I Made A Very Use-full 4WD Mod!

[@emuwing]

Fantastic job! This project reminds me of how the Emuwing originated: a lot of time, plenty of beers, and a wildly creative mind. 😄 When I first tackled this, I used a flat steel bar, 50mm x 4mm, which I bent and attached to the seat belt mounts and the handle above the rear window. That way, I could mount the hinges without needing to drill holes in the car. It was very similar to your finished product and was even on the GQ I owned back in those days! I personally love seeing DIY projects like this; it really makes me proud of the inventive spirit in all of us! Keep up the incredible work.

[@ridiculousthings4x4]

This has been on my mind for a while for my V10 shorty, then this video pops into my feed. I swear the algorithm can read thoughts.

[@RoamLyfe]

Hahaha brooo!! What am I doing next, think of something quick cause I’m out of ideas 😆😆😆

[@ridiculousthings4x4]

Lol, me too. I made some coil tower covers with built in bottle openers a couple of weeks back. Times are tough

[@thomasross6540]

Candle wax on a cut of wheel when cutting ally makes it so much easier 🤌🏽

[@22MrHayden]

Im self taught on my mechanical skills and i remember when i first seen a few of your vids i thought you were over the top on every detail but over time and more and more projects you motivate and inspire me to really take the time on my jobs and do it as professionally as i can and hopefully only do it once cheers brother keep on keeping on

[@busman9005]

Mint vid man! I did the same to my GQ but I raptor coated it and used pinch weld around the sheet aswell, just stopped any chance of it cutting and also made it fill the rest of the gap between the sill and door out.

[@RoamLyfe]

Great idea, might do the same with the pinch weld!

[@DarbyHampson]

What is pinch weld

[@oscarkelly2462]

This is absolutely unreal well done king

[@matthewazzopardi4105]

Looks awesome bud, I rekon if your gonna do them on the GU, use domed head Allen key bolts on all the exterior bolts to bring it to that next level!

[@RoamLyfe]

Yeah great idea!! Would look so much cleaner 🤘

[@VaughanMunro-js4nr]

Great Video. Easy to follow instructions. No special tools are needed. Thanks for that.

[@RoamLyfe]

Thanks mate!! Glad you liked it 🤘

[@daviddoppy4126]

I did the same with my gq.I used 4 hinges with removal pins.So we can fold up all down 2.Access the panels to get recovery year out

[@joelwatterson1328]

Cheap soap cake on the cutoff wheel helps with cutting alloy. Disc doesn’t block up.

[@shedcollective]

Nice dude, every wagon needs gull wings. A circular saw with a timber blade is the go-to for cutting aluminium, does create a lot of shavings tho

[@jessetink3753]

That’s bloody awesome mate you smashed that job. Well done 👍🏽

[@RoamLyfe]

Thanks Jesse!!

[@colbruckner9190]

Awesome work, love the DIY vids. One tip i have been given is when using bolts on the outside, (bikes and cars) check out "button head screws", allen key, dome head. Come in zinc and stainless, no sharp edges instead of hex heads, looks mint tho, might do same on my canopy on dual cab.

[@malcolmhay6668]

Mate you are a DIY legend. I wish I could do half the things you do.!!!!

[@FusionWOBA]

gulwing doors are so good to have when towing

[@RoamLyfe]

It’s so annoying getting into the rear doors with a camper on hey!

[@oldmanbeardy]

Looks great. If you added a shelf at the top between the gullwing doors you could store flat things up there like the solar panels.

[@gavindereus3643]

Those gulwing doors look mint mate 😊

[@1993Revhead]

Only youtuber to give me the confidence to do this myself. Would of recommend some elbow hinges similar to emu wing though.

[@RoamLyfe]

Thanks mate!! Yeah the elbow hinges would be a great option, just a bit more work to install!!

[@darcywoolley9351]

Love to see some guard cutting on the old bus to fit them tires

[@leightonB69]

Great work yet again mate loving the budget gq

[@RoamLyfe]

Thanks legend!!

[@stanpedro]

Love ya work bud! Looks tidy as! keen to see how she comes up in the end Good luck with the build mate👌

[@RoamLyfe]

I think this build is going to be phat hey!

[@chasehansen9662]

Looks very professional mate! Good job!

[@MattysWorkshop]

Gday, they turned out bloody good and the price was even better, top job mate, cheers

[@RoamLyfe]

Thanks Matty!!

[@v8val]

Nice job, maybe some button head bolts would clean it up a bit 👍🏼👍🏼

[@Okierover]

Nice. Looked easy the way you did it.

[@MicahBell_1860]

One of the better looking ones I've seen, but I woukd prefer glass, like on a ute canopy

[@neilodonnell4072]

Beautiful work mate 👏

[@BunnyTJ]

These look so good!

[@kabluwi]

Been considering doing this to my old Pathfinder, bloody scared to try it though ahaha

[@ianweal3081]

Again, as per usual, you smashed this project outa the ball park. I've always wanted Gull Wing windows in my GU BUT I'm yet to find a manufacturer that does them for the GU with rear airconditioning fitted. Only one to show interest has been Cruiser Company saying they will eventually be doing them, but no definitive date provided. I suspect your GU "TI" may have rear air, so I'll be super keen to see how you work around it in the rear passenger side glass. Aside from that issue, my radio antenna's are built into my rear side glasses too, so I loose my radio antenna's also. Yours is old school antenna, not an issue for you.

[@martyferry2678]

Looks awesome good job

[@RoamLyfe]

Thanks Marty!! 🤘🤘

[@dylanbmxmckane]

List of parts you used for the awesome diy, would love to tackle this, looks so good

[@nickryan9833]

They came up mint . Colour coded blue would of been pretty schmicko too..

[@RoamLyfe]

Yeah how good would that look!

[@andrewt3952]

Great work. Only concern is security, with the screw heads external on hinges.👍🍻🎯

[@RoamLyfe]

Thanks mate! Yeah I figured it can’t be worse than the stock windows tho, did you see in the video I pulled them off from the outside so easy

[@matthewsmith7244]

Great job! Can see you fabbing these up and selling them as a budget kit! Ha ha!

[@RoamLyfe]

I thought about just getting the doors cut and leaving the hinges to the person! I’m not sure tho 😆

[@aaronmason8146]

hey mate, Awesome video been toyng up with doing the same for my 80 series. any chance of writing out a materials and parts list? noticed you have mentioned it within the video, but would make it really easy for everyone

[@louisianna01]

Recovery box setup in the window

[@RoamLyfe]

That’s a great idea actually!

[@lucsurmon2623]

Great job indeed !

[@RoamLyfe]

Thanks legend!!

[@darcysmith369]

Just thought I’d let you know man, but you can just use candle wax on the cutting wheel when cutting ali, Just cut into the candle with grinder on and then cut your job works mint bit cleaner too

[@PeterHatton-nm6rn]

That's very awesome.

[@JFWGarage]

looks great mate!!

[@cyclemoto8744]

Well done. Cheers

[@jak3ym82]

Love the build so far man any chance u could point us in the way of where u got the sheets cut 😅

[@scottmcmillan7139]

Hanging out for when you do the gu. Come up mint

[@RoamLyfe]

They will look so good on the GU hey! I might go a bit thicker on the alloy on the GU tho just to help with a bit of flex!

[@4x4Overlanding247]

​@@RoamLyfeso you'd go 4mm ally?

[@RoamLyfe]

@@4x4Overlanding247 4-5mm would be a bit more ridged, the GQ is just a huge door, a Gu may be a bit smaller but safer to just get 4mm anyway!

[@marksmith-wf9mt]

Turned out mint mate !!! Can’t wait to see the GU get some of these so I can copy them for mine LOL 😂.

[@RoamLyfe]

😆😆 I’m nervous to do them on the GU! I want them to look mint!

[@marksmith-wf9mt]

@@RoamLyfe mate your first crack at the GQ’s turned out mint so the second time round on the GU will be even better. The fit was perfect 🤩

[@SUPERTRUCKER166]

Using some button head bolts would of made it look way better, or welded the strut mounts on rather then using bolts which would of given it a nice clean finish.

[@jackeugster4125]

Love the vid!

[@RoamLyfe]

Thanks mate!!

[@4x4Overlanding247]

Cool vid! Well done 👍 Its inspired me to really wanna give it a go cos yeah the price on them is way out there. What did it end up costing you? Nice to know everything you got was from bunnibgs or the metal shop. I might just take the windows in to the metal shop and get them cut to size. That grinding didnt sound like much fun 😜 Keep up the great vids 👍

[@RoamLyfe]

Thanks bro! Roughly 400 including the paint! I may get a few of them cut for a GQ if interested?

[@4x4Overlanding247]

@@RoamLyfe I have a 90 series Prado 😜

[@AmisCorolla]

factory windows are unusable in nordic winter. Those looks really good. i been thinking using plexiglass.

[@MntlMajorkozmo]

If you add on the 60 dollars an hour the engineer and designers got for making the kits sold by [REDACTED] and [REDACTED] the price isnt bad. But if its just a weekend wheeler thing. Yeah, DIY is king. I love DIY though and if you have the confidence in yourself to understand what youre doing, go for it. Got me some plans for a custom roof because of the GQ rot. As a security thing, would rivets be better holding the panel to the hinge? You got me thinking about doing it myself now. I want gullwings for 12v management and recovery gear.

[@RUGGEDREPAIRS]

Rego?? Throw the old slide windows back on to pass the pits then throw the gull wings back on 💪

[@RoamLyfe]

Yeah exactly! I’m not sure what the laws are!

[@shanenorwell8580]

Love a good diy project, sure you can but the gear off the shelf but where’s the satisfaction in that… Love the boxer mate, they just want to be with you hey. Mine comes to work with me every day.

[@RoamLyfe]

How good! They are such loving natures dogs, he’s only just over 2 and still acts like a puppy haha!

[@shanenorwell8580]

@@RoamLyfe yeh ours is about 3 and a half and he’s only really calming now now but he’s an amazing dog…

[@lachlankelly68]

Some lock nuts might be a good addition so people can’t just unscrew 6 bolts to get in

[@overunder_4x4]

Love your channel 🍻

[@motionscotty]

Might be wrong but Ive heard that the GU wings would need to have a curve to them. So you may need to bend the alloy, thats sorta what is stopping me from attempting a DIY on my GU. The GQ however has super flat panels. Either way, mint work make, im keen so see you do it on the GU too :D

[@lachlanmcdonald1942]

How water proof is it? How well does that pinch weld work to keep water out against the alloy

[@Gemidrift]

Feel free to challenge yourself with my 80 lol hope the new bubs is doing well

[@claytona3552]

It looks good but the hinges would look better internally rather externally but just my opinion

[@RoamLyfe]

100 percent! It’s a bit more envolved then I wanted to get into! But definitely such a good option

[@الطالبالجميل]

I have a question regarding the sound of the wind when you drive on the street. Does it cause wind noise?

[@TG-zd9de]

Make sure you keep the glass, youd be able to sell it for more than what you paid for your wagon 😅

[@kizzamate]

Just raptored my GQ in 4e9 Toyota New Beige, saw the price of the new sliding cargo rubbers, said yeah nah. I’ll give this a crack

[@olemortenelstad2571]

Good job man, but you should really use some protection when grinding etc. That alu dust is not good for your lungs.

[@wizkid2015]

How does it go with rain? Anything leaking or?

[@patryanlrd666]

So you’ll need a mod plate now you’ve changed it to a 5 seater(removed ventilation)?

[@ianweal3081]

Nah, can't accept that as being an issue even if seats were in use. Still has flow thru ventilation via rear pillars regardless, plus look at the GU series, all fixed glass whether it's a DX - 5 seater or ST - 7 seater. Sliding glass was dropped from all vehicles as it was a safety hazard, arms out of car in rollover scenario. Fixed glass resolved that hazard.

[@jacksonwelch9870]

I’ve wanted emu wings for a long time but I can’t justify $2k for some windows on a hinge Definitely going to be making my own soon enough

[@RoamLyfe]

It’s a crazy cost hey, I’m stoked with these, they ain’t perfect but for the money they are mint!

[@bioshock425]

Any plans for the quards over the big tyres?

[@RoamLyfe]

Just choppy chop them a bit I think!

[@timmyanderson1576]

could cut those as a frame, make inner andnout er part, sika in some smoke perspex for a see through result

[@joshangel8020]

A little late to the party but have you figured out an efficient way to charge the ecoflow from your starter battery without an inverter?

[@MineCraftDarien]

What thickness metal did you use ?

[@justinsumner6832]

We’re they water proof?

[@ericjohnson6802]

Good solution. I bought genuine rubbers from Nissan for over 500 bucks, and guess what, the glass still rattle and shakes. Won't do that again.

[@RoamLyfe]

Oh no… I see nearly every gq has this issue hey, seems like gullwings are the only way to fix it properly 😆

[@edwardfletcher7790]

Ummmm mate, if you want to cut straight with a hand grinder, just clamp or screw a 2" X 4" on the bench....jeez 😩 Nice tidy job with the struts & latches though 👍 It's it difficult to get used to the lack of visibility though ? Lane changing must be a bit more exciting..... There's also plenty of 12V options for your camera equipment.

[@astol87]

Looks awesome. Can you give us the materials list?

[@RoamLyfe]

Will update the description when I get home!

[@Севастополь-городГерой]

А нахрена это окошко при наличии столько дверей?в чем его смысл?

[@bioshock425]

I cant justify 1k either on a gull wing....

[@RoamLyfe]

It’s crazy expensive hey!!

[@bears2604]

I love Mr go aheads videos, especially when he goes ahead to go ahead and goes ahead. 😂🤣 Somebody spends a lot of time watching American KZbin videos and turned American. He is worse in other videos 👊 Come on Aussie come on.👍