5th, 6th, 7th Oct

basics · Post by **basics** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:09 pm

got a turbo today and flex tested my truck at tu's place.
tomorrow plan to find some mud somewhere :wink:

basics · Post by **basics** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:11 pm

repost

basics · Post by **basics** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:15 pm

suzuki_mike · Post by **suzuki_mike** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 7:28 pm

Fitted extractors today. Im keen for lotsa mud tomorrow Basics, Don't know how the truck will go with no frontal droop

tgaguy1 · Post by **tgaguy1** » Fri Oct 05, 2007 10:52 pm

Bought this today

skid · Post by **skid** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 7:06 am

I better post now coz I may not be in a fit state to post at the end of the weekend.

have to work this morning, gonna give the VX a clean up this afternoon, watch the ABs kick some froggy ass in the morning and then its time for Bathurst, which is gonna be at my flatmates work with all the piss and food on the house.

so as you can see I will probably be quite a bit worse for wear come 9pm sunday evening when I watch one of the blue oval brigade cross the line in first place.

MNC · Post by **MNC** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 7:24 am

skid wrote:....come 9pm sunday evening when I watch one of the blue oval brigade cross the line in first place.

YEAH RIGHT! HOLDEN ALL THE WAY

Dace · Post by **Dace** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 7:55 am

basics wrote:

Nice Flex, ya could put that pic on ya Avatar .... if ya had one

skid · Post by **skid** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:06 am

basics wrote:

is it just me or does anyone else wanna see the tractor go up the ramp :roll:

how well do ya reckon it will flex :?:

Dace · Post by **Dace** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 11:07 am

skid wrote:
basics wrote:

is it just me or does anyone else wanna see the tractor go up the ramp

how well do ya reckon it will flex

I second that :shock:

niblik · Post by **niblik** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 12:01 pm

it'll have more flex than this munter.....

spanky · Post by **spanky** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 12:12 pm

MNC wrote:
skid wrote:....come 9pm sunday evening when I watch one of the blue oval brigade cross the line in first place.

YEAH RIGHT! HOLDEN ALL THE WAY

either way it will be a car with a ford diff head a aussie gearbox and a motor that neither ford or holden have built for 6 or 7 years, so i hope a kiwi kicks ass,
vaughan

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 12:23 pm

niblik wrote:it'll have more flex than this munter.....

he better be careful they have been known to fall off those things :lol:

skid · Post by **skid** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 12:35 pm

mercutio wrote:
niblik wrote:it'll have more flex than this munter.....

he better be careful they have been known to fall off those things

look back thru the vids and you'll find the vid of the dikhead who got and tipped his over with the whanau inside. he was a winner

TJ · Post by TJ » Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:17 pm

How is this for flex

Dace · Post by **Dace** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:44 pm

TJ wrote:How is this for flex

looks fairly stuck and i can't see any rated tow hooks

JERRY, what should he do

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 3:07 pm

10000 lb tow hook might be a little small :lol:

xj · Post by xj » Sat Oct 06, 2007 3:32 pm

right... so anyway....

*Plumbed up a trailer plug on the TJ for my new little camper trailer. :lol:

*"Modified" the plastic rear number plate surround (so my spare would stop squeaking) with a stanley knife.

*Decided that my new little camper trailer didnt quite sit high enough behind the TJ, so manufactured a 1 inch suspension lift. :shock:

Smurf · Post by **Smurf** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:55 am

Finally got my power steering pump and alternator remounted in the Surf.
Cheers to Hosehustler for posting up a good 'how to' on the alt and power steer pump.
I just need to go pick up some new belts to drive everything, and find/make a new bottom radiator hose to get around the new power steering lines.

Nearly running now, finally.

xj · Post by xj » Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:32 pm

xj wrote:
*Plumbed up a trailer plug on the TJ for my new little camper trailer.

*"Modified" the plastic rear number plate surround (so my spare would stop squeaking) with a stanley knife.

*Decided that my new little camper trailer didnt quite sit high enough behind the TJ, so manufactured a 1 inch suspension lift.

SUNDAY

*Bought a Jerry Can holder and Jerry Can and mounted them to the side of my abovementioned camper trailer. (Called McRepco and asked if they had one, was asked "ummmm what does a Jerry Can holder do?" Got a bit grumpy when i told him it held a Jerry Can. )

*Changed engine oil, which, judging by the original filter and the black diesel-engine-oil-like oil, had never been changed in it's 142,000km life.

*Ditto above for the rear diff oil, sometimes white is not right.

Nearly all sorted for Labour weekend now...... next weekend the muddies come off and the AT's go on....... AND THEN THE POUTO LIGHTHOUSE WILL BE MINE!!!!! MINE I SAY!!!!!!! :twisted:

nuts · Post by **nuts** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 8:44 pm

left westport at 8pm friday drove in total shit weather up to nelson :roll:

dopped my son off at his mums then went up the whangamoas and camped for the night

nxt morning drove to rabbit island where as i braked me truck shook violently at 70km so had a cooked breaky and went to work on me truck found a front wheel bearing a bit loose so tightened it then continued to mot where the shaking under braking got worse so stoped in at a garrage and borrowed a jack to lift the front of my truck ... as i did i noticed low and behold i had smashed my damer of the steering arm got hold of smurf to c if he could help but b4 he got back to me a decent young fellow named dave let me use there workshop to mig up the bracket and got me on my way again ( thax dave )....went to kaiteriteri and then on to split apple rock then marahau and stayed the night at the camp they were very abliging people.... woke up to an earthquake abt 1.30am then got up and drove to tarkaka then farewell spit and then bak to mot and on to murch but on the way found a young guy broken down a few kms north of the owen pub he had cooked the engine he just bought it 5 days b4 so i checked it out ( from what he told me i would say that the car was f...kd b4 he bought it ).....(buyer be ware)..... ended up towing him to murch then carried on to westport generally despite the shit weather on the 1st day was a good weekend

hosehustler · Post by **hosehustler** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 8:56 pm

Nice to see you had an uneventful weekend as normal nuts :lol:

Mine consisted of going for a skid today with some radical dudes locally, 3 seperate trucks on there sides , some more than once........

suprasurf = 4 x on his side

winch got a work out righting vehicles onto all fours.. :lol:

nuts · Post by **nuts** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:02 pm

hosehustler wrote:Nice to see you had an uneventful weekend as normal nuts
Mine consisted of going for a skid today with some radical dudes locally, 3 seperate trucks on there sides , some more than once........

suprasurf = 4 x on his side

winch got a work out righting vehicles onto all fours..

pics pics pics tim :twisted:

Jezza · Post by **Jezza** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:09 pm

I cleaned out my truck from the godley trip

and started making a new rear hook mount but had no rods to weld it up.

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:10 pm

worked saturday :roll:

killed bunys and passums saturday night :twisted:

was supposed to work sunday but after a late sat night i decided that it would be more beneficial for me to stay home and chill out for the day :wink:

took the lad for a drive in the cruiser etc

couple of small skids down by the river ....... i found that if i back right up to the river edge so the rear wheels are in the mushy stuff,slip it into 2wd and fat it in 3rd gear..... lumps of mud rain down about 30 yards out into the river :lol:

...well it was fun at the time and the boy thought it was funny :lol:

NJV6 · Post by **NJV6** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:41 pm

Played in a swamp before it gets worked up... Trip leader said we were not allowed to use any crossings....

Had our very own icelandic Hilux....

6000rpm mud flying...

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dixie · Post by **dixie** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 10:28 pm

Looks like an awesome day out NJV6!! :wink:

Actually got time to do some work on the bars for the VX, they kinda look like somethin outa mad max and weigh a fukin ton. Thats after breaking in my new STX Nissan ute of course cant wait to seeit in around 5-10 years lifted smashing its way through the bush.

UBZ · Post by **UBZ** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:10 pm

Gave the front end of the Surf a birthday on Sat
new wheel bearings, upper ball joints and brake pads.
Fitted my new Super winch manual hubs.

Watched the race today and changed the cam belt on my mates SJ410

skid · Post by **skid** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 6:31 am

skid wrote:I better post now coz I may not be in a fit state to post at the end of the weekend.

have to work this morning, gonna give the VX a clean up this afternoon, watch the ABs lick some froggy ass in the morning and then its time for Bathurst, which is gonna be at my flatmates work with all the piss and food on the house.

so as you can see I will probably be quite a bit worse for wear come 9pm sunday evening when I watch one of the blue oval brigade cross the line in first place.

ooooooh, my head hurts this morning

fweddy · Post by **fweddy** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 7:33 am

Removed, cleaned and refitted the starter. Took it for a wee strop down the Ashley (river very high) managed to get stuck in soft shingle/sand, nothing to winch off so called for help, then realized the river was still rising. Got snatched out and went home.

Plans were to get the pinion seals done and change diff oil, didn't get round to it but notice the seal in there must be totally shot, after being in the water it was pouring out he diff via the pinion seal! Parked it up in the paddock so next job is diff before it goes any where. Hope to be all set for Ashley trip if river is suitable by then.

5th, 6th, 7th Oct

5th, 6th, 7th Oct

road trip

wheres the pics tim