could not beleave how much the drop side kit was going to cost..and the were not even assembled almost cost as much as the steel for the rest of the tray.

and here is the tray with out the sides on the ute

 

thats where i was up to at the time i have not loaded any more pics of trays progress onto the bucket yet.. but back bar and hard ally checker roof to come yet..will update the trays progress soon but i'll show you the slider build, so here it is.

some steel 40mm 3.2 thick

got the old hole saws out grad a 40mm and wrestled with the drill press.

grabbed a bender from Radium (any excuse to get a new tool)

 

made some brackets

decided to go all the way across the front strut which will make it stronger and easy to attach belly protection

cut up some steel checker and made the slider to be able to slide

 

all fitted up

 

Total list to date of upgrades over the last 3 odd months
OME
3' coils
4' shocks
dropped gearbox 10mm & rotated tail shaft
dual batts -2nd deep cycle with red centre control
dual batt monitor
central locking
uniden 80 channel 6.5 aerial
home made roof console (will post build pics)
steel tray steel frame ally check roof
ally side boxes
arb compressor
18lt air storage
65lt water storage with pressure pump (40psi) and taps
light force genisis 50wat spotties
arb delux bull bar
premier winch -steel cable
roo jack mount (under tray)
MTZ 33's
black sunny rims
alpine deck and amps
alpine type r splits and alpine type r slim sub
push thermo fan top of intercooler

i think thats it?

 

So what's holding you back? LMAO

 

Nice job!

 

cheers mate i also forgot,
3' exhaust
3' dump pipe
rod holders
reverse LEDs x3
relocated sub fuel filler
bonnet protector (patrol)
sliders
extened diff & gearbox breathers

 

to the roof console

bit of speaker carpet, BA map light, twoway, extenal speaker and install

 

out and about

as it stands now

replacing the 33 MTZs this week with 35 ATZ 4 ribbers and try to sorce a qual canvas stitcher

 

Doing a top job mate love the work you've done so far.Keep the pics coming.
Ohhh and welcome

 

Love it. Great job, slider mounts look solid as

 

thanks for the kind words
cheers, jonesy

 

Nice truck! Wish i could make my own tray and sliders that were that good haha.

 

Nice work, there's a small canvas/camping shop on Great northern HWY in Midland, don't know name, meant to do good work never used them just what I've heard

 

got the 35s (ATZ 315/75/16) on and went for a run down to preston beach to see how they go and throw a line in ..they went great (19 psi) too easy

these are the reasons we have a 4wd..............life in the fast lane

 

Nice rig. Good job on the mods so far.

 

Nice work mate.
I like the sliders.

 

If you live south of the river in Perth, I would recommend the work of Byford Motor Trimmers. He made the canopy on my ute, and does a first-class job. I think he's located on Larsen Road in Byford, from memory. Took a little longer than he initially estimated, but I was happy to wait given the quality of what he made for me.