Three years in the making, we answer the question… should you buy and build an ex-mines 76 Series LandCruiser? Words by Mark Kendrick, Images by Harry Temple HUMBLE BEGINNINGS Rusty started life as a common-as-dirt white LandCruiser 76 Series, with…
Two days after rego, Project Rusty drove from Sydney to Adelaide and Perth. Yes, we are optimists CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE With the 4WD show season upon us, our fearless and quite possibly crazy…
Rusty gets an interior makeover from Inland Australia… at the Sydney 4WD Adventure Show CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Well, the end is nearly in sight for Project Rusty – having just got it road…
Project Rusty gets a sweet UHF radio from GME. Here’s how you can install one at home yourself! CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE On a recent trip to Cape York, the importance of good communication…
We finally fix a problem with Rusty that’s been there since day one, and show you how to do the same thing in 8 steps. Rusty’s clutch has always been a bit suspect. It’s had bearing noise, odd pedal feel…
The ‘no press, no vice’ method of changing uni joints. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS STORY IN OUR ONLINE MAGAZINE Look, just ask any FIFO worker, life in the mines is tough. Back-breaking labour for 12 hours plus a day;…
In this month’s Unsealed 4X4 Garage, with some help from our mates at Drivetech 4×4 we are going to start to tackling Rusty’s well worn diffs. Now, we know that Rusty has had a hard old life working in the…
Brake Overhaul In this month’s Unsealed 4X4 Garage, along with the help of our mates at Drivetech 4×4 we are going to tackle the brakes on old Rusty. During one of our early test drives the brakes seemed to be…
This month Mad Matt tackles a small but important job on the steering on old Rusty. With a live axle 4WD you can get a lot of vibrations and oscillations through the steering wheel; even moreso when off-road. CLICK HERE…
Rusty gets one of the nicest suspension systems we’ve ever seen. With the bar work in place, and now that we have a good idea of what sort of weights we’re going to be lugging around on Project Rusty,…
Was painting Project Rusty worthwhile, or have we just smeared lipstick on a pig? We all know how Project Rusty earned its name: Five years on a mine site has definitely taken its toll on the vehicle. So it…
It has been all hands on deck in the Unsealed 4X4 Garage, as Dex and Ev spent close to four days pulling the body off the chassis in order to clean and remove any rust that had formed on…
One of the first mods most people do to their vehicles is put on a set of new tyres. Not that Rusty had any old tyres on though… but, given they’d been driving around in such a toxic environment, they…
Unsealed 4X4 Garage and Project Rusty are kicking along nicely. The next phase in the garage itself is the installation of a Molnar hoist. Given that we’re looking to be underneath the 76 Series LandCruiser a fair bit, we thought…
In Issue 18 of Unsealed 4X4, we introduced you to our Project Vehicle – aptly named ‘Project Rusty’. But then we hit a hurdle… how on Earth were we going to make this thing pretty with nowhere to kit her…
