Frontera Technical Support

by **bobbinsjob** on Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:42 pm

Had a brilliant day again, thanks folks and a big thanks to Alex for some expert tuition on failed climb recovery. Finally got home about 9pm with no lights, wipers, windows, dead alty, EML on and airbag light on and at last corner to home BIG rattle. Me thinks Angelina is very poorly and bobbinsjob is well and truly sharing the K9 abode :grumpy:

. Piccies to follow and vids.

Nice to meet you andyniagra

Pushed Angelina harder than ever today but think hitting the water too hard didnt do her any good

by **verysexygirl** on Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:12 pm

Hello guys :twisted:

After trying to calm down after Mr Muckers expedition :evil:

rang me at work knowing that i wouldnt kick off to tell me that he had trashed my truck :!:

little did he realise that i had 4 hours to absorb and fizz on this news before he showed his face and showed me my truck :?:

minus a few parts as you all know. :idea:

Please enlighten me on how Master Mucker drove aroung the quarry and didnt have a problem-bearing in mind this is a 10 year old child!
Apparently a few of you went down this HUGE hill and missed the BOLDER,but no on Mr Muckers attempt it jumped out and bit my truck :twisted:

Have told him that he has to use Mud Muncha in future!see how careful he is with his baby!
Anyway whinge over, :roll:

many thanks to you all especially 4x4 bobby,chrissy and lou :wink:

for organising kyles 10th birthday surprise,cake and presents.we really appreciate it.

and all said and done they did enjoy themselves. :dance:

My baby can be repaired :twisted:

Mr Mucker will do just about anything not to have to do the dishes!
Regards to you all.See you soon.
Mrs Mucker aka Zoe.x :oh yer:

by **Drift** on Sun Apr 20, 2008 11:32 pm

I can see another saddle for the horse :lol:

by **Sir-Doris** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:23 am

Nice pics, Sorry couldnt make it, but have some work to do on the other car in time for it MOT. Good to hear you all had fun and enjoyed yourselves! Ill see you all again at Stainby anyway.

by **bobbinsjob** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 5:36 am

Good news and bad? good news is that the battery has been on charge all night. connected up just and started first time with no rattle and no EML :dance:

Bad new is the alty is pooped so got to wait till daylight before i can go to work so going to be late. Sorry Shaun :cry:

Giving the alty and starter good clean and dry today to see if it helps but me thinks I killed it :oops:

by **brachunky** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:31 am

bobbinsjob wrote:Giving the alty and starter good clean and dry today to see if it helps but me thinks I killed it

I owe,I owe, its off to work I go :dance:

to pay fer a new alty!

by **FUDDY MUCKER** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:38 am

Quick status report from me .....

1. I'm Still breathing, so MRS MUCKER must have calmed down.

2. Alternator is FOOOBARED, really cream crackered.

3. A Bar is totalled, I don't even think bodyfiller will help.

4. Started Motor refused to play last night, but after a good jet wash off, all seems to be ok.

5. Recovery hook mounting point is Fooooked, hook now pointing 90 degrees to opposite way.

6. Need to clean the 3" of mud out of the front foot wells.

Oh well, it'll keep me busy for the next few days.

But what a great day.

by **verysexygirl** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:04 am

FUDDY MUCKER wrote:Quick status report from me .....

1. I'm Still breathing, so MRS MUCKER must have calmed down.-NO I HAVENT!

2. Alternator is FOOOBARED, really cream crackered.-HMMMM

3. A Bar is totalled, I don't even think bodyfiller will help.-STILL FIZZIN

4. Started Motor refused to play last night, but after a good jet wash off, all seems to be ok.-FOR NOW!

5. Recovery hook mounting point is Fooooked, hook now pointing 90 degrees to opposite way. -WILL BE SLEEPING IN THE SHED

6. Need to clean the 3" of mud out of the front foot wells.-OK

Oh well, it'll keep me busy for the next few days.-AS PREDICTED

But what a great day.

HMMMM

by **alex** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:25 am

I see Mr Mucker would rather take heat for killing the bullbar on a big hill rather than come clean, he did it on a mole hill :lol:

Honestly, it was maybe 4 foot tall, just on a bend. I did whhhay more big slopes with a six year old aboard. Its the speed that makes the difference, the 2 that rolled did it a walking pace. Its not like Donnington where everyones doing 90+

:axe:

keep ducking the blows Jase. :mrgreen:

by **FUDDY MUCKER** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:51 am

Alternator update.

Just took it off the truck, opened it up and found lumps of clay type mud, 7 pieces of carbon contacts and nothing left on the end of the pressure springs which go to the regulator.

So I can catagorically say it is .............. BROKEN

Oh well, she can only black two eyes. :shock:

I owe,I owe, its off to the scrappy I go.

by **4x4 bobby** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:09 am

Well iv'e managed to download the few photo's that i took, so here they are.

We all had a great day, we allways do just a shame not more people turned out would have been even better.

Rob

by **FUDDY MUCKER** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 4:05 pm

Alternator status report.

All systems working fine. Alternator replaced, 15 of the queens finest golden nuggets from my local scrap yard straight off the shelf. :wink:

Anyway, Suppose I better put my photos & Videos on.

Well here goes the photos.

The first culprit of the day. Martin got stuck on his first obstacle. :oops:

But later redeemed himself by going down the 1 in 10, in 2nd gear and accelerating. :shock:

Please don't try that at home. :lol:

Alex lining up for the 1 in 10

Alex showing Martin how it should be done.

Now you see him ......

John M, doing his first 1 in 10, minus the kids. :lol:

followed off by a gentle splash.

Seems to becoming some what of a regular thing at Farley .... CAKE !!!
Master Muckers 10th Birthday.

Ok, i better put them on then.

MRS MUCKERS ( :grumpy:

) truck seems to be missing something ...... Can't quite put me finger on it ????

Oh, thats it, the "A" bars seem to be missing.

And the offending boulder, the size of Telford.

Not the only one to sustain some damage. Alex's truck too a little knock

A line up shot

And the after event photo shot

Forgot to mention this guy. He was a complete looney all day, basically anything went, did'nt give a S*it. :lol:

Managed to get completely grounded at the top of a 30 foot hill.

Then his second attempt

Forgot to mention, this truck had NO underbody protection other than the gearbox and axles. Then when speaking with the guy later he mentioned the fact that the truck was NOT his and he had BORROWED it off his BOSS !!!!!

P45 me thinks. :lol:

Going back to the "A" bar incident, I decided to go and check out the offending rock later on in the day. I video'd the decent on foot.

Then Master Mucker tried his hand at off roading, to which I must point out, far better than his old man. :oops:

Then another junior FOG member, named Spencer tried his hand at off roading, with dad Alex closely at his side.

by **alex** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:36 pm

A certain young un likes the video footage.

Fine line up of pics, glad the truck is healthy again. Just need an update from Bobbinsjob on Angelina.

by **FUDDY MUCKER** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:54 pm

alex wrote: glad the truck is healthy again.

Cheers mate.

Looks like the "A" bar maybe able to be saved as well.

Originally looked like this :

A quick grind down to remove the rough stuff, 4 Layers of filler, plenty of sanding, a quick spray with black paint to highlight the high spots and I have now got to this stage :

Wont be as good as the original but i'll be happy with about 95 %

by **alex** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:55 pm

Wont see it that far under the car, will be fine.

by **john boy** on Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:07 pm

Cool pics glad to see everyone got home safe and sound even if not under there own power it was a brill day and ready for the next one see you all soon.

by **FUDDY MUCKER** on Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:00 pm

john m wrote: ready for the next one, see you all soon.

Bring on Buildwas :dance:

, might be minus MUD MUNCHA at the moment. :cry:

by **bikerbarney** on Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:34 am

FUDDY MUCKER wrote:Alternator update.

Just took it off the truck, opened it up and found lumps of clay type mud, 7 pieces of carbon contacts and nothing left on the end of the pressure springs which go to the regulator.

So I can catagorically say it is .............. BROKEN

well ater two days of cleaning the alternator it is total F.U.B.A.R..........

BRAND NEW one comming tomorrow from my supplyers.....a nice BIG 90AMP going on

.....and not paying till the 28th

will put some pics on tomorrow.... errrrrrrrrrr later today :wink:

by **bobbinsjob** on Wed Apr 23, 2008 11:53 am

been at work from dawn till dusk mon and tues but off today and as soon as it stops P**sing down I'm going to get the alternator off and see what the sp is.

by **FUDDY MUCKER** on Wed Apr 23, 2008 12:36 pm

bobbinsjob wrote:been at work from dawn till dusk mon and tues but off today and as soon as it stops P**sing down I'm going to get the alternator off and see what the sp is.

Can answer that one already .....

It's KNUCKING FACKERED. :lol: