Show and Shine - Show us your tow vehicle set up!
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"Give yourself to the Dark Side" Moto "Your feelings for them are strong".
very neat Burnsy, did you use the piranna tray?
No moto moto be true to the force and remain the Jedi you are.this is going to make get my star wars boxset out and watch them all over again.cheers.
I'm too scared to come a cross to the 'dark side' :scared: If money wasn't an issue, i would sign up tomorrow.
Still have the old D40 and BT50 on the radar. End of financial year is a good time to do a bargain. I think every car i have ever purchased from a dealer, new or second hand has been in June LOL.
Still have the old D40 and BT50 on the radar. End of financial year is a good time to do a bargain. I think every car i have ever purchased from a dealer, new or second hand has been in June LOL.
Very Proffessional Job Burnsy :thumb: I'll drop mine over so you can do wire mine up :yo: Saves me doing it.
C'mon Moto just admit it and be done with it :grouphug: its nice over here. :lol:
But I still love my Cruiser :hug:
C'mon Moto just admit it and be done with it :grouphug: its nice over here. :lol:
But I still love my Cruiser :hug:
"The Jedi are extinct, their fire has gone out of the universe ( is that like the 3l Pootrols grenading?). You, my friend, are all that's left of their religion. "
G'day Mate,
Yep it's the piranna try, bought it from TJM as i couldn't save on the net $170 but it is a good fit!
Thanks Guys
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My rig is an 06 Turbo Diesel Cruiser. Mickey Thompson 4 ribbed ATZ 285 70 17. Two inch lift, ARB front and rear bar, ARB rear air locker, Steinbauer chip, 3 inch exhaust, IPF HID spot lights, Rhino rack roof rack, Gunyah awning, GME UHF, dual dvd in head rests, just ordered an Expanda 17.56.1 one week ago. Expect delivery in late August. Does anyone think the 300mm extended draw bar is a good idea.
Welcome nice rig. Yep extended drawbar is great value, my only disclaimer is it makes backing the Expanda "different" not harder just slower to come around, harder to jack knife. More room for s*%t on the drawer bar
Just replaced my LC79 GXL, which is a sad story of Toyota factory snorkels not being designed for water. Had only travelled 13000 ks.
Anyway have now reconstructed an identical one, starting from a bare cab chassis and steel bull bar.
Added OX9500 winch, GME 4400 CB in roof console, Alpine 910R which integrated with existing reversing cameras,TripleM alloy tray, WOW Canopy, Front Runner roofrack, Ironman awning. Under the tray, 100L SS water tank and Shurflo pump and tap either side of cab, Anderson Plug, external and internal 55 watt lights. Internal toolbox has Lifetime AGM battery and relays etc. Battery Management is Red Centa. Under tray tool box holds ARB compressor forARB Diff lockers, and connection for pumping up tyres.
ERPS rust protection and being a cynical old sod, I also had it rust proofed because of beach work.
Still need to extend diff breathers and do have a wish list. 3" exhaust and chip. My wife thinks a lift kit would also be good.
Had a similar rig on an ST Patrol for 6 years. Went to the Cruiser with V8 to get the torque for towing on sand. Last year towed our 16.49 OB to the Eastern Beach on Moreton Island without any problems.
Wish they could put a Patrol cab on the Cruiser, would be ideal.
Cruiser 06. The 300mm drawbar is only rated for 2500 kg as you are probably aware.
File size is a problem so I've added a few which are small enough
Photo with a boat is prepping to tow my sons 3 tonne boat through Indian Head to Orchid beach. Not necessary but we always tandem hitch just in case.
Anyway have now reconstructed an identical one, starting from a bare cab chassis and steel bull bar.
Added OX9500 winch, GME 4400 CB in roof console, Alpine 910R which integrated with existing reversing cameras,TripleM alloy tray, WOW Canopy, Front Runner roofrack, Ironman awning. Under the tray, 100L SS water tank and Shurflo pump and tap either side of cab, Anderson Plug, external and internal 55 watt lights. Internal toolbox has Lifetime AGM battery and relays etc. Battery Management is Red Centa. Under tray tool box holds ARB compressor forARB Diff lockers, and connection for pumping up tyres.
ERPS rust protection and being a cynical old sod, I also had it rust proofed because of beach work.
Still need to extend diff breathers and do have a wish list. 3" exhaust and chip. My wife thinks a lift kit would also be good.
Had a similar rig on an ST Patrol for 6 years. Went to the Cruiser with V8 to get the torque for towing on sand. Last year towed our 16.49 OB to the Eastern Beach on Moreton Island without any problems.
Wish they could put a Patrol cab on the Cruiser, would be ideal.
Cruiser 06. The 300mm drawbar is only rated for 2500 kg as you are probably aware.
File size is a problem so I've added a few which are small enough
Photo with a boat is prepping to tow my sons 3 tonne boat through Indian Head to Orchid beach. Not necessary but we always tandem hitch just in case.
Welcome nice rig. Yep extended drawbar is great value, my only disclaimer is it makes backing the Expanda "different" not harder just slower to come around, harder to jack knife. More room for don't be rude on the drawer bar
Nice Cruiser, a great set up for touring, towing & off road! I agree the draw bar extension is a great idea for creating extra storage area, your ramp over angle between the van and car does get slightly worse but not a great deal. For us it meant being able to completely open the one piece rear door on the Pajero without hitting the tool box, allowing us to slide out the fridge and drawers (not such an issue with the Cruiser though).
Here is my baby, 2010 200 series TTD. Additiions so far are outback drawers in rear with 2 engels, arb deluxe bullbar, warn 9.5XP winch, arb onboard air compressor, optima third aux battery, taipan 3" exhaust, OME 2' lift and GVM upgrade, uniden uhf, scanguage and a few other bits and pieces. Tows the expanda like you wouldnt believe, will be a keeper this one. Missus drives the cruiser and I drive a new manual bt 50, my heavy right foot with an auto equals car not last long. Want to keep the bt 50 light so mods list not so extensive apart from the "essentials". Has heavy duty tray with aux battery and hand wash station, genuine steel bar, lightforce spotties, uniden uhf, BFG all terrains.
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First post and given I haven't got my Expanda (17.56-2 OB in the post) yet I thought I'd start here.
It has a few mod's:
The ones you can see:
Bullbar
Winch
Spots
Canopy
and the ones you can't:
AUX battery
OME suspenders
P3 brake controller
UHF (pending)
It has a few mod's:
The ones you can see:
Bullbar
Winch
Spots
Canopy
and the ones you can't:
AUX battery
OME suspenders
P3 brake controller
UHF (pending)
Hi there brookes2622,
that is one nice looking rig you hav there.
Looking forward to the photos of your Expanda.
that is one nice looking rig you hav there.
Looking forward to the photos of your Expanda.
Looks great Brookes nice colour choice too :thumb: and welcome to the forum
Where abouts is the 2nd pic taken?
Where abouts is the 2nd pic taken?
Heres a few pics of my toy with lots of STUFF fitted (dont think i can fit anymore)
loveday 1st pic
playing in Coffin Bay
following the finke desert race in 2011
entering the Bungles this year