Archive for August, 2009
4X4 Fever Featured in Top 100 Aussie Startups
4×4fever.com has been named 91st in a list of the top 100 Aussie start ups by TechNation Australia. It’s the first time 4×4fever.com has appeared, and it’s thanks to you, our loyal readers. Let’s see if we can’t crack the top 50 next month .
Airless Tires From Michelin — Glimpse at the future?
Check out this radical new tire design by Michelin. Apparently, this new tire concept was unveiled at the Philadelphia car show. Aleegially, these tires are airless and are scheduled to be out on the market very soon. What soon actually means is anyones guess, the fact that spike strips will not work on these tires, may have an impact on [...]
Buyers Guide: Spotlights For Your 4X4
Auxiliary lights, spotties, whatever you want to call them, are one of the first modification people seem to make to their 4X4. For someone driving an older 4X4 I can understand it. The driving lights on older rigs like 40/60 series Landcruisers are just plain shithouse. These days new rigs actually come with some pretty decent lighting, [...]
Unbelievable good from around the world
This is really an amazing story of good people coming together to help one person from around the world. My name is Jim Bennett and I started a little website called Mrjim.net many years ago to showcase my 1994 Nissan Pathfinder. I added photos and stories. Eventually, other Pathfinder owners wanted to know if they could also add their [...]
Quick Release Rear Seat Mod – ’90 Nissan Pathfinder
If you are like me, you hate pitching tents and you spend many overnight 4-wheeling trips either under the stars or in the back of your SUV. In my case this is a '90 Nissan Pathfinder which i needed to squeeze a little more space out of in order to sleep comfortably in the back. When the back seats are folded down, the lower cushions fold forward [...]