Offroad-Express

Posted: **Fri Jul 18, 2008 7:53 pm**

Got me a new personalised plate:

Might try go 4 a skid this weekend at some stage.

Whats everyone else got planned?

Posted: **Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:24 pm**

Did an oil and filter change on the Terrano today, only to discover there is a tear in a CV boot. Looks like I have a job to do tomorrow when the rain stops.
I will also try to figure out how to install my new (2nd hand) Warn Hubs as well.

Posted: **Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:35 pm**

got this coming...........

right now you all know let the hosing begin..........

Posted: **Fri Jul 18, 2008 8:38 pm**

taz01 wrote:got this coming...........

right now you all know let the hosing begin..........

we didn't really need to know what you were doing to get a new truck :roll:

Posted: **Fri Jul 18, 2008 11:19 pm**

nzhunter wrote:Got me a new personalised plate:

Might try go 4 a skid this weekend at some stage.

Whats everyone else got planned?

Lovin it

Very close to the Hilux "Bugger"

Posted: **Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:05 pm**

Tempted by the sunshine, did the transfer case oil change on the Grand Cherokee. Seeing sun was still visible, undid the front differential cover and drained the oil. Well, rain came!! But managed to put the cover back on and fill it up with correct oil while my legs were getting wet! I'll see how much sun can I get to do the rear differential tomorrow.

Posted: **Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:20 pm**

Will have another go at the electrikery on the vitara during a fine patch on sunday probably. Bought a new (secondhand) coil so will isolate that as a problem and bought a front diff, diff housing and cvs today also.

Posted: **Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:32 pm**

Went up to lexlux's place, with the help of dstrbd and a couple of others we repowerd a double cab hilux (dead 2.8) with a 1kzte (3.0 turbo) had it in and running in about 4.5 hours.

Posted: **Sat Jul 19, 2008 6:28 pm**

built sliders to go on a vitara

Posted: **Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:35 pm**

Went on a Trip Leaders Training course today for Sutherlands Track over in Wairarapa. Four of us from the wellywood ore completed our training. Fantastic drive from sea level to 750m then back down again. I will post pictures tomorrow.
So a new play area for the welly crew is now available

Posted: **Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:41 pm**

curly12 wrote:Went on a Trip Leaders Training course today for Sutherlands Track over in Wairarapa. Four of us from the wellywood ore completed our training. Fantastic drive from sea level to 750m then back down again. I will post pictures tomorrow.
So a new play area for the welly crew is now available

on the same note all 4 of us happen to own NISSANS

Posted: **Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:47 pm**

taz01 wrote:on the same note all 4 of us happen to own NISSANS

Oh and also we picked up Taz01's new Nissan

can you tell he is happy about that???? Typical response when a toyota owners comes over from the dark side :mrgreen:

Posted: **Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:54 pm**

taz01 wrote:on the same note all 4 of us happen to own NISSANS

Oh and also we picked up Taz01's new Nissan
can you tell he is happy about that???? Typical response when a toyota owners comes over from the dark side

So why were you and Reece drooling over my new TOYOTA's bonnet an hour ago :roll:

NO you can;t drive it yet :lol:

, Go drive your POS Nissan ... Taz01 will soon return to the dark side and own a Toyota again :lol:

Posted: **Sat Jul 19, 2008 7:57 pm**

Jerry wrote:So why were you and Reece drooling over my new TOYOTA's bonnet an hour ago

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm more toyota's to tow..................................

Posted: **Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:03 pm**

curly12 wrote:
Jerry wrote:So why were you and Reece drooling over my new TOYOTA's bonnet an hour ago

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm more toyota's to tow..................................

has curly moved up in the world yet ??????????

Posted: **Sat Jul 19, 2008 8:10 pm**

skid wrote:has curly moved up in the world yet ??????????

Not yet, will be nipping up front wheel bearings and replace a back wheel stud on the Whale tomorrow and then run it in for a warrant this week.
Hopefully in two weeks install the suspension lift and shocks, so should be moving up in the world then :mrgreen:

Posted: **Sat Jul 19, 2008 10:25 pm**

coxsy wrote:built sliders to go on a vitara

Nice Work - I envy your big workshop full of steel manipulating tools. :twisted:

Posted: **Sun Jul 20, 2008 7:34 am**

they are done now can do stuff on the safari now, maybe, sometime

Posted: **Sun Jul 20, 2008 2:12 pm**

yesterday I sorted out a couple of ulgy feeling uj's..... which (i think) brings me to the end of the project. Well, there's still the exhaust to abbreviate.... but aside from that its the end of the project..... [TUI AD HERE]

So, after the axles were done.............. pulled up on some rocks at a mates place and took a couple of snaps:

And theres still pleeeent y more flex left!!!

Posted: **Sun Jul 20, 2008 7:43 pm**

Went up the Selwyn with 4 wagons this arvo. Found some good mud and some holes that would eat a winch truck! Drove into one then took some evasive action. After a foot recce the hole was found to be about roof rack depth!

Posted: **Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:09 pm**

I've noticed recently that my cruiser shakes like silly when driving along over 80kph. I have had the hubs engaged lately as have not been on the road much so disengaged them and problem solved. Friday I came back from Rangiroa and took a diversion down the Ashley, put hubs in and went from west side of Rangiora to east side of Ashley. After the recent fresh there is a lot of soft ground, deeper water than expected and mus where it looks like sand

Since I only live 2kms from the river I drove home with hubs in like usual, the thing was shaking like crazy, could not get over 100kph at all. Had a brows underneith - front drive shaft had two bolts missing, on about to come out nad the other loose

So fixed that this morning and

Also fitted my fire estinguisher that I bought a few weeks ago. If any one wants one Mega M10 have them on special at the moment. I'm sure they were $34 but they were convinced at the checkout that it was $23 so that suited me fine (they always have some messup with their pricing.)

Posted: **Sun Jul 20, 2008 9:52 pm**

i can see prezzy (tony )safari in those pics which one of you boys know him. :?:

Jono

Posted: **Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:21 am**

Got stuck into the cruiser on Saturday and put my long anti inversion shackles back in (had to remove them for a WOF) and stage one of a major rewire, was pleasantly surprised to find a charge equaliser fitted hidden in the rear behind the trim, also found I have a heavy duty winch power supply back there too. hooked the new front locker up to the dive tank and then Sunday headed up to Woodhill to the Jeep park for a play with the guy's from Manukau Club, was not too bad, still not a fan of the surface up there and all the tracks are one way which was a bit of a bummer cause some of them would have been fun trying the other way to that marked. was still fun managed to get stuck twice in the play area's one was trying to get someone else out :lol:

really miss that pasengers side mirror managed to back into the hole I was going to be snatching him out of..... over all an enjoyable day made better by my company, took a 4x4 virgin out and popped her cherry had her screaming a few times which was fun. Now I just have to get the sand out of every where and repair the hole in my roof from a tree branch on a sidling, watch out any one going up there in a tall beast esp. if your roof is fibreglass. :shock:

Posted: **Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:44 am**

taz01 wrote:got this coming...........

right now you all know let the hosing begin..........

Are you still getting it? It's still on TM for sale

Posted: **Mon Jul 21, 2008 9:56 am**

Bubba wrote:
taz01 wrote:got this coming...........

right now you all know let the hosing begin..........

Are you still getting it? It's still on TM for sale

Taz, your not selling the bloody thing already???????? Are you MrO's dad??? :lol: