Jimmys 150 V6 GXL Bluestorm

[jimmyb Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jimmyb]

Following the write-off of my much loved 120 v6 in a recent hail storm I had plans to get another 120 into which I could simply transfer all of my gear.
however after plenty of searching I found most of them were starting rack up the km's
(I actually went down to Toyota to test-drive a Diesel '09 120 series - but they had this sweet blue 150)
so I opted for the 2010 v6 150 series in Bluestorm colours instead
Sweet !
initially wasn't a big fan of the shape but it's definitely growing on me (plus of course all the cool bells and whistles inside the cab)

Done so far
- Airtec Snorkel
- TJM nudge bar
- Hella Rallye 4000 spotties (both appear to be flood)
- Redarc SBI12D Isolator
- Cabling for 3rd battery into rear (8mm cable + Anderson socket)
- Cabling extra sockets in rear (USB/Cig)
- LED Cabin lights
- Tablet (with Oziexplorer and Engine monitoring)
- TJM Side steps
- 2" Tough Dog Adjustable Lift with HD springs
- Rhino Pioneer platform

To Do
- Rustproof
- Fit the awning to the Platform
- under-awning strip LED lighting
- Platform mounted lighting (thinking a small spotlight on each corner or maybe strip lighting all-round)
- Drawer system with fridge drop-slide (all home made again so I get exactly what I want)
- Finish my dual-battery monitor
- Rear-door drop-table
- Dual battery tray (under bonnet)
- Glind hot shower system
- Seat covers (swaying towards neoprene ??)
- Steel bar
- UHF
- Lockers
- Decent tyres

As purchased


As is now

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

Welcome to the Bluestorm mafia!

[fido666 Banned Find all posts View Profile Close fido666]

Hey Jimmy, small point but that's actually a TJM Airtec Snorkel you have. Nice rig BTW!

[jimmyb Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jimmyb]

Hah! Good spot mate

Cheers guys

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

I reckon they look better if you move the spare cover a bit. Mine's in the shed...

[Steve M Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Steve M]

Nice job Jimmy, looks great... Another V6 eh. Great motor..., cheers Steve

[jimmyb Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jimmyb]

Picked up a Prorack roof pod for $100 ! Bargain
Definitely helps with 3 kids in the car

[drew_1 Find all posts View Profile Close drew_1]

nice looking ride, Jimmy. Look forward to reading of your build

[jimmyb Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jimmyb]

After not having any spare time to start on some of the more decent mods I figured i'd go for an easy win this weekend and plasti-nated my wheels!

Plus that gave me a chance to pull off all the wheels and find out why the ABS/TRC OFF lights keep coming on (still unresolved)

I gave each wheel a very good wax & grease clean and then after a couple coats of the plast-dip spray the wheels were back on!
dead easy. and damn happy with the result.

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After not having any spare time to start on some of the more decent mods I figured i'd go for an easy win this weekend and plasti-nated my wheels!

Plus that gave me a chance to pull off all the wheels and find out why the ABS/TRC OFF lights keep coming on (still unresolved)

I gave each wheel a very good wax & grease clean and then after a couple coats of the plast-dip spray the wheels were back on!
dead easy. and damn happy with the result.

Jimmy,

Very nice wheels. I want to do this to my 120. Please more info on the plast dip spray? Where can I purchase some?
Did you need to take the tire off or just sprayed with tire on?

Thx
Pierre

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

After not having any spare time to start on some of the more decent mods I figured i'd go for an easy win this weekend and plasti-nated my wheels!

Plus that gave me a chance to pull off all the wheels and find out why the ABS/TRC OFF lights keep coming on (still unresolved)

I gave each wheel a very good wax & grease clean and then after a couple coats of the plast-dip spray the wheels were back on!
dead easy. and damn happy with the result.

Exactly what I was planning to do but haven't gotten around to it! Thanks for the pics. I bought 'smoke' what colour is this? Mind you I need to do 8 wheels now not just 5.

[jimmyb Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jimmyb]

Hey guys

This is set I got off eBay - sold as "Matt Black"
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/321619563051

I just ran some thick masking tape around the rim of the wheel and around the air valve - dead easy to remove once the paint had dried.
The paint itself is very forgiving when spraying on. I guess being a matte plus the quite thick consistency.

Cheers

[mjrandom Out of control poster! Find all posts View Profile Close mjrandom]

I might clean up the trailer spare and have a go with the smoke colour I bought. See how it looks. Nice job.

[chappy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close chappy]

Hmm, I just happen to have a can in the cupboard could be task for this break me thinks.

[jimmyb Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close jimmyb]

Have just added a Rhino Pioneer Platform thanks to PP member JPM21 (Jason). Good bloke!

most likely next up on the list will be building a fridge drop-slide plus new draws for the back