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well just sorted out stuff so I am ready for pig-farm tomorrow. Got a spare seat if anyone is keen?

Cheers
Linc

lincooln wrote:well just sorted out stuff so I am ready for pig-farm tomorrow. Got a spare seat if anyone is keen?

Cheers
Linc

Got ya snorkel sorted? You'll need it
Dunno how far you'll get without simex's or silverstones.
My spare seat filled already by Drurban (he booked it on Thurs)
At least I got a winch bitch, and someone to hold the camera.
See ya's tomorrow.
Cheers,

Got the Lada almost to the point of being ready for tomorrow.

I fitted the splashgaurd and sumpguard, so I'm ready for all the mud!

Yup there is plenty of mud at the pig farm and water to.Just the car park on its own can be a mission jealous much have fun.Spent the day in Mudhog as winch bitch with the Landrover boys on safety patrol at woodhill thanks Brett.

Should I be concerned? I'm off to the pig farm in a few hours... no snorkel here... hmmm fingers crossed the asthmatic navara makes it outta the carpark.

And thanks for the offers will pm extinguisher and aerial stuff to the relevant ore gc's cheers lads!

Best I go have another shot at sleeping

sibainmud wrote:and someone to hold the camera.

Looking forward to it

Finished the rear bar for my lux, well apart from paint but I'll pull the sliders i made a couple of weeks ago off and paint the whole lot at once.




Had to change the exhaust to clear the sliders, so now it exits here

very nice lolyf
how far out past the seam at the sills does your sliders stick out??

this weekend ive made paterns up for sliders and roll bar so I can build em off the truck on the floor..
not sure if my sliders are wide enough but I dont want them out too wide casue that looks stoopid

J_Dub wrote:very nice lolyf
how far out past the seam at the sills does your sliders stick out??

this weekend ive made paterns up for sliders and roll bar so I can build em off the truck on the floor..
not sure if my sliders are wide enough but I dont want them out too wide casue that looks stoopid

The outer edge of the tube is 200mm from the seam, there basically in line with my flares.

LOLYF wrote:

J_Dub wrote:very nice lolyf
how far out past the seam at the sills does your sliders stick out??

this weekend ive made paterns up for sliders and roll bar so I can build em off the truck on the floor..
not sure if my sliders are wide enough but I dont want them out too wide casue that looks stoopid

The outer edge of the tube is 200mm from the seam, there basically in line with my flares.

Looking nice there Mark, you just wanted to post a pick to show off those bead locks again

Yea my sliders are the same width as my flares aswell but ive got the rubber flexi flare's, they are wide enough to deflect any trees etc but if the tree was on a lean with a funky knot sticking out then bye bye door for me haha

thats the thing, all very well if what you hit is vertical, but if its on a lean then the sliders wont work.. mine arent that wide, I may bring them out another 50mm

Iv'e said it before (lots fo times infact) side bars are the most important body protection you can add. When my pig is going, I lean on the side bars all the time, and making then too narrow is just false econonmy imo.

How long has the exhaust been exiting out there LOLYF? (looks like a farkin good idea )

rokhound wrote:Iv'e said it before (lots fo times infact) side bars are the most important body protection you can add. When my pig is going, I lean on the side bars all the time, and making then too narrow is just false econonmy imo.

Too right, My terrano sill gaurd things have been dented to buggery, had to hit them down with a hammer a couple of times so the doors shut freely.

rokhound wrote:Iv'e said it before (lots fo times infact) side bars are the most important body protection you can add. When my pig is going, I lean on the side bars all the time, and making then too narrow is just false econonmy imo.

x2 on that. Mine stick out just shy of how far the wheels sit and with a good offset its kept pretty much everything away. Saved my sills so often when you use em to help get you round a tight turn in rocks They only look stupid if they are made like shit ie if anyone has seen mine haha but you definitely need em spaced out. I like the box right under the seam too, mine catches heaps of little rubbish like sticks under there cos they're not in the right place.

You'd just want to watch picking stuff up between the wheels and barwork.

[quote="Swamped I like the box right under the seam too, mine catches heaps of little rubbish like sticks under there cos they're not in the right place.

And rubber gloves aye Doug

rokhound wrote:.

How long has the exhaust been exiting out there LOLYF? (looks like a farkin good idea )

Haha thought you'd like it

well had an awesome day at the pig farm today. photos tomorrow, I promise. Very glad I had tubes today, popped a bead but once back at the garage all came right. Still need to get the tubes re done though. 3 out of 4 tubes have spun slightly. Nothing broke so a good day.

Had to tow brothers Lada out and then wait for 1.5 hours till the tow truck arrived. A few beers later and I feel much better. However my Suzuki is so inadequate

Good day at Pig Farm.
Half Norwest, half ORE run
Blew reverse apart within the first hour, then walked and helped recover for the rest of the day.
Got some footage. Enjoy

Starring, Lincoolin, SP450andLE, Del Fuego, Hiluxhunter.

Moral of the story, don't use high range when stuck in a hole
At a cross roads with the Terrano.

lincooln wrote:well had an awesome day at the pig farm today. photos tomorrow, I promise. Very glad I had tubes today, popped a bead but once back at the garage all came right. Still need to get the tubes re done though. 3 out of 4 tubes have spun slightly. Nothing broke so a good day.

Had to tow brothers Lada out and then wait for 1.5 hours till the tow truck arrived. A few beers later and I feel much better. However my Suzuki is so inadequate

haha I remember doing that pig farm a few years back in my "Bush Maori" 1990 LWB V6 Pajero with only mud tyres I managed to get through most of it which was suprising haha but I bet its changed a bit now though. I nearly drowned it a few times but it just kept going.

Well my weekend was spend away for a weekend at the inlaws helped my father n law add a cross member to their boat trailer (its huge and can take upto a 10t boat) so now it can take all 3 boats (30ft, 32ft and 34ft) and went fishing and diving got a couple of crays and some snapper

Took the challenger away and it was all good but I think the wife needs to learn how to drive a diesel she was driving it like a petrol and it used more diesel ($ wise) than out old WRX.

Ended up getting back late so didnt have time to do anything on the bighorn but in return for helping with the boat trailer that my father n law will give me a hand with a front bumper and winch mount for the bighorn.

sibainmud wrote:Good day at Pig Farm.
Half Norwest, half ORE run
Blew reverse apart within the first hour, then walked and helped recover for the rest of the day.
Got some footage. Enjoy

Starring, Lincoolin, SP450andLE, Del Fuego, Hiluxhunter.

Moral of the story, don't use high range when stuck in a hole
At a cross roads with the Terrano.

damn that looks like fun! i think i would of struggled in the whale with AT's, even though they are aggressive ATs, i tihnk Muds are still a must for there

Yeah, awesome day.

But I'm really beginning to hate the previous owner of the Lada for not maintaining it.

All will be well with time...

SP450andLE wrote:Yeah, awesome day.

But I'm really beginning to hate the previous owner of the Lada for not maintaining it.

All will be well with time...

You should of givin it a shot of vodka

mudslut wrote:

SP450andLE wrote:Yeah, awesome day.

But I'm really beginning to hate the previous owner of the Lada for not maintaining it.

All will be well with time...

You should of givin it a shot of vodka

Probably would have worked. It was running fine (with a stretchy tie/bungee cord acting as an accelerator return spring) when I went to the carpark. But an hour or so later it was dead. As a dodo. I knew I needed that Vodka for something...

sibainmud wrote:Good day at Pig Farm.
Half Norwest, half ORE run
Blew reverse apart within the first hour, then walked and helped recover for the rest of the day.
Got some footage. Enjoy

Starring, Lincoolin, SP450andLE, Del Fuego, Hiluxhunter.

Moral of the story, don't use high range when stuck in a hole
At a cross roads with the Terrano.

Yes but you did mange to get it back under it's on steam but it was making a whowar of a noise,

Good day but long due to the amount of trucks.

Went and picked up the Landcruiser yesterday, trailered it home, cant wait to get it wired and hear that 1uz roar! Fit the new rear springs tomorrow and sort out brake booster vacuum. oh and have a look at brakes,adjust proportioning valve maybe, feel brake test may be a problem like others are having.

My weekend is Sunday and Monday

Last Monday I went out and bought this



Because I want to have some fun relearning the drums

Heres a funny picture I took on Saturday at work



And tomorrow I will be going out to buy the majority if not all of the parts needed to start rebuilding my 1HDT

Picked up the new truck, So much nicer that i thought it was gonna be.

Now to get the last bits off the old one, and then start swapping the bits over.

^^ heard of a few people getting caught on that sand ledge lately

Patience is a virtue but hindsight is also wonderful

Andrew1706 wrote:Patience is a virtue but hindsight is also wonderful

And thats the moral of the story.

Not really that gutted about it, thought I would be a bit more, but end up getting a way better condition truck for cheap. and everything will swap over.

And at the end of the day it did its job of not folding in half and exploding as it is a lifted 4x4 after all.

Yup, many times been sitting at the top end of the beach watching those waves crashing and thought about trying it but in the end, would much rather wait.

Not to say my cruiser hasnt got its feet wet before

You got off pretty well considering the amount of wrecks on the beach, there would be literally thousands underneath the sand the entire length of that beach