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BackyardFabricator
Location: Somerset West
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KurtG wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 27, 2019 8:50 pm
 Welcome to our small forum, tell us more about the move to SA. I thought the USA was the land of milk and honey?

PS - your Solid-works skills may come in very handy for the odd project here and there, do you make a living out of it or do you do it as a hobby?

While it is true that the US is the land of milk and honey, I'm more of a vineyards and safari kind of guy. ;)

I am an engineer and hold a few certifications in Solidworks for design, etc. I agree, CAD knowledge can come in very handy for home projects. My last offroading one was a custom winch-mount bumper and rock rails I built for my wife's JK Jeep Wrangler. I slapped together a few 2D drawings in AutoCAD for the sheetmetal, output to .DXF with toolpath and cut on a CNC plasma cutting machine. The rest of the tubing I bent with a machine bender intended for rigid electrical conduit. I wanted to go much further with the modifications, but she decided that she didn't want to get nearly as aggressive with things as what I had envisioned. Story of my life...
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Dylan388
Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Joined: Wed Jan 30, 2019 7:14 pm

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Hi All,

Thanyou for the add, great to see all the old names, faces and characters from 'the place that shall not be named' on here.

The last 3 years I have not been active on the forums and let my 4x4AG membership (GP112) slide, partly because I sold my Disco 3, but mostly because we moved to Canada :D .

I only became aware of this forum because my FB timeline got filled the other day with a dust up on the 4x4AG facebook page, Manny your fanclub does not live in Secunda :twisted:.

I'll keep you updated on the offroading activities and trails on Vancouver Island on the odd occasion, great to see all the familiar threads on here, although I have a Stihl chainsaw and a Honda lawnmower that needs servicing, I haven't found the lawnmower section?

My lovely wife recently bought me a Ford F150 (I am a kept man), so I won't be getting involved in any brand bashing discussions except when it comes to Manny and fearless.

regards

Dylan
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Welcome Dylan (aka John C Reilly)...
Linden is still the same as it was when you left!

Glad you enjoyed the Sticker Spotter outburst! :D
My Motto is: If you are not stepping on toes - you are probably standing still!

Looking forward to your pics...
"No one ever got stuck - in mid air!"

2010 Fortuner D-4D 4x4 'Fearless'
2006 Conqueror Conquest 'Gearless'
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bpk014
Location: Tshwane
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Hi there ladies and gents.
Thanks for the approval and that I can join this group. Hope that we are going to have great fun. I am not in South Africa now, but soon, I'll be back and then I am going to camp and 4 X 4. Busy planning a nice trip to Lesotho.
Greetings
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Welcome!
"No one ever got stuck - in mid air!"

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HermanS
Location: Mossel Bay, Western Cape
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Good Morning to all

Thank you for accepting me as member.

Also great thanks to Pierre for guiding me in this direction - got some deja vu when I browsed through.

Groetnis

Herman
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Welcome Herman
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Deja Moo - the feeling you've read this bullshit before?
"No one ever got stuck - in mid air!"

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HermanS
Location: Mossel Bay, Western Cape
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Mad Manny wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 19, 2019 2:47 pm
 Deja Moo - the feeling you've read this bullshit before?
You always had a way with words. I really feel welcome.
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Malkoppi
Location: Tweeling Free State
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Hi all, glad to be part of a Forum again.. Hope I can learn and contribute something. I used to be a Jeep only offroader, but now the Nissan Patrol gogga bit me. Currently standing on my 6th patrol bought in 17 months 😂😂 Mainly using my Safari Pickup with RD28 as a farm bakkie, TD42T Pickup as a farm bakkie, and tgen Td42 SUV (soon to be turbo) as my play vehicle and general transport😜
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I joined after Manny begged me, must be my superior driving skills😂😂
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Welcome Desmond....

To those who don't know Desmond, he is a damn good driver & a Dune Driving Master...
"No one ever got stuck - in mid air!"

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Malkoppi
Location: Tweeling Free State
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Mad Manny wrote:Welcome Desmond....

To those who don't know Desmond, he is a damn good driver & a Dune Driving Master...
Thanks Manny, But I'm no master, just an offroad enthusiast

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Chris Stoffel
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Mad Manny wrote: ↑
Mon Mar 04, 2019 9:56 pm
 Welcome Desmond....

To those who don't know Desmond, he is a damn good driver & a Dune Driving Master...
Manny. I think we must keep an eye on this Malkoppi guy. He seems like a wild kinda guy.
Suzuki Jimny - Hobbit Car :cry:
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Chris Stoffel wrote: ↑
Tue Mar 05, 2019 4:49 pm
 Manny. I think we must keep an eye on this Malkoppi guy. He seems like a wild kinda guy.
I'm watching him - don't worry...
"No one ever got stuck - in mid air!"

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2006 Conqueror Conquest 'Gearless'
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Pine
Location: Springfontein
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Hi good morning.
Thanks for accepting and Manny for inviting me to join. Great to be part of such a great group of guys. Hope to learn from you all.
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