Rastabackos 2011 Manual Silver 150 D4D

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

Hi all


well it finally all happen, and in the end it happened quite quick

Manual 150 GXL, took awhile but worth it!

Straight from the shop
13km on the clock



Straight from tyre shop- Cooper STs
31Km on clock



Straight from the ARB dealer-
132km on the clock

Sorry about the finger smear, will try to get a better shot soon, the iPhone is the only camera I have at present!

Brett

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Rastabackos Silver 150

Looking good so when's the first off road drive

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

Re: Rastabackos Silver 150

Hey Mudboy,

Hoping straight up to Nth Flinders sometime in March, got mates up Leigh Creek way, so will head out from there. Love the Nth Flinders,

Oh and have a 6-7 week trip planned through the Kimberley, Tanami and maybe though Simpson again, wait and see!!


Better photos from other day




Got the spotties to come next week, and a UHF and air compressor and from there will save the biccies for awhile, wallet has taken a pounding

Cheers

[81GER Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close 81GER]

Re: Rastabackos Silver 150

HI mate just wanted to know what size your coopers are and if you got any scrubbing problems at full articulation ?

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

Re: Rastabackos Silver 150

Hi Brett

They are 265/70/R17- no rubbing that we have noted, but I try not to have the wheels at full lock.


Been good so far, not that much road noise to note

Brett

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Re: Rastabackos Silver 150

Hi Brett

They are 265/70/R17- no rubbing that we have noted, but I try not to have the wheels at full lock.


Been good so far, not that much road noise to note

Brett

Cheers mate, nice looking truck love the silver in the 150's

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Re: Rastabackos Silver 150

Another silver one!!! Nice!!

God I forget how plain they look standard. They all need fruit

Dan

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Re: Rastabackos Silver 150

Hey Dan

Agree, they are pretty plain first up- but when they get added to, man they look up for it

I actually used yours as a bit of a base, and it helped a lot- so big cheers for your build up. We both (me mainly, but i lost the battle!) like the blue, but when it came time, it ended up silver.


Brett, I also ummed and ahhhed about tyres for quite awhile- it was a BFG/Cooper/Mickey debate, got lots of info from this site, and made a decision- and ended up Cooper. had these on a 76 we took up Simpson desert last year, brilliant, and we are wrapped about them on the Prado. The main sticking point was size, 265/65 or 245/65 or 265/70???!!!!! ended up not worrying to much, and will get a engineer report done in not to distant future, just to be compliant(and save any hassles with the blue brigade and insurance!)


This is a great site for info on what to do, and its always nice to see the fruits add up!! will post a picture later today, last mod for a bit, the HIDs


Cheers

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Re: Rastabackos Silver 150

like the blue, but when it came time, it ended up silver.

If used for bush bashing white and silver are the best in my opinion. I have pin stripes all over the vehicle (grey) and are more visible if not waxed

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Re: Rastabackos Silver 150

like the blue, but when it came time, it ended up silver.

If used for bush bashing white and silver are the best in my opinion. I have pin stripes all over the vehicle (grey) and are more visible if not waxed

Totally agree- and that was the main reason for silver.

I do work up in Nth Flinders, and we use gov cars, which are Patrols. One time we got a dark brown/grey, looked great, but the paint by the end was trashed! and visible from a distance, whereas the whites, if you look you can see the scratches and bumps, but you can see them really well.


I have scratched this one quite nicely the other day, and even that is hard to see (but it was a good scratch!)

B

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Re: Rastabackos Silver 150

Hi rastabacko,
Is this a D4D or V6? It's not written in your sig and not anywhere is this thread (well not that I can see).

Cheers,
Declan.

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Re: Rastabackos Silver 150

Sorry Declan,

You got me there, it is a D4D!

Will update the signature

Brett

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Re: Rastabackos 2011 Manual Silver 150 D4D

Ok with the HIDs


Lovely day in the Adelaide hills for a drive

Will be like this for awhile, I have a set of the new black widow drawers on order, but dont need to get them done for 3 months- caravan and camping show special.