Lee's White MN GLX+

[lgil86]

Starting a thread to document my build up. It's going to be slow going and money permitting, don't do a whole lot of off road driving so mainly going to concentrate on bar work and making the truck more user friendly to begin with. Who knows what else down the line, lots of money spending ideas on this site!!

Pick up day (pissed down all day for the first time in a month...typical! )



Sitting a bit higher with new shoes (Yokohama Geolander 265/70R16s)





New 3mm bash plates from Prestige to replace the standard tin foil



First time off road ( Samurai Beach )



Stockton Beach... standard Sygna pose

[tony222@bigpond.com]

Hi Lee

Look forward to seeing your build mate ... Nice pic on Stockton beach what ashame we can not access the big dunes any more

Cheers
Tony

[lgil86]

Thanks Tony.

Yea I was happy enough plodding about in the RVA until I took a drive up towards Anna Bay and seen some of the dunes in the closed off section. Its still closed for camping as well, bit disappointing as was wanting to camp down there over xmas.

Actually need to thank you too mate, was looking at your Airtec install pictures and seen you mentioned there was a sale coming up. Emailed TJM Newcastle and they were straight back with a quote of $615.20 fully installed. Could of done it this week only I'm working out of town.

Lee

[Duck]

Love the look of a car on the beach Good price for a snorkel & install. Make sure that they use the pop rivets on the door bracket & not tech screws, the screw wear the door rubbers away. Just my 2c worth.

[lgil86]

Thanks for the heads up Duck, ill make sure and tell them. Yea wasn't planning on a snorkel for a while but can't knock it at that price, and I do like the Airtec. I need to make sure they protect whatever metal they expose quite well too as I live about 500m from the back of the dunes at Stockton and have found some rust on the drive shaft, exhaust and chassis rail already. Nothing major of course but more than I would expect on a 4 week old car.

[lgil86]

Thanks for the heads up Duck, ill make sure and tell them. Yea wasn't planning on a snorkel for a while but can't knock it at that price, and I do like the Airtec. I need to make sure they protect whatever metal they expose quite well too as I live about 500m from the back of the dunes at Stockton and have found some rust on the drive shaft, exhaust and chassis rail already. Nothing major of course but more than I would expect on a 4 week old car.

[Duck]

You have to watch the back key it posts twice

You have to watch the back key it posts twice

Half your luck living near the beach, just become best friends with salt away you'll get 20 years out of it...

[lgil86]

Whoops!

Just looked it up having not heard of it before, looks like the answer...bit more pro-active than parking it on top of the sprinkler when I get home!

Cheers Duck

[Custom Offroad]

Plates look great mate! Enjoy modifying the car it never ends.....

Mitch

[lgil86]

Thanks Mitch very happy with them, great quality product.

[lgil86]

got snorkel fitted at long last. TJM Airtec.

[lgil86]

at the beach... part of front bumper mysteriously missing





bullbar painted and fitted







and hardcover bought used from the forum



he had some trouble with the original paint reacting with the new paint on the hardcover so bit of a difference in colour but hey it was cheeeep!

[lgil86]

sliders are nearly ready then hopefully a rear bar in the next month or two! Hmm, then that winch hole might need filled... it never ends!

[evlids]

Nice bar mate.. i like it in the white

[lgil86]

Finally got time to get my sliders fitted up. Made by a local guy at Warners Bay and they look as strong as hell. He builds competition trucks and does a lot of custom bar work on cruisers and patrols etc. these were the first sliders he has done for a triton. Very happy with the quality, guy has got some skills.

standard alu steps



removed



with some help from my little mate



Sliders fitted up and shiny





They are full length from the back of the front mud flap to the front of the rear arch. Should offer plenty of protection and are wide enough to let [censored] heads in car parks damage their doors on while keeping mine dent free...

[lgil86]

Bit of an afternoon play on Stockton last month with some friends who were visiting from Tamworth.

[lgil86]

Went out to Wallaroo State Forest for a look after getting the sliders fitted up.









Tracks were dry but the mudholes are still wet and stinky, most of the bad sections had chicken tracks which was good because I was on my own. and it was getting late in the afternoon. just had a quick look but will have to get back out with another vehicle sometime and go a bit deeper. Anyone know where the old quarry is??

[Spike'sMN]

Hey Lee, any chance of the name of the bloke who made your sliders and price?
Cheers

[Gcmkt]

Nice pics, let us know when your heading out to Wallaroo again, I might tag along

[lgil86]

Hey Spike sent you a PM mate, let me know if u don't get it. No worries Gcmkt, I'm gonna try and get rid of the low hanging water bottle and protection plates and hopefully get the rear bar on first, probable be out that way later this month though.

[lgil86]

Fun couple of hours ripping the triton dash apart on Wed to get the digoptions unit installed. Ran out of daylight so reverse camera install another day...

[lgil86]

Thanks to everyone who posted how to remove various dash panels and thank god for the Digoptions thread! only managed to break/lose one of the little springy clip things.

[lgil86]

Got my TJM rear bar fitted up a couple of weeks ago. Happy with it although there is a bad bit of powdercoating on one of the bends so they took photos and sent them off to HQ to see what they want to do about it.





Good protection for the tub now and I don't have to look behind me when I reverse anymore, saving time and effort I can use elsewhere! Win!

[lgil86]

I also installed my new tub storage system.



The brand is "Dairy Farmers" if anyone else wants to get their hands on the same setup.

[har05l]

I've had that same storage system for years now, works a treat