Introducing The Ute

[JR1]

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The Ute is a 2002 GU 4.2 Intercooled TD.
Mods:
2 inch lift
3 inch mandrel exhaust
Air bags in the rear coils
Superior Enineering rear coil bracket
OME Nitro shocks
E-Locker in front diff
Front diff and steering guards
twin battery system managed by Red Arc
Glind shower (lovely)
90ltr water tank
Boost and temp gauge
cruise control
Engle fridge as centre console
Ipad mini mount (I use Mud Map off road for Navigation with trail tracker running in the background)
reverse camera
Solar camping lights
Drop slide for 110Ltr Waeco fridge
Pop-up camper
Running Cooper STs which I swear by.

Let me know your thoughts.

Cheers

JR1

[BigRAWesty]

Love the fridge mod.
What size did you use and did you do a build thread??

[JR1]

Hey Westy - the fridge is a 10.5L and no I haven't done a build thread as all the work was done prior to me joining up.

Still have work to do so will keep you all up to date if there's any interest.

Looking forward big time to June in the Vic High country. Praying for mud and snow!

[threedogs]

ya gotta love a ute don't you, only down side is trying to keep the weight down.
Great looking ute you have there , look forward to its transformation,
Girlfriend looks ok too LOL

[JR1]

She guards the beer and scotch very well! Sometimes too well :-)

I went with the canvass cover to keep the weight down and kept the hight down to keep the centre of gravity as low as possible.
Fitting the rear spring brace was not much fun by yourself I can tell you.

[BigRAWesty]

Cool cool.

Um is it bolted down to a frame or strapped down?

[Bloodyaussie]

Nice rig mate.... would love a toy like that but when you have a family that is not an option.

Oh and the dog.... a good rig needs a good dog!!!!

[threedogs]

Are you running a top mount Intercooler ??
EDIT ;just saw pic looks like a good set up

Next you need to do the hidden glove box mod

[JR1]

Tied down Westy. Ilooked at bolting it in but went with strapping it in to make things asier for myself when doing future interior work. Due to be hard-wired in.

[JR1]

Already done 3Dogs - great minds think alike :-)

[JR1]

Totally understand. The extra space in the back comes in handy for all the wife's"just in case" things. Just need to train her to keep her hand bag in the rear as well!

Thanks for the complement and totally understand the dog comment. As soon as the doors are open she's in looking to head off somewhere.

[DX grunt]

G'day JR1

Welcome to the forum and great to have another GU ute onboard. Will talk soon, about your set up.

Take care out there.

Rossco

[Stropp]

welcome along to the forum mate, great looking ute with some well thought out mods.