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55SIC · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:38 am

Looks like you guys had a great day out !!

. Glad i missed this one i don't think my Goodyear SR-A's would handle that mud to well. LOL :lol:

Kanvas · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:52 am

That looked fantastic! So how did the clean up go?

mikey · **Posted:** Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:58 pm

Kanvas wrote:

That looked fantastic! So how did the clean up go?

2 SOLID hours, crawling underneath, had to get my fingers right into the skids and suspension to pry the stuff out!! :shock:

Worth it though.
M.

cmohr · **Posted:** Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:22 am

Aye lads, t'was a fun day out for sure aahrrr.

Still haven't had a chance to clean mine off yet, didn't get home till late last night. Kj is sitting in the carpark at work, with a little rain softening the mud, its all just falling off it onto the carpark, looks like someone has put piles of dirt around the car. :lol:

Just after you guys left, Cath and I went out behind the homestead ...........on some tracks there, they were great fun, it's a pity we didn't get to go on them as well, a couple of real nice climbs.
The picture of that hill climb don't really do it justice, it was bloody steep, I can tell you!!!, and when the ca started sliding backwards that was it, it was going backwards. Must do something about diff's me thinks, 4.10's with truetracs or something??? Sjhould have taken off the swaybar, I reackon I would have made that climb if I could have just had a little more traction, once a corner of the car lifted that was it, NO going forward.

Mikey, great to meet you, you gave that hill a good bash as well, we'll have to head out again soon lads

Keep up the momentum this year, and get a few more folks along for the ride. Do a few o'niters as well, that way we're all there ready to go nice and early.

Guys remember to bring all your pics to Pipeliners next week end, I want a copy. I didn't get many pics myself, can't focus the camera, and steer at the same time :lol:

cmohr.

cmohr · **Posted:** Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:34 am

Jeep4me99 wrote:

looks great!!! you aussies really like big lights on the front of your Jeeps! All 3 have super big aux lights. Do you do a lot of night runs?

Just driving down some of our roads you need them, especially with all the flooding going on here at the moment, I drove back home thru the Boarder ranges between Qld and NSW to come home, man, the flood levels you could see were terrible, You could see most of the creeks must have risen about 7-8 metres (1 metre is 3 feet) and washed way some bridges, one of the roads I was going to come back on was closed due to the bridge being gone.

Team J.a.G · **Posted:** Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:39 am

cmohr wrote:

Aye lads, t'was a fun day out for sure aahrrr.

Still haven't had a chance to clean mine off yet, didn't get home till late last night. Kj is sitting in the carpark at work, with a little rain softening the mud, its all just falling off it onto the carpark, looks like someone has put piles of dirt around the car. :lol:

Just after you guys left, Cath and I went out behind the homestead ...........on some tracks there, they were great fun, it's a pity we didn't get to go on them as well, a couple of real nice climbs.
The picture of that hill climb don't really do it justice, it was bloody steep, I can tell you!!!, and when the ca started sliding backwards that was it, it was going backwards. Must do something about diff's me thinks, 4.10's with truetracs or something??? Sjhould have taken off the swaybar, I reackon I would have made that climb if I could have just had a little more traction, once a corner of the car lifted that was it, NO going forward.

Mikey, great to meet you, you gave that hill a good bash as well, we'll have to head out again soon lads

Keep up the momentum this year, and get a few more folks along for the ride. Do a few o'niters as well, that way we're all there ready to go nice and early.

Guys remember to bring all your pics to Pipeliners next week end, I want a copy. I didn't get many pics myself, can't focus the camera, and steer at the same time :lol:

cmohr.

So Cath doesn't know about camera's??? :roll:

Tell me more about the losing the flares?? I do have experience with that sort of thing you know!!!! :lol:

Fouros · **Posted:** Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:48 am

cmohr wrote:

Jeep4me99 wrote:

looks great!!! you aussies really like big lights on the front of your Jeeps! All 3 have super big aux lights. Do you do a lot of night runs?

Just driving down some of our roads you need them, especially with all the flooding going on here at the moment, I drove back home thru the Boarder ranges between Qld and NSW to come home, man, the flood levels you could see were terrible, You could see most of the creeks must have risen about 7-8 metres (1 metre is 3 feet) and washed way some bridges, one of the roads I was going to come back on was closed due to the bridge being gone.

that and the hopping death waiting to pounce at every corner

Team J.a.G · **Posted:** Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:55 am

Gold Coast Jeepers travelled down to "Clarence River Wilderness Lodge" about 1hr Sth of Urbenville on Paddys' Falr Rd.
A pretty place, recently experiencing the flooding devistation of recent rains. Blue skys and sun most of the week-end with an occassional cloud drizzle.

Roll up was good, although only 2 KJ's, 10 in total. Arrived in two convoys, Mid Friday arvo & and 10pm friday nite..... all departing lunch time Monday.

The week-end activities consisted of a couple of runs up the mountain tracks over loking the gorges & river banks, swimming, canoeing, camp side cooking & meeting new Jeepers on site and generally having a relaxing Australia Day (complete with Lamingtons & Flags etc)

I don't any pics at the moment but will post some when I get hold of some one camera. I'm sure they will be posted on www.goldcoastjeepers.com photos & trip report site shortly.

Sorry I missed the KJ run, but look forward to the next one.

cmohr · **Posted:** Tue Jan 29, 2008 1:58 am

Fouros wrote:

cmohr wrote:

Jeep4me99 wrote:

looks great!!! you aussies really like big lights on the front of your Jeeps! All 3 have super big aux lights. Do you do a lot of night runs?

Just driving down some of our roads you need them, especially with all the flooding going on here at the moment, I drove back home thru the Boarder ranges between Qld and NSW to come home, man, the flood levels you could see were terrible, You could see most of the creeks must have risen about 7-8 metres (1 metre is 3 feet) and washed way some bridges, one of the roads I was going to come back on was closed due to the bridge being gone.

that and the hopping death waiting to pounce at every corner

Ah Yes, Kangaroos, the other, other RED meat...

"Hop another Roo on the Barbie" :lol:

( I think I just wrote the New Sales Slogan for Roo Meat, I should copyright that

)

cmohr · **Posted:** Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:02 am

Team J.a.G wrote:

Gold Coast Jeepers travelled down to "Clarence River Wilderness Lodge" about 1hr Sth of Urbenville on Paddys' Falr Rd.
A pretty place, recently experiencing the flooding devistation of recent rains. Blue skys and sun most of the week-end with an occassional cloud drizzle.

Roll up was good, although only 2 KJ's, 10 in total. Arrived in two convoys, Mid Friday arvo & and 10pm friday nite..... all departing lunch time Monday.

The week-end activities consisted of a couple of runs up the mountain tracks over loking the gorges & river banks, swimming, canoeing, camp side cooking & meeting new Jeepers on site and generally having a relaxing Australia Day (complete with Lamingtons & Flags etc)

I don't any pics at the moment but will post some when I get hold of some one camera. I'm sure they will be posted on www.goldcoastjeepers.com photos & trip report site shortly.

Sorry I missed the KJ run, but look forward to the next one.

Soory I didn't get to catch up with you guys, as well, pretty busy weekend all in all, drove out to Girraween on Sunday, did the Bald Rock climb, very nice, then went down to the beach on th eway home.

lol, Cath knows about camera's but, it was very muddy and she was only wearing thongs.

I doo have to see what pics I got.

55SIC · **Posted:** Tue Jan 29, 2008 3:22 am

cmohr wrote:

Jeep4me99 wrote:

looks great!!! you aussies really like big lights on the front of your Jeeps! All 3 have super big aux lights. Do you do a lot of night runs?

Just driving down some of our roads you need them, especially with all the flooding going on here at the moment, I drove back home thru the Boarder ranges between Qld and NSW to come home, man, the flood levels you could see were terrible, You could see most of the creeks must have risen about 7-8 metres (1 metre is 3 feet) and washed way some bridges, one of the roads I was going to come back on was closed due to the bridge being gone.

I took the same road on sunday morning doing the border ranges drive, at first i wasn't sure if i should go through the closed gates on the road but i am glad i did not something you will see very often!!

OzLtd · **Posted:** Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:10 am

Great photos lads, Mikey your camera takes a nice shot !

mikey · **Posted:** Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:43 pm

Thanks Stu, a combination of camera, bit of photoshop, and oh yeah, the finger that pushes the button!!! :lol:

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