JAKES Tough Tourer

[Swinny]

that switch under the fuel lid opener... orsome spot to put it perfect size

[jakelux]

that switch under the fuel lid opener... orsome spot to put it perfect size

ha ha.. yeah was rackin my brain on where to put it... tryed it there and fit perfectlly I have a tray on so the fuel lid opener is no longer in use. I'll probably pull the opener out all together and fit a couple more switches in there.

Still gotta find somewhere for my reverse camera switch and front locker switch when i get one.
Will prob cut out for two more switches here....

[Rocket55]

That's where my locker switches are, along with winch isolator and dual battery connect. I put my winch in/out switch on the centre console just below the latch for the lid, small colour coded spring loaded toggle switch. There's a pic on page 1 or 2 of my build.

In cab winching is the best, its the lazy way, after you get out and hook it all up to a tree first

[mow44u]

I had also run out off switch room for my custom rocker switches and found a few extra places:

Pull out the "security" Flashing red light. It doesnt do anything but flash when the ignition off.
Its where I put my in cab winch switch.

And next to your L2 switch there is a another switch space marked out behind the plastic. Toyota just never put a hole there. Its easy to cut out from behind.

2 more switch spaces in factory locations without butching the dash. (much more)

[jakelux]

Cheers guys,
Yeah Mow44u that is where I'll put my front locker switch in that last switch spot

[jakelux]

Started on some sliders at home, 40 nb pipe, 6mm plate for chassis mounts just stuff i had laying around.
got quoted $40 per bend to bend the pipe at a metal fab workshop so bought 4 pre bent 45 degrees 'buttwelds' for $4 each


Did the notching with a 48mm hole saw on the drill press.... came up a lot neater than i thought


propped up and tac'd together... i may put a little more angle on them as i still have 60mm clearence under the door when opened



Will borrow a mates mig to weld 'em up and spray with a few coats of LIC40 ... so far has cost me $130

[06lux]

they look good dude. imo i would leave them at that angle, i recon it looks funny when they are angled to much.

[kyle300exc]

Hard to argue with the price of that, look great to Jake well done

[dute]

Well done Jake !!!! like Kyle the late night texting drunk said hard to beat that price

Pete . . .

[Bushbound]

Jake,
How did you notch the pipe ?? very neat.
Geoff

[andy666]

looks good mate.
the only thing that I would suggest is to weld in a gusset between the 6mm plate of the mount and the square rhs coming off it.
stolen picture from buds customs sliders thread

[06ToyluxSR]

looking good

[jakelux]

they look good dude. imo i would leave them at that angle, i recon it looks funny when they are angled to much.

Cheers, yeah maybe I'll leave it, but have been looking at the seldom seen SAS'd lux and the sliders on that look awesome angled right up to the door seal..

Hard to argue with the price of that, look great to Jake well done

Cheers mate

Well done Jake !!!! like Kyle the late night texting drunk said hard to beat that price

Pete . . .

Cheers pete

Jake,
How did you notch the pipe ?? very neat.
Geoff

Yeah i was surprised how neat and easy the notching was... Used a 48mm bi-metal hole saw on the joinery shops 30 year old drill press... made a little jig for the pipe to sit in and several clamps holding it. Bloody 3.2mm steel pipe...Shook the shit out of the old drill press... Glad the boss wasn't there

looks good mate.
the only thing that I would suggest is to weld in a gusset between the 6mm plate of the mount and the square rhs coming off it.
stolen picture from buds customs sliders thread

Yes i think i will put those little triangles on for a bit extra strength .... cheers

looking good

Thanks for ya help Mick..

[dwglwc]

Hi Jake,

You have just bet me to making some sliders - I'm about to start in a few weeks.

Anyway looking good. Great to see someone making stuff for their truck

Cheers

Duncan

[benzo]

They look shit hot mate, alot neater than mine looked at that stage ha Its not thats hard of a job and saves ya heaps, i made mine on about the same angle... everyone who doesnt know 4x4s says '' you must have hit something hard to bend them up! "

[jakelux]

Hi Jake,

You have just bet me to making some sliders - I'm about to start in a few weeks.

Anyway looking good. Great to see someone making stuff for their truck

Cheers

Duncan

Hey Duncan!
Cheers mate, Yeah i enjoy makin stuff and it beats paying the freight to get gear down here to the island..

They look shit hot mate, alot neater than mine looked at that stage ha Its not thats hard of a job and saves ya heaps, i made mine on about the same angle... everyone who doesnt know 4x4s says '' you must have hit something hard to bend them up! "

Cheers mate, Yeah pretty easy really only hard thing was working out what angle to have them at...
Prob gonna Tig weld 'em now... will look pretty scmick

[Rocket55]

Looking good Jake, they should come up super when painted up, and as said before by the 2 funny guys, you can't beat that price

[jakelux]

Looking good Jake, they should come up super when painted up, and as said before by the 2 funny guys, you can't beat that price

Cheers mate,
Had to buy a can of 2 pack paint so that bumped the price up $25.....
Should have 'em finished this week...

[jakelux]

Finished up the sliders finally, pretty happy with how they came out and for once i actually made money doing a mod to the lux!!
Sold the ARB steps for $400 and made these sliders for under $200

All welded up..


Spray booth..


And mounted up today..

[timothyg]

Damn they look good!