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G400 climbing the lane from hell in wales
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Posted 11/21/2006 5:06 PM
G wizz
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G400 climbing the lane from hell in wales

http://web.mac.com/ianwatson158/iWeb/G%20Wizzer/G400CDI%20in%20the%...
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Posted 11/21/2006 5:40 PM
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RE: G400 climbing the lane from hell in wales

Those Welsh roads look even worse than Mexican ones. Well done for getting up that. Looks like you didn't even scrape the sides.

What kind of bumper is that on the front , Ian?
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Posted 11/21/2006 6:06 PM
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Re: G400 climbing the lane from hell in wales

Didnt scrape the g400, but the next video I will post shows the G300GTD LWB going up with a little more difficulty. The bumper is a ARB thats really for a Landcruiser, with a slight modification, with a warn xp winch attached. We did scrape the front of it when we had to climb the bank to get to the top and recover the others. Just too much overhang on the front. But looks good though.

To be honest its a tame road, very short but some how it got called "the lane from hell". Just a bit tricky in some places, driven worse. But these lanes are slowly being closed by our government, so people from the city can walk down them,with there sandels, pipes and a magazine about how to extract water from a stinging nettle, personally I would take a can off Pepsi with me.

Sorry about the colour quality, went bad when transeffering.

Edited by G wizz 11/21/2006 6:13 PM
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Posted 11/22/2006 1:00 PM
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Re: G400 climbing the lane from hell in wales

Nice video Gwizz. I love the sound of that motor :-)

Which model LC was that bumper made for? I am looking to do something similar to my '03 G500. I can fabricate adapters/brackets in my machine shop if needed.

cheers,
Leon

G wizz - 11/21/2006 3:06 PM
Didnt scrape the g400, but the next video I will post shows the G300GTD LWB going up with a little more difficulty. The bumper is a ARB thats really for a Landcruiser, with a slight modification, with a warn xp winch attached. We did scrape the front of it when we had to climb the bank to get to the top and recover the others. Just too much overhang on the front. But looks good though.
Sorry about the colour quality, went bad when transeffering.
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Posted 11/22/2006 3:16 PM
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RE: G400 climbing the lane from hell in wales

The 70 series, which if I didnt have a G, would be the next 4x4 I would have.

Edited by G wizz 11/22/2006 3:18 PM




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Posted 11/22/2006 3:38 PM
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RE: G400 climbing the lane from hell in wales

Id still think those are awesom bumpers. arnt they like $1200 usa then you need the spacers made?

i cant get the video to work. I can hear the music but only see white.

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Posted 11/22/2006 4:32 PM
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RE: G400 climbing the lane from hell in wales

Thanks for the info.. That is one good looking bumper.. You don't have any close up photos of it on your G by any chance, do you?
G wizz - 11/22/2006 12:16 PM

The 70 series, which if I didnt have a G, would be the next 4x4 I would have.
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Posted 11/22/2006 5:21 PM
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Re: G400 climbing the lane from hell in wales

have you got the latest quicktime up date to view
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Posted 11/22/2006 5:26 PM
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RE: G400 climbing the lane from hell in wales

SocalAstro - 11/22/2006 9:32 PM

Thanks for the info.. That is one good looking bumper.. You don't have any close up photos of it on your G by any chance, do you?
G wizz - 11/22/2006 12:16 PM

The 70 series, which if I didnt have a G, would be the next 4x4 I would have.


unfortuntley its not my G, I have a the white G560 on the brecon beacon video thats also on my web. It belongs to Richard, dony know if he posts on here but these are the ones he posted on our uk forum



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Posted 11/23/2006 6:03 AM
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RE: G400 climbing the lane from hell in wales

Yeah I post and keep an eye on you guys.

would you still like more pictures? If so send me your e-mail and I'll send you how its done!
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Posted 11/23/2006 12:38 PM
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RE: G400 climbing the lane from hell in wales

Thanks for posting the photo. I did see the video, but on my 30" screen it looks a little too small

I also sent Richard an e-mail for the specifics.

Thanks for the help guys

-Leon
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Posted 11/28/2006 5:14 PM
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RE: G400 climbing the lane from hell in wales

Just added pictures in the album...
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Posted 11/29/2006 5:29 AM
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G300TD climbing the lane from hell

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