Daves 06 SR5 Hilux - Aussie Touring Style

[D4Dave]

G'day everyone

Thought I'd share with you my rig as I see there's a quite a few good rigs on the site already, that I'm rather impressed with.

I'm from Perth, Western Australia.

This is my 2006 Toyota Hilux SR5 which I have spent 7 months building up to be a capable touring vehicle for myself, wife & kids.

I choose the Hilux because of it's size, plenty of cab space, leg room for passengers in the back was pretty good and the amount of tray size meant carrying plenty of gear easily and you can't hear stuff moving around!

I also built and run a very popular web site called NewHilux.net, which features over 140 newer model Hilux's, it's turned out to be a great resource portal for the new Hilux. Check it out sometime, www.newhilux.net



Anyhow, here's the specifications on what I have currently got on the Hilux.

Specs:

Safari Snorkel
40mm Bluemax suspension kit
Lightforce 240 XGT's
5x 31/10.5/15 BFG All Terrains
ARB Deluxe winch bar (colour coded)
ARB Rear tow bar (colour coded)
ARB Side Steps (colour coded)
ARB Fiberglass smooth canopy (colour coded)
ARB Canopy Roof Racks
ARB Simpson Roof Tent
Tracklander Roof Rack over cab
Custom Annexe to suit the Roof Top Tent
Black Widow Awning
Warn XD9000 winch
Dual battery setup (RedArc + two 105Ah Batts)
K&N Long range 135l fuel tank
Pioneer 6.5" in-dash DVD touch screen
Pioneer 6.5" Bullet Splits (front speakers)
Pioneer 12" Slimline Sub (mounted behind rear seat)
Rockford Fosgate Punch 60 Amp
GME TX3600 UHF+antenna (remote head)
Compaq Ipac 3660 + GPS (Ozi Explorer)
Bell XR Radar Detector
Waeco CF50 fridge
Waeco fridge slide
Custom number plates "D4D"
Rear storage draws
Shurflo water pump
OL 55L Water tank
Custom head & tail light covers from ORE

I am currently also getting a custom built single rear wheel carrier welded onto the ARB step which will allow my Codan HF radio autotune antenna to be mounted properly.
An overhead roof console has also been ordered, so my remote head Codan HF radio can be mounted up in that.
Also awaiting some ARB Air Lockers F&R once that gets finished, which will make the vehicle fairly complete then.

Here's some of the pics:

http://www.tuff4wd.com/imghost/images/kt267502.jpg

http://www.tuff4wd.com/imghost/images/KRP61688.jpg

http://www.newhilux.net/ridepics/Dave/DaveP1210305 (Small).JPG

http://www.newhilux.net/ridepics/Dave/DaveP1210306 (Small).JPG

http://www.newhilux.net/ridepics/Dave/DaveP1210309 (Small).JPG

http://www.newhilux.net/ridepics/Dave/DaveP1210285 (Small).JPG

http://www.newhilux.net/ridepics/Dave/DaveP1210295 (Small).JPG

http://www.newhilux.net/ridepics/Dave/DaveP1210304 (Small).JPG

http://www.tuff4wd.com/imghost/images/CTw61881.jpg

http://www.tuff4wd.com/imghost/images/S3m67457.jpg

[mountainpete]

Welcome to ExPo Dave! :26_7_2:

My truck wants to be your truck when it grows up! Please tell us more about your vehicle and your adventures with it.

I'm specifically interested in your rear drawer system. Did you build them yourself?

Pete

[D4Dave]

Welcome to ExPo Dave! :26_7_2:

My truck wants to be your truck when it grows up! Please tell us more about your vehicle and your adventures with it.

I'm specifically interested in your rear drawer system. Did you build them yourself?

Pete

Hi Pete,

I will post up some pics of travels I have completed so far very soon, maybe on another thread?

Yeah the draws I built myself, they were simple and I saved heaps building them... a member of my site has provided some good instructions and photos of his draws he built up which are almost identical to mine, take a look. http://www.newhilux.net/index.php?view=article&item=43

Enjoy :)

[The BN Guy]

VERY nice looking rig!

[Scott Brady]

Wow, awesome truck. What are your thoughts on the ARB roof tent?

The hi-lux looks great, and a very clean set-up.

[Ursidae69]

Wow, what a truck. :drool:

[Hilux_Max]

Nice hilux Dave, good to see another aussie on here. Ive seen ya truck before on newhilux.net

see ya round

[FourByLand]

Very cool, I love the off centered hood scoop, also what kind of rack are you using to support the tent?

Also welcome to the Portal!

:arabia:

[Lost Canadian]

Dave,
Glad to see you made it over here from TN. Thanks again for sharing.

Cheers

[Ryanmb21]

That is one awesome truck!!! Thanks for sharing!

[Martinjmpr]

G'day everyone

Thought I'd share with you my rig as I see there's a quite a few good rigs on the site already, that I'm rather impressed with...

.Specs:
...
ARB Deluxe winch bar (colour coded)
ARB Rear tow bar (colour coded)
ARB Side Steps (colour coded)
ARB Fiberglass smooth canopy (colour coded)
ARB Canopy Roof Racks
ARB Simpson Roof Tent


That's an amazing build. ARB sure makes a lot of cool stuff!

We need an ARB over here....:)

[erod]

very nice and clean...great drawers, thanks for the ink and photos...looking forward to more!

[ChuckB]

Very nice!!

A couple years ago I spent 30 days in Freemantle/Perth. Even took a weekend surf trip to Margaret River. I want to move to W.A.!!!!

[Schattenjager]

oh man - I love to see the new Tacoma build ups! That is a really well thought out plan.

I too am curious as to how the shell is supporting the weight of the rack and tent with people etc. I plan on having an exo-skeleton rack built to go around my shell so I can mount my tent etc. I would love to see some pics of how you managed this solution.
:REOutArchery02:

Again, very well done!

[Northern Explorer]

Do all Hilux models have the steering wheel on the right side???

[Blair G]

Holy ****e that is a nice buildup. As I take 4wd magazine I get a monthly dose of what you guys are up to. Did I miss it somewhere....Gas or diesel?
Jealous,
Blair

[D4Dave]

Thanks guys :)

Expeditionswest: The ARB Roof top tent is brilliant, I use it mostly for short overnight trips or when I'm too drunk at a party I just sleep outside someones house :-) It's actually from Howling Moon, just rebadged. The floor and ladder is much stronger than the others I've seen on the market, I'm quite impressed with it.

Hilux_Max: Cheers, ah yeah, have you got your Lux up on there?

FourByland: The roof top tent is supported by two upside down U shaped framework in the tray, one at the back and one at the front, they bolt onto the sides of the tray and come up and over to either side like a roll cage, it has four flat mounting sections inside the roof of the canopy where there are holes I drolled of which I mounted two commercial heavy duty roof bars on little support posts, it works a treat and is extremely strong. Simple yet effective.

Lost Canadian: Yup, thanks for letting us know about this forum! It's pretty good!

ChuckB: WA is my favourite state, although we lack in the entertainment factor, QLD has to be the best holiday destination I reckon, try get there next time! I also often head down to Margs myself, it's a nice place.

Schattenjager: Please see my response to FourByland.

Northern Explorer: Yeah they mostly do, Aussies have right hand drives, UK has the same, some asian countries have them and the US is all left hand drives.

Blair G: Which magazine do you get mate? 4WD Monthly? Yeah it's a Turbo Diesel Common-rail 4cyl 127kw powerhouse :-)

[1leglance]

This is another happy & sad moment..
Happy for this great rig,,,
Sad that we can't get the quality diesel toyotas over here in the USA.

Question:
Is that your cb antenna on the front bumper?
You mention HF radio, do you guys use HF more over there? what are the popular freq for travelers?
thanks
1leglance

[D4Dave]

This is another happy & sad moment..
Happy for this great rig,,,
Sad that we can't get the quality diesel toyotas over here in the USA.

Question:
Is that your cb antenna on the front bumper?
You mention HF radio, do you guys use HF more over there? what are the popular freq for travelers?
thanks
1leglance

Yeah few people I know in the USA complain about that, although the power from a V6 or V8 Petrol is unbeatable :)

Yeah that's my antenna for the UHF, we use that for sitting on channel 11 which is the usual channel for calling up people or 40 where all the truckies sit on to chat. The frequency for our UHF is 477MHz

The HF radio is a Codan 8528 which is yet to be installed, just awaiting for a swing-out rear wheel carrier to be put on the back so I can mount the antenna and an overhead roof console so I have somewhere the radio head can be mounted. The HF is used for the VKS737 network and RFDS (Royal Flying Doctors Service) for emergency purposes. The VKS737 is a network of decent travelling-type people you can get weather updates from anywhere and utilise the radio as a mobile phone to make telephone calls. It's also good to chat to other travellers to see what the conditions are like in certain areas the other party may have been at. etc.

[Blair G]

Thanks guys :)

Expeditionswest: The ARB Roof top tent is brilliant, I use it mostly for short overnight trips or when I'm too drunk at a party I just sleep outside someones house :-) It's actually from Howling Moon, just rebadged. The floor and ladder is much stronger than the others I've seen on the market, I'm quite impressed with it.

Hilux_Max: Cheers, ah yeah, have you got your Lux up on there?

FourByland: The roof top tent is supported by two upside down U shaped framework in the tray, one at the back and one at the front, they bolt onto the sides of the tray and come up and over to either side like a roll cage, it has four flat mounting sections inside the roof of the canopy where there are holes I drolled of which I mounted two commercial heavy duty roof bars on little support posts, it works a treat and is extremely strong. Simple yet effective.

Lost Canadian: Yup, thanks for letting us know about this forum! It's pretty good!

ChuckB: WA is my favourite state, although we lack in the entertainment factor, QLD has to be the best holiday destination I reckon, try get there next time! I also often head down to Margs myself, it's a nice place.

Schattenjager: Please see my response to FourByland.

Northern Explorer: Yeah they mostly do, Aussies have right hand drives, UK has the same, some asian countries have them and the US is all left hand drives.

Blair G: Which magazine do you get mate? 4WD Monthly? Yeah it's a Turbo Diesel Common-rail 4cyl 127kw powerhouse :-)


I do get 4wd monthly. I am amazed at how well you do and get the whole camping thing as a whole. Great products,great attitude and great trucks. One of these days I will come and visit your country. NZ is on the list as well.
Blair

[D4Dave]

Sorry I forgot to also mention in regards to my post about how I utilise our roof top tent for quick overnight stays.

We also have a 2002 Cub Off-road Spacematic Camper trailer which we take on extended trips, which consists of the following specifications:


28L GAS Hot water system
68L Water Tanks (x2)
Flojet Water pump
64 Watt UNI-Solar Panel
5amp Solar regulator
120Ah Deep Cycle Battery
Battery box with external lugs
Sony XPlod MP3 Car Stereo with Speakers
Outboard holder on drawbar
Tinny rack on top
3.6m alloy tinny with 10hp Mercury outboard
9Kg Gas bottle holder with smaller backup bottle holder
Toolbox mounted on drawbar
Disc mechanical brakes
Leaf springs with greasable shackles & shock absorbers
Tregg Hitch
Slide-out kitchen with sink and twin gas burner cook top and table.
Full Annex
Landcruiser wheels

http://www.newhilux.net/ridepics/Dave/Daveour-setup.jpg

Nothing beats having a hot shower anywhere, anytime :)

[Blair G]

Sorry I forgot to also mention in regards to my post about how I utilise our roof top tent for quick overnight stays.

We also have a 2002 Cub Off-road Spacematic Camper trailer which we take on extended trips, which consists of the following specifications:


28L GAS Hot water system
68L Water Tanks (x2)
Flojet Water pump
64 Watt UNI-Solar Panel
5amp Solar regulator
120Ah Deep Cycle Battery
Battery box with external lugs
Sony XPlod MP3 Car Stereo with Speakers
Outboard holder on drawbar
Tinny rack on top
3.6m alloy tinny with 10hp Mercury outboard
9Kg Gas bottle holder with smaller backup bottle holder
Toolbox mounted on drawbar
Disc mechanical brakes
Leaf springs with greasable shackles & shock absorbers
Tregg Hitch
Slide-out kitchen with sink and twin gas burner cook top and table.
Full Annex
Landcruiser wheels

http://www.newhilux.net/ridepics/Dave/Daveour-setup.jpg

Nothing beats having a hot shower anywhere, anytime :)

Insult to injury! The one thing I am growing to like is the whole camper trailer idea. In your opiion what is the most popular trailer in Australia currently?

Blair

[D4Dave]

In your opiion what is the most popular trailer in Australia currently?

I would have to say it would have to be a pioneer (www.pioneercampers.com.au)

Cheers
Dave

[Schattenjager]

Thanks for the input! If you have a chance, I would REALLY appreciate seeing a picture or two of the inside and roof top of your shell. I would much rather take your stealth approach than tac on a ladder rack. Not having any imagination to speak of, pictures would help me a lot.


Thanks guys :)

FourByland: The roof top tent is supported by two upside down U shaped framework in the tray, one at the back and one at the front, they bolt onto the sides of the tray and come up and over to either side like a roll cage, it has four flat mounting sections inside the roof of the canopy where there are holes I drolled of which I mounted two commercial heavy duty roof bars on little support posts, it works a treat and is extremely strong. Simple yet effective.

Schattenjager: Please see my response to FourByland.

[BajaTaco]

Dave, welcome to Expedition Portal. Thanks for stopping by and sharing the eye candy. I love your Hilux - very nice! I am curious what kind of fuel economy you are getting with the extra vehicle weight and the D4D.

[D4Dave]

Thanks for the input! If you have a chance, I would REALLY appreciate seeing a picture or two of the inside and roof top of your shell. I would much rather take your stealth approach than tac on a ladder rack. Not having any imagination to speak of, pictures would help me a lot.

No worries mate, I will try get some photo's this weekend for ya... I know what ya mean :)


Dave, welcome to Expedition Portal. Thanks for stopping by and sharing the eye candy. I love your Hilux - very nice! I am curious what kind of fuel economy you are getting with the extra vehicle weight and the D4D.

Cheers mate. Yeah I am getting between 9.2-10.3L per 100Kms which is absolutely great. I get a good 1000Km's out of my long range tank before needing to fuel back up. That's with the roof top tent on there too.

[BajaTaco]

Cheers mate. Yeah I am getting between 9.2-10.3L per 100Kms which is absolutely great. I get a good 1000Km's out of my long range tank before needing to fuel back up. That's with the roof top tent on there too.

(That's about 22.8 to 25.6 miles/gallon for those of us used to mpg)

Not too bad. Having a long range is nice, isn't it? :)