Hatchie... open heart operation.

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Sat Aug 05, 2006 10:54 pm

so all is good!!!

looks like hatchie will be back offroading before we know it...

of course thats after the *caugh* run in period

dave

BaronVonChickenPants · Post by **BaronVonChickenPants** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 12:01 am

Great to hear Dave, glad to hear hatchie is (almost) back in action, keen to see it at the BBQ, try not to take it swimming again

Jordan.

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 8:56 pm

It's back on the road.... and it runs great. No smoke what so ever. I couldn't have been happier. I have already clocked up the first 50km.

Only problem i did have with it today was getting the air out of the cooling system... it took about an hour of playing with it to get the thermostat to open properly and get the air out of the system.

Also one of the CV boots decided to slip off and got grease all over my exhaust. I hate them things.

Dave

aspro · Post by **aspro** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 9:21 pm

Hip hooray... time for some water crossings. I'm glad to here its all come together Dave.
Way to go,
Cheers,
Aspro

subanator · Post by **subanator** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:43 pm

Thats great Dave, good to hear its now all go!

BlackMale · Post by **BlackMale** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 12:19 pm

Good to hear mate.

waggaclint · Post by **waggaclint** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:46 pm

so dave hows the motor going in the hatchie...good i hope..... done a few kays by now?

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:56 pm

Only 700km been going very very well... it still seams to be improving with each drive.

Dave

Lapsed · Post by **Lapsed** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:23 pm

how many left? before the fun starts????

mattims · Post by **mattims** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 9:30 am

dave .. dont take it to 90 acres for a run-in. That place really is a lake right now. I dropped in on the way home from work the other day to give my L a test run. I could only just drive all the way around the edges without getting stuck.

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:07 pm

mattims wrote:dave .. dont take it to 90 acres for a run-in. That place really is a lake right now. I dropped in on the way home from work the other day to give my L a test run. I could only just drive all the way around the edges without getting stuck.

ditto that...went there yesterday for a quick test run....although its not as deep as it looks...lol...i got a little adventurous and managed to cut almost accross the middle without any dramas....but....i assure you i wont be doing that again:p

dave

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:45 pm

"i got a little adventurous and managed to cut almost accross the middle " famous words of someone who hasn't blown up 2 car stereos and a motor in water crossings.

Dave

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:50 pm

Want to have a 1000km on the motor, have an oil change, coolant change, oil filter change and bash plates re-installed before i can go offroad. These are STRICT rules i have set myself to hatchies dissmay.

Dave

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 10:16 pm

not yet no....not speaking on behalf of ya..lol....i know what you have accomplished.....not doubting that...:P

dave

but i have blown a motor driving through water..i can admit that...no stereo in the car to blow :P

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 8:06 pm

Motor has done the Kms and the oil/coolant and filters have been changed... as soon as the bash plates are on im full speed ahead.

Dave

mattims · Post by **mattims** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:37 am

awesome.. im back in WA this sunday for good woohooo..lets go 4wding.