Big Steve's Damage Thread

Post by **bigsteve** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 7:13 pm

This will be update on a weekly (At this stage) basis.

Post pics of your own carnage too please.

Post by **christover1** » Tue Oct 14, 2003 10:29 pm

old one, but most havent got pix

Post by **greg** » Wed Oct 15, 2003 12:11 pm

christover1 wrote:old one, but most havent got pix

Hey Chris, I think that first shot (of the bent roof) requires a bit more credit since it occured when someone else was driving

Post by **markil** » Wed Oct 15, 2003 11:46 pm

here's my old sierra. i rolled it a couple of times.

Post by **markil** » Wed Oct 15, 2003 11:53 pm

here's a couple more pics

Post by **bigsteve** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 5:27 pm

Good form Markil & Chris, I never realised you caned it so well when you went over.

Now Greg, where are the pics of your rear diff and drivers side sill??

Steve

Sat Oct 18, 2003 6:40 pm

i will take a photo of the front of our workshop. There are more damaged zook panels than at a wrecker!

Post by **hypo** » Sat Oct 18, 2003 10:06 pm

christover1, the shot of your rig crossing the water is that at Mt. seaveiw ??

Post by **greg** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 9:54 am

bigsteve wrote:Now Greg, where are the pics of your rear diff and drivers side sill??

I was hoping you would have taken some pics for me?

The sill looked really cool until i had to beat it back down with a rock so that the doors would go on again :cry:

Post by **bigsteve** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 10:00 am

For some reason which I cannot recall my camera never left the car.

I cant imagine for what reason.

Post by **Guy** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 10:08 am

bigsteve wrote:For some reason which I cannot recall my camera never left the car.

I cant imagine for what reason.

It wouldnt be that while trying to pop the bead on my spare the only thing that actually popped was you would it

Post by **Guy** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 10:10 am

I have a couplea pics of Gregs sill .. as well as a small quicktime movie of him bashing it back into shape with a rock :shock:

to get the doors back on ..

Post by **bigsteve** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 10:11 am

love_mud wrote:
bigsteve wrote:For some reason which I cannot recall my camera never left the car.

I cant imagine for what reason.

It wouldnt be that while trying to pop the bead on my spare the only thing that actually popped was you would it

Possibly yes

NOTE TO SELF

~ No more Friday post-work drinks

Mon Oct 20, 2003 4:57 pm

here is the front of our workshop.

just a few damaged panels

Post by **christover1** » Mon Oct 20, 2003 9:45 pm

hypolux wrote:christover1, the shot of your rig crossing the water is that at Mt. seaveiw ??

sorry didnt reply earlier, but was in hospital, I was bit off.....pic is at the Tyers area, in East Gippsland, vic.

Post by **bigsteve** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 9:19 pm

Well the latest addition to the dent family is courtesy of three oopsies I had today, tipped onto my right side, damaged the rear quarter, tipped onto my left side (Identical damage) finishing of with a roll rather than tip, Damge sustained, hmm yes, window popped out, rear door will not close blah blah think I need a soft top.

These pics for now but more to follow (Tomorrow)

Steve

Post by **DamTriton** » Tue Nov 04, 2003 10:22 pm

Not a Zook but I will get the photos scanned shortly ( 15 yrs ago, got to find them first...)

Exhaust (manifold back)
Three door panels
Two antennas
Two staked (written off) tyres

Total of 7 km in 7 hrs (crawl bacwards faster)

Post by **greg** » Wed Nov 05, 2003 9:51 am

bigsteve wrote:... Damge sustained, hmm yes, window popped out, rear door will not close blah blah think I need a soft top.

Just to clarify, it was the windscreen that popped out, and it won't go back in again because the whole roof has been pushed across an inch

Post by **bigsteve** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 12:58 pm

Few more

Post by **bigsteve** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 1:00 pm

Another

Post by **greg** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 1:09 pm

I reckon the new exo-cage had better be pretty whiz-bang Big Stover or you may end up doing the same thing again

i.e. it will probably need to be tied into the chassis pretty solidly so that you don't rist damaging the windscreen setup in the same way that you have in the above pics...

Post by **bigsteve** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 1:12 pm

greg wrote:I reckon the new exo-cage had better be pretty whiz-bang Big Stover or you may end up doing the same thing again i.e. it will probably need to be tied into the chassis pretty solidly so that you don't rist damaging the windscreen setup in the same way that you have in the above pics...

Mate i'm all over it, spose I should start a project thread now.

Post by **greg** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 1:18 pm

bigsteve wrote:Mate i'm all over it, spose I should start a project thread now.

Reckon you'd better

Then we can all keep track of it and pick on you for not putting up enough pics etc...

Post by **grimbo** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 1:24 pm

you could get greg to take the photos for you :finger:

Steve so far my exo has saved the cab a couple of times from damage. i have stood the car on its nose with the snorkel ram and cage holding the car up with no damage done and rested it on it a few times on glenburn again with no damage, it's the only way to go with a hardtop

Post by **greg** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 1:39 pm

Big Stover,

For what it's worth, it may still be better to try and hunt down a soft top body... That'll have the back already turned into a ute, and then you just have to secure the b pillar in solidly (like chris has done)...

That would save you a lot of panel work which would be all wasted if you did ever miss the exo cage and hit the panels somewhere...

i.e. with a soft top the b pillar, roof, windscreen surround etc are all replacable without replacing the whole tub - this is not the case with a hardtop.

Post by **grimbo** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 1:44 pm

Greg have you noticed how similar our avatars are? The original one for mine was the green paint til I chopped it orange.

Post by **greg** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 1:51 pm

grimbo wrote:Greg have you noticed how similar our avatars are? The original one for mine was the green paint til I chopped it orange.

I have now... I'd better change it quick smart :lol:

Post by **bigsteve** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 1:54 pm

greg wrote:Big Stover,

For what it's worth, it may still be better to try and hunt down a soft top body... That'll have the back already turned into a ute, and then you just have to secure the b pillar in solidly (like chris has done)...

That would save you a lot of panel work which would be all wasted if you did ever miss the exo cage and hit the panels somewhere...

i.e. with a soft top the b pillar, roof, windscreen surround etc are all replacable without replacing the whole tub - this is not the case with a hardtop.

i've thought this too but the possibility of driving it to work on occasion is still there.

Besides, I'll be sensible now.......................honest.

Steve

Post by **greg** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 1:56 pm

bigsteve wrote:Besides, I'll be sensible now.......................honest.
Steve

at big stover

sure you will steve... sure you will :roll:

Post by **redzook** » Thu Nov 06, 2003 3:09 pm

chop it

cage

an put in a perspex (SP?) windscreen

than u dont got to get another tub

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