Ratsack's 90 Series Prado

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Any pics would love to see the rear wheel carrier and light mount.

How much was that out of curiosity as i have some new hella lights to mount.

I bought the rear wheel spacer and light pole mount off amts off here. Then just got a mate to weld a flat piece of steel on top of a pole and painted it.



I also forgot to mention that I modified the stock front mud flaps to try and help the mud come out as it always gets caught in there.


Since I haven't uploaded a picture of my rear drawers


Gave it a nice bath on the weekend and made it look respectable again.

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Got a winch cradle fabricated up last week (by a mate) but the Prado front coils looked sagged. Got them replaced on Friday with new HD Tough Dog coils and wow, what a difference! I swear the old ones had sagged to stock height!
This is what it looks like now:


I'll upload pictures of the winch cradle at a later stage. It definitely isn't going to break, I'm confident in that

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Here's the pictures of the winch cradle\mount that a mate did for me. I don't think it'll be breaking any time soon.

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Winch is now all mounted up. Pretty keen to have a use for it now







New coils have settled and come down a bit now.


Next thing on the list is the rock sliders\steps.

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Looking good! If you were a little further south you'd have no problems finding somewhere to use a winch. It's been over a week since all that heavy rain and my backyard still sounds/feels like a swamp when I walk in it.

Your mate done some nice work on that cradle !

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Picked up this today to replace the drawers that I currently have so I'll need to tidy mine up and try and sell them.
These will make it easier to remove and access the air compressor\tank.

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Video from the weekend of the Prado.

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Work on the HD steps\sliders started on the weekend, finally. Got a mate welding them all up.





Planning on welding this to a 50x50x2.5 box section that will connect to the mounts that will clamp to the chassis.

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Progression on the steps yesterday.

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One more update of the steps before they get some mounts made up.

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Sliders are done now. All I need to do is find someone to paint them as I don't have a paint gun.






I've recently had a battery leak so I need to put some bicarb on it and sand it back. Then put a layer of paint on it.

Also would like to get rid of a heap of rust specs off the chassis by sanding it lightly and then putting a layer of paint on it. Not sure when this will happen but I'd love to do it before I mount the sliders up.
Would love to remove the front bar\winch mount and also do the same thing to it.

Having the father-in-law come visit next month for a week or so, so I plan to get him to make me a new rear drawer setup as he's a plasterer\cabinet maker.

[Mattfunk 120 Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mattfunk 120]

Sliders look good mate. With mine I had them sprayed initially & then when I touched them up I took them back to bare metal, sprayed 2 coats of gal them brushed on 3 coats by hand. No brush marks and looks glossy . I felt it went on thicker with a brush as well.

I used this which is a I got of a mate. Worked a treat.
Cheers Matt

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Well, still need to find someone to paint my sliders but I want to get the chassis and any rust sorted first.

I have had my father in law making a new rear drawer setup and I love it!
Can't wait to hook up a fuse block and put some carpet on it.











He's also going to make a rear trek table from the rear door.

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Well, still need to find someone to paint my sliders but I want to get the chassis and any rust sorted first.

I have had my father in law making a new rear drawer setup and I love it!
Can't wait to hook up a fuse block and put some carpet on it.











He's also going to make a rear trek table from the rear door.

very nice draw set up mate. u guys have really supprised me how capable the prado's are off road. great flex videos.

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If you're looking to do some painting of the chassis and sliders consider KBS RustSeal - it's exactly the sort of application it's been made for. I've used it recently and yes it feels rock hard, just haven't tested off road yet. A couple tips - rustseal dries very easily and rock hard, so don't open the can often - pour out only what you need and close again - and when sealing the can, clean the edges and use glad wrap to prevent it drying shut (it will be impossible to re-open otherwise). Also wear gloves and face protection - splashes won't clean off, I had some on myself for a week. Finally rustseal is sensitive to sunlight, so for any exposed areas such as bull bar or outer slider sections, do a top coat of KBS Blacktop.

http://www.kbs-coatings.com.au/product/rust-seal/