March 2024 issue of 4X4 Australia is out now

The March 2024 issue of 4X4 Australia is on shelves and arriving in subscriber’s letterboxes around the country.

And a pair of killer custom builds steal the limelight of this jam-packed magazine, with both modified vehicles dripping with quality kit and immaculate in both their preparation and presentation.

The first is a fierce V8-powered HiLux fettled by the experts at Marks 4WD in Melbourne. This example – a test mule for the Melbourne company’s LS into KUN26 HiLux conversion kit – is an SR5 double-cab 4x4 originally powered by a 3.0-litre diesel engine. That powertrain was replaced with a L98 6.0-litre engine from a VE Holden Commodore!

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Sticking with Toyota, the second mind-blowing custom in this issue is a chopped LandCruiser 300 Series modified by the owner of Offroad & Outback in Victoria. The folks at ASG 4X4 were tasked with converting the LC300 into a ute, and that deluxe canopy on the back is a Trig Point unit. There’s plenty more intricate details of both builds, but you’ll have to pick up a copy of the mag to read all about it!

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The spanners have kept spinning at 4X4 HQ, with our Tradie Triton getting a new set of Narva LED lights. Plus, following the completion of our next-gen Ranger – our biggest project EVER – we’ve already started work on our new build for 2024: a Ford Everest Ambiente. We got the ball rolling with the installation of a Yakima LockNLoad platform and a bunch of associated accessories.

A 12-day Simpson Desert adventure from Alice Springs to Birdsville and back again – with four fully loaded G-Wagens in convoy – was interrupted by heavy rain, closing tracks and forcing the leaders of the trip to think on their feet. But in the desert, sometimes you must find a way through regardless of the conditions.

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Also on the travel front we venture to Wyndham and Kununurra in WA; embark on a top end adventure to Litchfield National Park; traverse the gold-mining trails around the wider Castlemaine district of Victoria; and list five of the best things do in and around the town of Normanton in Queensland, the entrance to the Gulf of Carpentaria.

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What else is there?

• Moonie’s Cruiser gets a Terrain Tamer electric secondary park brake
• Ron also takes a look a new UltraGauge unit
• Off the grid with a BLUETTI AC200L power station
• Maxxis RAZR tyres put to the test on 50,000km trip through WA
• Plus new products, the latest news and much more!

The March 2024 issue of 4X4 Australia is out now.