SAMI : ROCKER GASKET

Replaced my rocker cover gasket as the old seal was rock hard. Hopefully that be the end of my drip drip.
Also did the usual maintenance, changed the oil, checked the plugs and air filter. All good :)

I was surprised how dirty the dino oil is considering how few KMs it's traveled. I threw in some fully synthetic in this time.

SAMI : ELLERSHOUSE RUN

Not expecting much but we had a good turn out for a pre-Invasion weekend.

We hit Ellershouse, and I made it up the culvert for the 1st time :-)

Then we went on to Toms Tiny Trail (or whatever Tom wants to call it) which was a short but fun tight trail :-)

The highlight for me was Andy's Frontier on some RAD 35 inch skinny Chinese meats from The Tire Man...$1050 all in for 4. Check dem lugs!!!

 

SAMI : ADD POWER STEERING

The Zuk has strong-arm steering, which is great for simplicity, but with 33 inch mud terrains, it gets a little hard on the old arms after a few hours wheeling.

Yellow Zuk came with plow plumbing and a power steering box.

The plow gear went to my buddy Dave, and he kindly returned the favour by donating a Tracker power steering setup so I can hook up the box.

So I knocked years of wheeling dirt and grime off it all, and it and hit it with some rust paint.

Pump needs a seal kit before I can install it.

XTERRA : CB RADIO INSTALL

Having a radio on trail runs is great for getting the lowdown on up and coming hazards. It's also great fun to chat and hear other riders reactions to what's happening.

I found a nice Uniden 505 XL Pro for just $30 and a Wilson 500 antenna for my roof on the local classifieds.

OK OK, this thing is SUPER cheap with no bells or whistles, but on the trail it works really well, and it's small enough to fit neatly under the dash.

SAMI : RUST TREATMENT

The Zuk got all muddy and it's another beautiful day out, so I decided to wash and inspect under the fender flares to see just how much rust was waiting for me.

I was expecting a lot, but it doesn't look too bad. Mostly surface. So I knocked it all off and gave it a treatment of rust convertor.


Since I don't give 2 hoots about how the paint looks, a layer of Tremclad finishes off the job nicely :)