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TRIP: Menai Cleanup - 17/10/04
Trip: Menai Cleanup
Leader: Antz
Meeting Point: Menai, Heathcoate Road - Gate 6
Meeting Time: 8.45AM
Grade: C
Notes: This entitles you to Menai and Spanish Steps access.
Gate 6 doesn't have a lot of room, so try to keep as far off the road as you can.
A drive of the Menai trails may be done after the cleanup finishes at about midday.
Please register your interest here or with Antz directly so he knows who's going
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TRIP: Menai Cleanup - 17/10/04
I would be interested if there are a few others going???
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Yeah I think I'll be interested....
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I would have been keen for this one, but there is that all Chrysler day on sunday too :?
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What is involved in a menai clean up day? Excuse the ignorance :)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by IguanA
What is involved in a menai clean up day? Excuse the ignorance :)
It is pretty good actually, you meet at the designated point and sign in
you drive out to an area and pick up as much rubish as possible, everything from drink cans and chip packets right up to whole car bodies and old fridges washing machines etc drag it all back to a central site and repeat until about lunch time then you get to go for a drive on tracks that are normally closed and get to see a few cool spots like down at the river beach etc
Although it does involve some work they have made the right combination of work and fun to make it worthwile going and more important the 4x4 community is doing the right thing in return for access to land that is private property
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yeah i wouldn't call it work - even thought you are collecting rubbish - it's cool because you get to drive your jeep around everywhere 8)
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Personally I think that assisting to maintain areas for four wheel drive access is a good thing, and if it means a small bit of hard work so as we can have a chance to enjoy the tracks, its a good thing :)
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So far we have;
Antz
Jaffas
Wooders
IguanA
Adz
wiz ?
TheBeast
TIGGER ?
Come on you new members, this is your chance to qualify for future trips to Menai and Spanish steps.
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I'm in :)
Do I need to bring anything? and am I allowed to carry non member passengers?
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A pair of gloves is handy but I will bring a stack of them for everyone. Non member passengers are always welcome.
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My name is Bruce Guan just in case you dont know my nick.
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if i make it unscathed from Fri nite ....
i should be there 8) ,
although may have to leave at lunch-time but we'll see
:wink:
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Menai cleanup
Antz
I'm in for the cleanup if I get through Friday night. :lol:
Regards, 8)
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I'm a definite maybe - i have to leave early though 8)
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Not having driven to Menai before, is Gate 6 easy to find??
If anyone is coming through the Carlingford area, I would be happy to tag along otherwise.
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Jaffa,
I'll be coming from Thornleigh 8)
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seems like a decent crew
ok i'll be there, add me to the list :mrgreen:
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OK, updated list.
Antz
Jaffas
Wooders
IguanA
Adz
wiz
TheBeast
TIGGER
sir camel
COPB8T 50/50
ACJ maybe
CJ_Brad maybe
Chris
DEVL15H maybe
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I'm in for this trip. What time you coming thru Carlingford Wooders?
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Hey Guy's,
A mate of mine and ACT JT member Chris Burns will be there on sunday as well.
He's in a pootrowl, but is a jeeper deep down. If you see him can you invite him to join you guy's.
he's the guy that keeps my CJ running and I cannot make it as I'll be in the middle of moving house
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also add COPB8T (aka Joey) as 50/50 starter :wink: ...
he may have a prior engagement on the Sunday and will give a buzz saturday arvo if he has wormed his way out of it or not
good numbers so far peoples 8)
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All going well, I may have all the shyte into the house by saturday night, if so I'll probably shoot down as well.
You'll know if you see me there.
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I maybe in
will have to play it by ear :)
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Unfortunately I'll have to miss this one, as I'll be displaying the Jeep at all Chrysler Day. :cry:
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sir_camel
I'm in for this trip. What time you coming thru Carlingford Wooders?
I dunno - not that organised yet :oops:
Suggestions???
BTW WTF IS gate 6????
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Are you blokes sticking to harder trails, or C-ish as advertised? I don't want to bring the Pootrol along, and would prefer to bring the Grand........ and maybe my little offroad trailer for piling crap into....
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Wooders - Gate 6 is about a kay or so down Heathcote Road from WhiteRock towards Illawarra Road (i.e. on the left). You won't miss it - we met there last time. Lotsa cars gather before going in - entry is over a large bump in between some pretty big boulders.
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Chris,there will be quite a few vehicles so the aim is to keep it simple and stick to the C grade stuff. Plan was to try the tracks at the north end that we dont get to drive much (ie down to the beach area). Having said that, I am not overly familiar with that end and we could end up anywhere :D
For those that dont know Gate 6, I will try to get there early, so keep a lookout for my Jeep parked on the left as you head towards Illawarra Rd.
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Meeting time at Carlo would be good???
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How does 8am at Carlingford sound? Make it same place as where we met for Jambo. At the Caltex in front of Carlingford Court. Will we expect to see you there Wooders? Will be on Channel 20 if all goes to plan.
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Can i grab someones mobile #? i will be comming from... old illawarra rd way... from revesby.
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I might make it to the clean up tomorrow. so i'll see you there.
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8am Carlo Caltax - Got it - I'll be there!!
Ch20 - got it!!
Adz - 0413 138 550.
Looking forward to this I haven't been to menai in about 18months.....
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Antz - Gread day - thanks and cheers :)
No damage apart from about 6 million Cooper ST side lugs. Who needs 'em anyways?
Chris
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Antz - me too thanx for a gr8 day,also for continuously locking my read axel and diffs onto the largest boulders u can find,thanks for the rest of you guys helping me out an giving me tips and teachin' me... feel like a SJC padawan, oh yeah Sir Camel, thanx for the disco' tips and how to ha ha... in go the tera flex's!
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Yes, I to thankyou Antz and the rest of the guys and girls, what a top weekend :P . Now all I need to do is fix my panhard bracket :roll: , well it was still a top weekend 8)
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Time to upload some pics into the album???
Top day out guys !!
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Yea great day. Bring on the pics tho.
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TRIP: Menai Cleanup - 17/10/04
Gotta say it.... Wooder's TJ is amazing. The super-quick cab-adjustable pneumatic suspension system is incredible. Cocked up on opposing left-front and right-rear wheels, he simple lets the appropriate one down and hey presto, is almost level again with three wheels back on the ground for better traction. Instant clearance for any obstacle. What a system.
Can't remember what brand of compressor it runs under the bonnet, but it reminded me of a Briggs&Stratton mower engine in terms of size. It was huge. After the run, it blew my 31's up from 16psi to 38psi in around 35 seconds - and that was with his engine at idle :shock: He told me that if he revved a bit, the airflow was proportional to engine speed. If you're not careful, you had one tyre nearly blowing off the rim before you got the valve cap off the next one!!!
If only there was room under the bonnet of the Grand........ :?