Australian 4WD Action – August 2019

WHEN SHAUN GOT IT

The old 60 was bog stock when Shaun got it nearly 10 years ago.

The old fella he got it from would cry seeing what Shauno has put

the big girl through since then! Pretty rare seeing a mint 60 Series

Sahara in that condition these days.

THE BEGINNING AND END OF THE

ORIGINAL DIRTY 30

The original Dirty 30 was chopped into a ute about 6 years ago.

Shaun had the big heavy canopy on the rear which seemed like a

great idea at the time, but made it handle like a billy cart. Once he

went to a lightweight canopy – this thing turned into an animal.... a

very wild animal!

It was more capable on the tracks, however by the end of its life

it had some major issues, including cracks throughout the chassis,

rust in the cab, next-to-no brakes, and many other terminal

driveline issues.

The Dirty 30’s last trip was in the Vic High Country. Shaun nearly

lost it down a steep hill – it was no longer safe to drive and was

retired.

DIRTY 30 MK11

Fast forward 2-3 years and we’ve got a brand new Dirty 30! Shauno

couldn’t salvage much from the old Dirty 30 – so he decided to go

all out and build the ULTIMATE LandCruiser. Here’s a list of what

he’s done

• 80 Series Chassis – braced, repaired, RAPTOR coated, with
  upgraded body mounts


• 60 Series body chopped just like the old Dirty 30 – painted Sandy
  Taupe – done by Custom RV Creations


• 12HT gone – replaced with the 1HD-FTE sourced from Central
  Coast 4x4


• Automatic Transmission from a 100 Series – sourced from
  Wholesale Automatics


• Custom Suspension setup from Fulcrum Suspension and
  Superior 4x4
  The Dirty 30 MK2 is still in the building phase – there’s plenty more
  to happen on it to get it on the tracks. Keep an eye out on our
  YouTube page for its first trip!

WHEN SHAUN GOT IT

When Shaun got a call from Justin at NQ Crash in Cairns saying he

knows someone selling a mint 1HDT 80 Series – Shaun couldn’t

help himself. It was perfect timing as the Dirty 30 was done and

dusted and he needed a new project.

All it had was a mild lift, cheap tyres and a bull bar – this winner

was it was rust free and low km – the perfect 80 to do up!

INSANE TRANSFORMATION

Shaun can’t just build a regular 4WD up – he’s constantly using his

4WD and camping experience to build purpose-built trucks for

what he does. Here’s what happened to the 80 over the last couple

of years

• Full custom barwork from Custom RV Creations


• Custom Suspension Setup from Fulcrum Suspensions and
  Superior 4x4


• 35in General Grabber X3


• Upgraded Turbo system thanks to MTQ


• Full Raptor Coat plus Raptor-coated barwork


• Insane 12V with Century Batteries and a REDARC Manager 30
  system


• Provent Catch Can and Preline pre-filter thanks to
  MANN+HUMMEL


• Moonlight Fab Custom Snorkel and Air box


• Dometic CFX65 sitting on a Clearview Easy Slide on Titan
  Drawers in the rear


• Clearview Towing Mirrors


• Adventure Kings Awning, Roof Top Tent and Domin8rX Winch


• GME XRS Connect UHF


• ARB Rear Air Locker


• LIVID Lights

THE^ DIR
TY^30 LIV
ES!

THE^ SOOT

MONST

ER!^

Shauno's^

80 Series

“It’s^ a^ toss^ up^ between^ the^

suspension^ setup^ and^ the^1

2 V

setup.^ Articulation^ is^ so^

bloody^ essential^ for^ the^ tra

cks^ we^

tackle^ –^ it^ can^ be^ the^ differe

nce^ between^ being^ stuck^ fo

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hours^ or^ looking^ like^ a^ pro

driver!^ Having^ a^ reliable^12

System^ takes^ the^ stress^

out of^ remote^ trips^ –^ I^ can^ a

lways^

have^ cold^ beers^ and^ can^

charge^ anything^ I^ want!”

SHAUN’S^ FAV

OURITE^ MOD