What do you take off road?

[Stu R]

Nothing at the minute

But picking up a 2001 Y61 patrol GR SE+ tomorrow or friday provided it checks out as described etc, which I can't wait to get, straight away it's getting a lift kit and some big tyres amongst other things if it comes home with me.

[Kermit power]

Morningside said:

Kermit power said:

.....I very much doubt it had ever been off road in the 9 years and 144,000 miles it had existed before I got it! ........

I presume yours being a Shogun (ie TRUE UK model) that it is in miles and NOT kilometers? Mine has had the speedo dial converted to mph but the odometer still reads kilometers and therefor the car has only covered 80,000.

Oh yes, very much miles!

It does also have a full main dealer service history though. I have never ever seen a service book with so many stamps in it!

[Borris-Bear]

A few of my mates rangie that we take off road.

[JackGTA]

Something a bit different, have no idea how this is going to go down!











Erm, I won't go into all the modifications, it'd take a while. The main things are a 1641cc engine on dual Kadron carbs, front raised 2.5 inches using VW Trekker front stub axles and arms, the rear raised 3 inches using VW campervan reduction boxes, these also give better gearing for offroading.

I do a bit of greenlaning around Surrey, been meaning to try to get to Salisbury Plain for ages.

Edited by JackGTA on Wednesday 30th January 17:36

[signia]

JackGTA said:

Something a bit different, have no idea how this is going to go down!

that is cool

[Kermit power]

signia said:

JackGTA said:

Something a bit different, have no idea how this is going to go down!

that is cool

I agree! Give me a shout if you want some laning company around Surrey.

[laser_jock99]

normalbloke said:

Isn't that a surf?

Yep- Hilux Surf 3.0LTD Auto.

[Andy_sx]

Kermit power said:

signia said:

JackGTA said:

Something a bit different, have no idea how this is going to go down!

that is cool

I agree! Give me a shout if you want some laning company around Surrey.

and another that thinks thats superb!!!

the closest i get to off road is driving up the unmaid road i live on... bit of a tarmac junkie atm, but that may well change now theres the new section to get me thinking

im going to need alot of money, and a big ass garage!

[JackGTA]

Glad y'all like it! Kermit: would love to do some laning sometime, but it might have to wait til after winter, the bajas all tucked up at the mo and its not much fun driving around with no heater and crap windscreen wipers!

[Stu R]

Well turns out the patrol I was after has some HPI troubles, so that's not happening. Disappointed really as the guy seemed decent and genuinely surprised to hear about it. nothing too sinister but not worth the risk.

So with a bit of luck tomorrow I'll be getting this one, guy seems decent if a little stunned that I just rang him out of the blue, took the reg and HPI'd it, then rang back telling him I'll be there tomorrow (200 miles away) to check it out in the metal with a view to coming home with it. two owners, the latest has had it since 500miles, fsh 53k miles and best of all it's black Apparantly it's really clean and tidy, blemish free and immaculate, let's see how long that lasts



keep your fingers crossed for me

[Stu R]

oh and that beetle is the coolest car, and coolest off roader, in the world ever.

[Hybrids]

We used to do quite a bit of off roading & laning.
We moved onto other projects a couple of years ago and not done it since.
This was at Tong nr. Leeds



Just in the process of buying a 300TDi Disco but it's destined as a tow car rather than a return to the way of the mud..

[bluespanner]

88" Series 2 Land Rover

2.5 TurboD engine
parabolic springs rear, 109 springs front.
Range Rover axles front and rear
Extended shackles ~4" suspension lift
Michelin XCL tyres

Future plans:
Better engine, probably 200tdi
Bigger suspension/spring over axle.
Insa Turbo special track tyres(simex copies)
Detroit locker in the back

[Hard-Drive]

I started with this in May last year...



Now she looks like this...



Britpart +2" lift
Extended bumpstops
Braided hoses,
Dislocation cones/straps
ProComp ESS9000 shocks
Steering guard
F/R Diff guards
Team ME4 CB
Southdown Engineering stainless snorkel
Defender A-Bar
Wipac 4x4 Spots
265 Hankook MTs

Makes a nice change from the company beemer at weekends!

Edited by Hard-Drive on Friday 1st February 23:34

[YamR1V64motion]

Whoops!!

[Hooli]

out of 4x4s atm, but the last one was a 200tdi disco
2" lift
235/85
tru-trac front diff
detroit rear
t-max winch
sliders
snorkel
lots of lights & wires etc

pic at tommy's farm mid wales a few years ago

[McSwerve II]

1987 90 (now) in Black, with a 3.5v8 and an bespoke exhaust that lets it sing!

Only had it a couple of months, and only been to our local pay & play site, Devils Pit in Bedfordshire.

[mack123]

well i go to the royal ag college in cirencester where there are a few good green lanes. one of which is the foss way (a long track which goes down to a pit where there is deep mud, comes up to bottom of windscreen of pug 306... yes we have taken a diesel 306 off road, did fairly well). we have taken all sorts down there. most of which are disco's though, i posted a few pics of what a friend managed to do to there disco. and the pug. actually dont no how to post pics but when i work it out ill get them up.

[Crazy Fool]

upload the pics onto an online hoast such as photobucket.com then link them into you post as such:

[pic] URL [/pic]

only without any spaces. i'd love to see the pics of the pug!

[andy400]

Currently:



Used to be:

Edited by andy400 on Friday 15th February 13:29

Edited by andy400 on Wednesday 21st October 14:44