29th August 2010, 18:38
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| The Joyride- My MM550 Hi, I recently bought a MM 550 from fellow NIOC Jeeper. It is a 2001 Model Army disposable, fully restored by Sanjeev Singh. I have done few NIOC OTRs and few local OTRs in it and am very satisfied by its offroad performance so far. The highway performance is also much better than my previous CL340. I have named it 'Joyride'. Some pics from yesterday's NIOC OTR in Manesar.        |
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29th August 2010, 19:49
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29th August 2010, 22:21
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| Thanks Rahul, its been over a month since I bought it, but I named it today..  So thought to share with Team.. |
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29th August 2010, 22:23
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29th August 2010, 23:00
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29th August 2010, 23:02
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| Thanks Josh, actually this has been restored exactly as per the specs of stock Army Jeep. Why would the cops catch for that or will they?? The jeep was build in Delhi, I assume that there won't be much trouble to find these hinges. The seller said that the condition of the auctioned jeep was good and it till has a big portion of original Army paint on it.. Few more pics about a month old, I had uploaded them in the jeep pic thread too:    |
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29th August 2010, 23:12
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 Well you were right buddy.. Once a Jeeper always a Jeeper. Its true for whole family- Once a Jeeper family always a Jeeper family. They are also happy now. | |
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30th August 2010, 17:36
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30th August 2010, 23:17
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* Ground Clearance- CL340 with smaller wheel base seems to be in advantage but in reality a 550 with such tall tyres has higher ground clearance hence giving somewhat similar break over angle, never had any problem in 550. There is no lack of approach or departure angle in both. With net higher ground clearance (MM550 260mm)gets more scope. * The 550 has somewhat better articulation, which is, their wheel can flex more than the 340 and it rarely raise a leg. I can do difficult things without worrying about getting stuck in 550, whereas the 340 would get stuck sooner than 550. * Long climbs: The weight of 550 is far more than 340 and you feel the effect on climbs. It is very difficult and almost impossible to do long climbs on sand hills with 550, whereas the 340 would zoom past with a bit of hassle. * Body role: There is more body role in 550 but due to long wheel base and wider track you do not feel any difference in offroad capabilities. The center of gravity of 340 feels lower and is an advantage and provokes confidance. *Gear Ratio: In Cl340 the low gear was needed at very few places and don’t remember if I ever needed to use first low gear. Whereas in 550 I move in to low gear quite often and use First-low gear also at many obstacle. In 550 sometimes I shift direct to 4x4 low from 4x2 mode as per need. The 4x2 mode does much more than the 340. May be due to LSD. *You can feel more power in 550. Its engine is bigger and one can feel it many times. * 550 has gate and windows which make it a safe drive and it can accommodate more people but at the same time has more things to take care of. Something or other makes chu-chu noise on hitting potholes. * 550 is much better on highway. More comfortable at higher speeds. So overall it is a square game. 550 with more GC, more articulation and more power is a rock solid offroader safe and spacious and in 340 you can play more, its peppier, stylish with equally great offroad abilities. Quote:
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31st August 2010, 15:00
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3rd September 2010, 11:46
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6th September 2010, 23:10
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| It was a great day. Everything was going as planned. The OTR, Rafting, cooking... Then suddenly on the highway while return (see last pics)   Idea of the day was to fill air in raft through the exhaust of Jeep.. and it worked very well. Within seconds the raft was full of hot air.. :       Just a while back we were doing 90 kmph when the power to the wheels got disconnected. I tried to pull but wheels got very hard. We pulled to side with difficulty. When I got down to check I got the shock of my life..   Last edited by Ym-enjn : 6th September 2010 at 23:14. |
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6th September 2010, 23:44
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