Australian 4WD Action – August 2019

• GSL exhaust


• Steinbauer performance module


• Direction plus secondary fuel filter


• Provent 200 catch can


• Buds customs 4in snorkel

If there is one thing that Shaun loves, its useable, reliable

power – and that’s exactly what he’s done with the eight

cylinders of tickled Toyota fury under the bonnet. The mighty

1VD has been opened up with a custom made GSL

fabrications stainless steel exhaust. This shiny bit of kit has

an insane 5in dump pipe into a full tig welded 4in system.

Combine that with the 2in upgraded GSL crossover pipe that

frees up the flow between each cylinder bank and the end

result is an exhaust note that makes even the toughest

bushies amongst us weak at the knees. Just adding an

exhaust isn’t enough for Shauno though, as he knew that

these engines came very detuned from the factory. To help

get a bit more power out of her, Shaun has also added a

Steinbauer performance module, as well as a Buds Customs

4in snorkel. The factory snorkel for the 79s are a two piece

unit that isn’t water tight. This new powdercoated black

stainless steel snorkel not only fixes that issue, but allows

the engine to breathe a bit better when Shaun gives the loud

pedal a love tap.

You’re probably thinking, yeah okay they’re some tasty

mods but you mentioned reliability?! Yep spot on – Shaun

takes the big 79 to some extremely remote places – be it for

work or play. To that end he has added a Direction Plus

secondary fuel filter kit and a Provent 200 catch can to keep

things running clean. The end result after shouting the big

79 a dyno tune is a comfortable 173kw and 600Nm – how’s

that for angry!

W

hen you’re as

passionate

about 4WDing,

fishing and

camping as

Shauno, it makes sense to have

a few insane 4WDs in your fleet.

In fact Shauno is in love with the

Offroad lifestyle so much, that he

has not one but two LandCruis-

ers, while he rebuilds a third! If

that doesn’t scream passionate,

then we don’t know what does.

What we love about Shauns

Cruisers’ is that each one

serves a purpose. Sooty the 80

lives for tough touring. With

coils all round and a killer 12v

and camping setup it’s the

ultimate vehicle to tour the

Cape in, or to go tackle some

A-Grade low range and get

outdriven by Jock’s HiLux

(We’re even now eh mate?).

Then you have Shaun’s Dirty 30

rebuild which will be a deadset

track conquering weapon. With

a 60 Series cab on an 80

Chassis with a 1HD-FTE and a

tiptronic auto, Shaun will have

so much control in the tough

stuff and by keeping the tray

setup light; it represents the

ultimate track eater. Finally,

you have his big 79. This

vehicle is built to tour

comfortably, while maintaining

a lightweight but efficient

touring setup. It also serves as

Shaun’s Daily when he’s not out

six months of the year touring

some of the best places in the

country! The other job the 79

has is towing Shaun’s absolute

pride and joy TABS plate boat,

so he can get out on the water

and not catch any fish before

coming back in with a sunburn.

But enough banter for now,

let’s hook in and check out how

Shaun has set up this absolute

beast of a 79!

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That GSL exhaust really

makes this thing sing

The Stratos^ seats^ have^
taken the^ farmtruck^ interior^
to a^ whole^ new^ level

The secondary fuel filter

and catch can help with

reliability out in the scrub