Offroad-Express

i put a stereo in my garage, nothing flash but just enough to listen to some tunes when im in there this weekend...

Can't afford to do much this weekend

But I will definately be starting my 80 give it a few revs and sniff the diesel fumes

Hopefully get started on my new headlight wiring.

got woken up at 7 this morning by a mate parked in my mechanics bay at home.
He was Sabre sawing his front shocks out of his Safari.

Looks like ill be doing a 3" suspension lift when i get home later

It was 7.30 and you had to go to school anyway.

took a sick day to put new springs in, just didn't feel right spending the weekend fixing truck stuff, now i can play all weekend

Well, sold my lastest Safari to a mate at work last night after 3 weeks of owning
Meant to be down south test driving a replacement, but ended up working this morning, so won't have the chance, but if anyone knows of a VX or similar for around $12-13000, let me know........

Finally got my lux going again during the week. But it's running a bit rough now. Guessing the timing is a bit out. All the plugs and leads are new. Guess the carb could need adjusting too. Anyone in palmy keen to have a play with the dirty old 350 for me? Box of piss in it for ya

went to start the saf to move it out garage, flat battery, worse bit had to buy a new charger, them things aren't cheap for a good one

Got my rear tow point all sorted....yep i know its not a hook.....
I eagerly await all the comments

Be interested to see if it's allowed on club trips

DaveM wrote:Be interested to see if it's allowed on club trips

Cant see why not...its exactly what they use in aussie.
The removable part is milled from solid 50mm square steel...the pin is 20mm high tensile (8. the shackle is rated 4 3/4 T & the bar its attached too is 50mm diameter ....well braced & well bolted to the chasis with high tensile bolts.
its the strongest part of the whole vehicle

The whole reason rated tow hooks are used is so you don't over stress other points, and the hook becomes the weakest link, something a lot of Aussies find hard to understand.
These and Pintle hooks are quite popular now, both of which are rejected a number of clubs.

I personally don't recover anyone without a rated hook

DaveM wrote:The whole reason rated tow hooks are used is so you don't over stress other points, and the hook becomes the weakest link, something a lot of Aussies find hard to understand.
I personally don't recover anyone without a rated hook

But who says you need a rated hook at both end..if there is a problem...1 would be ample....just like a fuse on your electrical switch board at home...you dont need 1 at both ends.

tallsam66 wrote:But who says you need a rated hook at both end..if there is a problem...1 would be ample....just like a fuse on your electrical switch board at home...you dont need 1 at both ends.

Each to their own I guess, just don't take it the wrong way if you get turned down on trips or recoveries by some

DaveM wrote:

tallsam66 wrote:But who says you need a rated hook at both end..if there is a problem...1 would be ample....just like a fuse on your electrical switch board at home...you dont need 1 at both ends.

Each to their own I guess, just don't take it the wrong way if you get turned down on trips or recoveries by some

I wont Dave...im very easy going

tallsam66 wrote:I wont Dave...im very easy going

I can see where you are coming from, having this on the rear, I used my pintle hook all the time, till I was told to remove it

Anyway, back on topic. Spent the day gathering all my GQ bits and pices together just in case I do a mass sale (unless I find a Lwb GQ before a VX)

Moved the washer bottle fitted one of a truck to the left hand side and fitted winch selanoids where washer bottle was connect it all up and wired up in cab switch also fitted front flares

faaaarked around with the bloody handbrake on the 80 yesterday morning until I couldn't take it anymore

then trundled out to do a child cancer thing at a local school, not sure if we'll be allowed back bloody grass falls out of the ground easy when trials trucks are blasting around it.

then headed into Rallywoods to have a few quiets and farewell the resident chef

the swirling wind was a killer with the smoke, my eyes are still stinging




















Now I'm gotta head out into the big bad world of xmas shopping wish me luck.
I may not make it back alive

i started cutting up the tubes for my sliders yeah

dave i use my pintal all the time no one complained yet and iff they do, all i say is my 4 bolts will last longer then your 2. then leave them to it.

so far 1 person said no thanks for a tow. so i left them alone as they were alone in the first place. 2 hours later i passed hem in the same place still waitting.

i ended up winching them.

red-devil wrote:i started cutting up the tubes for my sliders yeah

dave i use my pintal all the time no one complained yet and iff they do, all i say is my 4 bolts will last longer then your 2. then leave them to it.

so far 1 person said no thanks for a tow. so i left them alone as they were alone in the first place. 2 hours later i passed hem in the same place still waitting.

i ended up winching them.

Do you have enough tube...if not let me know & ill find some for ya

I moved into a new flat

tallsam66 wrote:Got my rear tow point all sorted....yep i know its not a hook.....
I eagerly await all the comments

You can tow me from that anytime you like , i'd be pretty happy that the strop will break before that ever lets go, same as a hook the strop should break first well before the hook lets go. I have seen the damage just a broken strop does to a vechicle and dont want to see what a hook or towball would do.
A bit of common sense goes a long way, its makes me laugh that some people would turn your recovery point down on a trip but allow a "rated" hook thats simply bolted through a stock standard tow bar side stay.

Back on topic, I cleaned out my shed filled the deck of my POS and got the bastard running pretty sweet. I even made it to the dump and back with no fines

made a trans tunnel cover and filled gearbox and transfers with oil..

that is all..

Pedro helped me straighten my cage and bullbars after Trials round 2 at Colyton. Forgot to take camera with me.

Ended up taking the whole front clip off to get at the bullbar and push it back. At least it gives me a chance to do some panel beating. Must stop ing over...

Gotta love those porta powers - the whole truck was bending with the pressure.

HOVER TRUCK!!! MEAN!!!

skid wrote:

Only one way to keep it on the ground:

skid wrote:

i dont think we should post any photos of our trip today...might get in trouble

wopass wrote:i dont think we should post any photos of our trip today...might get in trouble

far dont be a hold out, what was maratoto like for us Aucks fellas going down their nex weekend

wopass wrote:

Ben that white sticker there is the best mod you have ever done

chuurrrrr

Had a shit day.

We didn't engage 4wd

We didn't drive the old track off the top of ABC rock

We couldn't find the old dam down by the traction engine

We didn't tease the eels

We didn't drive in any rivers

We didn't discharge any sediment in to any water ways.

On a serious note, the track is going to be in need of some maintenance by the end of the year, IT IS NOT A SHINY TRACK ANYMORE.

We had busted and bent bumpers and flares on all four corners on the SWB Prado and it needed towing 3 or four times on the main track, the SWB Safari with us lost all its flares, some minor panel damage to the front end and blew a tyre off the bead.

Most of the damage occurred on the stretch of track between where the gated loop track branches off and the Tram car at the Tairua river.

Make sure you guy's all donate ya 10 bucks, its gonna be needed to run the digger to patch the track up this year!!!!!!

wopass wrote:i dont think we should post any photos of our trip today...might get in trouble