Hi From Stef 1HZTPY

[1HZTPY]

Hi all from Victoria Australia. I have a 2003 Troopy which has a ton of mods done to her. I run ARB front and rear lockers, ARB bull bar with a Warne winch. Have added a turbo and intercooler unit running at 13psi boost. 3" exhaust system. Has Old man emu suspension with a 45mm lift. GXL mags. Built my own brushbars and side step kit instead of the thin crappy models you buy off the shelf. I run an ARB twin cylinder compressor with a 25 litre truck air tank mounted underneath at the back. I have built my own roof rack unit to house a Bundutop standard electric tent unit at 2800mm long with a 380watt solar panel. Currently has an aftermarket cruise control unit and central locking system. 7" touchscreen in the dash. Have installed an Emu wing window behind the drivers seat to gain side access to a 120 litre Waeco fridge freezer inside. Have fitted Recaro seats which cost a ton of money but compared to troopy seats worth every cent. Have a Rockarmour dual wheel carrier on the back with the option to swap out for gerry can holders. In the back I have removed the 11 seat unit and have two full length drawers along with 2 x 900mm Drawers to carry all our travelling gear. A 70 litre water tank fitted behind a slide out kitchen set. I run a Joolca shower unit with a drop down screen mounted under the stock awning. There is a 270 degree batwing runs from the passenger side and meets up with the standard ARB awning on the drivers side and has the option to fit sidewalls. I run 3 x 120amp deep cycle batteries directly behind the front seats with two batteries under the bonnet which work through a redarc smart battery controller. Have a stock Toyota sun visor which was cheaper than the aftermarkets. Installed fibreglass flare kit. Have a set of One Stone arm rests mounted on the door as they come with cup holders. Have a 3000 watt inverter. She has 240,000 ks on the clock but I replaced the whole top end head,cam etc along with a new set of injectors. Installed LED headlights and light bar. I estimate having spent around 25 - 30 gs on it over the years on upgrades but I love the old girl. As I have an engineering business my current project is fitting a 4" stainless air intake shorkel and box. Also I plan to fit an overhead console unit. Thanks for the welcome.

 

[Shayne]

Welcome Stef , unwritten rule here is without pics it didnt happen

 

[DH.120]

Sound like one nice truck!
Any pics?

 

[1HZTPY]

My bank account begs to differ Shayne, but Ill post some pics up soon.

 

[Shayne]

Clive on here is the world champion of convincing the wife expensive modifications are "safety features"

 

[Jake the Peg]

Clive on here is the world champion of convincing the wife expensive modifications are "safety features"

@clivehorridge online learning classes in this speciality need to be made for us all

 

[1HZTPY]

Hi All. As promised I have attached some pics of the rig which I have finally finished some of the work I have been doing. Just completed the custom stainless snorkel which bolts onto the stock intake on the guard. No cutting into the guard and no replacing the stock filter system. I also manufactured a rotatable top intake similar to the Safari style which allows me to turn the intake forward or backwards to avoid the sucking noise which all the other stainless kits have with their rear facing units. I used a turbo flange kit which seals and rotates beautifully to achieve this. The interior has the Recaro seats with the black duck covers which make it a better ride all round. Also all the electrics are completed in the rear. Currently I am setting up for a GVM upgrade to 3780 kg so I wont have any issues with overloading. I did add an intercooler kit which caused me to modify the bonnet. Painted the roof in the paint code matched Dominator along with the sills and the bonnet and side steps are done with the black "Rockit" version. The last thing I am heading towards is a conversion to the Tiptronic 5 speed automatic conversion which is a kit done by Wholesale Automatics.

 

[Shayne]

Cool , where did you get that scoop ?

 

[1HZTPY]

Hi Shayne. It came from the fibreglass factory in yarram victoria. Was about $350 from memory i cut and glassed it into my stock bonnet as the one that came with the intercooler kit was too small and looked crap.