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Shebl
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Off Road trip in Lebanease mountains
I’m just back from holydays back at home in Lebanon and I got the Blue Whale out for some off road sharing you some pics .
The weather was splendid clear blue skies , 19 degrees cool wind perfect to spend the day in the mountain .
We started the journey with 4 vehicles and ended it with 2 only , the Nissan frontier broke down and the pathfinder quit early .
The 4 runner had great difficulty keeping up with the G wagen , the trail consisted of rocky parts as well as soil .
When I am driving my 280 GE in the city it gives me feeling of being under powered , while in the mountains it has the exact power needed to taker me almost any where .
Every time I go off road I take the Blue Whale for a bit of sprint I have tried it on several roads the handling and stability is amazing , check at the end of this clip how the G can negotiate turns .
Check out the clip : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baDjJluWjm0
ReG ,
Shebl
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Skyline
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| RE: Off Road trip in Lebanease mountains
Super. Very nice pics.
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martin
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Del Mar, CA Isles of Scilly, UK
Vehicle(s): 99 G500 95 E300D 95 R1100GS 06 K1200R
Posts: 297
| RE: Off Road trip in Lebanease mountains
Nice photos Shebl,
You have a relatively rare tropical roof on your G, but it is painted blue. I thought all the tropical roofs were white to efficiently reflect the sun. Maybe your roof was painted blue to match the rest of the truck.
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KERR
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: Off Road trip in Lebanease mountains
looks like you had a grate time! |
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Boy G
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Date registered: Feb 2007
Location: Bushveld, South Africa
Vehicle(s): Diesel G's: 617A and 602
Posts: 1683
| Re: Off Road trip in Lebanease mountains
Shebi,
That's pretty country - look after it nicely - I still want to see it (after I've been to Photoman's "Spot the G" and that Moab place)
Where exactly is it - I can go and look on Google earth if you give me the rough GPS co-ords. |
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hipine
Date registered: Jul 2006
Location: US, CO, Bailey
Vehicle(s): 460 1980 280GE w. 617A
| RE: Off Road trip in Lebanease mountains
....When I am driving my 280 GE in the city it gives me feeling of being under powered , while in the mountains it has the exact power needed to taker me almost any where . ..... Funny you should say that as I have the same feeling a lot of the time. Even on-road. The trip I took a couple months ago that required three 400-mile days of pavement driving each way, with lots of mountains and a fully loaded LWB was kind of a PITA, and I felt I was always pushing the G too hard. Definitely not in it's element to be trying to make time on long road trips like that. Since that time I've been on the motorcycle a lot in my commuting and not driving the G much. But it was extra rainy today, so I drove the G and was rewarded with remembering that, "Man, this thing runs really GREAT" and is a totally enjoyable ride when I adapt my driving style to suit the strengths of the vehicle. It forces me to sit back, enjoy the ride, appreciate the world and people around me, and otherwise relax a little. When I can do that, I always love driving the G and I think it loves me back by running a little better. If I try to fight it by pushing it to the limit 100% of the time, I end up frustrated and the vehicle frankly a little abused. We're both better off taking the roads less traveled. All the best, and thanks for the pix! -Dave G. |
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4x4abc
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Vehicle(s): 02 G500
| RE: Off Road trip in Lebanease mountains
Shebl,
so, you also have those viscious rocks that attack a 4x4 without warning and bite chunks off the bumper?
Green terrorists? |
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4x4abc
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Vehicle(s): 02 G500
| RE: Off Road trip in Lebanease mountains
Dave,
I too, believe in mechanical sympathy. Be nice to this pile of soul-less parts. Do cars have a "soul"?
I can make all my cars do unbelievable things - some of my clients can't even get it started and along the way it repeatedly refuses to work. I jump in, notice it performs rougher, but it does not fail me and after a while its smooth as silk.
Am I hyper sensitive or what is all that stuff? |
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hus55
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: north cyprus,lapta.
Vehicle(s): 300GDS, G300 LONG,300GDT CLK55 AMG CAB.
Posts: 2230
| RE: Off Road trip in Lebanease mountains
nice pics shebl,sorry to see the bumper oin that state  but thats the way it goes when you play dirty!
i was thinking of fitting the 463 bumpers to my 460,but i think i will just sell them off while they are in great condition.  |
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roughneck
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: UK, Germany & USA
Vehicle(s): 270 cdi.300 GD 300 GE.lwb 300 GE.swb. Disco 2
Posts: 4398
| RE: Off Road trip in Lebanease mountains
How much? |
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G wizz
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Uk
Vehicle(s): Dont own a G anymore, Too expensive!!!!
Posts: 686
| Re: Off Road trip in Lebanease mountains
bill, thats the begining of taking the thread in a total different direction, a pm would be a good idea. |
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4x4abc
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: La Paz, Baja California, Mexico
Vehicle(s): 02 G500
| let's bring it back
so, let's bring the hread back:
Why did the Nissan frontier brake down and why did the pathfinder quit early? |
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hipine
Date registered: Jul 2006
Location: US, CO, Bailey
Vehicle(s): 460 1980 280GE w. 617A
| Everybody chant...... :^)
4x4abc - 6/12/2007 9:30 AM ....Do cars have a "soul"? .... Without getting into religion or politics we can't discuss the definition of a "soul". But for lack of a better term, I think yes, cars have souls. I only base this on some other uses of the term, like "soul-mate", "soul food", and "soul music". Things external to our being can seem to be in or out of harmony with intangible elements of our selves. In this respect, I think that a vehicle, or a musical insturment, or a screwdriver, or a chair, can indeed have an intagible aspect that is in harmony with my own. So I guess I shouldn't be so judgmental as to say things like "That Chevy Cavalier has no Soul." I guess I should rather just feel that it's likely someone else's soul-mate, not mine. Peace and Love to All... :^) -Dave G. |
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Shebl
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| RE: Off Road trip in Lebanease mountains
Glad that you all like the pictures and the mountains there , I had splendid time enjoying the nature and wilderness of the mountains , specially after being in the Arabian Gulf 45 to 47 degrees .
Martin ,
You are right the roof was painted when I changed the color of the Blue Whale , heat season in Lebanon is only about 3 month so it is bearable .
Boy G ,
I have it on the garmin I will send it to you later on when I get it .
Despite them being nasty got to love those rocks , and since the bumper I have made it with metal sheets it is ok I can always repair them or change them .
The original 460 bumper hidden under the customized ones is untouchable and extremely difficult to bend
ReG ,
Shebl |
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Shebl
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| RE: Off Road trip in Lebanease mountains
Dave / Harald ,
I cant say the cars has soul but I do agree with the way Dave out it you Blue Whale is my Soul – drive ;-)
I nick named it Blue Whale because for me it is more than a vehicle , there is a special relationship that gets with a car . ( Don’t you sometimes talk to your vehicle , I myself sometimes do talk to Blue Whale specially when I am on the trail )
I feel my self best when I am driving the Blue Whale , I know that no matter what it will take me where I want to go .
One day I have driven it for the whole day back to the workshop with broken clutch and break fluid pipes , I don’t think I can ever do it with another car .
ReG ,
Shebl
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Shebl
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| RE: Off Road trip in Lebanease mountains
Harald ,
The Nissan frontier had a damage on the front right suspension , he had damaged his control arm , and it ended up tilting to one side .
The pathfinder decided to quite before getting into the nasty rocks , I would say the sight of the frontier gave him second thoughts unfortunately he left with the camera .
The 4 runner did a lot of efforts and was recovered several times by the Blue Whale but he made it without mechanical damages ( it is a Toyota ), he also got his share of the rocks a bent on the back bumper .
ReG ,
Shebl
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Boy G
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Date registered: Feb 2007
Location: Bushveld, South Africa
Vehicle(s): Diesel G's: 617A and 602
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| RE: Everybody chant...... :^)
hipine - 6/11/2007 10:12 PM
4x4abc - 6/12/2007 9:30 AM ....Things external to our being can seem to be in or out of harmony with intangible elements of our selves.
Now Dave that is good stuff - I wish I had thought of that one!
Its funny how pictures of mountains and wilderness makes the brethren speak - remember Photoman's spot the G thread.
Hey Shebi - good one - show some more |
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Shebl
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| Re: Off Road trip in Lebanease mountains
Boy G - 6/12/2007 5:47 AM
Shebi,
That's pretty country - look after it nicely - I still want to see it (after I've been to Photoman's "Spot the G" and that Moab place)
Where exactly is it - I can go and look on Google earth if you give me the rough GPS co-ords.
Sorry for the delay
Rough co ords for par of the trail :
Latittude 33°52'53.04"N
Longitude 35°53'28.75"E
ReG ,
Shebl |
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