Offroad-Express

Not the weekend yet but what the hell,
wof time for the prado so splashed out on 4 new 31/10.5x15 buckshots and did front and rear break pads
so taz, lookout hells bells

Well. the plan is to fix the transfercase mount on the MUDBOG , and move the skidline out of a mates garage , and play with the new toy

well i went and picked up my new Toyota Land Cruiser gonna give it a good clean tomorrow at work give it that new car smell

Finally identified the Pos mounts and found some, should be here monday, got all the bits sitting there for a cambelt change as well there now

In the shed sanding back the 45 in preparation for painting faaaaark I hate sanding

put some more stickers on the bus

Measured up the intercooler frame to fit into my L200.
Just got to make a few "adjustments" and it'll be good.
Cleaned up the intercooler and other parts to go on. Made gasket to block EGR port in manifold, just go to make blanking plate for it now.
Spent rest of day stripping and cleaning rifle ready for a hunt

Worked this morning, then fixed some rust round the back door in mums wagon.
While the bog was drying I attacked the front of the 70. I cut off the ugly chrome diving board front bumper leaving only the centre section that holds the PTO winch. Stripped the fairlead rollers, cleaned an regreased the pins. Fitted a rated tow hook an put the winch hook from the 40s winch onto the PTO winch cable. It used to have a d shackle with a bolt thru it
Beer an pizza o,clock now

wopass wrote:put some more stickers on the bus

Fark thats some good stickering you got goin on there just need a skunk or 2

Got a warrent this morning then fixed the water leak on thermostate housing to the head found no gasket just siliconed so put new gasket and o ring on all good again

went back into the Akas for the second weekend in row. Very familiar with the place now.

Was nice and greasy in there and found some new areas to visit.

Came up the zig zag and these guys were waterblasting the pylons. Hard to see but theres a guy about 2/3 of the way up and it was a chilly breeze too.............


the view from valley view road looking across towards wellington harbour.......


toilet at orange hut, with a yellow sign.......




had to stop to fix the nissan






parked at orange hut..........


and another random shot............


took them all with the cellphone and the last one is a different setting within the phone, cool

Went waikato side thomos on sat, had to winch my way out of forestry area, sun going to look at a subaru legacy that the missus crashed last night , see if i can fix it

radar21 wrote:well i went and picked up my new Toyota Land Cruiser gonna give it a good clean tomorrow at work give it that new car smell

Is that a picture of some one who needs a spare 2h diesel engine and pto bull bar with plates that recess the winch 120mm back from std?

rokhound wrote:Is that a picture of some one who needs a spare 2h diesel engine and pto bull bar with plates that recess the winch 120mm back from std?

I take it you have them for sale? i might know someone interested if you are selling?

Well got my new PRS Antenna in , and have put in my CB unit as well. Also got my transfercase mount fixed, and skidplate back on , so now ready to roll

Opened bonnet and placed retro intercooler about where I want it.
Hmmm going thru mod in my mind......
Pick up bonnet with scoop Monday, Take off tappet cover Tuesday, mod it Tuesday nite.........
Trial fit and work out brackets....Weds.....
Missus gets dinner and brings it to me in garage, puts kids to bed and brings me a beer......
Yawwwn that was nice dream. (still Sunday)

Cleaned out garage and sold old water air intercooler.....

Cheers
Calvin

stinky wrote:Fark thats some good stickering you got goin on there just need a skunk or 2

here ya go bro, its been skunked

Thats class that is

gave a saf a wash , now its not mud stained

Big day yesterday fitting and hookin up the second battery and isolation switch in the truck and wired up the spot lights(that dont want to work) then went to my cousins 21st so today im payin the price for unlimited free piss

maintenance mode this weekend, washed all the mud off the mistress from the quarry run last weekend, bloody thing took ages to start too,

looks like ive now reduced the fuel capability of the mistress by about 10 liters judging by the new dent in the fuel tank, did the check fluid levels etc and pulled the alternator and cleaned all the crap out of it.

dragged out the spare rear diff in readiness to the Whangarei 4wd clubs mud drags next month, going to weld it up and fit it for the mud drags and club runs for the rest of winter then remove it and refit the open diff so I can compete in the next round of club champs in the same class as i'm in now.

washed the whale and removed the 13m of stuffed wire rope off the PTO and fitted 35m of new(ish) stuff thanks to my boss!

Spent yesterday moring getting this out of the river http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic ... d=10653173 (no i wasnt in the vehicle), but typical media talking rubbish and SAR going abit over the top (no disrespect to them at all) but the river wasn't dangerously swollen we walked out to it a couple of times hooking ropes up and the water was at the same level as the night before. Was abit of fun to get out, will try to get some pics up later tonight.

rokhound wrote:

radar21 wrote:well i went and picked up my new Toyota Land Cruiser gonna give it a good clean tomorrow at work give it that new car smell

Is that a picture of some one who needs a spare 2h diesel engine and pto bull bar with plates that recess the winch 120mm back from std?

keen on the bars how much ya after for them

Spent a lot of the weekend fitting a winch mount to the hilux, got most of it done, didnt trust the alloy TJM winch bar so have modified the mount for the bar to hold the whole winch assembly, the bar now just bolts over the top of the winch bracket, so its only purpose now is cosmetic and of course the whole dangerous external projection law for wof.
Most of it is made out of 6mm steel plate and is gusseted so weighs a ton, but by f#$k its strong, if this bends the front of the lux will just about be pulled out of the truck

well went up to napier with a mate to pick up a 4x4 for him


should be coming to rallywoods

Rolled my suzuki down a hill
now need to figure out what to do with it

did more rust repairs and finished deck liner, hopefully have it all bolted in next weekend and the cab will be all sealed in and the ute chop side of things finished

Put a new head in the Surf
Since it was apart I also removed the throttle butterfly and all of the EGR plumbing, put in a new radiator, external trans cooler, new belts, oil, ATF and filters.
Took her for a run this arvo and am happy with the results...EGT's @ 100km/h on flat road are 350 (pre turbo) with water at 85. Used to run about 450-475 and 90.

Not actually this weekend, but weekend before !
Good ol Woodhill.