I didn't have much luck, on only my second drive out, poor line choice resulted in a fair amount of breakage, front diff, front struts, one CV and swaybar link. So a crash course in repairs and 1 week later the lux was up and running again!
I took the time in the shed as an opportunity to work on the stereo a bit, and added an Alpine 2DIN screen, Focal K2p front splits, Focal FP2.150 amps, and a Focal Bus8 sub. (with a crapload of dynamat to make it a little quieter in there too)
I found the bravos a bit of an average tyre, so when the opportunity came up to get some MTZ's, I jumped and did the swap. Painted the stockos black and away I went! Around the same time, I decided to fit some 2inch springs, and some Tough Dog struts; build myself a expedition rack and just enjoy driving it up the beach, where it was a bit safer
About 2 months ago, I decided it was time to get a little more serious about what I wanted to do with it, and just pull the trigger on the parts I'd wanted for a while.
So a couple weeks ago, I spoke to the guys at Scotts rods, and got a 3" exhaust, then decided an exhaust without a chip was pointless. DP chip ordered! The lightforce's were ditched in favour of a 20" led bar, a Safari Snorkel thrown into the mix, and a Runva winch for good measure.
Then I did a bit of looking around, and decided to get a fridge, ended up getting a Primus mammoth 65l DZ fridge, without thinking about how inconvenient the size would be!
The missus pointed out that she couldn't actually reach into the fridge, and the decision was made to get a drop down slide. (makes it easier for her to get me beers when we are camping, good investment I reckon haha) and while I was in the store, I ordered a set of Xrox sliders for the ute, the factory side steps were looking a little worse for wear.
While waiting for the sliders, I ran into an old mate, who has recently gone into business for himself, and I got a trick new set of wheels sorted! Method Racing Wheels, Double Standard, 17 x 8.5"