I work from home, and most days I am just running the kids too and from school. I picked up a little 2013 Yaris for $3.5k (it’s like driving a go kart compared to the Hilux) as a daily driver.
So the plan is to turn the Hilux into a weekend ‘push the start button’ and go machine.
We live 5 mins from a 4x4 access beach which makes the sat night camping really easy, and we try and go off road ‘red dirt’ at least every quarter.
So here is my first ‘adventure mod’
Recovey Trax mounts.
As these are going to be staying on the pioneer platform, I needed to keep the top of the platform free when I’m getting materials for work ect.
Aside from the rhino rack channel nuts I picked up from Autobarn, the rest of the materials was from ‘Barry’ Bunnings. 40mm x 5mm steel flat bar, aluminium flat bar, and stainless steel M12 & M10 bolts.
After taking it for a test drive I’m pretty happy with the end results, I wasn’t too sure if the canopy would ‘take off’ traveling along the motorway at 120km, but the were solid with no movement.
There is a little ‘flutter’ when hitting bumps off road ect, but for my purpose of having them accessible when we hit our beach (and the kids use them to make track sand castles) they work really well.
My canopy side windows just pop out at the rear, I got the canopy new half price from Toyota as it was a messed up prior order.
I’m just spraying the brackets for now, if I’m still happy with them after the summer I’ll get them powder coated.
Also - my AFN scrub bars and steps are coming this week.
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