Sounds like you had a good day (apart from the engine drama).
Can't wait for the video.
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Sounds like you had a good day (apart from the engine drama).
Can't wait for the video.
Sounds awesome mate - sorry to hear about the engine though .. no one likes to see that ..
Looking forward to the vids!!
nice pics man
well just got back from Sydney today to the news that a small group from my Club has been granted a permit into a long term closed section of the Otways for a single day in December.!!! MVO Tracks that i have only heard about. never seen. Cant wait!!!..
This is what the GQ was built for. I will try and get some good pics.
Sorry cant say what tracks though. Very very excited though.
Sounds awesome champion!!! Yep, plenty of pics and vids!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD
Love ur pics mate! :D
Cheers Adrian appreciate your comments.
Well went out to the Birthday Party of ol' mate the 80 owner (the Rogue Dung Beetle) last night and i caught up with Simon from 4WD TV. He tells me that they have just put the finishing touches on my "Your Rig" segment for the show as well as the story of our trip up that Monster hill in Wombat. He said it is a great segment and fairly lengthy and we should see that in the early new year!!..
I'll let you guys know when to look out for it and i will likely embed it here once its been on!.
Look out for the Forum Sticker. ;)
Excited.
... and what else happened at the party?Quote:
Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD
http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forum...a-owner/page30
Pollution!Quote:
Originally Posted by djc123
Just say the word mate & I'll splat em so hard, the last thing to go through there mind will be there a&^%......................hahahahahahahahahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD
Another Patrol owner scared of the dark!!!!! You and Fletcha would make good rellies. PML
Seriously, I'm really envious of both of you guys. One day, I'll be up there with ya. Great set of lights.
I too, look forward to seeing the vid and reading the book. lol
Take care out there and enjoy.
Rossco
Great stuff Daz, I can't wait to see the vid...
Teaser pic!
I had a Big day yesterday. Hard Core! Awesome. I'll be back with a heap of pics later but just about to drop into a tough spot. One Way trip. Get it done.
Here goes nuffin ;)
http://nissanpatrol.com.au/images/Ac...g?t=1322443494
Now I can't wait to see the pics ... :)
looking forward to the pics man, how ya find that light bar up top?
So i promised some pics of my day and here are a few, see how i go for time, might get a few more than a few up??
Well we have a big drive planned next weekend into Permit country in the Otways and just wanted to make sure the cars were running ok. We had a MASSIVE amount of rain on Saturday so the Bush was calling us on Sunday for a quick spin.
Small but heavily modified group gathered for a bit of a play and out we went to Paddy's Swamp. Its a spot that get a bit of traffic but we kinda went random and tired our luck in areas not often travelled and certainly a big car had not done these tracks in many years. Tracks they were though. No crunching bush for us.
Danny the Rogue Dung Beetle was my Navi for the day and we had a Zuk fully modded, a GQ LWB running a 5.7 LS1 and a Shortie on Simexes.
Got out for a walk to see if the track was drivable. all parked up.
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Lining up
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Holy Crap! I'm first! Well bugger it here goes nothing!
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In the hands of my spotter, wish he'd stop taking pics and tell me where to point cause i cant see crap! ;)
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So you can see my problem.... This is really steep and that is bloody deep.
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You can kind of make out the slope there...
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Love the Nissan!
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getting there
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Remember the rain we had on Saturday! look at the River! I cant believe how dry it was in this bush!
The river is the bottom and now its going to get interesting, its been a commute until this point!
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I didn't get far up the other side before the winch rope got dragged out! The back wheels did not even get off the bottom. The rut at the bottom was more than 600mm deep!
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So the back wheels did not follow the front wheels, i'm off the edge and need to drag the back up a 1.5m drop off.
Sitting on its chassis rails, fully locked, all 4 wheels spinning, not making a dent!
BIG WINCH!
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The only way is up now
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Nah do the maths, way too much weight there! time for a double line pull.
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http://nissanpatrol.com.au/images/Ac...g?t=1322484003
Its great to be out with guys that know what they are doing. You can see that i am sitting on my guts.
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With a double line pull comes more winch power, more winch power allow more strain and Snap!
Ummmm? That aint good! Broken Winch rope! The rope is only 4 or 5 winch pulls old! Damn!!
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Danny did the splice, took a few goes but it held the load. The Navi did good for a Toyota driver.;)
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Well the Splice was re done 4 or 5 times and got longer and longer each time it failed. This was a Monster pull and surely could not get much heavier!
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Finally back under my own steam, Love the Nissan, Love the GQ!!
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The Zuk was next, these things are awesome!
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Nice front flex hey!
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Mate just read your entire build thread before heading to work, great photos and some true dedication show over the years.
The "race to the hospital for bubs" post, was a classic.....
Awesome stuff, jealous of your skills mate...love the pics:clapping:
Good pics MR, shame about your rope though mate but looks like you had a good crew with ya....Even that bloody tojo driver does ok...LMAO
thanks for sharing mate looks awsome down your way
plassy what are you saying?? just pick a different line of course the G.Us could do itQuote:
Originally Posted by Plasnart
Thats some good technical wheeling you blokes get up to MR & not a bad looking spot either.
So what was trashed other than the winch rope?
I think that is tonight's update .... and TRASHED it was ....Quote:
Originally Posted by patch697
great shots thr mate, love a good difficult track.
maybe but should still be able to concorQuote:
Originally Posted by Plasnart
Good on you Robbo, glad you like it mate, CheersQuote:
Originally Posted by robbo0001
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Originally Posted by patch697
OHHHHHhhhhh! Yeah! Dont you worry about that, It aint over mate, the fat lady has not sung yet....Quote:
Originally Posted by djc123
Just ran out of steam. I'll have another go now and see if i can get it done.
Nice work! I too am interested in what killed the rope. I use the same raw material for fishing line - obviously a fair bit lighter. :-) Does not like heat nor abrasion in the fishing context
OK so the Zuk got to the bottom and with a bit of guidance had a good run up
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The Zuk was able to get higher up the bank on entry and did a good job of a tough spot.
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He had a couple of runs at it though
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Tried a different line
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You can see where the Nissan had taken the top off and i had done some shovel work but at the end of the day the Zuks are incredible. They can humble a big car.
http://nissanpatrol.com.au/images/Ac...g?t=1322566795
So back to the first line he took and got a better run
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Popped up
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Nice flex, these Zuks are wicked little things
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The bloody thing drove it!!!
hmmmm something has happened to Photobucket, it wont let me edit any more pics?? It just crashes. Might have to come back tomorrow!!
Teaser pic
BUGGER!
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Now thats how you smash a CV right there...... Buggers right mate.
Lucky you keep all those spare axles stashed away.
Shame Dazz, thats seriously munched mate!
Can't wait to hear the write about this one too....
Well guys there is a massive write up coming on the repair of the hub above!
Old mate the Rogue Dung Beetle has been a huge help and he and i have spent the last 16 hours rebuilding the front end of the GQ. MASSIVE TASK.
We did a full swivel hub rebuild and replaced the wheel bearings to the front. There was a fair bit of damage to the knuckle housing but some very neat dremel work by Danny had it looking sweet.
We took a heap of pics and will be able to do a CV & Swivel Hub rebuild thread in the DIY section in the coming days.
Knackered now though and picking up Danny at 5:15am for a 6am meet-up in the morning to go do an extreme trip into the Otways........ Watch this space! Yeah Ha!!
Thanks Danny, Your a Champ mate!
I love the smell of Diff Oil in the Morning.... ;)
the Permit drive is this weekend, the trip last weekend was just to make sure everything worked ;) Got a little carried away..LMAO
All works now but ;)
Mate. You're very welcome. Glad we got everything sorted for tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD
Great work Danny, and look forward to the DIY thread guys, that will be a ripper post for us!!!