I got my Pajero in december 2009. It's a 2.8 diesel automatic 
() Jap import. I spent about 2 months hunting for the right one,most of them were a bit shabby and were showing their age,but this one was mechanically sound,even though it wasn't the most aesthetically pleasing. I was looking for a manual one,but most of the import ones here was auto,took a while to get used to it,and now I preach to everyone how great automatic is!
These are the pictures of how I got it. It was actually yellow with grime
Gave it a mighty good polish the first nice day we got. Started being a white pajero then.
It was a bit of a PITA not having any rear windows,and seeing as my friend did have some rear windows hanging around it would have been rude not to put them in. Also got the bug guard off him,as well as the headlamp covers,plus new alloys
The wheels started like this . . . they had been sitting outside for quite some time
Gave them a tidy up and some paint and they came out quite nice
Next up I needed some new tyres,and the old ones were a bit like driving on ice. These are Falken Land Air A/Ts. They were great when I got them,quiet,smooth and gripped well.
However they didn't clear the bumper too well
Fixed that problem with a scissor jack from my mothers car.
Seeing as I don't have back seats I needed to build something to stop all of my junk from flying around,and to also look neat. Built this storage box,that had an area for my sub and amp to be installed neatly.
A small while on from that,and my rear section of the exhaust and the rest of my truck parted company. I decided it would be best If I stuck this thing on,got me through some months,until the rest of the exhaust rotted away too. I also picked up a spoiler from a gen2.5 SWB
That exhaust hit so many things I don't know how it stayed on. Looked a bit nasty too.
First adventure then ensued. We drove some of the local mountains,got to the top of one of them and took some pictures
Then on the way down I had my first experience of getting stuck. Stopped dead and sank down into the ground until it was sitting on the chassis rails and diffs. Took a lot of digging and pulling to get me out of that one.
Didn't really touch the truck much then for 6 months because I was a bit busy. I finally had to pay up for a new exhaust system as mine had big holes appearing,and made a nasty noise that could be heard with the windows up.
Got this beast,A full stainless system from the turbo back. Made a nice improvement in power and there's a nice burble from it now with a heavy foot.
Didn't do any more to it then until the summer. That summer I turned up the boost,upped the on boost fuel pressure,and installed a new rad. Did a small bit more exploring too,but didn't take any pics.
Painted my rims again as they were getting a bit shabby once again
A few months later a met a few guys local to me that did a bit of offroading near by,and went out with them a few times. Had a whale of a time pushing my skills,rather than just taking gravel tracks everywhere. Got stuck a lot,but that was all just part of the fun!
A few more months of this and I was ready for another set of tyres,got the knobbliest ones that were available at the time,and put them on my original rims
However after them I also needed a lift. But being on a tight budget I opted for a budget lift. I got some rear springs from a LWB and wound up the torsion bars at the front.
And the result
() Jap import. I spent about 2 months hunting for the right one,most of them were a bit shabby and were showing their age,but this one was mechanically sound,even though it wasn't the most aesthetically pleasing. I was looking for a manual one,but most of the import ones here was auto,took a while to get used to it,and now I preach to everyone how great automatic is!These are the pictures of how I got it. It was actually yellow with grime
Gave it a mighty good polish the first nice day we got. Started being a white pajero then.
It was a bit of a PITA not having any rear windows,and seeing as my friend did have some rear windows hanging around it would have been rude not to put them in. Also got the bug guard off him,as well as the headlamp covers,plus new alloys
The wheels started like this . . . they had been sitting outside for quite some time
Gave them a tidy up and some paint and they came out quite nice
Next up I needed some new tyres,and the old ones were a bit like driving on ice. These are Falken Land Air A/Ts. They were great when I got them,quiet,smooth and gripped well.
However they didn't clear the bumper too well
Fixed that problem with a scissor jack from my mothers car.
Seeing as I don't have back seats I needed to build something to stop all of my junk from flying around,and to also look neat. Built this storage box,that had an area for my sub and amp to be installed neatly.
A small while on from that,and my rear section of the exhaust and the rest of my truck parted company. I decided it would be best If I stuck this thing on,got me through some months,until the rest of the exhaust rotted away too. I also picked up a spoiler from a gen2.5 SWB
That exhaust hit so many things I don't know how it stayed on. Looked a bit nasty too.
First adventure then ensued. We drove some of the local mountains,got to the top of one of them and took some pictures
Then on the way down I had my first experience of getting stuck. Stopped dead and sank down into the ground until it was sitting on the chassis rails and diffs. Took a lot of digging and pulling to get me out of that one.
Didn't really touch the truck much then for 6 months because I was a bit busy. I finally had to pay up for a new exhaust system as mine had big holes appearing,and made a nasty noise that could be heard with the windows up.
Got this beast,A full stainless system from the turbo back. Made a nice improvement in power and there's a nice burble from it now with a heavy foot.
Didn't do any more to it then until the summer. That summer I turned up the boost,upped the on boost fuel pressure,and installed a new rad. Did a small bit more exploring too,but didn't take any pics.
Painted my rims again as they were getting a bit shabby once again
A few months later a met a few guys local to me that did a bit of offroading near by,and went out with them a few times. Had a whale of a time pushing my skills,rather than just taking gravel tracks everywhere. Got stuck a lot,but that was all just part of the fun!
A few more months of this and I was ready for another set of tyres,got the knobbliest ones that were available at the time,and put them on my original rims
However after them I also needed a lift. But being on a tight budget I opted for a budget lift. I got some rear springs from a LWB and wound up the torsion bars at the front.
And the result
