Offroad-Express

front bar rebuild has began ,9" grinder left in the ute soon removed the old bits, now to start on fitting new bits with brush bars down the side, it's a bit like after the damage is done , but nothing new doors and guards can fix it:D

all gone

Just walked in from the garage...2 coats of paint on..most of playdoh chassis.... Need to flip it over later and get the last bit coated....

Picked my new motor up during the week. Now to find a rear sump setup, finish the transfer case and look at making it fit. Finally some progress.

Got some time this evening so made up a temporary mount for my light bar.

Spent most of the day pulling the radiator and intercooler out and giving them a good clean. While I as at it I flushed the cooling system and did an oil change. Now to take it for a run.

Gave the ranger good dung out and listed on trademe, time to go back a few steps and get a older truck so i can start doing harder trips again

KIWI_TERRANO wrote:Gave the ranger good dung out and listed on trademe, time to go back a few steps and get a older truck so i can start doing harder trips again

not surprising, had four customers in the last two weeks say similar things, nothing against the actual ute, just not suitable for there applications anymore, one guy traded his in for a live axle hilux, another is looking at a defender.

Removed the alloy front diff from the escudo and put in a steel one fitted with lockrite locker

Crash bandicoot wrote:

KIWI_TERRANO wrote:Gave the ranger good dung out and listed on trademe, time to go back a few steps and get a older truck so i can start doing harder trips again

not surprising, had four customers in the last two weeks say similar things, nothing against the actual ute, just not suitable for there applications anymore, one guy traded his in for a live axle hilux, another is looking at a defender.

If i didnt write my old one off i would be keeping it does what i want just new ones a bit to tidy and need a good car for mrs so easier to sell ute for tidy car and get a hack so i can starting pushing it harder

Landslip Rally in Pukerau....

my favourite shot https://www.facebook.com/myprofocus/photos/a.430716413617925.94932.136276589728577/829101107112785/?type=1&theater

The rest are on my web site....

http://www.profocus.co.nz/sports/landslip-rally/

plenty more to come....

between the 3 of us that went we shot arounf 4500 photos!

Drained headlights of the river.....
Cleaned workshop
Modified extractors to clear engine mount.
Workshop dirty again..
Designed bar to go over winch and mount new LED spots

Towed the boat to lake coleridge had wheel fall off hilux horied it up to get home now looking for a new passengers side brake setup for ln106 hilux rear axle

my son got a couple of machine tools

Bought a new truck then bought some tyres for it, 80% tread

Bfg mud km2 265/75/16 retail $460 each

I bought 4 for $320.......

Re-wired electric fan with on-off-on switch in cab for permanently on, off , and temperature controlled. Moved all the wires and removed a birds next in the process Cleaned and vacummed the truck out, first time in 3 years It's almost a show car now

Fitted some 15x8s and kl71s to the r50

Saturday:



Sunday:

Some Fella wrote: "Caterpillar" called, they want their dozer blade back!

On a lighter note, had a wee play in the mud, nothing broken, didn't try hard enough and one error put us back to 3rd place for the day.
https://www.facebook.com/c.campbellsphotos/photos/a.1564725077094508.1073741830.1416928338540850/1564780157089000/?type=3&theater

Ide rather no winch at all than have that

coxsy wrote:my son got a couple of machine tools

I have a SOLID workstand for a drill press im selling It's SOLID and is great for getting the drill off the bench. Did I mention it was SOLID! PM me if you would like a pic or to know more.

Worked on the series,

Changed to parabolic springs and new shocks to go along, thanks to rex at http://www.landroverspares.co.nz had to do some mean customness to make it all fit together again, was comtemplating spring over but didn't wana make it into a tippy pig.
Did some more engine work on the 350 and also found a set of standard SATs to roll around on so i stop wearing out the Simexs

callum007 wrote:

Some Fella wrote: "Caterpillar" called, they want their dozer blade back!

J_Dub wrote:Ide rather no winch at all than have that

Yeah I thought it looked pretty shit too but not my truck so whatever...

Took Friday off & celebrated getting a year older with a long weekend involving 4wding in the wilds of the Urewera, a bit of mountainbiking, some beer drinking, spit roasted wild pork, & the company of mates & family. Had great weather too!

Clint