SimonInAustralia
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I have already posted some of this info in the expo cruiser thread, but thought I'd start a separate thread to put some more pics up without cluttering up that thread, and to put up more info on mods and pics as it progresses.
This is the current state of my Toyota HZJ78 Land Cruiser Troopcarrier Bushcamper...
- Built in April, 2000
- Originally (?) bought by the Australian Army
- Sold by Army to Sydney rental company in 2002
- Converted from standard Troopcarrier to Bushcamper in July 2002
- Sold by Sydney rental company to me in January 2008
Modifications (already installed when I bought it):
- Fibreglass high-roof 'Bushcamper' campervan conversion
- Rear campervan fit out, kitchen bench/cupboards, sink, pullout top double bed, side bench seat that pulls out on lower level to 1.5 width bed
- Water tank
- Engel MT45F 40 litre fridge
- External gas cylinder storage box
- Portable 'camping-style' gas stove
- ARB steel winch bull bar
- Warn XD9000 electric winch
- Dual batteries
- Hi-Lift jack Model HL-485
Modifications (that I have installed after I bought it):
- DTS turbo kit, with boost compensator on fuel pump
- 3" exhaust
- VDO EGT gauge (pyrometer)
- Autron pillar pod for EGT gauge
- Bogaard Electronic Services turbo timer
- 16x8" 'Terra Black' steel King Wheels rims
- 305/70R16 (approx 33x12.5") Mickey Thompson MTZ tyres
- ARB fibreglass 'Body Flare' flares
- Recaro Expert L seats
- Momo Race leather steering wheel and Momo Anatomico Short leather gear knob
- Nokia CK-7W Bluetooth hands free mobile (cell) phone kit
- Force RC-CR6120 mobile (cell) phone cradle to suit Nokia 6120 Classic phone
- ARB M002 High Performance Modular Wiring System headlight wiring loom
- IPF 910H high/low beam H4 halogen head lamp inserts
- IPF H4-12V Clear Special Halogen Bulb 110/80W quartz halogen head lamp globes
- Doug's Tub glove box insert
- Fumoto F-103 oil drain valve (replaces standard sump plug)
- Modified bull bar, moved centre crossbar down to accomodate large driving lights, fitted slimline number plate, added new tabs to centre cross bar for driving lights and additional tabs for aerials and fog lights
- G.Mouse BU-353 USB GPS Receiver (SiRF Star III GPS chipset)
- Raon Digital Vega Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC)
- 50mm (approx. 2") body lift
- Stripped existing surface of bull bar (sand blasted), after welding modifications on bull bar to suit body lift, and fresh powdercoat applied
- Harrop/Eaton ELocker - Front
- Konig Rallye heavy duty snow chains (2 pairs for 4 wheels), size 296 to suit 305/70R16 tyres
- Daystar Winch Isolator
- 2 x IPF 840 series fog lights
- GME AE4018K UHF CB antenna
- Laser Code 745 Collinear Fibreglass Radome Multiband (850-900-1800-1900-2100MHz) mobile (cell) phone antenna
- Piranha BT75D dual battery cradle and BT75DR rear battery cradle to fit three 12" batteries into the engine bay
Modifications (bought, but not installed yet):
- 2 x Lightforce XGT driving lights, with a cheap HID conversion kit
- Lightforce driving light wiring harness/loom
- 4 x Blue Sea blade fuse blocks
- Toyota Australia OEM (made by EGR Automotive) 78/79 series headlight/turn-signal protectors
- Toyota Australia OEM window weathershields
- Icom IC-400 PRO UHF CB radio
Modifications (planned soon):
- Volvo C303 Portal Axles, with disc brake conversion, and rear anti-wrap bar
- Exedy Safari Tuff heavy duty clutch kit
- 315/75R16 (approx 35x12.5") Mickey Thompson tyres
- 16x10" Eastern Wheel Works custom steel wheels (3" or 3.5", instead of standard 4" backspace)
- Staun internal bead locks
- Harrop/Eaton ELocker - Rear
- ARB air compressor
- Piranha dual battery management system
- Custom fuse/relay boxes in engine bay and dash for neat/ordered wiring of additional accessories
- Window tint for all side and rear windows
Modifications (plans for the future):
- 2" suspension lift
- Longfield 30 spline axles/CV's
- Different ratio diff gears to suit larger tyres
- Heavy duty rock sliders/steps
- Custom rear bar, with dual wheel carriers, and external winch
- External rear winch, move existing Warn XD9000 winch to rear, buy new Warn XD9000 or similar for front bar
- Heavy duty front and rear brush bars and rear quarter panel protection incorporated into sliders and rear bar
- roof bar around perimeter of fibreglass roof, like roof rack but without centre mesh basket
- 4 to 6 Lightforce driving lights on roof bar above windscreen
- 3 to 6 Hella work lights around sides/rear on roof bar
- Brackets to hold shovel/axe/crowbar/highlift jack/maxxis maxtrax/reversing camera/etc. on roof bar
- Custom aluminium box on one side of rear wheel carriers to hold snowboards, chainsaw, snow chains, recovery equipment, etc.
- Possibly consider larger tyres, up to 38x15.5", plus all required mods to make them fit without rubbing guards/etc.
- EndlessAir air compressor, including tank and quick-fit connectors on front and rear bars
- Reversing camera/screen
- 2nd Icom IC-400 PRO (or IC-440) UHF CB radio
- 2nd GME AE4018K UHF CB antenna
- Icom IC-41S handheld UHF CB radio
- Some sort of HF radio (maybe something like IC-706MKIIG H.F./6m/2m/70cm, or Yaesu FT-857D H.F./6m/2m/70cm)
- Some sort of HF antenna
- Towtruck-style jumper leads, heavy duty leads/clips, with anderson plug on bull bar (or in grill)
- Intercooler for turbo
- 2nd VDO gauge for existing Autron pillar pod (maybe oil temp or pressure?)
- Dometic (Eberspacher) Airtronic D2 diesel/electric motorhome heater
- Twine 4WD & Car Hotwater Shower (Shurflo Kit) or The Original Glind Aussie Car and Boat Shower
- Install gas stove/cook-top into kitchen bench, and have permanently connected gas cylinder to stove, rather than existing portable 'camping-style' stove/cylinder
- 17" flip down LCD monitor (for video and computer display)
- Alpine IVA-W502E double DIN DVD player/screen
- DLS Ultimate A3 stereo amplifier
- Seas Lotus Reference stereo speakers
- Dynamat sound deadening/diffusers
- Interior LED lighting
- Undner bonnet (hood) LED lighting
- Rock lights in wheel arches
- Work lights for front/rear winches
- Permanently mounted GPS/computer LCD screens/etc. on/next to dashboard
- Autron AusCruise cruise control
- Remote tyre pressure monitoring system
- Longer range diesel tanks and larger water tank
- Interior re-trim in black, paint brown dashboard and plastic dash and other pieces black, replace brown vinyl floor with black vinyl
- Rud heavy duty off-road snow chains for all four wheels
- Rud lighter duty on-road snow chains for 2 wheels
This is the current state of my Toyota HZJ78 Land Cruiser Troopcarrier Bushcamper...
- Built in April, 2000
- Originally (?) bought by the Australian Army
- Sold by Army to Sydney rental company in 2002
- Converted from standard Troopcarrier to Bushcamper in July 2002
- Sold by Sydney rental company to me in January 2008
Modifications (already installed when I bought it):
- Fibreglass high-roof 'Bushcamper' campervan conversion
- Rear campervan fit out, kitchen bench/cupboards, sink, pullout top double bed, side bench seat that pulls out on lower level to 1.5 width bed
- Water tank
- Engel MT45F 40 litre fridge
- External gas cylinder storage box
- Portable 'camping-style' gas stove
- ARB steel winch bull bar
- Warn XD9000 electric winch
- Dual batteries
- Hi-Lift jack Model HL-485
Modifications (that I have installed after I bought it):
- DTS turbo kit, with boost compensator on fuel pump
- 3" exhaust
- VDO EGT gauge (pyrometer)
- Autron pillar pod for EGT gauge
- Bogaard Electronic Services turbo timer
- 16x8" 'Terra Black' steel King Wheels rims
- 305/70R16 (approx 33x12.5") Mickey Thompson MTZ tyres
- ARB fibreglass 'Body Flare' flares
- Recaro Expert L seats
- Momo Race leather steering wheel and Momo Anatomico Short leather gear knob
- Nokia CK-7W Bluetooth hands free mobile (cell) phone kit
- Force RC-CR6120 mobile (cell) phone cradle to suit Nokia 6120 Classic phone
- ARB M002 High Performance Modular Wiring System headlight wiring loom
- IPF 910H high/low beam H4 halogen head lamp inserts
- IPF H4-12V Clear Special Halogen Bulb 110/80W quartz halogen head lamp globes
- Doug's Tub glove box insert
- Fumoto F-103 oil drain valve (replaces standard sump plug)
- Modified bull bar, moved centre crossbar down to accomodate large driving lights, fitted slimline number plate, added new tabs to centre cross bar for driving lights and additional tabs for aerials and fog lights
- G.Mouse BU-353 USB GPS Receiver (SiRF Star III GPS chipset)
- Raon Digital Vega Ultra Mobile PC (UMPC)
- 50mm (approx. 2") body lift
- Stripped existing surface of bull bar (sand blasted), after welding modifications on bull bar to suit body lift, and fresh powdercoat applied
- Harrop/Eaton ELocker - Front
- Konig Rallye heavy duty snow chains (2 pairs for 4 wheels), size 296 to suit 305/70R16 tyres
- Daystar Winch Isolator
- 2 x IPF 840 series fog lights
- GME AE4018K UHF CB antenna
- Laser Code 745 Collinear Fibreglass Radome Multiband (850-900-1800-1900-2100MHz) mobile (cell) phone antenna
- Piranha BT75D dual battery cradle and BT75DR rear battery cradle to fit three 12" batteries into the engine bay
Modifications (bought, but not installed yet):
- 2 x Lightforce XGT driving lights, with a cheap HID conversion kit
- Lightforce driving light wiring harness/loom
- 4 x Blue Sea blade fuse blocks
- Toyota Australia OEM (made by EGR Automotive) 78/79 series headlight/turn-signal protectors
- Toyota Australia OEM window weathershields
- Icom IC-400 PRO UHF CB radio
Modifications (planned soon):
- Volvo C303 Portal Axles, with disc brake conversion, and rear anti-wrap bar
- Exedy Safari Tuff heavy duty clutch kit
- 315/75R16 (approx 35x12.5") Mickey Thompson tyres
- 16x10" Eastern Wheel Works custom steel wheels (3" or 3.5", instead of standard 4" backspace)
- Staun internal bead locks
- Harrop/Eaton ELocker - Rear
- ARB air compressor
- Piranha dual battery management system
- Custom fuse/relay boxes in engine bay and dash for neat/ordered wiring of additional accessories
- Window tint for all side and rear windows
Modifications (plans for the future):
- 2" suspension lift
- Longfield 30 spline axles/CV's
- Different ratio diff gears to suit larger tyres
- Heavy duty rock sliders/steps
- Custom rear bar, with dual wheel carriers, and external winch
- External rear winch, move existing Warn XD9000 winch to rear, buy new Warn XD9000 or similar for front bar
- Heavy duty front and rear brush bars and rear quarter panel protection incorporated into sliders and rear bar
- roof bar around perimeter of fibreglass roof, like roof rack but without centre mesh basket
- 4 to 6 Lightforce driving lights on roof bar above windscreen
- 3 to 6 Hella work lights around sides/rear on roof bar
- Brackets to hold shovel/axe/crowbar/highlift jack/maxxis maxtrax/reversing camera/etc. on roof bar
- Custom aluminium box on one side of rear wheel carriers to hold snowboards, chainsaw, snow chains, recovery equipment, etc.
- Possibly consider larger tyres, up to 38x15.5", plus all required mods to make them fit without rubbing guards/etc.
- EndlessAir air compressor, including tank and quick-fit connectors on front and rear bars
- Reversing camera/screen
- 2nd Icom IC-400 PRO (or IC-440) UHF CB radio
- 2nd GME AE4018K UHF CB antenna
- Icom IC-41S handheld UHF CB radio
- Some sort of HF radio (maybe something like IC-706MKIIG H.F./6m/2m/70cm, or Yaesu FT-857D H.F./6m/2m/70cm)
- Some sort of HF antenna
- Towtruck-style jumper leads, heavy duty leads/clips, with anderson plug on bull bar (or in grill)
- Intercooler for turbo
- 2nd VDO gauge for existing Autron pillar pod (maybe oil temp or pressure?)
- Dometic (Eberspacher) Airtronic D2 diesel/electric motorhome heater
- Twine 4WD & Car Hotwater Shower (Shurflo Kit) or The Original Glind Aussie Car and Boat Shower
- Install gas stove/cook-top into kitchen bench, and have permanently connected gas cylinder to stove, rather than existing portable 'camping-style' stove/cylinder
- 17" flip down LCD monitor (for video and computer display)
- Alpine IVA-W502E double DIN DVD player/screen
- DLS Ultimate A3 stereo amplifier
- Seas Lotus Reference stereo speakers
- Dynamat sound deadening/diffusers
- Interior LED lighting
- Undner bonnet (hood) LED lighting
- Rock lights in wheel arches
- Work lights for front/rear winches
- Permanently mounted GPS/computer LCD screens/etc. on/next to dashboard
- Autron AusCruise cruise control
- Remote tyre pressure monitoring system
- Longer range diesel tanks and larger water tank
- Interior re-trim in black, paint brown dashboard and plastic dash and other pieces black, replace brown vinyl floor with black vinyl
- Rud heavy duty off-road snow chains for all four wheels
- Rud lighter duty on-road snow chains for 2 wheels
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