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| ![]() Dear GTO - you know what I want to join you with. Wish I could. Here's hoping -----. Best regards, Behram Dhabhar |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() GTO, You guys had good outdoor fun man!! What spec is the defender running on? Is it Petrol or Diesel? P.S- Dhabar sir, please count me in when you go on an off road with....:-)))) |
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BHPian ![]() | ![]() Slightly OT, Thats a beautiful looking CJ3A, but the owner has killed its looks by over-doing it with shovel, spade, gun rack, blackout lights etc. To each its own I guess. I must say that he has maintained it well and he cares of the JEEP, I could see the free wheeling hubs. GTO, can you give us some more details about this JEEP ?? Did it have the original Go-Devil Petrol engine or was it retro-fitted with a Diesel powerplant. |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() | ![]() @ Vinod - The Defender is running a DCM Toyota engine. @ sabareesh - The Jeep is running a 2000cc Isuzu Diesel unit. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Great landcape and terrain, very good assembly of 4X4's and fantastic photography, especially the ( how to take pics of 4X4) need to see the result from that painstaking angle. What and where was lunch?? |
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![]() | ![]() Neville told me to ocme along with him, unfortunately, Supercars Beckoned. But now that my exams are over and done with too, i am in for the next time you go nature bashing! ![]() |
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BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dera Bassi, Hyd
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Home. We were in a hurry thanks to the Malaysian GP. Ensure you get your Dad along too. | |
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I wonder what gearbox and transfercase combo is he using. Originally the CJ3A had the Willys Go-devil Engine, T-90 transmission and Spicer T-18 transfer case. Its an interesting JEEP though. Please count me in for the next off-road trip. My JEEP is dying to get its shoes dirty. Last edited by Sabareesh : 6th April 2009 at 15:05. | |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() | ![]() The 2.0 diesel produces 108Nm (roughly the same as a Gypsy MPFi) compared to 135Nm of the 1800ISZ petrol. |
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BHPian | ![]() well well well get this, two of our cars at the vintage rally, many friends cars at the super car rally but what do i do GO OFFROADING honestly it beats both for me woke up at 4 that morning cause i needed to move out early and pick up my car from my office, joined the rest of the gang at panvel u know whats really cool and we should keep it up its our punctuality, Spot On was happy to see new faces hear and always a pleasure to see the gypsy ![]() ![]() ![]() regrouped at the petrol pump at lonavala met up with 4wddrifter from here after a quick introduction to each other, headed to our previous spot, just to find it even more tempting this time around cause the normally deep water-filled terrain was dry so we had more ground to play with. some highlights Gto nearly toppling over, but must admit that guy has guts, we all backed out after watching him, was too much of a risk and my cars high CG never wanted me to attempt it even. hats off to you not only for trying it , but also succesfully im sure there wont be any pictures of that episode cause everyone was either running to stop the car from toppling or just standind with their jaws wide open. thankfully all ended well After decending from that hill me in my defender along with aditya and 53bhp move along searching for more challenges, i spot this slushy area with a steap ascend after it and decide to have a go, other occupants advising me against it, well anyways i had a go. WRONG DECISION ended up getting stuck in what seemed like 2 feet of muck, had to get on top of my car to reach for the towing rope for gto to pull me out, finally after few attempts got out and learned a valuable lesson HAVING VERY GOOD MUD TERRAIN TIRES DOES NO MEAN YOU ARE INVINSIBLE ON MUD. THERE ARE LIMITS TO EVERYTHING...im sure someone has pics of this lastly thanks to my possibly bad vision went over a sharp stump and also an even sharper stone to puncture my side wall. my mistake or shear bad luck. don't reall know, hoping its the latter though. some pictures ![]() ![]() thats 53bhp ![]() i see this small crater and decide to slide my car side ways in it ![]() ![]() ![]() only to be accompanied by yours truely ![]() ![]() gto completing a climb ![]() the defender ![]() when will allan let me drive this ![]() lets call for help ![]() my hero ![]() Gogi trying his hand at photograpy ![]() well someone posted a shaadi.com picture of mine was it this posing body builder ![]() lets get him into the shaadi.com mood as well then ![]() my next beast, 53bhp was lucky to get a preview ![]() all cars performed superbly loved satans cool composure and driving style met up with steigher again after palm sunday mass and discussed more cars was a fun day thanks guys and 53bhp was nice discussing japanese uprights with you |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Wow! A great way to spend a Sunday, actually any day. Thanks GTO for inviting me for this OTR adventure. ![]() I have been for a couple of OTRs earlier but when i compare it to this one, they were mere hill climbs. This was the real Mcoy, at for me. The Day started out with us assembling at Sion, 0600 hrs sharp. I am very impressed with everyone being on time. Participants: 1) GTO in his Bolero engined Classic 2) Aditya 3) Satan in his Gypsy King 4) Steiger & Family (wife and Steiger junior) in his Mahindra Classic 5) V-16 6) 53bhp at Vashi, we were joined in by 7) Xtreme power in his Landrover Defender. and at Lonavala we were joined in by 8) 4Wdrifter and his friend in his Forester. I hopped in to Satan's immaculate one year old Gypsy King. We decided to take the old road to Lonavala and was pleasantly surprised to see it immaculately maintained. The drive to Lonavala took all of 1.5 hrs from Sion. The weather was not sohot in Lonavala and most of Lonavala seemed to be overcast. A sign of cool previous night. A quick idli & tea/coffee stop at Kamats Green House Lonavala, courtesy GTO, we headed to the designated area, Tungarl Dam. All 4x4s were stacked with enough water (you wont believe how much of the stuff you can drink on an outing like that) to keep everyone hydrated I present a pictoral report, my modest attempt at making each one of you a 4X4 addict. Hope you enjoy it: The cars grouping at Lonavala ![]() The Gypsy King and the Landrover Defender make an odd but capable pair. ![]() After the Forester joined us we drove into the Tungarli Dam area which looked promising. GTO in his Classic lead the convoy, being somewhat familiar with the place. A kilometer or so down the road, path turned into rough road, a sign to lockin the wheels (if equipped) and engage the 4X4. ![]() Others folllowed suit. ![]() ![]() ![]() The place was marked with a few water patches and a lot of area gone dry. We could see the wet mud and slush . Possibly a river feeding it had gone dry We stop at a spot to chalk out the route. ![]() ![]() GTO gets going (see the dam wall in the background) and plunges in the incline to check out if the slush is really that wet... ![]() ![]() ...and sails through. No problem for others, he had already made a path. ![]() Followed by everyone else ![]() ![]() This trip has earned full marks for the Forester. I will look at all Foresters with an upgraded respect in the future. A special mention about 4Wdrifter, the owner, who has the heart to take his Forester to places they were meant to be taken. I wonder how many 4X4 owners actually even engage their low gears. The Forester sails through effortlessly ![]() |
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BHPian ![]() Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mumbai
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| ![]() To all of you who participated in the OTR on Sunday, bravo! From the pics it sure looks like all of you had a blast of a time along with some serious offroading. Keep the pics coming if you have more of them. Would love to join you people on your next OTR trip. I dont have a 4WD ![]() If you dont mind a non 4WD person tagging along, please keep me posted. |
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I took the doors off for this OTR as it enables one to see exactly where the tyre is planted, traction etc. Even though we missed the air-con at certain points, this is really the way to offroad. NOTE 1 : Where are the rest of the pics? Still to see even one of the second session. Note 2 : No one allowed the next time without your 4x4 wearing a Team-BHP sticker ![]() | |||||||
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