TODAY WAS THE DAY

OH! Steve can you send me a photo of just how it goes on the front end thanks !!

Hay Merv, glad your not too mad with me.
As soon as i get hold of it i will measure and takes some photos. He lives about 2hr drive away but is coming more my way next saturday, so will pick it up then.

Hey AussieQ could you please give me the info of where you got your tow~bar from in Brisbane ? I went looking for a bar today around Toowoomba and they all would pull out the book but if it is not in the book they didn't want to know but one bloke told me the only place i could get one is from Brisbane they do make them for SC Hiace and have 700 K's load rated and you did say that you got your's from Brisbane and was 700 ! I could just build one but just want to the right thing for insurance!!
Merv...

Aranda towbars at Woodridge did ours took about an hour to fit.

http://www.arandatowbars.com.au/

I think it was around the $300 mark at end of last year. Seemed like both ends cost about the same from memory

Thanks "AussieQ" i will get onto them ASAP! Well we took the SC Hiace bush today all went very well and got 9.5 lts to the 100 K's on the hard black stuff!Took some old people((yes older than me!) i know where there are loads of wild things like goats and deer and we had lunch at the old gold mines was a long day !!
There was loads of this on the way home!!


MERV>>

"AussieQ" thanks for the info and yes they will help but i have to take the SC Van down to them they say they build the bar to fit Me in Brisbane i will have to buy a GPS so i can find my way around The price has gone up but no matter what hasen't think i will try to get down on my next day off work to get the job done!
Started my next project today which will be a camper trailer i was going to pull the seats out of the SC but it is just so nice sit back and read the paper at work!!
Thanks again!!
Merv~~

Tinman,
Just bought a little GPS from Aldi for $89. Not tried it out yet but cheap as chips!! Not sure if they will have any left now!

GOODO REX thanks will go look tomorrow please let me know what you think of it !!
Merv~~

i Bought one a couple of years ago and still works well only been lost once but it was my own fault thought i new better. woops didn't

I see them on the Bay with 7 ins screen does everything well almost think they also make coffee!! But have been told the voice is not much good but don't know and where to put a big screen??
Merv~~
Hummm lost "Rufnut" not hard to do the other day i was out around Clifton and they had the road closed anyhow we drove until we came to this T junction and nothing to say which way so i went the wrong way but did get to see some new country??

yes true but with sat nav should not of happened

Hello again ~~Well got the GPS took me all weekend to get it to make coffee for us but think i have got it , was a big help we went into the back blocks from Leyburn to Inglewood got to see some new places and a big "YAHOO" for the GPS!!
What did we do before the GPS?? (OK!got lost a lot!!)

We used to have a portable sextant and telescope in my yoof.

Good on you "REX"


Well back in my day i will give you the "REX" things were still square and the round things were still not found and most things were built from sandstone and wood??~~??

Wheelie now Merv :afraid!:

Hello to all you ACE users!! I don't know if you have had your TV on the Game show from Japan but they do show the streets around Japan when they move people and there are SC Hiace's all over and last night i thought i had gone to heaven they had two 2010 SC Hiace's to move people and we had a very good look at them YAHOO!!~~!!
How good is that do they have street cams that we can use on the net??

OH! MY GOD!! A super Custom truck all chrome was on tonight how do they chrome all the truck??

Hello Mike good to hear from you again thought the floods got you??
Yes you can also use this if you like no trouble there you don't have a super Van but you have a good start you have a Toyota!!

HERE IS A QUESTION FOR YOU?? How come these SC vans were never brought into Australia or the rest of the world just as a go buy from the Toyota dealers??

Interesting question, however I think the new price could have been prohibitive. Just look at the VW Transporter comfortline, they around $60k and they don't sell many. I suspect thet SC's would have been around $50k new?
Rex

Thanks Rex!!

Well Saturday i was able to take the SC in the sand along the rabbit fence up here in Queensland the sand was soft and deep and the SC didn't even spin a wheel all i can say it went very very well ! I also use the SC to take old people out in the bush to give them a day out and a look around they have been very happy with the SC but i think the ride could be a little better the rubber is light truck and i think better rubber would be a big help !!

Have you got Tems shockies mate. Of so maybe they are on sport. Our single drive rides well.

Hello AussieQ thanks for the reply You can change the shockS?? have to look at that no don't get me wrong the ride is good but i think if the rubber was better than truck rubber i think it would be better We went to Brisbane today and the Sc well like hell G i could leave from the lights and be across the street before the other cars got half way across very good !! Yes got the bar done no trouble so that all went well could of built one for nothing i just didn't have that small plate that is welded to the towbar but better to have it done the way the insurance wanted! Hey AussieQ could i have a better photo of your SC please so i can see just how your nudge bar is fitted please that is the next project the axle and springs FOR THE CAMP TRAILER are here at last so will be able to get into that tomorrow we are in~between jobs just now so i have time to play Haven't seen much on the FORUM just of late is it the cold weather Who was looking for rear shoes did you get them and if so where and where are they from PLEASE
SORRY AussieQ I MUST THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP WITH THE TOWBAR

Hay Tinman i got rear shoes few weeks back look here https://hiace-super-custom.forumotion.com/i-need-f3/brake-pad-and-shoes-no-s-t1201.htm?highlight=brakes+shoes
Glad you got your rear bar sorted, but why do you need to tow a camper trailer? You got SC!
I fitted the front nudge bar the other day so when i get a chance ill take some pic's for you. Its the lest i can do.
So you had a play in the sand? I've had mine on a few beaches but always find it a tad risky, but as long as the tyres are down to about 15psi with no sand hills and no deep wheel tracks it goes ok. I have had it stuck and been lucky to escape a few too many times. Having plenty of momentum never hurts, just know its limitations - Low ground clearance, no low range, no center locking diff and the NON ability to fit wide tyres! Having said that it surprises me how good it goes for a soft roader!