Canterbury trip??? any ideas

[yeti]

thanks guys great trip.....just cutting carpets out of the jeep now....

[tallsam66]

thanks guys great trip.....just cutting carpets out of the jeep now....

cutting them out is a bit extreme......just throw a dehumidier in for a cpl of days to dry them out

[yeti]

ha ha to late..........gone

[zookfest]

was good fun,cheers alex for the ride good to see a good turn out of cruisers,hope who ever owns the mitsi jeep has had a few beers coz theres no way that things drying out she was in f#$@%n deep

[fweddy]

good to see a good turn out of cruisers,

Yes last Ashley trip I was the only cruiser - this time there were five 70s and three MWBs at that.

[albundy]

sorry i missed you guys, sounds like fun. i had to replace a set of hubs and pulled my dead winch apart only to find a stuffed motor. That really gutted me and I wasn't prepared to go into soft rivers with a heavy truck and no winch.
Al

[H2OLOVA]

Was a good day out. Excellent weather. Its amazing how much the river has changed. Lots of soft stuff to catch the unwary aye Kaney But a good run for the truck none the less. Big ups to Nick even though hes new he took the bull by the horns and organised a day out for us all, which has been lacking lately and i'm as guilty as any. So good on ya

[kaney]

Was a good day out. Excellent weather. Its amazing how much the river has changed. Lots of soft stuff to catch the unwary aye Kaney But a good run for the truck none the less. Big ups to Nick even though hes new he took the bull by the horns and organised a day out for us all, which has been lacking lately and i'm as guilty as any. So good on ya

haha yep, I saw it was soft but i was hoping it wasnt deep to sink up to the chassie, and yip thanks nick. Did annyone get any photos from the day. I had an awsome day was good to see a few new guys out there. If the weather stays like the way it is till this weekend, it could be a great weekend to have a look at the lower part of worsleys as a day to have your co driver out of the vechile guiding the driver up.... then hooking on a tow rope when your stuck

then for the ones that are keen to have a look at attempting to go the whole way up.

[fweddy]

Yes thanks to Nick for making something long over due happen. And to the Prado team for leading the way - in interesting places!

Did annyone get any photos from the day.

Yes there must be some lurking around! I saw cameras pop out when trucks got stuck. Only photo I have seen is the inside of the MU diff as posted in the Weekend's achievements section.

[nickcampbell]

yeah no probs guys, sorry i wasnt a lot of use at the trip, jsut iddnt no anything about the palce and im new to 4x4 so dont no my way around safely.... and if it was i wudnt of crossed that river where we did haha, almost was about to tell the leader ot find another route as it was moving fu**ing fast lol i was floating my way across that, anyways im keen to get a trip going maybe once a month atleast, as 1 trip every 4-6mnoths for me is pointless in my books atleast... i have a trip for worselys this comnig saturday, dont know how itl go but i wont to try and get as far as i can.... all depends on weather for me, thanks to all who showed up aswell, great turn out best ive seen and dont think ill see another turn out liek that for along time, was only expecting 5-6people, but got more like 18-20

[yeti]

yeah cheers nick..like u am new to this...but that was a blast....1st trip in the xj ,in fact 1st trip ever with a crew that big ...and thanks to the prado boys 4 showing the way.....

[mud_slinger]

thanks for A mint day guys. hmmm think i only ended up wit mayb 3 or 4 pics all day.slack i no. great day out,only got stuck 4 times and the 1st time was not my doing where are all the pics and vid's anyways??? nice job on the diff dave its awesome effort both for the amount of air and the amount of damage.looking forward to next time.bring it on

[pressy]

hi there just abig thanks to nick, and ash and the team. a great day had by all, my passengers changed there daxs,lol. na they love it for there first time out, think they where off to buy a 4x4. great effort dave on the diff, and you to donkey for showing how to get stuck, eh or eh or.

[MudBum]

I see the H2O recovery device was back in action

[red-devil]

now that looks DEEP .
H2O your running 35" or 37" ?????

[H2OLOVA]

Running a set of small 35s. I think the fact the jeep is only on standard wheels makes it look worse. Surprised the jeep got water into the motor. Just shows everyone how important it is to make sure you get a snorkle. Nothing 20mins with the toolbox didn't fix though.

[rangimotors]

yea i have to agree with that, i have done plenty of the local trips without one but the amount of water we have around and how often it changes you would be silly to run for long without one. I built one (for a low budget truck) recently with 3 inch tube and im pretty sure all up including tube, bends, paint, silcone joiner it cost about 60 dollars. So its a good option if you don't want to spend hundreds on a fancy platic one.

[fweddy]

I think it was more a matter of checking its water tight - the Mitsi Jeep had a snorkel - it was just the amount of time it was in the water that gave it a chance to find a weak spot. Without it it would have been much worse off.

[rangimotors]

Ah now is see, i have re sized the pic hope it helps.

[PR]

HMMMMMMMMMM water deep water that looks like fun it could have been intresting if I had come

[fweddy]

HMMMMMMMMMM water deep water that looks like fun it could have been intresting if I had come

Not quite deep enough for a whale to swim...

[MudBum]

Hi Fweddy..should have told you that H2O is my boss and could have got him to look at ya windscreen. he's good with water probs

[fweddy]

Hi Fweddy..should have told you that H2O is my boss and could have got him to look at ya windscreen. he's good with water probs

You know, I should just get my act together and get my windscreen sealant out (that I used when I did my screen on my classic car) and glonge it up and see what I can do but it may well be the rubber needs attention.

But it hasn't rained for a while so the problem has gone away

[H2OLOVA]

Hi Fweddy..should have told you that H2O is my boss and could have got him to look at ya windscreen. he's good with water probs

You know, I should just get my act together and get my windscreen sealant out (that I used when I did my screen on my classic car) and glonge it up and see what I can do but it may well be the rubber needs attention.

But it hasn't rained for a while so the problem has gone away

Windscreen guys love people that do that

[fweddy]

Windscreen guys love people that do that

Ahh thanks for the kind thoughts!

You know, I hate it when you are trying to do panel work and find silicon like that fish tank stuff. While redoing my old ute I came across a section that had its rust filled up with sticky rubbery silicon that doesn't respond well to normal stripping and sanding procedures!

But my cruiser doesn't get the finesse and attention the classic did/does but I still can't stand a vehicle coated in undue layers of glonge. I use that sealant that sets pretty firm and can be scraped off when it needs replacing - just to make it easy when I come visit you guys later when the problem still isn't solved!!

[H2OLOVA]

Windscreen guys love people that do that

I use that sealant that sets pretty firm and can be scraped off when it needs replacing - just to make it easy when I come visit you guys later when the problem still isn't solved!!

I think we'll let you away with that then

[mud_slinger]

wer all the pics and vid's people???? i know there were a few taken and some video,who's not sharing???? thanks pressy for the couple of gentle tugs and besides wats a day 4 wheeling wit out gettin stuck

[4Paws]

Ive got some photos, will look at resizing them and posting them up on saturday

[4Paws]

Some pictures in no particular order

[yeti]

like the one with the jet boat in it, great shot...that was hard case when they went past..