Zed

On 1/13/2021 at 11:41 AM, GauravSoni said:

On researching, I found info on how straight pipe exhausts allow for more engine power while

@GauravSoni @Warren Flay has a Golden Pajero (Gojero) SWB with no cats and he’s loving it. All the Land Cruiser 100 GCC-spec apparently have no cats too, cc @Hasan Wahlan @Wade Pat2 @ShereenMK and they pass RTA just fine. In short: yeah drive without catalytic converters and feel that your engine is pushing those toxic gases faster from the engine manifolds out to the muffler 😁🔥

On 10/31/2021 at 11:43 AM, Anish S said:

 

@Anish S

3 photos below:

1. Get a new terminal

2. Get the pad that sits between battery and terminal, to prevent any leaks from below. https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B001DKUTR0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_HX9RT2Y9D45H67P02G90?psc=1

3. Get the oil spray, to prevent any water or fluid from the top. 
https://www.amazon.ae/dp/B004AWO4NI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_i_0J4SN8N7FZPMACS3A7H7?psc=1

22 minutes ago, Wade Pat2 said:

Had a chance to replace stock exhaust with new OEM. 

You improved the back-end exhaust by replacing new muffler, might as well improve the front-end by replacing the manifold gaskets. Mine was rusty too there 😅:

Congrats bro @Mus_hus78 well-deserved, now I have to start doing 2 FB+ per week again to catch up 😁

7am to 6pm, this should be counted as 2 Drives 😂😂😂 

where is Al Ain resident @Mus_hus78, tag for reminder to join this drive 🔥

12 minutes ago, Srikumar said:

A differential doesn't break so easily and you need to check what was the root cause for your previous differential to go bad.

gear oil was leaking so I was actually offroading with Dry differentials for a while 😂😂😂

4 hours ago, Mus_hus78 said:

Well if you did that 2 months before bro by now you wouldn’t have to # your Y62 but it’s better late than never … 

lolz, it's 2000dhs for second-hand and 4000dhs for brand new. Put second-hand in and break it again 4 weeks later (assuming 2 Fewbie Plus every week) 😅 At the time, the smart thing to do was wait for Brand New and spend the 4000dhs one time and hope it lasts another 20 years, rather than spend 2000dhs on a second-hand item which already had 20 years life on it and not sure when it will break 😂

20 minutes ago, Srikumar said:

Does this mean the LC repairs are still getting delayed?

I’m trying to source the full front diff housing now 👇🏻, giving up on the 4.88 coming from Japan and scouring Sharjah for original 4.30 gears in good condition:

Ready for Round 2 (added amber fog lights, better late than never) and fixed the Hashtag Patrol bumper issue 😂

Thank you @Srikumar for leading the drive, you found a good play area to test uphill and tree-resistance 👍🏻, which was next to Mehmet’s big dune marked by the 2 barbed wires in the middle, but this may be better to see during the day… good call to skip it. For some reason I kept seeing it as Nagrah, maybe cos after midnight and out-of-coffee 😂

Thank you for the:

- spot-on instructions left-right to exit crested situation without any tug by @Gaurav bhai,

- extra lighting, advice, and the exercising muscle power 💪 to push Jeep backwards by @Asif Hussain bhai,

- @Frederic for being great 3rd car and showing me how to keep up and maintain distances in night drive. At times you just forgot there’s a Tank behind you and you left me scratching my head which tracks to choose… good to hone my tracks-reading intuition in split seconds 😅  @Ruan van den Heever’s lights didn’t help except when I’m stopping I can feel like the police car chasing behind me and ready to give a fine 😁 Well this drive convinced me I need amber lights on the Y62 for my own sake next time…

- @GauravSoni for trying to fix the rear bumper, actually we had to unscrew 3 pins and then push it up, we did it before with Pacific with only 2ppl but it was during daylight, so didn’t want to waste time and losing pins in the night 😂

- @Mus_hus78 and @Xavier Treasurer for shoveling during my 2 crested moments, thanks bros 👍🏻

To the person commenting the Bulldozer did a Sidee, well here is video of the culprit in broad daylight doing it 😄

3 hours ago, Srikumar said:

I am going to be announcing the convoy number at the meeting point for a change. See you boys at 8:00 PM

2 mini Pajeros, 2 long Pajeros (1 UniChipped), 2 stock XTerras (both offroad trim), 1 naked Jeep with no roof, 1 stock Y62… let’s draw the straw and pick our position Squid-game style 😂

On 8/17/2021 at 7:42 AM, Frederic said:

Brings me to “Eagles”.. there’s a certain fellow with a green manual gear 4x4 that loves cruising to Sweihan blasting them through his speakers 😃

@Srikumar

Tonight’s Sweihan Night Drive will be Hotel California but John Wick guns blazing in the background 😂😂😂

1 hour ago, Ruan van den Heever said:

Zed's Y62 after tomorrow night....loosing it's wheels

Lolz, don't Jinx it bro... I've taken the Y62 slowly from Newbie with Sri, Newbie-but-felt-Fewbie with Angela and latest FewbiePlus with Mehmet... this is why I'm a bit confident joining Friday night's drive... so far so good 😁

52 minutes ago, Srikumar said:

@Zed I see you have also signed up for the drive with your Y62, what is the story that you have informed this time at home? 😅

"Scouting for camping area because it's still too hot in the afternoon 😂"

@Srikumar please put me after CF, I need lights from the Sweeper to help with the Y62 stock lighting 😄

This is so quiet with only 4 drivers registered... looking at the Manage tab, all the Big Honchos are there: Gaurav, Fred, and Sri.

So tempting to slide the Y62 out-of-garage pink-panther style to attend this... at least there'll be lots of companies if there'll be stucks 😁

Yay, congrats bro @GauravSoni, soon you’ll be leading our Sweihan drives 😁👍🏻

29 minutes ago, Srikumar said:How did you manage to get the Y62 out for a FB+ drive? Did you tell the wife that you were going for a NB drive?

@Srikumar: Told her it was another Newbie drive… better ask for forgiveness later than missed the opportunity 😂😂😂

If Ruan wrote a report, that’s a testament of how good the drive was today 😄 Thank you @Mehmet Volga & @marks for coming all the way from Dubai to lead today’s drives. @Archibald Jurdi for CF too.

Thanks to bro @Mus_hus78 for being my spotter today, the Y62 is a heavy beast, and once gone into a bowl can be tricky to self-recover without having second set of eyes to find the work-around. Lucky no need to tug, after some forward-and-back dance and finding non-churned sand, car was able to go up again 😊

Thumbs up also to the rest of convoy for able to keep up pace with the front line 👍🏻

1 hour ago, Niki said:

 and those extra-ordinary-shovels Zed brings out to play! 

I think it’s a locality thing, gonna drive to Dubai to find this straight-angled shovel… I reckon they’re called Spade and Not Scoop 😅

1 hour ago, Niki said:

 

@Zed - I want your LC100 protected and you'll understand why when you see what you can command in the US for it! - Jonathan Ward is in my opinion the greatest Resto-Mod guy ... and his Bronco's, LC100's and FJs are dream cars for me (he's slowed down LC100s due the difficulty of sourcing clean ones int he US)! 

• https://www.youtube.com/c/ICON4x4Design/featured
• http://www.icon4x4.com/ 

Thanks bro for the links, I think after a while, due to insurance and old engine, I’m gonna retire the LC100 and try to sell it as a classic 😉

Since that guy sold to celebrities, his ones look better valued than Vogue Industries luxury-mods 4x4s https://www.vogueindustries.com/4x4

Dear @Mehmet Volga I will be driving the Y62 Patrol today as the LC100 is in garage. Not sure if this changes ordering, but I’m ok with front or back 😊

4 hours ago, Srikumar said:

The Fewbie convoy is also in the nearby vicinity, so don't be tempted to jump on that convoy. 

I’m sure with the line-up, this too will be a Fewbie drive 😂

4 hours ago, Srikumar said:

As everyone starts getting settled, I will start bumping up the level one step at a time as we get closer to the bigger dunes of  Sweihan. 

Translation: Newbie > bump > NewbiePlus > bump > Fewbie 😅

4 hours ago, Srikumar said:

Ok.

@Zed and @Mus_hus78 do you wish to join as well? Second drive signups are open from today. 

Confirmed Boss @Srikumar 👨‍✈️, sorry for hours delay, just got approval from the car owner + made sure to buy a longer dig-a-grave shovel 🥄😁

1 hour ago, Mario Cornejo said:

I suppose this is exceptional and not the norm, so I was wondering if there is any recommendation about antennas or anything else that may help?  (😂 mods for 2-way radios! )

Thanks in advance!

In a uniformed world, the Lead + CF + Sweep would connect their BaoFengs to this BingFu 12.5” external antenna for an added 8 dBi gain over stock antenna. This way, the 3 most important positions are always audible to other drivers 😁

👇🏻 Product photo:

2 minutes ago, Frederic said:

. Hence I’m not a fan of this option (the KISS method works best) 😀.

I am sure we can keep static and interference well under control by using a good radio that works for you and your car and a bit of SQL fine tuning. As we mentioned we have seen a definite improvement of a 70dhs radio vs a 300dhs radio (as is to be expected).

 

Fair enough, Keep It Simple and Noise-Cancelling (more expensive radios) are easier for everyone 😁👍🏻

23 hours ago, Frederic said:

To reduce interference, there is a setting called "SQL" on your radio which sets the "sensitivity" to which the radio will open its channel. The higher the setting the less sensitive it becomes, so you can experiment with this. It works a bit like an aperture setting on your camera lens

On the Baofeng UV5R, which is a great radio especially for that price, this model is known to be a bit more sensitive, and a hack was created a few years back to change the SQL limit from 9 into a much higher level. This involves using the Baofeng USB cable (which you can find on Amazon) and the free software called "CHIRP".

Dear Prof. @Frederic, SQUELCH (SQL setting) is the White Noise ("ssszzzzz"). Setting SQL to high basically mutes white noise, that may be caused by other radio signals, mobile phones, or even electronics from our cars, BUT high SQL means now your radio will only receive the STRONGEST signals from other radios on the same frequency. If you are in the same building yes, high SQL makes sense, but when we are 10-cars apart, a high SQL can mean you only hear the car in front of you and behind you. Of course this needs testing, but this is the theory anyways 😁

I propose 2 different approach (again needs testing, but we engineers like to test assumptions, right? 😀)

1. Set SQL to be as low as possible instead of high. The default is 5 on Motorola and probably most other radios. We can try 3 and see if white noise is audible or not. The reason is when we set SQL LOW, we allow "weaker signals" to come to us... weaker signals as in the Marshal in front who is 9 cars ahead.

This is also called Noise Squelch: muting background noise.

2. Make use of CTCSS code. This is like a "password". So yes we are using license-free Channel #1 446.00625 MHz and there are 2 clubs using this channel. Group #1 uses Channel 1 + CTCSS code 77  while Group #2 uses Channel 1 without any CTCSS. Now comes another Club, Group #3 with Channel 1 again without any CTCSS. Guess who will hear each other voices? Group #2 and Group #3 will hear each other and may cause confusion unless they switch channel. Meanwhile, Group #1 who is a Smart Group like Carnity is not distracted by Group #2 and Group #3, because they have password-protected their free Channel #1 with the CTCSS code 😉

This is also called User Squelch: muting other Non-Carnity Users, which is what we probably want in our convoy...

Below visually depicts what I mean: