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Howzit! My fiance and I are coming to NZ for 3 weeks and I wanted to see what wheeling in New Zealand was like. I see there is an event on the North Island at Gwavas on Aug 11th and would like to make it there. We will be renting a campervan so I hope that we can get to the area without problems.

A little about me, I am a Mechanical Engineering student and a U.S. Navy Veteran and my fiance is an Accountant. I have a 86 Toyota 4runner that has a few modifications. It has an engine swap from the original 22rte to a 1uzfe mated to a tacoma v6 R150 transmission and dual gear transfer cases, Chevy one ton axles (Dana 60, 14 bolt) with lockers front and rear, 42" Pitbull Rockers, 4-link rear suspension, rear Toyota leafs in the front, DIY beadlock wheels, exo cage, and a Warn 9.5 winch.




We would also like to have any advice on where to go and where not to go.

Hope to meet some of you at the event.

Thanks!
Jesse

Welcome to ORE.

Nice truck dude, got some epic flex going on for 42s

When and where are you flying into/staying etc?

Im sure theres a few people that can take you out wheelin.

If your round auckland for a bit I may be able to organise something for a day trip.

Cheers

Caleb

Howdy
You will love the 4wding opportunities here and really wish you had your own truck on the trip

Here is a link to my Photobucket page with a few South Island 4wd trip albums
http://s999.photobucket.com/user/jasonm ... t=6&page=1
In the South Island two key 4wd bases are the West Coast , see Reefton, Lake Daniel, West Coast,Denniston albums. Also Queenstown as a base, see Macetown,Ohau, Grampian and Tekapo albums

Even in a camper you will be able to see a fair bit of the country but don't get too adventurous by yourselves
Hopefully your time here will co-incide with some club or other trips. Keep us updated

welcome, can i have your axels?
nice rig

Filthy4x4 wrote:Welcome to ORE.

Nice truck dude, got some epic flex going on for 42s

When and where are you flying into/staying etc?

Im sure theres a few people that can take you out wheelin.

If your round auckland for a bit I may be able to organise something for a day trip.

Cheers

Caleb

Thanks! We are flying into Auckland on the 3rd, will be pick up our campervan the next day, and fly to Christchurch on the 16th. We don't really have any plans, but want to hike, ski, paraglide, and zipline.

On the South Island we plan to rent a car and stay at hostels and bed and breakfasts, that is probably were we will ski and maybe zipline. We leave Christchurch on the 24th.

We would be ecstatic if we could ride along on a wheeling adventure.

do you make it to wellington at all?

tycho wrote:Howdy
You will love the 4wding opportunities here and really wish you had your own truck on the trip

Here is a link to my Photobucket page with a few South Island 4wd trip albums
http://s999.photobucket.com/user/jasonm ... t=6&page=1
In the South Island two key 4wd bases are the West Coast , see Reefton, Lake Daniel, West Coast,Denniston albums. Also Queenstown as a base, see Macetown,Ohau, Grampian and Tekapo albums

Even in a camper you will be able to see a fair bit of the country but don't get too adventurous by yourselves
Hopefully your time here will co-incide with some club or other trips. Keep us updated

Thanks, I'll check out the pics when I get time.

MATT4U wrote:welcome, can i have your axels?
nice rig

Lol! No Maybe we can work out something on shipping some down.

basics wrote:do you make it to wellington at all?

I'm sure we will, we plan to go around as much of the island as possible.

Bugger, i sold my Jeep a couple of months ago, would of taken you out in a real 4WD

You'll have a blast here, make sure you take lots of pics to share!

I'm heading to Hawaii in November, hope its nice to me

phraza wrote:Bugger, i sold my Jeep a couple of months ago, would of taken you out in a real 4WD

You'll have a blast here, make sure you take lots of pics to share!

I'm heading to Hawaii in November, hope its nice to me

Haha! What island are you going to? If your coming to Oahu I could show you what it's like to wheel on one tons and 42's. My fiance was born and raised on Kauai and we know quite a bit about what to do on all the islands.

phraza wrote:Bugger, i sold my Jeep a couple of months ago, would of taken you out in a real 4WD

Sounds like I have to carry the Jeep pride on

As an ex 4runner owner I'd be happy to take you guys out to the local tracks north of Auckland. PM me if you interested in a daytrip,

Filthy4x4 wrote:Welcome to ORE.
Nice truck dude, got some epic flex going on for 42s
When and where are you flying into/staying etc?
Im sure theres a few people that can take you out wheelin.
If your round auckland for a bit I may be able to organize something for a day trip.
Cheers
Caleb

Caleb is in the same local club, we sure can put some interesting stuff together

1uzrnr wrote:If your coming to Oahu I could show you what it's like to wheel on one tons and 42's.

Look like you're ready for some Rockwells... ! I rode Moab in a SASd Taco. Are you from the mainland?

Any SASd Pathfinders round your parts?

If you are coming to Queenstown drop me a line we might have something on.
Cheers Nick

president@shotover4wdclub.co.nz

http://www.shotover4wdclub.co.nz

Sorry I haven't responded sooner, we have been in Australia and didn't have access to the internet.

luckyme wrote:

phraza wrote:Bugger, i sold my Jeep a couple of months ago, would of taken you out in a real 4WD

Sounds like I have to carry the Jeep pride on

As an ex 4runner owner I'd be happy to take you guys out to the local tracks north of Auckland. PM me if you interested in a daytrip,

Filthy4x4 wrote:Welcome to ORE.
Nice truck dude, got some epic flex going on for 42s
When and where are you flying into/staying etc?
Im sure theres a few people that can take you out wheelin.
If your round auckland for a bit I may be able to organize something for a day trip.
Cheers
Caleb

Caleb is in the same local club, we sure can put some interesting stuff together

PM inbound!!!!

nicinnz wrote:If you are coming to Queenstown drop me a line we might have something on.
Cheers Nick

president@shotover4wdclub.co.nz

http://www.shotover4wdclub.co.nz

We'll be in touch!

Keep everyone up to date with your travel plans and I'm sure people will offer you a ride on a trip, or offer to make a trip happen if you were in the area. On that note if you are passing through Nelson, let me know

lax2wlg wrote:Look like you're ready for some Rockwells... ! I rode Moab in a SASd Taco. Are you from the mainland?

Any SASd Pathfinders round your parts?

Rockwells would be nice, maybe I'll consider them if I start breaking my 1 tons.

I haven't seen any SAS'd pathfinders, but have seen a few hardbodies with a SFA. All of them for show.

I am from the mainland, but my fiance was born and raised on Kauai and is part Hawaiian.

Smurf wrote:Keep everyone up to date with your travel plans and I'm sure people will offer you a ride on a trip, or offer to make a trip happen if you were in the area. On that note if you are passing through Nelson, let me know

Will do.

Thanks for all the great responses!

Ill be heading to Queenstown over 16-18 August along with another Jeeper. Was thinking about a run into Macetown or through the Nevis Valley.

Nick any recommendations for this time of year?

Let me know if this works out for your timing, maybe we could all hook up with the Shotover 4wd Club

Hi there

The Nevis road is closed this time of year. We tried to get into Macetown a few weeks ago but the was a big slip that had blocked the track, I doubt that the slip has been cleared at this time of year. We are a little bit limited at this time of year due to tacks being closed over the winter months. I will ask around the club see if anyone wants to do a trip somewhere on the weekend of the 18th

Cheers Nick

nicinnz wrote:Hi there

The Nevis road is closed this time of year. We tried to get into Macetown a few weeks ago but the was a big slip that had blocked the track, I doubt that the slip has been cleared at this time of year. We are a little bit limited at this time of year due to tacks being closed over the winter months. I will ask around the club see if anyone wants to do a trip somewhere on the weekend of the 18th

Cheers Nick

Ah well might be skiing then

Thanks for your help this weekend guys, i'm glad you enjoyed it.

We all loved the brownies, thanks Amy

I know Jesse & Amy would like to experience more wheeling and scenery, they have limited access and are heading to the South Island in about 4-5 days, if anyone can take them out for a trip, please PM me and I can put you in touch with them

Cheers

Caleb

Update from Queenstown District Council they expect to have the slip cleared from the Macetown track by the weekend. No ice or snow there at the moment. We will look at taking a run in there on Saturday. Jesse, Amy if you guys make it to Queenstown by Saturday we have a couple of spare seats . My cell is 027 244 8020 or anyone else who is in the area and wants to tag along.