Nice one mate, enough of these Runs and you will be itching for new suspension in no time!
Getting OME lift tomorrow for the run on Sat was going to call opp lock but I got a good deal at mannell motors and running out of time to have it ready for Sat.
Getting OME lift tomorrow for the run on Sat was going to call opp lock but I got a good deal at mannell motors and running out of time to have it ready for Sat.
tracks will be good fun after this rain
Nice one mate, be interest to see how it compares to the TD as i nearly got that. Look forward to seeing it tomorrow.
My Rig: 150 GXL D4D, Tough Dog adjustable suspension with 60mm lift, Polyair bags, ARB Winch Bar, Warn Winch with Dynamica Rope, Outback Ideas recovery points, GME UHF, HID Low/High Beam, Lightforce Genesis HID Spots, Dual Battery Setup with rear power outlets, ARB air compressor in engine bay, ~30L Watertank mounted behind fueltank.
Alright, looks like we have 4 cars for the day, this is a good number. Meeting place will be the usual Richmond McDonalds.
What to bring:
Recovery Gear (Straps, Maxtrax, Shackles, etc)
Lunch (Ill probably be bringing a portable gas stove and fry pan, your welcome to throw a sausage or two on)
Wet Weather Gear, given its been wet, id expect it to be slightly muddy.
Cameras!!!
Anyway any questions let me know, otherwise we can meet @ Richmond McDonalds @ 7:30AM
My Rig: 150 GXL D4D, Tough Dog adjustable suspension with 60mm lift, Polyair bags, ARB Winch Bar, Warn Winch with Dynamica Rope, Outback Ideas recovery points, GME UHF, HID Low/High Beam, Lightforce Genesis HID Spots, Dual Battery Setup with rear power outlets, ARB air compressor in engine bay, ~30L Watertank mounted behind fueltank.
can't join you guys this time. enjoy the trip. wait for trip report.
I currently are stuck in fighting time to return a poor engineering winch bull bar back to Tigerz11 store which they posted on Ebay as a fully compatible winch bar for Prado 90s. I paid $$$ then only to find out that I had an in-completed bull bar with extremely bad design, very bad quality lamps for signal and fog lights (moisture comes into the lights quickly) and no responsibility in term of quality and design.
James
- Manual RV 97 3.4 Petrol
2" TD-BFG KM2 265/75/16-Dual battery-Maxtrax-Hi Lift Jack-DVD Kenwood 6.1"-12.1" sunvisor LCD x 2-9" headrest LCD x 2-9" HID 100W internal ballast x 6-HID headlight-Air pump in engine bay-Uniden 7760NB-Roof rack TJM-Roof box
OK, what a day. We all had a lot of fun starting with meeting at Richmond at a balmy 2 deg and we had 4 x 150's and a 90. We then drove to the Zig Zag carpark and enroute I had the aural pleasure of being overtaken by a Maserati in the overtaking lane just before the speed camera and the boot was planted and yes it was worth winding down the window for. It sounded so much better the than the SS that followed shortly after, even the Highway patrol thought so and was talking to the SS on the side of the road a little later on, bummer.
After looking at the frost covered ground we all arrived at the car park and aired down. We followed a fairly standard route, Happy Valley with ice covered puddles, Wombat Holes and Diff buster. All were a little wet and soft after the recent precipitation and the greenies would be saddened to know that a tree had fallen over and we did stop and give our condolences.
From there we followed Ryan out to another viewing point of The Lost City, lots of fun, plenty of water holes to drive through and arrived to have a beautiful view and warm sunny place for lunch. On the trip back out we took a track we had bypassed on the way in, very nice, challenging and fun climb back up. As we continued and kept following the track, we found another set of wombat holes that tested everyone’s articulation and ability to balance on two wheels.
Next challenge Ryan had for us, was the track up to Moon Rock. We walked it, damn slippery, decided on a plan and Ryan gave a good go but slippery won. We decided muddies may have more success and they did. My attempt went better than we expected and I very successfully passed all the spotters and had to run on memory (which needs an upgrade) and almost got through in one go and finished up stuck but did follow the original plan.
After we had a few goes at getting out, everyone decided they would drive around and would winch me from the top, they did assure me they would come back when it dried out. Ryan did come back and drove down and a very quick and short winch and all was good. We had a bit more fun driving out from here and made it.
By now the sun was lowering almost as fast as the temperature, so we headed out to air up and say our farewells till next time.
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