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12/09/2026

Cheers to those who came along, and cheers to Scotty for the yarn glad the weather was good and everyone had a good time

Cheers Off-roading in our SJ413 for filming and editing the reel for me !

Hey team!!! Make sure to come down to the 4x4 Outdoor Expo this Friday Saturday and Sunday!!!! While you are there pop o...
03/09/2026

Hey team!!!

Make sure to come down to the 4x4 Outdoor Expo this Friday Saturday and Sunday!!!!

While you are there pop over and see me at the Rig Rundowns New Zealand stand and have a pull on the winch line for a chance to win some cool goodies!!

Big thanks to 4x4 Outdoor Expo for having me this year and LCZ fabrication & mechanical LTD for supplying the Runva Winches Australia recovery gear and prizes!!!
Cheers Vapourize LTD for the 2nd prize voucher !!!

Rules for winch competition
1. Fastest time wins
2. Stand in start box
3. When timer starts set up a double line pull as fast as possible
4. Once done return to box for timer to stop
5. Top 10 leaderboard
6. Add your name, phone number and email in the book
7. Winner drawn at 4pm Sunday ( if there is no contact within 24 hours winners will be redrawn

1st prize
Kindly donated by LCZ fabrication & mechanical LTD fab / Rig Rundowns New Zealand
Includes as pictured
LCZFAB T shirt and sticker
Runva merch pack
Rig.rundownz air freshener / sticker
Soft shackle

2nd prize kindly donated by Rig Rundowns New Zealand / Vapourize LTD
Rig.rundownz T shirt
Rig.rundownz air freshener / sticker
V***rize $50 voucher towards and V***r blasting or sand blasting work

Will have limited stock of hoodies and tees along with Rig Rundowns New Zealand air fresheners for $5 a pop 🤙
See you all this weekend !!

Bit of a machine this thing, Vapourize LTD surf just gets it done, just impressive how far 5hp can get you with good lin...
14/08/2026

Bit of a machine this thing, Vapourize LTD surf just gets it done, just impressive how far 5hp can get you with good line choice and a well set up truck 😆 I did hear he needs some suggestions on what motor to drop in tho any suggestions team drop them in the comments!!

Make,model,year:
1986 Hilux Surf

Motor, transmission:
2LT Manual

Power / torque numbers:
About 5hp

Fuel economy:
Actually surprisingly good considering I’m pinned everywhere I drive 🤣

engine/drivetrain modifications:
Manual pump, all the boost, twin locked, high steer, custom strut towers, braced diff etc

Wheels and Tyres (size, brand):
35” Treps and 33” Geolanders for touring

Suspension:
3-4 inch lift, profender shocks

Barwork (brand, custom etc):
Full custom barwork all round, just got scrub bars fitted for a recent trip

Interior set up:
Nothing fancy, couple gauges, drawer setup in the back

What do you use it for:
Currently a hard wheeling trailer truck, will use it more once its certed

Favorite trip, track:
Would have to be the chasm

3 Best modifications:
Tyres, lockers, winch

Next modification:
Beadlocks for sure

Worst thing about owning:
Its painfully slow

Reliability:
Only issue ive had was a cracked exhaust manifold, still did 1.5 days of wheeling with no boost 🤣 Hard to beat a mechanical toyota

Advice for someone looking to buy:
Watch for rust

A what! Josh methven proving you don’t need the biggest budget or the most well renowned rig to get out and have a good ...
24/07/2026

A what! Josh methven proving you don’t need the biggest budget or the most well renowned rig to get out and have a good time. Pretty epic to see what you can do with a bit of know how and a bit of trial and error. Bet the guys that saw a group of Subis travelling over mt buster got a surprise!!!

Make,model,year:
2004 Subaru outback

Motor, transmission:
Naturally aspirated EJ 25

Power / torque numbers:
170hp - 240nm Tq

Fuel economy:
12 km per litre

engine/drivetrain modifications:
Pretty basic set up so far so no engine mods or lockers ect

Wheels and Tyres (size, brand):
215/75 R15 radar RTs
Lenso spec E rims
Subaru lift oz lift kit
2” front 2.5” rear

Interior set up:
Home built draws with a dual battery set up, Onboard air compressor with quick connect fitting on the towbar
Kings 30 litre draw fridge
ARB 4x4 - New Zealand Esperance clamshell RRT

What do you use it for:
Currently a daily do it all

Favorite trip, track
A 4 day trip traveling mid Canterbury doing tracks like omarama saddle, mt buster

3 best mods :
Definitely lift
On board air compressor
Fridge and battery set up

Next mods :
Staino snorkel
2” lift springs (being shipped currently )
EJ257 swap
And a lot more to list

Worst thing about owning:
The colour!!! So hard to find a non cream interior and car colour but couldn’t say no to the deal I got for it so can’t complain

Reliability experience:
So far it’s surprised me it’s gone bonnet deep water with no snorkel and kept chugging along and somehow has withstood the only thing to brake in the year of constant weekend beating at the waimak is a blown headlight ballast for the HID bulb

Advice for someone looking to buy:
there cheap as chips parts are cheap super fun to drive and so far have kept up with n70s and surfs so take that as you will

Probably one of the tidiest 80s around, built for a purpose, touring Aus! downunder80series is taking the to tour Aus ma...
03/07/2026

Probably one of the tidiest 80s around, built for a purpose, touring Aus! downunder80series is taking the to tour Aus make sure to follow him if you want to see what he gets up to. As for the fuel economy…. Who knows how he gets that 🤣🤣

Make, model, year:
Toyota, Land Cruiser, 1995

Motor:
1HD-FT

Transmission:
A442F with valve body, HD converter.

Power / torque numbers:
205hp 600 + nm

Fuel economy:
Highway 8 l/100km

Engine / Drivetrain Modifications:
3” exhaust, TDOXHD, Airbox, FMIC Intercooler, Lift pump.

Wheels and Tyres:
37x12.5-17 Dirty Life Wheels New Zealand Life DT-1 17x9 -38
Suspension: Full EFS 4x4 Accessories Extreme 5”

Body / Barwork:
ARB 4x4 - New Zealand front bar, KRAE rear bar, 4” stainless snorkel, k4E hardshell tent, Ironman 4x4 NZ 270 degree awning. Bonnet guard,
Sunroof wind deflector, Rear visor, Kaiapoi repowers rear ariel mounts

Interior set up:
FG XR seats, GFB D-Force, Pioneer touch screen, Woodgrain steering wheel, LED light upgrade, Judge and Company - NZ and AUS rear draws

What do you use it for:
Daily driver and touring vehicle

Favorite trip / track:
Any Central Otago track from the gold mining era.
3 Best modifications: XR seats, Power upgrades, 37” tyres

Next modification:
Finish 12v install, Buy fridge, Fit 79 series visor

Worst thing about owning:
The constant worry of it going missing when parked in major cities

Reliability experience:
Fairly reliable in stock form but the more mods you do the less reliable they become

Advice for someone looking to buy:
Look for a factory manual variant and do minimal mods

Thought it was time for another bush truck on the page…. Check out this unique build! this things pretty sweet, glad to...
22/05/2026

Thought it was time for another bush truck on the page….
Check out this unique build! this things pretty sweet, glad to see it gets used and can’t wait to see how the build continues to evolve!! Make sure you give this man a follow yew

Make,model,year:
yeahhhh well… technically around a 1994 Daihatsu rugger. With a courier cab and Gq axles, we call it the “Rugfari”

Motor, transmission:
DL52 2.8 turbo diesel from the rugger with the factory manual box behind it. Soon to be 1KZ hopefully 🤞

Power / torque numbers:
100hp if it’s lucky 😂 94-101hp factory and a whopping 225nm of torque

Fuel economy:
surprisingly good on fuel will last a whole weekend of hard wheeling on a tank.

engine/drivetrain modifications:
front and rear air lockers. 4.88 gears. Boost wound up to 18psi with the fuel wound right up too. GQ diffs underneath it.

Wheels and Tyres:
37 inch trepadors (sticky compound) cheap steel 16x10 -44 beadlocks

Suspension:
4” coils and remote res shocks in the front and 12” profender coilovers in the rear with a custom 4 link setup

Barwork:
front bar and tray built by the previous owner. Full exo cage and rear cage/bar work done by myself.

Interior set up:
cheap set of gauges to keep and eye on all the vitals. Will replace them all with gauges when I engine swap it. uhf. Suzuki swift seats.

What do you use it for:
hard tracks and trophy trucking at river runs. Saving my daily from getting thrashed 😅

Favorite trip, track:
either the chasm or Mount Frederick

3 Best modifications:
Air lockers, 37s and the 4 link rear.

Next modification:
GQ/GU steering box.
1kz-te with a manual pump

Worst thing about owning:
finding replacement parts for the obscure motor when I break stuff.

Reliability experience:
relatively reliable once I got on top of all of the years of neglected maintenance from previous owners. Has driven back on the trailer/home everytime but once.

Advice for someone looking to buy:
find a good base and build from that. Or start from scratch from literally anything else.

Y60 safari, 35s, 12mm pump 👀, has built up this sweet machine over that last few years. From bog stock to how you see i...
01/05/2026

Y60 safari, 35s, 12mm pump 👀, has built up this sweet machine over that last few years. From bog stock to how you see it now. Even better he uses it as well!!! Look forward to seeing it coming south enjoy team!!

Make, model, year:
Nissan Safari Grandroad 1991

Motor, transmission:
Manual, TD42 Silvertop

Power/ torque numbers:
Aimed for 180hp

Fuel economy:
16L/100km

Engine / drivetrain mods:
Stock silvertop, Kinugawa 16G, top mount intercooled, factory rear locker

Wheels and Tyres:
15x8 -22, Maxxis Razr M/T 35x12.5

Suspension:
Superior Engineering / EFS 4” lift.

Bar work:
Factory alloy front bar, side step rails with custom rear bar made by

Interior set up:
Ford XR6 seats, red arc gauges, Nissan x-trail steering wheel, rear camping drawer setup, oricom UHF390 CB, rockford fosgate 6x9’s

What do you use it for:
Northland rig to be setup and an easy getaway after work

Camping equipment:
Dual battery system 170ah, 75L brass monkey fridge/freezer, 2000w inverter, 250w solar, darche 270° awning, darche shower awning, darche swag

Favourite trip/track:
Matauri Bay, Ahipara, Karikari peninsula, Tapotupotu. Yet to hit the central north and South Island

Three Best modifications:
1. Turbo swap.
2. Lift & wheels.
3. Custom rear bar

Next modification:
Custom front bar.

Worst thing about owning a Safari:
Rust in the roof.

Reliability experience:
been pretty good over the past few years, major expenses being front timing cover and roof rust so far.

Advice for someone looking to buy:
Roof rust
Electrical
Brakes
Engine leaks
Hoses for splits
Body and engine mounts
Windows for leaks

Who doesn’t like a td5 on song! Enough torque to make it to the supermarket on time 😉. .vanwichen you have done a top jo...
03/04/2026

Who doesn’t like a td5 on song! Enough torque to make it to the supermarket on time 😉. .vanwichen you have done a top job man thanks for the well written rundown been a pleasure to edit! Quiet acheivers these things! If you want the to see his beast of a bush truck you will have to give his page a follow or check out his truck on YouTube through Crawlerer79 channel. Your up next
Enjoy the read team and have a great Easter!

Make,model,year:
2001 Land Rover Discovery 2

Motor, transmission:
TD5 turbo diesel auto, can’t beat the 5 cylinder noises!

Power / torque numbers:
Stock with a tune, not fast and not slow.

Fuel economy:
10-11l/100km, much better than I expected for a big brick on wheels

engine/drivetrain modifications:
Tuned stock engine, center diff lock transfer case and front and rear lockers with the correct diff gear ratios for the tyre size.

Wheels and Tyres:
Terra Firma alloys with Yokohama Geolander G003 285/75r16

Suspension:
2 inch lift with a mix of EFS and Dobinsons springs and shocks

Barwork:
Freds fab front bumper with a Runva 11xp winch. The winch has definitely been put through its paces on the hard tracks.

Interior set up:
JRP 14 in 1 gauge, GME UHF, storage boxes in rear

What do you use it for:
A mix of everything - Mostly wheeling trips, towing and camping.

Favorite trip, track:
Mt Frederick would have to be up there. So many good places to explore though!

3 Best modifications:
A winch, lockers and a tune.

Next modification:
Rear bar and sliders to save whatever panels are still straight-ish.

Worst thing about owning:
Not much room for bigger tires while being legal 😂

Reliability experience:
Other than many stock broken diff centers it’s been very reliable.

Advice for someone looking to buy:
Very capable with a few tweaks, easy to work on. Sort out a few common weak points and they’re a solid platform.

Trust me when I say this is worth a READ!!!! what was a humble farm truck has been handed over to who has created yet a...
20/03/2026

Trust me when I say this is worth a READ!!!! what was a humble farm truck has been handed over to who has created yet another masterpiece designed to be used with practicality and farm duties still in mind! Cheers for the perfect pictures to do this work justice and Hahn Stuart for envisioning and executing this superb build. Exited to see this further evolve !!! Please read the rest of the breakdown in the comments!!

Make,model,year:
Toyota Hilux, 1990

Motor, transmission:
1KZTE, R151F with manual transfer case mod

Power / torque numbers:
Much more than the old 3L

Fuel economy:
15 ish. far too much for the power output!

engine/drivetrain modifications:
KZN165 donor Hilux for: engine, gearbox, rear driveshard, front driveshaft (extended 70mm), ECU & full wiring loom including dash cluster (3D printed adapter), steering box (Sky’s Offroad Design 3/4” less drop pitman arm), front brake callipers, brake booster & master cylinder, clutch master cylinder, & aircon system! Engine is sump notched for the panhard, tie rod and drag link. Steering arms are modified Trail Gear, Proflow oil cooler from Jackmaster oil filter sandwich adapter to provide extra capacity and cooling as it runs hot! It is about 600kg heavier than stock at approximately 2200kg with a full tank.
Surf alloy radiator, HPD top mount intercooler, Turbosmart manual boost control, Elitedrive throttle controller (keeps it smooth in the bumpy stuff), Lutz speed correction box, 3in single muffler exhaust from KRAE dump pipe, Toms Offroad custom 4inch snorkel with airbox.
KZJ95 Prado rear diff housing, KZN165 front hubs to match the track witdth of the rear, twin ARB lockers. Breather kit for diffs, GB and transfer.
Toms Offroad 100L fuel tank, 10L air tank for filling tyres and the twin Kleinn air horns.

Wheels and Tyres:
skinny 33s (255/85R16) Cooper ST Maxx on 16x8-22 ROH Blak Trak rims
TBC 35 treps!

Rest on comments !!!

Check out this honey .eveleigh has build up a proper rig!! Cool to see such a tidy example still used as a daily, tow wa...
13/03/2026

Check out this honey .eveleigh has build up a proper rig!! Cool to see such a tidy example still used as a daily, tow wagon, tourer does it all. Props to you 🤙

Make / Model / Year:
2003 Toyota Land Cruiser 100 Series

Motor / Transmission:
1HDFTE 4.2L Turbo Diesel
A442F Automatic transmission

Power torque figures :
Factory rated around 220hp and much torque

Fuel Economy:
Sits around 12.5L per 100km which isn’t bad for a lifted Cruiser on 35s.

Suspension Setup
3” Dobinsons lift, Heavy duty torsion bars,
Terrain Tamer adjustable upper control arms, Gives it good clearance and rides surprisingly nice for a heavy duty setup

Wheels & Tyres:
315/75R16 tyres
Yokohama Geolandar G003 mud terrains
Awesome tyre off-road and still decent on the road

Barwork / Protection:
ARB bull bar
ARB side bars
12,000lb winch

Interior & Touring Setup:
Rear of the truck is set up for touring and daily practicality. RMR rear drawer system
Full 12V setup, Dual battery system, Terrain Tamer air compressor, Brass Monkey fridge with constant power

Stereo setup:
Pioneer head unit with wireless Apple CarPlay, Dual 12” subs. Kicker 6x9 speakers, Focal speakers front and rear

Electronics:
GME UHF radio, Stedi spotlights

What I Use It For:
This thing does a bit of everything.
Daily driver, Tow rig, Occasional touring truck. Built to be reliable and capable rather than a hardcore trailer queen.

Favourite Trip:
Definitely the West Coast.
Some unreal scenery and plenty of good tracks.

Best Mods So Far:
ARB bull bar, Rear drawer system, 3” lift kit

Next Mods:
Rear bar, Rhino-Rack roof rack, Rear diff locker

Worst Thing About Owning:
how expensive they are to maintain
Parts and servicing aren’t cheap but that’s the price of running a big Cruiser

Reliability:
Absolute weapon, This thing has never let me down and has been one of the most reliable vehicles I’ve owned.

Advice If You Want One:
Stay on top of servicing, Make sure it’s been well looked after, Don’t cheap out on parts
Look after them and they’ll run forever.

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