hey all im new here and have been looking through most of your builds and have noticed a common denominator, there all dual cabs. so i thaught id start this build for something a little different. not even sure if anyone will be interested but well see.
i baught this 08 ml a few months ago for 15 grand, its a single cab manual 2.4lt petrol 2x4 with 30000 on the clock, im sort of kicking myself for not getting a 4x4 diesel but im only an aprentice carpenter and i really didnt want to take out a loan so ill just have to make do.
first pic is of the car at the dealers before i picked it up
i was really happy with the interior it was the only one ive seen with the centre console and bucket seats ( opposed to the 3 seater) so i quickly got some neoprene seatcovers and some rubber mats all from burwood mitsubishi, i dont have a photo of the interior but ill get one real soon. i also installed a new pioneer headunit with orion 6 n 1/2 inch splits wit a 12 inch subwoofer behind the passenger seat, i guess its a p plater thing :s .
ill try and be picture heavy i know its a little more interesting,
this one is just a photo of it next to my old hilux i sold to a mate, its much longer but the shape of the triton is way better.
shortly after i baught it my boss got bogged next to me and slid into my rear with his tray and left this purdy scar
but i got it fixed real quick smart i couldnt stand looking at it
i have a pic but photo bucket is not being a bro. ill try tomorrow with the interior pics
i started to have trouble carrying timber for work, small lengths were fine but when i was carrying 6m lengths of timber it was a bit of a hassle having the timber so high in the air cause of the angle so i baught some steel( stupid me got it from bunnings at over twice the price it should have been) and took some mesurements and cut out the desired shape for a rear ladder bar.
then had a mate weld it up with some boots that i bolted to the tubs bed so it was easily removable so i could still load my bike.
i had an old toolbox that came with my hilux in the back but i was parked on an angle in the rain and it filled up with water from the bottom where it was bolted and broke my site radio, impact driver and my recipo but i managed to dry and salvage the cordless recipo and driver lucky!! so immediatly i started pricing up some tool boxes and had mw toolboxes custom fab up a box so it could fit over the wheel arch ( 1250 was the cheapest i could find im really happy with the product) i had a shelf put in too i have a few photos
and also a photo with my bike tied down its a really nice fit very happy
i was at tradeschool yesterday and thaught it would be funny to see what his landcruisers 33" tyres would look like on my car so we gave it a shot, just fit but i really dont think ill be buying 4x4 tyres haha, looks so tough though!
a nice comprimise for the lack of nice wheels and being quite poor atm saving for an apartment i just bought some primer and wattle gloss black spraypaint and spruced them up a bit,, before and after vv
thats pretty much it at the moment, ill need to extend the ladder bar 100mm so i can clear the new toolbox and fit more timber, apart from that im not too sure what else i can do too it, ive been desperatly trying to find a glxr bumper to put on it..
any ideas??