Offroad-Express

Should always listen to trips in the mainland via this great song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZCK02lB ... re=related

If anyone managed to get some good photos of this trip into St James and is willing to write a few words about it, I'd be interested in talking to them about publishing them in the UFWDA online quarterly magazine 'Voice'. (www.ufwda.org)

Peter

I went on this trip ...was brilliant.The minister of Conservation was most impressed with how well organised Combined Clubs were.
I didnt take any photos but was brilliant how both she & nige cut the ribbon to open the hut together.Id say thats the first time a 4wder has ever co-opened a "trampers hut"

PeterVahry wrote:If anyone managed to get some good photos of this trip into St James and is willing to write a few words about it, I'd be interested in talking to them about publishing them in the UFWDA online quarterly magazine 'Voice'. (http://www.ufwda.org)

Peter

tallsam66 wrote:I went on this trip ...was brilliant.The minister of Conservation was most impressed with how well organised Combined Clubs were.
I didnt take any photos but was brilliant how both she & nige cut the ribbon to open the hut together.Id say thats the first time a 4wder has ever co-opened a "trampers hut"

PeterVahry wrote:If anyone managed to get some good photos of this trip into St James and is willing to write a few words about it, I'd be interested in talking to them about publishing them in the UFWDA online quarterly magazine 'Voice'. (http://www.ufwda.org)

Peter

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3479688235337&set=a.3479687235312.2165420.1365233687&type=1&theater

Wasn't me, I was never there
P.S. boiled the radiator getting back up Maling pass.

You werent alone a few did ..must of been 6 that couldnt handle the pace lol

tallsam66 wrote:You werent alone a few did ..must of been 6 that couldnt handle the pace lol

I only made it 1/2 way up, thought i'd cooked her, guage was right off the scale and water/steam everywhere. Only took 3l to fill her up. no damage that I can see either, so lucky!
Fluid change tomorrow and full service!

Sorry to piss on ya parade ...often the damage takes a while to show itself

kiwipete wrote:

tallsam66 wrote:You werent alone a few did ..must of been 6 that couldnt handle the pace lol

I only made it 1/2 way up, thought i'd cooked her, guage was right off the scale and water/steam everywhere. Only took 3l to fill her up. no damage that I can see either, so lucky!
Fluid change tomorrow and full service!

hang on - so other ore peeps knew about this trip?

tallsam66 wrote:Sorry to piss on ya parade ...often the damage takes a while to show itself

kiwipete wrote:

tallsam66 wrote:You werent alone a few did ..must of been 6 that couldnt handle the pace lol

I only made it 1/2 way up, thought i'd cooked her, guage was right off the scale and water/steam everywhere. Only took 3l to fill her up. no damage that I can see either, so lucky!
Fluid change tomorrow and full service!

Such as, enlighten me please so I know what to look out for?

I was there, this was a great trip. Beautiful scenery.
Was in the White Suzuki Jimny.
I have some photos coming I will post a few when I get them.

I knew about it from North Canty club & combined...

I was there read it in a local paper (rangiora)

it would be cool to hear re trips like this earlier tho aye

kiwipete wrote:

tallsam66 wrote:Sorry to piss on ya parade ...often the damage takes a while to show itself

I only made it 1/2 way up, thought i'd cooked her, guage was right off the scale and water/steam everywhere. Only took 3l to fill her up. no damage that I can see either, so lucky!
Fluid change tomorrow and full service!

Such as, enlighten me please so I know what to look out for? [/quote]


just keep checking water level. if it keeps needing toping up theres either a leak somehere or if no leak then its coming out the exhaust. (head gasket) generaly if turn it off quick enough with out it getting to hot ya should be allright.