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Vsicks Pathy

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About Vsicks Pathy

  • Birthday January 4

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    2 door. (2 door Pathies rock). Holden 3.8 Ltr V6. 5 Speed. Patrol live axle. Coils on all 4 corners! 3inch Body Lift. 5inch Suspension Lift. 33inch BFG AT's at the moment. And a heap of other stuff.
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  • What do you consider yourself?
    Serious Off Road Enthusiast
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    1987

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    Melbourne Australia

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  1. http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article3298364.ece
  2. Lazy.... There, I said it! And you spelt sh!t wrong. It doesn't have "awee" between the "sh" and the "t", it has an "i".
  3. So you're the culprit. lol. So, is it? Ugly that is.
  4. RP88, you old dog.. Some things never change. I give an opinion, get shot down for it, shoot back and the fun begins.
  5. I am forever pulling my mate (2000 Hi Lux IFS) through sh!t that my Pathy glides through. Yep, Toyota's IFS Hi Lux is a POS. Stopped! Stuck! POS!
  6. It looks like you are just about to become a seesaw. And seesaws, especially "unlocked" ones, stop even on hard traction surfaces! How do I know that? Because I had one too and that's the point I made with regard to articulation. I don't think I said you can't do anything with an R50. I am just saying the earlier and later models have far more potential. By saying "far more", I mean 'all of the'. Once the later models become cheap enough for "us" to cut up and modify, what model will you choose? I doubt anyone would choose an R50. That is just my opinion but I can't wait to see the first live axle, front and rear R51. Lets be honest here yet again shell we? They even look better than the R50 too.
  7. Now that's really what constitutes a sad day for a Pathfinder. Never forget, a driver is only as good as the car he or she is in. I have been on many a trail that doesn't have a "right line". I think we can agree that a nascar can't win a F1 race, can't we? I know that this is an extreme example but I think it makes the point.
  8. I didn't mean you couldn't do anything, what I meant to say was that you can't do enough with an R50. The monocoque construction of the R50 is one hell of a setback for anyone wanting to get serious, they're for road cars and road cars only. To go off road, at least here in Oz, you need at least 33 inch tyres or you'll get hung up on your diff all of the time. Mind you, nowadays, 33's are considered small. Can you get 33's or larger under the R50? Articulation too is a major part to off roading. Articulation helps keep the car stable on the trail and is something IFS can never offer anyone. The thought of the old IFS in my Pathy with it rocking/pivoting back and forth between opposing front and rear wheels still scares me. Can you put a live axle up front of an R50? The R50, IMO, is a soft roader for life. At least with the WD21 and the models that followed the R50 you can still turn the soft roader (And that's what ALL Pathfinder are) into an off roader if you want to.
  9. The Pathfinder was never a true off road car in the first place. From it's conception in the mid 80's, it was a soft roader. The only off roading it was designed for was a supermarket car park. It has never been up to the task of a 4x4 unless serious mods were employed. Anyone that thinks it is, or ever was, a serious 4x4 is kidding themselves. Granted they were over engineered (but for the steering).... That's why they make good project cars. As for the newer Pathfinders... They are the evolution of the WD21's and just got softer, that's all. On a positive note though, at least they have a ladder chassis again. Unlike the R50 that you can't really do anything with, if you want to spend the money on the new Pathy, you can make them an off road monster. Live axles front and rear isn't a pipe dream with these. As for offering an off road package, they do offer one. A Patrol.
  10. The ARB "winch" bar takes a low mount winch. There are two types of heavy duty bar. One is a bull bar, this has no capacity for a winch. The other is a winch bar, that's pretty self explanatory. Though my number plate covers the winch hole on my old bar, the differences between a winch bar and a bull bar are easily seen. Me on the left, sw on the right.
  11. When do you intend on getting back to Oz?
  12. Good to see you are up and running. I agree, it was $70 well spent.
  13. I guess I missed the appropriate time to say out loud... BAH HUMBUG! So I will have to try again next year. No seriously, may your God look after you and yours over the festive/holiday season. If you don't have a God, like me, have a safe and happy holiday also.
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