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  1. stephen13

    Mauka2Makai - Our Quest Begins...An 80 Series Adventure

    Your thread has been particularly interesting to read and see the vehicle progress through its amny stages to where it stands now. well done. If I may ask, where did you buy your rear ladder that you have attached to the upper portion of the rear tailgate Thanks
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    Frozen winch

    De-Icing Winch Cable If you could re-direct some hot exhaust gas, perhaps with a convoluted tube onto the winch line this may work. Also if you spool the cable in and out it should generate heat from the drum which may transfer through to the winch cable. It is a good idea to test your...
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    Winches - situations when do you gotta have one?

    Winches, like most other things in life, such as insurance is not needed until it is needed. Then you will appreciate the investment. An electric winch can be an expensive addition to any vehicle, however, the cost may be offset, the first time it is used in earnest. A difficult recovery, may...
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    Winch lighting

    That is a great idea and well worth the effort Thanks for posting it up. I am also interested in how you modified your winch bar to accept the 8274 Warn Hi Mount winch
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    Mauka2Makai - Our Quest Begins...An 80 Series Adventure

    I have really enjoyed reading your write ups and seeing your vehicle evolve and progress. Your work so far has been first class. If i may pass one small comment. In your dual battery installation, you have placed the red (positive) terminal close to the fender wall. We normally use reverse pole...
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    WIN A WAECO CF50 FRIDGE IF YOU PICK THE BEST NAME FOR THE NEW ATW MOTORHOME

    I have included a photograph from the night of the vehicle launch, which shows the vehicle name and a better photograph of myself.
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    WIN A WAECO CF50 FRIDGE IF YOU PICK THE BEST NAME FOR THE NEW ATW MOTORHOME

    All Terrain Warriors recently ran this competition. I was lucky enough to have been chosen as the winner. I would like to thank John (whatcharterboat), Paul (owner of ATW) and Chris (GM ATW) for the superb prize which i collected today. The prize was a new Waeco CFX 50 portable fridge, which...
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    need information regarding LC 100 & 80

    The 105 is a 100 series body on an 80 series chassis
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    LC Prado 4WD Selector Dial

    I am not sure who you have contacted here in Australia. The Land Cruiser Prado's that I have driven all have a similar type rotary dial The vehicle is permanent Four Wheel Drive so from memory the only option on the rotary dial is to engage the centre diff lock in four high and engage low...
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    Land Cruiser Photos

    They are normal halogens with upgraded bulbs 140W I think was what I put in The conversions for the HID did not fit in this size housing without the ballast being mounted somewhere else and I did not wish to do this The HID conversions are good but with so many lights I did not need it and it...
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    Land Cruiser Photos

    The Roof Rack is a Front Runner Wind Cheetah from South Africa and the lights are Hella in two different sizes. If you look closely you can see that the outside two are slightly smaller than the inside four. Which also helps with reducing any glare/reflection I am busy designing and fitting some...
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    Land Cruiser Photos

    The Roof Rack is set slightly back and therefore there is very little reflected light from the windscreen The bonnet does not reflect the light as the lights are high enough up and the aim of the light does not reflect off the bonnet at all. The lights work extremely well, particularly when you...
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    Land Cruiser Photos

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    ExPo 100 Series Registry

    1. Year, model, color, etc: 2005, HDJR100, champagne 2. Name of owner/screen name: Stephen13 3. How long have you owned your 100 series? Is this your first? From new 4. Mileage at date of purchase and present mileage: 0km it is about 60000km at the moment 5. Your favorite mods... If any: Too...
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    What ONE piece of recovery gear will you never leave home without?

    If I wa travelling remote areas, I would think about taking a second spare tyre and rim. Always helps when you have a puncture, to know that your trip is not in jeporday for a few days. Also some water and rations would be nice as well. Even a simple recovery task in any kind of heat, can prove...
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    Latest Photo?

    The rear winch is a Warn 10 000lb low mount winch. It is mounted in a custom cradle, which uses the Hayman Reese tow hitch mount to slide into. There is a dedicated quick couple electrical connector which runs of the auxilary battery. Sometimes it is easier to winch yourself out the way you went...
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    Latest Photo?

    Now that I figured out how to upload the photographs I might as well tell you a little about the truck LandCruiser 100 series Turbo Diesel Automatic ARB bar with Warn 12000lbs winch Driving lights and spot lights with seed protector net Safari snorkel with modified air intake Unichip power up...
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    Latest Photo?

    I hope that this photo of my truck uploads
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