Menai Arvo/Night Drive 30/09/06 (Now with pics & video)

[stevet]

Hi folks,
Next club drive at Menai-
Where-Gate 8 (at army rifle/gun range gate Meeting time-3.00p.m.
Con. SteveT on Mb-0412-707903
H- 9622-7713 if more info is needed, or, post a reply up on this page.
All attendence requirements have had to be met by all drivers wanting to go eg 1- Member of a 4wd club affil. with N.S.W. 4wd ass.
2- You have attended a Menai clean-up in the last 12 months
3-Your rig has rated recovery points front & rear,
4-Have your own recovery gear if needed.
N.B. If it rained in the preceding 24Hrs, or, if a fire-ban is in place, the trip is automatically cancelled.
Hoping to see as many of you there as can make it. :D 8) :D
This is "C" + "B" grade options. All harder sections have byepass options :wink:
Starters- Jeepy - Matt
CDJK - Chris
Guido129 - ?
ARB87U - Warren :D
Outback - Brian
SteveF - Steve
SteveT - Steve
To confirm---- Cpage66 - Chris
MrGC - ?

[jeepy]

I'll be there, as long as the Sept 23 cleanup is not canned ... again :(

[MRGC]

What are trails rated.

[stevet]

Hi guys,
The tracks at Menai are grade "C"+"B" grade options but there are bypasses around all of the more difficult sections :wink: .
It may pay to remove the hard plastic mudflaps from your jeep and keep them for road use.They seem to tend to be easily pulled off and not cheap to replace :) or get some flexible rubber type ones. Also, a good torch for when it's dark( for spotting/airing-up etc ) & a CB (Chl.15 ).
See you guy's there. :D
P.S. For those that are thinking about it only, remember, it's about the only decent place ( & legal ) to do any 4wd in Sydney, so don't dauddle, drive it & enjoy/appreciate it !. :D
P.S.S. Guest's are always welcomed to attend SJC drives to Menai ( or other runs,) as long as the basic trip attendence requirements have been met e.g. clean-up's/ recovery points etc, and agree to the clubs "Tread Lightly" views/constitution.

[CDKJ]

Hi Steve,
Put me down for the 30th as I will be going to the cleanup on the 23rd.
Chris D :)

[guido129]

Count me in as well. Attended 2 Menais in the past 6 months but never signed on. SHould be OK though.

[arb87u]

if i make the cleanup i am in! :)

[Outback]

Hi Steve,
Count us in. :D
BrianW

[arb87u]

Well as we all know i made the cleanup so consider me in :)

[jeepy]

Count me in. 8)

[CDKJ]

I'm in Steve.

I think I'ill bringing my son along, Roo's son seemed to enjoy himself on Sat. So no reason why Ed shouldn't have a good day out, I showed him a few pics of the cleanup & he thought the tent Jeeps were broken :lol: Funny boy.

CD

[Steve F]

Should be there as well :)

Cheers
Steve

[MRGC]

Im waiting for my cv axles to arrive from the USof A if they do come Ill tag along They told me it is possible Ill get it on thursday if not next time.

[jeepy]

Well it looks like another bumper Saturday for wheelin' ...

6am 18?C

9am 19?C

12pm 19?C

3pm 19?C

6pm 18?C

9pm 17?C


Steve - Do Pizza Hut deliver to Menai? No? Oh well chicken sandwiches it is then.

- matt :))

[CDKJ]

Jeepy,
Don't bring chicken sambo's, just catch a bush turky or a wild chicken & cook it on the bbq :twisted:
CD

[Steve F]

Should ne a good trip with 8 vehicles :) Dont forget the cameras and video.

Cheers
Steve

[Outback]

Hey Steve what time do you think we will finish up ??
We are bringing the grandchildren to push the KJ :D

[arb87u]

front right wheel bearing/hub is on it's way out on mine, i didn't have a chance to fix it during the week, will make for an interesting day 8O 8O

[stevet]

Hi all,
All going well :wink: we should be out by 10.30p.m.. It depends on how long people play in certain area's, related to their rig's ability( look out Mrs Outback 8) ), and the more time to go through parts, photo's, etc.
The C byepass tracks make for an quicker way out if anyone needs to head out early :)
See you all there :D 8)

P.S. ? Hotplate ? or ? sandwiches ? Any views for dinner break/ or drive to finish ? Little Jeeper's are attending remember! 8)

[jeepy]

coupla sandwiches will do the trick - see you at 3.

[Steve F]

I'm going sandwiches as well :)

Cheers
Steve

[Steve F]

Uploading my 40 or so pics now :) Great trip Steve, shame about your CV.

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/gallery/Menai300906

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Menai300906/Menai_019.jpg

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/Menai300906/Menai_024.jpg

Cheers
Steve

[stevet]

Hi all,
Thank's to all that came, hope you enjoyed your drive.proper detail tomorrow,( guess who was the only silly bugger to leave their camera at home :oops: ), but from the pic with warren walking up 80 series, there's gonna be a few more to be seen :D . Yep, the very last step,seems that some things always happen that way :roll: . Goodnight 3 little Jeepers 8)

[Cpage66]

Apologies guys...We were working in the yard and the next thing we knew it was 1630. I didn't notice I had a missed call (Phone was upstairs) until 1930... :oops: :oops: :oops:

Great shot of Warren walking 80 series BTW...

[Steve F]

Guess who else drove 80 Series :) I'm just waiting for the pics.

You missed a good one too, Steve busted a CV on Prado hill at about 8:30 so we called it a night, it was a good one though.

Cheers
Steve

[arb87u]

guess whos hub went 400 metres down the road from gate 8? 8O 8O

Took me 2 hours to drive home haahaha

[Steve F]

Bugger, so I was right about the squeaking then. It had stopped because whatever was causing it had fallen off ;)

Cheers
Steve

[arb87u]

As you guys know i was shooting video yesteday, i am uploading the ones i like to youtube. I will keep editing this post and adding links as the videos are uploaded to youtube.

Warren - 80 Series: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7crggLGtJ-k
SteveT - 80 Series: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rITHc5ipwW0
SteveF - 80 Series: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjtrTHfZR_g
Chris - 80 Series Bypass (Start): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qtqOi34PNw
Chris - 80 Series Bypass (End): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS7QGZ5Po7U
Brian and Matt - 80 Series Bypass: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA4ZAATTyfg
Matt - Unamed Climb: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8JMaYspqAY
SteveF - Unamed Climb: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=616M2bPyWic
SteveT - Unamed Climb: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sBcCjSKfd8

That does it for this trip, no more video worth uploading :)

So would you like to see this continue on future trips, what are your thoughts?

Cheers,

Warren

[arb87u]

what are we calling that little climb the two steve's and matt did?

[arb87u]

because editing a post doesn;t upload the thred last post timestamp, i have finished uploading the video (two posts up).

[Steve F]

Nice videos. I've been watching them as you upload them :) That was a fun day, cant wait for the next one now.

Cheers
Steve

[arb87u]

Video of your xj doing 80 series is much better than still shots :lol:

Undeniable proof haha

I have a few stills that turned out, will upload em in a min

[Steve F]

Cool :)

Cheers
Steve

[arb87u]

Group Shot (aired down ready to roll):
http://123it.com.au/sjc-menai300906/menai%20night%20run%2030.9.06%20001.jpg

SteveT on the climb after the creek before Prado Hill:
http://123it.com.au/sjc-menai300906/menai%20night%20run%2030.9.06%20024.jpg

Brian on the start of the same climb as above (oops):
http://123it.com.au/sjc-menai300906/menai%20night%20run%2030.9.06%20044.jpg

[Outback]

Opps! Warren... Too late to say that now...:( a great night carnage aside. the kids loved the ride in the TJ and XJ SteveT you are a legend..in fact we had trouble getting them back into the KJ afterwards.

[jeepy]

Some awesome pics guys, and a great night.

I will post my pics and videos on Tuesday (sorry have a uni assignment that is not going to type itself).

- matt

[arb87u]

i was yelling for a good 5 seconds before you hit that rock brian 8O

Did it do any damage?

[sir_camel]

80 Series looks like a highway! :lol:

Looks like a great trip guys. Hope to be able to get to one soon. Any chance the next Menai trip can be day time instead of evening?

[Steve F]

80 Series looks like a highway! :lol:

Looks like a great trip guys. Hope to be able to get to one soon. Any chance the next Menai trip can be day time instead of evening?

Wasn't far off it, just had to hit the tracks :) In our defence it was like that when we got there.

Prado hill was looking cool but it was after dark and Steve T busted a CV so nobody else was game to try it :( In hindsight I wish I had.

Cheers
Steve

[Outback]

i was yelling for a good 5 seconds before you hit that rock brian 8O

Did it do any damage?
Not on that one Warren, after all my Jeep is "Plastic" however the steel bit underneath (part of the chassis) that holds the rear trailing arm looks like a beer can that someone has stomped on. I think it happend after dropping onto a ledge on a yet unnamed hill... maybe it should be called "No Warranty Hill" or perhaps it should be just out of bounds for KJ's without rails :?

[arb87u]

erm ok it wasn't my hub (though it is stuffed), i just assumed it was, my panhard rod is erm not connected on the drivers side 8O 8O 8O 8O

[Steve F]

You're lucky it didn't come off at speed, you control arms woul dbe the only thing stoppping the axle moving side to side and they dont do that very well. The steering must have been awful 8O

Cheers
Steve

[arb87u]

Never had a hub go so i just assumed that was what it was, my bad - know for next time :)


http://123it.com.au/images/panhard.jpg

[CDKJ]

Great trip Steve, thanks for the night out. I went to the NRL final last night & I've got to say I had more fun on Sat night (good result for the Broncos).

All the pic's look great, my imac is so old it will not show me the vid's that Warren's got up so I will check them out at work. I've got some good pics and will try to upload them at work also.

This was my 3rd trip off road in the KJ & it was just great. I did get quite worried at one stage under the cover of dark, on our way back thinking I was going to tip over (To be followed by a calm SteveT & Steve F telling me I'm fine and just keep going) My ribs were up against the middle consol & the back left tyre seemed to be floating, with the front right still going down not a situation I've been before. 8O

While having my own fun & finding that I can get through stuff I didn't think my Jeep was able to do (I need muddies). It was great seeing the others get amungst it, SteveF, SteveT & Warren sure like to make things look easy. :?

To top it off the bacon and egg sambos my wife made for me to take for dinner were still warm at tea time :D :D

Oh, the side rail look a small hit & will need a bit of help to get straight again but better that than the bottom of the door.

Great trip
CD

[JPLyn]

Looks like you had a great avo/evening out !!

[Steve F]

Oh, the side rail look a small hit & will need a bit of help to get straight again but better that than the bottom of the door.

Great trip
CD

The trip was enough for me to get out the welder and take my rails off for stage II. Maybe you need to make up something more solid :)

Tacked on some outer rails to the original rails I made a month or so ago.
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album670/RockRails_Stage2_004.jpg

Ready to go back on tonight :)
http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/albums/album670/RockRails_Stage2_015.jpg

Cheers
Steve

[jeepy]

Some more pics from Saturday Night ... http://picasaweb.google.com/finichio ... enjoy :)

[arb87u]

like the artwork on my face ahahahaha

[CDKJ]

The trip was enough for me to get out the welder and take my rails off for stage II. Maybe you need to make up something more solid

Rails look good, nice addition on the side. Yes, I do need a more solid rail but they will do till they break.

I'm having trouble uploading my pics to Aussiejeepimages.com, any advice. :?

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[Steve F]

The trip was enough for me to get out the welder and take my rails off for stage II. Maybe you need to make up something more solid

Rails look good, nice addition on the side. Yes, I do need a more solid rail but they will do till they break.

I'm having trouble uploading my pics to Aussiejeepimages.com, any advice. :?

CD[/img]

If you still cant get them on bring them along to the meeting tomorrow and I'll stick them on my notebook and upload them along with mine.

Cheers
Steve

[Steve F]

CDKJ's (Chris) pics and video are here, just uploaded them :)

http://www.4wdlinks.com.au/gallery/album681?page=1

Cheers
Steve

[CDKJ]

Thanks Steve
CD