4x4 tracks in SE QLD
I noticed over the years there's been a fair bit of 4x4 chat around here so I'll ask here.
So, I joined the dark side and bought a 4x4. The bug is starting to bite, have already ordered a better TC, lift kit, some tyres and am looking for a bullbar that doesn't have a 999999999999% markup (I mean really, $1500+ for some metal tube welded together?). Anyone got some recommendations on where I could go to get my toes wet? Preferably easy/mild as the only experience I've had so far is driving a Scat on the beach on Moreton. Oh, and I bought a Jeep Grand Cherokee. Yeah yeah yeah, I don't intend on going too hardcore with mud and whatnot so I think it'll do me fine. |
02:34pm 22/09/09 Permalink
Drive on the Bruce highway if you want a bumpy track.
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02:35pm 22/09/09 Permalink
while not completely ruling out the idea of dirty markup, bullbars now require substantially more R&D because they need to work in with the airbag system in modern vehicles
as for local tracks.. those are slowly getting smothered by housing development but the bush between vennor drive and upper ormeau road at ormeau still has a nice mix from easy to doosy, there's still a few minor tracks at the back of springfield/bellbird park I think and some out at ripley might find more info here http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/forum17.php |
02:39pm 22/09/09 Permalink
yeh if I get me finger out
bit busy moving hose etc atm |
03:10pm 22/09/09 Permalink
I was pretty drunk in the back seat when my mates drove me into some place near ipswich.. probably just on the left of the cunningham highway a few km from ipswich motorway intersection.. Like i said i was drunk, and i'll tell you right now, when i was covered in mud after jumping out into 2ft deep mud to wind a winch out to a tree, i wasn't happy.
Actually i was pretty happy, i was laughing my ass off. |
03:21pm 22/09/09 Permalink
Glasshose Mountains is awesome.
Ormeau is always good but not easy/mild... well maybe if you stayed just to Vennor road. Back of Springfield is getting smaller and smaller by the day and is pretty much gone. Back of Comptom road is shutdown for good now. http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/index.php for all your AusJeeping needs, they do regular SEQ runs you could tag along with. Range from beginer to hard to WTF thats Crazy. Careful though, some of them love the mud. I own a TJ Wrangler and go out with a few guys fairly often (some from here) but not recently as my TJ is a little bit broken, should have it fixed and in Brisbane in about 2 weeks though. Coming up to Summer the days we go out do tend to reduce a bit. |
03:27pm 22/09/09 Permalink
doing cape york in May 2011 ! start packing
It bit me hard too, my 3" lift kit just turned up today from cal offroad, Jim will tell you that it can't go over 2" alas I will prove him wrong! So paveway and I have got that to install on the weekend, trying to get it high enough to fit some bigger tyres under it like Jim sort of said with the bullbars already, they are worth it .. i mean you can get away with a cheap one but when it comes down to it holding up to a front on collision, you'll be glad you paid $2k for it $2k worth of damage is nothing for a small front on accident either, bend your radiator support and break a headlight on a modern vehicle is easily $2k with paint and panel work If you're still learning how to drive it, I'd recommend doing some tracks just off the beaches around SE Qld theres a few tracks that go from tin can bay road back to the beach different levels of difficulty but none are so tough your average 4x4 wouldn't make it through, one of them takes about 2hrs to complete and theres a few different places where you can take the easy, medium or hard way up by TC do you mean traction control? if so, scrap that all together and wait until you get so angry with getting 1/2 way up a hill that you go home and order twin diff locks get a uhf, you'll soon get angry with replacing b82rez in your handheld types because of accidentally leaving them on when you get out of the car |
03:54pm 22/09/09 Permalink
What sort of car do you have tequila?
I'm thinking I'll just go 2" lift and if I have any issues I'll just chuck some wheel spacers in and cut the guards and put some flares on for bigger tyres. By TC I meant Transfer Case. The Grand Cherokess have some funky mechanical traction control thing inside the transfer case that dies pretty easily. Mine is fubar and it's cheaper putting a stronger transfer case in then replacing the broken bit. As an added bonus I get 2hi, 4full time, 4hi offroad, 4lo instead of just full time 4hi and 4lo. I'd absolutely love doing Cape York. Would love to see the entire top end. Have been starting to amass camping gear, haven't been in years so my gears all missing or broken now heh. http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/index.php for all your AusJeeping needs, they do regular SEQ runs you could tag along with. Range from beginer to hard to WTF thats Crazy. Careful though, some of them love the mud. Ahh yep, I signed up there the other week. They're a pretty helpful bunch. Actually I think I'm going to buy an ARB winch bar off one of the guys from there. $800 second hand v $1500 new heh and it's air bag approved. last edited by Syco at 16:28:47 22/Sep/09 |
04:26pm 22/09/09 Permalink
nah I said that if you start going too far over 2-3" with IFS you simply rob yourself of downward travel cos you're just closing the distance between the control arm and the bumpstop. you'll find that out when you fit it though, don't take my word for it :)
unless you put in a drop system, which then opens you to another whole ball of gay that needs addressing |
04:29pm 22/09/09 Permalink
ah yes, go buy this months 4x4 Action magazine and watch the dvd, theres a guy with an insane jeep that he's replaced the transfer case amongst other things
I've got a hilux, unfortunately it has independent front suspension but .. I'm moving on with my life.. I can get about 3" lift out of it by dropping the front diff down to compensate for the cv angle increase with lift I've now got bilsteins front & rear and basically what I'm trying to do is fit 33x11" or 33x12" tyres under it, giving me a total of 4-5" more clearance under my front diff lifting suspension on IFS vehicles does lift the diff, which is about the only benefit of IFS I took my side steps off on sunday and im going to build some rock sliders out of mild steel pipe soon, in an effort to save my sils from being KO'd my old man is also helping me to fabricate a tow bar & rear step (w/ spare wheel carrier off a stub axle for longer trips) +Jims response yeah I know Jim, it'll still be better than the standard setup off road though I've got 4" adjustable bilsteins which I only intend to run at 3" and a 1" drop diff kit I could have spent the same money and done the drop bracket setup but then you have 0 suspension benefit, just extra height above your tyres .. which yes, is gay worst case I can get some new control arms from the US which were designed to fix the IFS down travel problem, but I'll see how I go after this weekend I'm more interested in getting the big tyres on first last edited by tequila at 16:45:26 22/Sep/09 |
04:42pm 22/09/09 Permalink
yeh I'm gonna get rock sliders one day to protect my sills
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04:46pm 22/09/09 Permalink
yeh I'm not trying to say anything against putting a lift in, just clarifying the can't-go-over-2" thing
a 2-3" lift is great |
04:50pm 22/09/09 Permalink
There are a bunch of 4WD parks around brisbane:
Springs - Quite rocky with tracks ranging from moderate to Vehicle write off. Levuka - Mostly Mud with hill climbs through dense forest. City View - Fairly Rocky caters from soft to extreme. Janowen - Mainly black soil open easy to moderate tracks with the occasional rocky hill climb. To name a few. Sundown National park is also quite nice for a weekend camp/drive but is fairly tame. We went to Janowen on the weekend which is up on the cunningham range and had a blast destroying a 60 series. Unfortunately it didn't break. Make sure you always go with atleast one other car incase you get bogged or run into trouble and if something looks tough, walk it first and use a spotter. Try and do some rust proofing before driving on the beach as it'll kill most cars before engine/mechanical failure especially around the windscreen, guards, roof channels and drain holes underneath your car. If you're literally wanting to get your feet wet, extend your diff breathers and don't submerge your car past the air intake. Also get RACQ ultra-care, if you can get your vehicle to the road and say "what ever failed" happened on the road they'll tow you home for free. Can save you many hassles. last edited by ItsMe at 17:27:44 22/Sep/09 |
05:26pm 22/09/09 Permalink
City View isn't really there any more is it? Scenic Rim took over (Not the same guy from City View even though 1/2 of Scenic rim includes old City View areas)
Rover Park is another good one, but 3hrs drive from Brisbane. LCMP is good too, but again further drive. Except maybe Scenic Rim most of those places are best for the weekend (or even long weekend) where as Ormeau/Glasshouse you can still get quite a bit in even if you only go for the day. We're heading down to Levuka in October but i'm not going to have my Jeep back before then :/ I get to Nav it up for a change. |
05:42pm 22/09/09 Permalink
nah pedo-view is closed now I think
scott loves janowen |
06:19pm 22/09/09 Permalink
Yeah city view was shut down and re-opened under Scenic Rim Adventure Park. We've done Springs in a day leaving early Saturday doing all the tracks our vehicles were capable of doing. But yeah you can't go past Glass House Mountains and ormeau for day trips.
At levuka there's a water hole that has deep written on a sign in front, it isn't lying. It's pretty well bottomless. |
06:27pm 22/09/09 Permalink
landcruiser park
http://www.landcruisermountainpark.com.au/ last edited by tequila at 19:41:06 22/Sep/09 |
06:51pm 22/09/09 Permalink
yeh i need to get out on a easy 4wd track with my suzuki grand vitara
just need to fit some AT's on it - any recommendations? Want something slightly larger than stock (235/60/16)...maybe a 235/65/16 or a 225/70/16? |
07:30pm 22/09/09 Permalink
bfg make an a/t in at least one of those sizes, good lookin tyre and plenty of ppl have a good run with them
if the offroad stuff is gonna be once in a blue moon, something a little less aggressive would prolly be better though: http://www.coopertires.com.au/tyres/atr.htm or my favourite brand mickeyt: http://www.mickeythompsontires.com.au/tyres/baja_radial_atz.htm talk to ryan at fourbys whichever way you go |
08:04pm 22/09/09 Permalink
maxis 771 "bravo" or mickey thompson atz
I'd be using ATs too but I decided to just buy a new set of steel rims and put mud terrains on them for when I go away, leave my HTs on most of the time http://unix.org.au/~brett/hilux/bilsteins/bilsteins.jpg boo yah! |
08:06pm 22/09/09 Permalink
Yeah, if you don't go out all that often and dont mind spending some time changing tyres I really suggest a second set of Muddies on Steel rims.
My daily drivers are BFG Muddies and they make a bit of noise on the roads. But I have a very short drive to work, so it doesn't bother me much. I would definatly suggest any BFG or Mickey Thompson. If they are going to be a second set I might also suggest Federals ( http://www.federaltyres.com.au/suv ) but they have a fairly soft rubber, great for off road wheeling but they will wear quicker on the roads. Cheaper then BFG and MT's. I'd go up 2in if it could fit in your wheel arch without fouling anything (254/65x16) but i'm not sure about what you can fit under the Suzie's. 2" might be a stretch on stock suspension. |
08:30pm 22/09/09 Permalink
235/75 apparently fouls on full lock so needs to be smaller than that. I thought about getting say a 1" lift via a coil spring spacer or something but not sure if i want to do that.
Jim: ta, but what is fourbys? these guys? http://www.fourbys.com.au/ |
08:40pm 22/09/09 Permalink
08:42pm 22/09/09 Permalink
heh yeah i know that calculator well from various tyre-related track-racing shenanigans with my s13. i even know what offset is, yes i'm serious.
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08:46pm 22/09/09 Permalink
orbs you should get some 33" muddies
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09:01pm 22/09/09 Permalink
yeh i need to get out on a easy 4wd track with my suzuki grand vitara Well, if you're bored in a few weeks (I've got the front drive shaft out atm due to the fooked bit in the transfer case) and want to give it a go with a nub I'd be up for it. |
09:19pm 22/09/09 Permalink
don't forget TEQ, you can put in a DIFF drop kit for the front about $179, to fix up some of the CV angle if you have any issues.
I just went on a great trip last weekend with the local 4wd club, The new Hilux was well represented. I was amazed at how much more clearance the guy had that just removed his running boards had than mine. So they are next to come off, other than that the biggest complaint is the droppy front end, i dont find the rear to be such a great big issue atm. Are you going to install the Lift kit yourself? or are you taking it to a mob to do? Given your in queensland also dont forget this mob >> http://www.superiorengineering.com.au up at burpengary, carry most the same kits that Caloffroad place does. and localy, so its not far to go pickup last edited by 3x0dus at 22:15:18 22/Sep/09 |
10:13pm 22/09/09 Permalink
go up to Tewantin and jump on the barge for $6
head up to Teewah along the beach and go up the middle track to tin can bay road and then turn left, drive for roughly 5kms or so (i really cant remember) and turn left again, there's another track that takes you all the way back to Teewah beach http://unix.org.au/~brett/hilux/teewah/may2009/resize/IMG_0732.jpg http://unix.org.au/~brett/hilux/teewah/may2009/resize/IMG_0733.jpg http://unix.org.au/~brett/hilux/teewah/may2009/resize/IMG_0734.jpg real basic stuff but like i said but you'll have the option to tackle harder parts of the same track and its all one way, so theres no worrying about people coming back the way you're coming up if you do get stuck theres usually someone else not too far away to help I'm down for a trip if we want to organise a few fellow QGLrs 3x0dus yep I've got the drop diff kit here sitting next to the new suspension I'm doing it myself this weekend, going to drive it for 500ks or so and then tighten it all up again, take it to get an alignment I was shocked when I took my alloy steps off and I was amazed at how much higher it looked too, but in reality its still pretty average clearance underneath I got an ARB winch bar recently and it comes with a really basic bash plate, driving through the middle track on moreton it was basically a sand plough these new 4x4s come out with tyres that are just too small imo, 1" higher is all they really need to not look/drive so pansy off road
yep I actually went to see them cause I went to school with a guy who works there they couldn't really tell me much about the kit and told me to call the guy who they buy them off, i ended up just buying it straight off him because it was less hassle last edited by tequila at 22:21:25 22/Sep/09 |
10:14pm 22/09/09 Permalink
don't worry
on the trip i went on the new triton and the new navara guys all spent some time bending there running boards back into shape. Mine just got some scrapes so wasn't half bad. Im pretty sure your a member over at newhilux.net forums i think its avenger 4x4, they have some decent underbody protection which looks nice, (like full underbody coming soon aswell). Take plenty of pics if you have an offsider when doing the change over. I really goyta get mine lifted before we go the way of NSW/VIC where it looks like its No Lift Period unless engineered. Oh and dont forget to check your brake lines with the lift, on Full flex you might rip your break lines out on the rear. last edited by 3x0dus at 22:29:46 22/Sep/09 |
10:25pm 22/09/09 Permalink
yep I take photos of everything, bad habbit of mine
I'm glad I live in QLD again heh - my lift and wheels are probably going to be illegal but if you dont draw attention to yourself you're generally ok all im going to do with my rock sliders is get 12 bits of plate steel (6 per side) with 4 holes punched in each corner, bolt them to the chassis with high tensile bolts and then weld mild steel piping to the plates, out under the sils, weld another bit of mild steel on top of those and get some pipe bent to finish off either end remove, sand blast, powder coat, wallah i've saved $500+ on ARB rock sliders i bought an extended brake line with the suspension, i knew that would be a problem its only the rear that causes problems but i might replace the fronts too just for the nice feeling of braided lines http://unix.org.au/~brett/hilux/bilsteins/IMG_0822.JPG shackles, leafs, shocks/springs and new bushes, drop diff kit and braided line i have to remove my mudflaps front & rear, might need to manipulate the inner guard a bit too should all be worth it, i'll post a pic on the weekend after its done what are you driving exodus? last edited by tequila at 22:40:04 22/Sep/09 |
10:32pm 22/09/09 Permalink
07 Hilux SR V6
lol nice pic, IronBaby suspension =] |
11:00pm 22/09/09 Permalink
ah nice, how does the v6 go offroad and did you go auto or man?
I went turbo diesel w/ 5spd and i have no complaints, I could have had the auto for next to nothing but wasn't sure how good the auto box would go with serious business 4x4ing thats Jack, he loves the hirux ;) |
11:07pm 22/09/09 Permalink
apparently the auto's arent tooo bad, they are crap on sand tho.
alot of people find it hard to tow anything without putting on a transmission cooler aswell. I went the manual, Love the v6, fuel wise its not that thirsty its actualy pretty good 11-13l per 100km on highway(does slightly better fuel on 120km/hr then 100-105 go figure) around town about 14l/100 depending on how stop start. Off road no complaints, it has heaps of power the max torque is the same as diesel, and pulls max torque around 2400/2600 rpm. I believe the v6 has a slightly different gear ratio for first/second then the diesel, i can prety much sit in low 1st/2nd and idle around most stuff without applying any acceleration but just like the diesel if it needs it it has it on tap. On the recent trip i got to have a look in the engine bay of the Triton, geeez you don't not wanna be the man having to pay when something goes wrong with it out of warranty, and as for space to put anything (dual battery compressor if wanted to upgrade lockers etc). last edited by 3x0dus at 23:21:08 22/Sep/09 last edited by 3x0dus at 23:22:50 22/Sep/09 |
11:18pm 22/09/09 Permalink
that 5/10 year warranty is a crock of s***
the 10 year powertrain bit is only 30000km more than the 5 year warranty somehow your powertrain is in it's own time bubble where it ages at half the time the rest of the car does... |
09:51am 23/09/09 Permalink
Maxis Buckshots (mudders) aren't too bad, I've found them better than the BFG mudders but aren't as good as the MT Baja Claws but much cheaper.
Bigger tyres make a huge difference 4wding however be aware that driving with mudders on the beach sucks. I'd also be interested in a 4x4 event. |
10:53am 23/09/09 Permalink
what's wrong with muds on the beach out of interest, I've never had an issue
once you deflate them which you should regardless of the type, they're all much of a muchness. last fraser trip I was even too lazy to swap out the simex pedes, even those were fine :) |
01:29pm 23/09/09 Permalink
Jeep does fine on the beach with Muddies, but Luke really notices the difference in his Challanger between his Scorpians and BFG Muds.
I think that the Pootrol is just so fat and heavy it doesn't matter what you're driving on in the sand :p |
01:31pm 23/09/09 Permalink
dare you to get 24" cromies for around town
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02:21pm 23/09/09 Permalink
The main problem you get is when you're trying to get into and through cuttings, your MT's will try and dig thus slowing you down while your AT's/slicks will just spin on the top allowing you to keep your speed. They do help distribute the load seeing they are usually wider though.
I've tried driving up a heavily rutted beach cutting with both AT's and MT's, got up first time on the AT's and couldn't get through at all with the MT's. |
03:45pm 23/09/09 Permalink
Heh, Where was I that time? Already at camp with a cold beer in hand?
I really dont notice the difference in the sand with the Jeep, but thats because it's as light as f*** and barely even indents into the sand. I also usually let my tyres down from the start and not just if I start having trouble. |
04:59pm 23/09/09 Permalink
so, when the f** is the next QGL 4x4 day going to be again!?
I havent done the lift kit yet on the commander, so nothing too extreme for me. Just want to get te f** out and do stuff. |
05:46pm 23/09/09 Permalink
yeh that'd suit me
gonna be packing and moving house over the next couple of weekends |
07:38pm 23/09/09 Permalink
stock tyres on SR5 rims, I'm putting the muddies on basic steel rims
http://hilux.org.au/wiki/index.php/Brett/SR5 last edited by tequila at 20:58:03 23/Sep/09 |
07:53pm 23/09/09 Permalink
Jim likes his seals, loves the way they sound when scraping over rocks and pretty much orgasms when he can feel the crunching coming up through his seat.
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09:55pm 23/09/09 Permalink
my sills are specially shaped for passing over bumps without making as much contact as they used to
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10:06pm 23/09/09 Permalink
Haha your sils ROCK Jim, I love that s***!
This trip might be worth me getting a roadie and paying my $1000 rego :| |
10:18pm 23/09/09 Permalink
nah 3 litre 6
changing it over for a V8 early next year tho :D |
10:36pm 23/09/09 Permalink
nah it's a 4.4 litre 408kw petrol
awwyeah |
10:55pm 23/09/09 Permalink
but the x6 is so ugleh :(
that motor is sweet though. |
11:14pm 23/09/09 Permalink
nah it's a 4.4 litre 408kw petrol Really? Do they feel like they have that much power? All the ones I've TAKEN OF AT LEGAL SPEED NEXT TO FROM A SET OF LIGHTS have gone quite slow. If so, I'm impressed, Euro SUV's are starting to get some balls. What kind of gear do they have underneath? AWD or 4x4? |
03:26am 24/09/09 Permalink
my 2.8l patrol sometimes is hard to get off the mark... died going up a hill the other day. would clogged injectors be the cause of this? air filter & fuel filter are fine...
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07:09am 24/09/09 Permalink
Really? Do they feel like they have that much power? All the ones I've TAKEN OF AT LEGAL SPEED NEXT TO FROM A SET OF LIGHTS have gone quite slow.there aren't any on the country yet, but their 0-100 time is 4.7 seconds which is reasonable given they are a fat 2300kg you might've dragged a regular X6 V8? which is 300kw, 0-100 in 5.4 or an X5 V8 with the older 4.8 litre, 6.4 seconds 0-100 or something most of the ones you'll see getting around will be the older 3 litre diesel though, closer to 8 or 9 seconds 0-100 :) they're awd would clogged injectors be the cause of this?could be, or could be the pump |
07:52am 24/09/09 Permalink
after 150,000 kms, would the injectors likely to be clogged? injector clean with shellite recommended?
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09:21am 24/09/09 Permalink
nah it's a 4.4 litre 408kw petrol that is some serious mumbo, jimbo |
09:48am 24/09/09 Permalink
and holden need 7 litres to make 3/4 of that power
lolz |
09:56am 24/09/09 Permalink
yeh, although in all fairness bmw are using twin cheaty turbos to get that
torque curve is pretty sweet too, 680nm from 1500rpm thru to 6500 |
10:08am 24/09/09 Permalink
oh twin turbo v8 petrol?
f*** me |
10:09am 24/09/09 Permalink
10:13am 24/09/09 Permalink
you gonna get a fuel card to go with that thing? :/ combined consumption of 13.9L eh? I doubt that's very real world :P
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10:19am 24/09/09 Permalink
that beast is gonna own the road (at least around the schools anyway).
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10:21am 24/09/09 Permalink
nope, but I'm moving out of the mulga to indro just 1 or 2 k's from work so that'll chop roughly 80k's a day off my driving :)
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10:24am 24/09/09 Permalink
don't drive a kilometre to work you mong, walk! :P
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10:30am 24/09/09 Permalink
ah, i see how you can afford such a nice car, by moving to west side slums!
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10:32am 24/09/09 Permalink
f*** if indro is a slum, what the f*** is salisbury
a wasteland? |
10:37am 24/09/09 Permalink
salisbury is like a country town, just its outer inner city
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10:38am 24/09/09 Permalink
a 200 series will still be good for soccermum by the time your kids need it :D
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11:18am 24/09/09 Permalink
hopefully his kids won't be playing horrible soccer
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11:27am 24/09/09 Permalink
You shouldn't need people to 'let you in' while your in the Jeep.
You're in the Jeep, you Let them not be run over. |
05:22pm 24/09/09 Permalink
Woah Jim I bet your dripping into your seat just thinking about that twin turbo V8, I kno I am!
Sif Indro is the slums, its hella expensive there, because it's a great place to live. We bought a house in Karalee, wanted something with space without the million dollar price tag. Kept looking till we found one that made me smile. |
11:55pm 24/09/09 Permalink
I am petey I am
if we were in the same room, we would be dripping together |
06:48am 25/09/09 Permalink
We'll be passing your house a few times tomorrow Fn.
If you're keen head down to the boat ramp (on Park road) like 2min from your place. Walk ~50m past the carpark and we'll be there Skiing. Or just stand in your back yard and wave :p |
07:10am 25/09/09 Permalink
We should like totally webcam Jim
oohhhh now you tell me, I was away all weekend in Midgee(sp?) no mobile coverage WTF, on an organised dirtbike ride! 130 kms both sat and sun. Was awesome, somehow I did an upside down starfish and DIDN'T fall off :O Totally didn't mean too but my ktm tried to kick me off, but I man handled that s*** back into line. Imagine doing a handstand, holding onto the handle bars at 90kmh. SCARY! I left friday, got back late sunday so I didn't your post :( Let me know next time you all should pop around for tea and cookies :) |
07:22am 28/09/09 Permalink
can you make it tea and scones, cookies upset my stomach
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07:56am 28/09/09 Permalink
11:54am 28/09/09 Permalink
just came back from landcruiser park. f*****g wee
edit: although they do need to update their map. top left corner of the map, there should be a f*****g red zigzag.. we almost f***ed ourself real bad last edited by vbcoder at 13:42:27 28/Sep/09 |
01:41pm 28/09/09 Permalink
680nm from 1500rpmphwoar that thing would get out of the hole pretty well |
02:00pm 28/09/09 Permalink
went up friday, came back sunday. cost $105 (f*****g insurance and s***), and used about 60 of fuel bris>lcp>4wding>back to bris.
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02:14pm 28/09/09 Permalink
what am I lookin at teq? the sharp downward angle on your wishbone? :)
although they do need to update their map. top left corner of the map, there should be a f*****g red zigzag.. we almost f***ed ourself real badthere is isn't there? cruiser climb or the top test track? |
03:15pm 28/09/09 Permalink
the top test track is nothing but a flat track. the yellow zig zag that went up, was so eroded, and also went down. either that or it doesn't exist anymore...
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03:36pm 28/09/09 Permalink
I haven't been out there for about 12 months vbcoder
must be one hell of a dustbowl atm with this dry spell |
03:42pm 28/09/09 Permalink
yeah really dry up there. had to travel about 20m behind the car in front for the dust to die down.
fireban as well (it didn't stop people, which is fine with me providing it's small). |
03:58pm 28/09/09 Permalink
Well, my "I'll just buy a cheap 4x4 that needs a bit of work it'll be cheaper" thing isn't working out too well haha..
Got a set of lifted Old Man Emu springs and long travel shocks. (A mate runs a tyre shop, got to do the lift with decent tools, a hoist and an air gun, made it so much easier and scored a free wheel alignment too) Got a new transfer case that lets me run 2hi 4 full time 4 part time and 4lo (a bit in mine was stuffed, was cheaper to upgrade then replace the bit) Just ordered 4 new trailing arms. (After the lift I started getting death wobbles, all the bushes in the trailing arms are rooted, hoping this'll help out) Replaced 2 CV boots. Replaced a front wheel hub assembly. Had Aircon regassed. Replaced two tyres. Upgraded the stereo. Replaced the handbrake shoes (has 4 wheel discs but handbrake is on a separate drum thing, they where fubar) Replaced the air struts for the tailgate. Still gotta replace all the sway bar bushes, find a nice front and rear bar, fit the UHF, buy a set of offroad wheels and tyres, get a winch and probably some skid pans. It's sitting a bit higher now though (The full after photo makes it look lower then it is I reckon) Before: http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs258.snc1/10521_130307120447_726330447_2948701_8001963_n.jpg After: http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs117.snc3/16459_175169895447_726330447_3365123_6101542_n.jpg http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs097.snc3/16459_175162260447_726330447_3364891_1056972_n.jpg last edited by Syco at 21:33:55 12/Nov/09 |
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