Matt's D22 STR from factory to now......

Ok so here we go, pics and some details of my Navara from pickup in March of this year 2009 till now........so far.


From factory with steel bar, on way home stopped in at local Tyre Power dealer and traded my wheels/tyres for BFG A/T 265/75/16 on Black Dynamic Sunraysia's.


Removed rear style side tub ready for custom steel tray build up, left step bar on for now, just easier.


Standard steel tray with eyelets, LED lights & 12 volt fridge outlet.


Added rubber mat in tray and started putting sides on and removable posts.

Added Lightforce 240 XGT’s with blue lenses on the front, GME antenna on also, rear bar work completed and rear step bar removed.


Redarc dual battery isolator installed.


2nd battery 80amp hour all rounder with plenty of accessories off it.


Removable 1-11 (1500mm) aluminium tool boxes with sign writing on.

Front personalized plate hidden in winch section as only 4 letters VNET.


Top removable frame on & under tray tool boxes mounted.


ARB hi-flow compressor mounted in drivers side under tray tool box, wired back to cabin switch.


Compressor switch & cruise light, speak for themselves.

JVC DVD head unit with Alpine reversing camera, GME TX4400 UHF, Boggard Turbo Timer, Navman GPS, Tekonsha P3 Prodigy Brake Controller & 4 inline switches for Rear work lights, front spotties, fake alarm and a spare.


Rear LED work lights, upgraded to 2 H/D 12v outlets.


Boss Airbags, Rancho RSX9000 Shocks & EFS springs (Wrong ones installed should of been H/D, installed M/D by mistake. Don’t ask, getting swapped over tomorrow for Ridepro H/D 400kg rated springs.)


Airbag valve & temporary number plate mount on towbar.

Front Rancho RSX9000 shocks, still roughly 20mm left of bump stop with EFS torsion bars adjusted.


Outback recovery points.


Had them re-powder coated in my business (VNET Pro - Data & Communication) logo coloured blue.

More pics to come soon, have a black canvas canopy that I put on, on weekends when I remove all of the boxes and ladders etc. New rear springs going on tomorrow, snorkel & Tigerz11 winch to come soon. Any other suggestions ??

Awesome looking truck, good to see some quick progress in action, is it just me or is it standard to have a stubby holder on the second gear stick.

Not just you, think it is a pre-requisite to have one if you own a 4WD.........Cheers.
Pics of exhaust system & canvas work to come soon.

Matt

Very tidy indeed!

Very nice truck, looks great Matt.

Lightforce 240 XGT's with personilzed business plates VNET Pro.

Taipan 3" Exhaust System.

Canvas Canopy, 3 doors, rear with flyscreen & front triangle vents for air & to stop dust building up inside.

Looks awesome Matt, this truck and Tim's old D22 are the only 2 dual cabs I like without the styleside tray.

2 thumbs up.

Dave.

Mate I can only echo everyone else's comments, it's a pretty tidy wagon you have there!
It gladdens me (yep, I'm three parts pissed) to see your canopy and how you've achieved the outcome, because I was told I couldn't do something similar myself by my canvas dude!
Great looking and professional wagon!

Cheers Brad

Yeah gota admit the tray looks very good on your truck.

Matt, saw your ute in Ballarat this morning. Nice rig. The tray looks very integrated and overall got that tough but classy feel.

I was hoping you were going to put a canopy on. I want to do the same (steel tray with caged canvas canopy) and I was waiting for pics to see what it looked like

Can we please have some pics of it open showing the detail like bar work, how it attaches to the tray, front vents etc

this is the closest I've seen to what i want
YouTube - 4WD Action - 131 Custom GU Patrol Ute

good work

Bullwinkle, I head up to Ballarat usually once every week or two at least, thanks for the comments.

Nathan96, will post up some more pics this evening maybe if not tomorrow of the bar work. I have it all so it can be removed in different stages if required as use it for several different things etc.

Cheers guys.

Air vents on both sides with button flap for opening and closing, when open supposed to stop build up of dust inside canopy......works so far.


Had some more steel bent up with a 50mm lip top and bottom, mounted original number plate lights and reversing camera in top lip over looking towball.


Bolted to chassis using original holes from rear step bar, 3 on each side. Will also be mounting some brighter round LED lights either side of plate for better night time reversing with camera.


Quick release hitches for removing tool boxes.

Home made trolley for sliding boxes on and off ute, very heavy!


Mounting plates, welded bolt through tube bar with lock nut.


Front view, same mounting again.


Removable posts when rear tube bar is taken off.