Hey well the shoot was a load of fun, we were in the Byfield National Park and 5 Rocks area arround Yeppoon.
The first drama started on the way there... a couple of hrs down the road the bumg in the EGT port in my exhaust fell out, so it was making an awefull noise and no power and still with 3hrs drive to go we limped back the 30kms to a little town, called the exhaust shop and got him to stay open. A quick call to shane (crossport) and got the correct size and thread so the guy could get the right bung straight away and we were back on the road. I was pissed it fell out as i have checked it a few times since getting the exhaust so i dont know what happend there.
There was 2 of us at the shoot me and my mate Trav and his GU Patrol, unfortunatly all my 4wding mates drive nissans... all patrols, im the only toyota and only ifs....
The shoot started off with the detailed shots inside and out before we got dirty. Then off thru the pine forests and scrubby rainforrests for some nice rocky creek crossings, there was some huge ruts getting down to the first creek and i was very impressed going down and back up that I didnt bottom out and how easy i did it with the lockers. Unfortunatly the lighting was crap in the ruts and we didnt get any articulation pics.
Taking some under body pics of travs patrol
We then headed out to the beach for some more freash water creek driving then on down to the orange bowl.
we went right up the top of the highest dune so the ocean was in the background and flicked some sand at the photographer. Unfortunatle as we havent had much rain since march the sane was soooooooo soft. I forgot i had the front locker in, hit a very soft patch and it went straight down, the sand spun the wheels to full lock and BANG went the passenger outer CV !!!!!
tore the boot, grease and metal all over the joint lol
The maxx traxx wouldnt work as i was too far down, we tried to snatch me out with the patrol but it then got bogged too. He wasnt too bad thought and the maxx traxx got him out, so trav came arround the front and i winched off him.
After 30 min on the shovel...
I limped down in 3wd and we had some luch in the shade as the bloody sand was about as hot as the freaking sun!!!!
And a few beers to brighten the cv incident.
We let the tyres down some more to 10psi and limped arround in 2wd with the rear locker in and made it off the beach and up to the point for some more nice pics to finish off the day.
We limped out of the park and my mate met me at the entrance with a car trailer after another call to crossport we decided not to risk it with the ginding and banging and cruching noises on the highway. And let me tell you my mates wont let me live it down the toyota on a trailer behind the nissan
A call to the local toyota and a $1500 quote for the new cv only without fitting i wasnt verry happy......
Trav called QLD cruisers and the girls took off to Rocky and picked up a 2nd hand unit only done 30,000kms for $200 and a carton of Gold lol. Spent yesterday puting it in on my mates front lawn and its as good as new. I have definatly lernt my lesson with that front locker and will now be much more carefull with it.
All in all it was a great few days away