Hi - I'm a new guy!

[thomasando]

Hi all,

Just a quick intro to myself and my rig. I've been hanging around here for a while reading lots of good stuff, but only got around to signing up today.

I've got a 1997 80 series standard (DX, 5 speed manual, 1HZ) which is bog stock (aside from ARB winch bar and non-working Warn winch which were fitted when I bought the car) with 295,000km on the clock. I have a long list of mods planned, which I have started on by fitting a Uniden UHF with 6.5dB elevated feed antenna, and a Pioneer CD/MP3 player. I'm currently collecting parts for a dual battery installation, which will be closely followed by some LightForce 240 driving lights.

Hopefully I'll be able to learn a lot from these forums, and maybe contribute a bit as well!

Tom

 

[dieseldan]

cheers !

 

[cruiser88]

welcome new guy

 

[Romer]

Welcome. Any pics of your rig?

 

[thomasando]

Sure. These are from the maiden (and sadly to date, the only) voyage for my truck. None of it was real hard driving, but it was enough to scare Mrs. Ando... if only she'd come with me and the boys when we had a Bundera...! These are the best photo's I have of the trip (Mrs. Ando not so good with camera yet!).

This was on the Spicers Gap Road, part of Main Range National Park, in Qld, Australia. We took mostly the chicken tracks - had we been in the company of other vehicles, harder tracks would have been attempted.

 

[OGBeno]

God, I love the Aussie cruisers.....

Drool.

Wilkommen.

 

[alkaline747trio]

I like the NATO look with the skinny tires, maybe that will catch on here and the prices for those smaller tires will drop as they should. BTW, welcome to the forum

 

[sseaman]

welcome

 

[zcruiser]

Welcome! Man, those cruisers get around, don't they?

Those 80's are very different in Qld!

 

[Cruiser Jimmy]

persona grata.

 

[thomasando]

I like the NATO look with the skinny tires

They wont be on for long. I hate them, personally. The tyres were brand new when I got it, so as soon as they need replacing then new wheels and fatter rubber will be the order of the day...

Those 80's are very different in Qld!

Look the same as every other Aussie 80 series I've ever seen. The 80's must be very different in the States?

 

[zcruiser]

Look the same as every other Aussie 80 series I've ever seen. The 80's must be very different in the States?

Touche'

(I actually had that thought as I was typing.... Classic American comment, eh?)

 

[alkaline747trio]

They wont be on for long. I hate them, personally. The tyres were brand new when I got it, so as soon as they need replacing then new wheels and fatter rubber will be the order of the day...

Well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Do what makes you happy.

 

[IdahoDoug]

Someone here has some Lightforce 240s for sale. Welcome.

DougM

 

[mot]

God, I love the Aussie women.....

Fixed it for ya.

Wilkommen.

It's Australia, not Austria.
(OK, it's probably neither Austrian, nor German, but... )

Oh, WELCOME!

 

[Brentbba]

Welcome! You'll find a great group from down under already here. You are soooo lucky to have the best country for aftermarket LC stuff!