cruisn

Well, since I am here in Oz i have purchased this killer 1990 Pajero. whihc I am modifying to take me out to the furthest reaches of the country, and do it in relative comfort, so I figured I would throw a few photos up form time to time showing the build as it progress'

Detailed yesterday, still have to finish the interior. its been a long time since it was waxed I figure. made one hell of a difference.

Still needs a few touch ups on the body and underneath. will redo the wheel wells with rock gaurd and redo the mud flaps.



After:


Before:


After:


Full body shot:


And how about soem camping photos to chow my tent setup so far, I still have to build a set of rear storage drawers fo rthe back and get my fridge installed along with my dual battery system. there is a lot of work left to do still. but at least the truck is running top notch. also jsut put in a 2" lift.

Well, we had to test the tent out along with awning, so lets go camping!! went to wedge. caught the brunt of a cyclone whilst out there. that was sure intersting. but a great time. everything performed top notch.

next mod to do will be getting a deep cycle battery mounted with dual battery system.





From this weather-
notice beach width:




To this less than half an hour later:


notice how the storm surge almost wiped the whole beach away

csa1982

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Very sweet pics man, wish I was down there...good weather or bad. What are you doing down there anyway? Work...fun...both?

07MetallicSC

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damn man looks like a fun time!

cruisn

work and fun. once its a full long range tourer i will start travelling again. then I am shipping it home

cruisn

forogt about this thread...

got a diesel engine for it along with a 5 speed, slow build in progress

A little more progress in the engine.

Got the parts cleaned at work in the robowash. did a great job.

The underside of the head is still a mess. but when I get it planed that will all be gone.

cruisn

Well, got a bit more done to the Pajero today. mounted the fuse box for power, and redid the roofliner, well a partial anyways, might jsut go the rest of the way now, I like the new colour better. its easy enough to install. I wil touch up the sides, that was my fault for not making sure it was 100% centered upon install... oops







Fuse box isntall:

cruisn

Well, got a little more done today, I started off with cleaning up my wheel wells and cleaning the wheels since they have been neglacted quite badly.

The wheel wells show no rust, but the old coating was chipping away and I figured it was time to get in there with a wire wheel and peel the rest away then recoat.
turned out not to bad, I am happy with the looks.






Wheel cleaning: This part I like, they turned out amazing. im scared someone will pinch them now... *shifty eyes*

Before:




After:






Start of fabbing up a drawer system, using 25mm square tube 1.6mm wall. very light, but strong to work with.



Will be back in the shop tomorrow to get more done on the drawer system. hope to have it carpeted by tomorrow. the drawers will ahve to wait a bit more. still sourcing sliders.

Sylver01

Nice man! Looks like fun!

cruisn

Thanks, I am enjoying this build up so far. although it is not quite as peppy as the suit...

Sylver01

The suit?

outtamymind

the pumpkin G5 in his sig jon lol

cruisn

Pretty happy with todays progress, got the top of the drawer system finished, which is a miricle in itself as I cannot do carpentry to save my life... but give me some steel and I can make a work of art.. intersting... LOL

Started with a test fit:



Then I did some carpeting:



Installed:




little side doors:

DiabeticKripple

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looks good. we are opposites lol. give me wood (not that kind!) and i can make it a work of art, metal, not so much

cruisn

Ha, that brought some lulz, I will give her a good clean today, then measure up for the next bit of false flooring I have to build, as when we are travelling it is jsut Jackie and me. so there is no need for the middle seat anymore, I can get a new one from the states when I return home regardless. that space will be for personal gear and right behind the seats will be for water storage to keep it as low as possible.

DiabeticKripple

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your coming back in june, correct?

cruisn

Not anymore, we are here for at least 1.5 more years. then we will be coming home. either driving up through south america or shipping straight to vancouver

cruisn

Got my led strip lights for under the awning.

cmatthewb101

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Sub'd

looks good. I wish I had the money to build a off roader and use it

cruisn

My goal is to be under 12k with purchase price when done. not expensive at all when I compare it to my pursuit...

cmatthewb101

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That's not bad at all.

cruisn

New goodies for the wagon, A complete front end rebuild less bushings. LOL might order a new set up since I am in there. not sure though. either way tight steering will be nice.



And what is to be my underbody air tank. needs a clean up, but for free you cant complain. with a body lift in place it will sit jsut above the bottom of the frame. so nothing should hit it. its made by cat, so it should be tough regardless.

Chad92

Wow, Matt! That's looking pretty badass! Can't believe you're still down there - you must really love it! =)

cruisn

Today was a good day, still collecting parts right now. but that is still good.

Got a deep cycle battery, 105amp hour heavy duty


And an isolator to control the dual battery setup:


Relay, this part was free!! thanks to the electricians at work for this one, it is to control the pressure switch that will run my air compressor and tank setup. I have a spare air con pump, not sure if I want a belt driven pump that can really crank out the cfm's or run an arb electric compressor.


And the engine goodies, top end gasket kit for the diesel engine. cant wait for this part!!!

conerboner

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cool project!

cruisn

Was out and about this weekend and decided to try out the annex, easy to set up. lots of room. looks great



Straps to hold up the ladder:


lots of room:


Some new goodies!!!

arb air compressor and fill kit:





The weekend photos: