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Wes (Wes)
Member Username: Wes
Post Number: 212 Registered: 02-2002
| Posted on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 12:15 pm: |
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Jim Reynolds (4x4xfar)
Member Username: 4x4xfar
Post Number: 199 Registered: 05-2003
| Posted on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 01:01 pm: |
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WOW We've all seen front and rear but this takes it to a new level!!! |
   
Rob Davison (Nosivad_bor)
Dweb Lounge Member Username: Nosivad_bor
Post Number: 1336 Registered: 02-2003
| Posted on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 01:05 pm: |
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yup, them warns aren't the most reliable. better have two
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Danno (Danno)
Senior Member Username: Danno
Post Number: 339 Registered: 08-2002
| Posted on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 01:17 pm: |
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it's a Jeep thing, i don't understand... |
   
Lewis Jones (Cutter)
Member Username: Cutter
Post Number: 230 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 01:24 pm: |
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Okay Wes, whats the story here?? Some new kind of australia recovery competition? And how many does this guy have on the rear of his Jeep?
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Greg Hirst (Gregh)
Senior Member Username: Gregh
Post Number: 387 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 03:52 pm: |
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LOL-That looks like a unique anti-smoking method... |
   
Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d)
Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d
Post Number: 1129 Registered: 02-2002
| Posted on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 03:57 pm: |
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The top one is the milemarker, for people who want to watch the slo mo action replay
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Rob Davison (Nosivad_bor)
Dweb Lounge Member Username: Nosivad_bor
Post Number: 1337 Registered: 02-2003
| Posted on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 05:05 pm: |
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dean you are good for a brit. the two warn solenoids fooled me. rd |
   
Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
Dweb Lounge Member Username: Leslie
Post Number: 2755 Registered: 02-2002
| Posted on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 05:28 pm: |
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Wha??? The top one is a Warn, an 8274... The bottom, tho', sure, maybe is's a mm with a Warn solenoid, maybe it's not.... . -L
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Matthew A. Barnes (Discoveryxd)
Member Username: Discoveryxd
Post Number: 196 Registered: 08-2003
| Posted on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 06:45 pm: |
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I'm more interested in those Simex tires. |
   
Lewis Jones (Cutter)
Member Username: Cutter
Post Number: 233 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 07:18 pm: |
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just get some swamper tsl's and a grooving iron.... |
   
Wes (Wes)
Member Username: Wes
Post Number: 213 Registered: 02-2002
| Posted on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 08:07 pm: |
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Its a picture from the ongoing Rainforest Challenge in Malaysia. More pics here... http://homepage.mac.com/orbitant/Menu11.html With the shit they're showing on the site, I think two winches isn't enough! Some shots have bulldozers pulling participants out! |
   
chuck yarbrough (Cptyarderho)
New Member Username: Cptyarderho
Post Number: 29 Registered: 06-2003
| Posted on Saturday, December 13, 2003 - 11:27 pm: |
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Hell, I have a TJ and I don't understand... the leverage on the top winch must be enormous, given the distance to the bumper |
   
Charles Allen (Callen229)
Member Username: Callen229
Post Number: 97 Registered: 07-2002
| Posted on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 10:20 am: |
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The top winch is for tree climbing. We did it all the time in the South African jungles of Borneo. Charles |
   
Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d)
Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d
Post Number: 1131 Registered: 02-2002
| Posted on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 10:34 am: |
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South african jungles of Borneo eh! |
   
Paul D. Morgan (V22guy)
Dweb Lounge Member Username: V22guy
Post Number: 2232 Registered: 02-2002
| Posted on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 11:19 am: |
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quote:The top winch is for tree climbing. We did it all the time in the South African jungles of Borneo.
So I what I need to know Charles is....what type of swallow and what was its unlaiden speed?  |
   
Alan Bates (Alanb)
Senior Member Username: Alanb
Post Number: 375 Registered: 07-2002
| Posted on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 11:23 am: |
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European or African? |
   
Greg Hirst (Gregh)
Senior Member Username: Gregh
Post Number: 388 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 02:58 pm: |
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LOL |
   
Lewis Jones (Cutter)
Senior Member Username: Cutter
Post Number: 251 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Sunday, December 14, 2003 - 09:18 pm: |
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again with the birds.... |
   
SSV (Susannah)
Senior Member Username: Susannah
Post Number: 580 Registered: 06-2002
| Posted on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 10:30 am: |
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What about this?! http://homepage.mac.com/orbitant/PhotoAlbum8.html |
   
Lewis Jones (Cutter)
Senior Member Username: Cutter
Post Number: 271 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 12:54 pm: |
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drooooooolllllll....... |
   
Donald McFarlane (Dsmcf)
Member Username: Dsmcf
Post Number: 46 Registered: 11-2003
| Posted on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 05:13 pm: |
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Makes you wonder. Do they have a car window tax in Singapore, like they do in Britain? Or are they just applying the good old KISS principle...
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Jamil Abbasy (Jamooche)
Member Username: Jamooche
Post Number: 232 Registered: 05-2003
| Posted on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 06:37 pm: |
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I think this one is a range rover with dual snorkels, look at the hood... http://homepage.mac.com/orbitant/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2003-09-01%2 005.57.39%20-0700/Image-9D1EAE8EDC7A11D7.jpg
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Rob Davison (Nosivad_bor)
Dweb Lounge Member Username: Nosivad_bor
Post Number: 1349 Registered: 02-2003
| Posted on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 07:47 pm: |
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i see relocated front shocks too. i wonder if the RR has one for exhaust and one for intake or has he swapped motors.
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Matthew A. Barnes (Discoveryxd)
Member Username: Discoveryxd
Post Number: 200 Registered: 08-2003
| Posted on Monday, December 15, 2003 - 08:41 pm: |
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That yellow Defender sure would look good in my driveway with my yellow XD. Man, I want one BAD! Someday, Matt |
   
CALM (Gumarcel)
Senior Member Username: Gumarcel
Post Number: 1074 Registered: 11-2002
| Posted on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 10:52 am: |
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The guy standing in front of the 110 looks really really funny. |
   
Lewis Jones (Cutter)
Senior Member Username: Cutter
Post Number: 284 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 03:58 pm: |
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that Range Rover with the dual snorkles....what axles do y'all suppose are under there? Portals of some kind? |
   
Greg Hirst (Gregh)
Senior Member Username: Gregh
Post Number: 391 Registered: 10-2002
| Posted on Tuesday, December 16, 2003 - 10:49 pm: |
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Look like might be Volvo C303's. |
   
Wes (Wes)
Member Username: Wes
Post Number: 217 Registered: 02-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2003 - 09:56 am: |
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more pics of the Rainforest Challenge... http://www.landserwis.pl/rfc_2003_2_eng.html |
   
Anton (Anton_r)
Member Username: Anton_r
Post Number: 45 Registered: 09-2003
| Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2003 - 11:43 am: |
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by the way, anybody knows why American team is not taking part in RFC this year ? they were there last year |
   
R. B. Bailey (Rover50987)
Senior Member Username: Rover50987
Post Number: 702 Registered: 07-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2003 - 11:50 am: |
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Because they couldn't figure out how to get two winches to work right, kept ripping the truck in half. |
   
Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d)
Senior Member Username: Deanbrown3d
Post Number: 1147 Registered: 02-2002
| Posted on Wednesday, December 17, 2003 - 03:50 pm: |
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I wonder, do those guys have quadruple 50 lb yellowtops under the hood also?
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Anton (Anton_r)
Member Username: Anton_r
Post Number: 46 Registered: 09-2003
| Posted on Thursday, December 18, 2003 - 12:31 pm: |
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finally know some results from RFC ... Russian (that's me) is 4th in it's class and 1st in tourism (whatever it means ;) ) not that bad here are some photos: http://www.souz-96.com/team.phtml?id=15 http://www.souz-96.com/team.phtml?id=16 http://www.souz-96.com/team.phtml?id=17 http://www.souz-96.com/team.phtml?id=18 http://www.souz-96.com/team.phtml?id=19
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