Recent 4x4ing anyone?

Joined: 26 Nov 2002 Location: Nannup, Western Australia

So anyone done much 4x4ing lately? Post up a couple of pics maybe...

I havent done anything very serious for a while but heres some pics from the last couple of months...

Peaceful Bay Nov '04

Kalgoorlie Oct '04

Playing on the old Kalgoorlie Gymkhana circuit Oct '04

Joined: 02 Nov 2004

Looks like fun brother.

I was down South near Ulladulla (NSW) on the weekend and checked out a couple of short tracks near my parents place but nothing special.

Heading to Hillend in a few weeks and will get some happy snaps to add then.

Cheers.

Joined: 26 Nov 2002 Location: Nannup, Western Australia

Cheers TC. Smile

Look forward to seeing some pics of the trusty old Jack in action. Cool

Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Location: Brisbane

I went to Janowen 4wd Park two weekends ago. Lots of fun but push in my sill panel just behind the passenger front wheel and damage the rear left underside corner of the tray. Nothing major and it was all in the name of fun.

Hopefully going to Double Island Point this weekend and the next weekend. Then a few trips around Gladstone.

No pics sorry. I have heaps but all the ones of my car are dodgy.

Joined: 26 Nov 2002 Location: Nannup, Western Australia

Yep, fun is why we do it! armsup

So rock sliders on the cards any time soon? Idea

Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Location: Brisbane

I'd like to. Don't want to pay big $$$ for them. I'm going to try and make some myself along with a rear bar.

I have access to a limited engineering workshop so I should be able to get something done. Just no big machine type stuff.

If anyone has any tips on making this stuff it would be much appreciated.

Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Location: Brisbane

These are from my last trip to Janowen.

Going down a very steep hill that begins after a 90 degree left turn after a not so steep up hill

Squeezng between two trees that saw a 100 Series rub its brush bars along both trees

Tray dent

Sill dent. Doesn't actually touch the door. Although it is quite close.

Joined: 02 Nov 2004

haha, great stuff bro.

I would treat those few dents as medals of honour mate and be proud opf them...........lol.

Tip re the bars............Ensure you choose a good welder who knows what he is doing.........dont just go with any dill who reckons he can weld.

There are welders and there are welders.

Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Location: Brisbane

My Dad is a Mechanical Engineer so I'll get him to do any welding that is required however I want some that bolt onto the chassis rails. I don't want ones that weld to the chassis.

As for the dents the front is an easy fix and as for the rear I'm swapping the tray once the bars are made anyway. I have another identical one that doesn't have any dents or tonneau cover rivetted on plastic bits as it was never used.

Joined: 03 Feb 2004 Location: Brisbane, QLD

there hasn't been that much going on in this neck of the woods either... just a couple of short runs out near redbank... heaps of fun was had though... went out in a mates zook while he was driving the fronty Confused

... hly shit those bastards(zooks armsup

) go anywhere(however it was pulled out a couple of times).
I'm really suprised at how much fun you can have when you don't have to worry about bending the car... god bless cheap vehicles Cool

Anywho... i'll post some pics tomorrow when the camera decides to unshit itself

Will

Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Location: Brisbane

I went out to Paradise Road today. Just a quick trip to see how the ute goes after it's minor suspension lift. I was quite surprises with how much difference it made. Places I pushed it to go before I did without lifting a wheel and places I couldn't go I did without too much hassle. Not bad for one inch. I took some wheel travel pics. Nothing too interesting but I might post some when I download my camera.

Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Location: Brisbane

I went on a club trip to Inskip Point last weekend.

This Explorer got stuck exiting the first cutting. His towbar tongue was dragging in the soft sand. I tried ten times to snatch him out but since he would have weighed at least double my weight I only moved him about one foot each attempt. The Explorers driver wasn't helping much though. They had no recovery gear and didn't seem too confident to do what I was trying to tell them to do. In the end it took me and an 80 series two attempts to get him going.

Good shot for the health and safety guys among us. He was standing further away but must have walked down during the recovery.

Neither the 80 or myself got stuck during the recovery. The boat was huge too. A tandem axle trailer and you couldn't even see into the boat it was so high up.

Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Location: Newcastle

here are a couple of pics of me little frontie in the mud on redhead beach in Newcastle.
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Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Location: Newcastle

i can't get my pics to work
ifya wanna see them copy and paste then in to the browers

Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Location: Newcastle

try again

Joined: 09 Nov 2002 Location: Traralgon Vic Aust.

Pics from between Coopers Creek and Bruntons Bridge (near Walhalla) These are from a little while ago. Havn't had much time to go wheelin.

Damn these pics are a bit big, sorry!!!!

Joined: 26 Nov 2002 Location: Nannup, Western Australia

Great pics guys!

I went to Wedge Island last weekend which is about 2 - 2.5 hrs north of Perth. Was good fun playing in the dunes... No real action shots though. Rolling Eyes

http://community.webshots.com/album/226677789kKelvT

Joined: 26 Nov 2002 Location: Nannup, Western Australia

Pic hosting is back up! Yay! armsup