I have joined the casscrew

[Tarquin]

so today we planned a fun day at southern comfort(Plettenberg Bay). it was me in my SFA, and 2 other friends, one with a 06 vigo and the other a v6 colt.
everything was going so smoothly and everyone was having fun

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first the vigo tried "cliff hanger" which is the toughest hill on the course, its very steep with big bumps in it:

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He didn't quiet make it up so i gave it a shot:

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looking good so far until:

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it mas me and a friend in the lux and neither of us got a scratch, we were very lucky, if it wasn't for the gomad canopy and my bull bar in the front we would have rolled down the hill!!
next they secured they secured it by my winch to a tree so we could climb out

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next we kept tension with the winch to prevent it from sliding down the hill and slowly winched it back onto its wheels with 2 hi-lift jacks working together for extra safety.
we only had one cable and some ropes which stretched a lot so it took 1H 30min to get it upright

[pietpetoors]

Ag no man, that is not good. What is wrong with you guys? Seems like Hiluxes now roll easier than Fortuners

Good luck, hope you get it fixed quickly

[Tarquin]

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in the end all is well!!
my only damage is: right side mirror, fender, parklight, bullbar andan engine mounting tore off, small cratch on the driver door and small dent in load bin!! there's a tiny scratch on the Gomad canopy otherwise it is still new! in it wasn't for that canopy i think i would be in bad shape at the bottom of cliff hanger! Thank you Gomad team for making such a solid canopy!! was just thinking what would have happened if i still had my fibre glass one :scared:
the winch was also a life saver, without it there was not was of getting out there, they would have never been able to tow me!
in the last pic i'm the guy with the black shirt which ironically has i do my ouwn stunts written on it and as you can see i'm still a lighty! this is the first time iv'e put a vehicle on its side and i hope not to do it again for a long time

[Tarquin]

Ag no man, that is not good. What is wrong with you guys? Seems like Hiluxes now roll easier than Fortuners

Good luck, hope you get it fixed quickly

thanks
in my case it was driver error not the vehicle

[george]

Not nice.Glad everyone is OK

[Hi-Hilux]

Bly niemand het seer gekry nie! Lyk my dit raak nou mode om jou lux om te dop....:-)

[Froll]

Sorry to see, glad no one was hurt.

[The Legend]

Lyk my 2013 was nie die jaar vir die Hi-Luxes nie.Bly niemand is beseer nie. Hoop jou Hi-Lux word spoedig herstel.

[Donkey]

Reading this with a very heavy heart, but glad no one was hurt. All the best.

[Haboob]

Happy to hear that there were no injuries. May the lux be speedily repaired.

[4x4BEES]

Shame man

At least no one got hurt.
Very cool of you to admit driver error

Hope the repair job goes off without a hitch

[Tarquin]

Thanks for all the best wishes
the body isn't much to fix, i just a bit worried about the engine, because the key fell out and it died by itself after like 5 sec, but we'll see how it looks when i get some time

[Thabogrobler]

Tyre pressure guys, tyre pressure!

It seems way too hard for the terrain you traveled on

[CasKru]

Eish Tarquin... Sorry to hear about your damage. It happens so fast.

Looking at that pictures, as you say, you are extremely lucky in that you did not end up at the bottom of the hill and as you say, that canopy made the difference.

Glad you guys are all fine (except maybe for the soiled pants.. hehe).

[mcw]

Glad to hear everyone is alright 2013 been a upside down year

[Tarquin]

[quote="CasKru"]
Glad you guys are all fine (except maybe for the soiled pants.. hehe).[/quote

hehe
i was lucky on that side as well
my tyres were at 2 bar, do you think that is too hard for that terrain?

[FIRSTGEER]

Sorry about your misshap.Great that nobody was injured only abit to your ego.Also shows how tough those sfa's are.Good luck with your repairs.

[Wurmscooby]

lucky nobody got hurt,once again hiluxes is indestructible.not nice to have your van rolled at this time of the year.goodluck with the repairs,looks minor.Your tyres was definitely hard .

[ThysdJ]

Wow.. Nr 4 for the year that we know of... Luckily the year is almost over.. :wth: :wth:

Now you have learned a valuable lesson.. not to look over your shoulder when reversing down anything..

GOMAD canopies are now "roll-over" tested as well...

[Hoppy]

We must design a new Hilux club sticker for our elite group.

"I've been upside down in a HIlux"

and then the logo must be upside down!

[Stef]

Eish!! I'm certainly gonna walk obstacles twice from now on!!

That corner there doesn't look so bad, maybe the pics are a bit desceptive..but a right turn with a donga on the left can be troublesome. Will certainly thinks twice about my lines from now on as well...

[Tarquin]

We must design a new Hilux club sticker for our elite group.

"I've been upside down in a HIlux"

and then the logo must be upside down!

i like that idea

Eish!! I'm certainly gonna walk obstacles twice from now on!!

That corner there doesn't look so bad, maybe the pics are a bit desceptive..but a right turn with a donga on the left can be troublesome. Will certainly thinks twice about my lines from now on as well...

i made it up 2 weeks ago with no problem, i just look the wrong line.
the pics don't do it any justice, where the bakkie is on its side you can't stand there, you'll just slide down on the gravel

[Dingo]

Eish Tarquin, never nice to see one's pride and joy looking like that. Glad the damage is minimal and nobody got hurt.

Just my observations, could be wrong!!!!

Your tyres were way tooo hard, you could easily have gone down to 1,2 - 1,4 bar on that terrain, especially with those MT's.
Looks like you lost traction and momentum in that dip on the left and you rolled back onto that bank and that's what tipped you.

I'm sure you've played this over and over in your mind as to what happened and hopefully figured out what went wrong.

Just some advice from my side, when your wheels are up and running again, go and find a safe obstacle and play on it with different tyre pressures, you'll be surprised as to the difference in traction that the correct tyre pressure makes.

[Tarquin]

Eish Tarquin, never nice to see one's pride and joy looking like that. Glad the damage is minimal and nobody got hurt.

Just my observations, could be wrong!!!!

Your tyres were way tooo hard, you could easily have gone down to 1,2 - 1,4 bar on that terrain, especially with those MT's.
Looks like you lost traction and momentum in that dip on the left and you rolled back onto that bank and that's what tipped you.

I'm sure you've played this over and over in your mind as to what happened and hopefully figured out what went wrong.

Just some advice from my side, when your wheels are up and running again, go and find a safe obstacle and play on it with different tyre pressures, you'll be surprised as to the difference in traction that the correct tyre pressure makes.

you sumed it up perfectly.
am going to try that when i'm on my wheels again

[4x4BEES]

Sulke stickers kan werk

[LouisZ]

Outch. Glad it turned out so Good!!!

Engine should be fine.

Just do the following.

1.Disconnect Battery. Check Battery water levels.
2. See if battery is not leaking.(Cracked)
3. Go through all the Battery connections. Double check for shorts of broken wires.(You broke a engine mount)
4. Take out all sparkplugs.
5. Check for Radiator water leaks and also check all water hoses.
6. Wait for at least a half hour or even longer for all the oil and water to return where it suppose to be.
7. Check for Any fuel leaks. Also take off the air intake from carb. Double check for fuel LEAKS!!!
8. If there is no electrical shorts, connect the battery.
9. Now STILL WITH THE SPARKPLUGS OUT, ALSO DISTRIBUTER CAB OFF TURN THE ENGINE WITH THE STARTER FOR ABOUT 10-20 SECONDS.
This is to get rid of most oil, water or fuel on top of the pistons.

10. Fit the sparkplugs, ensure when you put on the distributer cab the firing is correct.
11. All connected you should start the engine quite easy. Just note it will smoke a bit of the small amount of oil etc that is still on top of the pistons. This will disappear in moments.

And the Engine will be fine.

[The Legend]

Louis,
Tarquin se bakkie is n 2.8 diesel,so daar is nie plugs wat uitgedraai moet word nie.

[LouisZ]

Dan die Glowplugs

[Tarquin]

Thank you Louis
going to check it this weekend, got the engine mounts already
will let you all know if there are any complications

[Tarquin]

Kevin where can i get that last sticker

[4x4BEES]

Kevin where can i get that last sticker

I found the templates on an Australian website. Maybe Cassie can create something in that line for us.

[GI Jane]

Sorry to read about your misfortune ..... but happy there was no injuries to any passengers....

[Sifu-Lux]

Ag no man, after all that work! Glad you all ok, I've done it myself 3 weeks after I bought my Hilux... I have a fender if you are interested, must just chech the condition when I am back home, it's somewhere in my garage.

[grobbepj]

Sulke stickers kan werk

Grapgatte!!
Sterke met die regmaak... Dis maar niks lekker nie. Ten minste het mens n storie om te vertel.

[4x4BEES]

Sulke stickers kan werk

Grapgatte!!
Sterke met die regmaak... Dis maar niks lekker nie. Ten minste het mens n storie om te vertel.

Kyk, ek het al 'n paar platkarre gerol teen spoed, dis glad nie lekker nie!
Ek vrees vir die dag as dit met BEES gebeur :alvarin:

[Tarquin]

thanks for all the best wishes.

Ag no man, after all that work! Glad you all ok, I've done it myself 3 weeks after I bought my Hilux... I have a fender if you are interested, must just chech the condition when I am back home, it's somewhere in my garage.

that would be great am in no major rush, can drive it without a fender, atleast i can see exactly where my wheel is now
i'm also looking for a right corner lamp and side mirror