CORE Winter 2010

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Christian Off Road ExplorersWinter 2010

CORETORQUE



Hi All,

Welcome to the cool winter edition of CORE Torque!

Well what does winter have in store for us this time other than cool andcold weather, well I know what CORE has in store and its all good!! Wehave our trip to Darado downs in June, Kuipto in July (with a hopefully

new improved property) and Kadina Quarry in August, but for further de-tails please see our calendar within.

That time of year has come around again where fees are due so pleasecatch up with the treasurer David Boneveld ASAP. Fees are due by the19/6/10. Fee charges remain unchanged at $60 a year or for those wishingto join up for the first time also have an additional one off $10 administra-tion fee. The benefits of being apart of an official club are many such aspublic liability insurance, access to private properties, great discounts from

our club sponsor TJM, access to CORE assets to name just a few. If youwant further details please feel free to speak to any of the CORE commit-tee (as per back page).

Fee renewal coincides with our the club’s AGM which will be held on the26/6/10 (time and place TBA). Please prioritise this time to come alongand put in your vote of who you want to be President, Vice-President,Treasurer and Secretary. I also encourage all Victory Church members andCORE members to consider yourself for such a task as all help will be

greatly appreciated even if it is in other areas like photography, websitemaintenance, trip coordinators etc. If you have any interest and would liketo help out in any way please let the committee know.

Again I appreciate all you guys for not only your on-going support of theclub but for just being yourself and getting to know you all so much better. You are all anawesome bunch of people and it is a privilege to get to know you at a greater level and isn'tthat something of what CORE is about.

GOD Bless all you guys

Ben (Yank Tank)CORE President



Getting to know you ...

1st question has to be... tell us about your rig

My current ride is a 4.2 turbo diesel 2000 model GU Patrol. It is the pinicale and last of theuff trucks.

What mods have you made? Question 2. My current list of mods to the newgirl is as follows:

• 6 inch lift with proper install. (It's a differ-ent world up here)

• 35 12.5 15 inch Dick Cepek fc 2 tyres foraround town

• 35 11.0 16 inch Silverstone mt117 Xtremetyres for when it gets serious

• Boost gauge and pyro gauges

• HID upgrade on head lights and spot lights

• Nissan steel winch bar

• TJM 12,000 pound winch

• 25watt uhf radio

• heavy gauge wiring for my two Waeco fridge/freezers (ask Dave how good they are)• Chrome molley adjustable lower control arms

What is the best off-road destination you have been to?

Grampians. Big truck country

Where would you love to go? Tasmania. Know people who have been and definately want to go.

What do you love best about 4 wheel driving? What do I love about 4wding well there’s watch jeeps get stuck. But seriously just gettingout and seeing new and different things .... and scaringmyself

What don't you like about 4 wheel driving? Getting hung up, and watching the tide role in, and in,and in, and yep it's here now

What other things are you interested in? have just started collecting Bianta model cars and al-

ways like a good book.

Trent(Bubbles)



Sunday we decided to explore the “Hungry Ranges” however we had to wait for

another 4WD group so we spent some time on the “test track”. I made a point of

avoiding the ‘bottomless’ puddle which apparently had claimed two other vehicles

from different 4Wd groups over the weekend.

We followed the Ridge Track over the Hungry Ranges which had many of the ve-

hicles lifting wheels whilst coming down a particularly steep section. Then we

followed an easy track around the base of the mountain before heading up the

Billy Goat Track. This was the hardest track in the area and succeed in raising the

heart beat of many drivers in the group. Approximately halfway up on a very

teep part of the track, a rock step and loose gravel made for a challenging obsta-

cle.

Been there ...LOWER LIGHT

'Lower

Light'

well

what

a

eventfull

trip

that

was.

We

were

at

first

still

wondering

if

it

had

been wet enough during the week before, and as it turned out we were all quite happy

hat we didn't get anymore rain in

hat week!

We arrived at the location and

ome of us had a little fun sliding

round on some of the flatter areas

on the very slippery surfaces until

we met up at a little muddy spot

were Marty (Knight Rider) lived up

o his normal expectations and

ound some water to sink his 4bie

nto.....and that set off a whole

ength of events that well kept us

hick in the mud for the rest of the

day. I'd love to say we had fun investigating the whole area but trying to escape from this

mud hole took a little longer then we expected! Trying to recover one vehicle led to an‐

other needing help, which led to another and another and well another. In the end these

our wheel drives with their muddies and lifts with all the bells and whistles also needed

o be recovered by another which led to another also getting bogged, so adding this up

we arrived with 8 4wd's and within the first hour 6 of us were down to our axels in lovely

mud.



... DONE THAT

A great day for testing out

our recovery gear, the

Max‐Trax and all, I mean

ALL of the snatch‐straps

received a great workout,

with Phil & Vicki's (Black

Baron) strap giving up the

ghost after a few to many

work‐outs, this then be‐

came a great tug‐a‐war toy

for the kids. So how many

recoveries did we have for

the day I hear you ask?

Well, Lyn lost count once

we hit recovery no.30. Lunch was had right there and then with a few people taking

over the cooking (thanks to those) as we went back and forth getting each other out of

the mud and just for the fun of it,‐NOT,‐back in the mud. Congrats to Daryl for winning

the

prize

for

the

day,

a

new

set

of

floor

mats,

donated

by

TJM

for

getting

the

most

4wds out of the mud.

Looking forward to catching up on the next trip to 'Dorado Downs' were it would be

nice clean sand.

Over and out

Dave

Moonraker.



What's Coming Up

January 28/12/09 - 8/1/10Victorian High Country

February 6/2/10

Callington

March 27/3/10

Kadina Cliffs

April 17/4/10 Morgan May 15/5/10

Lower Light

June 5/6/10 - 7/6/10

Elderado July 31/7/10

Kuipto



What's Coming Up

August 28/8/10 Kadina Quarry

September 27/9/10 –1/10/10

Robe-Beachport October 23/10/10

TBA

November 12/10/10 –13/10/10

Father & Sons Trip Coorong December 11/12/10Christmas lunch Break up

December 28/12/10 –7/1/11

The Grampians



CORE



TECH REPORT

Keeping CHARGED

DUAL BATTERY SYSTEMS What is a dual battery system & why

would

I

want

one?

Dual battery systems are when there is one or more additional auxiliary batteries fitted to a

ehicle, or in a towed trailer (e.g. caravan or camper. It has the advantage of supplying the power

needed to run accessories when the vehicle is not running for extended periods of time without

discharging the starting battery to the point the vehicle wont start. It consists of one or more

uxiliary batteries, a dual battery controller , wiring & optional gauges/meters.

Batteries “aint” batteries! There is basically three main types of

utomotive batteries:‐

• Starting battery; designed for short

duration very high power output.

They don’t like to be discharged

below 75% & running them down

to 20% can effectively kill them.

• Deep cycle battery; designed for

fairly

low

output

over

extended

periods

of

time

with

minimal

voltage

drop.

They

can

also

be

‘flattened’ to as much as 20% without sustaining permanent damage. This makes them ideal

for powering accessories such as lighting, portable fridges, laptop computers, etc.

• Dual purpose batteries; (often known as marine batteries) are basically a combination of

both starting & deep cycle design. They usually combine the best features of the two designs

with only a small compromise on the downside.

Dual battery controllers

The main function of a dual battery controller is to isolate the starting battery from the auxiliary

battery when the vehicles engine isn’t running & to connect it to the vehicles charging system

when it is running.

There are 6 main types of controllers:‐

• Manual; Just a heavy duty switch, may have up to four positions.

Pros; reliability, simplicity, price. Cons; requires manual intervention, if you forget to

switch it over you may get ‘flat’ starting battery or uncharged aux. Battery.

• Solenoid; electrically operated heavy duty switch.

Pros; simple, cheap, reliable, automatic operation, override for ‘jump‐start’

available. Cons; no voltage sensing operation (which can lead to incomplete charging

of starting battery), can cause voltage spike (which may damage sensitive

electronics).



• Smart solenoid; same as for solenoid but with voltage sensing circuitry.

Pros; automatic operation, starting battery gets re‐charge priority, still fairly

cheap & simple, can have jumpstart override. Cons; can cause

voltage

spike,

more

expensive

than

simple

solenoid,

re‐

charge

cut in voltage may be to high for some charging systems.

• Diode; This is a solid state electronic one‐way switch.

Pros; no voltage spike, automatic isolation, relatively cheap,

no moving parts. Cons; cannot be used to jumpstart, approxi

mately .5 volt drop which may give incomplete charging of

aux. Battery.

• Electronic; This uses sophisticated electronic circuitry to control heavy duty relay/s.

Pros; fully automatic logic controlled operation, gives priority re‐charge to start

ing battery, makes best use of available power to re‐charge aux. battery, and

may have additional features. Cons; expensive, generally no ‘jumpstart’ feature,

complex & sensitive electronics.

• Booster charger; This isn’t a traditional battery controller but is in fact a battery charger

that increases (boosts) the vehicles voltage output to ensure max aux. battery charge,

even when there is lower than desired charging system voltage ore voltage drop due to

long cable ‘runs’.

Pros; ensures max aux. battery charge & life span, automatic operation, no

voltage spikes, ideal for caravan or camper battery charging. Cons; expensive,

complicated & sensitive electronics, no jumpstarting feature.

So as you can see there’s a fair bit to consider when choosing a dual battery system. Namely

the type of battery & controller for your application .Then there is the matter of mounting

the battery , controller & running the wiring. If ,however, you intend to run accessories for

extended periods of time a dual battery system may be for you. The cost of replacing dam‐

aged starting batteries & cost/inconvenience of flat battery may well offset the cost of a dual

battery installation.

TECH REPORT



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Club News

MARTY’S “OLD TIMER” BUILD-UP78 CJ7 JEEP

Part 2. Well when we left of last I was in the process of making a set of XD Falcon extractors

fit the CJ.I have since finished these and have manufactured a 2.5” sports exhaust system to

complement them. I have also fitted a new set

of 1” lift poly body mounts which meant modify‐

ing the LPG tank mounts as they went through

the body & chassis. The CJ also copped a new

brake booster together with a custom booster

bracket since it didn’t originally come with one.

Its also had a bit of an overall tidy up including

repainting the wheel rims, dash & firewall. A

quick release hardtop fitting kits been put on &

the heater/demister has been sorted out.

Now I’ve removed the LPG tank for re‐certification

& purchased a rear pick‐up oil sump off a Ford

F100 from US Ebay.

One thing this build up has reminded me is

that with old vehicles every repair completed

reveals three more areas needing attention.

But despite this , all going well, it should be

ready for registration soon & the process has

been very satisfying.



Club Committee

www victorychurch net au

Victory Church5 Maxwell Road, Pooraka

Ph: 8262 7783

“core 4x4 club”

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President

Ben Cameron

Ph: 0407 663 834

Vice PresidentMartin Beck

Ph: 0448 531 981

SecretaryTBA

TreasurerDave Bonneveld

Ph: 0428 101 633

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