Hi All

[sprey]

Hello there, Aaron here found there forums via google have to say had a good look around some great stuff on here so i thought id join up.

Anyway i own a 1998 Isuzu vehicross, heres some pics of it. so far have only done some light offroading like round part of red rocks, im a beginner but keen to learn.
and yes i am from wellington.

[wgtnnewbie]

hi there aaron and welcome to ORE, good to see another new welly member. If your interested there is a working bee this saturday up at Rallywoods to help clear some overgrowth from some of the tracks before anniversary weekend. Check out the events thread and the planning a trip threads for more information.

cheers steve

[Bubba]

Hey there Aaron,

Those I-snooze-zoo's rock, like Moo's on crack!!

I was looking at buying one a few years ago but got put off by other people (and the price). Always wished I ignored that advise and got one. I still reacon they are great looking even if they are getting a bit long in the tooth, bit like me really!

Some of the upcoming trips might be a bit hard on your rigg, I presume you still want to keep it fairly straight but you can always jump in with someone else.

A few of us tend to go around the South Coast on a fairly regular basis, keep your eyes open and head on around with us.

This site is fairly easy on newcomers, just remember;
- Take advise from those that say the least!
- You can't get pulled out of the soft stuff unless you have hooks, the rest will work it self out

[red-devil]

This site is fairly easy on newcomers, just remember;
- Take advise from those that say the least!
- You can't get pulled out of the soft stuff unless you have hooks, the rest will work it self out

O So Ture

[Jerry]

well anniversy aka's trip is shiny, and the wainui coast trip is shiny as well so you are welcome to tag along, come up to rallywoods if you want, just park up at the hut and jump in a seat.

if you need hooks pm stinky, there should be another training/nzqa training course coming up soon if you are interested.

[abbo]

Hi there welcome aboard catch you up on a track.. Is the photo taken at the van lines yard....abbo

[basics]

great to see more wellington people on here

[sprey]

cheers guys thanks for the replies, will definitly take of some of ideas above into thought,
will be changing a few things on the rig, like my next set of tyres something bit more fatter,

will possibly get a set of hooks done it sometime soon.

and yes photos are taken in the yard, nice guess you know the place?

[wgtnnewbie]

cheers guys thanks for the replies, will definitly take of some of ideas above into thought,
will be changing a few things on the rig, like my next set of tyres something bit more fatter,

will possibly get a set of hooks done it sometime soon. these should be first priority

and yes photos are taken in the yard, nice guess you know the place? my missus certainly does she's a MAF Quaratine Inspector...........

hope to see ya on the trails somewhere
cheers steve

[sprey]

Ahh i see i always see heaps of maf people floating around or customs.

Ill be looking into the hooks very soon.

[wisard2]

Ahh i see i always see heaps of maf people floating around or customs.

Ill be looking into the hooks very soon.

The rated recovery hooks are only around $25.00 each.

[abbo]

cheers guys thanks for the replies, will definitly take of some of ideas above into thought,
will be changing a few things on the rig, like my next set of tyres something bit more fatter,

will possibly get a set of hooks done it sometime soon.

and yes photos are taken in the yard, nice guess you know the place?

I did no some of the older guys there. I did line haul for 8 to 10 years for another company.

[Dace]

Ahh i see i always see heaps of maf people floating around or customs.

Ill be looking into the hooks very soon.

The rated recovery hooks are only around $25.00 each.

Gotta say the hooks are a must have, other wise ya run the risk of causing serious damage to man and machine or worse, being inflicted by one of Jerrys recovery hook lectures

that said, welcome aboard and ya trucks ugly

[madaz068]

Ahh i see i always see heaps of maf people floating around or customs.

Ill be looking into the hooks very soon.

The rated recovery hooks are only around $25.00 each.

Gotta say the hooks are a must have, other wise ya run the risk of causing serious damage to man and machine or worse, being inflicted by one of Jerrys recovery hook lectures

that said, welcome aboard and ya trucks ugly

AND watch out for jerry with that bloody camera. Ah Granddad.....

Welcome to ORE. Look forward to meeting you as well.

[Jerry]

that said, welcome aboard and ya trucks ugly

Not as ugly as you Dace

[Dace]

that said, welcome aboard and ya trucks ugly

Not as ugly as you Dace

harsh bitch, harsh

[madaz068]

that said, welcome aboard and ya trucks ugly

Not as ugly as you Dace

At least his is going

[sprey]

Haha , the look of it isnt for everyone, looks better to me up close than in the pictures.

[coxsy]

na seen a few around they have a good profile

[Dace]

that said, welcome aboard and ya trucks ugly

Not as ugly as you Dace

At least his is going

actually, the hilux is going thanks

so Nik, hows the Prado axle???

and have ya got a chain for the Quad yet???

and I won't even start on the club truck

[madaz068]

er read my post again mate , i was giving Jerry shit saying at least yours (dace) was going

[wisard2]

er read my post again mate , i was giving Jerry shit saying at least yours (dace) was going

Ha ha ha Dace..............

[Dace]

er read my post again mate , i was giving Jerry shit saying at least yours (dace) was going

oh bugger

[sprey]

Whoa just remembered i made this thread! nearly a year ago!

Anyway might as well do a little update.
Since my first pics are all of it when i got it, Stock and not very high!.


Decided the mod id do first is lift it,
Here we are with stock wheels, But lifted with Ome912 springs and a T bar crank and ball joint flip.


Much more clearance in the wheel wells now.




Not long after i got it lifted, I Didnt overly like the look of it, Looked quite narrow so i changed the rims over to my new 16x8 0 Offset wheels and it looked much better.
But sadly it still looked didnt overly look how i wanted it to.








Few months later was getting a wof and my mechanic noted to me how noisy my tires were and to be honest pretty worn, even the rubber was perishing, (little cracks in the tread).
So decided if i was gonna get some new tires id go a bit bigger.

Searched on my vehicross forum for ages tryna decide a tire that wont be too big or be a hassle for everyday driving.

Then i noticed a fellow Vehicross owner in the Uk had recently added mud tyres to his Vx and did a lift, So in someways i copied him and went with the same size Tire whch is 265/75/16

Heres 2 pics of his Vehicross.




And finaly heres my Vx with the new tyres in the Infamous carport photos.



My next mod was to get rid of the Cat Converter.
Its a tad louder without it, Only problem now is the stock muffler you can hear rattling a bit at higher revs but it will be replaced later. with a better and louder one.



Few months after doing the cat converter, i wanted a towbar,
Quite a few of the vehicross owners in the states had a custom hitch made that is half hidden inside the rear cladding.
I got the plans for it and was off to the engineers.
Rear x-member strengthened as it looked really weak and most likely was!


Not too far down the track, I was after some tow hooks, After a member off the Isuzu forum told me to check out Wellington Tow Bar Services, I popped in there and ended up meeting some really good guys, who built some choice tow hook brackets etc.




About a month or so after i got the hooks done.

I went on my first 4x4 trip which Taz invited me along onto and ended up meeting more awesome people and seeing there 4x4s
Also learning how to do the tires, and having my first drive on sand,Which i must admit is quite fun but freaky for the first bit.





Heres a random flex shot when i was at the beach awhile ago.


Thats about it for me so far!.

In a couple of weeks and ill have the muffler replaced with a better one and the VX will have a nice growl to it.

And of course one of the mods i look forward to installing is a Uhf Cb radio

Sorry about all the pics i couldnt resist.
Cheers
Aaron.

[motorhead]

Look'n good