I'll be interested to see how you get on and the costs associated with it is. Ive been thinking about moving back home to NZ in the near future and would love to take my Mazda Bravo (Bounty) with me, but im guessing compliance costs etc may make it not worth it. The thing I've been paying careful ...

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/8461/oqo6.jpg I recognise that tree. So many memories, I hit it with my Surf, my Terrano, and the old man's Suzuki many times, just a few km's from my parents old farm, the photo doesnt do that hill justice as to how steep it is. That second track, is that the one ...

T-Boon wrote:

I did think about buying cheap 4x4`s over there

Have you seen the prices of 4x4's over here, especially ones you would actually want to take bush. Its hard to find anything decent for under $20k,

I brought my old Terrano off the guys at Brown and Cope Dunedin, who had kitted it out with all Ironman suspension and gear and used and abused it as a promo vehicle for Ironman. So who really knows the life it had before I got it, but I never had any problems with it and I cant fault Ironman ...

Belows an email I got at work with a bit more information in it, they are doing a survey, but as its trying to provide information on the high number off roo stikes I guess you guys doing it, wont help the cause. The thing everyone in NZ needs to remember is that all your bullbars, ARB, TJM and the ...

On my ol' Terrano I used to get real bad heat coming up into the truck from round the hand brake - figured it was the gearbox, so all I did was pull out the factory trans cooler that sits infront of the radiator and fit a new bigger 1 that was the size of an A4 peice of paper it costed $80 from ...

Im currently looking at 4x4s in Australia as I'm moving there in 4 weeks. Ive seen alot of Pajeros over there both the 3L and 3.5L V6's that have done 280,000+ kms. Saw one that had done 420,000kms the other day. So personally I am now starting to think off 220,000kms as low kms. I think really it ...

Looks like a nice and tidy job, but how do you plan on topping up the oil??

Also have you had a chance to see what difference its makes???

I was starting to look into doing the same on my Terrano, But a change of plans have seen me sell the truck instead.

Well I'm down to counting the days till I move so all this 4x4 gear has to go; Most of it has hardly been used. Most less than a dozen times. High Lift Jack 48 Inch High Lift Jack winching Kit 9 metre 8000kgs breaking strain rope and shackles http://www.trademe.co.nz/Members/Listings.aspx?member ...

My biggest advice is make sure you get the turbo, I have a 2.7 turbo auto and my mates got a 2.7 non turbo manual and you really notice the difference, here in Dunedin we have the Kilmore (massive hill like the bomb bays) I can fly up it at around 80-90km/h, I was driving my mates non turbo the ...

If you want a good map of the area to help you keep on the right track, give Les Allen a visit in the map shop downstairs at Lands and Survey - 18 Reyburn St, just by the roundabout at Beaurepaires. He makes real good custom maps - such as high quality photos with real accurate property information ...

Just remebered one that a guy I used to work with always used to play on, Its about 5km long, Ive never been out there thou, It goes from Mason Rd though to Old Tokatoka Rd/ Hilford Rd out at Waiotira, Looking on Google earth - If you look on map view you can see the boundaries of where it goes, it ...

Pretty much nothing up there, Most paper roads I know off up there just go across farm paddocks and dont have much of a challenge. A little paper road I used to play on all the time, but it is only a km or so long, but it has a damm steep section on it, which is alway fun after a bit of rain. It ...

you could just buy my truck
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Well, Ive been offered a job across the ditch which is hard to say no too, so by the looks of things I'm set to become another statistic and head over. The date looks set for November so not quite ready to sell the truck yet but I thought I would put it out there - Ill list on trademe in a few more ...

nuts wrote:looking for a cheap whale (lwb highroof safari ) good body a must but running gear i dont care as long as its got live plates as mines a riteoff lol

how did u manage to write the old 1 it off and do we get pics??

Im just finnishing off my Surveying degree, and there has been many discussing in a few of my papers over unformed roads and the legal use of them for recreation. I have been involved in redefining a few unformed roads when I was working up in Northland. As many of the roads are designed on paper ...

Also can someone tell us what is the switch beside the handbrake on the centre console. It glows orange when turned on but the writing has rubbed off and we dont know what it is for, Thanks in advance If you have the top spec model Terrano it is potentally the seat heater/warmer, althou I would ...

Looking good Hillfilly

But come on!!!! do I need to find the photos that show Nuts, bullbars and welding are a bad idea???

What state is the alternator in and how much do you want for it?

If the bearings are sweet and not full off mud, I would be keen on it, as mines on its final legs at the moment.

Ahhhhhhhh I cant decide, West Coast with some sweet tracks, and continue to beat up the Terrano which is alot more confortable to drive but alot less suitable and not to forget Nuts great hospitality or Reefton Zukfest with the Suzuki bushpig which is a hell of a lot more uncomfortable to drive and ...

On my Escudo the intake sits just behind the passanger side indicator under the bonnet. My rule of thumb if I can keep that indicator dry i do it. Ive only been caught out once with that rule when I got a big bow wave going of muddy water and it drowned. It only takes 10 mins to pull the pugs out ...

don't know many up there but maby one of the 4x4 workshops eg arb guys Union Car Spares. at least the 4x4 guys may know what to look for compared to the AA (who i hear are fairly useless). Scott at Union Car Spares doesnt have a workshop or do any machincal work hes just a wrecker who also sells ...

Its a mind boggling debate for me, I run Simexs on my suzuki, kept getting flat tyres running 15psi offroad when I didnt have tubes, so I fitted tubes and now I run around 8 - 10 psi and never had a flat tyre since (touch wood over the last 3 years) Yet in my Terrano, I have crap firestone 22degress ...

sledge hammer!!! quick and easy

Im keen to get involved, im away on hoilday next week, but other than that im keen to see where we can get this to go, Any night suits me, execpt mondays. As for venue, can really help their sorry, I have no lounge at my flat, either a bar - possibly the baaaa and have a few quiets or something, let ...

thought i would give an update on this The chocolate fish goes to no one, we pulled the hub to peices and it was all good, we checked the cv it was fine, so we amitted defeat, and took it to the garage. Took the mechanic for a drive in it, he almost shat himself driving it, he thought it was the ...

Nikolai_V wrote:Thanks for the reminder - I`ll get the fence and gate fixed. It is private property and people would be liable for tresspass for unauthorised use and access. I`ll forward this to the appropriate person at work and see what comes of it...

Who do you work for?

Its proberly the time to hit the council up to try and convince them to give us a place to use, I know cam - 2roky has started something and was trying to arrage all off us Dunedin guys meeting up and do something. Not sure what happened with that thou