Thank you for the advice/recommendation about the gravity fed water system. We are about to get a similar system installed. We were working out where to put the pump. It’s going in the draws now to be pulled out when required. 😁👍
Just took delivery of my VX on saturday and man oh man, have i just got some good ideas by watching this video! Great video and i must say great attention to detail. The Drifta systems speak for themselves, those teflon runners are an absolute marvel. I had mine in the Prado for almost 6 years and never had a single issue with them! Ive been doing some reading and research and seems like the new Lithium's available can also be used to replace the crank battery and be housed under the bonnet to operate at upto 85 degree celcius. Some with upto 250 amp sustained discharge rates which could be suited for winching also. Interested to know why the lithium battery wasnt put under the bonnet? Also do you guys happen to have any agents youd recommend in Sydney?? Great Video and thanks for sharing!
Patrick Honeine hey mate thanks for the comments. The VX is an unreal machine we love them .. as for the lithium’s - we still don’t recommend them for under bonnet. Any battery exposed to those sorts of heats and vibrations will deteriorate a lot faster.. better off still sticking with a high cycle HD lead acid crank battery that you can punish for years and replace easily! It’s a hard thing to swallow if you damage a lithium under the bonnet. We prefer to move the lithium system into the rear as it’s more accessible and stays cooler too 👍
If you’ve got the $$$ and that’s what is required to keep it bullet proof while touring, then go for! 👍 Are The LandCruiser’s having issues with DPF, like the HiLux’s are?
Yes it's still an issue i hear by just using google. If you're running around town a lot with start stop traffic i would stay away from any diesel vehicle. I would love a 4x4 of sorts as they are very versatile but it's hard to find one in a petrol version. ( I've heard a rumor that the Aus market might be seeing more petrol versions appear soon)
Hi Guys Just saw your video and got some good ideas,great work and lots of hard work there congratulations ,I am also about to pick up my VX next month. Question - how safe is it to put battery's in the area were people will be sitting?I have seen battery's explode and would not want that happening in vehicle should a battery problem go undetected.
Garry Josemans hey mate thanks for the comment.. it’s a good questions and is one that I brought to this owners attention as well. We’ve also seen older batteries swell and leak etc.. these new modern lithium in an enclosed cell casing are a pretty tough battery. We run a battery guard on all of our installs to basically disconnect them when they hit a certain voltage .. this basically means that nothing can keep draining the lithium .. 2nd to that.. the lithium has its own internal battery guard. If our one fails it will disconnect itself too 👍
How heavy was the VX after the build please and did the customer mention the size / weight of the van they planned on towing? Would be interested to know the final set up details. Any chance of getting the customer to jump onto YT and give a reply to my query? Am keen to hear if they downgraded van requirements for the weight upgrade on the towing vehicle. Magnificent build. Loved the electric side ramps and overall it looks like a beautiful quality build. We have our own 200 and have DRIFTA drawers and equivalent upgrades but just not quite as fancy with the electronics eg Lithium set up and electric side steps. Still, she's an absolute dream of a car and having moved up from our 80 series for van towing I would be hard pushed to recommend anything else. Only thing I reckon they're missing are "Rhino Hides" which I now swear by. They have saved my paint work tremendously having had two "buff and resprays" to the WHOLE of my side panels (both sides) before getting onto them. Nice work guys and thanks for sharing!
PaulnSans hey mate thanks for the comment! She was roughly sitting at 3.4T with one person in it .. full of fuel and water .. add 3 more people and food , gear in car and van ball weight you’ll be roughly 4.1T on the GVM. Obviously things can change from this .. but for their current setup and needs it works .. 2 kids in the back as well 👍 the van is a 22ft Avida .. ATM of 3.5T
WOW 4.1T!? The STD GVM upgrade can only legally get a 200 to 3.8T. How did you manage 4.1T please? I wonder if the client is aware (not your issue to advise them this) that the GVM additional weight capacity comes off their van ATM! So now their van ATM is now circa 2.75T!!! Our ATM dropped from 3.5T to 3.05T and our van weight full of water, full fuel jerry cans, gene. plus our usual clothes and “stuff” was already at 3.0T so we literally had to plan our food pretty carefully. In the end we opted to carry less food up front and had to accept more regular food shops and to carry the alcohol in the car as we had spare weight capacity post the GVM upgrade. I recommend anyone planning GVM upgrades at least makes themselves fully aware of the various weight requirements AND CALCULATIONS now that most states including WA are now starting to crack down on them.
PaulnSans hey mate , this is a part of the federal SSM kit . It’s 4.2T GVM + 3.5T BTC , total of 7.7T rolling on the black top 👍 we replace the rear axle and other suspension components obviously.. it’s classed as a commercial vehicle as it’s above 4T .
Super WOW to that then. Wish I had known that was a possibility Grrrr 😃. Excellent work by you guys then: Full credits to your quality of build from me then which isn’t easy to do as I’m a hard nut to crack, convince and satisfy! 🤓. Appreciate the new knowledge. Something I’ll pass on. Hopefully readers of my comment that live over east will recognise you as knowing how to DO IT RIGHT and it gets you some more business. Great work and thanks for the feedback and update. Paul 😃
Thanks. ton for this video. I am going for a VX and should get my delivery by this year end. Should be signing the deal next week. Before I commit just wanted your view on GXL vs VX. I do plan most of the key upgrades you mention in your video (GVM / Mirrors / Increase fuel tank capacity / Tyres / lights / UHF ). So Would it make sense to save 10-12 K on GXL. and then spend heaps on upgrade ? Some guidance would be appreciated. We are a family of four so the third row is coming out for good. We will go offroad bit not SERIOUS offroading... Thanks in advance for your tip. Regards Djay
Hey mate thanks for that, just head down to your local plumbing supplier mate and they'll have a few different options and sizes.. that exact one was from Reece Plumbing 👍
Hey guys. Awesome build! Love the Drifta setup. They do some great gear! Got a question. How do you fix the RADPower Solar panel to the Rhino platform?
Frooty hey mate cheers for the comment.. we use a combination of silicones/ tapes and rivets 👍 stick with silicone as it can expand with the heat that the panel attracts. Anything too rigid and it will cause the cells to fracture when they got hot
geoff gypsy drives unreal mate , it’s a solid ride at first but needs the weight to soften it. These kits are designed for constant load or towing a van often. If you plan on just having one for a daily driving around town soccer Mum car then I wouldn’t suggest this suspension system 👍
Hi Guys I just had a question about the drifts draw system you put in Tony and Eva’s VX 200 . I have a GXL 200 and I’m trying to finalise my draws with drifta. Did you get the left side wing made wider to fit the 125 ah lithium battery ? Drifta we’re going to put a recess in behind my fridge for it but would much prefer it where you guys have put it as I want to fit a water tank. Also I wasn’t sure about drift’s cargo barrier mounting brackets in the wheel arch ! Did you put in the cargo barrier from auto safe ? Looks like it leaves more space in the side wing area ? Is the one you used the half cargo barrier ? Any info would be great . Thanks for your help
Hey mate. At the time yes we did have it made wider to suit. We haven’t used Drifta since this drawer unit. We use Loaded drawer units as they build to our specs to suit larger systems. Also on more recent kits we were using the half height barriers and have the bottom mount directly to the top of the drawer unit. The bottom is the part that is certified it’s the top mount bracket of the barrier 👍
Hey guys great car so whats this cars price? Love it, my wife and I will be buying a van very shortly and have worked out the only way to really go with doing this right without compromising weights etc is go Cruiser.
Awesome build Caleb! Quick question - I see you have a 125Ah battery which Enerdrive say have an invertor capacity of 1000w, yet you have installed a 2000w in this build. How'd you get around that?
Looks like a great setup. I hope they're not towing too large a van with it. With the 200 fully loaded at 4200kg and a GCM of 6850kg it leaves about 2650kg left for a fully loaded van. How does the Toyota warranty fare once the GVM upgrade etc... has been installed. Has this ever been tested, say if a drivetrain fails because of works outside of Toyota recommendations?
Hey mate. This kit is the only federal GVM upgrade to retain 3.5T BTC... 7.7T Gross combined in other words. As far as warranty is concerned , most of these kits are done pre rego and still handed over by the Toyota dealership (if not through us or JMACX direct).. if a component of the suspension or rear axle housing fails it will fall under the manufacturer 👍 Cheers
Pro Touring TV well said. Obviously a few of these people don’t exactly understand these new modifications that can be made to many 4wd’s of today. Sometimes opinions should be kept to ones self!! Great work Pro touring concepts. I can’t wait until I can ask you to build the same for me. 👍
@@ProTouringTV Nice build guys. Neat+tidy and and everything has it's place. The OCD in me is smiling! What is the main reason you would choose a VX over a GXL? it seems like you upgrade most of the features you would buy a VX for. leather seats (seat covers), alloy wheels (change of wheels), 7 seats (draw system), stereo? KDSS? Sorry if this question has come up before. flick us a line when you have a minute. Cheers
Sorry. As soon as you said they "needed a lithium system just to run their coffee machine" I had to switch it off. Good on em for their build, but not for me.
@@stendecstretcher4983 Ok thanks, interesting! I also consulted Toyota dealership where I purchased the 79 series, a Diesel engineer, my brother in law a heavy diesel fitter & many mates in 4wd clubs & all agree that extra filtration & a catch can works. So we will agree to disagree.
@@ProTouringTV No argument from me at all! My quality can catchs approx 200mils of black crude between oil changes & the pre filter does a good job of extending the factory filters life span, so I really don't get why people seem to think its not a good idea? Am I missing something here? or have I been mislead by the experts I have consulted? Please educate me! Anyone!
Awesome, Thank you for sharing! Looking at doing my 200 VX soon. Cheers!
No worries let us know if we can help
Absolutely top job to all. Neet, tidy, functional.
Well done.
Cheers mate
Looks awesome. Thumbs up!
As soon as you mentioned Townsville and Mackay I was hooked. I spent 2 years living in Townsville (JCU). I'm from Swaziland. Good job mate.
Thembinkosi Kunene haha thanks mate
Simple yet spot on. . Well done team pro touring
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Thank you for the advice/recommendation about the gravity fed water system. We are about to get a similar system installed. We were working out where to put the pump. It’s going in the draws now to be pulled out when required. 😁👍
No worries mate glad we could spread some light on the topic for you.. pumps are good but nasty things at times..
Wicked setup man, great build by you guys✌️
Cheers guys
Pro Touring TV so cool💪
Awesome for the outdoors
Awesome build. You guys are pumping out some great work.
Thanks mate appreciate it
Great work mate, the GVMs on the 200s disappear very quickly so good choice. Killer job as always 🤙🏼
Cheers mate, yes your not wrong .. heavy rigs when touring thats for sure!
Awesome!! Gotta love a 200 wagon. Drifta do nice stuff. Cheers Steve
i guess it's kinda randomly asking but does anybody know a good website to watch new tv shows online ?
@Aarav Wallace lately I have been using flixzone. Just search on google for it :)
@Tony Benedict yea, I have been watching on Flixzone for years myself :D
@Tony Benedict Thanks, I went there and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :D I really appreciate it!
@Aarav Wallace happy to help :D
Ok... now I'm excited
You guys rock. Awesome rig
If I win tatslotto then this would be my ride. As it stands looking on RUclips will have to do
Just took delivery of my VX on saturday and man oh man, have i just got some good ideas by watching this video! Great video and i must say great attention to detail.
The Drifta systems speak for themselves, those teflon runners are an absolute marvel. I had mine in the Prado for almost 6 years and never had a single issue with them!
Ive been doing some reading and research and seems like the new Lithium's available can also be used to replace the crank battery and be housed under the bonnet to operate at upto 85 degree celcius. Some with upto 250 amp sustained discharge rates which could be suited for winching also.
Interested to know why the lithium battery wasnt put under the bonnet?
Also do you guys happen to have any agents youd recommend in Sydney??
Great Video and thanks for sharing!
Patrick Honeine hey mate thanks for the comments. The VX is an unreal machine we love them .. as for the lithium’s - we still don’t recommend them for under bonnet. Any battery exposed to those sorts of heats and vibrations will deteriorate a lot faster.. better off still sticking with a high cycle HD lead acid crank battery that you can punish for years and replace easily! It’s a hard thing to swallow if you damage a lithium under the bonnet. We prefer to move the lithium system into the rear as it’s more accessible and stays cooler too 👍
American drool about this rig VX turbo diesel! we don't have a diesel variant
If you’ve got the $$$ and that’s what is required to keep it bullet proof while touring, then go for! 👍 Are The LandCruiser’s having issues with DPF, like the HiLux’s are?
Yes it's still an issue i hear by just using google. If you're running around town a lot with start stop traffic i would stay away from any diesel vehicle. I would love a 4x4 of sorts as they are very versatile but it's hard to find one in a petrol version. ( I've heard a rumor that the Aus market might be seeing more petrol versions appear soon)
Hey mate - we have yet to have dramas with the DPF's on the 200's or 79's.. we've heard about issues but haven't encountered any ourselves 👍
Hi Guys
Just saw your video and got some good ideas,great work and lots of hard work there congratulations ,I am also about to pick up my VX next month. Question - how safe is it to put battery's in the area were people will be sitting?I have seen battery's explode and would not want that happening in vehicle should a battery problem go undetected.
Garry Josemans hey mate thanks for the comment.. it’s a good questions and is one that I brought to this owners attention as well. We’ve also seen older batteries swell and leak etc.. these new modern lithium in an enclosed cell casing are a pretty tough battery. We run a battery guard on all of our installs to basically disconnect them when they hit a certain voltage .. this basically means that nothing can keep draining the lithium .. 2nd to that.. the lithium has its own internal battery guard. If our one fails it will disconnect itself too 👍
Nice build, good use of space.
How heavy was the VX after the build please and did the customer mention the size / weight of the van they planned on towing? Would be interested to know the final set up details. Any chance of getting the customer to jump onto YT and give a reply to my query? Am keen to hear if they downgraded van requirements for the weight upgrade on the towing vehicle.
Magnificent build. Loved the electric side ramps and overall it looks like a beautiful quality build. We have our own 200 and have DRIFTA drawers and equivalent upgrades but just not quite as fancy with the electronics eg Lithium set up and electric side steps. Still, she's an absolute dream of a car and having moved up from our 80 series for van towing I would be hard pushed to recommend anything else.
Only thing I reckon they're missing are "Rhino Hides" which I now swear by. They have saved my paint work tremendously having had two "buff and resprays" to the WHOLE of my side panels (both sides) before getting onto them. Nice work guys and thanks for sharing!
PaulnSans hey mate thanks for the comment! She was roughly sitting at 3.4T with one person in it .. full of fuel and water .. add 3 more people and food , gear in car and van ball weight you’ll be roughly 4.1T on the GVM. Obviously things can change from this .. but for their current setup and needs it works .. 2 kids in the back as well 👍 the van is a 22ft Avida .. ATM of 3.5T
WOW 4.1T!? The STD GVM upgrade can only legally get a 200 to 3.8T. How did you manage 4.1T please? I wonder if the client is aware (not your issue to advise them this) that the GVM additional weight capacity comes off their van ATM! So now their van ATM is now circa 2.75T!!! Our ATM dropped from 3.5T to 3.05T and our van weight full of water, full fuel jerry cans, gene. plus our usual clothes and “stuff” was already at 3.0T so we literally had to plan our food pretty carefully. In the end we opted to carry less food up front and had to accept more regular food shops and to carry the alcohol in the car as we had spare weight capacity post the GVM upgrade. I recommend anyone planning GVM upgrades at least makes themselves fully aware of the various weight requirements AND CALCULATIONS now that most states including WA are now starting to crack down on them.
PaulnSans hey mate , this is a part of the federal SSM kit . It’s 4.2T GVM + 3.5T BTC , total of 7.7T rolling on the black top 👍 we replace the rear axle and other suspension components obviously.. it’s classed as a commercial vehicle as it’s above 4T .
Super WOW to that then. Wish I had known that was a possibility Grrrr 😃. Excellent work by you guys then: Full credits to your quality of build from me then which isn’t easy to do as I’m a hard nut to crack, convince and satisfy! 🤓. Appreciate the new knowledge. Something I’ll pass on. Hopefully readers of my comment that live over east will recognise you as knowing how to DO IT RIGHT and it gets you some more business. Great work and thanks for the feedback and update. Paul 😃
Thanks. ton for this video. I am going for a VX and should get my delivery by this year end. Should be signing the deal next week. Before I commit just wanted your view on GXL vs VX.
I do plan most of the key upgrades you mention in your video (GVM / Mirrors / Increase fuel tank capacity / Tyres / lights / UHF ). So Would it make sense to save 10-12 K on GXL. and then spend heaps on upgrade ? Some guidance would be appreciated.
We are a family of four so the third row is coming out for good. We will go offroad bit not SERIOUS offroading...
Thanks in advance for your tip.
Regards
Djay
Hi mate, love the build. Where is that water trap/ breather from? Need one of them on my tank setup, will make life lots easier!!
Hey mate thanks for that, just head down to your local plumbing supplier mate and they'll have a few different options and sizes.. that exact one was from Reece Plumbing 👍
Hey guys. Awesome build! Love the Drifta setup. They do some great gear! Got a question. How do you fix the RADPower Solar panel to the Rhino platform?
Would like to know this too. Can't see any fixings in any of the videos (maybe some rivets on the leading edge). Is it just Sikka'd to the rack?
Frooty hey mate cheers for the comment.. we use a combination of silicones/ tapes and rivets 👍 stick with silicone as it can expand with the heat that the panel attracts. Anything too rigid and it will cause the cells to fracture when they got hot
Wow. Awsome build. Could you please tell me what offset the rock wheels are please.?
Looks great, as a daily driver, what does the car drive like since the gvm upgrade
geoff gypsy drives unreal mate , it’s a solid ride at first but needs the weight to soften it. These kits are designed for constant load or towing a van often. If you plan on just having one for a daily driving around town soccer Mum car then I wouldn’t suggest this suspension system 👍
Hi Guys I just had a question about the drifts draw system you put in Tony and Eva’s VX 200 . I have a GXL 200 and I’m trying to finalise my draws with drifta. Did you get the left side wing made wider to fit the 125 ah lithium battery ? Drifta we’re going to put a recess in behind my fridge for it but would much prefer it where you guys have put it as I want to fit a water tank. Also I wasn’t sure about drift’s cargo barrier mounting brackets in the wheel arch ! Did you put in the cargo barrier from auto safe ? Looks like it leaves more space in the side wing area ? Is the one you used the half cargo barrier ? Any info would be great . Thanks for your help
Hey mate. At the time yes we did have it made wider to suit. We haven’t used Drifta since this drawer unit. We use Loaded drawer units as they build to our specs to suit larger systems. Also on more recent kits we were using the half height barriers and have the bottom mount directly to the top of the drawer unit. The bottom is the part that is certified it’s the top mount bracket of the barrier 👍
The diff breather bracket? Is that something you made or can they be bought from somewhere
Was wondering why they didn't do a spare wheel carrier replacement for rear bumper.
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Hey guys great car so whats this cars price? Love it, my wife and I will be buying a van very shortly and have worked out the only way to really go with doing this right without compromising weights etc is go Cruiser.
Cruiser is definitely the go mate! Roughly $150k is our more common setup for a VX wagon build.
Nice work. Maybe I need the coffee machine to get the wife’s approval for upgrades.
Awesome build Caleb! Quick question - I see you have a 125Ah battery which Enerdrive say have an invertor capacity of 1000w, yet you have installed a 2000w in this build. How'd you get around that?
Correct. You’d need around 240 Ah of Li battery to drive a 2000 W inverter.
No response after 2 years!
It’s capped at 150A with a circuit breaker. The 125’s can continually run over 150a discharge for quite some time. Just don’t stipulate in the specs
Hi, where do I find the check valve at 8:00 . I've had a couple of goes over a few months to find this. I basically copied the exact setup. Cheers.
I've found a solution thanks
duotight Flow Stopper
Looks like a great setup. I hope they're not towing too large a van with it. With the 200 fully loaded at 4200kg and a GCM of 6850kg it leaves about 2650kg left for a fully loaded van. How does the Toyota warranty fare once the GVM upgrade etc... has been installed. Has this ever been tested, say if a drivetrain fails because of works outside of Toyota recommendations?
Hey mate. This kit is the only federal GVM upgrade to retain 3.5T BTC... 7.7T Gross combined in other words. As far as warranty is concerned , most of these kits are done pre rego and still handed over by the Toyota dealership (if not through us or JMACX direct).. if a component of the suspension or rear axle housing fails it will fall under the manufacturer 👍 Cheers
Pro Touring TV well said. Obviously a few of these people don’t exactly understand these new modifications that can be made to many 4wd’s of today. Sometimes opinions should be kept to ones self!! Great work Pro touring concepts. I can’t wait until I can ask you to build the same for me. 👍
I would give a lung and a thumb for this rig, I might be able to buy it in 17 years at 640000 kms
I know what you mean, I"m currently lookoing for the perfect bargain 105. Hopefully with a few less k's.
Upgrades the diff to go caravaning... hahahah
Nice build,
What’s the new awning going on?
Hey mate, well well.. that ones definitely a surprise haha. A few new products about to drop mate we'll do a little vid on it when it arrives 👍
Pro Touring TV looking forward to seeing it :)
What is the price for one these setups thinking of getting the 79 but that 200 😍
Hey mate, no hiding costs .. that complete build package including VX was around the $145k mark 👍
Great setup , looks about 30k , even if it is for a coffee machine 😃😃...
Does Clearview colour code their mirrors?
Mick Haggarty ARB stores do mate 👍
it’ll be a Soccer Mums everyday dream ....Here comes another sooted up LC
Looks great. What’s it cost?
What a beast!! Total cost?
Thanks mate, roughly the $145k mark including the VX 👍
@@ProTouringTV Nice build guys. Neat+tidy and and everything has it's place. The OCD in me is smiling! What is the main reason you would choose a VX over a GXL? it seems like you upgrade most of the features you would buy a VX for. leather seats (seat covers), alloy wheels (change of wheels), 7 seats (draw system), stereo? KDSS? Sorry if this question has come up before. flick us a line when you have a minute. Cheers
where at you guys located? I want to modify my 200 series
On the Gold Coast mate
Is the awning available yet?
Jay still waiting mate 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Won't get that GVM upgrade on a 200 in nsw no 200 will be GVM above 3800kg weather pre registration or post registration bloody RMS
"For this particular one its all legal and complied"...
No that easy to do in OZ, with our nanny state ADRs
40L/100
Sweet if you’ve got a spare 200k
Thanks mate but quite substantially less 👍
Pre filters not recommended for the latest Cruiser. Catch cans don’t work either.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
What’s something like that worth?
Roughly $150-160k mate
Sorry. As soon as you said they "needed a lithium system just to run their coffee machine" I had to switch it off. Good on em for their build, but not for me.
That's fair enough mate - what else would you rather have to run the coffee machine?
@@ProTouringTV I wouldn't. It's called using a Billy.
Let's be honest, that would have to one if the most expensive coffee machines around
Spend 10k on modifications to get a $3 lattee.. Makes sense. 🤦♂️
Could of settled for nescafe 43. Some people are unbelievable
more like 35K plus id say
So a brand new $110k+ car with no factory warranty after spending probably another $50k on aftermarket accessories, makes sense
Hope they didn't want any new vehicle warranty
Thos bull bars are trash
Soccer moms don't make good soccer player
Being honest, all these modifications reduce the Land Cruiser's reliability.
Looks like you have ruined that Cruiser and voided your warranty .
stendick stretcher Whats your reasoning behind, pre filters don't work? & catch cans don't work?
Consulted Toyota a mechanical engineer and a well respected Diesel specialist.
@@stendecstretcher4983 Ok thanks, interesting! I also consulted Toyota dealership where I purchased the 79 series, a Diesel engineer, my brother in law a heavy diesel fitter & many mates in 4wd clubs & all agree that extra filtration & a catch can works. So we will agree to disagree.
Mate we could quite easily argue the fact .. and the catch cans / pre filters do in fact work 👍
@@ProTouringTV No argument from me at all! My quality can catchs approx 200mils of black crude between oil changes & the pre filter does a good job of extending the factory filters life span, so I really don't get why people seem to think its not a good idea? Am I missing something here? or have I been mislead by the experts I have consulted? Please educate me! Anyone!
Seriously don't know why people pay the money, such a con !!
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