A new year of Readers’ Rigs is led by an immaculate 1990 Land Rover Perentie. To see your vehicle in our magazine and on our website, post a snap of it on our Facebook page.
1990 Land Rover Perentie GS
It currently has 161,000km on the clock. It has plenty of kit including a custom turbo kit running 18psi through a GT2560R with 600×300 Aeroflow front-mount intercooler and custom airbox; a VDO boost gauge; VDO EGT gauge; VDO oil-pressure gauge; power steering; four-inch APT snorkel; Stedi lighting; three-inch Superior Engineering lift kit; extended braided brake lines; and new SuperPro bushes throughout.
Other gear includes an upgraded front diff to 24-spline and heavy-duty Ashcroft shafts; rear diff lock; Flatdog flares from UK; 35-inch Maxxis RAZR tyres; 16×8 5×165.1 beadlock Dynamic wheels; steel rock sliders; and new ute cab canopy with tub cover.
On the outside is a custom rooftop tent mounts with six LED camp lights; 23ZERO 1400 Dakota rooftop tent, shower tent and 270 awning; Bazooka water tank; Ontap black edition; and an 1800mm rear trundle drawer.
It also has Car Builders sound deadening with carpet interior; new respray in Raptor liner; bonnet net and bag; GME 6.6 and 2.1dB antenna; and a GME radio.
Instagram page: 4x4_perentie1990 – Emanuele Perrotta
2019 Ford Ranger PX3
It’s the 2.0-litre bi-turbo variant. Kit includes a Norweld canopy, OME BP-51s, Bundutop RTT, 140-litre fuel tank, 60-litre water tank, ROH Blak steel wheels, Safari snorkel, ARB bullbar, Mickey Thompson Baja 33-inch tyres, and a Smittybilt 10,000lb winch – Ben O’Keefe
2012 Mitsubishi Challenger
Here it is at the Glendon campgrounds. It’s twin-locked and has a Max front bar, Carbon winch, TJM snorkel, dual-battery system, Rhino platform, Geko underbody protection plate, and SCF rock sliders.
It’s also had a two-inch Outback Armour lift with Kings springs and diff breathers. Built it up from brand-new and it now has 120K on the clock. Been to the Cape and climbed Big Red – Brett Martin
2019 Ford Ranger PX3
Equipment includes ARB BP-51 shocks and suspension, ARB Safari bar and side-steps, Safari snorkel, ARB roof rack, Frontier long-range fuel tank, ARB Intensity spotlights, ARB Ascent canopy, ION 196 17×8 alloy wheels +30, and 275/70R17 AT3 Cooper tyres – Adrian Schmidt
2012 Mitsubishi Pajero GLS
Bought stock in 2017 with 40,000km on the clock. It now has an Ironman bullbar, bash plates, Oricom UHF, Helios spotties, Redarc brake controller, roof rack, 270° awning, fishing-rod carrier, custom handmade floor mats, 1200W pure-sine inverter, and it’s wrapped with Dueller 31 ATs. All mostly installed this year. A long-range tank and airbags are in the pipeline – Willem Moolman
1993 Toyota LandCruiser HZJ75
Having some fun in the Watagans. It’s not highly modified, but it has adjustable Rancho shocks, two-inch lift, Tough Dog springs with military wraps (front and back), 15-inch white Sunraysia wheels with 33×12.5 BFG mud tyres, Lokka auto-locking diff centre in the rear, Runva 11XP winch, and a DTS turbo system on the 1HZ, making a whopping 85kW on the dyno.
It has a factory tub, factory dual fuel tanks, and factory dual-battery system. Mainly just used for camping, but I like to do some hard stuff every now and then – Andrew Spicer
Keyword: Perentie tops Readers' Rigs in January 2022