My New 'work commute car' haha

So after selling my loved defender i finally got an IO from the 'for sale' thread on here.

It was ToddG's io, with the SS4 issues, seemed his mechanic had overlooked the issue and it was just a small pin had dropped out of the actuator rod, then Todds mate had compounded the issue by saying it must be the solenoids and removing them completely, without a 'before' diagram i guess as when i got the car they were in the glovebox with the plumbing seperate! yay. Thanks to Claude and Foredem i had this licked and shes working a treat now.

So it has a new engine from a wrecked Lancer (40000km old) and i had read a post by Todd stating the mechanic said it was all in good shape.....tho this was the same mechanic that couldnt find the SS4 issue after 2 days and gave the car back...... anyhow I lifted it, tinted it, serviced it, fixed it, and put new shoes on her and now its ready to roll. 

Mods:

Front lift: (I know this is not legal and the bearing issues it is supposed to cause due to widening the track but have done this before and have never had an issue, or had to deal with insurance so i may eat my words if i have a crash...)

so front: Struct extenders: dropping the top hub bolt hole to the bottom and a sgtrengthening plate made of a 40x40mm 5mm thick steel angle, drilled at 70mm intervals 3 times, a spacer at the top and a new high tensile bolt to re-bolt the bottom. This costs less than $20 to lift and is stronger than the original plate holding it, feel free to comment on it but i ahve done it on much heavier cars and never had an issue. This also doesnt change the ride of course as it just drops the hub, yet to drop the diff. Have been told acytel but spoke to the supplier and they suggested nylon as acytel shatters when shocked?? never delt with it before.

Rear: i used late 80s celica springs, this will get you a varied lift depending if you want to cut the coils out but they are MUCH longer than the original springs and have a heavier feel. I will browse thru U PULL IT soon for some shocks but the ones on there are ok for the road ATM. This lift $40 so far, prob free if your thrifty.

Wheels and Tyres: 15" 2002 TJ Wrangler Rims with 235x75 cooper discoverer ST's $600 for the 5 from gumtree. OK these have to be spaced out to clear the caliper....i know this is frowned apon but again my care factor is low and the bearing thing, never had an issue, also the back of the caliper has to be "race engineered' with a grinder (only about 2-3mm from the outer edge) to give decent clearance for the rim.

Roof racks are pro racks with a cage courtesy of Gumtree for $80 (+$100 freight from NSW, that killed me)

Tint: again 20% like all my cars.........legality = Not but never been bothered by the police, ever. 

New fuel (repco brand $55) and air filter so far, oil and oil filter when i get a chance (bought them and sitting in the shed), didnt realsie i had to remove the bash plate so havnt done it yet.

Next mods:

think ill try make a front bar like the silver brazil IO, i cant see it being that hard and the requirements by govt for manufacture are grey for a bar that doesnt have 'loops/hoops' and isnt over 1m from the ground. With LED light bar 

Diff drop and maybe another 20mm in the front but really i think it has enough.

So all uppurchase price + trucking it from NSW to SA and rego, filters and parts (wipers etc), little bits and pieces, the mods above+ factoring for NSW rego refund and selling the original wheels and tyres it has cost me about $5000, pretty happy so far.

Thanks