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all i can say is we had PHAAT TIME YO

the worst thing about the whole spitting the fan belt issue is i was planning on gettin a spare from repco on the way there ....... then stopped for a hot coffee after picking up my navi and then promptly forgot about the bloody belt

but it all worked out in the end so its all good





as for the day, as DB said we split from hamiltron and headed to tomos with the intention of hitting the loop track and hitting it hard which we did and were having a ball !! couple of trees to sort out which my truck does quite well (see vid clip) and then a small slippery uphill that had to be given some effort (where my belt first popped off) then on from there where there was a couple more trees over the track,managed to drag the first one off the track but the second(a mature pine of about 50ft in length)was a bit much to move so around it we went.
pretty good driving after that for a little while untill we got to the big pond where a compulsory dip was taken ...which is about where my belt let go again and was munched crap, thats pretty much when it started to really PISS down..... yea fun

pretty much what pete said from there but ill add that the fiddy is AWESUM and is a force to be reckoned with in the bush,totally self suficient(that tiny winch is perfect for the job) and a very capable little truck. good work dude

small vid clip of a some interesting spots...sorry but all the stuff after that was kinda forgotten about with the camera as we were a bit busy

http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/images/ ... thomps.wmv


SKID the best time to do thomps is in the rain bro, makes it way more fun and i have a new dent from nudging one of the trees when winching around too will post a pic soon

and im addin pics etc as i go so keep checkin back

OH HELL YEAH!!!!!!!

Go DB and WOP!!!!

That 50 sounds so cool, it almost seems wrong to hear a 2 stroke in a 4wd, but somehow so right....... then you hear the 40....... sooooooooo right

I gotta do thompsons...........

oh yeah, how dirty did the poor dog get, sitting on the fiddy....?

the manakau club had a time trail around a motor x track

- Lil Pink Pigs do fly - just didn't get a pic of it -






bal of 264 pics uploading

finally made a start on replacing the spring perches on the mudcedes

http://offroadexpress.co.nz/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=79639#79639

i have to say after watching that vid

i want a fiddy

Finally got dirty, thought it was soooo wet it came back cleaner than what it went out.............



Playing in the puddles -



And the short and the tall of it...... hardly think that "grumpy" was lifted 4.75 inches sitting beside that fat bloody tojo now would ya??????

I have an update to my electrical wiring job post from yesterday.

I spent this afternoon finishing the thermostat replace, an did a bit more on the electric fan mod wiring.

It's all plugged in where it should be, so I could test it, which was all good, just a bit of a tidy up once the fan is in and mounted.

I have left the wires a bit long at the moment, easier to shorten than extend and keep them tidy.

The pic shows the relay (the right hand one with the fuse on the top), and the loom I built ,to go from the relay to the fan and thermoswitch.

Hahaha, caught on camera, at the base of that climb my foot slipped off the gas pedal. Quickly fixed that by stomping on it again Bloody muddy boots

Think dixie may have some entertaining pic's aswell

Here is a link to what the warning light looks like, for when the fan is switched off while fording. Hopefully I shouldn't miss this

SuperCheap sell a cheap buzzer as well, could wire one of these in as well......in the electrical section

highlight is becoming a paid ORE member!!!! and figuring out how to use photobucket to show pic of my lux

I went nite fishing at foxton ( nite time 4wd on beach, so need some spotties) and even managed to catch some fish!!

then in an attempt to clean all the sand off ute ended up cleaning and polishing it ( damn car detailer in me)

all good but didnt see any mud

DieselBoy wrote:Hahaha, caught on camera, at the base of that climb my foot slipped off the gas pedal. Quickly fixed that by stomping on it again Bloody muddy boots

Think dixie may have some entertaining pic's aswell

i thought you grabbed second gear !....

Worked Saturday Went out Sat night

Then today Nathan (safari_mulisha) came round and we fixed my surf (bolt that holds up front diff dropped out and popped the CV out of the diff).
Got it all fixed up

Then me and Nath went and murdered some poor defensless animals this arvo, shot a few goats for dog tucker owww yeah!!!

put some new shocks in the back of scudo then went for play down back of my place


beauty day in the sun with a few bourbons
vaughan

Had speed trial at the harrisville motorcross track. Yesterday - as seen from coxys and brentc's pics. Good turnout of vehicles, and perfect condition, blue sky and slippery as fcuk clay
Small clip of what it was like inside of vehicle. hard too actually see what track was like. Need too solid mount the camera, poor rotazuk getting bounced around - nothing like a bumpy track in a leaf sprung zuk Can just hear rev limiter at certain points round the track (8000 rpm )

http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/images/ ... _2_001.wmv

lilpigzuk wrote:Had speed trial at the harrisville motorcross track. Yesterday

did you win that as well ? looks rad fun dude

That clip make you sit high in your computer seat to see over the dash

good to meet a couple of you guys aswell, once i get my mud tyres i will hopefully be joining ya and ditching the 2 wheels for the 4,
"coffee anytime"

Hey Rex, I was waiting for the camera to pan around to show you with a cigi in one hand and a rum in the other

spanky wrote:put some new shocks in the back of scudo then went for play down back of my place


beauty day in the sun with a few bourbons
vaughan

What shocks did you put in there?

tintin wrote:good to meet a couple of you guys aswell, once i get my mud tyres i will hopefully be joining ya and ditching the 2 wheels for the 4,
"coffee anytime"

Hey there Tin Tin,good to meet up with ya on the track,your most welcome to tag along anytime. The day kinda lasted a little longer than we intended but the wettest and dirtiest day in the bush is better than sitting at home dreaming about doing some shit.

Catcha Mike

suzuki_mike wrote:

spanky wrote:put some new shocks in the back of scudo then went for play down back of my place


beauty day in the sun with a few bourbons
vaughan

What shocks did you put in there?

just cheapies for a WOF I think

driveing around the forest between rotorua and Taupo and raceing my dogs in there at the same time had a ball doing both

Wopass and DB trying to nut out yet another cussified fan belt assembly.... and if you look to your right you will see Nath slipping on his ass..
one of the boys handy work
And a late finish at the gate( 9.30pm) not a bad night though.

dixie wrote:[Wopass and DB trying to nut out yet another cussified fan belt assembly.... and if you look to your right you will see Nath slipping on his ass..

Lucky you boys had some spare pantyhose lieing around




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suzuki_mike wrote:

spanky wrote:put some new shocks in the back of scudo then went for play down back of my place


beauty day in the sun with a few bourbons
vaughan

What shocks did you put in there?

they are air shocks out of a vk commodore 660mm long worked out perfect with the laurel springs as the springs are just loose but could not fall out, ps it idled out of there which is not bad for open diffs,cheers
vaughan

no Gloating.. , didnt you win it We know you live your whole year for that one stage