Offroad-Express

So far so good, went looking for a rear diff head for my SJ410 and found one, however it cost me $250........... and i had to take the bits attached to it



Do I strip it for parts or not ...... (photos do it more justice than it deserves, has quite a bit of rust, but mechanically sweet) Also got Lil pig sorted for a trial on tomorrow down hauraki plains way, big thanks to Chris (rotazuk) for getting my electrics sorted....again Hope fully it drives onto the trailer at the end of the day - thats all I ever hope for

pics of lilpig?

turoa wrote:pics of lilpig?

post some tomorrow pending the state of it

thats kool lilpig....id sell the body to someone building a trials truck that wud be wicked without that canapy on the back cant u imagine on a different chassie v8 and 42" tyres drool

35" is the maximum size tyre allowed in the national trials. Jeez, get it right

and what sick person imagines that?

alright alright so its not your forte.....sorry i dont know the rule book back to front upside down and in german like you probably do hahaha

cmon kids, keep on topic, weekend achievements........

well i started the weekend off really well....

spewing and squirting :puker: ...not fun

but i still got done what i set out to do

went fishing(caught some snapps)

and....



next photo will be with the deck back on ...later in the week at a guess cos im still not feelin too good :puker:

Just got back from the Coast, did No Name, Napoleans Hill, and Mt Greenland.
All quite tame compared to what they used to be like.

lilpigzuk wrote:

turoa wrote:pics of lilpig?

post some tomorrow pending the state of it

Do we get pics yet

Spent most of the day rewiring the surf board auxillary bits with a new illuminated swith panel. (looks to cool for my wreck)
Rok Pup got out the jack and did this







Rok Bitch was unimpressed

rokhound wrote:Spent most of the day rewiring the surf board auxillary bits with a new illuminated swith panel. (looks to cool for my wreck)
Rok Pup got out the jack and did this






He wanted to take the grinder to the front gaurds so they could stay there.
Rok Bitch wasn't so impressed

Still there is always next year.......

those pics didnt wk for me...

Looks great

Give the woman tickets to whatever she most enjoys then trim the guards

Removed the rear tray off the LR cut a bit off the chassis so I formulate a plan to attach the rear cross member. Discovered I need to move a bulkhead mount back 15mm luckily I only tack welded everything on a year ago Removed the bulkhead, guards and front. Back to a rolling chassis ready for the final welding this week.

Chassis cutting made easy with a drop saw.



Mike

Put a wheel bearing kit through the front left hub, lad a concrete slab, and started the small jobs on the truck in preparation for the Westcoast trip at the end of the month.
Al

Richie, (Rolloverova) had bent a spring hanger, so, Saturday, he made a whole new outrigger, and perch. We jacked the dog up and ripped old one right off. cleaned up the hole it made, welded a patch on chassis and remounted new right-rear front hanger.

jobs a goldie now.

all he has to do is stop the bloody thing from bleeding carbon laced oil all over my driveway...... the liberties the loin-fruit takes with his old dad.....

One guess who supplied the cutting disks, grinding disks, the rust kill, the etch primer, the VHT paint?

mike wrote:Removed the rear tray off the LR cut a bit off the chassis so I formulate a plan to attach the rear cross member. Discovered I need to move a bulkhead mount back 15mm luckily I only tack welded everything on a year ago Removed the bulkhead, guards and front. Back to a rolling chassis ready for the final welding this week.

Chassis cutting made easy with a drop saw.



Mike

I like your table

pulled out dents on drivers sill AND passenger boged up the dirvers and painted drivers and started the passenger will finish tomorrow (i have the day off ) and start planning my sill bars and rear bar .....and maybe if i get time fix the dents in the front passenger guard ....that is all

mroffroader wrote:pulled out dents on drivers sill AND passenger boged up the dirvers and painted drivers and started the passenger will finish tomorrow (i have the day off ) and start planning my sill bars and rear bar .....and maybe if i get time fix the dents in the front passenger guard ....that is all

Why are you fixing dents??

so that my car doesnt look like a beat up peice of shit and so i can get a warrent and so it can be freash for when i put my sill bars on so it never happens again AND cuz im bored and i have nothing else to do

and i lost my cap !
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules ... 2676#32676

[quote="mroffroader"]so that my car doesnt look like a beat up peice of shit quote]


what are you saying?

i'm looking forward to getting my first offroad dent on the wagen

i will drive my dented mercedes with pride

Quite productive,fired up the merc,burnt off half a tank of gas...WOW,sounds odd but this car never leaves the yard.
Mowed the lawn,washed the dog,entertained the mrs......Finally got to workon the 4x4,remounting the bars to accommodate the 2" lift from last weekend.

well survived the trial today, (about 1/3 of the field didnt ) Basically set out so all the national trial guys can fine tune for the opening round at labour weekend - so didnt have a hope in hell of doing to well Did zero one hazard though


Made another purchase tonight though, may drastically change my discozuk idea

Well, one of our famous spur of the moment trips again.........

Headed of down to Nat Park at about 7pm on Friday after work. Got to the camp site at Kaimanawa at about 11:30

The goal was to explore a couple of tracks off the Desert Road we had started on at the last trip. One that headed in on Private Land over towards the park boundary through the Tussock towards the mountains and another that ended up at the Pillars of Hurcules and Kaimanawa Road. Also if the River was right, head up the Tongariro River.

We met up with my old man in his LWB Safari later on Saturday and headed up the Tukino access for a play in the snow, and then went for a look up the Tongariro River. That was quickly abandoned as the level was up from last time (spring melt) and i only just made it through the first crossing and nearly dissapeared on the way back accross
I'm looking forward to seeing the video!!!!!!!


The rest of the weekend was pretty successfull, found and drove all the tracks, and found heaps more to explore next time. Looks like a Nat Park weekender in the Summer if anyones keen!!!!!!

Some scenic pic's:















The Datty looks fuken amazing Ben!!!!!!!

wheres the big toes Pete was hoping to see how they wore if at all!!!
sounds like I missed a good trip.

Yeah, wished i had of put the muddies on a couple of times, it was a case of "is there something to winch from on the other side?, yep, ok, hit it!!!" Adds to the challenge

Next trip will require muddies ,mainly for ground clearence accross a narrow but swift river. Need Ben there to send through first

DieselBoy wrote::lol: Yeah, wished i had of put the muddies on a couple of times, it was a case of "is there something to winch from on the other side?, yep, ok, hit it!!!" Adds to the challenge

Next trip will require muddies ,mainly for ground clearence accross a narrow but swift river. Need Ben there to send through first

I been hunting and camping there for a many long year, did you see the big trout that live under the dam spillway? the Bridge under the Waikato falls, I mean. from where your first foto was tooked.
me and Paul was hunting those roads before the tunnles was put in, had heaps of fun too. Did you manage to get to the Pillars from the SH1 side? I never did find THAT track.