[atari4x4]

Congratulations Joe on being selected for auszookers Zook Owner of the Month! How does it feel being honoured with the nomination for Z.O.O.M. 2013?

Yeah great since i got the pm this morning i've had a dopey grin on me face all day


So tell us about yourself. Who are you, What's the meaning to your username, Where do you live, and what do you do for a living?

Me name's Joseph
Joe is short for Joseph
I live in Rockingham about 40km south of Perth
I'm a factory manager for Michelin Retreads


How did you get started in Suzuki's & how many have you owned?

I always liked the look of sierras but the deal breaker was back in 97 when i seen Paul Pisani's sierra featured in a magazine and that was it i knew i had to build my own
I've owned seven so far


How long did it take you to build your zook to what it is today?

I've had the short one for just under a year now


Any changes in store for your Suzuki?

Some more lighting and draws for the back is next to be done


What has been your best modification?

Dobinson springs & struts


What has been your worse modification?

Kumho KL7's


If you could have anybody else's zook, who's would it be and why?

Atari4x4's blagon, just cause it's clean & tidy & it looks to go some pretty decent places


What has been your best 4wding trip?

A few years ago a trip down to Dwellyingup through to Brunwick in the wet


If you could go to any place in the world to wheel, where would that be?

Somewhere where there is snow but that's not stupid cold, Tasmania will do


Who are you closest to in the auszooker's community?

To hard to answer i've meet some really good people in here over the years so ill leave it at that


Tell us what the wheeling is like in your area?

Dry and dusty atm you've all seen the pics of the power lines but this year i'm keen to have a look at some more tracks down south ways


What other toys/hobbies do you put a lot of time into?

I've got a LTR450 quad bike that i've been thrashing around on for the past few months other then that beer & boobs


What is it about the auszookers that brings you back for more?

The people nearly every day that i come on here there is something that makes me piss myself laughing

What about the auszookers forum would you like to see changed?

No much at all really maybe get rid of the wingers

So if there is just one bit of advice you would give someone just starting out with Suzuki 4wds what would it be and why?

Have fun in it enjoy learning what you and your new cool car can do before you start throwing money at it
If after a while you want to go down some harder tracks then change the things that will help you get down the harder tracks

When i had 31's on bullant she was a fun car to drive and went every where i wanted to go but then i thought bigger was better and wanted 33's and more lift it became a pig to drive and i also stopped driving the tracks i liked cause it felt like it was gunna tip over all the time

The last five zooks that i've built






Main Vehicle Specs

Year: 2003
Make: Suzuki
Model: Grand Vitara
Colour: Silver
Driveline: J20
Steering: Rack & peanut
Suspension: Dobinson springs & struts with 30mm coil spacers
Tyres/Wheels: 225/75r16 Kumho KL7's & factory alloys
Armour: None
Interior: UHF
Exterior: Weather shields/bonnet protector
Recovery gear: Snatch strap & shackles
Other/Clubs: None
Parting Comments: It's an great honour to be the first AZer of the month & i'm pretty sure my head is swelling from it


Now for the million dollar question, who do you select to be the next Z.O.O.M. & why?

Christover memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=477
Has built a nice touring vitara on a really tight budget, he gets in there and has a go at stuff himself and offers advice to people when ever he can

[atari4x4]

a big thanks to Joe for knocking that one out & for popping the Z.O.O.M. cherry.

great choice for next month's, i'll shoot the interview off to Chris later this month so we can kick off feb.

now bask in the warm glow that is Z.O.O.M. & hit Rusho up for a footrub when ever.

[Rusho]

atari4x4 wrote:

a big thanks to Joe for knocking that one out & for popping the Z.O.O.M. cherry.

great choice for next month's, i'll shoot the interview off to Chris later this month so we can kick off feb.

now bask in the warm glow that is Z.O.O.M. & hit Rusho up for a footrub when ever.

Asshole!!!

[atari4x4]

sorry buddy, rules are rules & Joe deserves a prize, he wasted quality boob posting time typing that up.

atari4x4 wrote:

The owner will also receive a special coily footrub with a happy finish and bragging rights for a month! .

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=38211

[Gwagensteve]

Joe wrote:

Christover http://auszookers.com/forum/memberlist. ... file&u=477
Has built a nice touring vitara on a really tight budget, he gets in there and has a go at stuff himself and offers advice to people when ever he can

Word.

Steve.

[madmacca]

congrats Joe

BooBs

[Rusho]

atari4x4 wrote:

sorry buddy, rules are rules & Joe deserves a prize, he wasted quality boob posting time typing that up.

atari4x4 wrote:

The owner will also receive a special coily footrub with a happy finish and bragging rights for a month! .

http://auszookers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=38211

Fair enough....Joe, buy me a return plane ticket, I'll bring a giant bucket of massage oil

[Joe]

Rusho wrote:

atari4x4 wrote:

sorry buddy, rules are rules & Joe deserves a prize, he wasted quality boob posting time typing that up.

atari4x4 wrote:

The owner will also receive a special coily footrub with a happy finish and bragging rights for a month! .

http://auszookers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=38211

Fair enough....Joe, buy me a return plane ticket, I'll bring a giant bucket of massage oil

[[90 BUSH]]

Well done.
You seem like a fair dinkum Zook Nutter.
You have had some good variety.
Keep the faith..

[shandy92]

well done joe, i think you have helped a lot of guys get through some boring nights with your "special" thread ahah. Your also a top block and helped me out when i needed it

p.s powerlines isnt really dry and dusty atm -you should check out the PL thread.

[alien]

Gwagensteve wrote:

Word.

Steve.

is that gwagen's shortest post ever??? lol

Congrats Joe!

Over the rest of the month you'll have to chuck some more pics of your previous rides in here to see us through to christover's moment in the spotlight!

[MacDaddy]

Congrats Joe...

[atari4x4]

alien wrote:

Over the rest of the month you'll have to chuck some more pics of your previous rides in here to see us through to christover's moment in the spotlight!

that's a brilliant idea, throw a few random shots in every couple days. i limited it to 5 pics in the interview so it didn't get flooded with images.

also post some trailer/atv pics while you're at it, zook trailers rule.

[Gwagensteve]

I got all fixated on Christover's nomination and forgot to congratulate Joe.

Well done!

Steve.

[Joe]

Haha thanks heaps guys
Most of my pics are up on here anyways but ill try to get some new ones while im down on the farm this weekend both of the GV and the quad
Early days in bullant




Man it ended up being tall

[Joe]

This was by far my most favourite zook i've owned she had her problems but i still loved her





R.I.P old girl

[Joe]

And the quad with Kate cooking me lunch

[Red89]

Hey Joe congrats mate. The guy with his head under the bonnet in this pic is that you or someone else ? It looks very much like a guy I wheeled with a few times several years ago whose nickname was Festa.

.

[RIKSTR]

Joe wrote:

This was by far my most favourite zook i've owned she had her problems but i still loved her



R.I.P old girl

one top looking Vit.

Cheers to the old girl

[atari4x4]

some good pic's there Joe & it looks like you've got Kate well trained, does she have any unmarried sisters?

+1 for the ARB bar, doubt Joe would be with us today without it.

[Joe]

Red89 wrote:

Hey Joe congrats mate. The guy with his head under the bonnet in this pic is that you or someone else ? It looks very much like a guy I wheeled with a few times several years ago whose nickname was Festa.

Cheers mate nah that's me mate but his name is Joe too

RIKSTR wrote:

Cheers to the old girl

Cheers mate your old vitara gave me a lot of inspiration for the build of that one

atari4x4 wrote:

some good pic's there Joe & it looks like you've got Kate well trained, does she have any unmarried sisters?

+1 for the ARB bar, doubt Joe would be with us today without it.

Kate does have a sister but she lives in Carins

And i reckon your right

[kenn]

Congrats Joe, boobies to you may they always grace your view you have very good judgement , Chris is a fine person, good choice.

[atari4x4]

Seeing Joe had to give a reason for his nomination, here's mine & it's a bit of a reminder how dangerous the road can be. Plus I'm sure there are people that probably haven't seen & read this story too.

Joe, clearly a zooker with a nice list of previous ride & a thing for boobies had been around AZ for short while & had previously been active on a few other forums then one day He posted this, viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7202&hilit=hospital+jaw

Having seen a few good stacks in my time that didn't end well he was pretty lucky to live through this one hence my ARB comments above & somehow through the whole ordeal he managed to keep a positive outlook & pull through it all. I read that thread for the first time in ages last night & I teared up a bit... so much for me being a tuff cunt.

After reading that thread again, it makes me remember how awesome the AZ community was back then & I want to try bring back some of that awesome & also a big thanks Joe for being the king of boobies.

[Scrawny]

I remember this thread well!

[bakerboy]

Good stuff Joe, well deserved and a top bloke

[MacDaddy]

atari4x4 wrote:

Seeing Joe had to give a reason for his nomination, here's mine & it's a bit of a reminder how dangerous the road can be. Plus I'm sure there are people that probably haven't seen & read this story too.

Joe, clearly a zooker with a nice list of previous ride & a thing for boobies had been around AZ for short while & had previously been active on a few other forums then one day He posted this, viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7202&hilit=hospital+jaw

Having seen a few good stacks in my time that didn't end well he was pretty lucky to live through this one hence my ARB comments above & somehow through the whole ordeal he managed to keep a positive outlook & pull through it all. I read that thread for the first time in ages last night & I teared up a bit... so much for me being a tuff cunt.

After reading that thread again, it makes me remember how awesome the AZ community was back then & I want to try bring back some of that awesome & also a big thanks Joe for being the king of boobies.

I had only joined AZ a few months before this happened to Joe... i met Joe, for the first time, a few months after it happened, and saw his poor LWB Vit first hand, pretty shocking...

[masterA]

Congrats on the nomination Joe
Like Atari said.....it was a crazy and shocking accident to say the least
Glad you're still with us and keep the boobies thread updated hehehe

[Joe]

Thanks guys
From down on the farm and yes i do normally wear a lid and boots but i was just going for a warm up lap and showing the young one where she could ride


Had a ball out there this weekend the cops came out at 1am and told us to settle down but the track we are making is coming along nicely

[atari4x4]

sounds like it must have been a good weekend if the cops got called.


Joe's cross country hike http://www.auszookers.com/forum/viewtop ... t=adelaide

[alien]

those pics make it look like you've lost your dreadies?!!?