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Posted: **Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:42 pm**

Hi All Again,

Another update a very good weekend I have my box complete now
has now got carpet and the lids are on,I only have a
few cosmetic things to do,
I have a few photo's I know how everyone like photo's.

Again big thanks to Hilux Dan for the Idea's and Madlux for his skills and the use of his tools.

Bring on the next project.

Cheers

Posted: **Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:07 pm**

Spent last week away camping and touring with the family and some freinds first stage was away upinto the high country behind Seddon where we enjoyed 3 days parked up reading swimming and building darms with the kids, on the way out I managed to break a C.V.
Then down through the Molesworth and into the St James for a night, that was one long day about 8hours of driving most of that on high country tracks and gravel roads. The other hicup along the way was that it seems I dropped some rings really preasurised the sump and lost alot of oil everywhere between Seddon and the St James so we cut the rest of the trip short and I crept home in clouds of smoke and with no power best I could manage going over Island saddle was 30km/hr.

Now the Bighorn has been degreesed and is sitting in the shed while I decide what to do, I am trying to decide between fixing it or getting a Long wheel base Safari

Posted: **Mon Jan 23, 2012 6:52 am**

went to b.d.o. was 1 a the best
bought a jeep

Posted: **Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:35 am**

mudlva wrote:finally pulled my 350 apart cylinders are maximum oversize and worn out
all good have a block under house started cleaning and then hone the bores. found heavy scoring in two cylinders and pitted rust marks in another

that was plan B distroyed

plan C is .......
save up and buy a crate motor

383 if budget will allow

so its now a big tidy up and get ready to head out to see Metal Man might get enough to buy a meat pie and a cold drink

my experience with the nice looking, cheap usa built (not) crate motors is, dont waste your money on old shit thats thrown together in mexico with block sealer all through it so it doesnt leak instantly :shock:

get your self a brand spankin new block from one of the many after market places and build a brand spanking new motor :twisted:

its worth the extra $$$ knowing exactly what you have :wink:

Posted: **Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:48 am**

.......or even slap a cheap running motor in off tardme to keep you mobile while ya get the coin together to do it properly

Can't have ya truck parked up all summer

My weekend was busy with music stuff, but got a chance late sunday evening to pull spare motor out of one of the parts LJ50's and started prepping to fit into Wombat. Experimental parts motor that i put in is not a happy camper and need to get it out before it blows and ruins any usable parts :mrgreen:

Hopefully do the engine swap tonight after work :twisted:

Posted: **Mon Jan 23, 2012 5:51 pm**

Shot over to Pedros today to get the body mounts looked at and maybe install the winch thats been sitting on the shelf for the last 6 months or so.

So this is what it looked like when I drove it into Pedros shed............

NEK MINUT

A more detailed look at the body mount issue can be found here http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/Forums/ ... 22&t=29003

so after the body mounts were fixed we had a brief look at the winch install.........

sorry mroffroader but the 'jew bar' has had to be modified to suit the winch.......

after some measuring it was decided the mounting plate needs modifying so we will finish this off at a later date.

so I quickly shot over to 'pick a part' to look for a handle like this one on the drivers side of my 80......

the passengers side doesnt have one and when Bolo removed the running boards recently, it has become hard for the missus to get into the cruiser, so I felt around the A Pillar and it seems theres 2 holes there for a handle......

so I scored a couple of handles out an Estima and threw one in and kept the other for a spare.......

a very productive day was had, big thanks to Pedro for your time and effort

Posted: **Mon Jan 23, 2012 6:45 pm**

Bit late, had a pretty quiet weekend. Went for a wee drive to tauranga on sunday arvo, took a trailer with me and a bloody zuk took a liking to me and followed me home :shock:

Its in a bit of a state, nothing too major... It came with those pre loved panels we all love :mrgreen:

Posted: **Mon Jan 23, 2012 6:56 pm**

uwshho wrote:Bit late, had a pretty quiet weekend. Went for a wee drive to tauranga on sunday arvo, took a trailer with me and a bloody zuk took a liking to me and followed me home

Its in a bit of a state, nothing too major... It came with those pre loved panels we all love

pics or it diddnt happen :mrgreen:

Posted: **Mon Jan 23, 2012 7:40 pm**

pulled the gear box out of the bighorn to see why it hasnt wanted to down change into 2nd and why its getting wound up in reverse.found that the silly prick (me)that put it together and put it in hadnt put the front circlip on.now i get to spend a heap of dollars on new oil and filter and stuff yipppii
and I broke a tail light when I backed into a whealie bin.

Posted: **Mon Jan 23, 2012 8:30 pm**

Took a photo cos no fish were biting anywhere between storms:

Posted: **Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:15 pm**

got the inner seal thats been leaking for last 6mths finally fixed. and finished the front mud flaps

Posted: **Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:01 am**

Hug-o wrote:Went to woodhill, was rad! Then went up the beach for a play in the sand. On the way up we saw a little fwd mitsy with a bunch of dude drinking in it. As i drove past i thought "i feel sorry for the joker who has to tow them out".... 45min later on our way back, i got about 1/3 of the way back and whata ya know these blokes where pulled up WITH THE LEFT REAR WHEEL OFF THE CAR. Out of curiosity i drove over and asked if they where all good. They had managed to snap the hub off the car haha asked if he wanted a tow, so we got about 600m in and the RIGHT READ WHEEL FALLS OFF ASWELL!! So we had no option but to drag its sorry ass the length on the beach. Haha

Vids to come!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXsKeUfv ... ata_player

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xsV6Pj8 ... ata_player

Posted: **Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:35 am**

FORGE1 wrote:My mother has just given me her 1995 Pajero 3.5 V6 LWB exceed (leather and all the goodies) one problem needs a new motor and I found one for $1k (but in queenstown) so hopefully a cheap big truck. But I will still keep the bighorn as its my baby

Haha that Paj is awesome! Heaps of fun times in that!

Posted: **Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:49 am**

Bit of a trip up the beach on Saturday:

Posted: **Tue Jan 24, 2012 12:28 pm**

Managed to hook up with the Jeep Club, and they dragged my stock Jeep through some 4x tracks at woodhill

I need upgrades...

- Winch
- Lift
- Tires

Posted: **Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:27 pm**

benmore trip photos!

http://s1119.photobucket.com/albums/k62 ... ite%20lux/

Posted: **Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:33 pm**

Roenut wrote:benmore trip photos!

http://s1119.photobucket.com/albums/k62 ... ite%20lux/

Where was this trip from? to? looks like a nice drive

Posted: **Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:14 am**

we stayed in omarama, it starts just down the road, and goes right up over the saddle and back up the valley to st bathans. good trip. bumpy as shit

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