissa%2019%20mar%2006/2006_0319ForumTripDisso1903060004.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/trrip%20to%20dissa%2019%20mar%2006/2006_0319ForumTripDisso1903060031.jpg
and getting a little to dirty :-\

[ratstriton]

start bailing ;D ;D ;D

[junior_driver]

what a mad setup it looks so kool.

[Nig]

Here is another Pic i have also fitted roof vents to stop dust coming in the back of the canopy ::)

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2006_03130014.jpg

I like the roof vent idea - My canopy sucks tons of dust in.
Does they work OK, and where do you get them from?

[LN111]

The vents work very well because the create high air pressure in the canopy when coasting and i brought these from flexiglass in melbourne for $50 bucks each and i would recommend them to every one ;D

[junior_driver]

here are some more pics of my rig getting dirty

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/trrip%20to%20dissa%2019%20mar%2006/2006_0319ForumTripDisso1903060004.jpg

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/trrip%20to%20dissa%2019%20mar%2006/2006_0319ForumTripDisso1903060031.jpg
and getting a little to dirty :-\



where was htis picture taken at was it at wood end

[BushTuckerNed]

nah there at mt dissapointment. im suprised he got stuck there actually. must be real chewed out :-\

[HJ60]

You should remember that hole that he flooded it in BTN.

It's the same one that you flooded your's in

[BushTuckerNed]

if it the one hes getting snatched out of its not the same one.

[HJ60]

Nah not that one, but the hole it got flooded in was the same as the one you flooded yours in

[BushTuckerNed]

hehe didnt u warn sean not to go in there :P

[HJ60]

Nah forgot all about you gettin stuck in there till it was to late ;D :D

[LN111]

Here are some more pics (not in order of completion) ;D

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2006_0414hilux0001.jpg
This is the new side awing ( I got a bit carried away ) and the Blind for the radiator :D

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2006_0414hilux0002.jpg
Another pic

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2006_0414hilux0003.jpg
Pic of the Rear

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2006_0414hilux0005.jpg
Pic of Inside the Awing

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/2006_0414hilux0010.jpg
Pic of the roof ( Tipical Vic Weather)
and new roof rack

More pics to come BLOODY SLOW COMPUTERS

[LN111]

Here are some more pics.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/DSCF5739.jpg
Fridge Slide/ Draw

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b278/LN111/DSCF5740.jpg
This has made the back more useful
Also have fitted a Third Battery next to the fridge (75AH Thumper) for running the fridge and other camping accessories)

[vazelky]

nice rig there mate, i know its been ages since anyone posted on it. i have a LN111 myself but mine is a trayback. going to do some similar stuff to yours. thanks for the inspiration.