Rumpig
Adventurer
As some of you may have read already, i picked up a brand new 79 series GXl dual cab Landcruiser about a week ago and was asked if i was going to do a build up thread for it....so here it is
This is going to be a slow ongoing build, as the vehicle cost a bomb to buy and there's only so much i can afford to do to it for a while now. I bought the vehicle as a cab chassis only and have had a guy make a custom body for the rear of it for me. Since i bought the 79 it's been sitting at home not able to be driven due to having no tray on it / it's not street legal. This afternoon i dropped the vehicle off at the guys shop who's making / made the body for it, they'll be fitting the body onto the vehicle tomorrow, so hopefully all going well i'll be able to legally drive it on the street tomorrow afternoon. The vehicle comes standard with a 4.5L V8 turbo diesel engine, factory fitted front and back electronic diff locks, and a snorkel....so it's got a few big ticket items on it already.
THINGS TO COME........I'll be getting a front bullbar fitted which will eventually have a winch added onto it also as finances allow, going to put in a dual battery system (maybe even put a third battery in the rear canopy area), uhf radio (might need to buy a new remote hand piece one as there's nowhere really i like to put the single Din sized one i have), spot / driving lights (I have my old Lightforce ones from previous vehicle in the shed, but i'm going to HID them before putting on the vehicle), brake controller for the camper trailer, side awning (old one from previous vehicle is sitting in my shed), solar panel (old one from previous vehicle is sitting in my shed), roof rack on the vehicle itself, new suspension / lift, bigger exhaust...and likely a few other things also i'm guessing...lol
Below are a few pics i've taken so far....
PICKING UP THE NEW 79 SERIES FROM THE DEALERSHIP....OH WHAT A FEELING (the jump makes sense if you get the same Toyota tv ads we get here...lol)
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AS I ORDERED IT...the only extra i ordered was the towbar.
A COUPLE OF PICS OF THE BODY I'VE GOTTEN MADE FOR IT...snapped them on my phone when i dropped the vehicle off there today
I'll take better pics of the body once it's all fitted, but you can see on the passenger side (for us in Australia that is), is the fridge slide up front. Under body storage boxes either side behind the rear wheels, a step to reach stuff on the carry racks behind those under body storage boxes. If you look closely you can see on the drivers side inside up the front is where the spare wheel will be mounted, i've put it upfont inside to keep the weight forward, the rear wheels are a long way forward on these vehicles and i'm trying to keep weight behind the rear wheels to a minimum. Behind the spare wheel on the drivers side is a large storage box area to chuck stuff in (better pics of that later on though)
Under the rear of the body you may be able to make out the sliding tray that goes up the centre of the vehicle. The LED lights are currently hanging off the back and not finished being installed just yet.
This is going to be a slow ongoing build, as the vehicle cost a bomb to buy and there's only so much i can afford to do to it for a while now. I bought the vehicle as a cab chassis only and have had a guy make a custom body for the rear of it for me. Since i bought the 79 it's been sitting at home not able to be driven due to having no tray on it / it's not street legal. This afternoon i dropped the vehicle off at the guys shop who's making / made the body for it, they'll be fitting the body onto the vehicle tomorrow, so hopefully all going well i'll be able to legally drive it on the street tomorrow afternoon. The vehicle comes standard with a 4.5L V8 turbo diesel engine, factory fitted front and back electronic diff locks, and a snorkel....so it's got a few big ticket items on it already.
THINGS TO COME........I'll be getting a front bullbar fitted which will eventually have a winch added onto it also as finances allow, going to put in a dual battery system (maybe even put a third battery in the rear canopy area), uhf radio (might need to buy a new remote hand piece one as there's nowhere really i like to put the single Din sized one i have), spot / driving lights (I have my old Lightforce ones from previous vehicle in the shed, but i'm going to HID them before putting on the vehicle), brake controller for the camper trailer, side awning (old one from previous vehicle is sitting in my shed), solar panel (old one from previous vehicle is sitting in my shed), roof rack on the vehicle itself, new suspension / lift, bigger exhaust...and likely a few other things also i'm guessing...lol
Below are a few pics i've taken so far....
PICKING UP THE NEW 79 SERIES FROM THE DEALERSHIP....OH WHAT A FEELING (the jump makes sense if you get the same Toyota tv ads we get here...lol)
WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AS I ORDERED IT...the only extra i ordered was the towbar.
A COUPLE OF PICS OF THE BODY I'VE GOTTEN MADE FOR IT...snapped them on my phone when i dropped the vehicle off there today
I'll take better pics of the body once it's all fitted, but you can see on the passenger side (for us in Australia that is), is the fridge slide up front. Under body storage boxes either side behind the rear wheels, a step to reach stuff on the carry racks behind those under body storage boxes. If you look closely you can see on the drivers side inside up the front is where the spare wheel will be mounted, i've put it upfont inside to keep the weight forward, the rear wheels are a long way forward on these vehicles and i'm trying to keep weight behind the rear wheels to a minimum. Behind the spare wheel on the drivers side is a large storage box area to chuck stuff in (better pics of that later on though)
Under the rear of the body you may be able to make out the sliding tray that goes up the centre of the vehicle. The LED lights are currently hanging off the back and not finished being installed just yet.
