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Ben Richardson
Newbie
NSW
V8 UZZ31 GT-L

Posts: 4
Reg: 03-2007

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Sunday, April 22, 2007 - 07:00 pm, by:  Ben Richardson (Ben_richo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w6/richopics/DSCF0136.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w6/richopics/DSCF0135.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w6/richopics/DSCF0141.jpg

I just sold my slightly modified Hilux and bought myself a nice UZZ31.

I have had it for 2 weeks now and ive gotten alot of info off here to help with finding the right one. Ive already lowered it about 25mm, messed around with the trackday setting planning a BFI and exhaust. Plan is to keep it fairly standard and just tweak the engine a little, nothing to fancy.

Its great to be driving around in powerful luxury car, quite a contrast from the old lux


PS: How do you make pics appear in your post from a url?
Daniel Clarke
Goo Roo
NSW
TT 2.5L 6 cylinder

Posts: 1764
Reg: 03-2006

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Sunday, April 22, 2007 - 07:07 pm, by:  Daniel Clarke (Dieseltrain) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Welcome Ben.. Nice upgrade by the way:-)
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31

Posts: 2535
Reg: 10-2005

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Monday, April 23, 2007 - 07:45 am, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Wow, talk about chalk and cheese! That Hilux looked like it must have been some fun though.

Chris Wright
Tinkerer
Victoria
Soarer

Posts: 49
Reg: 01-2007

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Monday, April 23, 2007 - 07:53 am, by:  Chris Wright (Extremelanos) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Nice cars and welcome!
Ben Richardson
Newbie
NSW
V8 UZZ31 GT-L

Posts: 5
Reg: 03-2007

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Monday, April 23, 2007 - 01:04 pm, by:  Ben Richardson (Ben_richo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Chalk and cheese alright! The soarer is pretty much the exact opposite to the lux in every way. I had a lot of fun with the lux, but i also spent alot of money, thats why the soarer is going to be kept simple
Doug Jardine
TryHard
NSW
'97 UZZ31 V8 4.0 GTL

Posts: 170
Reg: 04-2006

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Monday, April 23, 2007 - 04:33 pm, by:  Doug Jardine (Drj) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ben - big change?
Jeff Smith
Goo Roo
NSW
TT Limited

Posts: 1207
Reg: 07-2005

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Monday, April 23, 2007 - 07:07 pm, by:  Jeff Smith (Mozzie) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Ben!
I also previously owned a lux 2001 model 2.7ltr.
Great ute but some bugger stole it,Luckely I had insurance.It was a big jump for me from a 4 banger to the soarer TT and I nearly rote it off.....oooohhh. No experience in a Turbo car.
Ben Richardson
Tinkerer
NSW
V8 UZZ31 GT-L

Posts: 6
Reg: 03-2007

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Monday, April 23, 2007 - 08:45 pm, by:  Ben Richardson (Ben_richo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

yeah the lux had a turbo but it didnt go much better
Kevin la Terra
TryHard
victoria
soarer GTTL

Posts: 273
Reg: 07-2005

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Monday, April 23, 2007 - 09:26 pm, by:  Kevin la Terra (Trdpsi) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I too came out a hilux and into a soarer..
ahh the good old lux days never had to worrie about gutters, mud, pot holes, i miss it but not the power or lack off..lol

happy soarin
Kevin la Terra
TryHard
victoria
soarer GTTL

Posts: 274
Reg: 07-2005

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Monday, April 23, 2007 - 09:31 pm, by:  Kevin la Terra (Trdpsi) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

also my i ask where did you get the coil conversion from? or was it just a home style job?

thinking of getting another lux, and cant stand the bone jarring leaf springs.
cheers mate.
Ben Richardson
Tinkerer
NSW
V8 UZZ31 GT-L

Posts: 7
Reg: 03-2007

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Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 01:05 pm, by:  Ben Richardson (Ben_richo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I basically built it up from a stock hilux, everything is pretty much custom made, i was lucky enough to have a cool boss with some workshop space to do it.

Im not aware of any coil conversion kits, i just did a heap of research on the net and just jumped in the deep end with it, and it turned out alright (managed to pull 2nd place in a 4wd competition out of 84 trucks!)

If your happy to spend lots of money on a coil conversion, do it its heaps better, but if your like me and sick of spending way too much money on cars, learn to love the leaves
Vinh Bui
Goo Roo
NSW
94 UZZ31 (V8) / 96 JZZ30 (TT) / 97 JZA80 (TT)

Posts: 1764
Reg: 07-2005

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Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 01:37 pm, by:  Vinh Bui (Hyudsjk) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Ben Richardson wrote on Sunday, April 22, 2007 - 07:00 pm:

PS: How do you make pics appear in your post from a url?


From where you type in your message, click on the following icon:
Upload
It will then prompt you to enter the location of the image. This is basically the thumbnail feature of the website. It would be better to just upload pictures from your hard drive though, as the thumbnail feature often stretches the picture out of proportion (if the picture is small)
Pen, is there anything that you can do about that mate?

P.S. Welcome to the club mate :-)
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8

Posts: 7633
Reg: 11-2004

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Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 02:02 pm, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Vinh, It presents at a set size. They used to be smaller, but I increased it so you can reasonably view most pics without having to click on it.

You are correct though, uploading is preferred, but mainly because if the linked image is ever removed, it causes issues when people view that post as your browser wastes a lot of time and energy trying to find a non-existant resource.
Vinh Bui
Goo Roo
NSW
94 UZZ31 (V8) / 96 JZZ30 (TT) / 97 JZA80 (TT)

Posts: 1767
Reg: 07-2005

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Tuesday, April 24, 2007 - 06:14 pm, by:  Vinh Bui (Hyudsjk) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I suppose that makes sense Pen.

Positives and negatives for everything :-)


On we go with the topic!
Andrew Hargreaves
Tinkerer
NSW
2.5 TT

Posts: 49
Reg: 11-2006

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Wednesday, April 25, 2007 - 01:36 pm, by:  Andrew Hargreaves (Andicap) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I came from a Navara before my TT and the first time I took my TT for a spin i went sideways through the roundabout. Worse part was I was with the old man who is let say a typical pensioner behind the wheel
Edward Salem
Tinkerer
SA
JZZ30

Posts: 59
Reg: 01-2007

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Thursday, April 26, 2007 - 10:05 am, by:  Edward Salem (Sydeward) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hope that soarer dosent end up like your hilux lol

oh and
Ben Richardson
Tinkerer
NSW
V8 UZZ31 GT-L

Posts: 8
Reg: 03-2007

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Thursday, April 26, 2007 - 04:26 pm, by:  Ben Richardson (Ben_richo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I havent lost it in the soarer (yet)

I have learnt my lesson with modifying the hell out of cars, i just want to keep the soarer original and in good nick.
Naveen Perera
Tinkerer
NSW
SC300

Posts: 45
Reg: 12-2006

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Wednesday, May 02, 2007 - 01:22 am, by:  Naveen Perera (Black6) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

ben ... big change
Nathan Evans
DieHard
Queensland
1JZZ30 TT

Posts: 980
Reg: 07-2005

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Thursday, May 03, 2007 - 01:56 pm, by:  Nathan Evans (Soarer7) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

welcome ben, nice ute. big change.
Alex Ross
Tinkerer
NSW
2.5i TT

Posts: 34
Reg: 02-2007

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Friday, May 04, 2007 - 04:46 pm, by:  Alex Ross (Scoss) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

welcome Ben!!

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