Offroad-Express

woot woot, been a while since I started one of these weekend threads

after lots of weekends when either myself or Sig couldn't make it, we finally got one where I could get the 80 to his house to fabricate a new exhaust.
Couldn't of chosen a more shitty weekend to be doing an exhaust outside in the rain, but oh well, we got it done.........







finally got to use my 900mm extension I got years ago



BIG THANKS TO SIG FOR WHIPPING ME UP A NEW EXHAUST, CHEERS MATE


was out cruising this afternoon and found this parked up on the side of the road.......



OUCH

skid wrote:

OUCH

Thats not gonna go far.

I spent the last 3 days exploring Waihekie, no 4wd, but a corolla with a good runup sufficed for some dodgy hills.

T-Boon wrote: exploring Waihekie, no 4wd.

me too! but on the water side next to Terahiki Island in my boat with my fine lady who caught more fish than me!

my weekend so far

work till 7am friday, sleep till lunch time,head off for an afternoon fishing, hit the water at 5pm fish for a couple hours,off the water at 8 head home, clean up and fillet all fish, shower and bed by 2am satday then up at 3,30pm satday (yep got 13.5hr sleep!) eat breakfast and go to work where i sit having a coffee break and typing this at 4.14am... top weekend so far!

destroyed my truck coming back down the ashley river, broke uni on front drive shaft(destroyed driveshaft) finaly semi killed the motor still runs but pulses and shoots oil every where and on the way home found out i had no brakes when trying to stop for a red light good times......

Changed the wiper blades yesturday on the front and back. sh*t it makes a difference

Was tough though, took me about a whole 2 mins

Going to try install my rocker guards today, have to head to Maramarua to pick up some outdoor furniture for the new house so not sure how long that will take. But taking the Jeep so should be able to keep my speed up on the bombays (need a full tank of gas first though haha)

Half way through my rocker guards, took the old steps off and the extra flare part, but will leave it until next weekend. Don't want to run out of light so will finish them next weekend. held the guard up to the sill and it looks pretty awesome can't wait to get them on! Bit nervous about drilling in to the Jeep though

Everyone like pics:



Mud everywhere when i pull shit off haha, these are the guards on the ground. Pretty heavy duty, got that bedliner stuff on them

Spent 6hours in low range yesterday mud every where ......................... who new you could disc a paddock with a Safari I dont have to get a tractor now

Gave my new (new to me last month) hilux a service, new diesel filter, oil filter and oil, checked gearbox and transfer case oil and changed oil in both diffs. K&N air filter arriving tomorrow.

Diesel filter had what looked like rust in it, both diffs were nasty grey.

Did the work all day yesterday, today went back to the rally site and along with 4 others we took marshalls and who ever that wanted for rides in the buggys. Spent about 3.5 hours did more driving than in the nationals

pulled the 40 out of the garage and took it for drive around town and the shore. stopped past sibainmuds place but he wasnt home. so came home and put it back in the garage till it goes for a wof at the end of the week. its only done about 500km in 6 months and 100 of those were today. bring on more summer cruising.

well tentatively sold the Suzuki today. Well swapped it. Will be getting a 250 4x4 quad, a 03 suzuki 50cc scooter, a kayak and a 92 corolla. Selling them all except the kayak as I have been wanting one.

Yeah, sorry Andy. Was at my brother's pulling some parts off my spare motor from T1. Removed, exhaust manifold (for export ), intake manifold (nice clean one for T3), and injectors. Had to go buy a 22mm deep reach socket for the injectors from Repco. While i was there bought some wiper blades (inspired by Fraser )
Haven't fitted them yet as I didn't have half a day spare to complete the mammoth task
Oh, and tightened up a loose hub on T2. Bad news is the front still noisy so will have to throw a cv shaft at it during the week (glad I have spares ready to go)
Quite weekend really

Cheers,

Finally fitted some new wiper blades..after going back and buying the right size after already cutting the first ones (first jap vehicle I've come across that takes the wide blades).
Rebuilt draglink ends, replaced knackered wheel bearings and repacked and tightened the the other side. Productive day really, should be all good for WOF next weekend now. Next on the list timing chain and oil change.

fitted cody extractors with 2 coby mufflers and 2inch piping to my gf's escudo, very happy with the performance difference, but its a bit to loud and sounds like a tin can in the high revs. Also had Drurban come over and fit a new rear wiper blade, while hilux dan applied rainx to the windscreen.

ran out of windscreen washer fluid on takapari road. almost had to call for a recovery but it started raining so all good.

Cameron wrote:ran out of windscreen washer fluid on takapari road. almost had to call for a recovery but it started raining so all good.

Phew.......

skid wrote:

anyone know if its still there?

CLUMZ1 wrote:anyone know if its still there?

Happy Valley Road down by the skool

skid wrote:

CLUMZ1 wrote:anyone know if its still there?

Happy Valley Road down by the skool

goin' for a drive

CLUMZ1 wrote:

skid wrote:

CLUMZ1 wrote:anyone know if its still there?

Happy Valley Road down by the skool

goin' for a drive

Guess its gone now

CLUMZ1 wrote:

skid wrote:

anyone know if its still there?

Prob recovered from that sticky situation and impounded until the 7.5g's? is paid . Too soon?

took the Escudo up north for a party, 770km. as you do. third gear synchro gave up somewhere around mangakino on the way back. might have something to do with it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=M2DUmv82taI

Dr_PC wrote:Did the work all day yesterday, today went back to the rally site and along with 4 others we took marshalls and who ever that wanted for rides in the buggys. Spent about 3.5 hours did more driving than in the nationals

3.5 hours driving on a play day.....
30 hazards X 30 seconds = 15 mins driving on rally day - yep....

Not quite the weekend but close enough...

Made up some practice spring spacers for the rear of the Lada this evening.
It'll be good to chuck them in and see how much of a difference there is.
Then I can try mount the longer front springs and see how it goes, no idea how much of a lift it'll give though

Probably going to order the necessary parts tonight too (have to call the guy in England, man I hate having different time zones ), so then I just have to get the alty off Sibainmud and wire it up and it'll be ready to be sent away to get the brakes and clutch sorted. Sick of bleeding the both of them

As above, missed the weekend, been holed up at home with the flu...
But did drag my sorry as* out to the garage today and fired up the Playdoh, started first pop after 5 weeks sitting in the garage
Drove it out, then in, looked at the wipers and said to myself "nah" too hard the way I am feeling. So removed a few bolts and adjusted the IP timing a bit more advanced. And went over the truck ready for our Woodhill Patrol this weekend..

More "mon schemin" than weekends activities... After googlin the explosive ratio of oxy to aecytal I am off to purchase a supply of baloons to fidddle with.... will show them tools settin off fireworks at 2am what a real boom sounds like at 6.30.... am

More "mon schemin" than weekends activities... After googlin the explosive ratio of oxy to aecytal I am off to purchase a supply of baloons to fidddle with.... will show them tools settin off fireworks at 2am what a real boom sounds like at 6.30.... am

went down to pines beach to watch new brighton fire works. ended up towing out a hilux that didn't realise you had put hubs in and a 2wd van that made it all of 150m from entrance to beach before he buried his wheels in sand should of billed him 8k