DB's build

[BR65]

Its good gear, worth the wait, took me ages just to get a front bash plate sorted when I was doing fifo.
I think half the problem is they are just to busy

[DeadlyBeast]

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[Skog07]

Great pic Steve and also a nice hilux in the foreground.
Where abouts was the shot taken?

[DeadlyBeast]

Hahaha - thanks mate
That's my back yard...

[Skog07]

Nice rockery and water feature mate. Assuming you have side access to get your Hilux past your Colour bond fence. Poor old Rocket55 would be jealous.

[Rocket55]

I don't want to hear it

Nice pic Steve, it would be great to have that kind of country in your back yard

[DeadlyBeast]

Ah yes, great country. Would be nice to have a water feature and view like this from the balcony...

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[jaybags]

I'm a little jealous, i'd love to 4wd up to there!

[DeadlyBeast]

A quick drive before work to walk the dogs this morning...monsoon season this year is awesome!

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[Rocket55]

Grrr very jealous

[Richard]

Nice Steve. Best wet for years here also mate.

[DeadlyBeast]

A bit wet for some...

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Not for others

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Getting a bit off track...the hilux was parked just down river

[jaybags]

You really do have the best backyard.

Keen to see the buds gear!

[packeteer]

nice country up there, and ya Lux is coming along nicely

[DeadlyBeast]

Sure do feel very fortunate to have all this country up here to explore.
This arrived to help me get to some more less-travelled places:

Very impressed with the service from Locktup 4X4 - Only took a few days for locker to arrive in AUS from the US and a couple further weeks in the post to get up here.

Undecided if I will go for a 4.1 regear...

[packeteer]

auto with 33's?

I would always re-gear if possible. gives you more control off-road, not to mention returning power and fuel economy

[DeadlyBeast]

Yep - an auto running 32's at the moment. May run 33's if I regear but as the price of fuel keeps increasing its probably worth running 4.1 - likely pay its self off in a year. I'm paying over $1.80/L already

[DeadlyBeast]

Anyone else travel gravel roads and enjoy the stone chip look on your under tub spare?
This was the good spare - the old one nearly lost all paint around the lip and rusted to hell. At least pindan dirt hid the rust



Working on a preventative measure for the new spares - will post pics soon...

[jaybags]

Keen to see. Planning on making a leather/fabric wheel cover or more like a guard?

[DeadlyBeast]

You guessed it JB - a guard of sorts.
This has bugged me for a while. I will be doing a lot of off road gravel/dirt/scrub tracks over the next 6 months so time to get it done.

I thought of just putting a cheap fabric wheel cover on but this would wear thru where the stones hit it. A wheel cover would also fill up with water and fall off from the weight after leaving creek/river crossings.
What I need is a solid shield that can be held in place.

Take one new undamaged wheel


Alfoil several times


Liberal coating of silicon - or wax


Cover with 2 layers high density woven fibreglass cloth


Add resin to each layer


Let set...

Got the idea from another NH member who made a fibreglass sub box using the deep side of a wheel. Easy

Will trim, cut centre hub, drill wheel nut holes, coat with tub liner on the exposed side and add thin backing of some sort to prevent vibration abrasion to wheel paint. Any ideas of what to use other than foam tape?