Offroad-Express

Well I will start this weekends ball rolling....

I became a Dad for the first time today
Pretty bloody stoked I can tell ya. Wife had a fairly hard 14 hr labour, but both her and Jessica came out well at the end.

Poor Girl is gonna have to put up with some nasty April fools tricks for her bday every year when she gets older though

Well off to bed to catch up on sleep and make the most of quiet times while they are in birthcare.

cheers
Rex

well i can't top that

congratulations

fark.... your in for a treat

CONGRATULATIONS ! ! !

well all ive managed so far is have a the first big slam on my new bike...and ohh yes it hurts when i breath and laugh,but not broken

Well thats stolen my thunder thought I'd done well but....

Congradulations, awsome I imagin you'll be all smiles Cheers Rex

Cheers Reece

Can't top that either. will be in the same boat as you in hopefully 8 weeks time give or take, what i got to achive this weekend was pull out the 2.4 boat anchor ready for the 2.8 supra motor to be installed, even managed to sell the mottor as well,CONGRATULATIONS on the litttle one[/b]

congrats on the new "winchbitch" . Mine third is only 10wks and will be on his first big 4wd trip at easter. All I've managed is to wire up the new rear work light and build anohter cargo box on the left hand side of the wagon. Today I might fit the false floor or re-tap a bolt hole for one of my front tow hooks.
Al

painted the new cargo box, and re-tapped the tow hook bolt hole

Congrats dude, hope you got all the 4WD mods done first, cos you can look forward to years of being flat broke and not being able to afford anything from here on in

Steve

PS: Its not all that bad

I pulled the alternator out of the Surf for a rebrush.
I was told " pull the alternator out, then take the...............WTF!!!! Take that alternator out HOW!!!!!!!!
Battery.............out
Wheel .............off
Inner gaurd access panel..........off
A/C pump..................... out and not going back in
Casting that holds the bloody thing..................out
Vee belt tensioner for a/c pump............out
Ahhhh there is the F#$%in alternator...............out

Down to Repco for a new brush pack, No sorry we don't have one like that.
So tomorrow its off round the shore looking for a new brush pack or an exchange alternator.

Congratulations, you are in for a whole new type of fun.
You will have to look around for a 4-Wheel drive buggy for the baby

i changed my diff oils on sat morn then went to the waimak for a playi managed to put a whole heap of dents in my truck ...sunday i managed my first crossing of the waimak, i was stoked then my truck shat itself so yet to fing out the problem,(hopefully just a tensioner bolt thingy...) congrats on the little one rex...

Congrats on the new addition. Mabye a future member of the website if 4wding is still around in 15 years

I drove the surf to the supermarket and wished yet again on was offroad somewhere. Watching the crusaders win over the hurricanes in the cake tin lead to alot of beer and thus sunday was written off.

I did on Saturday happen to buy a near new condition full length hooded and lined swanndrei for 4wding at the salvation army store for 10 bucks!! who needs trademe eh

Mike

I got my Smurf starting again with a cleaned out starter motor and I cleaned and reoild my uni filter, its amazing how much dirt was in it, they are worth every penny.

got one for $5 mike .... off trademe can't beat it

Hmm had a good weekend still nothing on Rex
Got the Gearbox X member welded in, stripped the rear axle, removed the drum brakes, axles, spring seats etc
Cut and clearanced the diff head with 10mm plate and armored the rest, moved the filler up 40mm, put new bearings & seals on the axles and got the disk mounting plates cut .... oh and managed to get a couple of hrs sleep helps that I'm home alone

Cheers Reece

SupraLux wrote:Congrats dude, hope you got all the 4WD mods done first, cos you can look forward to years of being flat broke and not being able to afford anything from here on in

Steve

PS: Its not all that bad

hmmm, so I probably shouldnt tell wife I bought a set of simexs yesterday as a wee birth gift to myself??

(no really I did!)

Thank you all for your kind words - printed this off and showed the missus, she was very impressed at the your responses

Congratulations... welcome to the club ...

i had a great day on saturday i put my rusty swb turbo petrol pajero in the benmore rallly. it even survived. gave it ddeath and it didnt miss a beat. only 1 new dent. it will need a few mods for the next rally at queenstown on 13 th may. it need the back diff welded and the suspension lifted.\
on sunday i played with my pto winch on the safari gettin it ready for next saturdays winch challenge at eastern bush. southland is a great place for hoonin in mud.

Glad to know we touched the handbrake, should make it easier to get out in future...

the winch challenge at eastern bush could u tell me how to get there it would be good for a look.and what did you think of the raised landcruiser with the 400 chev in it that was at benmore.and directions to the queenstown rally would be great to

the eastern bush winch event is being run by the southland landrover club starting at 3pm and running til midnight , it will be interesting in the dark!!!
phone allistair richards 03 225 5665 for more info..
yeah that 60 series landcruiser with the 18 inch lift and tunnel ram 400 chev with 39 inch swampers was pretty cool. shame it was crap in the mud. may be next time out it will be sorted, and should go a lot better.
the next rally is at the cadrona ride park sat 13 may contact bruce perry
021 532 084. it will be a big weekend that 1.

http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/images/albums/chops-jeep/olds_3.thumb.jpg
this baby was delivered almost on time (2months over due) weighing in at 550 hp with 600 ft/lb torque at 479 cubic inches Mother have shits but Dad's very proud
now for the next part... watch this space.....
congrats lilpigzuk twins???
cheers

600 ft from a nearly 500 cu engine id be pissed dude

600 ft from a nearly 500 cu engine id be pissed dude

very low compression so I can run NZ shit fuel and the plan is to turbo later when its grown up a bit ... now you have made me let the " cat out of the bag" bastard...happy now

You guys that were at the Benmore rally might like these.

great photos glen... you got any more.

shit DJ that thing is gona fly with a turbo cant wait to see some pics..........and what the hell is that goin in a bloody marathon boat?

DJ wrote:http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/images/albums/chops-jeep/olds_3.thumb.jpg
this baby was delivered almost on time (2months over due) weighing in at 550 hp with 600 ft/lb torque at 479 cubic inches Mother have shits but Dad's very proud
now for the next part... watch this space.....
congrats lilpigzuk twins???
cheers

Sweet! Can I have it for my truck? Please?

Steve

any info on the trucks in pics?whats the twin snorkle toyota run?
did the SWB in the first pic get through,dosent look like its going too.

Shane

the hilux with the twin snorkels runs a 350 chev , it goes pretty good. the other swb prado has a quad cam lexus engine and auto. he pulled himself out of that hole (from on its side) with his twin engined winch in a matter of seconds.

shit DJ that thing is gona fly with a turbo cant wait to see some pics..........and what the hell is that goin in a bloody marathon boat?

funny you should say that cause it came to NZ in a Canadian jet marathon boat. But no its not going back into a boat new project more later .. and would like to post pics but still cant figure out how to post big pics like the muddy ones above how do you do that