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Great ride you have there Brad! Did you install the fuel manager yourself? If so how hard was it?
Love the wiring job and the custom drawers!
Love the wiring job and the custom drawers!
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Thanks vxcruiser08!
I fit the fuel filter up myself. Found an L bracket at bunnings, lopped a little off one end, drilled mounting holes, in fact some of the holes lined up. Threads are already in the guard for mounting. I bought the filter from eBay as just the housing and filter and got the brass fittings from Repco and some hose. It worked about about $40 cheaper than buying a whole off the shelf kit.
Primed it up using the factory primer, had a heart attack when it didn't start first go, but a bit more priming and it fired right up!
Cheers Brad[B]2010 GX ,D4D, 6 Speed Manual.[/B] 17x7.5'' +15 FJ Cruiser alloys, 265/70/17 Cooper ST MAXX, ARB bar, Tigerz11 winch, 2'' Dobbinsons lift, Superior front swaybar spacers, extended rear swaybar links, dual batteries, 65L Waeco, custom rear storage, cargo barrier, Fuel Manager pre-filter, breathers, UHF, Narva driving lights.Comment
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Finished the accessory plugs into the rear door. Pretty happy with them, easy access and makes use of what is really a pretty useless area ;-)
Back view:
Anderson plug that supplies power to rear sockets so I can remove door trim easily:
Cheers Brad.Last edited by ttmx83; 04-06-2014, 11:32 PM.[B]2010 GX ,D4D, 6 Speed Manual.[/B] 17x7.5'' +15 FJ Cruiser alloys, 265/70/17 Cooper ST MAXX, ARB bar, Tigerz11 winch, 2'' Dobbinsons lift, Superior front swaybar spacers, extended rear swaybar links, dual batteries, 65L Waeco, custom rear storage, cargo barrier, Fuel Manager pre-filter, breathers, UHF, Narva driving lights.Comment
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Well this is turning into a budget build! Tigerz11 winch turned up today, bought it new for $490. Spent Monday pricing up rims and tires and getting disheartened as there was no way I was going to get financial approval from, well let's just call her my Wife.... When suddenly this happened:
I'd had my heart set on 285/70/17's on a set of alloy wheels but when I was offered some slightly used Cooper ST Maxx 265/70/17, 5 brand new Dynamic rims in 17x8 +10, a brand new cheap ass A/T for a spare and wheel nuts for $1375 the deal was done. So yeah, happy dance and all in time for camping in the Otways over Australia Day weekend! Although I won't have time to get the winch on before hand.
When this rubber wears out I will upgrade to bigger boots.
Cheers Brad[B]2010 GX ,D4D, 6 Speed Manual.[/B] 17x7.5'' +15 FJ Cruiser alloys, 265/70/17 Cooper ST MAXX, ARB bar, Tigerz11 winch, 2'' Dobbinsons lift, Superior front swaybar spacers, extended rear swaybar links, dual batteries, 65L Waeco, custom rear storage, cargo barrier, Fuel Manager pre-filter, breathers, UHF, Narva driving lights.Comment
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Winch on!
Cheers BradLast edited by ttmx83; 16-03-2014, 04:47 PM.[B]2010 GX ,D4D, 6 Speed Manual.[/B] 17x7.5'' +15 FJ Cruiser alloys, 265/70/17 Cooper ST MAXX, ARB bar, Tigerz11 winch, 2'' Dobbinsons lift, Superior front swaybar spacers, extended rear swaybar links, dual batteries, 65L Waeco, custom rear storage, cargo barrier, Fuel Manager pre-filter, breathers, UHF, Narva driving lights.Comment
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More toys!
Extended rear sway bar links:
Front sway bar drop spacer blocks:
Cheers BradLast edited by ttmx83; 02-04-2014, 09:00 AM.[B]2010 GX ,D4D, 6 Speed Manual.[/B] 17x7.5'' +15 FJ Cruiser alloys, 265/70/17 Cooper ST MAXX, ARB bar, Tigerz11 winch, 2'' Dobbinsons lift, Superior front swaybar spacers, extended rear swaybar links, dual batteries, 65L Waeco, custom rear storage, cargo barrier, Fuel Manager pre-filter, breathers, UHF, Narva driving lights.Comment
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ARB bash plates:
Cheers Brad[B]2010 GX ,D4D, 6 Speed Manual.[/B] 17x7.5'' +15 FJ Cruiser alloys, 265/70/17 Cooper ST MAXX, ARB bar, Tigerz11 winch, 2'' Dobbinsons lift, Superior front swaybar spacers, extended rear swaybar links, dual batteries, 65L Waeco, custom rear storage, cargo barrier, Fuel Manager pre-filter, breathers, UHF, Narva driving lights.Comment
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And a couple of shots from the weekends camping trip in the Otways. Camped at Dandos campground and had a bit of a drive on the Saturday. Car performed really well, got through all the places the two cars with 35's (80 Series and GU ute) and always felt safe on the more hairy parts. It wasn't super wet which was a change for down there!
Cheers Brad[B]2010 GX ,D4D, 6 Speed Manual.[/B] 17x7.5'' +15 FJ Cruiser alloys, 265/70/17 Cooper ST MAXX, ARB bar, Tigerz11 winch, 2'' Dobbinsons lift, Superior front swaybar spacers, extended rear swaybar links, dual batteries, 65L Waeco, custom rear storage, cargo barrier, Fuel Manager pre-filter, breathers, UHF, Narva driving lights.Comment
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Build is progressing well there Brad! Looks great, what a bargain on the wheels and tyres mate!
How much did the ARB UVP set you back? I think I should look at this soon.. it's never ending. What do the front sway bar drop's do?Comment
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Cheers!
The tires will wear out pretty quick as I average about 600klm a week. Ouch!
The ARB UVP was $435 which included a little transfer guard that I didn't use as I have one already from the blokes on here.
After the lift, I noticed that the front sway bar bushes had a bit of distortion. The lift causes the sway bar to push forward. The blocks bring the sway bar forward and down, relieving the pressure on the bushes. Plus I like shiny stuff ;-) They were $100 delivered and came the next day. I can highly recommend Superior Engineering!
Cheers Brad[B]2010 GX ,D4D, 6 Speed Manual.[/B] 17x7.5'' +15 FJ Cruiser alloys, 265/70/17 Cooper ST MAXX, ARB bar, Tigerz11 winch, 2'' Dobbinsons lift, Superior front swaybar spacers, extended rear swaybar links, dual batteries, 65L Waeco, custom rear storage, cargo barrier, Fuel Manager pre-filter, breathers, UHF, Narva driving lights.Comment
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You should be OK brad, I do approx. 1000 kms a week on average and mine are wearing really well.
Hmm i should probably check my sway bar bushes then after my 3" lift! thanks for the tip.Comment
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Made some mudflaps. They look poo but should save a bit of paint from the rocks:
Cheers BradLast edited by ttmx83; 02-04-2014, 03:56 PM.[B]2010 GX ,D4D, 6 Speed Manual.[/B] 17x7.5'' +15 FJ Cruiser alloys, 265/70/17 Cooper ST MAXX, ARB bar, Tigerz11 winch, 2'' Dobbinsons lift, Superior front swaybar spacers, extended rear swaybar links, dual batteries, 65L Waeco, custom rear storage, cargo barrier, Fuel Manager pre-filter, breathers, UHF, Narva driving lights.Comment
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This happened:
So I gave it a little love, changed the air and oil filters, all three fuel filters, diff, transfer, gearbox and engine oils and coolant. Rotated wheels and greased the tail shaft. It's running beautifully!
Still debating on whether or not to do the powersteering fluid and brake fluid, have to research a good way of doing them.
Cheers Brad[B]2010 GX ,D4D, 6 Speed Manual.[/B] 17x7.5'' +15 FJ Cruiser alloys, 265/70/17 Cooper ST MAXX, ARB bar, Tigerz11 winch, 2'' Dobbinsons lift, Superior front swaybar spacers, extended rear swaybar links, dual batteries, 65L Waeco, custom rear storage, cargo barrier, Fuel Manager pre-filter, breathers, UHF, Narva driving lights.Comment
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Looking good mate, long time since mine had 100000 on the clock[B][COLOR="#0000CD"][SIZE=3]Cheers Steve VK2UD
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I store my ARB flouro there (runs off a socket) and multimeter, what fuse block is that? I'm looking to change my rear wiring a bit.Originally posted by ttmx83 View PostFinished the accessory plugs into the rear door. Pretty happy with them, easy access and makes use of what is really a pretty useless area
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