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Re: Remodelled Hill 'n' Ditch trip.

Postby Frontycustoms on Tue May 19, 2009 11:28 pm

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Re: Remodelled Hill 'n' Ditch trip.

Postby Postfinder on Tue May 19, 2009 11:30 pm

Wish I could come :cry:
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Re: Remodelled Hill 'n' Ditch trip.

Postby Frontycustoms on Tue May 19, 2009 11:36 pm

Why dont ya Gra :?
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Re: Remodelled Hill 'n' Ditch trip.

Postby Postfinder on Tue May 19, 2009 11:43 pm

Hi Mark, the 3.2 wont be ready for a while, unless I can get a loan off the bank :roll:
But when shes done.... :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: shes going to be a bit of a beast
Thats until she breaks down, following my track record :lol: :lol:
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Re: Remodelled Hill 'n' Ditch trip.

Postby alex on Mon May 25, 2009 8:17 pm

Great day guys. Great to meet new members and relax with bill ben n doris. Nice gentle day out, nothing too silly..... honest.
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Re: Remodelled Hill 'n' Ditch trip.

Postby garyrange on Mon May 25, 2009 9:08 pm

had a great day nice to have met i think it was andy ,dan ,alex if imissed anyone out sorry in advance. im impressed with the fronty my daughter had agreat day as well cheers guys hope to do it again soon
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Re: Remodelled Hill 'n' Ditch trip.

Postby Frontycustoms on Mon May 25, 2009 10:13 pm

alex wrote: nothing too silly..... honest.


Apart from the bit where u were stood up on one wheel ay Alex :lol:
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Re: Remodelled Hill 'n' Ditch trip.

Postby Frontycustoms on Mon May 25, 2009 10:16 pm

Nice to meet Gary n Tez aswell. Thanx again to Alex n Phill for travelling over to make Dans birthday a goodun. Cheers guys. :wink:
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Re: Remodelled Hill 'n' Ditch trip.

Postby Roo on Mon May 25, 2009 10:19 pm

HI All
Pleased you all had a great day :dance:

Hope someone remembered the camera as we do love photos! :lol: :lol:

Pleased you all got back safe from a great day out!
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Re: Remodelled Hill 'n' Ditch trip.

Postby Frontycustoms on Mon May 25, 2009 10:35 pm

Phill was the official FOGtographer today Roo :lol:
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Re: Remodelled Hill 'n' Ditch trip.

Postby Roo on Mon May 25, 2009 11:09 pm

Frontycustoms wrote:Phill was the official FOGtographer today Roo :lol:



Thanks for that Mark :D
I shall await patiently then :lol:
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Re: Remodelled Hill 'n' Ditch trip.

Postby tez1963 on Tue May 26, 2009 12:25 am

good to meet some people , finally can put some faces to names :!: will have to get to more events to meet more foggers :dance: :dance: good day and nothing damaged, got to be a result :!:
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Re: Remodelled Hill 'n' Ditch trip.

Postby Roo on Tue May 26, 2009 3:04 am

Frontycustoms wrote: FOGtographer :lol:



Hahaha I just got that :wink: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Remodelled Hill 'n' Ditch trip.

Postby alex on Tue May 26, 2009 9:05 am

Yeah Phil must have taken a million photies, he was in my passenger and didnt get a piccy of my slightly un authodox descent. Wonder if the birthday boy will have ahangover today???
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Re: Remodelled Hill 'n' Ditch trip.

Postby Roo on Tue May 26, 2009 11:36 am

I am surprised that the photos are not on here yet :?
Has anyone heard from Sir-Doris ? as I did send him a text last night with regard to 'facebook' and he never replied ,very odd!
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Re: Remodelled Hill 'n' Ditch trip.

Postby alex on Tue May 26, 2009 3:38 pm

He had a trailing off me for his LWB, bet he's under it now getting her back on the road.
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B&Q snorkle,
Flipped ball joints,
Procomp steering shocker,
Modified front bump stops,
Exhaust recirc removed,
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Front diff lowered,
Dislocation cones,
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Re: Remodelled Hill 'n' Ditch trip.

Postby jellybaby on Tue May 26, 2009 4:20 pm

picies we need pickies. how would standard frontys have coped round there.
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Re: Remodelled Hill 'n' Ditch trip.

Postby alex on Tue May 26, 2009 6:31 pm

There were 2 there and they did most things. There were some bits I didnt atempt, some I failed on and one moment we were airborne on. The majority was nice and twisty, soft and forgiving if you were to catch a bank etc. The rocks and overhangs are for nutters with rollcages.
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Fixed Flywheel,
B&Q snorkle,
Flipped ball joints,
Procomp steering shocker,
Modified front bump stops,
Exhaust recirc removed,
EGR removed,
Cat removed,
Front diff lowered,
Dislocation cones,
Spring retainers,
Buckets 4 point harness,
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Re: Remodelled Hill 'n' Ditch trip.

Postby garyrange on Tue May 26, 2009 8:18 pm

i would agree with alex i was in a lwb and had a great time did not do any of the tricky parts as i did not want to dammage it but saying that i am very impressed with what it will do offroad as standered
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Re: Remodelled Hill 'n' Ditch trip.

Postby Sir-Doris on Tue May 26, 2009 9:34 pm

OI OI folks. Uploading pics now and they will be up shortly ;-) I must say that driving around with Alex was an adventure in itself! I may not bother bringing my truck out again and just ride shotgun! :D :D :D
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