Australia Day Weekend

[bolts]

How many members do we have around for the long weekend and how many are keen for a run out for a couple of hours. Please let me know and will then arrange for a social trip out around the coast.

[WhiteD3]

I would have been in it but have organised a Mt Mee trip on Sunday as nothing else seemed to be happening. I know it's a bit of a haul from the GC to Dayboro but all are welcome.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/upcoming-events/49557-mt-mee-mt-byron-day-trip-sunday-jan-27-a.html

[Outlaw]

could be a maybe depending on how desperate i'm getting with finding a house

[harry]

bring it on bolts, itching to drive somewhere, and south of brissie is preferable.

[MickG]

Free and keen sat & sun morning and all day monday at this stage.....might I suggest somewhere like Ormeau?

[DRanged]

Yep got more testing to do, winching would be good as well.

Justin

[MickG]

winching would be good as well.

Justin

Well, we have yet to tackle the top section of the creek run, I think it is called the bum crack...........stikman and I were about to try it during our wet day out, but the ground was too soft that day. I'm keen to give it a crack.....no pun intented:D

[Grimace]

Well, we have yet to tackle the top section of the creek run, I think it is called the bum crack...........stikman and I were about to try it during our wet day out, but the ground was too soft that day. I'm keen to give it a crack.....no pun intented:D

Should be able to drive the bum crack :)

Justin - might i suggest you re-erect the old 6ft coffin drop/ledge at ormeau, could easily spend two hours clearing and winchin to get to the top :cool:

I think I will be too plastered on sat to do anything, and sunday I am ment to be camping on south straddie for, you guess it, another bday :angel:

[adnic]

sat & sun are looking full up but monday's good if there's a trip on.

[stikman]

Well, we have yet to tackle the top section of the creek run, I think it is called the bum crack...........stikman and I were about to try it during our wet day out, but the ground was too soft that day. I'm keen to give it a crack.....no pun intented:D

I have since found out that the bottom half we have done is called the Tea Cup....... :o Top section we have not done is the Bum Crack :)

Should be able to make it any of the days.

[dungarover]

Mate and I are going up to Double Is. point for the day on Saturday to see if there any beach left :eek: and do a few of the inlan tracks as well (been a few years since we've been up that way.

Rest of the weekend will be spent rectifying a few roadworthy items on project tight **** and ready to go next week sometime. If on a Sunday I could possibly come out for a Ormeau run of sorts.

Trav

[bolts]

Okay Gents

This is looking good to do Orm's and give the creek runs a crack- will let stickman and Mickg run this as they know the area better than I do. So its now down to time and date - I would suggest we do Saturday Morning for the most of us. By the sounds of it we will be looking at some G4 or at least winching arears.

So I suggest - Saturday 8:00am
Stickman - TL
MickG - Tail end
Dranged
Bolts
Outlaw.
Harry
Psimpson7
Zakros


Let us know by Friday if anyone else wants to come please pm me or phone me on 0414556694.

[stevo68]

I could be a goer for Monday but not Saturday,

Regards

Stevo

[Wazza]

Monday i could come as someones winch B&*^$# if someone needs a hand.

With the series still farting around and being G4 etc i wont be driving that.

Cheers

[Psimpson7]

I could be up for this (after dropping out of the other trip due to a duff shock) as I live in Ormeau so would be very local...(when I break it)

Saturday and Monday both fine

Pete

[MickG]

I could be a goer for Monday but not Saturday,

Regards

Stevo


Woopdeedo for you:p

[Zakros]

That Ormeau run this Saturday sound like fun, I try and join up with you guys around lunch time.
I am getting 5 new MT tires that morning at Nerang to go with the 50mm lift kit that is being added to the the disco today.

Cheers
Zakros

[bolts]

Apart from Stevo and Wazza everyone else seems to be a goer for Saturday.

Although would have been fun to winch - 1 black D3 HSE over the bum crack rocks :o:p;):D:D:D.

Also not sure how fit Wazza would be a a winch **tch after watching him play indoor football.:p.

Unless i get more numbers requesting Monday we will leave this trio for Saturday.

Cheers

[Psimpson7]

Where is everyone meeting?

Pete

[bolts]

We will meet at BP Coomera and then travel up. Will check with Stickman as to which gate we will go in at and advise everyone.

Cheers

[MickG]

Best entrance is off Ormeau Road as this is close to the beginning of the creek run. I would suggest though that once up the first section of the creek run, just before the bum crack, that we split into 2 groups - there is an easy access track between the 2 which leads to the main track again.

Having not driven the bum crack before and having seen some pretty full on pics, I would suggest this, one way in and one way out section, is for locked cars only. We can all meet up again at the top or at the next play area?

No point damaging cars for the sake of it but as you called the trip Bolts, it's your call......don't want to pee on anyone's bonfire;):D

Looking forward to seeing how it has changed since we were last in though as even the Tea Cup on the first creek section caused stikman and I some dramas........well, we couldn't drive it due to too much water and gauging of the creek bed:eek::D

[harry]

sat am looks ok to me, yet to see if there any unforeseen chores.

[stikman]

Sat AM should be OK. I will need to be back after lunch though. Happy to assist with the trip and will lead if required. We can work this out on the day based on who turns up and which tracks we are tackling. We can also look at groupings on the day. We can arrange a north and south meeting so people heading from the north (or ormeau locals) dont have to drive all the way down to coomera.

[Psimpson7]

I'm up for the technical tracks.... Its been a while since I engaged my lockers in action.. lol! Have 2 winches (8274 and XP) to help get myself out of touble aswell!

Will you be getting of at junction 45?

(sorry! I should know where the place is but we have only had a house here for about 2 months and I havent really been out much!;))

Pete
ps my number os 0449557811

[stikman]

I'm up for the technical tracks.... Its been a while since I engaged my lockers in action.. lol! Have 2 winches (8274 and XP) to help get myself out of touble aswell!

Will you be getting of at junction 45?

(sorry! I should know where the place is but we have only had a house here for about 2 months and I havent really been out much!;))

Pete
ps my number os 0449557811

If you mean Exit 45 i think that is the Peachy Rd exit which is one north of the one we will take from the south. We then head out Upper Ormeau Rd. If we have a few coming down from the North i will meet yourself and any others at the new Service Station on Peachy Rd. Mick can meet the others at Coomera.

[Psimpson7]

If you mean Exit 45 i think that is the Peachy Rd exit which is one north of the one we will take from the south. We then head out Upper Ormeau Rd. If we have a few coming down from the North i will meet yourself and any others at the new Service Station on Peachy Rd. Mick can meet the others at Coomera.


cool. peachy road service station sounds good. what time?...! cant be that difficult to spot me lol.. I am in a 90!

Pete.!

[stikman]

cool. peachy road service station sounds good. what time?...! cant be that difficult to spot me lol.. I am in a 90!

Pete.!

Bolts suggested 8am which works for me. Can everyone please confirm their availability for Saturday with an 8am start. :zzz: :D We can then review based on responses. ;)

[Psimpson7]

Peachy road service station at 8am is good for me. Pete.

[MickG]

Yep, i'll be at BP Commera for an 8am departure to Upper Ormeau Road and will meet the stikman crew there for a group air down;):D

[bolts]

8am BP Coomera is good for me - will meet Mick and Co there.

Bolts

[Zakros]

I am getting 5 Maxxis bighorn tires at 8am this saturday in Nerang,
So I be late to the fun, I will ring or call on the UHF when I get near there

Navron

[bolts]

I am getting 5 Maxxis bighorn tires at 8am this saturday in Nerang,
So I be late to the fun, I will ring or call on the UHF when I get near there

Navron

Would be best to call on mobile as not sure what channel we are on maybe channel 18 would be the best.

Cheers

[stikman]

OK all, 8am departures from the two meeting points (BP Coomera and Peachy Rd Service Station). We will then meet up and air down. Anyone that is late can meet us in there, entering via Upper Ormeau Rd. My number is 0414744744 and initially we will be on UHF Channel 18. See you all in the morning.

[dungarover]

Have fun all, I'll be up at DI have an explore 9may run a trip up there later on so it's an 'unoffical reccee').

Now that the Rangie runs on 8 cylinders not 6 1/2 it should be a incident free day for me :) Hasn't been driven since the December GCLRO meeting, sat for 4 weeks over Xmas too.

Trav

[Psimpson7]

Hi, few pics from this morning, befor emy leaking LTR ripped its self to pieces!:(
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/01/124.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/01/125.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/03/453.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/01/126.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/04/90.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/10/1261.jpg

sorry most of them are of us!

Pete

[harry]

look, in that last shot you can see the rear left shocker fail.


well it made you wonder.







omg, i've done it, attached a little picture! wow first one!!!!

[Psimpson7]

you mean this one Harry!

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/01/55.jpg

Good to meet every one.Thanks for the use of the Stauns Stikman, and the use of the high lift Mick!

Pete

[DRanged]

you mean this one Harry!

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2008/01/55.jpg

Good to meet every one.Thanks for the use of the Stauns Stikman, and the use of the high lift Mick!

Pete

You need to change the angle of the bottom shock mount when you have that much travel. Did the same on mine when experimenting.:D

Nice truck by the way. Shame I could.nt make it,till next time.

Justin

[harry]

that's the jigger.
twas s'post to be a pic with this.
i am new at pics.

[MickG]

Good to meet every one.Thanks for the use of the Stauns Stikman, and the use of the high lift Mick!

Pete

Pleasure Pete and good to meet you and Sam too. Just let me know when I can drop by and pick up my new 90...........;):D:D
Very jealous of your truck and the toys attached and looking forward to heading out on the tracks with you guys again soon.

Cheers also to everyone else for another good trip out even though it was a short one, very short for Navron.

Aye, Mick