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I thought I had better put a photo of the Hilux on here before it gets smashed up again at Reefton and is reasonably straight.



I have spent the day fitting tie downs for the chainsaw and toolbox

Cheers Richard

Bulletproof wrote:I thought I had better put a photo of the Hilux on here before it gets smashed up again at Reefton and is reasonably straight.



I have spent the day fitting tie downs for the chainsaw and toolbox

Cheers Richard

She looks ready to go to me

do you not run beadlocks richard?

We are just back from our Reefton Xmas trip with Nigel Harris, Andi and Paul Delis

A video clip of Nigel and Paul dropping into Bulletproof Chasm. There is a boulder at the top now that throws you sideways



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Video 2 Xmas 2011

The highlight of my Xmas trip was driving up petrol hill.

Some of the Nelson winch challenge marshalls said I wouldn't be able to drive it now since the last winch Challenge because the rock face is higher and the log across it stops a run up.

Getting over the log was a problem and when I reached the top I climbed the rock on the left and nearly rolled over so I had to shut off and go quietly

Here is the proof. Going up and coming back down



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We all drove over the log in the rain but winched the rest due to safety. I reckon Tim would have done it in the rain with his V8 hilux trailer queen, I tried to egg him on, but he had a little sense then.
Al

Video 3 Xmas 2011

Andi Delis crossing the Grey at the bottom of the Chasm



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Video 4 Xmas 2011

How to get up a bank in a little over a minute with brand new 35 Silverstones



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Videos 5 and 6 Xmas 2011

Me driving down Slab Hut



Andi and Paul both drove back up. I had a dead alternator so headed back to camp

Paul Delis driving back up in the rain and breaking his rear window



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Video 7 Xmas 2011

We did have bog holes as well. This one is above the cycle in the tree track

The Hilux only just made it through with 2 goes and Andi got stuck. The Simex's are slightly higher than the Silverstones



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Great vids Richard. Looks like you guys had a lot of fun.

The Hilux posing after driving up Petrol Hill



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Richard.. the poor old hilux flexes like a plank of wood!! might be time for a coil upgrade.. and bobtail that rear end. its way too long

callum007 wrote:Richard.. the poor old hilux flexes like a plank of wood!! might be time for a coil upgrade.. and bobtail that rear end. its way too long

Is that the best way to stop me getting up Petrol hill ? All the Reefton winch challenge trucks were like that and couldn't get up without a winch

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Richard

Thanks for taking the time to upload the vids,always good to see vids from the coast trips.what tyres Andy got on the prado now?,look like new model BFG's?they any good?

Shane

Shane wrote:Thanks for taking the time to upload the vids,always good to see vids from the coast trips.what tyres Andy got on the prado now?,look like new model BFG's?they any good?

Shane

Hi Shane
Are you talking about Paul or Andi ?

Andi on the Handbag has Silverstone 35x11.5 and Paul on the Prado has the latest BFG 35x12.5s and loves them as an all round tyre.

In the rain Paul drove straight up the slab Hut ruts with no problem

My personal view is that BFGs are better at Reefton and Simex/Silverstones are better at Westport

cheers Richard

pruggerdore wrote:do you not run beadlocks richard?

Sorry I hadn't noticed your post. The answer is no even though I probably should have beadlocks so I could go down to Zero pressure.

I have 7 inch rims and tyres fitted with no soap and tractor tubes and run as low as 5 lbs without too many problems.

On petrol Hill I had around 5lbs pressure and with no problems but then I had an anti climax because in the bog hole at the bottom of Petrol Hill I was the first to be stuck for our Xmas trip.

Video 8 Xmas 2011



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Video 9 Xmas 2011

The Hilux dropping into the Chasm on our Xmas Reefton Trip



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hi richard.. sorry about the off topic post in your thread but i was wonderin if you could please tell a bit more about the 'abyss'..? ie where etc?

thanks man..

[quote="niblik"]hi richard.. sorry about the off topic post in your thread but i was wonderin if you could please tell a bit more about the 'abyss'..? ie where etc?

thanks man..

The Abyss is on a farm at Tophouse by Lake Rotoiti run by Alistair Nicholls and his business is "Anything Mechanical".

Alistair has set out a few 4x4 tracks that are used by the Nelson and Blenheim Clubs for competition. For a small fee others can use them as well and a few clubs from ChCh have been there .

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On our Xmas trip to Reefton the alternator stopped working. I have now removed it only to find the Supercharger mounting bracket has broken so today I have strengthened it up and reshaped it as well so all should be good from now on. Time will tell



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I have just upgraded my computer and software so videos are sharper now.

From our pioneering xmas 2011 trip up the Alexander to the "Powerhouse" this is what the remains of the powerhouse looks like. This is also as far as you can drive.





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Is that really as far as you can drive? Just beyond that rock you are standing on is where it starts to look like it would get interesting

rokhound wrote:Is that really as far as you can drive? Just beyond that rock you are standing on is where it starts to look like it would get interesting

It is for us with lesser trucks. I call that "Jafa Country" Next time he is here we might have to go for a play. That hole is at least 10 feet deep so it may involve swimming too.

The Chasm is also good for rocks now



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Any more footage, i love watching your videos!

Hi Lawrence.
I have noticed alot of the old videos are not working so I will reload them. I moved things in photobucket a couple of years ago and I think the link has been lost.


So here is a complete video of driving the Tailings hill climb from the bottom.




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Interesting sound that super charged diesels make. Mmmm makes me think.................................

tomsoffroad wrote:Interesting sound that super charged diesels make. Mmmm makes me think.................................

I like the fact he is pullin 4 pound of boost at idle, all that torque of the line

I have now replaced all the videos up to page 35 and from pages 62-70

1 advantage of the Supercharger is that you can shut off to regain traction and pull away again because of the continuous boost.

The other real big advantage I have over turbo diesels with Autos is that I launch very quickly from a stand still at the bottom of a steep climb like Petrol hill or Tailings etc. I can Rev at half throttle and the moment I drop the clutch the front rises and the rear wheels dig in for good traction and I launch off the mark.

I will work on replacing the links to the other pages tonite. I din't realize the links had been lost

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Hate to say it Richard, but your prob better off putting all you video links in one post here now, as 70 odd pages is an epic amount to get through!