Offroad-Express

Well bugger me, got a new windscreen in the pos yesterday, farken scary ride now. Can actual see where I am going.
Clean and unblemished, better vision than when Turoa tipped my hilux over and destroyed the windows. At least this one won't fill up with water when it rains
Did fail a warrant thou, three patches the size of a ten cent peice of surface rust on one of the pillars. Five minutes later with a bit of sandpaper and a spray can and it passes

nothing exciting in this neck of the woods, new employment contracts, job folders and a son with tonsilitis, may take the mutts down the river later which will involve puttin the hubs in! (hope I remember how)

Attempted to do to Lake Daniels but on the way lost Oil Pressure then developed an expensive sounding knock.
Laid up for the night at Glyyne Wye Station then got trailored back to chch.
Will get it looked at on Monday or Tuesday to see how bad it is.

Found my way home after drinking way to much in korea

couldn't catch a taxi
1) I know where I'm staying and what the building looks like but not the address
2) don't speak korean

Subway
this worked after a few missed stations and one incident of going the wrong way and every second shop sells beer and soju, in the subway stations.

haynzy wrote:nothing exciting in this neck of the woods, new employment contracts, job folders and a son with tonsilitis, may take the mutts down the river later which will involve puttin the hubs in! (hope I remember how)

no need for putting the hubs in u could drive it in a car its that dry

we got the 40's pto shaft mounted into the truck ,operational at last and i pulled the pto cable out of the safari to a major bit of lube and free up . two hands to move the lever last weekend and the odd thump with my hand to move the sucker
oh found left front axle sphere leaking oil

Went to rallys today , and helped Bundy around his house , and got alot done

Finally got my extractors and exhaust done seeing the other one broke in half on thursday.

Its only the fourth exhaust set up i have had on it since I bought it.

Some pics from Thompsons trip today.

Vaughn's beast is cool!!

club run tomorrow, Mistress hooked up on the Bighorn, loaded and ready to go after Dawn Parade tomorrow

"Lest we Forget"

Went for a blat at the end of season fun trial today.

Who would have thought it would have been so wet in there.

Truck went really well until it decided it didn't want to stay on the hill and we rolled 4 times down of it. Roll cage bent and snapped of the mount for the rear shock so nothing to major. Back starting to get really stiff so time for some alcoholic medicene.

Was some cool courses and thanks to the wangers club for a good day out.

Now time to save over the off season for some rubber and also get the locker working.

madmatt wrote:Some pics from Thompsons trip today.

Wow nice pics bro some nice trucks and looks like a sweet track even easy enough for me

Went to Auckland to pick up my new toy: LN60 with a 3.5 rover v8. Thrashed the funk out of it in the paddock. Spend tomorrow totooing.

Got the kiwi 4x4 challenge in 5 weeks and suzuki1k said i should get the LR ready for it so he came around and helped me move it out of the shed, I went in to get the beers and when i came out he had farked off!



Fark knows why

madmatt wrote:Some pics from Thompsons trip today.

Cheers Matt and all. Good day. We left those young guys in the smurf to walk out after driving it into a water
hole and drowning engine. I pulled them out of the bog to find the battery was flat. It was like that before
they left. They asked us to remove one of our batteries to jump start them, I said no, not prepared to risk one
of our trucks to help them, after all it was "self caused", no recovery gear, no farkin' idea!!

Great pics.

Cheers.

mike wrote:Got the kiwi 4x4 challenge in 5 weeks and suzuki1k said i should get the LR ready for it so he came around and helped me move it out of the shed, I went in to get the beers and when i came out he had farked off!



Fark knows why

You should change your profile name to "LAST MINUTE MIKE"

Or has Taz been rubbing off on you and your getting it ready for the BBQ on the back

mike wrote:Got the kiwi 4x4 challenge in 5 weeks and suzuki1k said i should get the LR ready for it so he came around and helped me move it out of the shed, I went in to get the beers and when i came out he had farked off!



Fark knows why

cos its ready man, just drive it like that

thought i would pull the left front hub to bits to fix the leak, stalled all the screws on the hub nackered , those that screwed them can repair it tomorrow

wopass wrote:

mike wrote:Got the kiwi 4x4 challenge in 5 weeks and suzuki1k said i should get the LR ready for it so he came around and helped me move it out of the shed, I went in to get the beers and when i came out he had farked off!



Fark knows why

cos its ready man, just drive it like that

Jeezus... get 86 surf to lend a hand!

haha yea we rescued thos guys in red surf from in 1st paly area, there truck batery was flat and broke a bead on frnt wheel, we went ova to kati side, got back out at 2:00am ish, few pics of my patrol this mornin.

wopass wrote:

mike wrote:Got the kiwi 4x4 challenge in 5 weeks and suzuki1k said i should get the LR ready for it so he came around and helped me move it out of the shed, I went in to get the beers and when i came out he had farked off!



Fark knows why

cos its ready man, just drive it like that

I think the rules say soft tops need a roll cage, Suzuki1k prob off to pickup some guttering downpipe to make a cage for you

W

did other stuff for awhile , now left hub pulled down cv out, needs more grease, everything on the hub super tight but lest i can but it back together at the right torque

It's a sad, sad day. The Paj is gone from my life...it's havinga better life on a farm in Levin. On to the next project.

williamhamilton wrote:

wopass wrote:

mike wrote:Got the kiwi 4x4 challenge in 5 weeks and suzuki1k said i should get the LR ready for it so he came around and helped me move it out of the shed, I went in to get the beers and when i came out he had farked off!



Fark knows why

cos its ready man, just drive it like that

I think the rules say soft tops need a roll cage, Suzuki1k prob off to pickup some guttering downpipe to make a cage for you

W

just tape some glad wrap rolls together

Got the kiwi 4x4 challenge in 5 weeks and suzuki1k said i should get the LR ready for it so he came around and helped me move it out of the shed, I went in to get the beers and when i came out he had farked off!



I dont see any problems Mike.... ummm so ya entering the surf ? huh.... gotta say the landy looks ta be in better condition than my pos.....ummm Haynzy you havnt seen #3 team pos yet but im workin on it.....

well it turns out that suzuki1k did come back and helped an amazing amount, so much so that this is the result at the end of the weekend.

First test pretend drive


new winch position and mounted.




New fuel tank mounted in the rear.


new seats mounted


Back completed except for roll cage. but main loop is still good.


awesome weekends progress on the LR with the help of suzuki1k

Sorry to hear that Trev hope you get it sorted soon Had a good w/e in there

tallsam66 wrote:Attempted to do to Lake Daniels but on the way lost Oil Pressure then developed an expensive sounding knock.
Laid up for the night at Glyyne Wye Station then got trailored back to chch.
Will get it looked at on Monday or Tuesday to see how bad it is.

just got back from a nice days drive in the country with our local club, yet another great safari, nothing too challenging as it was a shiny run. almost no mud since we are in the droughted north but still a nice day out.

mike you best be taking the fugly roll bar off the back else im not helping you build a new one!!