kempy's hilux

[anthony kemp]

Looking great Anthony. I installed my Yukon locker a week and a half a go. I used LSD oil in mine, but believe you can use either.
Cheers,
Kris.

good to know... how are you liking the locker .... tested it off road yet?

[Kris]

From the LSD that was rooted, the locker has made a huge difference on relatively easy terrain. I haven't given it a good test yet. It is a bit of a prick on the street. I think I'll be chewing through rear tyres pretty quick. You have to really baby it around corners or it engages. If it works out this weekend I'll take it for a bit of a play/test.
Kris.

[anthony kemp]

yeah i think once you drive it for a while youll change your driving style and wont notice it as much thats what im hoping for anyway. let me know how it goes this weekend if ya head out

[anthony kemp]

sliders are back from the paint shop and looking sexy... ended up making a set of front mud flaps that bolt onto the sliders that can be easily removed or pinned back when out 4wding. very happy with the results even though they are on the heavy side but i should have no worries using a hi-lift jack on them to lift a whole side up.



also im going to get my new razorback canopy put on next week and didnt like the idea of trying to get it to seal on the herculiner that is on my tub. it took a lot of effort but managed to grind and scrape it off the top edge of the tub and re prime and paint it all smooth. should have no dramas sealing now

[jakelux]

Sliders look pro!
Nice flaps too..

[dute]

Nice flaps too..

I bet you say that to all the boys Jake,

[Kris]

Kempy, I took the hilux out for a play on the weekend. The locker performed flawlessly. Only a couple of steep short sandy climbs in tight spots and lots of water crossings with thick silty mud to push through. Where I had diff clearence it went great.
The sliders look good mate.
Kris.

[jakelux]

Nice flaps too..

I bet you say that to all the boys Jake,

Boys, girls... Goats.. I don't discriminate

[Kris]

Kempy, I took the hilux out for a play on the weekend. The locker performed flawlessly. Only a couple of steep short sandy climbs in tight spots and lots of water crossings with thick silty mud to push through. Where I had diff clearence it went great.
The sliders look good mate.
Kris.

[anthony kemp]

Nice flaps too..

i got a slap for complimenting a nice lady like that once hahaha

cheers for the positive feed back i cant wait to test them out... to bad i live in the desert and the closest rocks are 350km away oh well they look tuff

good to hear your locker is performing well im getting excited now but im still waiting for mine to rock up. just wondering if i should do it myself or find someone to do it for me.

i put the sliders on today here are some pics

[Mario_ca]

Nice work. I really like the selfmade stuff !!

[anthony kemp]

Nice work. I really like the selfmade stuff !!

thanks mate it takes a bit longer but you can make them how you want

[anthony kemp]

the locker has arrived

[Mario_ca]

Nice work. I really like the selfmade stuff !!

thanks mate it takes a bit longer but you can make them how you want

I know what you mean. I do that on my motorcycles. But on the cars. You will be in so much trouble if you built your own bumpers here in Germany. It is already highly illegal to have the ARB Sahara bar .....

[anthony kemp]

Nice work. I really like the selfmade stuff !!

thanks mate it takes a bit longer but you can make them how you want

I know what you mean. I do that on my motorcycles. But on the cars. You will be in so much trouble if you built your own bumpers here in Germany. It is already highly illegal to have the ARB Sahara bar .....

WHAT?? you cant even have factory made bullbars.. why is that... how about for other mods like tires, suspention lift, body lifts ect

[Hilux Max]

Laws in Europe state you cannot have any front bars other thna a nudgebar I beleive. Pretty sure there are groups in australia pushing for the same reforms here with the excuse of "pedestrian safety" as thhe reasons....

what about vehicle occupant safety hitting a roo?

[Mario_ca]

Hilux Max has the word for it Pedestrian safety. If you have a bull bar the die right away and the don´t live up to the moment they get hit by the diff or rolled over by the rear tires or what so ever.

In Germany mainly, you need to have everything you put on your vehicle checked by an engineer. He needs to write a letter, that this is fine. Then in will get checked by 5 other engineers. That way to make something your own. Put it on the car. It will coast you 10000 Euro to make your own rear bumper. Even the production coast you only 300 dollar of metal.

I was tryiny to find a way of putting in Monster suspension. I was running to every engineer and showed him the pictures of the susp. No chance. If you lift your truck. It is higher than the belly line of an average person, and it will cause major injuries in case of an accident.

I even tried Ultimate Suspension. I cannot even put Koni or Bilstein in without having trouble.

My motorcycle. I have to bring it to vehicle inspection every 2 years. Every 2 years. I start putting everything back in original 2 days before. And after the inspection, i rip it all apart again. But it is kindda hard to do it with a pick up truck !!!

[anthony kemp]

thats unreal i cant even imagine trying to 4x4 with a stock truck. i live in the desert and do a lot of highway driving were i see a lot of roos, sheep, emus and cows there is no way i would feel safe without a steel bar and decent spotties.

just goes to show we havent got it too bad here and they let us get away with most things.

[anthony kemp]

well i went all the way to adelaide to get my razorback canopy installed and when i got there they told me the the canopy hasnt arrived yet!!! no phone call saying it wasnt ready yet or anything so that was a wasted 1200km trip for f*ck all. trying to get a track and roof rack setup from razorback for the canopy as compensation.

also picked up a ARB battery tray for $130... not bad seeings all the other ones i was looking at were about $170ish.

got a 9lt camp oven too cant wait to test drive it

[Mario_ca]

Trust me,

i miss the times i lived overseas in Canada. Tryin to imagine what would happen if i just cut of the exhaust of a 85 Chevy with 502 cubic inches here in Germany. I think i would go to jail forever

We can lift the trucks 4 cm, but only with OME or Koni, but it is a hassle to get it legal. I don´t even wanna know about diff drop kits or anything like it.

Oh well, live is tooooo short to bother about the rules and regulations. I just don´t care and do it anyway. Most of the things at least. As you can see on the pictures.