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DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 3:15 pm

To right!!!
Thats one of the biggest things i hate about living down here, not having every thing at your finger tips. Back in Hamilton the clutch would have been done last thursday by some one for a lot better price.
They reckon 10 hrs labour:shock:

Some times i think if things moved any slower down here it really would be going backwards. I rang them at lunch time, and he assured me it would be ready, and that the mechanic was going to start it tonight.
Tonight????
Ah well, just have to wait and see.
Worst thing is, if they threw a new slave cylinder at it, and i attacked the clutch with some brake cleaner through the starter motor hole i reckon it would survive the weekend.
But once they make a start theres no going back!!!
V stress full :lol:

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:15 pm

Well I got the Tirfor and some more ropes.... packed the truck by about 6pm, then finally worked out what the grinding noise was, I thought it was the new front pads bedding in.... but NO!!! the rear pads had nothing left..... oh shit!!!! so had two options:

1: pinch the brake line to the rear, drive to greymouth repco, get new pads

2: drive round everyone I know and see if someone has brake pads.

At about 6:30 found someone with pads ... woohooo .... so just spent the last half hour fitting them.... panic averted..... but wasted a can of Speights

had just opened it, when I thought I'd better check out the grinding.... ah well

Am leaving at 6amish so should be with you mid afternoon.... just have to pack the coolbox in the morning

Still no news from my passengers....ahh well..... looks like they'll miss out.

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:17 pm

oh and the only thing I couldnt bring was my big shovel as without a roof rack, theres no where to put it

its over 5 foot long

ahh well

padero · Post by **padero** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:45 pm

5 FOOT LONG ??? why do you need one that long ?? DB or mike has either of you got a grease gun i could borrow have got a few things to crease up... ie the front left sus its getting on my nerds making stuipd wineng noises all the time ....

ahh number plate remind me before we set off 4wding to take it off and put in the windscreen on friday for us guys .. lol cus i'll only forget and it'll get riped off knowing my luck

part from the grease thing i think i have got everything sorted and look to be at DB's for around 10ish mayb b4 or after depends what time work finishes

cya all tomorow

adam

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 8:12 pm

5 ft long.... cos its really useful

Track repairs are a breeze

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:55 pm

See ya then, then.
Padero, I have a greese gun.
wjw, i'll be home nervously pacing up and down waiting for the call to say its ready. :lol:

Winches are good for truck repairs to. Especially steering linkages.

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:20 pm

Looks like every one made it home ok

Awesome trip, great company, and a couple of challenging bits for good measure!!!

I think most people had some minor damage, exhausts, rear bumpers, and or course i bashed those bloody rear corners in the safari a few more times. Better book it in to get them removed. :lol:

Looking forward to getting everyones photos together!!
Trip report anyone???

padero · Post by **padero** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:42 pm

great trip, and i little damage to my truck stuipd aftermarket muffler lol ohh well it'll be coming off so theres no harm done . carnt wait till next trip when ever or where eva it ends up

will try and get my photo's on here some how, having a little differculty with it but i'll give it ago

watched the video we did and it looks mint will send you guys copies when i get them done

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:53 pm

Sweet, I'm really lookin forward to seeing it!!

Post by **mike** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 8:20 pm

DieselBoy wrote:I think most people had some minor damage, exhausts, rear bumpers

Yeah I got an oval exahust which is going to be shortened now! A few scratches, and a nice GF scrape on the front left flare :shaking:

I'll try and a get a trip report up morrow night. If someone can get some photos up then I can include them :wink:

Mike

padero · Post by **padero** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 8:30 pm

yeh will try and get mine up tonite

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 8:38 pm

Great trip Pete, Cheers

My photos are on:

http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules ... php&page=1

Oh and damage was:

Bent exhaust
Bashed rear diff - had hardly any oil left by the time I got home
lots of scratches

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:28 am

When/where do you reckon you did that Bill?? :shock:

Wouldn't be where we had the drama in the river on Friday??
So a cracked casing??
Easy fix with a welder??

About time you got some 33's!!!!!!
:lol:

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 6:03 pm

looks like you guys had a good trip. I told you Bill that none of you would get away without any damage at all, thats the westcoast for you boys. And those Safarias: all of them get damaged rear corners on the westcoast. We should organise a piss trip into the Waitahu for a night. Best to be mid week as there will be no one in the hut then. What do you all think.
Al

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 1:10 pm

Yeah they all do, so it doesn't count, its a design floor :wink:

Beleive it or not i was actually thinking about Waitahu as a good day/weekend trip to do soon.
Start a new thread??

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 4:33 pm

Peter,
don't you find the Waitahu gets a little cramped over weekends. Are you able to do weekday trips, if not then a weekend will have to do, I'll just take my tent in case the hut is full. Good place for a pss up trip though.
Albundy

padero · Post by **padero** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 6:56 pm

where is the waitahu ??

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:20 pm

It's near Reefton, about three hours from Chch over the Lewis pass. We drove past the road, and crossed the bridge over the river on our way to Reefton from the end of the Mackley track.
Its a great track, about 90% of it is challenging, i struggled with it last time i went, i had only had the Safari two weeks, and was batteling with the length of the bonnet and where the left front wheel was. I suceeded in ripping three mud flaps off, and denting both sills. One really badly, the drivers door wouldn't open. Did i mention i had only had the vehicle two weeks?? :cry:

Al, your right, there were three other vehicles up there hunnting at the time. I can do week days. Basically i work a month were my days off fall on weekends, and then a month when they are on weekdays. I can usually work somthing out with my counterpart.

padero · Post by **padero** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:33 pm

ok... yeh i will come if its on a weekend cus i work all week

Post by **mike** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 7:52 pm

hell why didnt we do that track? The surf would have really been in its element :wink:

Mike

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:06 pm

Padero,
pull a sickie or you will be camping at the waitahui and every time I have been there it rains. Peter: sorry to hear what the waitahui did to your truck, I have had some damage every time I have been down there, but it is a great place to go for a 4wd piss up.
Albundy

Post by **mike** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 5:24 pm

Nice Pete,

Was browsing through the latest 4x4 action and nearly fell over! The pics, the story were all so familar :lol:

Its funny looking at your truck in a mag and thinking gee that looks just like mine.....hang on it is!!!! :shock:

Good to see you won the vid, have to make a trip over sometime to have a gander :wink:

Mike

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 11:37 pm

Really??
I havn't picked the mag up yet!!!
Bin to busy panel beating :wink:

Better get a copy on the way down to the 42nd tomorrow!!
Cool, pleased you didn't mind

Pete.

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Weekend Confirmed, 15th and 16th of Jan. Who can do three days and who can only do two??

january 3 day westcoast trip 14th, 15th, 16th.