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hey guys thought i might start a build thread since i just graduated today and have a bit of time to make a thread before i go to schoolies.
i bought my black 06 extra cab in august this year with 150 000k, this bolt on half rear leaf to stiffen the rear end for towing and a set of 17" alloys. ohh and some fully sick rubber car mats.
today i got a set of 15x7 sunraysias with 265/75/15 general grabber at2 tyres put on. looks mean as.

future modifications;
2' suspension lift
arb bullbar
custom tray, gotta get rid of the stupid tub. to small for a chippy and all my moto crap
rock sliders

that should be all i can afford for a little while. lucky dad owns a steel fab shop so i can make my own custom sliders and tray and save money.

heres what she looked like when i first got it


and now




and the design i drew up on paint for the tray, what do use recon.. keep that extra bar coming off the front or scrap it?


cheers
julz

looks good mate. if you are intending on doing decent 4wding then i would suggest using a dual cab tray instead of the extra cab one. i have the extra cab one and i find it to sick out a little too much and it decreases the departure angle. even though the difference is only one foot between the two of them it would make a huge difference. thats just my thoughts.

white_hilux wrote:looks good mate. if you are intending on doing decent 4wding then i would suggest using a dual cab tray instead of the extra cab one. i have the extra cab one and i find it to sick out a little too much and it decreases the departure angle. even though the difference is only one foot between the two of them it would make a huge difference. thats just my thoughts.

yup make it flush with the rear of the chassis rails...thats if your gonna wheel it a bit...

yeah i thought about it but i do a lot of motocross aswell so the extra length is handy to fit the bike

You could always fab up a track or the bike so that wen u wanna go riding u can just throw te bike up on that and let it overhang a bit. Then wen u wanna go wheeling uv got the tight backside we all love dearly

The tray design looks good, the lux looks tidy as well

yeah i guess i could. ill have a think about it. how long are the dual cab trays?

D4D luxy wrote:You could always fab up a track or the bike so that wen u wanna go riding u can just throw te bike up on that and let it overhang a bit. Then wen u wanna go wheeling uv got the tight backside we all love dearly

1800mm

thanks jrgordon. think the dual cab tray might be a bit short for my liking.
dont think i will worry about the tray as the towbar will definitely scrape before the tray would.

did a bit of driving with the new tyres on today. bit noisy on road but nothing the radio wont cover up
tested them a lil in the backyard and with a heavy foot they just grip like anything. very happy

so i just got given a $100 voucher for and arb store for my birthday today and i have no clue what to put it towards.. any ideas guys?

Recovery gear if you don't have any, that's what I'd be getting anyway

what recovery gear would you recommend. ive got my snatch straps and D shackles

I guess it depends on the sort of driving you do mate. The other thing I just thought of is see if your ARB stocks the Outback ideas recovery points, some do. They'd be a worthwhile investment, and since you don't have a bullbar they should fit too

fair point there.. ill hopefully be getting a bullbar soon soo might not need the recovery points. might have a look through the catalogue and find something i might need thats not ridiculously priced like most arb stuff is.

06lux wrote:.... i might need thats not ridiculously priced like most arb stuff is.

Yeah, good luck with that

high lift jack or compressor

lais817 wrote:

06lux wrote:.... i might need thats not ridiculously priced like most arb stuff is.

Yeah, good luck with that

danmcccc wrote:high lift jack or compressor

yeah heading towards a compressor, so convenient for work and 4x4.or maby a dual battery set-up

Compressor is a must have.

Alby wrote:Compressor is a must have.

Copy that!

our mayb a UHF if havnt got one

yeah im stealing the uhf out of one of the company cars dad owns. FREEBIE
compressor it is then..