JK Unlimited Evolution - Dieselcon

[Dieselcon]

Waiting for the car carrier with my new JK Unlimited crd
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The Oberon - ETA 20th sept 10 ...the ship that brought my jeep down under
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The 10 days wait to final pickup the on 1st Oct 10
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Jeep drive home to Wollongong with 29 kms on it

[Dieselcon]

1 day old
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First outing with family- camping at swan lake
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First off road track..... Bit dirty

[Dieselcon]

Week 2
Adventure to Yalwal area--- stayed on dirt tracks. Nothing heavy
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Week 3
First outing with real 4x4....SJC zigzag trip
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Week 4
2nd outing with SJC Stockton beach..
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No need for shovel or winch.. Girls will do for now !! Keep digging girls ..
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These two weeks were a little hard as dieselcon only had fun tyres and worst still, poor thing had belly rash. Time to start upgrading

[Dieselcon]

Week 5
New meater tyres...just what the doctor ordered
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Quality time spent again with SJC -Yalwal carnival....
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Dam shame could't get lift on time
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Scrubed heaps again thanyou for armour!!!!
Monday 8th Nov - in for lift....
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Wow, I'm only short.... need to head to bunnings an get small step ladder

[Dieselcon]

Time to sell other toy
587 (http://www.carsales.com.au/used-cars/private/NISSAN/SKYLINE/details.aspx?R=9595192&__Nne=20&Cr=0&__Ns=pCar_PrivateSpecialFlag_Int32%7C1%7C%7CpCar_I mageCount_Int32%7C1%7C%7CpCar_LastModifiedDate_Dat eTime%7C1&__N=1216+834+285+257&silo=1003&mode=clp&seot=1&trecs=1&__sid=12919350813A)


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[jk1978]

its coming up good see u at the next trip

[Dieselcon]

Took it out for a quick spin to monkey gum trail, but this tome from southern end off turpentine rd. Didn't travel to far as I was just one lonely jeep. Purpose of trip was to test new lift. I told ARB that with lift i wanted to extend the swayarm link but they said no need. I heard CraigB did substantial damaged to his steering so I needed to ensure things would be ok before next weekend (killingsworth loop). Felt pretty good, however didn't want to flex to much as the sway arm link looked a bit to close to doubling over.
http://tapa.tk/mu/3ce500d3-3691-1bdd.jpg
Jeep has nominal 2" lift, and electronic disconnects
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Will organize extension this week

[tonysrich]

The sway bar on a JK should be parallel to the chassis when the car is on level ground although a 5 degree angle either up or down from that position is acceptable.

Whoever the idiot was at ARB that said that you don't need extended sway bar links either doesn't know what the f**k he is talking about or just doesn't give a shit. Probably both but that isn’t too surprising. It is an unfortunate and sad testament to the 4WD industry in general that we regularly get crap advice like that from 4WD equipment installers that claim to be 4WD experts. Macquarie 4WD is supopsed to have a good reputation but they installed a 3.5 inch lift in my car without bothering to include not only extended sway bar links but extended bump stops as well and unbelievably not even extended brake lines. When I queried them about it after a club member pointed it out to me they simply said they didn’t think it was necessary. More like they just didn’t think at all. But they are the experts and I'm just another dumb arsed customer and a Jeep owner as well. No one in the industry seems to give a shit about Jeep other than the specialist Jeep suppliers.

I’ll be at Killingsworth next weekend, I’ll show you how I’ve setup my rig then if you like. I have a set of adjustable Rubicon Express sway bar links that I replaced on my JK. I don't want them and I'd happily let you have them if you want. Call me through the week, I might be able to get them to you so you can fit them before next weekend.

If you are using ARB Wollongong then I’d guess that you are from the south side like me. I live near Sutherland so if you like we could meet up for the drive up north to Berowra too.

Tony
0410647177
tonysrich@optus.net

[CraigB]

All respect to ARB-WHOEVER said "not need extend swaybar link".

BUT - That is absolute uninformed CRAP. You must. it wont break this week, nor next month, but it WILL break after the lift....and will do so by wearing, due to metal-fatigue. And will do so after a period of time when you will have NO recourse through Warranty and absolutely NONE through dealership.

Look, I have been through this extensively with Jeep and Chrysler Australia...I rang and spoke with ARB. I will say this flat out with no compunction as I have before:

Whoever tells you that you dont need to extend the linkages is not only utterly ignorant of the consequences, but also does not deserve YOUR money.

Take me to task. Or have at least a spare $4500 in your wallet.

Pilameya
CRB

[CraigB]

oh yeah - I like your tyres, they scream SEX! Yes? Of course they do...

Kwahu!

[Miraz]

Will organize extension this week

Get longer rear links, move the rear links to the front....

[Dieselcon]

Sold my skyline today.....little sad, as been building up car over the past few years... Everything rebuilt ready for the track... Lucky owner is real happy.
I'm also happy as now have more money to spend on the JK.

Bar and winch and fridge/freezer coming real soon. Might wait and see if I can get a good price during the camping and 4wd exhibition in march..

[Dieselcon]

Just bought a camper trailer. So really getting into the great out doors. Almost!!.
Now all I have to do is find a five star camping site for the misses and girls!!!! Hot showers, toilets and Austar..
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[Hunno]

Try Lake Lyel camping grounds - has toilets & showers(20c per 2-3mins). Thinking of taking my 4y girl on her 1st camping trip there the weekend of Rydal Show 5/6 Feb. Not sure if I'm even taking the 4wd but just thought I could start her out easy & go from there. there is a camping fee of about $10 a night.

[Dieselcon]

Just order my ARB front bar and 9000lb winch.....
Booked in for the 22nd feb... Now looking forward to getting stuck. Lol

[Dieselcon]

Well after experiencing first hand the advantages of having a bar and winch (many thanks to miraz and hunty), I'm confident I'll be able to use mine when required. Hopefully not for same reason. LOL

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[Miraz]

Looks good - don't forget to update your recovery kit to include the bits and pieces you'll need to use the winch safely.

[reyzor]

gloves, snatch blocks, dampners, RATED shackels, winch extension strap,

[Dieselcon]

Had a play at yalwal on Sunday along monkey gum and mintbush trails had a great time. Only problem was on my way home stopped in a Kiama for an ice-cream and my jeep didn't won't to restart. Could smell like an electrical burning smell from near the battery. Called jeep assist and they came but could not find the fault hence it was towed away.....
Not a happy ending to a great day.

[Dieselcon]

Finally got an answer.. Some how I burnt the starter motor. Looks like solenoid stuck on and cooked starter motor and wiring. Maybe it was when I got stuck in a deep mud pit and had to winch myself out. Winch work well..LOL. .they found mud around starter motor so I guess it was the cause. Should not have happened. Will be repair under warranty which is good but I'm jeepless for another 8 days. Motor coming from Singapore. Bugger
Once I get it back will check another track in yalwal and then will post a trip for early April.

[Dieselcon]

1 year old today.
Clean, new, scratchless
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confidence growing to
weekend warrior..
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Minor electrical glitches but love my jeep.

[SKIZZI]

I Like that last pic :)

[Dieselcon]

New tyres on today. Bighorns again but this time the 305/70/17. They still look small. But when against the 265 wow big difference. Heading up Yalwal this weekend for cleanup Australia day, looking forward to a little play aswell.

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[SKIZZI]

looking good Jose, How were the new tyres?

[Dieselcon]

Tyres only just touch the plastic lining on the rear. Need to add a 1 inch coil spacer in the front and sort out the elec. disconnect . Tyres have given me a 30-40 mm lift. And tyres are inside the flares. But all ok so far

[Dieselcon]

Electrical issues.... Spoilt our trip to Stockton beach. Tynans Wollongong have no idea what is the cause. They sent a report to head office and hopefully will get a response back tomorrow with issue.
What shocked me was a comment from The mechanic " it looks like you use it 4wding.......Regards the electric swaybar, its been through water!!!!!!".. I was shocked... Really shocked. I told them yes it rained the other day. The whole car got wet....am I being un reasonable to expect a different response. I bought a 4wd to use as a 4wd

Very annoyed. Can some one recommend me another jeep service department that deals with used 4wd's south Sydney'ish. Will try suttons in zetland (bought the car there)
Cheers
Jose.

[TRBN8R]

My mates JK dropped Uni Joint caps on the front axles with 6000 Ks on the clock and the dealers first question was do you take it off road..... No the front axle was put in there so we can drive it front wheel drive incase we lose the rear drive shaft.........

[Paul-JK]

Hi Jose,

Not sure about dealers in south Sydney but SVM, either in Chatswood (now technically a Volvo dealership) or Mosman (where the Jeep franchise went after Chatswood) are both good. They have good customer service departments and know their stuff.

I personally wouldn't trust Tynan Wollongong to change a light bulb. I bought my car from them and had no end of trouble with them. Customer service was lousy and Jeep/Chrysler product knowledge was none existent. Some of the rubbish they told me about the Wrangler spec's were comical. I wouldn't ever go back to them. I'm surprised they even recognised your car as a Jeep (they must have been having a good day!).

Paul

[Dieselcon]

Thanks Paul.
Agree, jeep knowledge is none existent. Will keep mosman in mind for future visits
Cheers
Jose

[SteveC]

The dealer at Chatswood (in reality Artarmon) is where I have taken my jeep off & on for 8 years) when specialised things come up. they are very good with their service and explain most things clearly. They even give you an upfront estimate (well on most things anyway).
But don't expect cheap part prices!!

I have found a USA Mopar dealer who will ship Jeep OEM items at incredibly cheap prices. most are 1/4 of the RRP here. That's right 1/4! shipped

[Paul-JK]

The Chatswood operation is now Volvo but I gather they do still service Jeeps (I think Hunty takes his there) but the Jeep/Chrysler franchise moved to Mosman. The Guys they had in Chatswood were very good and I think most of them are still there (rather than moving to Mosman with the franchise). The guys in Mosman also seem to know there stuff though and have helped me out a couple of times.

Yeh, I said they were good. I didn't say they were cheap! They've recently refurbished the showroom section of the Mosman dealership and I think I've paid for half of the refurbishment cost over my last 2 or 3 services!

[Dieselcon]

Well... Finally got a response back from tynans. The electric swaybar will be replaced again under warranty. They believe all the other errors are being caused by voltage drops due to the swaybar fault.
Interesting. Now the waiting game for the swaybar motor....
Have purchased aev procal, evo manual disconnect. And once I've got the new motor I will install it and save the new motor. (your welcome Chrysler)

Need to add that their professionalism had improved from the week before.

[Dieselcon]

Jeeps been parked for 5hrs and went to jump in and bells ringing again and wouldnt start. This time I have a HOTOIL word on the dash.... I guess this was the issue I've had. Hopefully it's a faulty sensor only. Bugger hope it's sorted before Yalwal otherwise will be hitching a ride with someone. 1101

[stevet]

Well... Finally got a response back from tynans. The electric swaybar will be replaced again under warranty. They believe all the other errors are being caused by voltage drops due to the swaybar fault.
Interesting. Now the waiting game for the swaybar motor....
Have purchased aev procal, evo manual disconnect. And once I've got the new motor I will install it and save the new motor. (your welcome Chrysler)

Need to add that their professionalism had improved from the week before.
Tynan's??.................. How did they diaganose that problem??--- They have their scan tool only and "few" "Donor" cars to strip and replace parts with until they "find" the fault........ That is how they workout your fault and make you pay an arm and a leg for poor service........................

Can be a real eye opener sometimes when you find out the truth of how thing's are done even there...............
P.S. Not bagging the mechanic's whom work there, just what they have to work with/without there.........................

[aussiejk]

what codes were coming up...????

[Dieselcon]

Dieselcon is home and seems all is ok. Have new motor on electric disco, which I'm being told was what sent the Jk into limp mode........ Mmmmmmmmmm. Only time will tell.

[Dieselcon]

what codes were coming up...????

Should get a written report this week.

[Dieselcon]

Well havent got confirmation what caused the limp mode but so far all is good.
She's in getting 1" terraflex spacers in the front and also EVO HD swaybar links added swell.
With the procal have recalibrated the speedo to match the 34" bighorns. Prior to calibration I was reading 15.5L/km....now it's reading 13.5.city driving.
Have also disabled the electronic swaybar with the procal and instAlled the manual EVO switch. New motor is safely stored in shed....:) ( not for a rainy day) lol

Also installing driving lights and rock crawling lights... Santas come early..;)

This weekend off with the boys to play....Yippee.

[aussiejk]

Can I borrow your procal to do mine

[SKIZZI]

Unfortunatley eav have thought of this already and for you to use your procal on another car it has to be restored first and you will lose any settings you have changed on the original car

[Dieselcon]

Can I borrow your procal to do mine

Sorry dave..The smart people who made the unit have designed it as a one vehicle only control module. It stores the vin number and hence is only good for my jeep. It can be used on other jeeps but means I have to restore mine back to standard. Give Vic from SBRoffroad a call or similar dbor.etc.

[jeep_jk112]

yeh there not dumb over at aev....
what set up did you go with in regards to those rock crawling lights???
Any pics mate?

Cheers,
Matt

[Dieselcon]

New swaybar link...http://img.tapatalk.com/79dab9bf-4b10-0cea.jpg
Lights tucked under bull bar. Might have to fiddle with angle but not to bad as is.
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[Nekked]

Looking good Jose...

[Dieselcon]

New addition to family......
Out with the camper trailer :(
And IN with the Offroad challenger :)
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Comes with hot plates and grill, small microwave, 90lt 3 way fridge, electric water pump. 12v power trickle charger and deep cycle marine battery
A few xtras added..
tregg hitch
80w Solar panels
Twin 9kg gas bottle
Wind out awning
Ratched jockey wheel (good for tight places)
Now we are ready for camp coffs and jambo.
Even the misses might come.
:)

[Hunty]

New addition to family......
Out with the camper trailer :(
And IN with the Offroad challenger :)
:)

Maaaaaate
Looking good! - can't wait to see it in the flesh :)

[jeep_jk112]

misses wasn't a fan of the other one eh?

[Dieselcon]

misses wasn't a fan of the other one eh?

no wasn't the misses.... it was me. to much work for an overnight stay.... but great for large family and plus 2 day stop. Very happy for trade in... $4.5k, and i payed $4k 12 months ago with no mod's done.

[Dieselcon]

After a night run in Yalwal a few weeks ago I realised that the spotties were good for highway driving and not that great in the tight scrub. So installed some new flood lights. They are SCA 35W 7 LED. Flood lights. Brilliant white light. 2500LM

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Cheers

Jose

[Dieselcon]

Just update the photos in my buildup thread as some had become corrupted.
And I ive added some of my favourite pics here with the SJC
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and some others
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cheers

[Dieselcon]

AND
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Its a great way of life
cheers

Jose

[Dieselcon]

Picked up the New camper today...
http://img.tapatalk.com/cb332bb0-c7ae-d088.jpg
Hmmmmm....Measurements were just right...lucky ;)
http://img.tapatalk.com/cb332bb0-c7ea-5ded.jpg

[jeep_jk112]

Saweet as mate, awesome trade In also.
I can see how your old one was a hassle for overnighters, compared to bugsy's camper!
This isnt a campertrailer though this is something different! that can handle the rough roads.
I don't have the family and kids to justify sleeping like a king out bush:highly_amused:

[Hunty]

Hey Jose
Can't wait to see it - looks great mate!

[Dieselcon]

Yeh little bigger than a camper but kids and misses love it. Which should equal to more weekends out :)

[Cpage66]

Likee likee...

[Hunno]

Yeh little bigger than a camper but kids and misses love it. Which should equal to more weekends out :)


The old saying seems true

Happy Wife, Happy life!

[jeep_jk112]

What does this beast weigh in at?
Do you think you will need to go an after market tranny cooler to keep the Crd settled?

[aussiejk]

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Good to see light brackets on and some lights on there

[Dieselcon]

Hooked up TV bracket and checked that the tv worked. Yippee, now I have a dog house when I'm in trouble... Again.:)1301

[Dieselcon]

Replaced the JKU with http://img.tapatalk.com/8fee41ca-3428-17d2.jpg
Dieselcon back at jeep with transmission trouble... Up for rebuild just like my knee. Hope it's all done for jambo..:)
Thought I had done a front ujoint but jeep telling me it's the transmission. Thought transmission was indestructable. Hmmmmmm

[jeep_jk112]

Bugger!!! hope you get it back in a reasonable time frame mate.

[Dieselcon]

Spent the day playing with the Jeeps with Kev. We Installed the softtop, instruction none existent so fumbled our way through.
Will update pics that i took using my DSLR, but computer is down to download. So heres a few i took with the iphone. In all the excitement forgot to take a frontal of mine using my iPhone. Bugger
First pic is kev's with his 4" lift... Wow it's high.
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Kevs lift is 30mm higher than mine.

[Dieselcon]

Installed a rear table for the back of the Jk. Did it for under $40.
From bunnings
Tie down strap$10.28. It was 4m, only need 1m so rest will go in tool box
12mm plywood cut to size 345x700mm
Metal screws and hinges$14
From clark rubber
Tornea strap and button $4.50
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[Maggie]

That is a great invention Jose

[Dieselcon]

That is a great invention Jose

Seen it on ajor. It's a great idea and I'm stoked that I put it together in 30 minutes. All I need to do is paint it.

[Paul-JK]

Great stuff Jose. I've been meaning to do this for ages. I'll get around to everything eventually.

[Will2003tj]

ohh awesome idea! good place to rest your lunch!!

[Dieselcon]

Not much, but I've added a very budget draw system in the rear. Atleast it helps things stay organized.
For under $45 bucks excluding carpet... Might get a chance next weekend to cover, but I doubt it as I will be getting van ready for jambo:)
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[Dieselcon]

Well finally have upgraded the flimsy steering components with heavy duty currie components. Also new ball joints, front drive shaft and front locker. This should be enough for atleast 6 months;)
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[SKIZZI]

Good job. Ready for yalwal ;)

[jbrad]

Black rims now, LED bar on the front, all steering, driveline and diff work... Can we swap? Nice job Jose.

[Dieselcon]

Bigger lift was attempted last weekend..... ARB 2" lift to the 4.5" Skizzi Teraflex lift.

9 hrs of Hard work.... but with huge rewards......:)

Step1
Find a Mate that has a real car hoist in his backyard..lol......(and i did)
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Step 2
Undo Tie rod /drag link install drag link flip and pan-hard bracket

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Reinstall with extended brake lines bracket, springs and Shock/relocation brackets, and observe the 7" of droop increase. Down travel was stopped due to the drive shaft hitting the the transmission bash plate...(note to self--- modify bash plate for more droop, Also need longer brake line)

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The result of the Currie Draglink flip and Panhard bracket
(note to self--- Wheel spacer required to clear tie-rod or require after market wheels)
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Rear pan-hard Bracket, Shock relocation bracket and Sway-bar drop bracket
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This is the final STANCE....Love it.. :)
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PS...Upgrade NOT COMPLETE :(
Adjustable Lower Control Arms, Longer brake lines, Wheel spacers, bash plate modification
Hopefully I will get it done this Weekend...Will be an awesome fathers day..lol

(Due to caster being less positive hence the need for adjustable LCA- the steering is very awkward/SCARY, so limited to ~70km/h)

Cheers

Jose

[Dieselcon]

Well...
Finally installed LCA and extended Brakes...plus.....Will be adding Vinyl to the Doors to protect it from the scrub..

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Haven't decided yet... but either the blue or red :)
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This is a mates business.....he can do plain colours and even murals...
If your interested and want approximate costs PM me,

Cheers

Jose

[Hunno]

Blue/purple, red & black is over done

[Dieselcon]

just a bit more Flex..lol
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Now have to extend sensor cable and modify ARB bar to clear wheels on full up travel.

Never ending ..lol
very stoked :)

[Dieselcon]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdcW9SrtUQE

[Dieselcon]

Just order/payed for the new Axels from Phil - DBOR NSW....Replacing the stockos with a vastly superior axel

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4340 chromoly Axels from Nitro Gear

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Also stripped down and and cleaned the Rubicon Disco and re-greased it..... sick of driving with it stuck in the unlocked position.
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Drove it today and its awesome..... no more boat.lol

[Dieselcon]

finally installed the Nitro Axels.. new Ball joints, synergy track bar, lower Control arm... and UCA bushes.....Drives with Manners...
Waiting on the remainder of the Synergy Control arms and then will be set for another 3 years.

[Nekked]

This is a great rig Jose... Cannot wait to get out with you again...

[Dieselcon]

One scary moment ... All the money we spend on our jeeps ...it only takes a bad line to end in tears....2633

[DanD]

One scary moment ... All the money we spend on our jeeps ...it only takes a bad line to end in tears....2633

:O !! Forget about needing new trousers after something like that - I'd need a new seat :/ !!

[Paul-JK]

Oh yeh, I'll bet that got the pucker factor going! What took longer, the heart rate to come back down afterwards or retrieving the seat covers from their new home up where the sun don't shine?

Bet you were glad you didn't have the hard top on. The extra weight up top might have changed the outcome.

[Dieselcon]

To answer Paul's questions yes yes and yes ... Lol....it was one of those moments but so happy it was captured on film :) .

[rupicon]

nice pic, been there done that

[Dieselcon]

Installed trailmod removable flares today.....
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:)

[Dieselcon]

Some flexing Pics...of the Engineered Dieselcon

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Still got more flex in it... looking forward to the ramp comp on the Saturday afternoon at Grease Monkey.

Have invited the Engineer to Grease Monkey... Hopefully he can make it. :)

Cheers
Jose

[Dieselcon]

Farewelled Dieselcon today... It was traded in on DC MK2 a new WK2 limited speced up with tow pack/ luxury pack/ dual pane sunroof/ others ???... DieselCon MK2 is awesome but will not be following its predecessor..will be our tourer and tow rig.

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[Dru]

RIP Deiselcon the first. <sniff> wow oh wow.

the king is dead long live the king, WKII!

PS see ya at Bendethra