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Hey bro! Yeah we got into work life in Darwin to pay off the 79 series and that part of life doesn’t seem quite so exciting to share. Hoping to have some videos up in the new year running through the 79 series build in February when it will be 80-90% done! Thanks for the support of our page, it’s so appreciated and we do intend to be back.

@ too easy. Travel safe. 🙏

Thanks heaps mate! We love those remote spots.

Legend 🤙🏻🤙🏻

I really wanted to make a sassy comment in response to this but honestly I did find this hilarious.🤣 Serious note though - bras are optional and didn’t even exist for thousands of years 😉 if you haven’t worn one and don’t realise how much comfier it is without one then you just don’t know 😂

Thanks mate 👍 I might try it one day as it's acceptable for a man to wear one these days 🤣🤣 love the videos and 1kzte good decision

Disappearing off the face of the earth 😂 Nah but seriously since this time we’ve pretty much non stop worked other than one weekend away in August. We’ve been saving hard to do Red Dawg up to the nines, everything we dreamed in a build. We will return with more adventures but we aren’t in that season right now!

Highly recommend getting the navionics app and look for any headland with deeper water and a pressure point that will have current. Theres plenty of spots up at Cape York! What time of year are you thinking of going? If you go peak dry season Cape York is packed so just a warning there if you want less fishers don’t go then haha!

@@lifeina4wd awesome, Will do that! I’m going in November and December! So I think that should be okay then, right?

Maybe speak to a mechanic - we are not mechanics we are just mechanically minded haha

Yeah we did an engine conversion to a 1KZ which has a factory turbo

@@lifeina4wd you reckon I’d be better off buying a turbo diesel like the KZN165R model. Just love the early 2000s interior and body

@@James-mb6jtit’s pretty much the same interior and body from memory and you won’t have to be mucking around with engine conversions. Definitely the better option.

im buying one tomorrow

Haha we rewatch it too! It’s currently still down south waiting for some more modifications! We’ll have it with us from January and we’re so excited.

@@lifeina4wdgetting the canopy done?

@@lifeina4wdhow much are the 79s brand new? I didn’t realize they were so expensive. I’ve followed Ronny for years and thought they were the best looking Australian touring truck there is, but dang I figured they were more budget friendly being essentially a minimalist work truck.

@@nate4036yep! With the same company who did the new one on the Hilux.

@@nate4036hahaha oath!! You’d think so seeming as they are just a glorified farm truck but nope. Stupid money. They aren’t taking orders at the moment so we paid MORE for a 2020 with 60,000kms than a new one. The GXL model I think are about AUD $85,000 new. And you don’t want the model below because it doesn’t even have central locking or electric windows 🤯

We made the spring hangers, if you go back to one of the first videos of this series you’ll see!

Honestly can’t really remember exactly now but it was $3+ per kilo or something similar! That was 2 years ago though it may have changed.

Thanks Simon! We agree, Bruny Island is a pretty magical place. We hope you get the opportunity to visit.

No you can’t unfortunately it’s a different bolt pattern.

Department of Transport in QLD provided us ours when we registered it but it may have changed since then.

​lifeina4wd Yup, definitely has changed

Just to clarify, are you talking about final gear as in fifth gear? Or final gear as in diff gear ratio?

@@lifeina4wd diff gear ratio..

@@hendrycai6680​​⁠the LN167 has a 4.88 diff ratio which is all you need when running 31/32 inch tyres. Hope that helps!

Hey! We are not professional mechanics and really only know about our cars engine etc. It might be best to get some advice from a professional mechanic! Good luck!

Hi! That’s so exciting. Do you have the same tent as us and the same size boat?

@@lifeina4wd Hey mate , it will be the same tent as you guys have, my boat is a 3.5meter which i think its a bit smaller then yours. Me and a mate built a frame today on my original trailer today which i think it will work , but i might not of left it enough clearance haha , but yeah i love your trailer set up

⁠yeah clearance is something we struggle with but we wanted it to be tucked under the car height for wind drag and stability so compromised

@lifeina4wd yeah I gotga pull the boat off tomorrow and I hope the front electric mount clears it but at this stage of the build I could always make hight extensions pretty easily

Wow this is the first time we’ve ever heard of a crankshaft breaking in a 5L! Ours cracked due to an error in the way our turbo had been installed meaning it was over boosting and putting too much pressure in the engine.

Probably, any engine can fit in any car if you’ve got the ability to make it fit haha.

Thanks heaps! Sounds like your set up is going to be pretty neat too. Custom is the only way hey 🙌🏻 something to note - the rules have changed slightly since we made this video.

Hey guys! Thanks so much! Yeah we LOVE our boat cover and yes it keeps ALL the red dust out. It was custom made for our boat by an upholsterer in Noosa. Highly recommend going down that path hey. It’s copped a beating and only had to be patched up in one spot once.

@@lifeina4wd yeah nice! We are on the Sunshine Coast so might look into it. Cheers!

Hahaha you know it!

We didn’t have to do any wiring as it was the original mechanical fuel pump from the car.

Yeah definitely this whole build series would give you some helpful tips!

Yeah that’s for sure why we built a new one from scratch!

No cruise control fitted, not something we’ve ever felt we needed!

So do we 🥹 she’ll always be our first love.

We used the vehicle manual to find useful information like this! We definitely recommend getting one. Unfortunately we don’t have ours with us to check.

I know I’m sorry! I started a new job which is exciting but has been all consuming!

@@lifeina4wd fully understand. The new job up north, or back at home 🏡. Pity about Cairns my step sons,brother in law buys and sells car's for the last 20 odd year's from auctions for him self and friends and rents cars also. Good hear from you guy's ☺️💯

Sorry for the slow reply! Honestly not 100% sure anymore but we’ll try find out.

😂 we agree with you, not sure if you watched the full video but think the thumbnail shows that we didn’t actually ever WANT to buy a 79 😅

Thank you so much!! We appreciate it 🥰 Has to be the Merlot red hey. I never used to be a fan but I think Shaneo has converted me now. Definitely a lot of expensive mods in the pipeline haha.

Thanks for the recommendation John! This one did actually come with a heavy duty clutch and a tune..... two major reasons we purchased that we totally forgot to mention haha. Shane used to work for ARB so he's all over the track difference issue etc and is very stubborn with the plan he already has in his mind but we'll watch the video for sure!

@@lifeina4wd Great to know Charlotte that you have a partner that is intimate with the industry and his network as this will help with the build project and of course with your own input and ideas - I’m a humble Hilux owner but thank goodness you didn’t buy a Ford because a number of my colleagues have already had ‘Ranger Danger’ issues and now moving to Toyotas.

This sounds like the dream. I wish we could have experienced Australia 25 years ago.

This is the most accurate comment I think k we’ve ever received. 100%.

Haha thanks! Big couple days hey! Sound wise it's still better than the Hilux (in my opinion) so probably doesn't bother us as much haha. Luckily it did actually already come with a heavy duty clutch and a tune, we forgot to mention those two in the video but are probably two of the things we should have haha. New exhaust is DEFINITELY on the very long list haha. It should be going in for it's first mods soon (ARB bull bar, side steps, winch etc) before we head down to Tassie in a few months for the canopy!

😂 Cheers for the engagement on your channel Glen. Just went on your UA-cam channel to see how we could improve seeming as we are so "pathetic" and you seem to be the expert but found nothing. Haters gonna hate but would rather be a doer than a hater 🤪

Thanks Jono! Can't wait to share the build... and Shaneo's looking forward to not crawling around in the hot dirt under the Rufflux anymore haha.

Thanks so much! Easy question! Because it’s already a Ute haha. We’d happily have got a 200 series but we prefer a canopy set up to a wagon when touring and chopping cars is expensive business haha.

Depends on what you’re doing, we don’t feel the cost is 100% necessary if you’re not towing etc. The old hilux when she’s not towing runs a dream! But a landcruiser is definitely the best option when it comes to flexibility on what you can do hey.

Thanks Bob!

Hey Phil!! Thanks so much! We are so so jealous you're heading back to Tassie. We miss it down there so much. It's a bit of a logistical nightmare when your two favourite places in the country are at polar opposites haha. Thanks for always following along Phil, we really appreciate the support.

Look we’d happily get a 200 or 300 series and chop it into a Ute but that costs even more money haha! Best power and practicality for anything we could want to do in the future.

@lifeina4wd AM looking but can't see. Happens when visual impairment is a thing 😊