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    • stewpot : With a bit of luck me. Shrek did i miss u on sat.
    • Shrek42 : who is coming to LEEEEEEEK ??
    • Shrek42 : Only meeeeee.
    • harryhuggles : anyone there
    • Shrek42 : the wheels have got to be red..
    • stewpot : You will see wot i mean when u see it...BRUM......
    • stewpot : shal I paint the wheels red on Brum
    • Shrek42 : SHERK ... ??
    • gazman : opps ....i ment shrek.
    • gazman : oh......hello sherk.
    • Shrek42 : hello peeps. nice to see some of you using the site again..
    • stewpot : No not got wheels yet . this weekend.
    • stewpot : If igo, im taking Brum. Soon have Brum Brum done so i will be taking Brum Brum Brum
    • gazman : Stewpot......... ...did you manage to pick-up your wheels today????
    • gazman : I might be going.are you going to be taking BRUM stewpot?
    • gazman : hello.......stup ot..it works!!!!
    • stewpot : whos going to leek
    • stewpot : hello gazman just got my pass trying it out
    • ranger04 : hi everyone just got my login. I ve not been to many events due to only having my everyday car at the moment but looking for an off roader so if any one knows of one preferably diesel got about £400 to spent cheers andy
    • Stewart : hello gazman just got my pass trying it out
    • Shrek42 : no ezz i was stuck under my recovery truck trying to fix my brakes, i couldnt bring my big recovery truck as we had too much snow ere. Sorry ill catch up with you all at leek..
    • ezz : i'm ere too, where were you on sunday then shrek? watching jeremy kyle?
    • Shrek42 : only me..
    • gazman : is there anybody out there?
    • gazman : what you gonna be driving shrek??
    • Shrek42 : good.. il be bringing stickers for those who want them..
    • ezz : me and the Sankeys are coming mate
    • Shrek42 : Hello is there anybody there ? Or is it just me again. how many coming at the weekend. And who..
    • Shrek42 : Nice 1 trev .,, you got some good events coming up. Lets just hope the moaners appreaciate it and actually turn up to the events instead of sitting at home watching jeremy kyle !!!!
    • ezz : nice, there's a few i've not been to.
    • tsh-01 : event dates starting to appear
    • Shrek42 : I sold mine again so im not watchin anymore..
    • Shrek42 : Still watching..
    • Shrek42 : We do watch this space. i think ill take up knitting as hoby.
    • tsh-01 : letting you all know I AM trying to book forward events for this year, but am waiting on people getting back to me, watch this space...

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Members Trucks

Author: tsh-01
Written on January 29, 2010
This event will run on May 16, 2010 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

One day MSA event at this great site near Melton Mowbray. This event will have hidden punches and trial sections set out. Event runs from 10am to 4pm.


Site suits all abilities


TOILETS (bring your own loo roll!!) / RUNNING WATER AVAILABLE.


Fees £15 members, £25 non members.

Vehicles MUST conform to scrutineering requirements to participate, follow this link for full details.


Directions.


Site is off B676 Colsterworth Road in village of Stainby, entrance is approx quarter mile past cross roads with Skillington Lane, heading towards A1. Postcode is NG33 5QP. Entrance will have 4×4 markers nearby.

Author: Callaghan
Written on August 20, 2008
I decided to  build this truck last Xmas for something to keep me occupied and spend some worthwhile money on (I think that is now an understatement!)
Here’s a detailed write up of what has been going on.
The Chassis-
The chassis Has been welded up now and painted, It has rose joints on the links to the chassis offering a lot of movement compared to standard rubber bushes. The axles are off a range rover classic. I have used bespoke trailing arms at the rear and modified radius arms at the front. I have made mounts on the chassis to accept the radius arms and trailing arms and upper link for the rear axle, Plus new spring mounts on the axles and bespoke suspension turrets on the chassis. Also at the minute it has RR and LR coils (But i will be changing these for softer ones at a later date), the shocks are pro comp es9000,s. The suspension fully dislocates all round with my bespoke dislocation cones that i fabricated. Dazz kindly donated a power steering box from a Mercedes G-wagon as it was just the thing for the job. The chassis has been lengthened by 9″ as the sump was too close to the front diff for my liking. I have custom made the rear bumper/winch trey and purposely made it a little heavier than normal to compensate for the light body on the rear and heavy engine upfront. All the fuel lines and brake line are in. I’ve used braided hoses for the chassis to hub connections all round for the brakes. The main fuel and brake lines are made out of copper with the final fuel connections being standard rubber fuel hose.  I have made a bespoke propshaft for the front which has two wide angle UJ’s. To do this i had a piece of tube machined up to mate the daihatsu prop and slider to the rangey prop.

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Author: Brian (Scotty)
Written on January 20, 2008

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Here is a write up of my latest  bobtailing project.

Hi to all, the discovery was all ready fitted with some off road kit when I bought it, but I thought lets give it the chop, and make it more interesting, it takes quite a bit of working out the angles for the cuts, but used to it now as I’ve done a few in the last year, the roof and inner frame work and boot floor are all easy to weld as just steel, so the only tricky bit I am having trouble with is the ally tig welding, but I have a mate who is brill at it (scott doyle) so he will weld the sides for me this week and then its for the paint shop, the tow bar will be put back on and some extra brackets welded to chassis for the arms to bolt on, the tank this time I have had made from plastic with the discovery sender unit fitted back in, I had alloy ones for last ones, so will see how the plastic holds out, will let you know if splits, the filler cap will be reused and tigged into side panel, ( see photos ) the arches have been cut back to accept the 33 12.50 15 bfg tyres and offset modular rims, just got to get rocksliders with tree guards and a set of arches for finnishing off, the roof has been painted with semi gloss paint and the center of bonnet will be done when rest of car is painted, to stop the glare when roof lights are fitted. I hope you enjoy the project and only happy to answer any questions you have or ideas that could help in future projects, I have just bought another white 3 door 200 tdi and will bobtail that next. I hope to have it finished by early feb as it is still has tax and mot, ready for offroading.

Author: tackleberry
Written on January 7, 2008

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Here are a few pictures of the off road vehicles I have had over the past four years.My first off road-er and daily drive.

A Suzuki SJ410 and it progressed into this.

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Nigel started this project and called it Barbie and I finished it and called it Tango.This was my second vehicle.


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This was the next, known in the club as pick and mix made from Suzuki,Land rover , Vauxhall and Isuzu. And it became this.

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This is now my latest truck a V6 Jimny on G wagon axles. I’m Hoping to keep this truck for a long time to come.

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Author: Chrischevymudclimbit
Written on November 14, 2007

This write up could prove interesting as it may go on a bit, and it’s something I’ve not done before but often thought about, I’ll try and stick to the the plan and write about the Buggy although getting sidetracked purely depends on who walks into the yard/garage/kitchen and distracts/moans/kicks or pulls chair out from under of?, so here goes:- Read More »

Author: tackleberry
Written on November 8, 2007

My truck came to me as the best off road-er in the world. I soon learned that this was not the case as it had major over heating problems and very poor wiring on the winches. Plus the pressure plate on the clutch was dead after one day at leek.So with help from little Andy and Pete we attempted to take out the clutch, problem was this truck was built so the gearbox would never come out.Out came the angle grinder and the gear box was liberated. I went to every clutch specialist in Nottingham and Derby,until in some back street little unit a man said oh you have a dual mass fly wheel.So another problem was solved. Read More »

Author: MarkN
Written on November 7, 2007

After weeks of badgering people for content, (thanks Chris, and Byron, Nigel don’t think that I have forgotten) I figure that it is about time that I start practising what I preach and trying to write up the history of Shrek the rangie.

Shrek came to me as an insurance write off for £670 from Easysalvage

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