Hilux Build up

[HIGHLUX]

Hi all heres a link to my photo album, i have been building up my hilux and have taken a fair few pics of the build up. its still not finished as yet sitll gotta do alot of body work n sand her back n spray her but all the drive line is near finished.

[crunch]

Top truck, great detail of the buildup! Looking forward to seeing more!!

[HIGHLUX]

Thanks crunch there will be plenty more pics to come lol
If anyone was wondering im running the full Xflex kit from Snake Racing.
I must say a thumbs up to the quality of this product, highly recomended.

[De-lux]

nice lookin lux mate. always have a soft spot in my heart for LN106's











Ooh, P.S. I'm pretty sure i'd do your missus

[Zam]

Great looking lux you got there, would love to see some pics of it in action

[HIGHLUX]

yeh still got awhile b4 it hits the bush i dont like doing things half assed lol.
though ill be making a travel ramp during the week and we will see it on the flex ramp

[whiteknight]

lookin good...

[MissDrew]

If anyone was wondering im running the full Xflex kit from Snake Racing.
I must say a thumbs up to the quality of this product, highly recomended.

You`ll learn

1 I bet it doesn`t flex as well as he says it will.
2 the bolts that hold your high steer arms on will keep working loose and you will break studs all the time. His reply if you bring it up will be use a torque wrench on them and tightne them to toyota specs.
3 the tie rod ends will bind up and wear the rubber boots out super quick.
4 I bet he carries on as if you were best mates.
5 I bet if you ring him you`ll get put on hold 3 out of 5 times.
6 If he says I`ll ring you back I bet he never does.
7 Have you got a snake racing tube bar for it?
But other wise yeah it looks sweet as.

[HIGHLUX]

Hi guts i only have one thing to say mate if you have a problem with rhino thats your problem not ours........all i will say if you dont install this kit PROPERLY it wont work, So dont knock the goods its probably the installer.

OH i have one more thing to say.......
you gotta understand engineering to be an engineer

[lux kid]

Oohh some one is touchie.
i am a engineer and i will one thing. the work man ship and the servise you have to pay for, said products is a joke.

guts is right you will learn.

your rig looks rad anyway!

[stumpyGU]

Oohh some one is touchie.
i am a engineer and i will one thing. the work man ship and the servise you have to pay for, said products is a joke.

guts is right you will learn.

your rig looks rad anyway!

how can u be an engineer when your sig says your an app?

[MR04WD]

If anyone was wondering im running the full Xflex kit from Snake Racing.
I must say a thumbs up to the quality of this product, highly recomended.

You`ll learn

1 I bet it doesn`t flex as well as he says it will.
2 the bolts that hold your high steer arms on will keep working loose and you will break studs all the time. His reply if you bring it up will be use a torque wrench on them and tightne them to toyota specs.
3 the tie rod ends will bind up and wear the rubber boots out super quick.
4 I bet he carries on as if you were best mates.
5 I bet if you ring him you`ll get put on hold 3 out of 5 times.
6 If he says I`ll ring you back I bet he never does.
7 Have you got a snake racing tube bar for it?
But other wise yeah it looks sweet as.

BWAHAHAHA......if you didn't say it Guts,I would have

[HIGHLUX]

geez guys i posted it, just to show you guys what im building i didnt think everyone was gonna get bitchy about things. I just wont post anymore if people are gonna start bagging others.....
also i didnt pay for any services????
i do things myself and with the help of mates......on that note remeber the work you do on your own car is always better than paying someone else to do it, so if your a sucker and you wanna pay to get it done thats your problem

[stumpyGU]

whats size tyres are those mate?

[HIGHLUX]

35's mate

[De-lux]

Hey Guts,

i thought you had a very close relationship with Snake?

And i thought their products were quality?

(personally i go for Superior Eng and support QLD!!)

[Sic Lux]

I wouldn't call it bagging more so constuctive criticism and learn from others experinecs. I would be droping some of them leaves out might lose a bit ride height but will give better flex by the look of the rear shackle angle it will compress alot but not drop much from where it is. My 2c for now.

[ausyota]

Dont worry about Guts mate he and and Rhino had a bit of a lovers tiff a while back
I think he still has sand in his gina because Snake still use his Lux to sell stuff
http://www.snakeracing.com.au/media/articles/guts.html

Nice looking Lux by the way.

[sierrajim]

In no way do i see gut's post as bagging. He is simply advising you of what you need to keep in mind as you use your vehicle.

You now know that you need to check your tie rod boots, steer arm bolts etc etc

Did you ever think that by stating this he may save you some headaches in the future?

[MissDrew]

Hi guts i only have one thing to say mate if you have a problem with rhino thats your problem not ours........all i will say if you dont install this kit PROPERLY it wont work, So dont knock the goods its probably the installer.

OH i have one more thing to say.......
you gotta understand engineering to be an engineer

To understand why the high steer arm bolts come loose you only need good eye sight. The thickness of the arms is to deep and the washers that go on top of the cone washers hit the side of the tappers before the cones are done up tight. You can see it with the naked eye. I told rhino what the problem was years ago and his fix it was to put the ribs on the inside of the tappers and supply new studs with the arms. But the same problem is still there even wwhen you use all the studs, nuts etc he supplies with the arms.

Oh and as far as installing goes HE had my high steer installed as it was the first hilux in Aus to have it done.

I could go on for hours about BS things I`ve been told by him over the years and the crap he has done or the number of people I have had tell me what a dick he is, but you don`t seem to want to listen. However you will learn and one day you will agree, snakeracing is just that, a snake

I never bagged out your hilux, only snakeracing.

As I have allready said your hilux looks cool.

Now as for De-Lux, where have you been for about the last 2 years

[MissDrew]

Dont worry about Guts mate he and and Rhino had a bit of a lovers tiff a while back
I think he still has sand in his gina because Snake still use his Lux to sell stuff
http://www.snakeracing.com.au/media/articles/guts.html

Nice looking Lux by the way.

Snake Racing using pics of my hilux doesn`t bother me one bit as long as they are pics that were taken back when they/he sponsored me. If snake ever uses a pic from today (so to speak) it will however be a different matter.

[4sum4]

geez guys i posted it, just to show you guys what im building

Just put it in here(Members section )and when you host your pics in here( www.photobucket.com ) cut and past the [img] Tag to get your pics up

[De-lux]

Hi guts i only have one thing to say mate if you have a problem with rhino thats your problem not ours........all i will say if you dont install this kit PROPERLY it wont work, So dont knock the goods its probably the installer.

OH i have one more thing to say.......
you gotta understand engineering to be an engineer

To understand why the high steer arm bolts come loose you only need good eye sight. The thickness of the arms is to deep and the washers that go on top of the cone washers hit the side of the tappers before the cones are done up tight. You can see it with the naked eye. I told rhino what the problem was years ago and his fix it was to put the ribs on the inside of the tappers and supply new studs with the arms. But the same problem is still there even wwhen you use all the studs, nuts etc he supplies with the arms.

Oh and as far as installing goes HE had my high steer installed as it was the first hilux in Aus to have it done.

I could go on for hours about BS things I`ve been told by him over the years and the crap he has done or the number of people I have had tell me what a dick he is, but you don`t seem to want to listen. However you will learn and one day you will agree, snakeracing is just that, a snake

I never bagged out your hilux, only snakeracing.

As I have allready said your hilux looks cool.

Now as for De-Lux, where have you been for about the last 2 years

hahaha dude i've been vechicle-less for the last 18 months so i'm not up to date!

usually doing what you did best on sunday at TTC05... (getting shitfaced!)

[RUFF]

Actually Guts i think you realy are out of line. You know my opinion on Snake Racing Products and i dont feel i need to bag someone out for purchasing them. You realy only had 1 point you should have brought up. The fact the steering arms are not designed right. And unless they have changed since last i had a set in my hands then you are going to have issues.

The only other comment i can make is to say that you realy need to plate the chassie with 5mm from the engine mount all the way to the body mount on both sides of the RH rail when mounting an IFS box. If you dont do it now you will do it later after the chassie breaks. And i guarentee it will. They all do. Maybe not straight away but it defianatly will.