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Hi, finally I had some time to post my mods. I'm not english speaking so I'm sorry for grammar/spelling errors.
bought 2011 DC hilux and on the second day I got stuck
then I installed protection skid plates (fiber), I must say this was bad investment.. year later being in Mongolia those protections got sanded off - basically small pump between tire tracks sanded front protection away during 2 weeks. Täna on siis alumiinium kaitsed all, sh ka originaal paagil.
added fron winch (come up 9000) and 2" fron lift using ironman longer coils - again bad investment, they bended during Mongolian trip in 2012.
2012 in winter it looked like this:
2012 changed rear pumper (AFN) and added snorkel (AFN)
2012 changed front bumper (AFN), ready for Mongolian trip:
in Mongolia it became clear that tires are too small, added 33"
after a while 33" was still too small for me
2013 sent my car to Arctic Trucks in Finland:
also differentials were changed to lower ratio.
so cool car needed cool paint:
currenly I'm preparing for new trip on Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Tjikistan-Kyrgystan.. for this I am:
- installing additional fuel tank
- welding aluminium top-off camper, for sleeping in and protecting things
- air-compressor
- gauges for monitoring: oil-ressure, voltage, tansferbox oil temp, and something more..
- power inverter for charging different things
- subwoofer behind back seat
also I'm thinking about:
- bodylift 2" and 37x12,5 tires... Although I can't decide is it overkill or not.. will it hurt fron IFS or not...
2011, testing winch 1st time
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqcLQwqqI30
Name Hillaraator = Hillar (as Hilux) + generator from my Mongolian trip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxQ-w1LCWVg#t=66
here you can see when wheels are turned left
and this is done underneath
For the upcoming trip on Kazakshtan-Uzbekistan-Turkmenistan-Tajikistan-Kyrgystan I did the following modification:
Selfmade additional fuel tank (about 86 litres) - free flow to original tank:
Self-made top-off camper (main purpose to replace tent at night and water-n-dust free compartment for our stuff:
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