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18-12-2009, 06:07 PM
Issues

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quote:Originally posted by MuZ

looking at that i'm tipping its real, those new rangies come standard with diff locks and fancy traction control, but i would like to see how it'd go somewhere with some decent ruts

The centre diff lock is not a diff lock. Traction control is not a diff lock either. The centre diff lock stops the front to rear wheel power transfer, with the centre diff lock off you can jack one front wheel in the air and stop the vehicle moving. The traction control works by applying brakes to the wheel slipping, only realy works with limited slip diff.
18-12-2009, 06:13 PM
Issues

You can see the angle at the bottum when the disco starts and when the rangy finishes, the gradiant does not apper to change as they climb. It is not what I would call steep and is a flat surface. I would say with some air out of the tyres a turcel would drive it.
19-12-2009, 12:52 AM
kevkatana

I've had the front wheels leave the ground in my 80 series cruiser going up hill. Bloke in the front seat head butted the windscreen screaming FFFAAAARRRRRRKK!!!. And done it with a can in my hand.
19-12-2009, 10:20 AM
Lucas

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quote:Originally posted by kevkatana

I've had the front wheels leave the ground in my 80 series cruiser going up hill. Bloke in the front seat head butted the windscreen screaming FFFAAAARRRRRRKK!!!. And done it with a can in my hand.

:D
19-12-2009, 01:09 PM
JackTar

Real.
19-12-2009, 08:05 PM
BANDITROD

thats clearly real anyone who knows there 4x4's knows it possible
20-12-2009, 08:11 PM
Zbike

thats game to do it with a 60,000$ rover or whatever there worth.
Also the modern rovers have adjustable syspension so they have more ground clearance than they let on whne u see them around the suburbs.
21-12-2009, 10:07 AM
pappas

Here's some photo's of my mates fourby, went up plenty of shit as steep as that vid. Is "slightly" modified though. It's now a ute with a small block Chev in it.

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1261358353.jpg

Jacked up Patrol couldn't get up this rock

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1261438102.jpg

Cruiser does it easy!!

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1261416393.jpg

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1261367087.jpg
21-12-2009, 06:01 PM
Issues

pappas look at what your comparing, just the tyre size is enough to make a difference.
21-12-2009, 09:49 PM
pappas

Yeah mate wasn't really being serious with the comparo. Just remembered I had these photo's and thought I would share.
22-12-2009, 04:12 PM
MuZ

that looks like yalwal out the back of nowra, is it?
23-12-2009, 08:19 AM
pappas

Nope. It's at Menai.
23-12-2009, 11:44 AM
-Dex-

Ah, I remember the days of bbq's at the top of Prado Hill. Awesome place Menai. Shame it's only open to clubs now, and Appins closed off for good too I hear.
23-12-2009, 03:57 PM
old gsxrr

Check this out http://www.orp.com.au/Mpegs/Storman99-0.wmv
24-12-2009, 08:52 PM
hotmilk

pappas pics reminded me of this vid [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsxRgPWPjGw[/youtube] [^]
28-12-2009, 09:51 PM
pappas

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quote:Originally posted by old gsxrr

Check this out http://www.orp.com.au/Mpegs/Storman99-0.wmv

Fuck yeah!
02-01-2010, 09:10 PM
old gsxrr

pretty good for what looks like a stocker huh pappas ?
03-01-2010, 06:45 AM
336LJ

okay probably a noob question.. but. what do you guys do when hittin water like that in a petrol engine, (especially a jap v8!) to make sure the plugs/leads and other shit doesnt get full of water n stop working?
I'm after a diesel luxy for this reason. So I can fill the fucking thing with water thru the windows and not have to swim out if it stalls.
Mate of mine worked ad a merc dealers and some douche tried to drive a brand new "4wd" merc thru a deep creek and filled the guts with water/ and fucked everything (hilarious) zillions of bucks worth of engine now all bent and full of water
03-01-2010, 06:57 AM
336LJ

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quote:Originally posted by old gsxrr

Check this out http://www.orp.com.au/Mpegs/Storman99-0.wmv

holy SHIT thats awesome.
03-01-2010, 08:06 PM
-Dex-

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quote:Originally posted by 336LJ

okay probably a noob question.. but. what do you guys do when hittin water like that in a petrol engine, (especially a jap v8!) to make sure the plugs/leads and other shit doesnt get full of water n stop working?
I'm after a diesel luxy for this reason. So I can fill the fucking thing with water thru the windows and not have to swim out if it stalls.
Mate of mine worked ad a merc dealers and some douche tried to drive a brand new "4wd" merc thru a deep creek and filled the guts with water/ and fucked everything (hilarious) zillions of bucks worth of engine now all bent and full of water

There's a few different things you can do depending on the situation. The first thing to do if you are going to drive in water higher than the headlights is to fit a snorkel. Merc boy wouldn't have had one and water---->intake---->Cylinder---->Piston tries to compress water(which is basically impossible to compress)---->If you're lucky, just bent rods, more likely you'll be doing cams, valves, cranks, and casings too. Also known as fucking your engine.

If you are doing a water crossing the key is to maintain momentum so that the front of the vehicle creates a bow wave. This actually causes the engine and electrical components to stay relatively dry as they are in the depression behind the wave. If you stall out in the middle of a crossing and you don't have a snorkel you have to winch out, remove plugs, crank the engine till all water is expelled from cylinders, and then wait for everything to dry out before attempting to start off again. Also pays to hang the air filter out to dry (or even better swap it out)and use a towel on the airbox and ducting as much as possible.

Water bras (basically a tarp or canvas sheet draped across the front of the vehicle) are good too. Especially if you have a non-switchable thermo fan. They can act as propellers and drive the fan into the rad. I've never seen it but it can happen apparently.

A good coating of Lanolin or something similar around the dizzy, leads and plugs works wonders too. Basically, you just need to run a few preventative measures and you will be sweet 99.9% of the time. It really helps if you go out with a few experienced wheelers for the first few times so you can see how they set their shit up and different driving techniques etc.

Not sure what model lux you're looking at but the earlier diesels need a good tailwind and about 45mins to reach 60km/h. Just sayin'.

That 1UZ lux belongs to a dude named Dave. He's had it for years and it's been through a fair few changes. It's pretty fucking sweet, he's done all the work himself. He's part of the 3rd rock 4wd club in Vic. They have a website if you want to see the build up. The vid Old Gsxrr posted was from either the woodpecker challenge or Nissan trials IIRC. There's a fair few vids from both comps online if you like that sort of thing.

The latest comp that's starting to get big money thrown at it in the states is called King of the Hammers. It mixes high speed desert racing with some hardcore rock sections. They race with purpose built tube framed buggies usually running very hi-po V8s and crazy tyre/suspension combos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3h89lAbzeU

Regardless of whether you're into it or not, there is some absolutely amazing engineering and design behind some of those vehicles.[8D]

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