June 30/July 1

skid · Post by **skid** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 10:47 pm

Disco-Blue wrote:Went Invercargill to pickup myself a new truck and spent most of the day driving back. So happy to join the Cruiser club. Spent sunday sleeping on and doing the usual shit around the house.

woohoo, another cruiser man, awesome stuff, wheres the pics :?:

fweddy · Post by **fweddy** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 7:49 am

Since some of you are mumbling about the weather I'll tell you about ours. About half way through Sat the cloud cleared and was a beaut afternoon. The evening was still, warm and moonlit, Sunday dawned bright and clear with an awesome sunrise, the day was warm and sunny till about 3pm when the cloud came over but still pleasant till this morning!

Good thing was all the rain through the week made the tracks muddy:)

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:21 am

I spend Sunday building a shelf to take the washing machine...

Aaron · Post by **Aaron** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:38 am

Fitted some longer shacles to the rear of the cruiser, fixed the heater controls. Now just need a new resistor pack for the fan motor, measured up the PTO winch that I bought tried to work out how to fit it but thats as far as I got.

Rangielux · Post by **Rangielux** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:44 am

Did the Rere run - much better than watching the rain out of the window at home. The rain didn't really affect that pumice country much anyway and when Scott says it's gonna be a harder track than last year you get a harder track!

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:08 pm

bit past the weekend but thought i would put a link here to my monday after work :lol:

http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules ... pic&t=6771

Sadam_Husain · Post by **Sadam_Husain** » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:15 pm

Aaron wrote: measured up the PTO winch that I bought tried to work out how to fit it but thats as far as I got.

you might want to check that your transferbox has got the PTO drive gear in it if you havent already done so. Some have the gear and some just have a spacer on the shaft where the gear goes :shock:

nz4x4 · Post by **nz4x4** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:12 am

dazza85 wrote:
nz4x4 wrote:Choped the rear 1/4s off my truck

Pic's ???

Do you do this to improve your exit angle ??

Not exactly.... after my little mishap at Pete's place the drivers side rear 1/4 was pretty much beyond repair so chopping the 1/4s were the easiest option. I still have to finish welding up the tear in the bodywork and figure out what i am going to do about lights because the bodywork is so twisted that the original lights dont fit back.

I'll grab some pictures tonight.

Moriarty · Post by **Moriarty** » Tue Jul 03, 2007 10:56 am

went to Hamilton to visit with people.
Stopped at Tukino Ski Field cos I wanted too.
Only got up as far as just below the gates, too much snow for
Road tyres.......
backed into a snowdrift to see what would happen :oops:

Dumb bugger.....
was glad for the wee spade I carry all the time.
Took a panoramic series of the Kaimanawa Ranges. Have a peep!! Beware, 5 megs and a zillion pixels wide, thats why I didnt post ot here.

http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/images/ ... ranges.jpg

Tried to see what Wopass was blethering about with these Koi carp. Bloody man had hidden them, only saw a few, He got the only rabbit we saw. Dog had fun!! stupid beast trying to retrieve dead fish......

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 7:48 pm

yeah it isn the a weekend thing but it isn enough to justify starting my own thread finally got my new spring perches for the wagen yesterday all i got to do now is organise getting them welded in place

tgaguy1 · Post by **tgaguy1** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 8:30 pm

nz4x4 wrote:
dazza85 wrote:
nz4x4 wrote:Choped the rear 1/4s off my truck

Pic's ???

Do you do this to improve your exit angle ??

Not exactly.... after my little mishap at Pete's place the drivers side rear 1/4 was pretty much beyond repair so chopping the 1/4s were the easiest option. I still have to finish welding up the tear in the bodywork and figure out what i am going to do about lights because the bodywork is so twisted that the original lights dont fit back.

I'll grab some pictures tonight.

Sam have alook at this guys auction. You would't even have to paint the panels.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 09.htm?p=1

nz4x4 · Post by **nz4x4** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:58 am

tgaguy1 wrote:
nz4x4 wrote:
dazza85 wrote:
nz4x4 wrote:Choped the rear 1/4s off my truck

Pic's ???

Do you do this to improve your exit angle ??

Not exactly.... after my little mishap at Pete's place the drivers side rear 1/4 was pretty much beyond repair so chopping the 1/4s were the easiest option. I still have to finish welding up the tear in the bodywork and figure out what i am going to do about lights because the bodywork is so twisted that the original lights dont fit back.

I'll grab some pictures tonight.

Sam have alook at this guys auction. You would't even have to paint the panels.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 09.htm?p=1

hmmmm more trucks to add to my parts truck collection :lol:

Sorry I've been slow with the pictures guys, havn't been able to ge thte truck out of the garage since because of rain, so no pics yet. Weather looks good though today.
I pick the tube up today to should have the rear bar work finished in the weekend and then once the new LED lights are wired up I will close up the whole where i chopped it.