Offroad-Express

Well after many long months the old truck started.

after installing a lift pump, 2 new batteries.

All i need now is a side light ad a tail light

Well I spent most of Saturday morning trying to get the front bumper off my truck so I could mount some tow hooks. After using every curse imaginable, breaking my rachet, ripping alot of skin off my finger and breaking my workshop light I still have a bumper attached to my truck

Reason being is I have one bolt to undo but the F**ker at Toyota who welded the nut onto the chassis did a shit job and the weld broke, after trying a few different things I bolted it all back up and decided to watch TV instead.



Hoping Sunday goes better

Will be spending most of today in the recovery position, gave it one hell of a crack last night though. :drunken: :drunken:

after many weeks in the planning and trying to decide where and how and if to do at all.....

pete came over thismorning and we chopped the shit out of my rear gaurds pretty good job for a couple of hairys in a short amount of time







TYRES WONT RUB NOW ! !

tomorrow.... not sure yet.....

went to the aotea block, mark found out first hand how slow my electric winch is

had my daughters 4th birthday today.

Now I can feel the flu coming on so will probably spend tomorrow dying

skid wrote:had my daughters 4th birthday today.

Now I can feel the flu coming on so will probably spend tomorrow dying

AWwwwwwww...... have a whiskey

did a little bit on the truck, ready for the waiuku state forest run tomorrow a little bit of housework , then when to see the tranformers movie , the best part of the day, a cooool movie

called out this morning for work and then got home and pulled power steering box out of my surf in the rain, but at least its out and think i have one to put back in, fingers crossed its ready for me to pick up and put in by tomorrow. went down to have a chat to rick and get a snorkel and discuss some 'serious' mods on the cards..

wopass wrote:

skid wrote:had my daughters 4th birthday today.

Now I can feel the flu coming on so will probably spend tomorrow dying

AWwwwwwww...... have a whiskey

Been Diving today - few crays Onto the rums now

wopass wrote:after many weeks in the planning and trying to decide where and how and if to do at all.....

pete came over thismorning and we chopped the shit out of my rear gaurds pretty good job for a couple of hairys in a short amount of time

TYRES WONT RUB NOW ! !

tomorrow.... not sure yet.....

Thats a nice line you've chosen. Kept the corner section. I reckon you've got to keep that corner section to keep the original style. Plan to do a similar cut just a bit further back into the corner (moved diff further back) - bit worried about my fibreglass though

MNC wrote:Been Diving today - few crays Onto the rums now

crays ?.... any spare ?

wopass wrote:

MNC wrote:Been Diving today - few crays Onto the rums now

crays ?.... any spare ?

Rums?.....any spare??

Funny boys!

Rums?.....any spare??

tequlia

well, this weekends achievements so far are broken engine mount, stripped shackiel bolt, motor knocikng, need a
radiator that keeps the motor cool

hmm hopfully tomorrow will be better :salut:

went up to aotea block this morning had a bit of a play started over heating after driving through mud hole then saw all blacks will clean out radiator tomorrow.

tara13 wrote:went up to aotea block this morning had a bit of a play started over heating after driving through mud hole then saw all blacks will clean out radiator tomorrow.

ya didn't have to get the spade out again did ya

I took an elderly friend for a drive up to the top of the Akatarawa Road, and part way along Odlins Road. He lost his wife earlier this year. He certainly enjoyed the drive, and the coffee and cake at the cafe at Staglands.

Something in the front disc brake as it got very noisy for a while along Odlins Road, but shortly after we turned around it went away again. Had me worried for a while.

The Jeep is now clean after last weeks trip to Terawhiti, first the water blaster and then a nice warm bucket of car wash. Will have to get underneath tomorrow and check around the transfer case, there was quite a bit of mud & grass jammed up around there.

Cheers
Ian

I as on here last evening when I got a phone call about 9:45 was my sister and her boyfriend gone out in his truck down the Ashley and had gone down a bank and ended up with his bullbars on the ground at the bottom. So he was asking for a tow.

Its a fairly big wild area where he was and in those sort of places its hard to describe where you are its all just willow trees, broom, long grass, tracks and ditches which go on for ages and is lots worse in the dark. We normally identify areas by past events and then try remember how to get there. He mentioned that it was the same bank I got stuck on another time so I instantly knew where he was and fortunately I have spent a fair bit of time there and know the linking tracks.

Jumped in my truck and went and pulled him out, went for a wee strop along some other good tracks and came home about 10:15.

Today I'm planning working on my rental house, rung the tenant last night to confirm I'd be there some time after 9 (didn't feel like getting up too early to head over there and it gives him some time too) and he said "I hope not too early", I said "no it will be after 9 and before 10". "Mate!" he says "its the weekend and stuff, make it 11." Normally I'm there on a sunday at 9:30 but some how this weekend its too early - hmm some people take life too easy, not as though he works hard all week or late at night - infact I think work and him don't belong in the same sentence. Looks like I'll be looking for another tenant - Sundays are my only day I get to do much and if they are gonna be cut into half days its not gonna work!

skid wrote:had my daughters 4th birthday today.

Now I can feel the flu coming on so will probably spend tomorrow dying

Rum and Stones Green Ginger Winew try one of those, if that doesnt work try ten

Did a wide axle conversion to my fathers LN106 (hilux doublecab)
I contacted Jafa (SNR Toyota 4WD parts) about machining us up some a short time back, rather than importing from the US.



Have to say they are absolutely perfect, would highly recommend his services to anyone.
Heres a link to the pic's, I will do a complete write up (how to install) when I get some time
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules ... _album.php

Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:51 pm

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tara13 wrote:
went up to aotea block this morning had a bit of a play started over heating after driving through mud hole then saw all blacks will clean out radiator tomorrow.
ya didn't have to get the spade out again did ya


yep just for a little bit

hosehustler wrote:Did a wide axle conversion to my fathers LN106 (hilux doublecab)
Contacted Jafa about machining us up some a short time back, rather than importing from the US.



Have to say they are absolutely perfect, would highly recommend his services to anyone.
Heres a link to the pic's, I will do a complete write up (how to install) when I get some time
http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules ... _album.php

im interested in how it truns out. keep us posted

Flushed collant system in truck today, water looked as though it was the same stuff that had been put in at the factory.

Haven't done as much as I hoped to as have a cold

After yesterday being so good with gettin the truck running,

i didnt do anything on it today went for a bike ride around the bottle lake

planning trip up waimak then invited to the ashley phone call from mattcruiser on way out there meet up the went playing winched landy out two truckes tied to each other and tree? carried on dug out rangie great day i didn't get stuck now time to clean tommorrow at work I think
great to meet someone from here

had a drive around the waiuku forest had about 50 truck s there ,split into 7 groups

Done No name road today, 1st time all the way had heaps of fun Got towed of pulling dads navara out of holes all good tho Cant work out how to upload pics?? help me[/img]

Rocko wrote:Done No name road today, 1st time all the way had heaps of fun Got towed of pulling dads navara out of holes all good tho Cant work out how to upload pics?? help me[/img]

use http://www.photobucket.com its real easy

coxsy wrote:had a drive around the waiuku forest had about 50 truck s there ,split into 7 groups

shit big turn out coxsy