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We owned this car is Australia from 1997 to 2001. It is now sold as we have moved to Canada
It's a fairly bare bones car with no frills. No power windows/locks, cloth seats, a/c, 3 door, 3.5 liter V-8 petrol engine (I know I should have gotten a diesel, but was too power hungry at the time), 5 speed manual (LT77S), LT230 transfer case.
Modifications (in order of installation)
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- Hayman-Reese 4000 kg tow bar (15 k)
- Kaymar spare tire jack holder with 48" Hi-Lift jack (15 k)
- Bushranger rubber cargo area mat (42k)
- Custom reinforced spare tire carrier
- Fire extinguisher (34 k)
- K&N air filter : E-2350
- 100W back up light (13 k)
- Springs: Rangie Spares "Green" front / Old Man Emu 762 rear
- OME Nitrocharger shocks: N45F front / N46 rear
- OME Castor Kit
- Uniden Pro-520XL CB and 1.5m antenna (mounted on front bumper) (25 k)
- Maxi-Drive differential lock, halfshafts and drive flanges for the rear axle
- Brochure page 1 (66k), Brochure pages 2 and 3 (253k), Brochure page 4 (46k)
- 245/75/16 B.F. Goodrich Mud Terrain Tyres. These are mounted on the stock steel wheels. I have two spares. All tires are rotated to keep them at the same heights.
- Mud-Terrain PDF info from B.F.Goodrich (42k), Trac-Edge PDF info from B.F.Goodrich (43 k)
- Tire Sizes and Fitting information for Discos (4 k)
- Cargo area tie downs: (27kB) 4 recessed 'D' anchors at stock anchor points fastened with one 7/16" UNF bolt each
- Oiled Foam HVAC filter. (30 kB) Since this install there has been no dust in the cabin. It is wonderful for a few bucks and an hours work.
- High Wattage Headlamps: 90/130W Passenger side, 55/100W Drivers side. Powered through a dual point 30A relay. (25kB)
- TJM Bullbar: Model T13 in polished alloy
- Extended Breathers: Extended axle breathers with filters on ends and added swivel housing breathers. (25kB) Terminate inside engine bay at the back over the wheel wells.
- Hurricane Air Compressor: (26kB) 12V air compressor mounted in engine bay on right side wheel well. Switch in cab. (20 kB) The switch panel also has the Maxi-Drive actuation switch and a spare toggle switch for future projects.
- Optima "Red Top": Starting battery, 830 CCA, spiral wound.
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On the Beach Nov, 1998 |
Articulating Feb, 2000 |
Still Articulating |
The back end |
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Front View |
Rob's Series 1 |
Ibex 250 Mark II |
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Updated 2002/03/25