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THERE’S no denying that Aussies love to one-up their mates whenever possible. Be it building your 4x4, having the best camping set-up or being the fastest at something, we all like to be one step ahead of our buddies.

This was the case when Queensland builder Ian Stuck was planning this LandCruiser 79. You’d think having owned a few nicely built VW Amaroks and a monster Ford F-250 that Ian was used to being ahead of the pack, but when his business partner built his own 79 Series Cruiser, Ian liked what he saw. But he knew he could do better!

When we asked Ian who he’d like to thank for helping with the build of this car he answered, “My business partner Will Leckie, for coming up with

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