I was a bit hopeless and forgot to take more pics but heres a few. We had a couple of mechanicals during the day which cost us some time on the loop and came out just before dark. - boody Landcruisers both did CV's didn't they... Not too much damage, one broken window + CV on the70. The 40 did a CV ...

Pick which side of your truck you hate the most...

I'm looking at buying one of these Mudstuck 50 amp alternators:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-par ... 838867.htm

Has anyone used one of these?

Can they handle the jandal?

5 trucks did the loop anti clockwise on sat. Couple hrs with a few winches. First time for me on the loop, great track really enjoyed it i m in a saf with exo, no probs with width, You,ll need capable trucks. Cheers, thanks for the update. We have been preparing our trucks over the last couple of ...

Some of the cuttings through the bogs are very narrow so if attempting it in a vehicle like a Nissan, then expect some serious panel damage. Summary; if you don't value the body work on your vehicle then it's a must do. Don't think it will matter which way you do it, the outcome will be the same. I ...

mudtroll wrote:Anti clockwise, easier to go down the rock garden.

Cheers that's what I was thinking is the "defining" part of the loop, I'd rather go up the log than up that chasm mudslide full of rocks lol.

Appreciate the confirmation.

There's about to be a whole lot of work done in there bud. I'd recommend checking in with Tony Burgess from NZ4WDA as he's the man behind it. You don't wanna get stuck in there behind an earthmover We wont be taking any machinery into the loop road for the foreseeable future. Any work on the main ...

There's about to be a whole lot of work done in there bud. I'd recommend checking in with Tony Burgess from NZ4WDA as he's the man behind it. You don't wanna get stuck in there behind an earthmover Thanks, I've called the hotline over the weekend and there wasn't any mention of that. I'll call the ...

Hi All, Planning on going in to do the loop on 14th March and maybe overnight down near the stream / shack. Last time I was there was on quadbikes a few years ago and we went in a clockwise direction, I remember thinking that it would be hard yakka with my Safari. Can anyone with experience advise ...

Thanks all for your replies, that is good advice about the cable and I will google the part number and also approach Burnsco or similar marine shop. I'm located in Auckland but prepared to travel, slmd32 - I've heard the safari aluminium drums have problems breaking the flanges so I might go with a ...

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Thanks guys for your comments,

I'm going to have a set fitted this Saturday as been quoted a very good price which is the swaying factor.

I guess I'll find out how they perform and wear soon enough!

Cheers.

Hi I'm after a Safari PTO driveshaft and morse / actuator cable and lever for my Y60.

Also after a winch for the front either safari or landcruiser.

I've already got the PTO unit on the gearbox but nothing else...

Anything considered.

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Has anyone got a set of the Federal Couriga MT's on their truck? I'm looking at a set of 33's for my safari. I've had a great run out of my Goodyear Wrangler MT's, must have done 50,000k's on them I reckon. Can anyone comment on how the Federals wear? Where I don't do a heck of a lot of road K's I ...

I once helped an old koozer that had taken his 2wd van and got stuck up near Ahipara.

When I snatched him out I couldn't resist giving him a good had yank to teach him a lesson but must have been a bit too ruthless as his bullbars came right off haha.

Gasless are a complete waste of time in my opinion, I had one (French "GYS" brand not a superscheap special) and to be fair it was okay for doing panel steel and small stuff. You think they are cheap because you dont have the rental of bottles etc but as soon as you do any reasonable sized job eg ...

Get rid of the wastegate altogether, make sure its welded shut as it must be leaking if its not boosting. I had an adjustable external wastegate on mine and it wouldn't hold more than 10psi even when it was fully cranked up. Either that or your airfilter is blocked, try running no filter and taking ...

found the free spool lever was easier to set up for in cab release which was the main reason i changed. Yeah a friend has that setup on his truck which is simple to do with the basic lever style cruiser freespool. The safari hub type freespool can be a pest when its 4am and your fingers are frozen ...

Thanks all that have replied, Sadam that was exactly the kind of info I was looking for. The main problem with the safari winches is certainly the alloy drum but I think I can conquer that by running the synthetic / dyneema type rope and perhaps running a narrow alloy fairlead so it doesn't load up ...

I have a TD05 16g off an evo 4 (basically the same as evo 7 but evo 7 has the titanium compressor wheel I understand) Anyway I am getting 18 pounds of boost and can get around 700c if I labour it big time when towing. The fuel pump is stock but I did have to wind the fuel screw up as when I first ...

Hey has anyone put a landcruiser PTO winch on a safari? I have a Safari and its got the stock pto drive on it etc but no winch. I'm looking at putting a landcruiser winch on the front as I hear they are a bit more durable and they are certainly more common. A few Q's that hopefully someone can ...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/nissan/gearboxes/auction-498646785.htm Pretty cheap for a 5 speed Yeah mate I've seen that -its me asking those questions for all the other bits, I'm a bit hesitant as they seem to indicate there is something wrong with it. Even so if it needs a ...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/nissan/gearboxes/auction-498646785.htm Pretty cheap for a 5 speed Yeah mate I've seen that -its me asking those questions for all the other bits, I'm a bit hesitant as they seem to indicate there is something wrong with it. Even so if it needs a ...

Hi All, My trans has died so looking for a good second handy one or even a manual conversion. gearbox flywheel clutch clutch fork pedal master cyl and booster slave cyl and line gearbox mount -are these the same for an auto / manual? driveshafts -are these the same for auto and manual? rubber ...

Looks like fun to me, whats the problem? Where I do try my best to tread as lightly as possible when I'm out and about by picking up all our rubbish and doing my best not to rip up accesses etc I would have to say I'd be right in there with these guys thrashing my truck until it broke. Most of the ...

The longer the driveshaft the weaker they are, shorter driveshafts are stronger unless you happen to have a spring over axle conversion (like us) and then end up with extreme uni angles. We fixed that by running one of those 60 series double unis and have never twisted up a driveshaft or broken a ...

Use a piece of chain and attach it to two of the wheel studs with the wheelnuts.

Then get a sledge hammer and use it with the chain to pull the axle... or anything else heavy enough to gove it a good yank.

Bush mechanic styles but it works wonders, I dont even own a slide hammer...

Had a bit of a wobble over 80kph on the way home...

Might make a good trophy?

Could be keen on the steering box

FORGE1 wrote:In the first pics that Hilux surf is that Karlins with the Lexus v8? I recall him a while ago going up there and having to leave it there but I didnt hear it from him it was from someone else and never asked him about that.

Yep you got it, he wasnt too keen to come back in this time haha!!!