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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 10:25 AM
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Give 'em a big pic of the Maltesers Snatch.
will do fatt f.what you doin over here anyux site crashed again.???
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 10:29 AM
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YOU GUYS READY FOR THIS.a lot has happened over the past few weeks and the hilux is now complete.we fabricated a new body out of ally,the paint has been done,the electrics have been done,its all been put back together,so all thats left to do is reveal it to you guys and let me know what you think.so here goes.



and heres a shot of it alongside my pick up conversion and our susuki conversion.
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 10:31 AM
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hilux-ish!!!!
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 10:40 AM
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hilux-ish!!!!
well we did use the cab and half the chassis. the rest is bits from land rover and land cruiser.
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Old Sep 1, 2008 | 11:25 AM
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will do fatt f.what you doin over here anyux site crashed again.???
Nah. Just doing some more updates/tweaking and accumulating again for the downloads section. I always get sidetracked horrendously when I'm web scouring though. The new rig looks sweet, btw. Nice pic of it and Stein together.
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 09:18 AM
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Nah. Just doing some more updates/tweaking and accumulating again for the downloads section. I always get sidetracked horrendously when I'm web scouring though. The new rig looks sweet, btw. Nice pic of it and Stein together.
yea now thats two projects done time to move onto the next one.
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 09:29 AM
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wow man, that is pure awesome..

props!
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 09:40 AM
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wow man, that is pure awesome..

props!
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 09:45 AM
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That thing came out AWSOME!!!!! It looks FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!! When's your first race??

Keep us posted on how it works and drives! I'm very curious to hear how it does. Maybe a video?

So, what's on the table for your next build?
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 10:05 AM
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hey, looks sweet man...
if your lookin for another project, you could always come out here to california and chop my truck... lol... make it look like surfenstein...
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 11:22 AM
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Looking closer at the pics you have posted. I really like how you designed the posts on the bumpers to quickly and easily accept a strap or chain!! That's pretty TRICK!! I might have to copy that at some point down the line!
I know speedy recovery from being stuck or broken is crucial in a racing environment. My buddies and I have been road course endurance racing the last 3 years. I don't know if you've heard of the the 25 Hours of Thunderhill Raceway in Willow's California. But it's a 25 hour race, similar to the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Anyway, Back on track. Those attachment points are Really COOL!!! I've never seen anything quite like them on anything smaller than a barge or ship
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 12:18 PM
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you got maltesers sitting on top of your hood in one pic, you know the candy. I get them when i go to ireland every few years.
oh right maltesers.lol.im with you dude.now i get it.
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by grant526
That thing came out AWSOME!!!!! It looks FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!! When's your first race??

Keep us posted on how it works and drives! I'm very curious to hear how it does. Maybe a video?

So, what's on the table for your next build?
hey thanks man.the first race will be next year february time.im sure i can put a video up of it in action to keep you guys amused.as for the next build,i
lets just say i have a nifty little vehicle lined up for some super modified trialling.but it needs a lot of modding and fab work done on it first.lets just say it will have coil sprung suspension all round.solid front and rear axles,an 80" wheel base a tray back and front and an exo cage.

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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by space-junk
hey, looks sweet man...
if your lookin for another project, you could always come out here to california and chop my truck... lol... make it look like surfenstein...
hey if you wanna invite me out for a few months i'll gladly chop your truck up.
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 12:35 PM
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Looking closer at the pics you have posted. I really like how you designed the posts on the bumpers to quickly and easily accept a strap or chain!! That's pretty TRICK!! I might have to copy that at some point down the line!
I know speedy recovery from being stuck or broken is crucial in a racing environment. My buddies and I have been road course endurance racing the last 3 years. I don't know if you've heard of the the 25 Hours of Thunderhill Raceway in Willow's California. But it's a 25 hour race, similar to the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Anyway, Back on track. Those attachment points are Really COOL!!! I've never seen anything quite like them on anything smaller than a barge or ship
im sorry ive never heard of it but i do know what you mean.did you spot the mistake though????????.lets see if you can get it.look closely at the front bumper????? theres a clue for you.its funny you should say that about the barges coz thats where the idea came from.
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 02:24 PM
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its funny you should say that about the barges coz thats where the idea came from.
That's Funny! Because I wasn't positive you would know what I was referring too. lol But I really like they way they came out! You're not worried about the strap coming off the top of the posts or wanting to if your pulling from angle, specifically from above?

No. I haven't specifically found any mistakes. Is it the angles of the top and bottom Hoops?
It almost looks like you could turn it around and weld the brackets on the other side (what is currently the front) to give you better slope on the top hoop and point the lower one underneath and back instead of going forward like it does.

Overall, this this is Amazing. I would definitely like to see it run! Have you driven it much? I'd be curious to hear how it feels and drives! : )

Keep up the GREAT Work!!!
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 03:49 PM
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very very nice. any info on your surf? I'd LOVE to see that buildup, thats exactly what I've had in mind for some time now.
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by grant526
That's Funny! Because I wasn't positive you would know what I was referring too. lol But I really like they way they came out! You're not worried about the strap coming off the top of the posts or wanting to if your pulling from angle, specifically from above?

No. I haven't specifically found any mistakes. Is it the angles of the top and bottom Hoops?
It almost looks like you could turn it around and weld the brackets on the other side (what is currently the front) to give you better slope on the top hoop and point the lower one underneath and back instead of going forward like it does.

Overall, this this is Amazing. I would definitely like to see it run! Have you driven it much? I'd be curious to hear how it feels and drives! : )

Keep up the GREAT Work!!!
hehehehehe.look at the front bumper,can you see where the tow attachments have been welded on,now look how close the front clip is to the towing attachment,hehehehehehe see what i mean.i will keep you guys informed and get some vid footage of it running,when i put it up on here i will pm you and let you know.
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Old Sep 2, 2008 | 11:28 PM
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very very nice. any info on your surf? I'd LOVE to see that buildup, thats exactly what I've had in mind for some time now.
yep have a look here full build story.
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...ick-up-143201/
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Old Dec 2, 2008 | 08:30 AM
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superfly!
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