Hello from the USA

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skitime
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Hello from the USA

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Hi, I found your forum and love seeing what other countries are doing with their rigs. I live in Pennsylvania, USA. I have a 97 Geo Tracker or a 3 door Suzuki Vitara in your country. We gotten into offroading when we started towing the Tracker behind our motorhome on our annual trips out to western US. We spend a month or two offroading in Colorado and southwestern US. Each year our Tracker has had addition mods to make it better and better. Here is a list of our mods so far.

97 Geo Tracker

ARB air lockers front & rear
ARB on-board air
5.83 ring and pinions
Calmini Anvil
Trail Tough 4.24:1 transfer gears
Twin stick transfer case shifter
ARB Safari Snorkel
31-10.50-15 MT MTZ tires
Calmini 3" suspension lift
OME front struts
OME 962 springs 2" spacers-front
OME 955 springs 1" spacers-rear
OME rear shocks
2 inch Sky body lift
Shrockworks front winch bumper
Front M8000 Warn winch
Rear custom winch bumper
Rear M8000 Warn winch
Amsteel rope on both winches
Shrockworks rock sliders
Hella 550 Fog lights on front bumper
Eagle Eye Fog Lights on rear bumper
vented front rotors/larger rear drums
Factory engine/front diff skid plate
Factory transfer case skid plate
Aftermarket4x4 gas tank skid plate
3" gas tank lift
Dual battery setup
Bestop 2 pc Hardtop
Hi-Lift Jack
RotoPax fuel storage containers
RotoPax water storage containers
800 Watt power inverter
5 auxiliary 12 volt power outlets
Fiam dual air horns
4” Pioneer speakers-front
8x10 Pioneer s
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catalystracing
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Re: Hello from the USA

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Nice to see you here skitime.
Looks like you have some nice country to explore. That is a nice Zook you have setup. :)
Welcome to the forum and have a great 2014.

Cheers Paul.
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tycho
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A great set up for the Suzuki! Here is a link to a few of our South Island 4wd trips that will give you a taste for what NZ has to offer :). Might even spot a Suzuki or two!
http://s999.photobucket.com/user/jasonm ... t=6&page=1
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skitime
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tycho thanks for the link to the great pictures. Makes me wish I could get my rig down to NZ. I spent a long time looking through the pictures. thanks again.
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You are welcome. I'm sure if ever you can get out here for a holiday there would be a seat or two available on a run :)
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skitime
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That would be awesome. I have a daughter working at the University of Queensland, Australia. She has been trying to get me over there for a visit. Offroading in New Zealand would be another good reason to make the trip.
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Pico42
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Hi skitime, welcome to ORE! I was the one who contacted you about your rear bar earlier in the year.
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Coljag
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Hi Skitime, welcome to ORE and happy New Year. I look forward to hearing about your exploits & travels.
Never regret anything you have done, only regret those things you have not done!
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skitime
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Pico42 wrote:Hi skitime, welcome to ORE! I was the one who contacted you about your rear bar earlier in the year.

Yes I remember. Small world. Here is a picture so others know what you were talking about.
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skitime
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Re: Hello from the USA

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Coljag wrote:Hi Skitime, welcome to ORE and happy New Year. I look forward to hearing about your exploits & travels.

Happy New year to all my fellow offroaders too.
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loppee
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Happy new year to you. Very nice Zuk you have there, I like the rear bar. Cheers Woody.
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