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icekayak · Post by **icekayak** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:43 pm

Yeh me and my bro are still planning on representing the zook/vitara contingent

(as long as i can get it legal by then - in between writing a verbal presentation for human bioscience at uni :shock:

)

Guppy - Were from whangaparaoa, so may be able to meet on way past. Where abouts r u?

My Number is 027 258 9393

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:42 pm

be good to have you proud aucklanders (JAFA'S) aboard :wink:

hopefully if i plan it just right i can get a zook to tow me out of something :wink:

i know they can dooo eeeet

im in the process of trying to get all my gear sorted and packed up ready to go, list so far is...

MISSILE
TENT
ME
PETROL CONTAINER
SNATCH STRAP (for the zooks to tow me out :wink:

)
WARM CLOTHES
.........
.... and some other stuff that im sure ill remember before the trip :roll:

ohh and i have to fit my new radiator and fan in wednesday night and run it to make sure its aaalll gooood

brianr70 · Post by **brianr70** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 7:59 pm

am coming from Tauranga on Sunday, would the best place to meet be Forest HQ or somewhere on route to the Lake?? :arrow:

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:33 pm

brianr70 wrote:am coming from Tauranga on Sunday, would the best place to meet be Forest HQ or somewhere on route to the Lake??

what time are you heading down mate ? probably make more sence to meet us at the whakamaru dam so that your not back tracking half the morning ? easy to find and we will be going over there at around 10:30-11:00am ish so you dont have to get up super early to get there :wink:

up to you im just making sugestions, D.B will be more informative :wink:

dixie · Post by **dixie** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:26 pm

Ok Pete should be fairly safe to say the mrs and I can make it for a day or three.
Most of the bar work is done,fingers crossed for 10" rims showing up on friday with enough time to fit the feet on them.

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:37 pm

Guppy - 027 357 9547

Ben - Ya might wanna chuck some food and water in too man :wink:

brianr70 - meet ya at the Kerosenecreek Road/SH30 intersection around 11am Sunday. The intersections just down the road from SH30/SH5(Murapara) intersection. You got PRS/Mobile Phone???

IceKayak - Sounds like you might wanna think about strengthening your rear chassis members :lol:

dixie - You got that 50mm B/L now, so no one will notice if you come on the 32's. To be fare, keep it to one mod per trip, 35's would make it two and would not be fair on the rest of us :wink:

brianr70 · Post by **brianr70** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:12 am

DB - my mobile 021 2755671, please excuse my ignorance what is PRS? :?:

"Kerosenecreek Road/SH30 intersection around 11am Sunday. The intersections just down the road from SH30/SH5(Murapara) intersection. "

just a little lost to find this location? is this on the way to Murupara SH38? near Waiotapu?

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:21 am

DieselBoy wrote:Guppy - 027 357 9547

Ben - Ya might wanna chuck some food and water in too man

brianr70 - meet ya at the Kerosenecreek Road/SH30 intersection around 11am Sunday. The intersections just down the road from SH30/SH5(Murapara) intersection. You got PRS/Mobile Phone???

IceKayak - Sounds like you might wanna think about strengthening your rear chassis members

dixie - You got that 50mm B/L now, so no one will notice if you come on the 32's. To be fare, keep it to one mod per trip, 35's would make it two and would not be fair on the rest of us

food and water ! great idea

i think it may take us longer than that to get to rainbow mountain pete, probably better for brian to meet us at the whakamaru dam as we will have a better idea of time frame to get there, from ngaroma block to the dam is only scott rd then road tramp to the dam which isnt far. im guessing that we will only make the dam by 10:30-11:00 ish. to make kero creek by then we will have to haul arse !

thoughts ?

will have to be a fuel up at the wiotapu gas station as well..... ohh yea im gonna burn some gas ! :roll:

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:25 am

brianr70 wrote:DB - my mobile 021 2755671, please excuse my ignorance what is PRS?

"Kerosenecreek Road/SH30 intersection around 11am Sunday. The intersections just down the road from SH30/SH5(Murapara) intersection. "

just a little lost to find this location? is this on the way to Murupara SH38? near Waiotapu?

PRS radio, little walky talky thing that enable you to keep in contact with the other members of your 4x4 group while on the trail..... :roll:

some just keep the party in view :wink:

brianr70 · Post by **brianr70** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 8:50 am

Thanks Wopass, since discovered 2 of them in the bottom drawer, just need to remember how they work :shock:

Moriarty · Post by **Moriarty** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:09 am

Wed AM loading truck, cos Wednesday mid PM we going to go Hawke's Bay.

Hopefully get hookieethingies glued to front of truck Thursday.

Thur night we lazing around in a hot spa inna motel in Toopoh (taupo)

then up to do Wopass's tv gizmo,
Steal Snorkill during the night....
change tyres,
OHHHH what a busy life I lead....

Food?? no KFC outlets? what about Burger King?

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:11 am

Very true Ben, we might not get that far by then, but at the same time, its a long way out Brians way, and the fun doesn't really start on Sunday until we hit rainbow mountain. (Unless your thinking fire breaks :wink:

)

From Tauranga to Waiotapu would only be an hour and a half drive, were as from Tga to Whakamaru is a mission, specially on Muddies.

Your call brianr70, you can meet us where ever you like, lunchtime at Rainbow mountain, mid afternoon at the lake, or mid morning at Whakamaru for the fire break run.

Let us know roughly what you want to do, and i can give you a very rough time, then call me on Sunday morning and will be able to give you a better one.

Lots of options huh :lol:

Any ways:

Kerosenecreek Road (thats what the signpost on the road says :roll:

)

And the rest of you we will meet here at 9am on Saturday Morning:

brianr70 · Post by **brianr70** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:07 am

at this point in time would like it to be Whakamaru, want to get the most out of the day, as possibly looking like no go for Monday

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:51 am

Good call, Whakamaru's it is

Get in touch with me on Sunday morning, but plan to be there around 10:30-11:00am ish all going well.

brianr70 · Post by **brianr70** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 11:12 am

can you confirm your cell # is 027 357 9547 :?:

Thanks

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:21 pm

grab mine as well mate to be on the safe side :wink:

at the bottom of every post i make is my number

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:55 pm

brianr70 wrote:can you confirm your cell # is 027 357 9547 Thanks

Sent you a confrimation text :wink:

Post by **mike** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 2:41 pm

Make sure someone takes lots of wicked photos and vid footage, I especially need some for the front page :wink:

Wheels in the air, mud flying, extreme angles, group photos will all make the front page :wink:

Mike

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 2:54 pm

Camera's on charge.........

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 6:14 pm

mike wrote:Make sure someone takes lots of wicked photos and vid footage, I especially need some for the front page Wheels in the air, mud flying, extreme angles, group photos will all make the front page

Mike

how about a team of zooks all trying to tow my missile out of the biggest hole i can find ? that would be cool

brianr70 · Post by **brianr70** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:27 pm

DB - recd text..Cheers

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 12:31 pm

on track to have the missile ready to roll tonight so that leaves me with a whole 2 nights to get the rest of my gear packed :roll:

wonder where my sleeping bag is

.......

are we there yet ?

dixie · Post by **dixie** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:49 pm

dixie - You got that 50mm B/L now, so no one will notice if you come on the 32's. To be fare, keep it to one mod per trip, 35's would make it two and would not be fair on the rest of us

Ha Ha more mods the better!! I need something to keep up with you buggas and ya lockdiffs,im sure your tow hooks will still come in handy.

how about a team of zooks all trying to tow my missile out of the biggest hole i can find ? that would be cool

Dude.......How about a tug of war,the Missile verses the Zuks!!!!!!!Ha Ha

icekayak · Post by **icekayak** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:51 pm

how about a team of zooks all trying to tow my missile out of the biggest hole i can find ? that would be cool

No Problem

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:09 am

So this is the line up on Saturday morning 9am at the Pureora HQ:

Saturday

DJ
Wopass
DB
NZHunter
Moriarty
Guppy
Guppies Mate
Icekayak
Icekayaks mate
dixie

Sunday

DJ
Wopass
DB
NZHunter
brianr70
Moriarty
Guppy
Guppies Mate
Icekayak
Icekayaks mate
dixie

Monday

DJ
Wopass
DB
NZHunter
Icekayak
Icekayaks mate
DB's Old man
dixie

So is everyone i have there still coming and for the days indicated??

nzhunter · Post by **nzhunter** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:11 pm

I'll be there still all of the days unless i manage to break my truck :lol:

My cell number is: 027 294 5094

Are u Hamilton guys still goin down on friday nite?

Cheers,
DAN

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:31 pm

I am Dan. Don't know about the rest, i think they are still deciding.

What do you want to do??

You can meet them at the Hilcrest Caltex Station at 6am on Saturday morning, or meet me and who ever else is coming on Friday at the same place at around 6 or 7pm.

nzhunter · Post by **nzhunter** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 12:49 pm

Yeh i thinkn i'll still down sat morn and meet at caltex at 6am if they're still meeting there otherwise ill go down to pureroa under my own steam.

Looking forward to it!!!!

If theres anything specific u need brought down flick me a txt

DAN

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:56 pm

cruiser is all go, radiator in and semi roof on(thanks DB :wink:

) and new 16" elec fan on the front....makes a horrid noise but it will be fine

will change to big wheels tomorrow and load up the missile then were off !

pretty much thinking im gonna head down friday night as well, i think dixie is keen to do the same and moriarty is doing the same.

so pretty much meet there unless the auckland contingent want to organise meeting up somewhere to travel as convoy ? makes more sence just incase a vehicle has problems on the way, and is much more interesting in a convoy

more updates tomorrow :wink:

icekayak · Post by **icekayak** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:41 pm

umm yeh well my trucks still not legal yet... had to do the waterpump, and in this silly engine you have to take the timing belt off to do it (along with power steering pump, alternator, radiator etc), so decided it was best to replace timing belt wilst i was at it... so its still in a few pieces hoping to have it done late tonight and wof tommorow to allow half a day to fix any silly things he finds. What a mission...

Yeh us jaffa'a are planning on rolling down together (i hope)

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