24th/25th/26th April

[haynzy]

I went 4wding in my own truck

No pics it didnt happen

[safaripete]

i am now of the cruizer clan

[skid]

I went 4wding in my own truck

No pics it didnt happen

Patience my friend, Jerry needs time to get home and load them up

I am now of the cruizer clan

Welcome, good shite dude.

Wait for the insults, they're sure to follow

[safaripete]

i may need to pm the forum man to get a name change lol

cruzapete has a good sound

[Sadam_Husain]

i may need to pm the forum man to get a name change lol

cruzapete has a good sound

Welcome to the LOUD PEDAL side cruzapete

[safaripete]

i may need to pm the forum man to get a name change lol

cruzapete has a good sound

Welcome to the LOUD PEDAL side cruzapete

haha yeah cant quite be the loud pedal yet deffinatly needs a tune up at full throttle tha motor cuts out n dies so carb prob needs a clean

need to tidy the wiring up and fix up tha trans
other than that it'll be back out the in no time

[Heath]

Takes suspension lowering to a whole different level.

instead of "Pimp my ride" could be "pump my ride" (out that is)

[SirGerald]

Finished some more on the truck.

Engine all wired up and started (after finding a blown fuse). Old fuel tank just tied on the back so we could fire it up. Will need to find something more permanent at a later date.

Used the engine lifter to muck around with the back. Have found a few things are hitting so Mr Grinder will need to come out and have a play with Mr Welder

The other three wheels still on the ground so happy with the travel. Can't wait to get out and throw some mud around!!!!!

[skid]

I went 4wding in my own truck

No pics it didnt happen

[stinky]

Those kids throwing the mud around sure did a number on your truck eh Skid and is the from driving into the back of Taz01 whale

[skid]

Those kids throwing the mud around sure did a number on your truck eh Skid and is the from driving into the back of Taz01 whale

the mud and resulting damage to my 80 is a direct result of being (mis)guided by your worker

or is that some devious ploy to get work in the door

[Jerry]

I didn't start that particular mudfight....it was already going when I turned up , however I got dragged into it and lost

[Engineer]

bit of a team effort yesterday..myself, njv6 and couple others that turned up stripped and reassembled my commy trans to fit the new tailshaft for the marks adaptor.was interesting, we had printed off choppers post about it but i also had a hayes manual for the transmission that covered everything. its not toooooo bad just makes ya think.

my cefiro failed a wof today for stupid things like wiper blades n spotlights that i never use havn a blown bulb! so fixed that up and gave it a service and a clean!

[swampa]

picked up the new thrash/family wagon today, 24v 4.5 petrol 80 series cruiser, timed it and it's not as fast as 24v diesel we had, a few guys here will be familiar with it, will be fun

[muddyplumber]

spent the weekend working on the bighorn, dropped out front diff, then had a date with a grinder for afew hours. then sunday brought the 4wdstuff mu and gas axed off all the parts id need to carry on with ma project.

[PigFmr]

I know its only friday but my w/e starts today so off to Lake Daniels today with club trip for the w/e so bring on the mud

and wot a weekend it was i guess i be keeping those simex's ,lol

[4x4Matt]

Had an absolute blast out at the Jeep Woodhill 4wd Adventure park on the free offroad driver training course with instructor Colin Burden. As I am in the process of looking for my own 4wd I was lucky enough to use one of Colins own vehicles - the mighty 70 Series Landcruiser with twin diff-locks.

The course was excellent and really allowed you to test the limits of your vehicle. We had some rather standard Hiluxes, Terrano's, a Jeep Cherokee, Mitsi Delica Van and a Lada with an Opel 2.0 engine. We crossed paths with some guy's from the North Shore 4wd club and witnessed some phenomenal driving from a couple of Lexus V8 powered Landcruisers, one being the vehicle off the Demon energy ad the other a supercharged V8 Prado.
I was amazed at the capabilities of these standard vehicles, especially at the big clay play area up by the 4wd office. They were going through the bogs and clay ruts with ease - only the Delica van had to be snatched by me in the Landcruiser.
All in all I would highly recommend this to anyone who is wanting to fine tune their 4wd safety skills and have a blast doing it.
I'm sorry I don't have many photo's.. was too busy having so much fun driving!!

[PuddleJumper]

Played around with 2 front Vitara diffs.. Swapping parts around.
Also fitted a lockrite into a Samurai carrier for my new project..

[rangimotors]

I know its only friday but my w/e starts today so off to Lake Daniels today with club trip for the w/e so bring on the mud

and wot a weekend it was i guess i be keeping those simex's ,lol

cool, we are heading in at the end of winter where everything is soaked and its so damn cold that all those little sandflys stay away. We made the mistake of going in at the wrong time last year and got eaten alive.
Anything new and exciting in there this year? any good damage or fun?

[loryda]

Got afew things checked off the list this weekend..

1. Fitted new Water Temp Gauge as the old hilux one was poo, got an EGT gauge to go in next

2. Fitted new Optima YellowTop D34 and replaced old battery terminals

3. Changed the Diff oils and added extended breathers w/ proper connections (replaced the no8 wire that was holding the breather on )
4. Ordered 2 more recovery hooks to fit to a rear bar, decided to stay away from shackles
5. Reset the rear brakes, still seem to grab in reverse though
6. Got the paperwork ready and checked out if the personalized plate should now be moved to the Hilux..

..still undecided but think it suits the truck abit more than the Blitzen?
7. Tried to find someone to do the front and rear barwork and again found engineers not wanting to touch it??? WTF???

Feel like i need something else though..

Cheers
Alex.

[Heath]

Played around with 2 front Vitara diffs.. Swapping parts around.
Also fitted a lockrite into a Samurai carrier for my new project..

Cheers Dude

[worzel]

Dont know about anything new as never been in there before but what a place as for damage only some small panel damage an Al blew a power steering seal but all was good an all drove home

I know its only friday but my w/e starts today so off to Lake Daniels today with club trip for the w/e so bring on the mud

and wot a weekend it was i guess i be keeping those simex's ,lol

cool, we are heading in at the end of winter where everything is soaked and its so damn cold that all those little sandflys stay away. We made the mistake of going in at the wrong time last year and got eaten alive.
Anything new and exciting in there this year? any good damage or fun?

[hosehustler]

Dont know about anything new as never been in there before but what a place as for damage only some small panel damage an Al blew a power steering seal but all was good an all drove home

Hi Kev,easy to tell you left in the early group, was a big day for me, ended up with one of the vehicles in the later group collapsing drivers front wheel bearings, smashing the FWH gear, but worst of all destroying the bearing retainer and all the thread on the spindle, all that was holding the wheel/hub assy on was the calliper truck was going nowhere fast.
I did a dash thru to Westport and we got some parts, went back in, repair was done,got home about 9pm
Was a good weekend, great company, good food, huge fun in the mud.......nothing much has changed in there at all.

[worzel]

Sorry Tim did not know that saw Nigel today and he never said anything good on ya for doing that glad you all got back safe

Dont know about anything new as never been in there before but what a place as for damage only some small panel damage an Al blew a power steering seal but all was good an all drove home

Hi Kev,easy to tell you left in the early group, was a big day for me, ended up with one of the vehicles in the later group collapsing drivers front wheel bearings, smashing the FWH gear, but worst of all destroying the bearing retainer and all the thread on the spindle, all that was holding the wheel/hub assy on was the calliper truck was going nowhere fast.
I did a dash thru to Westport and we got some parts, went back in, repair was done,got home about 9pm
Was a good weekend, great company, good food, huge fun in the mud.......nothing much has changed in there at all.

[T-Boon]

Spent the day in Woodhill today, as part of the safety patrol. It was a good relaxing day and only did a couple of recoverys, one of which was a near-new rubicon jeep. At the end of the day we were asked by the police to check out a stolen car on Muriwai beach to see if we could recover it, this is what we found, bare in mind its only been through ONE tide, needless to say its still there, but can't speak for tomorrow morning...

Curious, if one wanted to retrieve that, how would one go about it?

I`m guessing a lot of digging and a double or tripple pulley winch around something extremely sturdy e.g rear subframe etc.

[coxsy]

a back hoe digger

[wopass]

short vid of Vvega and db up thomos on sunday...was VERY wet

http://s248.photobucket.com/albums/gg19 ... =Movie.flv

[safaripete]

short vid of Vvega and db up thomos on sunday...was VERY wet

http://s248.photobucket.com/albums/gg19 ... =Movie.flv

holy crap that zook sounds like it has a 20b rotor in it

good vid wopass

[wopass]

short vid of Vvega and db up thomos on sunday...was VERY wet

http://s248.photobucket.com/albums/gg19 ... =Movie.flv

holy crap that zook sounds like it has a 20b rotor in it

good vid wopass

550cc 3cyl 2 stroke, sounds choice in the bush!!!

Sez has me going up the same hill on her camera..still waiting for that to get posted,

[DieselBoy]

short vid of Vvega and db up thomos on sunday...was VERY wet

http://s248.photobucket.com/albums/gg19 ... =Movie.flv

holy crap that zook sounds like it has a 20b rotor in it

good vid wopass

550cc 3cyl 2 stroke, sounds choice in the bush!!!

Sez has me going up the same hill on her camera..still waiting for that to get posted,

Ahhhhhh, was so good to be in control of that noise again

Shame we got carryed away, its looking pretty bruised and battered sitting in the shed, and the stoved in front diff head is awesome

Will get Sez onto that vid