Offroad-Express

well thought id be the first one in this time as i have done most of the work i wanted to do today. list of things ive done.
wired up and installed an electric radiator fan
mounted pod filter
mounted cb radio
mounted winch
well this post wouldnt be the same without some photos so here they are:
the pod filter and cb all up nice and high as i have no windows to protect them from water/mud:)


the electric radiator fan very close to the fan belt but wont hit it.


the 2 switches to controle the winch and the fan the one on the right is for the winch and the one on the left the fan.


now for the winch first pic is of how i bolted it to the chasi cross member.its not the greatest pic in the world.the whole in the bull bar is so i didnt have to use long bolts very cost effective really:)


the next couple of pics are just from the front one before i painted one after and one with the grill on




well thats all i did today so looking forward to seeing what everyone else did. cheers.

martin

pulled the lf guard off the Lux and cut holes for snorkel, found the top chassis rail had broken a couple of welds so sorted those

relocated the radio aerial, tomorrow turn a mandrel bend and straight pipe into snorkel!!

you can come play in the river now DBW!!!!

badnuz wrote:you can come play in the river now DBW!!!!

Almost , hope to get it finished tomorrow and painted and fitted during the week

Bring on Whanga rd!!!

DBWRacing wrote:

badnuz wrote:you can come play in the river now DBW!!!!

Almost , hope to get it finished tomorrow and painted and fitted during the week

Bring on Whanga rd!!!

no rivers there dude, but prob some big bogs my g'box is very dodgy, im trying to source one this week....

badnuz wrote:

DBWRacing wrote:

badnuz wrote:you can come play in the river now DBW!!!!

Almost , hope to get it finished tomorrow and painted and fitted during the week

Bring on Whanga rd!!!

no rivers there dude, but prob some big bogs my g'box is very dodgy, im trying to source one this week....

NO RIVERS
o-well, will have to make do in the bogs

What are your plans for travellin on the friday?

had to do the dreaded work thing yesterday morning and then sweet FA, till rugby time, damn boks.

woke up to a cracker day today so it was 3 hours on a waterblaster to transform my dirty 80.................






into a super shiny sparkling clean 80.............






taking a wee break right now before attacking the housework


and I even got to play in the mud...............

was attempting to move flatties girlfriends car off back lawn when the back decided it would slide down the hill and try to overtake the front, so some quick thinking and a lightening quick handbrake/throttle manouvere had it onto the driveway and out of harm.

explaining how her car got sideways in a little gap could of been fun.

Rained all day yesterday, so nothing.

Today, did the engine oil and filter change, front end greasing, power steering fluid change and tyre rotation on the Grand Cherokee. Couldn't change the diff oil as it needs synthetic 75W-140 (a bit picky I think) and the transfer case (Mopar only) - off to get them tomorrow. Replaced squeaky wipers on the TJ. No driving this weekend.

satday i visited my son and we put the side bars back on my 40

went for a fish up coro on sunday for some high quality peace and quiet time, caught a feed.

then on the way home allong swamp rd there was a 4x4 COVERED in mud looking like it had just been up thomos so i tooted as i went past. probly one of the ham crew maybe ? couldnt tell if it was a pajero or a terranno, lol.

Saturday: replaced headlights and front body-mount bolts in one of the 'scuds.
Sunday: went for a drive up the Maungatapu with a couple of other 'zuks. I was a bit disappointed that daughter No.2 was too sick to come, so I used No.1 truck and the maiden voyage of the rebuilt truck will have to wait.

Good day though.

Cleaned up the engine parts this saturday and fitted new rings and bearings, just need a new head and a hone so i can put it all back together and make my truck look less like the flintstone car.

loosenut wrote: just need a new head

oh too tempting... LOL

Smurf wrote:

loosenut wrote: just need a new head

oh too tempting... LOL

Those are almost fight'n words....sooo...
Bite me
Its very cheap on fuel at the moment

lneil wrote:Saturday: replaced headlights and front body-mount bolts in one of the 'scuds.
Sunday: went for a drive up the Maungatapu with a couple of other 'zuks. I was a bit disappointed that daughter No.2 was too sick to come, so I used No.1 truck and the maiden voyage of the rebuilt truck will have to wait.

Good day though.

oh man, i wish i had come up after looking at those pics... but knowing my luck i would have broken something lol...

and that waterhole looks a lot like the one that did my sill in last time... but deeper now

Not me but Gazza on a recent Rallywoods trip




and the damage was....

bugger!

how the hell did he roll there? sweet pics