Luhrsy n80 moneypit
Posted: Sat, 03 Mar 2018 3:23 +0000Hi there,
I have been using this forum for sometime now mainly for ideas and info etc and thought it was time i wrote bit about my n80.
So from the top, Heres where it all starts. The n70 i had before the n80. Had this for a couple of years and it served me well, then a mate offered me a good price for it so it was time for a upgrade.
So after browsing the toyota website for a little i decided i was pretty happy with a hilux to replace the older hilux as it suited my needs, 4 door, 4x4, turbo diesel ect. Spent a few weeks deciding on colour and decided on the graphite, and ended up with the below.
Included at time of purchase was TJM front and rear bar work, I figured it wouldn't look all that bad in black as i had more planned to come.
Took about one week and less then 1000klms on the clock before it hit the sand for the first time. A little before and after pic.
Fitted some SCF black sliders as the car was going to be used for some offloading and having damaged sills before was not keen on doing the same to my new car.
I had the Rooftop tent and rack from previous hilux so adapted the rack i had to suit newer hilux, Nothing overly pretty but would do the job.
It was probably about now i started planning to take it to the cape in june 2017, So figured a good place to start was with a snorkel. This was done at Fabulous Fab power coated stainless seamless short entry.
I didn't plan on running the RTT and rack all of the time and one thing i regretted not getting fitted at the dealership was a tonneau. So found one through Facebook and made it fit with what rails it came with and some other commodore leftover rails i found lying around the shed. It did the job for the time being.
As i was planning to take it to the cape i thought next step would be some better off road suited tyres. I found these on gumtree for a bargain. Only achillies 265/60/18s so same as factory rolling diameter and got a mate to fit them up for a carton of beer.
I have been using this forum for sometime now mainly for ideas and info etc and thought it was time i wrote bit about my n80.
So from the top, Heres where it all starts. The n70 i had before the n80. Had this for a couple of years and it served me well, then a mate offered me a good price for it so it was time for a upgrade.
So after browsing the toyota website for a little i decided i was pretty happy with a hilux to replace the older hilux as it suited my needs, 4 door, 4x4, turbo diesel ect. Spent a few weeks deciding on colour and decided on the graphite, and ended up with the below.
Included at time of purchase was TJM front and rear bar work, I figured it wouldn't look all that bad in black as i had more planned to come.
Took about one week and less then 1000klms on the clock before it hit the sand for the first time. A little before and after pic.
Fitted some SCF black sliders as the car was going to be used for some offloading and having damaged sills before was not keen on doing the same to my new car.
I had the Rooftop tent and rack from previous hilux so adapted the rack i had to suit newer hilux, Nothing overly pretty but would do the job.
It was probably about now i started planning to take it to the cape in june 2017, So figured a good place to start was with a snorkel. This was done at Fabulous Fab power coated stainless seamless short entry.
I didn't plan on running the RTT and rack all of the time and one thing i regretted not getting fitted at the dealership was a tonneau. So found one through Facebook and made it fit with what rails it came with and some other commodore leftover rails i found lying around the shed. It did the job for the time being.
As i was planning to take it to the cape i thought next step would be some better off road suited tyres. I found these on gumtree for a bargain. Only achillies 265/60/18s so same as factory rolling diameter and got a mate to fit them up for a carton of beer.
