Dermy's build (sold)

[dermy]

well I thought its about time to start a build thread. I'll start with a little bit about my 4wheeling experiences.

my names James im 21 and this is my first 4wd its a 2006 sr dc 3ltr td hilux.

i first started 4wdriving when I was a kid with my old man we use to be in the jeep 4wd club and did many trips such as Vic high country and at least 3 or 4 simpson desert in our trusty 80 series. In 2000 my old man purchased a diesel 100 series the day he got it it was off to arb for a bull bar, winch, safari turbo and intercooler, rear bar and wheel carrier, UHf, barrett VHF, bfg at, blue tongue air compressor 80ltr engel and a 150ltr long range tank.

All this work was done for a 4 week canning stock route trip up the centre of WA. this trip was a sole vehicle trip with my dad, his mate and son and me. All I can say about the trip is Wow what and experience I can't wait to take my son ( when I have one) on a trip like that.


anyway back on track my plan or the hilux was to make tourer/capable on the harder tracks..

I started with a standard hilux with a canopy



with in 2 weeks I had a lift installed then arb bar and 265/75/16 bfg a/t ( I wish I got muddys now)



at this stage I also change the tail gate to an sr5 one( I didn't like the latches on the sr one)




I then added a set of narva 225 blue



at this stage I did a day trip to tallarook with the newhilux crew



new headunit, amp, boost gauge and light in canopy






I've got a heap more photos to add but it's becoming a pain to do it on an iPhone

[KTM525EXC]

Wow fast forward build up!! Looking good mate

[dermy]

yeh I never got round to doing one but better late than never.. I still have a few projects going at the moment so I'll try and get them up ASAP so you can see the progress

[amitch888]

Nice work mate. That day out at tallarook wasnt bad

[dermy]

my newest additions

buds bash plate


custom sliders



I've just added a 27w led reverse light




what a difference it makes.. at the moment it's wired straight to the reverse light

at the same time I got the light I also brought two rocker switches

[9W6VX]

I have exactly the same LED back up light but I mounted it differently.

9 LED, each 3w = 27w. Very good as a reverse lamp and the quality is not bad for only AUD$50.

My rear bumper is different from the Aussie version and the sides of the rear license plate is taken up by the factory rear parking sensors so I had to mount the LED light at the bottom of the bumper.

It doesn't help the departure angle but I don't do hardcore off road anymore so she'll be allright.

I use a ARB air locker switch to manually switch it on and off.

[Mydlux]

Hi dermy where did u get them rocker switches very neat.

[dermy]

eBay has heaps of them for about 20$

[ScotsMan]

Looking good dermy

[dermy]

cheers scotsman

I just purchased another 27w led to mount on the other side of the number plate to make it a bit more even

[dermy]

hey guys ive sold the lux and now have a 1998 105 series landcruiser with safari turbo and intercooler.. will probly move over to newlandcruiser.net now, ill still drop in and have a browse

[amitch888]

Good luck with the cruiser mate

[kyle300exc]

Congrats on the sale

[jakelux]

Good on ya mate, the 105 would make an awesome tourer.
I was lookin at them 6 months ago but couldn't find one with under 200K.

[Rocket55]

Nice upgrade James. You don't have to leave us you know, the NewLandcruiser site is building up nicely, you might even spot a couple of familiar faces over there too

[dermy]

thanks guys.. yh ive been browsing nlc not much is going on there atm. so ill probly just jump between the two

[white_hilux]

congrats on the new buy. I will be following in your footsteps very soon. Hilux is going up for sale probably next week and will be in the market for a 105 landcruiser once sold

[dermy]

nice.. i got lucky my old man upgraded to a 200.. so i purchased his 105 so i know how its been treated