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  1. Zed
    No worries @Sunil Mathew, it's a team-sports so we're glad to help whenever we can & have the tools. I offered to tug back with rope, but the Dr. prescribes that you should learn self-recovery 😅, so hope you learned something yesterday ☺️ I know we're in the same rank, but here I'm just sharing my tips I learned over the months to avoid that cresty-sticky situation: When I was driving the Y62 Patrol, for some reason sometimes there's hesitation at the feet when going over dune. Maybe it's the scaryness of flying, or maybe afraid to wreck the car. To overcome this, just visualize you're driving an old car (don't be afraid to wreck it), and flying's a bit better than getting stuck. This will push your feet to the pedal and not let go during that crucial moment. Be one with your car. This sounds like a Yoda trick, but after hours of driving the same car, you can "feel" what your car is going through: from the right-foot, to the right-leg, to the brain, "feel" and process these inputs. It helps to put the driver-window down when practicing: when the car is losing power, there's that specific sound the engine's making and you can feel the "loss of power" through your foot, then in split-seconds decide whether to put more gas pedal or if pedal's already maxxed out, accept the fact that you didn't have enough momentum and stop to reverse and try again. Forcing the car when it's already crying "i don't have enough power" usually is when I get stuck 😁
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    Acknowledged @Frederic, sorry just finished night drive with Dr Chaitanya 😊
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    Wohoo finally I get to registered first after so many events 😂
  4. Zed
    Doctor's on Fire 😅 Dear @Anoop Raj please save below Photo of Carnity Frequency Table in your iCloud/GDrive and it's Channel 1 today 😊
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    Confirmed got my car back from garage @Chaitanya D, i'm gonna make up for missing yesterday's drive ☺️ @Wade Pat2my LC-twin, see you tomorrow bro! 🤙
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    Hi @Frederic I have Sony A7S II mirrorless, its main use is for Videography but the max ISO of 409,600 is good enough for night photography. Right now I use adjustable lens 24-105mm for daily photo, regretted selling my Carl Zeiss f/1.4 and Leica SummiLux as I missed those wide aperture lens that can see more light and useful for night photography 😂 I only shoot Manual, here's a photo I took of the Atlantis in manual https://www.instagram.com/p/BmiumFAgQuH/?utm_medium=copy_link There's some more of manual shots on my IG page too... Below is my current setup:
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    Looking forward to meet you Dubai peeps next week again 😁 whoa, hope everything ok there @Chaitanya D, and it's just needing Differential Oil change. If the noise gets louder when you accelerate, then it may be the differential bearing... hopefully it's the former tho 🤞🏻
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    I know bro @Karthikeyan Govindarajan, that is why I always sign-up if Dr @Chaitanya D is coming to Abu Dhabi... lesson learned for me is: when the Doctor is coming, hold & don't send your car to garage 😂😂😂
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    sorry Marshal @Chaitanya D, as my car is still in garage, I've removed myself from this RSVP for Morning Drive too. But looking forward to next time you'll come to Abu Dhabi again 😊 Enjoy Sweihan!
  10. Zed
    well I'm bummed my car is still in garage 😭😭 , but maybe better safe than sorry due to rushed job. Have fun guys, bro @Karthikeyan Govindarajan take lots of pics 😃
  11. Zed
    Stay Safe @Chaitanya D, keep us up-to-date. In case there's border delay and you'll reach by 9pm, there's a chance I can join tonight since Musaffah to Yahar is just 1 hour drive 😁
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    Dear Dr. @Chaitanya D, apologies I just removed myself from RSVP for tonight, as the car garage just called and told me the engine oil & transmission fluid service will only be finished by 8pm tonight (previously promised this morning will be done)... so I won't make it in time ☹️ But I hope to join your Newbie drive the next morning (assuming the garage is true to the promise tonight)...
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    Yeah timing's pretty tight bro @Karthikeyan Govindarajan if you attend both... I might even sleep in the nearest gas station rather than go back to the city 😂
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    Wohoo finally get to test my Bicycle LED Lights stuck to the Flagpole 😁
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    Ow man sounds like a perfect event to use my Sony A7S for Astrophotography, but alas maxed out within 5 minutes of WhatsApp announcement 😭. Dear @Frederic please put me in waiting queue in case anyone decides to drop out (not that i'm wishing for it 😅🏃🏻‍♂️)
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    Again agree @Gaurav, but life will be so boring if we all have the same views ☺️ 1. 15kgs per wheel is assumption many would make especially when ppl think bigger tires = LT (Light Truck) rating. Fact is on https://www.yokohamatire.com/tires/geolandar-a-t-g015 and let's compare spec on spec: 275/70/R16 (old tires) : unit weight 41.8 lbs x 4 = 167.2 lbs = 75.84 kg P285/70/R17 (new tires and not LT!) : unit weight 45 lbs x 4 = 180 lbs = 81.64 kg Is it really 15kg diff in total? Well 81.64 - 75.84 = 5.8 kg only, almost 3x over-assumption ☺️ 2. Agree with your power mod preference, but re-gearing is still a mechanical improvement before we start messing with the engine. We all get carried away with so much wisdom but forget the simple fact when we were kids: when we use Mountain Bike to climb uphill, do we use the "stock gear" or do we change to a gear that allows us to pedal many times for a single wheel rotation that makes it a bit easier to climb with the bike ☺️ 3. Yes the LC100 is a heavy beast due to the Iron Block Engine and Toyota purposely tuned it down (make it slow) to last 1,000,000 miles as a towing truck and overlanding. But right now at my level, it's nice cos I can take the family for camping and light offroading. I already took out the running boards and 3rd row seats to make the LC100 a bit lighter, but if I want to become Expert in Carnity, agree I won't use the LC100. I'll get the highest Power-to-Weight ratio I can get: probably a short-wheel-base Nissan VTC that I can later tune to 1,000 horsepower with just 40,000 dirhams extra like below shot ☺️ But i'm in no hurry to climb that ladder yet... still enjoying my honeymoon with the LC100 and overlanding with fam...
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    @Gaurav yups, re-gearing to 4.88 to get more wheel powers 💪🏻 😄
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    Dear all, I've upgraded to Methods 703 BeadGrip + 285/70/R17, so I'm selling my previous Yokohama Geolandar G015 275/70/R16. Bought them for around ~2000aed in Feb 2021. They ran about ~5,000kms now, still long way to go for 10,000kms rotation. Since I don't go offroading every weekend, they've been used in 6 Newbies + 1 Fewbie Carnity Drives only. Willing to deliver anywhere in Abu Dhabi & Dubai, so hopefully good value here 😁 PCD/Bolt Pattern is 5x150, compatible with Toyota Land Cruiser 100, LC 200, Lexus LX 470, LX 570, Sequoia, Tundra
  19. Zed
    It was well worth the trip coming from Abu Dhabi! 😊 Thank you @Luca Palanca Falsini for leading this trip and @Dodi Syahdar for 2nd lead. This is my 1st Fewbie after promotion and man I saw & learned soo many things today: - witnessed 2 pop-outs 😲 and how to fix them. - a car got stuck on the crest, one of the hardest recovery I think, but good learning how to get unstuck. - a beasty car in front of me spun on the ridge, and my rollover horror flashed back. Lucky for him, he managed to reverse slowly downhill 👍🏻 - if you can't make it to the top, don't force it... some of the ridge riding i steered downwards cos felt the car wouldn't make it to the top. Looking forward to more Fewbie drives, time to invest on that skid plate to flatten the ridge 😁
  20. Zed
    Dear @Lorenzo Candelpergher hope everything's alright and works out...thank you for arranging 👍🏻 Dear @Luca Palanca Falsini my car is Land Cruiser 100-series, the Patrol has been pushed back to absolute newbies and mall-crawling only 😂 *one of these days I need to update my profile pic 😄 Looking forward in meeting you and following your drive tomorrow 👍🏻
  21. Zed
    This is brilliant, i just searched "bike tail light" and got 2 bundled as a pair. Visible enough for car behind to guesstimate the distance from front 😊 Thanks @Chaitanya D for this tip 👍🏻 Photo of non-blinking setting: Video of blinking mode in the dark:
  22. Zed
    When you connect, make sure to click the checkbox "Find more ECUs" (screenshot below), it will take longer to connect (almost 5mins) but will find every reading hidden by the manufacturer 😁
  23. Zed
    hi @Niki Patel good to see fellow OBD-enthusiasts 👋🏻 I use Motordata OBD (screenshot below), cos it has an option to do "Extensive Search" while connecting, and the log shows it tries to connect to every possible controller from Climate Control to ABS. The most popular one is Torque but I find it lacking and for a phone the Dial Gauges are too small too see, maybe they are better suited for RAM-mounted Tablets or Android radios 😁. If you use iPhone I believe your OBD Dongle is WiFi instead of Bluetooth?
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    My LandCruiser has a Pentium4 processor in its ECU, as such just like we monitor everything that's automated by computers, I want to collect what sort of parameters are good both for onroad & offroad driving. I'll start with below, mainly for offroading: 1. Vehicle Speed: seems redundant cos we have speedometer, but mine is in Miles per Hour, so having KM/h is important to avoid speed cameras 😂 Additionally any minute drop in speed means i'm losing power for momentum. 2. Gear Actual: unfortunately my OBD dongle doesn't connect to the transmission ECU so I can't get the transmission temperature to check for overheating. But at least I know constant shifting of gears will overwork my transmission 😁. A bit moot cos I drive in Manual nowadays, but when the terrain is flat I do switch it back to D and let it cruise on sand. 3. Engine Load: it should be up & down, something that continuously goes up to 100% means we are maximizing our engine power and may lead to engine overheating which is why the next value is Engine Temp 😃 4. Engine Coolant Temp: a bit redundant as we have it on cluster panel, but at least we know if it reaches 100 Celsius 😁 5. Throttle Position: sometimes you floor it, but it doesn't show 100, so things to check: throttle cable if not drive-by-wire, or throttle sensor for newer cars with pedal-by-wire. Sometimes it may even mean too thick carpet that prevents full pedal being pushed all the way down 😁
  25. Zed
    Gaia Track based on the trip, for those who want to repeat it again 😁 >> https://www.gaiagps.com/public/SuCAtpndeXdYeTAShzkicOul
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