Sad goodbye to a true friend

Crusty181

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What’s the benefit of that diff ?
Stronger, and 300kg increased limit. It also adresses the 90mm track difference (not that im really interested in that). It engineered to slot straight in and take the factory diff centre and electric locker. GVM upgrades are one thing, but the extra payload is spread across both axles, and its a bit restrictive how much gear i can strap down on the bonnet. My overall capacities and ssm uograde wont change, its just peace of mind and ability to shift payload limits further back where they belong, and i can actually use it all
 
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Stronger, and 300kg increased limit. It also adresses the 90mm track difference (not that im really interested in that). It engineered to slot straight in and take the factory diff centre and electric locker. GVM upgrades are one thing, but the extra payload is spread across both axles, and its a bit restrictive how much gear i can strap down on the bonnet. My overall capacities and ssm uograde wont change, its just peace of mind and ability to shift payload limits further back where they belong, and i can actually use it all

Have you told the princess the real price ?
 

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Have you told the princess the real price ?
Im lucky, we have a clear understanding in our relationship and i do exactly what i like, and i dont answer to the Princess.



The Princess helps by advising me in advance precisely what it is that I like, and i dont need to answer to her because she has all the answers already.
 

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Kings had the only decent size panel that would fit forward of the boat loader, and roof top tent, and btw the water/rod tubes. 160w panel $119 with a controller mounted under the bonnet. The panel required some structural mods to stop corrugation flex because the panel frame doesn't sit over the roof bars. I test the panel output once the apocalypse is over ... or next time I use the fridge

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What waste of a good truck locked up in Belt and Road Territory, should be up here with me where it would get plenty of use... you should see if @Blueys got some rims to tart the Mine Truck up a bit ................:biggrin-new::biggrin-new::biggrin-new::biggrin-new::biggrin-new::behindsofa:
 
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mfexpanda

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What waste of a good truck locked up in Belt and Road Territory, should be up here with me where it would get plenty of use... you should see if @Blueys got some rims to tart the Mine Truck up a bit ................:biggrin-new::biggrin-new::biggrin-new::biggrin-new::biggrin-new::behindsofa:
I was thinking Bluey might buy those rims off crusty
 
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I jumped into the time machine and travelled back to a earlier and better time to purchase new from a Toyota dealership a genuine metal sunvisor ... is there no end to the magnificance of the LC70. (Consider yourselves lucky i hand painted the black and white photo)

Its suppose to look like this
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The packaging would suggest its 4 x the size, oh well just more shade i suppose
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Classic stuff, did you now the only thing to bend them, is a Galah doing about 90kph ... (The bird not a Victorian in a Valiant)

Thinking back added a rubber hose block in middle between roof and edge to stop an annoying vibration.........not sure before or after Galah.