Offroad-Express

Ill start this one off.

Trimmed the rear guards on the safari to stop rubbing at full flex.

Also fitted diff spacers to the front control arms to stop rubbing as well.

Tomorrow I might go and test it out.

Got back into the playdoh after a few months absence..
Made a new short range tank...

And also cut up some plates for mounting the side bars and roll cage.

took my bullbars of to paint them ended up grinding the bolts of. turns out the nuts didn't take to kindly to getting bashed by rocks ahaha. also finaly got round to putting a new arieal on the truck so i have radio for the first time in a year.

Its ALIIIVE. I know, I'll take a video of it running

Oh great, something else to bloody fix lol.
Also cut the bullbar off and re-welded it back closer to center since previous owner had centered it on the winch, which is mounted slightly off center to clear the steering box. Also started patching up the rust holes..think Im going to need a LOT more bog haha

Purchased an r50 terrano for $3k

Suzuki off up north for the nephews to use, they want to do a few comps.
Someone may as well use it.

Brought my old toyota surf ute back, just in the process of fitting new engine.

Getting polaris rzr ready for the Nelson 500 km enduro next month.

mucking around with front end articulation.. So far have gained 3.5" (out of 4") of droop currently working on steering arm interference.. and coil lengths.. but outcome may be worth it

Went to rally woods with Clumz1 and a few other guys off here. Was a great trip. Managed to smash my fan and lose a couple of blades and cut some holes in the radiator.

Might be time for an electric fan conversion.... Sick of repairing my radiator after the fan touches it.

checked front wheel bearings. righthand one need tightening,
made a extension for turbo heat shield, but no riveter at home to attach it, bugger

Threw some longer shocks in the front of the 40, flex has gone from terrible to average The old ones were almost fully extended at ride height

Got sick of trying to find someone to go dirt with so practiced at home to get a photo of new truck.

Had a good day working on the Whale. Changed the viscous fan hub, removed the AC pump, installed an ARB compressor and wired the winch only to find the solinoid pack has had water in it at some stage and is shagged.

All in all had a productive day.

Scored over 400 on my first club trial day went home via river to wash some of the mud off and got stuck then melted my winch trying to get out.
luckily a passing safari dragged me out with all our straps joined together.
Now I have to wait weeks for the seats to dry out
Not the best day out but a good to laugh at after i got home!

well I went to the tect park with the bop 4x4 club, was the only shiny truck to turn up, decided to bite the bullet an do the hard tracks, truck decided to kiss a tree, dented in the drivers door and smashed the handle to bits, went to pick a part, got a new handle, had a go at panel beating and fitting the new handle, it's all together but can't get the handle to work properly and I dunno what I've done wrong haha next weekends mish is pulling it all back apart for the second try