My Triton... Soon to become "The Tritonator"

[SinWolf]

Hi guys... Took delivery two weeks ago...

Now for all the mods...

Here she is, standard, with upgraded Tyres which I ordered with the vehicle...


22/10/2013

[BillMcQuade]

Nice

I was trying to work out if it was an optioned up GLX or a GLX-R with GLX grille and side steps, and why the ML tray? Then I noticed that you are from South Africa, and I guess they have a different model line up to Australia. Looks good, can't wait to see the "Tritonator" conversion.

Is an EGR fitted in South Africa? I had heard rumours that they are EGR free, so no need for a blanking plate.

[SinWolf]

Yes, they all have the EGR valves... Even the older models.

[Duck]

Look forward to the pictures of the rising of the Beast

[SinWolf]

23/10/2013

Fitted the Rollbar and cover...

I will interchange between rollbar/cover and Alu Canopy with RTT... When we go camping, I'll fit Canopy, and for normal day-to-day use, I fit the rollbar...

[SinWolf]

25/10/2013

Fitted the Bashplate...

[trumpy955]

i wondered why it looked different mate, its the tray Looks cool tho, I cant wait to see the mods as you add them. Id love to see the set up with the RTT

[viking shippy]

You left a bolt out in the front centre of the bash plate

[SinWolf]

You left a bolt out in the front centre of the bash plate

This new Triton does not have a nut welded at the back to fit the centre bolt... With my previous Tritons, I installed the centre bolt as well...

[macca002]

I like the look of the roll bar. Different to the one we get.

[viking shippy]

You left a bolt out in the front centre of the bash plate

This new Triton does not have a nut welded at the back to fit the centre bolt... With my previous Tritons, I installed the centre bolt as well...

can you get your arm up there
for a nut from behind..

[Cowboy Dave]

Those bash plates look a bit flatter than ours but perhaps it's just the angle of the photos?

[har05l]

You left a bolt out in the front centre of the bash plate

It holds a plate in place, not the vehicle together ffs


Very nice touches added so far sinwolf

[viking shippy]

You left a bolt out in the front centre of the bash plate

It holds a plate in place, not the vehicle together ffs





"Haro ...yes we know .....!! you also said that or similar in the last post that I pointed out a bolt was missing..!!
I think its very important to fit this bolt as bolts do break or come loose especially on long corrugated dirt roads..to have a bash plate drop down to the road dig in to the dirt and part company whilst smashing the shit out of the bottom of my truck would be a disaster..if not deadly.......also I wouldn't like to meet a bash plate on the road at 80 km/ph..ejected from someone else's truck...you've been following.....it's better to be safe than sorry.....I've had a similar thing happen whilst in a convoy.. it didn't end very well ...when a bulbar wing came loose...and lodged in trailing vehicles radiator...

[Calblitzen]

You left a bolt out in the front centre of the bash plate

It holds a plate in place, not the vehicle together ffs


Yes we know .....!! you also said that or similar in the last post that I pointed out a bolt was missing..!!
I think its very important to fit this bolt as bolts do break or come loose especially on long corrugated dirt roads..to have a bash plate drop down to the road dig in to the dirt and part company whilst smashing the shit out of the bottom of my truck would be a disaster..if not deadly.......also I wouldn't like to meet a bash plate on the road at 80 km/ph..ejected from someone else's truck...you've been following.....it's better to be safe than sorry.....I've had a similar thing happen whilst in a convoy.. it didn't end very well ...when a bulbar wing came loose...and lodged in trailing vehicles radiator...

I know what your saying VS and the MN doesn't have a captive nut for the center hole. I usually install a nut and bolt with washers, however I remove it prior to a service as I know how I fitted it. I also end up with cuts down the inside of my arm installing it.

[cnswilly]

I like the bash plate because it has a drain hole for the sump! Thats one hell of a good idea there.

[SinWolf]

I like the bash plate because it has a drain hole for the sump! Thats one hell of a good idea there.

Yeas... Most of our bashplates available in SA has this access for oil drain... But you'll have to remove the complete plate if you're going to drain diff oil though, but this you don't do to often.

[SinWolf]

Those bash plates look a bit flatter than ours but perhaps it's just the angle of the photos?

This is the "flattest" one available in SA with the least amount of impact on your ground clearance...

[SinWolf]

Hoping to do my 40mm body lift this weekend... But I'll see if I can get round to it...

[Cowboy Dave]

Just on the oil drain thing, if you have a fumoto valve on the sump with a nipple fitted then you only need a hole in the plate big enough to stick a bit of hose up onto the nipple. Stick the other end of the hose into an empty oil container, reach over the cross member to turn the valve to open and sit back and wait for a mess free oil drop.

[viking shippy]

The oil filter is another story lol..

[SinWolf]

The oil filter is another story lol..

Very easy with a body lift... The you access it from the side (front wheel arch)...

[viking shippy]

Yeh ....but ...I remember oil dripping every where...I service every second service and let mitts do the all fluids service

[12tryton]

First thing I noticed was the electric fence around the house, crime that bad?
The ute looks great, bitsa MN and ML,and very tidy,

[SinWolf]

First thing I noticed was the electric fence around the house, crime that bad?
The ute looks great, bitsa MN and ML,and very tidy,

This is Africa!

Yes... Crime is very bad in SA unfortunately