Offroad-Express

Made some new chassis brackets for the rear sway bar (Which came down from JAFA land - Wohooo) and got that and the front mounted up. Thought I would test it and nearly ended up in the bank Handles like a bloody race car now

Tomorrows job, handbrake cables and modify rear towbar for receiver hitch.

cool videos mate

Well I have done all my weekend achievements in one day. Competed in the manukau winch challenge. Came 6th in class. Improvement from last year. Now stiff and sore. Need rest.....

Jumped in the passenger seat of a Safari to go and have a look at the Possum Palace. Awesome bit of land with some cool tracks, shame my 4wd wasn't working The winch and snatch strap got a good workout!









Slid off the track, gets real greasy there with a bit of rain!

zukmeista wrote:

There are some great tracks there for sure…. and only 30 minutes from home
Spend this morning cleaning the hilux

starting tidying the V12 up for the transplant.... next step cams out and valve stem seals, 24 of the little farkers......
oh yeah, new battery in disco, so it now starts, and new disks and and pads, the steel on steel noise is damned annoying...
Pedro

finally got around to doing the head gasket in the ute i got a few weeks ago. forgot how fun they are to drive.
ran out of momentum to mow the lawns thou'

zukmeista wrote:
Slid off the track, gets real greasy there with a bit of rain!

Yup that was definately an arse going from blow to suck haha - didnt take much on those tyres tho!

The cowshed high pressure hose took care of the clay/mud off me truck this evening - after a successful day fishing down bream bay
Time to look at some bigger/better tyres

Who's is the surf with leaf sprung front? Go good?

J_Dub wrote:Who's is the surf with leaf sprung front? Go good?

If you mean the leaf sprung hilux at possum palace, it is mine, auto lockers front and rear, 2 inch spring lift, worn 31 inch mts and a 2.8 NA diesel.

It goes well, until you need power (sand, deep mud etc) but climbs the rutty dry stuff unless it bellies or rests the rear towbar frame on a bank.

Spent the day building stages for the NZ1 winch challenge.
Link and a couple of pics here.

viewtopic.php?f=26&t=42400&p=434162#p434162

did a few minor repairs fow a wof today. nothing major tho.

Finished making the dump pipe to bolt up to my rebuilt CT20 turbo which has been rebuilt by Steve Murch the other day too.
Cant wait to get it on the hilux