Offroad-Express

Hi there, relatively new 4x4'er. been on the forum a couple of months but never had a camera to add truck till now... anyway, im from rotorua, been on a couple of runs in north and south island, was tried by fire on my first trip with the boys here, but loved it and now im hooked!

I own a Isuzu Wizard 96', i know, its IFS but its not bad for a first 4x4

Truck has had a few modifications:

- 40mm suspendion lift (cranked torsions in the front)
- 32/11.5/15 A/T's
- 4jg2, 3.1 Deisel turbo, top mount intercooler, custom radiator infornt of radiator for trans fluid
- Custom made front bumper (3mm steel, 3" exhaust pipe)
- 2 1/2" exhaust halfway through to a cutome made exhaust tip
- bits and bobs on the inside (cup holder, angeled 4x4 stick, speakers etc)
- Custom bird poop on bonnet

Plans:
* 50mm body lift
* 33" M'T's on 15x8" rims (15x7" current)
* Snorkel
* 2x Rectangular Spotties on front, 4x round spotties on roof
* Roof Basket
* Winch (dyneema)
* Clean Bird poop

Hey Hamz,

Welcome to ORE, First thing is put your location in so we know were you are from so some of the people around yon can lend there help if need be.

Also not a huge fan of the Wizard but it looks like a nice truck.

Cheers.

Done, thanks. yeah the wizards aren't too popular, but i like them. when i get more serious (more $$$) then ill probably get a 80 series.although, the 4jg2 motor is super efficiant, i can get 700ks out of a tank

Hi Hamz have you been out in the mud much since thomos ? i still got the Mu/jazz if u ever want to go for a another mission .

i went to mace town down in south island, thats about it. im free this weekend if its dry (or not) we should do a run somewhere

Hamz wrote:i went to mace town down in south island, thats about it. im free this weekend if its dry (or not) we should do a run somewhere

i was going too head up whakamarama this weekend or if you know any other tracks / paper roads around the bay i need to see if the new 15x10 -44 rims make a diff compared to the 15x7's i had on . my mate might bring up his surf lifted on 33's if he not working

whakamarama it is, when you wanna go? do you still have those hancook 33's? text me if you want, i lost your number.

Hamz wrote:whakamarama it is, when you wanna go? do you still have those hancook 33's? text me if you want, i lost your number.

looking @ going up 12pm saturday . still got the 33's will sell them if i got a good offer . still got ur numba will txt you

sounds good, where abouts is whakamarama?

Hamz wrote:sounds good, where abouts is whakamarama?

10min north of Tauranga its about 40 45min from rotorua

could you please give me an address or something i can look up on google maps?

Hey, just remember, when you want to go "serious $$" you could always go..... SUZUKI!

Hamz wrote:could you please give me an address or something i can look up on google maps?

http://www.wises.co.nz/l/Western+Bay+Of ... 024323/12/

Go on to Google maps and put Whakamarama Road, Whakamarama, Bay Of Plenty should give a fair idea the tracks at the very end of the road you can see most of the main track on the map to

PM me if you want to know any tricks etc with the Wizard. I used to own this one.

Rural53 wrote:PM me if you want to know any tricks etc with the Wizard. I used to own this one.

Funny thing is, i have this picture... thats sort of what im aiming at, thanks, i will probably flick you a few messages in the near future

Theres an apparently pretty good track out manawahe ways.. also a good backroad tikitour from vegas (if you dont get lost on the hundreds of roads that go up through those hills lol). Havent been up there yet tho hopefully going up at some point soon, test out the new truck. Whakamaramara is always good fun tho..

went out to whakamarama yesterday

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Mine from day before checking track then went for Night drive with my mates and popped out front cv still made it up the track in rwd the next day have 100+ photos of that will put up more later if people want to see



Hamz In Bog

I think that one Hamz is in in the last photo is where I smashed up the rear guard in my old safari lol. Memories Need to take the lux up there

still getting mud out, it got EVERYWHERE. worth it tho. need to get the mud outta the Rad 0.0

Know anyone thats got any further than the massive bog at the bottom? Last time I was up there someone had cut a track around it, then someone else had laid big tree trunks across the track making it inpassable. Its past the 2nd "clearing" down the bottom of a moderately steep longish hill. Im sure you know where I mean Ive pulled several trucks out of that bog when I used to live a bit more local. Strangely all with dead batteries and a stalled engine! Lol.. still can't get over how uncanny that is..even the one time I drove right down to it my batteries died on the winch back up..worked fine before and after lol.