Well I think this thread is old enough to fit the description of dinosaur..
Unfortunately nothing has really happened with the truck in the last couple years, a few life circumstances kinda got in the way of truck mods etc..
However things have been looking up this year particularly, a few things have happened with more on the way shortly.
A few months ago I fabbed up a bed inside the back. It is small for me and the mrs, I think the mattress is a single but it works for us. Just Ali tube welded then nutserted and bolted to the walls at waist rail height. 12mm ply on top and a caravan mattress on top.
Have finally finished designing my bullbar and winch mount, will be fabbing that in the next couple weeks when the water cutter at work can fit it in.
Have also done boost and EGT gauges, with the pyro probe in the manifold where it should be.
Just last week I took it into United Fuel Injection to have a unichip fitted, ended up remapping the ecu instead. UFI was really good to deal with, I was originally looking at some interstate options, but ended up deciding on a Perth based operation just for logistical ease. Unfortunately the truck wouldn't fit on their dyno, so had to road tune it. So the only numbers I have are a timed test I did before and after.
5th gear, flat road, 60-80 acceleration (dash, so probly 68-95) pre tune 18-19s, post tune 13-14s. Fuel and boost comes on much quicker, throttle actually feels crisp and responsive. I figure it's gone up to probably 600nm. Bloke doing it reckoned that's probably as good as it'll get on the stock mini turbo setup, but that it's got heaps left if I felt like doing the turbo.
Anyways tl:dr it goes good now.
Next big outlay is front diff lock, and spotties etc for the front bar.
I'll try put up some pics soon, on me phone atm and attachments don't wanna play ball...
