Hilux
DIY Insight – When buying is better than Building … PWR
When I decided to build the ute my emphasis was on doing as much of the work myself, this meant gaining the skills and the tools to do the majority of the work. But there comes a time when you can onl...
ETS Drift Ute – Pre Alloy
Today I got arm pump from the tin snips, granted its only 1mm plastic but it still takes some cutting, I guess its good training for my MX riding. This is the start of the alloy dash panel, I wasnR...
ETS Drift Ute – Front end complete
Since my chrome 2002 bumper arrived I have been keen to get it mounted properly, along with all the other parts that make up a very complicated but beautiful front end. The plan was to use these Balll...
DIY Insight – Building Tabs
I dont always have time to get the camera out and take photos, most of the images on this site are from once the works completed, with the power of Iphone ill start doing some “in the momentR...
ETS Drift Ute – Just want to say thanks
The other day I was in the garage, I fitted up the front end panels on the Hilux, stood back and spent a few minutes thinking about whats next? The reality is I’m running out of jobs on it and i...
ETS Drift Ute – Chrome Bumpers only!
Theres a number of good things about building a full tube frame Hilux, one of them being body parts are plentiful, you see our tradies here in Aus arnt the most careful when it comes to their trusty w...
Last Weekend
Its cold and rainy this weekend, last Sunday was a perfect winters day. All 3 cars enjoying some light.
ETS Drift Ute – Monday Sun
It was a PDO (programmed day off) at work today and I made the most of every minute. The garage was getting pretty crazy, with the new moulds and heaps of parts lying around I decided to start at the ...
ETS Drift Ute – Gel Coated
So after going to all the effort making these guards from metal and getting them to stretch over the new width of the chassis I finally have new FRP guards. In a previous post I showed you the moulds ...