Outer Limits 4x4 Board

awesome that you've got another! what's the plans for the new one? This is the idea so far: - rugged shopping trolley to go to expensive malls and jockey park it beside the farking porches ferraris's and Bentley's if you think i'm joking i'm not lol. - Toss the rear tray steel round tube tray with ...

13 August 2016 Saturday one day trip - Sunday I'm in the plane to Kong Kong for 2 weeks I'm tired long hours I wake up late and step on it the 190K flies past and I arrive outside the workshop 8:57am same time as the owner pulls up. They are repairing my tire wiring since the puppy chewed it all off ...

6 August 2016 Saturday was charity day with the kids Sunday Took the wife for the 190k drive to IPOH Only 3 hours on Sunday on the VOlvo arrived 3pm at the workshop and checked the doors etc I undercoated the previous weekend. Finished the tail light brackets off. Undercoated one of the service ...

29 July 2016 Take a day out of the office and head to IPOH on the Friday morning. First interruption for the day is the puppy he snatches the rat trap down from the gas bottles with the two rats in it and proceeds to run rampant around the shop floor carrying and barking and pushing the cage. Then I ...

27 July 2016 Collect enough steel to fix the door pin tube I had to cut ready for the weekend. and the ARB solenoids to remove air locker hoses from the cabin are collected. http://www.geckoadventure.net/Volvo/2016_07_27_125720_Volvo.jpg http://www.geckoadventure.net/Volvo/2016_07_27_215924_Volvo ...

24 July 2016 Sunday run up to IPOH as I did charity work on Saurday. Take the doors up to IPOH will work on them next weekend. http://www.geckoadventure.net/Volvo/2016_07_24_094943_Volvo.jpg I work on the Air Compressor tacking in the brackets for the tank http://www.geckoadventure.net/Volvo/2016_07 ...

16 July 2016 Quiet drive up to IPOH First fix the intercooler as only 3 bolts fit easily the 4th needs pressure to make it fit. I spend all day running up and down fitting and drilling the intercooler holes and lowly make headway. Start working on making a bracket for the Air Compressor http://www ...

9 July 2016 We head off the night before for the long 190K drive to IPOH as it's holiday week and the traffic could be rubbish. We arrive 1am on schedule in IPOH however, we cannot find a spare hotel room everything Is full. 2.30am sick of searching we decide sleep outside the workshop. The puppy ...

2 JUly 2016 That drive the 5.45am waking up on a Satuday morning and the 190K drive to the workshop in Ipoh is getting to me I just floor it the poor little Isuzu just soaks it up. First work on the engine sort out this smoking thing iv'e been told to run it till it stops smoking - it's running and ...

25 June 2016 Bad Day lunchtime wedding in IPOH to attend with wife. Unpack the new upright toolkit and load tools and parts in it and get to work. No sooner start work on Volvo realise I time to get ready for the wedding. Return 5pm with 1 hour left before lockup - remove the injectors and that's it ...

22 June 2016 Public holiday on a Wednesday so I decide a day is a day on the Volvo the 190k whizzes past in just under 90 minutes and arrive before the workshop opens. They are all working today. First I work on getting the engine started. First I decide stuff the plug and deftly cut it with the ...

18 June 2016 First the doors are in Kuala Lumpur in a shop being repaired. I picked the right shop they had a old DODGE pickup a mustang and a fiat 500 in their all being restored. No idea when I get them back. After last weeks screw up where the gate was locked when I got there. The LAZER cutters ...

4 June 2016 One day trip up to the Volvo. Starts bad and 2+hours drive for the 190K doesnot help I arrive 10am and with my list of bolts to buy head off. I realise someone has installed the BUNG in the fuel tank. But everything is closed the wife informs me it's the Kings birthday everything is shut ...

28 May 2016 I have an assistant this weekend. We are on time for the 190K drive to IPOH so I stop 40K up for DONUGHTS 40 minutes to go the lasst 45K to the workshop EASY. Shit buying the doughnuts takes forever then on exit from the roadstop TRAFFIC JAM. WAZE states accident 570 metres away 30 ...

21 May 2016 After 2 weeks rest 3 days in hospital 6 days off work resting my heart and new medication i'm back in action. First the sad news while I was typing in the last report I head a noise outside at 7am and thought thats a window smashing then I heard a car wheel spinning away I go to go to ...

17 May 016 Not much to report Attended a medical mission in the jungle so lost a weekend. Then took a bunch of kids from the orphanage for May day weekend to the beach for camping so lost a weekend but the kids are more important. Then I got sick turns out is the heart again (however this time I ...

16 April 2016 - Saturday Everything goes bad wake up late, on road late by 75 min and hit the 7am traffic 2.5 hours later one frustrated KIWI with a ISUZU with hot brakes pulls up at the workshop with a happy puppy delighted to see me. Oh yeah and the wife came along to visit her mum in IPOH also ...

9 April 2016 - Saturday 3 day to IPO starts with a late Friday night trip to Ipoh as it'ss last weekend of Cheng Meng (chinese grave cleaning). Traffic is shit. Fit the powdercoated left side of the dash but the bolt holes don't line up looks like I gottaa make another an oversight it's 30 mm too ...

3 April 2016 Quick trip up Sunday morning to Ipoh 190k whizzes past quite fast. Today's goal is to finish the soundproofing in the cabin and then move on to whatever is left. First install the last turbo cooling pipe adapter for the 10mm to 8mm tubes. My helper today is little Jo. We both tackle the ...

26 March 2016 First task connect the Powersteering inspection reveals the banjo bolt is missing hmmmmmmmmmm I know just the shop. A quick run down to the parts street gets me the parts I need 8mm 12mm and 10mm hoses and connectors etc http://www.geckoadventure.net/Volvo/2016_03_26_095823_Volvo_Web ...

19 March 2016 Saturday morning finds me and an assistant Rob at the workshop before 8am collect the keys greet the happy puppy an then go have breakfast and discuss the plan as Rob has to be back in KL by 4pm. Rob preparing the dimensions for the cutting out of the service hatch panels and the ...

19 February 2016 Friday morning dashed up the 190K to the workshop and arrived just after the workshop opened at 8.10am Idea was to run arround and get parts etc ready for Saturday and Sunday After much running around and forgetting parts I pulled the wiring loom out after shoving the wire eating ...

8 February 2016 Chinese new year Holidays Arrived monday morning to the pleasant sight of the rear cage and all parts painted that I had left the week before. http://www.geckoadventure.net/Volvo/2016_02_08_100248_Volvo_Web.jpg http://www.geckoadventure.net/Volvo/2016_02_10_175725_Volvo_Web.jpg Brett ...

2 Feb 2016 I rung for a progress report and got told none so I asked why he said no staff to do the body work. So being years since I prepped a body I volunteered to do my own vehicle. Monday wa a pub holiday and they offered me the workshop for Sunday and they would help me Monday. So Sunday ...

24/12/2015 Good news cabin split in two and removed from chassis again to do the touch up welding and putty work. So next week almost ready for painting. So merry XMAS to you all from me and my friend Mr Cheshire. My little friend Cheshire happily sleeping on my chest. So go give your pets a hug for ...

12/12/2015 Well the builder run me Thursday come up and see me I'm sick of the painters quotes. So Saturday took the trusty Isuzu and attached the boat and trailer, had a swiush breakfast and then headed to the workshop 190K away. Fark me holiday traffic and 3.5 hours later. Reversed the trailer in ...

11 Sept 2015

Latest update its been undercoated and the top coat is due to be done next week.



More updates when I get a PAinted PIC.

after a small cash crisis it was supposed to be painted last week (while I was away fishing) but the paint shop cried saying the paint code I gave them was wrong and could not get to the internet URL I gave them for the colour code SOB so I could go up for the next 5 days this week and work on ...

Hi sorry yes I do still take people to the jungle

have a big corporate trip coming up

sorry been resting a lot to get the heart fixed up properly now back on my feet.

25 Feb 2015 Quick update After the efforts required for the massive flood relief and now subsequent food drops and the latest supplying clean water I have not had much time to look at the Volvo. I heard it was sandblasted and then in paint I sent them the paint code for RESCUE ORANGE as I have ...