G'day all. Been lurking here for years and figure now is an exciting enough time for Boris to get a thread! Lot's going on but all happening slowly, another car build has taken priority to be finished by Christmas as a gift for the old man, but little bits of this build are still happening every weekend.
Started out life as a 95 HZJ80 DX, base model with bugger all kit, barn doors and an ever reliable 1HZ w. turbo, the Aussie poverty pack 80. Had the plate 80SRIS which turned into Boris. I was happy without electronics to go wrong, I didn't actually need AC in 45c weather really, there was nothing wrong with a slow, torquey diesel, and going from these photos one headlight was more than enough for me.
Fast forward a few years and I think I'm getting older. I miss power windows, I miss AC, I miss central locking and I want an auto. Boris is a good car, but I get bored with things that work perfectly well. After the handbrake decided to take a break and waking up to a cruiser parked in a retaining wall I found a donor shell with straight panels. Turns out it was a Sahara with all the sunroof and rear AC goodies I could want, so I brought the whole thing home for about the same price as some folk are asking for a set of doors, cheering on that one. It was missing most of the interior but it looks cool, and that's good enough for me. I love American stuff, so towing it home with a 6BT powered F150 was a treat, not much like that getting about over here. Quick wash and it's in bloody good shape save a hit to the rear lower tailgate. Also has a factory white grille. Never seen one before, can't find pictures of one anywhere, if anyone knows anything about em please do share.
Started out life as a 95 HZJ80 DX, base model with bugger all kit, barn doors and an ever reliable 1HZ w. turbo, the Aussie poverty pack 80. Had the plate 80SRIS which turned into Boris. I was happy without electronics to go wrong, I didn't actually need AC in 45c weather really, there was nothing wrong with a slow, torquey diesel, and going from these photos one headlight was more than enough for me.
Fast forward a few years and I think I'm getting older. I miss power windows, I miss AC, I miss central locking and I want an auto. Boris is a good car, but I get bored with things that work perfectly well. After the handbrake decided to take a break and waking up to a cruiser parked in a retaining wall I found a donor shell with straight panels. Turns out it was a Sahara with all the sunroof and rear AC goodies I could want, so I brought the whole thing home for about the same price as some folk are asking for a set of doors, cheering on that one. It was missing most of the interior but it looks cool, and that's good enough for me. I love American stuff, so towing it home with a 6BT powered F150 was a treat, not much like that getting about over here. Quick wash and it's in bloody good shape save a hit to the rear lower tailgate. Also has a factory white grille. Never seen one before, can't find pictures of one anywhere, if anyone knows anything about em please do share.