Probably is me mate, I seem to be hanging around there a fair bit lately.
So that’s how she stayed for around 6 months doing the daily grind, while I saved and saved until finally a work/holiday trip to Sydney came around earlier this year.
A call to the boys at Ultimate for suspension and new brakes, and a big thanks to Lachlan who found me some shocks on such short notice.
By the time I had driven home I was 100% sure I had made the right choice.
A few smaller mods including a scanguage, sprint booster, bash plates and highlift followed,
before I dived in and threw a 2” body lift in. I machined the blocks myself so it worked out quite cheap, thanks to Ben and his guide it all went smoothly and only took 5 hours. (didn't have a hoist
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After a run to the new Scenic Rim park a new bar was soon on order,
The nudge bar just isn’t up to the task
So an Xrox bar was ordered, and I waited, and waited, and waited
until finally it arrived 3 weeks late. Straight home to fit it up, then modify it, the negative side to being an engineer is you can always see how it will fit better, so it was lifted and modified to my liking. I’m still yet to make some fill in pieces for the sides but I’ll get there.
Another foreign order at work soon saw a fill in bash plate for the gap, 3mm stainless to match the other plates; nothing is getting through there now.
Now after searching high and low for a replacement seat so I could finally ditch the ¾ bench, I finally got a call about a trashed GLXR I could dismantle, a quick trip to the wreckers saw a new passenger seat, and a waeco 12v fridge in a custom centre console soon followed.
Just for a laugh I decided to make a 2 ½” dump pipe to bolt into the exhaust before the muffler, Combined with winding the wastegate up I like the sound so much I’ve decided to leave it in there for now.
Next was a pleasant surprise from the tax man to the tune of some play tyres and lockers, decided on 33” BFG KM2 muddies on 16x8 black dynamics, wow do they grip, feels like I can point them at any hill and it will have no problems.
As I type the lockers are sitting in the next room waiting for their time to go in, I can only imagine what a weapon they will transform her into.
A rather disastrous trip out at Logan which resulted in mud getting into the air box
, a snorkel was soon at the top of the list. It was a hard choice between the snorkel brands but the TJM Airtec got the nod, and boy that was a pain in the arse to fit, after much swearing and a few cuts it was in, I’m 90% sure it is sealed but I can’t be sure, but the next water crossing will tell.
Now one for the
single cab boys, a quality back panel. Made mine from 19mm MDF and automotive carpet, glued and stappled. It is only velcroed in place but it looks to be holding strong for now, not that it should ever let go.
Sorry for the bad photo, sun was rather annoying.
To test it all out a trip to Janowen was organised, made it up some hairy looking tracks I thought were maybe a bit out of my reach.
Made it up, looks easier than what it was.
Flexing up
Having a little fun
Front on
In the arvo sun
Still have plenty to do, including lights, winches and a custom comp style tray with rollover protection, oh and the locker install of course. No doubt the forum will turn up some other ideas that i'll have to have
was I, and my wallet in for a shock. But as I slowly read through everything compiling a list, I actually had no idea which mod to get next 
haha. Look forward to seeing the tray! Starting mine soon
... Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment??? 
