Offroad-Express

heading to wellington today to pick up my new commodore wagon 03 vy

if anyone wants to catch up give me a txt or call 0272640646

have a good 4 days off guys/gals and stay safe

off to red rocks this morning

so far got the stuffed motor out of the terrano and the good one out of the spare truck
and for good luck got the good motor bolted in!! now just need to rewire, add fluids, bolt front diff in,
repair exhaust leeks and fire up tommorow may even get to start cutting the guards this weekend?

well went outside started to mound my new winch untill the batt went flat wired up sum lights on my free trailer came back inside lite the fire

Checked the oil in the truck and found black treacle
Thought thats not right, best I drop it out ...

Checked that I had oil and a filter found the drain tray
Pulled the plug out and it took a few seconds before the stuff that "was" oil started to ooze out.
I have never seen anything quite like it ...
It took about 3 hrs for 6 ltrs to drain out during which time I I got the filter off and discovered that the spare was for the wife's Surf
And the shops are shut and truck is in front of the only vehicle that still goes
So tomorrow Its off to get a couple of filters

I am looking for Ideas on cause the best way to clean it out

http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=15843

I'm off to go play in the Rapa with the Cruiser, I will get photo's

Sorted the rear bar on the Whale and off soon to Rallywoods for the night and then some driving and track clearing tomorrow.
Steve, stop watching crap on TV and get your fat ass up to Rallywoods, what is the point in owning a farken 4wd and only using it twice in three months???? Especially when you wanked on for so long about getting one. Even Jerry gets it up more often than you and his is a shiny one

Ryan wrote:so far got the stuffed motor out of the terrano and the good one out of the spare truck
and for good luck got the good motor bolted in!! now just need to rewire, add fluids, bolt front diff in,
repair exhaust leeks and fire up tommorow may even get to start cutting the guards this weekend?

truck running now or should i say purring!! very nice now ready to start guard mods....

zookfest dropped ma cruiser diffs and other parts off this morning, so bighorn has been parked up in the garage and the project has begun . the plan is to pull out all the ifs, do solid axle swap with cruiser 4.1 diffs then swap the rear diff aswell,soa conversion, fit arb locker to the front and lockright to the rear, bodylift and fit some 35z or 37z.

Red rocks was good fun. Devils gate much better with my isuzu lifted.
Pic whore

Just been down the Conway river with Hosehustler in his new rig and his old man. spent the night out, good hard frost this morning. Didn't even get the silverstones stuck on the beach
al

Went for a drive through the Porika track yesterday, then Rainbow Station today.
On the way back from ChCh go held up by some idiot hitting the brakes into every corner, so managed to get past down a hill when he decided to pull over AFTER a slow vehicle bay ended, only to get to the bottom and get done by a cop for speeding
Oh, perfect timing, just when Albundy and Hosehustler senior were driving past

albundy wrote:Just been down the Conway river with Hosehustler in his new rig and his old man. spent the night out, good hard frost this morning. Didn't even get the silverstones stuck on the beach
al

how did hosehustler truck go

DaveM wrote:Went for a drive through the Porika track yesterday, then Rainbow Station today.
On the way back from ChCh go held up by some idiot hitting the brakes into every corner, so managed to get past down a hill when he decided to pull over AFTER a slow vehicle bay ended (only time I can pass ) only to get to the bottom and get done by a cop for speeding
Oh, perfect timing, just when Albundy and Hosehustler senior were driving past

Ha I seen you as well, must've had your head in your hands as I went past

red-devil wrote:

albundy wrote:Just been down the Conway river with Hosehustler in his new rig and his old man. spent the night out, good hard frost this morning. Didn't even get the silverstones stuck on the beach
al

how did hosehustler truck go

It goes awesome
I've been out in it heaps.....in the last few weeks;

Ashley river, ashley track
Waimak
Waipara river
Basil Philps competition
Okuku river
Conway from inland Kaikura rd to the beach

Even built the interior out with a false floor in it, underneath full of tote trays with all the heavy stuff, topside there's a full size single mattress
a couple of pics just to prove its mobile

hosehustler wrote:Ha I seen you as well, must've had your head in your hands as I went past

Perfect timing

Didn't realise it was you Dave, felt for ya a I went past cobber.

Went up stadia track as day trip, some new panel damage, maybe an exo cage is the way to go,
off to work in the morning
At least today was an awesome trip

curly12 wrote:Sorted the rear bar on the Whale and off soon to Rallywoods for the night and then some driving and track clearing tomorrow.
Steve, stop watching crap on TV and get your fat ass up to Rallywoods, what is the point in owning a farken 4wd and only using it twice in three months???? Especially when you wanked on for so long about getting one. Even Jerry gets it up more often than you and his is a shiny one

I know i wanked on about getting it and yeah it's only been used twice in the 3 months since getting it.
but not everyone can afford to go play willy nilly and i'm not gonna run the risk of a $200 ticket for running non registered. Have been waiting for the holiday pay that was owed due to the recievership at work which should be paid this week and truck will be registered this week as well. however truck will be getting a wash tomorrow
on that note i am keen to go play next weekend and even do an overnighter if there is one going on in the welly area (thought there was supposed to be a training weekend next weekend)

right rant over
steve out

Weekend so far
Bambi zip
Haynzy 2
photos to follow soon

couple trips with the Manukau club
Friday Kariotahi farm then beach, just a scenic half day
Saturday Stadia then Maratoto
Maratoto was friken cool, nice dense bush, real dense, and wicked views from the top, cool track, moderate with lotsa bog and a few tricky climbs, easy day though, cheers to Manukau club for the weekend

heres my stag the other one was just a spiker, hes not a wall hanger but 8 point sika non the less

Finally started to get serious with the rebuild and get things done rather than just pulling stuff off

Has taken three days to get this far and tomorrow time to attack the body.



Rear only needs to have a panhard rod built and then try and find out if ride height is correct before welding in place



Front have mounted the lower trailing arms to diff and put fox shock mounts in. Will attach trailing arms to body the next time engine is out (prob tuesday). Found out that can't test ride height at front until panhard is in place as the truck nearly fell over when we lowered it.



Have chewed through about 30 cutting discs over the last few days as we are plating everything so it doesn't pull the chassis apart. Managed to get a good chunk of hot metal in eye yesterday and finally gave in and went to doctor. He dug it out with a neddle and now nice indend in eye.

wow ur really cracking on arnt you, looking good so far should give u plenty of power with that motor:) was it the 3.9 holden v6? what t/ case you using? anyway looking good, shame bout the eye though but s**t happens

martin

offtopic: bought my first house

lili an i went for a drive down the mac on sunday. found a 323 stuck off the road, they were goin to fast for the corner, towed them out an was told there was a 4x4 stuck up by the stock bank in soft stone. got up there an the terano was sittin on its chassic,
told them to dug while i get in front an set up the winch. pulled them out then headed off to faimly place.

rangimotors wrote:offtopic: bought my first house

Well done dude ... Now the fun starts ... sure beats paying rent .... So how bigs the shed ???

new2zukes wrote:wow ur really cracking on arnt you, looking good so far should give u plenty of power with that motor:) was it the 3.9 holden v6? what t/ case you using?

Engine is a 3.8L V6 ecotec Holden. Think transfer case is cruiser which we think is 60 series. Rapt that you can interchange cruiser and hilux driveshafts so didn't have to muck around modifying either flanges.

wgtnnewbie wrote:

curly12 wrote:Sorted the rear bar on the Whale and off soon to Rallywoods for the night and then some driving and track clearing tomorrow.
Steve, stop watching crap on TV and get your fat ass up to Rallywoods, what is the point in owning a farken 4wd and only using it twice in three months???? Especially when you wanked on for so long about getting one. Even Jerry gets it up more often than you and his is a shiny one

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right rant over
steve out

Harden up Steve, there is always room in my wagon for ya

J_Dub wrote:couple trips with the Manukau club
Friday Kariotahi farm then beach, just a scenic half day
Saturday Stadia then Maratoto
Maratoto was friken cool, nice dense bush, real dense, and wicked views from the top, cool track, moderate with lotsa bog and a few tricky climbs, easy day though, cheers to Manukau club for the weekend

I came along on the Stadia and Maratoto, was really good, didnt even get stuck once, my truck keeps impressing me for what it is

I didnt get any pics, did you J_Dub ?