Thanks for a great weekend!

[PMC]

G'day lounge lizards,

As you already know, over the last 8 months my health had deteriorated where my self-esteem and morale were at an all-time low, especially when I had to withdraw from the Cape York trip which is currently underway.

However, I organised a tune-up session, B/Q and a 4x4 fun run for the weekend just gone 10/11th August. This turned out to be a fantastic event where everyone thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

I should have changed the name from “10 August Tune-up session & B/Q at my place!” To farken Astro day. Lol This prick hogged the whole day lol, poor old NP99 (Shane) Trekster (Eric) and myself missed out! (Bloody Fireman!) What made things even worse, Astro (Steve) the cheeky prick, and then made all of us work on his Patrol.

Lunch-time was the same; “fark” it was like a Le-Mans 24 hour race start to get to the farken steak sandwiches. Gees that Astro is quick and farken eat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He would put King Kong to shame! Lol

That evening the B/Q went fantastic we had 20 adults and children whom had a great time. I would like to personal thank my mate Alan who recently just retired as a head chef. Alan did all the prep work for the food and also did all cooking for us throughout the day. He did this so that the rest of us could work on farken Astro's Patrol. Lol Also I would like to thank the ladies whom made and provided the lovely deserts and entrees.

Sunday morning was fantastic with Astro giving me orders to cook breakfast, whilst the prick munched his toast, wetting his tonsils with coffee and read the farken papers! Gees this guy has more front than Myer’s!lol

A mate of mine, Kev Smith who is a freelance journalist and writes regularly for 4x4 Action Camper trailer touring and Camping with you 4x4 and has also participated in several 4x4 Action DVDS during his career, organised a 4x4 fun run around the hills and mountains around Coffs Harbour for our forum members.

A special thanks to Kev for organising this day which was action packed from nissanewby conquering the infamous COMMANDO track to Trekster and NP99 getting bogged. Lol

Once again, thanks for Astro (Steve), Nissanewby (Matt), NP99 (Shane), Trekster (Eric) Eric’s father in-law Julian, my mates, Alan and Kev and our wife’s and children whom also attended this fun weekend!

Not forgetting this great forum that allowed us all to get together and finally meet and greet one another. Well done AB.

I am seriously considering to make this a regular event here on the Coffs Coast every year!

PS, I will up load photos soon!

Regards,

RLI
:harhar:

[oncedisturbed]

Good to hear it went well :)


Never underestimate the power of the darkside, let the tap flow through you.

[AB]

Great turnout mate, well done!!!

Annual event sounds like a ripper plan!

[mudnut]

Sounds like us southerners missed a ripper weekend.

[Stropp]

well done paul, you have a big heart mate and i think its you they should all be thanking. It is great that we can through this forum meet great people such as yourself, i hope your health improves mate.

[Astro]

Annual event sounds great.

I'll have to come up with some more mods before then to keep everyone occupied over the weekend.

Alarm seems fixed now as well

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[threedogs]

Sounded like a great weekend lol

[krbrooking]

Good to hear mate, so sorry you had to pull out of the cape trip. Good luck with your health.


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[PMC]

Annual event sounds great.

I'll have to come up with some more mods before then to keep everyone occupied over the weekend.

Alarm seems fixed now as well

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G'day Steve,

Great to here that alarm was fixed! What was the problem?

Regards,

Paul

[Winnie]

Sounds like a good weekend had by all (especially Astro)

[Astro]

I googled the problem when I got home and found heaps of instances with the same issue.

If the alarm is activated (engine immobilised) when the battery is disconnected, it will be immobilised when it's re-connected. Hence the manual over-ride each time I tried to start it. I called into GEM today and Andrew had the remotes working within a couple of minutes. PHEW

AWESOME weekend mate

[Astro]

When are we having a 2-hour forum meet to fix your snorkle/airbox issue??

[PMC]

I googled the problem when I got home and found heaps of instances with the same issue.

If the alarm is activated (engine immobilised) when the battery is disconnected, it will be immobilised when it's re-connected. Hence the manual over-ride each time I tried to start it. I called into GEM today and Andrew had the remotes working within a couple of minutes. PHEW

AWESOME weekend mate

Great news mate!

Regards,

Paul

[nissannewby]

well done paul, you have a big heart mate and i think its you they should all be thanking. It is great that we can through this forum meet great people such as yourself, i hope your health improves mate.

Im with Stropp. While us involved appreciate the thanks without your organisation Paul this wouldn't have happened. So for this we thank you not just for organising it or your hospitality but for being a mate.

[PMC]

G'day Trendsetters,

Here are the photo's that i took of a fantastic weekend!

PS, the first photo is for MudRunner TD, breakfast. Question: Did nissannewby where the same hat in Victoria. lol

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/Turbo%20photos/Injector%20pump/Coffs%20Harbour%20trip/IMG_2139-Copy_zps025d3009.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/Turbo%20photos/Injector%20pump/Coffs%20Harbour%20trip/IMG_2139-Copy_zps025d3009.jpg.html)

Regards,

RLI

[PMC]

G'day Trendsetters,

The following photo's are off the first half off our trip around Coffs Harbour. ie, Rover Trail & Mount Coramba area including nissannewbys conquest of the legendary Commando track and the Bruxner park lookout!

Regards,

RLI

Rover Trail

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2145_zps8e155dcd.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2145_zps8e155dcd.jpg.html)

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http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2149-Copy_zpsb7fb2ba1.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2149-Copy_zpsb7fb2ba1.jpg.html)

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More to follow, over!

[PMC]

Ulidarara National Park

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2163_zps261dabb2.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2163_zps261dabb2.jpg.html)

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More to follow, over!

[PMC]

COMMANDO TRACK!

Trekster getting excited that he doe's not have to do it!

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2166_zps7d97c4d8.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2166_zps7d97c4d8.jpg.html)

Nissannewby half way up Commando!

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2171_zpsc8ef1d8e.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2171_zpsc8ef1d8e.jpg.html)

Nissannewby to busy looking good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2170_zps273c75ee.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2170_zps273c75ee.jpg.html)

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I was the only dumb prick that walked the farken thing! I nearly had a farken heart attack. lol Slipping, sweating, farten and snarling my way up. lol

More to follow over!

[PMC]

COMMANDO CHICKEN TRACK!

The rest following the Chicken track!

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2178_zps29e94588.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2178_zps29e94588.jpg.html)

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2181_zps2154fb42.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2181_zps2154fb42.jpg.html)

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2180_zps1b463b76.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2180_zps1b463b76.jpg.html)

NP99 and his lovely wife enjoying themselves!

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2179_zps9cc4b354.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2179_zps9cc4b354.jpg.html)

More to follow, over!

[PMC]

Bruxner Park lookout!

The motley crew vehicles!

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2155-Copy_zps78375500.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2155-Copy_zps78375500.jpg.html)

The sky walk

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2156-Copy_zps40559739.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2156-Copy_zps40559739.jpg.html)

The motley crew themselves!

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2157_zps14f0dd55.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2157_zps14f0dd55.jpg.html)

More to follow, tomorrow over!

Regards,

RLI

[NP99]

Im with Stropp. While us involved appreciate the thanks without your organisation Paul this wouldn't have happened. So for this we thank you not just for organising it or your hospitality but for being a mate.

Well said Mat. Paul is a true champion, I wish I lived closer to enjoy his friendship more. A wealth of knowledge and a heart as big as pharlap's.

[trekster]

Hahaha nice photo of me in air, glad you didn't post the one up of me posing at the carapark, also is Kev saying you've got a small one on the skywalk Paul? lolololol

[NP99]

Thanks for the recovery too Eric :)

[trekster]

That was steve lol!

[Astro]

I don't recall seeing ANY bogged patrols
:harhar:

[PMC]

I don't recall seeing ANY bogged patrols
:harhar:

Ha Ha, Poo-trols get bogged, Patrols do not. lol

Regards,

RLI

[NP99]

I don't recall seeing ANY bogged patrols
:harhar:

We were just doing user trials on snatch straps........

[Astro]

That's right mate, product evaluation

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[PMC]

Finally we arrived at the top of Mt Coramba look-out!

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2184_zps5684682e.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2184_zps5684682e.jpg.html)

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What a farken view!

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2187_zpsc9606c19.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2187_zpsc9606c19.jpg.html)

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Lunch at a roadside intersection!

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More to follow, over!

[PMC]

The bog hole!

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2229_zps75efe434.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2229_zps75efe434.jpg.html)

Victim number 1

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2199_zpsa7471d13.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2199_zpsa7471d13.jpg.html)

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2201_zps7da55f11.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2201_zps7da55f11.jpg.html)

Nissannewby breaks out the new snatch strap to help recover the TREKSTER! Lol

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2202_zps5c2677f8.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2202_zps5c2677f8.jpg.html)

Nissannewby recovers the Trekster! Lol

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2208_zpse0ef0615.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2208_zpse0ef0615.jpg.html)

Victim number 2 nearly makes it!

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2212_zps43409f44.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2212_zps43409f44.jpg.html)

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nissannewby and Kev look on, whilst NP99 gives it a boot-full!

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2218_zps68fca387.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2218_zps68fca387.jpg.html)

Astro to the rescue!

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2222_zps6a4fa985.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2222_zps6a4fa985.jpg.html)

NP99 surveys the damage to his Patrol with Astro looking on!

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2232_zps32b459b7.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2232_zps32b459b7.jpg.html)

More to follow, over!

[PMC]

Astro's water crossing!

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2234_zps19e6b270.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2234_zps19e6b270.jpg.html)

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2235_zps9178007e.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2235_zps9178007e.jpg.html)

The view from nissannewbys Patrol!

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2238_zps2088653c.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2238_zps2088653c.jpg.html)

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2236_zps8316aaf0.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2236_zps8316aaf0.jpg.html)

End of our journey!

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2239_zpsd9c5a3c4.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2239_zpsd9c5a3c4.jpg.html)

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2240_zps8dc15068.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2240_zps8dc15068.jpg.html)

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/IMG_2241_zps6759832f.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/IMG_2241_zps6759832f.jpg.html)

All the tracks we did on Sunday were only 8 to 12ks, parallel to the Pacific Hwy and between 14 to 20ks from Coffs Harbour.

PS, Gees, i love living here!

Regards,

RLI

[Astro]

The tail lights full worked, just wouldn't fit back in their hole with all the mud caked around the fitting

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[trekster]

Trekster's hole is deeper then it looks hahahaha

[NP99]

Great pics mate. That bloody rear light got sucked out by the mud :)

[Clunk]

Fantastic pics there chaps.....

[NP99]

Paul worked bloody hard getting those pics.....well done mate.

[trekster]

Paul worked bloody hard getting those pics.....well done mate.

And rightly so, The bugger wasn't doing anything else was he!

[NP99]

And I'm betting he does nothing between midnight and 6am :)

[PMC]

G'day Trendsetter!

Coffs Harbour is a fantastic place to visit! Not because i live here.

My advice is you intend on traveling to my back-yard,contact a friend of mine Kevin Smith from Coffs 4WD Tours/Coffs Harbour TJM Megastore on 0439 648 248 or 02 6652-4899. Tell him Paul (RLI) from this forum told you to call for advice where play and visit.

Kevin has produced a book titled Coffs Coast 4WD Destinations. Compulsive reading if you intend playing around this beautiful location! Coast about $30.00. Mention me to either Kevin or Mark to see if they will give you a discount/increase on the book! Also speak to Mark the owner of TJM, he too has a mountain of local Knowledge off the area!

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/Turbo%20photos/IMG_1651.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/Turbo%20photos/IMG_1651.jpg.html)

http://i1067.photobucket.com/albums/u434/RLI1/Turbo%20photos/IMG_1652.jpg (http://s1067.photobucket.com/user/RLI1/media/Turbo%20photos/IMG_1652.jpg.html)

Kevin has appeared on a few of the 4x4 action DVD's over the years with Roothy and the 4x4 action gang! Kevin is also a regular contributor to various Camping and 4x4 magazines. A dead-set fair-dinkum bloke!

PS, Keep an eye out for Kevin s camping articles of the Mid/North coast of NSW. Great reading, packed with heaps of info.

Regards,

Paul (RLI)