Mad World: 2013 Toyota Hilux

This Mega-tough Hilux Proves Just How Far crazy Can Take You When Youre Building A Bush Rig.

- Dan Everett

THE TERM snowball is something that gets thrown around a lot when talking cars. Wanted to fit a set of speakers and ended up installing a new head deck as well? That’s snowballing. A cheeky headlight upgrade that ends up with a set of LED lights strapped to the roof? You bet that’s a snowball.

However, while a snowball is relatively small, the implication of the saying is something that builds from nothing and gradually picks up pace, growing larger and larger until it’s out of control. It’s this version of a snowball that best defines Justin Suffolk’s lifelong passion with cars, and, by extension, the mish-mash of high-octane performance car and uber-capable 4x4 laid out before you.

Like most off-roaders, Justin found himself behind the tiller of a dual-cab ute after searching for a suitable tow vehicle.

“I had a VH Commodore,” he said with a laugh. “It was getting too much for street driving and I wanted something that could tow it around. I bought a Hilux, sold the Commodore, and used all the money to buy 4WD parts.”

Like any good snowballed project it didn’t take long for Justin to slice and dice the 2013 Hilux into something barely recognisable to the manufacturer and something vastly different to what his insurance papers say.