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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:56 am
by TJ
xj wrote:Ditto the above, big-ups to the Halls for the use of their property.
Cheers for a cool day everyone.
How did your home made bar work hold up with the (ab)use?
Looks like you guys had a blast. I wish I could justify being away from family for another day (had been travelling a lot lately).
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 3:53 pm
by xj
Hi mate, actually, it held together surprisingly well, considering the pounding it copped in the ditch. Only damage is a buckled rear license plate, and some creaking coming from the front right spring.... nothing a bit more abuse wont cure!
Happy to report folks, that it looks like the axle unis etc are in fine fittle, AND my steering is just as it was before. However, theres maybe 20,000 clicks taken outa the life of reverse gear!!!
Now, who is the owner of a blue "snatchmaster" strop? Its currently resident in the rear of the Wrangler, dont worry, i'll take good care of it for you.
I hope that those heading back to Auckland/Vegas got there ok, and that Tony, Shell and MrO (which i now realise stands for "Mr Oh-my-god-wtf!!!") have a safe and uneventful trip back south.
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 3:58 pm
by dixie
Thanks again to DB's Ma and Pa for the venue yet again
Good to catch up with people outside the district and to meet others who finally showed their mug in the neighbourhood.
Below are a few pics before the bloody camera cells went flat
Even the Tarseal Cowboys Rigs gave it bash including Landos 6"sus lift VX
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 4:10 pm
by 86-surf
Well geuss what I did! i took alot of pictures on the weekend, then hopped on to upload them and geuss what the memorie card got swipped of all its memory don't no why don't no how but it did.
So now i have no pictures of my front right wheel been in the air about 4 foot!
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 6:21 pm
by Rotazuk
Slightly off topic but I am in the process of downloading so video .
86-surf , thats a bugger about your pic's . If you have not used the camera since there is a chance the pic's are still there . Imagine the card is a book and you write something in it . To find it you have a contents page or index . Well when you delete something all it does is remove the entry in the index . So if you look in the index its not there but if you turned every page you would eventually find it . Unfortunatly as you save more pic's the deleted ones get written over .
There are programs on the net to read the card and find pictures again . You may get lucky and find them so long as you have not used it since . Pm me if you want more info .
Cheers
Chris
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 6:32 pm
by xj
The supreme ruler and commander....
Dixie plucking me outa the soup...
And the vultures wait for the next victim....
.... Right on cue....
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 7:39 pm
by wopass
awesum day,great weather,good fun,good people.
thanks to everyone that came,nice to see you all.
have only a few pics
will upload them shortly
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 7:56 pm
by mercutio
had a wicked day slightly burnt but oh well
yorick taking the mudcedes for a spin with 86 surf shotgun
this photo isn´t a setup
yeah right
more pics here
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules.php?set_albumName=album579&op=modload&name=Gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php&page=1
all in all a great day was had got to meet a few more of the mob
i look forward to the the next mission
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:46 pm
by wopass
ok,few photos. all from after lunch
rex to start the swamp playing
XJ playing
Big-AL
general mud
86-surf
fiddy
dixie working
me and rex swamp race
swap lanes
and for the people that want to know what the swamp looked like fefore we tore it up
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:03 pm
by DieselBoy
AWESOME DAY
Everyone got stuck in and had a blast, plenty of mud thrown, wheels in the air and the odd bit of carnage
First casualty was TheGeneralMuds driver side rear brakes, which decided it was time for an early lunch and tried to chew their way out of the drum. A few Zip Ties, a big hammer and a line lock and he was mobile again.
Toyoda chose the wrong line through the swap and collected an ancient burried concrete culvert (ok ok, it was my fault, i couldn't find one end of it when i was pegging out and i was a meter short of the end of it with the danger tape) and smashed his winch gaurd in.
At one stage XJ mentioned he was puzzled as to why his steering wheel was almost 180 degrees out of alignment and there where some strange noises coming from his front end.
Lilpigs clutch was getting to the extreme limit of boarder line but drove onto the trailer at the end of the day.
Wopass's tractor was working over time in recovery mode but was not at all impressed with the sunny hot conditions.
Then i want and did this:
Yep thats right, thats a front drive shaft off The 50. I managed to smash both UJ's, twist the shaft by a few degrees and ripped the transfercase out of its mounts.
I hit the swamp hard with lots of rev's and wheel spin, rhe front end bounced and bit hard and i heard a crack, but i was still moving so i just my foot up it. I wasn't untill it started fish tailing up the hill that i realised i had lost drive to the front wheels. I turned around and drove back through the swamp in 2wd
and Wopass rescued my D/S from the swamp.
I shot back to my shed and threw one of my spare drive shafts on. Had a quick look for any signs of further damage, but decided it was all fine. I rejoined the group and had another run at the swamp. That was when the transfercase parted company from its mounts. Iguess the hard hit the that broke the d/s must have also damaged the mounts ( the mounts where old and shitty and oil damaged
, just hadn't got round to getting some Nolethane ones made)
I am now running 410 drive shafts and brand new T. Case mounts.
Good day/night out
I put my official claim in to being the only one in history to get accross the swamp in 2wd
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:04 pm
by Shane
looks like the fiddy got hung up on the tape
its tuff stuff that tape
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:09 pm
by wopass
Shane wrote:looks like the fiddy got hung up on the tape
its tuff stuff that tape
look again my furry little friend...there is a peg in there
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:17 pm
by DieselBoy
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:49 pm
by Rotazuk
I dunno , that tape was pretty strong , I have footage of it holding the landrover back also
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 9:57 pm
by DieselBoy
Hahaha, i didn't see anyone else get through in 2wd
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:32 am
by lilpigzuk
DieselBoy wrote:Hahaha, i didn't see anyone else get through in 2wd
Must of been the "easy bit" cos you sure as hell didnt get far here
(vids courtesy of rotazuk)
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/images/ ... ORE_B3.wmv
XJ taking it easy...
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/images/ ... ORE_B4.wmv
and again
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/images/ ... ORE_B5.wmv
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:47 am
by BrentC
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 5:13 pm
by xj
Bloody hell..... I didnt realise I hit it THAT hard!!! testament to the legendary Jeep toughness huh????????
Perhaps the second part to the chaos ought to be titled "RUN WOPASS RUN"..... i recall an orange blur... didnt realise it was Benny!!
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:14 pm
by Rotazuk
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:38 pm
by wopass
RAD ! !
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:40 pm
by lilpigzuk
Good stuff chris. And Wop, my zuk only weighs bout 900kg
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 8:46 pm
by xj
lilpigzuk wrote:Good stuff chris. And Wop, my zuk only weighs bout 900kg
Fair bit of effort for 900kg's do ya reckon Piggy? Big Bad Wop huffed and puffed and huffed and puffed!!
BUT, you were pretty well wedged in there dude!
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:38 pm
by dixie
xj wrote:lilpigzuk wrote:Good stuff chris. And Wop, my zuk only weighs bout 900kg
Fair bit of effort for 900kg's do ya reckon Piggy? Big Bad Wop huffed and puffed and huffed and puffed!!
BUT, you were pretty well wedged in there dude!
Hey Hey come on we know its not a VX
but im guessing those mud filled wheels were running on 45+psi and heading up the hill
dont forget that pig stick to mud like shit to a blanket (you know suction and all)
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:40 pm
by rokhound
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:08 pm
by xj
some more piccy here....
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules ... php&page=2
but nothing as outstanding as the above vids... awesome effort Chris
(and can anyone tell me how to get the stray Jeep pics, inot the empty Jeep sub album there??? Damn technolgical stuff)
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:28 pm
by xj
Only with a beer and a steak could a man be more contented.....
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules ... _photo.php
some video uploading too, but it could take a fair old while, dail-up is a bitch.
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:00 pm
by xj
and first video is now up.............
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:48 pm
by wopass
xj wrote:Only with a beer and a steak could a man be more contented.....
some video uploading too, but it could take a fair old while, dail-up is a bitch.
happy man there
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:19 pm
by xj
ill have i known right now that when im toes up lying in the marae, or home or where-ever the wife decides to put me, thats one pic that i want sitting on the casket...... seriously......
Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:40 pm
by TJ
wopass wrote:xj wrote:Only with a beer and a steak could a man be more contented.....
happy man there
Only in a Jeep, mate........