Went to Al's training day, and had a lot of fun. Learnt heaps. I would like to thank Al and Mike for their tuition, Rik for having it at his place, and Tim for doing the BBQ.
Apart from a sometimes stroppy 3 year old, both me and the handbrake loved it.
Mike
26th & 27th May
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spankmeister
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26th & 27th May
Mike - PM me for phone number
* LN65 D/Cab * Snorkel * 50mm Lift * 33" Mud's * 3.8 V6 *
* LN65 D/Cab * Snorkel * 50mm Lift * 33" Mud's * 3.8 V6 *
started dealing with stuff for a warrant on my wagen
tried to have a look at the bumpstop on the LHS of my wagen but it wasn´t where it should be
it should look something like this
i´m thinking of just welding a 50mm strap across it and bolting the bumpstop to that
tried to have a look at the bumpstop on the LHS of my wagen but it wasn´t where it should be
it should look something like this
i´m thinking of just welding a 50mm strap across it and bolting the bumpstop to that
my 4wd is not a truck
old mercedes never die but sometimes they do need some love
older cars are good,mercedes are better,older mercedes are the best
old mercedes never die but sometimes they do need some love
older cars are good,mercedes are better,older mercedes are the best
went to replace the pads in the front of my 413 and the ones in it were near new anyway so i now have a spare set 
tried to do the rear shoes but the ones i was suplied with were wrong 
then spent the rest of the day helping mro and turoa.....and thats all i got to say bout that. 
tried to do the rear shoes but the ones i was suplied with were wrong then spent the rest of the day helping mro and turoa.....and thats all i got to say bout that. 94 nissan terrano 2inch susp lift, 3inch body lift, 33x12.5x15 maxxis bighorns
turoa wrote:wopass wrote:took the missile to petes dads place and managed to not break anything or overheat it
Where are the vids?
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules ... hp&page=40
this weekend
add this to the front off my saf
89 safari, pto winch, 33x15 simexs. sliders,75mm lift . turbo intercoolered
mike wrote:wopass wrote:took the missile to petes dads place and managed to not break anything or overheat it
sweet see you in welly next weekend thenSure DB will co-drive for you, or he could throw his bike on the back and teach me how to ride all weekend
could allways bring my 2 wheeler and show you how to fly
so much fun in such a small package
If you already know everything, DON'T ask bloody questions!!
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mike
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wopass wrote:mike wrote:wopass wrote:took the missile to petes dads place and managed to not break anything or overheat it
sweet see you in welly next weekend then
could allways bring my 2 wheeler and show you how to fly
so much fun in such a small package
Might be time to open a trail bike side up for offroadexpress
That thing looks dangerous. If your not bringing the cruiser down you boys could just bring your bikes as thats all ive got for that weekend 
Had an awesome day at the canterbury training day. Due to the amount of participants we couldnt get through everything. Was good to see people learning lots and those who already knew the stuff brushing up on it and practising. LR went well again, nearly got towed by a nissan
but nearly being the big word, managed to wiggle my way out of it in the end.
I WASNT STUCK - I STILL HAD MOMENTUM!!
Mike
1973 SWB Land Rover V8 Hybrid
1994 Toyota Surf
1994 Toyota Surf
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safari_mulisha
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quiet day pottering aroung home ... NOT! getting dirty
at bayleys beach 
got the V6 bogged in loose sand and spent a fair while digging the bloody thing out ... Mrs with her LSD's creamed straight past me .. dont you just hate that!
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got the V6 bogged in loose sand and spent a fair while digging the bloody thing out ... Mrs with her LSD's creamed straight past me .. dont you just hate that!
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Re: this weekend
coxsy wrote:add this to the front off my saf
Could you not get it on straight coxsy? :scratch:
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mroffroader
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Re: this weekend
Sadam_Husain wrote:coxsy wrote:add this to the front off my saf
Could you not get it on straight coxsy? :scratch:
BWahahha....
If you already know everything, DON'T ask bloody questions!!
drove to tokoroa so i could fix the bumpstop issue i showed earler so that is all done drove home and thought man this thing is using a bit of diesel got home found some spots on the back of the wagen that weren there before so have to find where my diesel is leaking from.
should be ready for a warrant check now though
should be ready for a warrant check now though
my 4wd is not a truck
old mercedes never die but sometimes they do need some love
older cars are good,mercedes are better,older mercedes are the best
old mercedes never die but sometimes they do need some love
older cars are good,mercedes are better,older mercedes are the best
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rangimotors
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Well finally got off my ass and got some feeling back into my hand after trying to raise funds for a new rig after trying to cut off a few fingers.
Got a bit too dark and the neighbour probably wasnt to impressed with some of the colourful language echoeing over the fence each time i bumped my F@##in fingers. So i gave up for the mo
As you can see im building a new fishing toy,the donar trucksupplied front and rear factory lockers, a 4.2lturbo diesel, and a fully rebuilt trans. So it should make for a reasonably good whale.
Have been playing down the river every day at least once if not twice since I got my cruiser.
This morning took the surf and cruiser to compare them, Found a place I couldn't get the surf up even at speed, the cruiser just idled up
Have been rabbit chasing in the cruiser (yes honestly) we drive round till we spot one then chase it with the dog going crazy and yelling at the top of her voice until the rabbit disappears into the scrub where I'm not prepared to take off for lack of vision!
Also managed to get the truck bellied off a bank that was steeper and higher than expected (was dark and I couldn't be bothered getting out to check) took a bit of heaving and thought but finally managed to push it forward onto it's nose, then got a wee bit of back motion and shoved it forward and free!
This morning took the surf and cruiser to compare them, Found a place I couldn't get the surf up even at speed, the cruiser just idled up
Have been rabbit chasing in the cruiser (yes honestly) we drive round till we spot one then chase it with the dog going crazy and yelling at the top of her voice until the rabbit disappears into the scrub where I'm not prepared to take off for lack of vision!
Also managed to get the truck bellied off a bank that was steeper and higher than expected (was dark and I couldn't be bothered getting out to check) took a bit of heaving and thought but finally managed to push it forward onto it's nose, then got a wee bit of back motion and shoved it forward and free!
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At last!! This last weekend was the "odd" one for us, which meant up to Taranaki for the weekend.
Hired a trailer cos its cheaper to hire than own one!! ($10 per day) and off we went.
Having won the auction on Trademe, I had had paid for this and was now going to get it and put it in my garage!
How much? $29.00 Do I feel guilty? Do I hell!!!
Damn near had a hernia getting it on and off the trailer! heavy as lead, bloody thing is older than Cocroft and me together!!
Whats wrong with it? One of the previous owners had had it apart cos it was "faulty" yeah, Right!! a couple of young fellers, not too sure what to do, more used to working in the bank or sech-like, heheheh pulled it down, replaced the bottom gasket, filled it with slippy stuff to half way up the sight glass,and ran it.
Hmmmmmm slight air leak.
Pulled pump off, tapped the top of the reciever under the pump with welder's chipping hammer. MISTAKE!! the large flake of rust that was containing 120 PSI of air jumped off, and the air all fell up out of a large hole.
Trusty welder, blew holes in rust, chased the hole all over the place with weld. Finally!!!!! !! Reduced air leak to a tiny hissssssssssss.
In business, now to aquire all sorts of air driven stuff, like a gizmo to blow up tyres, Air ratchet, staple gun(s) Impact wrench, stuff like that, essential stuff, Siwsie!!!
Hired a trailer cos its cheaper to hire than own one!! ($10 per day) and off we went.
Having won the auction on Trademe, I had had paid for this and was now going to get it and put it in my garage!
How much? $29.00 Do I feel guilty? Do I hell!!!
Damn near had a hernia getting it on and off the trailer! heavy as lead, bloody thing is older than Cocroft and me together!!
Whats wrong with it? One of the previous owners had had it apart cos it was "faulty" yeah, Right!! a couple of young fellers, not too sure what to do, more used to working in the bank or sech-like, heheheh pulled it down, replaced the bottom gasket, filled it with slippy stuff to half way up the sight glass,and ran it.
Hmmmmmm slight air leak.
Pulled pump off, tapped the top of the reciever under the pump with welder's chipping hammer. MISTAKE!! the large flake of rust that was containing 120 PSI of air jumped off, and the air all fell up out of a large hole.
Trusty welder, blew holes in rust, chased the hole all over the place with weld. Finally!!!!! !! Reduced air leak to a tiny hissssssssssss.
In business, now to aquire all sorts of air driven stuff, like a gizmo to blow up tyres, Air ratchet, staple gun(s) Impact wrench, stuff like that, essential stuff, Siwsie!!!
