Offroad-Express

me again, so what have you done this weekend
swapped tyres on the safari for a quiet run down to whirinaki next weekend

I recieved and made a start on my new project



gonna be a long time frame and as cheap as i can and going to be getting my son to help

well i did some thing on sat

i cleaned up a few small surface rust spots and then dug out the old filler on the fuel cap lid, it had a nice big deep long crack

time to go play out on the sea now

did something about the appalling ground clearance on the shiny's/tow wagon bighorns transfer case ... measured 180mm from bottom of bash plate to ground!!!!

took off the factory bash/shite plate .. got back another 60 mm (im going to just mount a 5mm plate to the underside to give it some protection) and while poking around noticed that the nose was about 1 1/2 inches lower than the back so tweeked the bars up to get it to sit level ... gained back another 25 odd mm, hmm 85 mm difference is better! puts the lowest point back to being the diffs pumpkins

needs 33's though

painted my front guards after chopping about an inch out of the arch to stop the tyres rubbing.... then went for a fly around the sky tower in a cessna

Well after spending all week fixing my POS lux i thought I would treat myself and take it for a drive out to the beach. How silly was I!!!!!!!!! Busted the rear diff on the drive out there! Havent taken it apart yet as it's still sitting on the side of SH1. With any luck it will get stolen. So thats the second LSD I have busted in that. Time for some castor correction...

On a happier note, bought a pajero to be used as a whanau wagon/'pile the boys in and go for a mission' truck. Stock as a rock 88 paj with a 2.5L turbo diesel.
Going to give it a bit of s service.... Anything in particular people who have had experience with these think I should check?

chevrolux wrote:
On a happier note, bought a pajero to be used as a whanau wagon/'pile the boys in and go for a mission' truck. Stock as a rock 88 paj with a 2.5L turbo diesel.
Going to give it a bit of s service.... Anything in particular people who have had experience with these think I should check?

keep up the servicing!!! they dont take kindly to being neglected, the 2.5's are notorious for cracking heads if cooked, so make sure your cooling systems in good nick , also they dont like revving .. mine sounds harsh anything over 3 grand. you can wind up the diesel "just a little" and shim the turbo to gain a few extra ponys. Gen 1 Paj's are pretty bulletproof running gear wise (mainly cause the 2.5 hasnt got the grunt to break anything ) changing the air filter every service helps heaps with mine, Paj's really suffer when the airfilter gets even slightly clogged.

they are usually "dis'ed" by most people .. but they are surprisingly good wagons and if it wasnt for the fact that mine dosnt have the grunt/weight to tow the Mistress i wouldnt be selling my one... personally i prefer the way my old gen 1 Paj drives over my "newer" bighorn.

oh and i guess you have already discovered that they require written notice three days in advance to exceed 100kph

bought a cefiro rolling body and selln it to make a bit of dollar for my truck lol.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =267674379

meece4x4 wrote:keep up the servicing!!! they dont take kindly to being neglected, the 2.5's are notorious for cracking heads if cooked, so make sure your cooling systems in good nick , also they dont like revving ..

Just broke a rocker in mine(had parts truck) due to over revving

they are usually "dis'ed" by most people .. but they are surprisingly good wagons

They're jellous that they made the wrong choice in wagons

meece4x4 wrote:

chevrolux wrote:
oh and i guess you have already discovered that they require written notice three days in advance to exceed 100kph

Hahaha yes it certaintly takes slightly longer than hilux

moved the dyno into our workshop on the weekend
big thanks to pete and dan for there help
always a fantastic time when a few good guys get together and make some shit happen

Pulled the gearbox/transfer out to do clutch, had a problem with one flywheel bolt, now have to get new solid flywheel and heavy duty clutch. Have a bit of a clean up to do in bell housing from all the grease out of the duel mass

chevrolux wrote:Well after spending all week fixing my POS lux i thought I would treat myself and take it for a drive out to the beach. How silly was I!!!!!!!!! Busted the rear diff on the drive out there! Havent taken it apart yet as it's still sitting on the side of SH1. With any luck it will get stolen. So thats the second LSD I have busted in that. Time for some castor correction...

On a happier note, bought a pajero to be used as a whanau wagon/'pile the boys in and go for a mission' truck. Stock as a rock 88 paj with a 2.5L turbo diesel.
Going to give it a bit of s service.... Anything in particular people who have had experience with these think I should check?

get a suzuki

Wellington Anniversary weekend was great! Had a blast in the Akatarawa Forest... thanks to all that came, hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

Mudnuts and the new dent

pretty decent weekend in the shed and good family time.

Welded plate into footwell and POR15 now completed on the tub. Dismantled (almost anyway) PTO motor and winch for cleaning ( http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/Forums/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=18021 ). Need to take down to local mechanic me thinks to get shaft pressed out of winch and work out how to get the rest out of PTO motor.

Hope the 40th b'day and Aka's trip went well in sunny Wellington

W

chevrolux wrote:Well after spending all week fixing my POS lux i thought I would treat myself and take it for a drive out to the beach. How silly was I!!!!!!!!! Busted the rear diff on the drive out there! Havent taken it apart yet as it's still sitting on the side of SH1. With any luck it will get stolen. So thats the second LSD I have busted in that. Time for some castor correction...

On a happier note, bought a pajero to be used as a whanau wagon/'pile the boys in and go for a mission' truck. Stock as a rock 88 paj with a 2.5L turbo diesel.
Going to give it a bit of s service.... Anything in particular people who have had experience with these think I should check?

dohl, have ya picked up the 6 pack off diffs?

Was a great weekend went and did a river trip ..... The pos hasn't been out of shed for about 6 months and man i had a blast. Friday nite it pissed down river in flood and got abouthalf way and found out only had 2wd!!!!!!!!! Ended up with flat wheel just as it rained really heavy.... But all good as truck set up for that.. Made it to where we were staying and had a bloodly blast....Come out today in 2wd and made it out.... Cant wait to go back in thanks to people put up with me as i was told last nite MR MUM... Abbo

Dace wrote:

chevrolux wrote:Well after spending all week fixing my POS lux i thought I would treat myself and take it for a drive out to the beach. How silly was I!!!!!!!!! Busted the rear diff on the drive out there! Havent taken it apart yet as it's still sitting on the side of SH1. With any luck it will get stolen. So thats the second LSD I have busted in that. Time for some castor correction...

On a happier note, bought a pajero to be used as a whanau wagon/'pile the boys in and go for a mission' truck. Stock as a rock 88 paj with a 2.5L turbo diesel.
Going to give it a bit of s service.... Anything in particular people who have had experience with these think I should check?

dohl, have ya picked up the 6 pack off diffs?

we went to pick it up today but was abit hard with no wheels so all keep a eye out for sum 35''kumos

Had a busy week and weekend in the shed, Hilux went from this last Sunday:



To this yesterday :



also did all the oils and brake fluid during the week and ran all the fuel lines to both pumps.
And then she was dropped off at the auto electricians to get the lexus wired up.
All going well it'll be drivable very soon (for the first time since 2002)

wheels got stolen. i supose thats what happens when you leave a truck on the side of SH1.

Whats my truck worth?
85 D/cab Hilux
Brand new maxitrac suspension with 50mm lift (leaves, shocks, shackles, u-bolts, bushes)
Runs a 350 chev through the hilux gearbox.
4.55 lsd's (rear is shagged, suspect just the pinion gear has fallen off)

If someone can give me a figure that would be much appreciated as I have a potential buyer but dont have a clue what its worth. Not keen strip it down as I am just so over the POS

Nice looking Lux there, What are the plans for it once its completed.?? Is it your club truck and can you please measure the height of the Silverstones at a pressure you would normally run on the road. Cheers

chevrolux wrote:wheels got stolen. i supose thats what happens when you leave a truck on the side of SH1.

Whats my truck worth?
85 D/cab Hilux
Brand new maxitrac suspension with 50mm lift (leaves, shocks, shackles, u-bolts, bushes)
Runs a 350 chev through the hilux gearbox.
4.55 lsd's (rear is shagged, suspect just the pinion gear has fallen off)

If someone can give me a figure that would be much appreciated as I have a potential buyer but dont have a clue what its worth. Not keen strip it down as I am just so over the POS

oh Hell, that sucks mate

chevrolux wrote:wheels got stolen. i supose thats what happens when you leave a truck on the side of SH1.

Whats my truck worth?
85 D/cab Hilux
Brand new maxitrac suspension with 50mm lift (leaves, shocks, shackles, u-bolts, bushes)
Runs a 350 chev through the hilux gearbox.
4.55 lsd's (rear is shagged, suspect just the pinion gear has fallen off)

If someone can give me a figure that would be much appreciated as I have a potential buyer but dont have a clue what its worth. Not keen strip it down as I am just so over the POS

that sucks man! thieving skum! ill keep an eye out for your wheels over these ways. should have known better then to leave it there samuel!

yea i reckon. oh well. going to start over. this is just the last straw. sick of the pos.
liking the look of "4x4Matt"s truck. Chuck a solid axle under it and a 7m in the front and I will be away.

chevrolux wrote:yea i reckon. oh well. going to start over. this is just the last straw. sick of the pos.
liking the look of "4x4Matt"s truck. Chuck a solid axle under it and a 7m in the front and I will be away.

get a zook

haydgq wrote:Nice looking Lux there, What are the plans for it once its completed.?? Is it your club truck and can you please measure the height of the Silverstones at a pressure you would normally run on the road. Cheers

plans are to keep it clean for a while, use it as my wedding car in 3 weeks time then finish it and get it dirty

sorry cant mesure the tyres at the moment as truck is away at auto sparkys.

I really Wanted to go up to the akas with the welly boys, but no wof and no reg on the truck mite of not helped , so i changed my diff in the back . from a open diff to a very tight LSD , so thats all good , and spent yesterday putting my rear seats back in and adjusting the hand brake for a Wof check today .. so keep your fingers crossed and hopefully it passes

headed bush for the long weekend it was a very wet weekend the kids did really well being shut in a small hut on Saturday. here are a couple of pic's











the kids called this the lock ness monster.... it did look good
these were taken on the sunday morn

suzuki1k wrote:Wellington Anniversary weekend was great! Had a blast in the Akatarawa Forest... thanks to all that came, hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

Mudnuts and the new dent

hhaha, thats awsome, dont show the tree hugging hippies