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gghaggis
19th July 2009, 06:01 PM
Ah, it's been a while, but finally took the new D3 out for a bit of a play last weekend.:D

Unfortunately, my wife's nephew drowned his Hilux, so I spent most of the morning recovering him and then towing him all the way back to the city, so this is the only bit I managed to do :(

YouTube - d3 first fording

Also went down to the Coastal 4x4 ramp day (becoming an annual event) and posted 36th out of 64 competitors. However, I _think_ I was the 1st stock standard vehicle - see the thread at Coastal 4x4 Ramp day - Perth4x4.net Forums

Cheers,

Gordon
rmp
19th July 2009, 06:03 PM
Someone's been playing with the air suspension ;-)
Grover-98
19th July 2009, 06:23 PM
Nice Disco mate!
Piddler
19th July 2009, 06:45 PM
I am looking at a D3 to buy
What is involved with getting that sort of clearance?
Cheers
WhiteD3
19th July 2009, 07:14 PM
Looks good Gordon. I like the look of the LR options you've got but the colour-coded bumper and guards I don't. Not that you have a choice of course...
WhiteD3
19th July 2009, 07:16 PM
I am looking at a D3 to buy
What is involved with getting that sort of clearance?
Cheers

A button...unless Gordon's done something clever?:cool:
RichardK
19th July 2009, 08:16 PM
Looks good Gordon, see you next week:):)
Jamo
19th July 2009, 09:28 PM
:BigThumb::BigThumb:
gghaggis
19th July 2009, 11:00 PM
Thanks all - it was good to be behind the wheel again!
Yes, I've fitted my swappable sensor rods to the car - didn't use them in the ramp contest, as they reduce the articulation by a small but significant amount.

Richard, see you in Harvey!

Robert, see you in Melb!

Cheers,

Gordon
Piddler
20th July 2009, 05:48 AM
Can I have more info on the sensor rods please?
cheers
gghaggis
20th July 2009, 10:16 AM
Oh, by the way, this is why the Hilux in the first video wasn't moving ;)

(Piddler, I sent you a PM)

Cheers,

Gordon

YouTube - hilux sub
BigJon
20th July 2009, 10:45 AM
Why wasn't it moving later? It has a snorkel. What went wrong?
gghaggis
20th July 2009, 11:40 AM
It sunk deeper than that as I went around to recover him. The motor stopped in a cloud of smoke and I had to drag him out as a dead weight. Obviously the snorkel (or some pathway after it) leaked.
daveyb
20th July 2009, 11:46 AM
Glad to see you out and about in the new rig Gordon!

Here's additional information on the adjustable connecting rods -
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-zone/73342-adjustable-height-sensor-rods-2.html
Finally! Adjustable Height Sensor Joining Rods - Land Rover Repair Forums - LRRForums.com
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