Yes that looks well, i'd be itching to get Bilt Hambering like billio if it were mine.

I've been toying with fetching in, grey importing, a Landcruiser 120 series known in Japan and elswhere as Prado, known here as LC3/4/5 circa years 2004/5 to replace my year 2000 90 series Colorado with a vehicle more suitable and suitable as a base model for LPG conversion, having ditched the idea of Diesel completely.

I watch TradeCarView, and some of the sellers there take underbody pictures for prospective buyers to peruse, most LC's of these years if they've spent their lives in Japan will have if anything just the odd dusting of chassis and rear live axle rust, where a similar aged UK car can be truly shocking if you actually get underneath, so bad do they get that i've ruled out replacing my 90 series (Colorado) with a 120 or even a 100 series Amazon unless it a recent grey or i do the deal myself, the 90 seems more rust resistant chassis wise than the model that replaced it, but it might be that the later models as they became more mainstream attracted more first owners who hadn't a clue about caring for the underbody, even minimally.

Subarus as we both know, the weak point is the rear subframe, again even if first owners just got off their backsides and washed the salt off around May, it would make a lot of difference down the years,

Glad to hear the Scooby is still with you Corax.

Edited by gordonbennet on 13/08/2016 at 19:26

Had similar problem with the tail pipe on the Outback, our model has the single tail pipe silencer which should have a by pass built in (Landcruiser has similar set up on the centre box which is around £600 OE)) which opens up at higher pressures allowing an easier flow.

Scooby OE part getting on for the price as we paid for the car, aftermarket only 2.0 and 2.5 available which don't have the by pass so a custom made cat back stainless system is now on the car @ less than £300 fitted, no contest.

Good news that the 2.5 box fits.

Have only praise for Bilt Hambers products, not cheap but losses in use are minimal and it does the job well and doesn't stink for weeks on end.

90 engine is superb with Diesel like low rev grunt which suits my driving, 3.4 V6 apparently gets into all sorts of competition cars as its seemingly bomb proof from what i read even if tuned and supercharged to silly levels, however the existing petrol tank on a 90 is where the gas tank needs to go, so its a case of having a smaller jerry can sized petrol tank made and kitted out as well as the normal gas conversion, which is going to put the cost up to around £2k, car is 16 years old now so even i can't really justify it...course now i've said that if i'm still running the thing in 5 years time you can be the one to virtually kick me up the backside.

120 series petrol tank sits under belly of vehicle so room for tank just in front of the rear bumper cross member, hence a better bet all round.

In Britain only the 4.0V6 available in petrol form, but in Japan the 3.4 continued to be offered too, as well as a 2.7 4 pot er no ta, i'd be happy to continue with that engine for many years yet.

Tyre prices don't seem to have that summer/winter opposite effect since Tyreleader have come on the scene, thats my first go to site now and have bought off them several times without the slightest hiccup, its a case of checking round them and the other usual sites every couple of days till that bargain appears then hit the buy button quickly, had some serious bargains over the years, which is great because i don't let the tread get much below 4mm before they're off again.

I tend to a shortlist of preferred makes and models but if the right tyre bargain of something known comes up am quite happy to research those out too, hence ended up with Hankooks which i wasn't looking for on the 90, came with over 12mm tread depth and show no signs of any wear whatsoever.