Offroad-Express

Off to the rally site AGAIN tomorrow for check and measure Lines of Sight. My Marshalls have been and will be again instructed to watch for line of sight. While I do all this tomorrow, Rossco (my co e) will be fitting an auto into the buggy ready for Thursday when I head back to the rally site for another marshall training session. For those who have never been involved in prepping a Nationals Trials this is not unusual.BUT DONT LET IT PUT YOU off organizing one, it is great FUN once it is all over

Picked up some 65mm 4140 on the way hm to take to wk tomorrow to make some shafts. After I shut down the comp (2min) will biff the lab in the shower - "I love rollin round like a piglet in little/skanky muddy puddles" BUT "dont try and wash me, makes me smell like the poodle down the street"

just got the newest member of the family home happy camper now.

suzuki1k wrote:just got the newest member of the family home happy camper now.

you know the rules

pics or it didn't happen

just been through the Porika track with some mates, and it was snowing like mad! crazy old weather. first trip since i put the lockrite in the front, quite happy with it

Well back from a Woodhill Patrol... No rescues needed for the punters.. But had to recover ourselves Typical..... Even had to use both winches at once... One to lift up and over and the other to pull..... And then Monstr got us lost....well sort of... So there was nothing for it but to go the wrong way on a few tracks....But hey we can do that when on Patrol
Took a newbie with us....waza4x4toy... hope we didn't put him and his family off.....

skid wrote:

suzuki1k wrote:just got the newest member of the family home happy camper now.

you know the rules

pics or it didn't happen

all ya gotta do is drive past

worked sat, then worked on my truck at night, trying to get rear end and exaust done for tomorrow. won't get the panel work done but everything else should be done soon!!
Off for a test run with Chris (cbfb) tomorrow afternoon...

went to Ron's (crazybustard) and picked up the xj parts truck and dragged it back to auckland in the near horizontal rain. if anyone wants doors, boot (minus glass), carpet, some dash bits or the auto. let me know

tomorrows mission-pull the bits ron still wants off it, start labelling the loom and get some bits up on $1 reserve.

cheers

andy3542 wrote:went to Ron's (crazybustard) and picked up the xj parts truck and dragged it back to auckland in the near horizontal rain. if anyone wants doors, boot (minus glass), carpet, some dash bits or the auto. let me know

tomorrows mission-pull the bits ron still wants off it, start labelling the loom and get some bits up on $1 reserve.

cheers

What year is? it i'm after an ecu for a 1999.

scored a new towrope. 25000kg 7m flat strap...small nick in the side, enough to get it thrown out at work - truck usually weighs 12 tonne + when it sinks.

given the heaviest 4wd i've got is a surf it should be fine

Did a night run up murawai last night fith a few boys and girls form our club.
Was hectic windy and rainy.
Cars all got a good sand blasting and so did we.
Was a realy good challange with most vehicles getting stuck at some point. 1 broken winch rope and one shear pin sheard.
The run back down the beach was interesting due to only having about 30 - 50m visability.
lada didnt miss a beat . !


this was when the weather was still good then it got dark windy and wet

spent this morning cleaning all the sand off.
off to work tonight yay

skid wrote:

suzuki1k wrote:just got the newest member of the family home happy camper now.

you know the rules

pics or it didn't happen

Step one old motor out,
see photo's Skiddy

been there done that

ladeda wrote:Did a night run up murawai last night fith a few boys and girls form our club.
Was hectic windy and rainy.
Cars all got a good sand blasting and so did we.
Was a realy good challange with most vehicles getting stuck at some point. 1 broken winch rope and one shear pin sheard.
The run back down the beach was interesting due to only having about 30 - 50m visability.
lada didnt miss a beat . !

398446_10151118242338246_1447017893_n.jpg

this was when the weather was still good then it got dark windy and wet

spent this morning cleaning all the sand off.
off to work tonight yay

Were you guys taking the left side due to someone digging some big ruts on the right side????

Went to the coast on saturday and picked up another hilux, played in the snow and done a few skids in the lewis pass on the way home.
Today painted the chassis on my other hilux then watched the great race
So all in all a great weekend.

started the rear disc conv, parted off n turned down drum outers to fit inside the 413 discs, measured up the hole spacing for the caliper mounts and cut some 10x 200mm plate @145 wide. Rembered I had house wk to do so called it a day - will make up 1 side and see if the offset wks and go from there (skim plate/ add washers/ hide plate already cut and get some more)

rebuilt a loading bank that i drove off with the spreader on monday, turning round in a guy's yard. only way i could keep the boss from finding out broke the 3 strainer posts that were the wall, laid it flat. put a front wheel off it, no damage but my passenger was shitting himself...

forgotten how much of a prick of a job it is replacing broken posts with a spade, been using a tractor + borer for years now.

y60 safari driver wrote:just been through the Porika track with some mates, and it was snowing like mad! crazy old weather. first trip since i put the lockrite in the front, quite happy with it

Yea I got a good inch of snow build up on my wagon while I was parked up feeding our lil bubs while you guys were playing near pylons.
Today spent some time with nelson 4x4 club playing up forest clark valley.
Great weekend of 2 days 4x4n

Built a ground/land anchor on saturday from some plans you guys on here gave me,works bloody great.
Just gota add some more reinforcing in the centre section,managed to stretch it a little,but will be well and truly up to the task

strightened stearing bars in disco and fiitted solid pipe inside tube i think it was 16mm should make it a little stronger and put back together and started making dif head cover and bracket to for tracking rod to go thru to should help i hope

Thought it was spring - went camping on West Coast with the kids.

suzuki1k wrote:

skid wrote:

suzuki1k wrote:just got the newest member of the family home happy camper now.

you know the rules

pics or it didn't happen

Step one old motor out,
see photo's Skiddy

New motor picked up last night, cleaned and ready for parts transfer and then back in the hole it will go

lexulance wrote:Built a ground/land anchor on saturday from some plans you guys on here gave me,works bloody great.
Just gota add some more reinforcing in the centre section,managed to stretch it a little,but will be well and truly up to the task

What plans did you use?


Was it one from this thread?
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/Forums/ ... or#p353511

Shot down to my brothers saturday picked up a few goodies for the Safari.

- 15x8 Steel wheels (landcruiser offset) with 31s
- Ironman Snorkel
- Steering wheel + bosskit
and my favourite thing for now haha
- Factory Safari Cup holders

Next on the list
- Fit LSD from Curly when I get it
- Repair rust spots and repaint roof
- Lift kit
- Rear draw system / Bed for camping
- 33s
- Turbo kit

Will start a new listing in the projects.

what happened on going to the other side of the tas ditch

haha i know. After getting rid of a few things and becoming 100% debt free we decided we would end up going into debt going over there so we are going to stay for now

ladeda wrote:Did a night run up murawai last night fith a few boys and girls form our club.
Was hectic windy and rainy.
Cars all got a good sand blasting and so did we.
Was a realy good challange with most vehicles getting stuck at some point. 1 broken winch rope and one shear pin sheard.
The run back down the beach was interesting due to only having about 30 - 50m visability.
lada didnt miss a beat . !

398446_10151118242338246_1447017893_n.jpg

this was when the weather was still good then it got dark windy and wet

spent this morning cleaning all the sand off.
off to work tonight yay

dump question why tow the lada backwards up a hill ???

FORGE1 wrote:and my favourite thing for now haha
- Factory Safari Cup holders

interested to see what they look like... never seen em... where do they fit

CLUMZ1 wrote:

FORGE1 wrote:and my favourite thing for now haha
- Factory Safari Cup holders

interested to see what they look like... never seen em... where do they fit

I will take a pic of them tonight.

They sit in the centre consol inbetween the handbrake and pen holders.
where the 2 squares are.