Reefton Challenge

peter · Post by **peter** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 9:04 am

[b]Nelson Four Wheel Drive Club Presents:
â€œREEFTON Challengeâ€

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 11:34 am

Already signed up & paid for :thumright:

See ya there!

Cheers
Clint

muddy · Post by **muddy** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 1:36 pm

Also signed up & part-paid...

swampa · Post by **swampa** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 2:42 pm

also signed up and paid for, just wondering if there is any night stages, got a place to stay at backpackers, not much else there.

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:24 pm

Any spectator points?

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:05 pm

What's the cost :?:

Al

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:49 am

albundy wrote:What's the cost
Al

$250/vehicle, includes a few meals.

Cheers
Clint

albundy · Post by **albundy** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:14 am

$250/vehicle, includes a few meals

Shit

You nelson boys funding your retirement fund, or is it to keep the wannabies away :?:

Too much for, but would have been very keen.
Al

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:44 am

When ya compare that to Fred Cassin's $800/ vehicle for 4 days of tough-tough coast to coast it looks pretty cheap.

Did the Nelson teams challenge a year or 2 back & it was heaps of fun, so when I got the call to join a team for this one I wasn't gunna say no.

Cheers
Clint

swampa · Post by **swampa** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:25 am

where are your team mates from clint

nigelb · Post by **nigelb** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:11 am

The entrance fee also helps cover meal and accomodation costs for some of the 30 odd volunteers that come down from Nelson. In 2006 they spent 2 days standing in one spot in the pouring rain marshalling for us. Cheers.

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 10:44 am

swampa wrote:where are your team mates from clint

We're a pretty tight-knit unit

Me from Taupo, My mate Damian from Welly & his mate from somewhere in the deep deep south.

We're sailing over a few days before & are planning to take the scenic route to Reefton, so we'll be having some team practice sessions along the way. Between the pubs we might even fit in a bit of 4wding as well!

Cheers
Clint

SMOKEY · Post by **SMOKEY** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 11:54 am

CLINT, My mate Damian from Welly, Is Damian the one who left CHCH to work for G. Guy motors in Welly, drives a red Nissan? If so he still owes me a shout. Say hi from Fitzy. May catch up with you all in Reefton.

OWE ME A $ & I NEVER FORGET.

FITZY.

swampa · Post by **swampa** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 1:03 pm

clint that would be me, from invercargill

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:47 am

Hi Swampa, looking forward to meeting up. Your wagon sounds pretty cool. I've just got to put on some snorkles & seal the front of the motor & I'll be set to go. Have you seen the thread on my buildup in the Projects & Mods section?

Hi Smokey, yep, that's him. I think I met you at the Nelson challenge a few years back, I was co-driving for Damian.

Cheers
Clint

SMOKEY · Post by **SMOKEY** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 4:52 pm

Hell Clint remember meeting you? some of those Nelson enduro's I don't even remember being at, staying at that Brightwater pub can be a Trap.
Clint, what are you doing to keep the mud off the front crank sensor on the Lexus? I have seen a few V8's stop when the Brain stops working.

A BIT LIKE ME, WHEN THE ELBOW STOPS BENDING
I GO TO SLEEP.

FITZY

Mattman · Post by **Mattman** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:42 pm

Sounds you guys will have the best sounding team Clint with all those 1UZFE's

What are you doing to water proof the front of the motor?

Cheers
Matt.

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 7:56 am

Me mate Klem (Telexs on here) has managed to get the lexus in his winch challenge truck pretty reliable through the water & mud so I'm going to go round to his workshop to do the job & get a few pointers. Basically it's a matter of pulling off all the little plastic covers around the cam belt & siliconing them back on, gumming up a few other holes & putting a seal on the crank between the cam & fan belt pulleys. Then I'll silicone spray all the electrics & soft-seal the plug on the crank sensor.

Cheers
Clint

SMOKEY · Post by **SMOKEY** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 5:50 pm

Clint, was talking to my mate who runs a Lexus V8 and he said the trouble with the crank sensor on the front pully is the mud builds up in the sensor recess and then the cutter won't read the sensor.He hasn't done it to his yet but reckons a windscreen washer set up so it squirts on to the sensor would wash the mud off, could be worth a shot with that West Coast mud.
Now I've got #1 & #2 of your team sorted out and I think I may have sorted out your Southern man ---(swampa) , he may answer this one himself, did you live in Nelson ? , did your Hilux have a 3.8 V6 in it ? , was talking to my son Maurice who lives in Stoke and he was telling me about this vehicle and person that fits the above discription ---- am I close ? .

DON'T LET THE SENSOR GET DIRTY,

FITZY.

swampa · Post by **swampa** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 7:15 pm

thats me, you guys were in nelson doing the day night enduro and i was in a whale"safari", then we sent the hilux down to mike to do a coil conversion, wicked job done by him, reccomend him to anyone!!!