all done and ready to go
Submitted: Wednesday, Dec 28, 2005 at 23:55
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Rock Crawler
Well it's been a effort to get the new truck ready , but a couple of midnight runs in the garage and it's finaly ready to roll. You forget how much effort it takes to get a car set up , till you buy a new one and start all over again. The problem is , that you want it to have as many goodies as the last lol .Anyway it' looking like a real 4by now , so time to get away on the family brake . If anyone is going to be around Port Stevens , Ill be in the black hundred series , TUF100 , come up and say Gday , also looking forward to a couple of beach runs.
be safe all and enjoy whatever your doing , looking forwad to catching up again in late jan.
Reply By: Truckster (Vic) - Thursday, Dec 29, 2005 at 00:29
Thursday, Dec 29, 2005 at 00:29
safe trip bloke.
Any photos of this new bus yet?
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Follow Up By: Rock Crawler - Thursday, Dec 29, 2005 at 09:05
Thursday, Dec 29, 2005 at 09:05
Not till she is 8 ft in the air lol
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Thursday, Dec 29, 2005 at 10:56
Thursday, Dec 29, 2005 at 10:56
I wanna be there for that I'll even take the photos :)
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Follow Up By: Rob from Cairns Offroad Training & Tours - Thursday, Dec 29, 2005 at 20:22
Thursday, Dec 29, 2005 at 20:22
There is no such thing as a Tuff 100 series unfortunately. I nkow because I have one. Cheers Rob
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Follow Up By: Rock Crawler - Thursday, Dec 29, 2005 at 22:05
Thursday, Dec 29, 2005 at 22:05
maby because you dont know how to build one ??? lol
Nothing wrong with the hungy mate . I am not to fussed about the front diff gears , as there going in the bin for diffrent ratio. In the hundred they changed the pitch in the gears to make them quiet'r for the Toorack tractor knobs .
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Follow Up By: Rob from Cairns Offroad Training & Tours - Thursday, Dec 29, 2005 at 22:55
Thursday, Dec 29, 2005 at 22:55
4wds are a tool for me I try to leave them as standard as possble as I averge huge ks per year. Just upgrade the
suspension to Bilstiens. I have had 2 100s now and both have proven unreliable. The first n\a diesel did a gear box and my current T\D blew a front diff on an insignificant
creek crossing on the Cape with 6 punters on board. I have been driving Toyotas for over 30 years, each model is nicer to drive but the tuffnes and reliability is gone. You cant even park a 100 series under a mango tree any more as the falling fruit dents the panels I have spent more money repairing 2 100 series in 2 years than I spent on 80 series in 15 years. $70k plus vehicles should be reliable without spending extra money to make them so. Cheers Rob
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Follow Up By: Rock Crawler - Friday, Dec 30, 2005 at 06:00
Friday, Dec 30, 2005 at 06:00
aha , you bought a ifs and expected greatness ? lol
have a good one Rob , im off to P/S
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Follow Up By: Rob from Cairns Offroad Training & Tours - Friday, Dec 30, 2005 at 20:21
Friday, Dec 30, 2005 at 20:21
I bought what will probably be my last Toyota and expected it to be relable regardless of its confguration. Cheers Rob
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Reply By: Big Kidz (Andrew & Jen) - Thursday, Dec 29, 2005 at 09:01
Thursday, Dec 29, 2005 at 09:01
Have a great trip and thanks for your help and advice this year.
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Reply By: Des Lexic - Thursday, Dec 29, 2005 at 09:44
Thursday, Dec 29, 2005 at 09:44
Have a safe trip Eric. Hope it meets your youngsters specifications now LOL
Look after that front Diff.
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Reply By: Member - JohnR (Vic)&Moses - Thursday, Dec 29, 2005 at 15:52
Thursday, Dec 29, 2005 at 15:52
Funny how as I read this post Eric, I got to Des' post and he said it for me. Nurse the baby and hope it will live up to Dean's expectations of a cool truck..
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Reply By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Thursday, Dec 29, 2005 at 15:58
Thursday, Dec 29, 2005 at 15:58
Yep....havagoodtrip Eric and keep the shiny side up! I know what you mean about being an effort to get a truck up to spec; but geez it's good fun, eh??
I'll be looking forward to seeing the piccys of the 8' lift!!!
Cheers
Roachie
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