As some of you may know or may not, I have just got myself a new truck just have to wait for it to come down from new plymouth. Very big thanks to Moriarty for going to look at it and confirming what i had heard.(will by you a beer when im next up there with my girlfreind).
Can't wait to see it in action, just about bought it myself, but didn't like the thought of the safari being left in the carpark while the lux was out playing
I had a serious thought about that truck too. My issue was going to be getting it back.
Looks and sounds like it is a good truck, the fiddle brakes would make it interesting. Hope you have fun. Is it going to be an aframe or trailer queen? What are you planning to tow it with? Did you get the trailer with it?
Have to see it used in anger down here. Not sure about the air intake running through the cab may be a bit noisy.
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Na didnt get the trailer with it, planning on A framing it, looking at a 3.5 v6 pajero to tow it in the short term/ or bludge a tow off others heading out , but will look into getting road legal eventually. All will tell itself when it gets here
You may have trouble getting a cert with fiddle brakes, but apart from that I don't think there would be too much needing done depending on lights speedo etc working.
Oh and when you get it down here you are going to have to paint that suspension red, Rok started that trend for the SI Yellow is definatley a NI thing
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Steve_t647 wrote:You may have trouble getting a cert with fiddle brakes, but apart from that I don't think there would be too much needing done depending on lights speedo etc working.
Oh and when you get it down here you are going to have to paint that suspension red, Rok started that trend for the SI Yellow is definatley a NI thing
yea the the fiddle brakes would have to go if i want it road legal. was talking to ric about that the other day.
mud_slinger wrote: guess you'll be wantin to bludge a tow off me wen you take her out remember i got shot gun and throw ya mrs in ma truck wit ma mrs
maybe on a selwyn trip but im hopingto take her up worsleys when she arrives ... to see if she lives up to her reputation for outclimbing a 100k jeep
Now you posted this Archibalds will be on the lookout for someone asking for one of their new Jeep's.
Tell me when you are going up I would like to see how well it goes I have heard good things about that truck and I also want to have a look at that rear link setup, it is a bit different a sort of Hybrid 4 link setup almost a 3 link A arm design.
Could not see the detail in the photo's well enough
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Steve_t647 wrote:Where are you borrowing a 100K jeep from?
Now you posted this Archibalds will be on the lookout for someone asking for one of their new Jeep's.
Tell me when you are going up I would like to see how well it goes I have heard good things about that truck and I also want to have a look at that rear link setup, it is a bit different a sort of Hybrid 4 link setup almost a 3 link A arm design.
Could not see the detail in the photo's well enough
no worries will post it on here when im going up.
the 100k jeep was gordon burnsides, one of the people in the mt egmont 4wd club that i contacted to find out more about the truck. its a wrangler
by the sound of it, truck will be here friday or monday. so i say worsleys tuesday or wednesday evening. ( i have exams monday and tues so will be studying till then.)
kaney wrote:by the sound of it, truck will be here friday or monday. so i say worsleys tuesday or wednesday evening. ( i have exams monday and tues so will be studying till then.)
That sounds like a Tui's add if ever I heard one! If the truck arrives Friday I am pretty sure you will have a go in the weekend for a mental break
Good luck for the exams.
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