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Please post a message and images or a link, and sign my Guest Book here. Your comments will be posted A.S.A.P., after they have been checked for acceptance. Guest book commenced June 9th, 2005.  

Latest postings first.

 

8th November 2007 - Barbara - Maryland, U.S.A. - www.Xerraire.com

Message:

"Hi there!
I found your website when looking for images of a car show.  However, curiosity took me to the rest of your site and I wanted to email how nice it was to find a photo gallery that also had so many links to Christian messages. I should do the same! I do, however, try to share my testimony in subtle ways on my blog. I am writing to you from Maryland, USA, and I know (via online) a few people from Perth, and so many don't believe in the Bible that I just had to write to you and tell you how refreshing it was to find your site. I was also hoping to ask about the church you attend there, its location, that perhaps I could share with the people I know there of your church. My mom grew up in the Church of Christ but I am not that familiar with it. I was raised what we call here Southern Baptist but now I go to a Fundamentalist Baptist Church. I don't know if the names and titles mean anything anymore. I'd like to just say I believe in God and in His Word the Bible and that Jesus is my Savoir. I noticed you had a link to Chick tracts, it's been a long time since I had seen any reference to them. I also noticed a few links to Ken Ham projects. I have heard him speak here in Maryland, and love his videos and books. By the way, I love photography too, oh, and I noticed you used the same camera as I have! I have the Fuji s602z! I am also hoping to one day have a dSLR as well!  I suppose I have taken enough of your time. Regards and greetings from Maryland!
Barbara  (From "Xerraire")"

Max's Response:  

Hi Barbara,
Thanks for your comments. You can find out about my church, Rivervale Church of Christ, at www.rivcc.org.au . This is another website that I administer. My websites are pretty basic as I am self-taught. I had a look around your sites – very professional and commercial. My wife and I have been at RIV church just over 7 years and are very settled there. We have a growing African contingent due to our work with asylum seekers at a local Detention Centre, plus helping them settle in a new country. I have been on the Creation Science Western Australia support group back in the early days and have helped out at conferences where Ken Ham has spoken (before he shifted to the US). As a teenager I new that evolution was a load of rubbish - just not logical. You see the great design work in a car (I was a bit of a rev-head), then were told that the amazing design present in nature - a flower, a snow flake or the human body, didn’t have a designer!?? But at that time I didn’t have anything else to replace evolution with – until circumstances lead me to read the Bible for the first time, and it all just fell into place. Creation Ministries International do a fantastic job in confirming the foundations of the Bible on which faith can be built. Anyway, good to here from you and remember Jesus is coming back soon, so keep your house in order.
Blessings, Max.

 

12th September 2006  -  Robin Booth  -  Western Australia  -  Niva

Message:

"Good evening Max,
I found your Niva website very interesting. Unfortunately my web page has disappeared from the web and the link on your site to it does not follow through. I will lodge it again in the near future, work permitting. I still drive my Niva regularly. Since the Niva Nuts page was displayed on the web I have added power steering, used a Commodore radiator and cut out some small areas of rust.  Keep up the good work.
Regards, Robin Booth.  Perth, WA"

Max's Response:  

Thanks Robin for the update. Cheers.

 

8th August 2006  -  Ross  -  Australia  -  1997 Niva 1.7i

Message:

"Hello Max,
I have just found your Niva site. I also have a white air conditioned 1.7i Niva, mine a 1997 model. Mine is standard except for the mags which are the same as yours. I also bought my Niva to get out into the bush and take photos. I have a Minolta 500Si SLR and a Sony 330 video camera as well as a small Pentax Espio for happy snaps. I am looking a buying a Canon 350D shortly and am currently doing a photography course at night. The only extras I want to put on mine are spotties and perhaps the headlight wipers. Just a question, did yours have those when you bought it or are they part of your modification program? Looking forward to your reply.
Cheers, Ross."

Max's Response:  

G'day Ross, mine had headlight wipers which I removed and binned. Not much use for them in Western Australia. Suppose they could have kept the flies off the lights!? Thanks for the input. Cheers. 

 

4th August 2006  -  Michael Hale  -  Burnie, Tasmania, Australia  -  1990 Niva Toro EFI

Message:

"Hi Max;
Love your site and your detailed photos. I've owned a 1990 Niva TORO EFI for six years now. [It's my third Niva.] Look forward to more of your site in the future.
Michael Hale."

Max's Response:  

Thanks for your comments, Michael. Must see what else I can put on the site. Cheers.

 

26th May 2006  -  Zita C.  -  Arizona, U.S.A

Message:

"Won-der-full photos!
My American Dad was stationed in New Guinea during WW II, met my Mom on a double-date while on R/R in Sydney. They corresponded for 3 yrs during the war, married in Strathfield, NSW, and moved to the U.S.. Have lot of "rellies" in the Sydney area, including a 20's niece who just emigrated there, she loves it so much. Anyhooo...Love your Spectacular and Interesting photos, and fun website. By-the-way, I and we, are born-again believers too.
Zita C. in Arizona"

Max's Response:  

Hi Zita, yes it's a small world, and getting smaller it seems. Thanks for your comments. Nice to meet other 'rellies' in God's family too. Keep looking up - Jesus is coming soon (around 2029 maybe??). Cheers.

 

11th April 2006  -  Alexandre Lamotte  -  Brazil  -  Lada Niva  -  www.nivasgerais4x4.com.br

Message:

"Hello Max, Congratulations! Your site is great!
I really liked your Niva. You've made some interesting modifications. I did not understand the Cruise Control. Does it just control de accelerator? By the way, I am president of a Niva Club, in Brazil, at Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte City. We have about 270 members. If you don't mind, I'd like to link your page on our web site, and you can do the same. Visit us at www.nivasgerais4x4.com.br. I am sending in attach the gif to insert in your links page. Regards and sorry about my bad english.
Alexandre Lamotte, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil."

Max's Response:  

Hi Alexandre, the cruise control (CC) maintains the speed of the vehicle when 'Set' is pressed, by the vacuum powered servo unit connected to the accelerator arm on the carby. The CC then tries to keep that speed by accelerating or backing off, just like a factory-fitted unit would do, and you can increase or decrease your set speed in small increments without disconnecting - it is not a throttle control locking the revs of the engine. It works by a transponder picking up the pulse of a small magnet zip-tied (and glued) to a protected spot on a drive shaft, so it will work in any gear. There is a disconnect to the brake pedal for safety reasons. When the vehicles speed drops around 20% of the set level, the unit disconnects also. I will never again own another vehicle used for country driving without cruise control fitted. The after-market unit cost me around AU$250. It is brilliant! Cheers.

 

19th March 2006  -  Warren  -  Western Australia??  -  1978 Lada Niva Cabrio

Message:

"I am a recent convert, being ex FJ 45, 60 series, 2A rover etc., now proud owner of a 78 Cabrio. I love it and will update when it's personalised, going to Carnegie (Station?) in April so will be ready soon. Warren."

Max's Response:  

Look forward to you sharing more details of your Niva and trips. Cheers.

 

  20th December 2005  -  Andrey Aminov  -  Russia

Message:

"Dear Max.
Thank you so much for your marvelous web site. You are a great photographer, I like your pictures very very much! All of them with full of light and colors with fantastic angle of view. And of course you must be like your photos full of light because this is your vision of the world and of course your work as a reflection of you because it is your eyes looking throughout object glass and it is your soul pressing button of camera. I would like to ask you permission to use your great fantastic pictures in a small commercial web site. My name is Andrey. I’m beginner in web design, and in the current moment I’m free of charge helping and assisting to my friend with his firs commercial web site of his young private company. The company of my friend is specialized for Russians and russian audience and will provide an assistance with preparation documents for immigrants to Australia. For a current moment we are planning the web page only in Russian language. So I need some Australian pictures under section (about Australia) and I’m so sure that your photos will be a best promotion of Australian life in our web site. If you will be so kind and will give me the permission to use your pictures I’ll be so happy because I didn’t find any better free Australian pictures in the internet. Honestly speaking your pictures are better than in commercial sources.
Sincerely yours with great respect. Aminov Andrey, Beginner of the web site design."

Max's Response:  

Hi Andrey,  yes, I do give you permission to use any of my photos with the following conditions:

  1. Your site (the website to display the images) must not contain or promote in any way, any illegal or offensive material or activity deemed as such by the common laws of Australia, including links to such materials on other websites. (No pornography, gambling, scams, etc.)

  2. You must send to me the address of the site when it is launched that I may check it from time to time. If at any stage I am not happy to be associated with that site, I can request that my images be removed, which must happen within 30 days of the request.

  3. I retain sole rights to my photos at all times, and you agree not to pass or sell them onto any other party.

  4. If you use any of my photos, you must clearly state somewhere on that page, 'Photos courtesy of maxEphotos.net - Max Jefferies' ,with the underlined link being active to my site, or something similar.

I appreciate you asking permission to use my photos and hope that your site is a genuine business venture and successful. I do have a soft spot for the Russian people and hope you can be of real help to some, and not taking advantage of their plight. Cheers, Max.

 

21st October 2005  -  Vern Richardson  -  Tasmania, Australia  -  1989 Lada Niva 1600cc  -  www.geocities.com/vernr_au

Message:

"G'day Max!!
I have just 'stumbled' upon your Niva website whilst browsing the web... what a great looking site and a top job... well done!! It is great to find yet another Aussie site dedicated to the Niva. I have had two Nivas. My current one is in excellent condition and giving us some wonderful trips. I notice from your website that you have travelled around Australia fairly extensively..........no blue lines shown on Tassie yet!!! If ever you get down this way don't hesitate to contact me............there are some awesome 4WD areas to be checked out which I can assure you the Niva will love!! Thanks for the links on your site to my Niva website.........I really must set aside some time and update my site as it is badly out of date........finding your website has renewed my priorities in that regard!!!
Cheers for now......and stay safe!! Vern."

Max's Response:  

Thanks Vern. We do hope to travel Tassie at some stage... when I really retire probably.

 

5th October 2005  -  Robert Krog  -  Croatia  -  Niva

Message:

"Visited your (Lada Niva) site and it is very nice.
I am one Niva fan from Croatia and asking around about bull bar that I saw in most of Nivas from Australia. I also send a few mails from sites I've found but no reply. Maybe you can help me. I would like to buy such a bull bar but for start I need a price and some info about possible shipping from Australia, etc. I would appreciated very much if you can help me on that matter.
Best regards, Robert."

Max's Response:  

G'day Robert, the "Bull Bar" I have was on the Niva when I purchased it, but I removed it as it was too heavy for the front, and it was not really that strong. The bar itself was strong enough - made of steel - but it is overall only as strong as it's weakest link, and that is the two round mounting brackets coming out the front of the Niva from the subframe. These are made of thin steel and even squashed as I tightened the bull bar on to them. I had to ram a spacer piece of pipe inside the Niva bumper fitting bars to strengthen them a little. With the bull bar fitted, in the event of hitting a kangaroo or something bigger, the bar would simply be pushed back onto the full front of the vehicle, damaging bonnet, lights, grill and panels. I opted for going back to an original bumper bar which is light and, I think, looks better, is much lighter and far less wind resistance, thus adding to fuel economy. So, having said that, if I were you, I would not go to the trouble and expense of fitting a "bull" bar at all. If you still want one, I strongly recommend it be made from aluminium, not steel. There are some around on Nivas here in Western Australia, but I have never seen a second-hand one advertised anywhere, so I think you have buckleys of finding one (no chance).
Hope that helps you a little. Cheers, Max.

 

29th May 2005  -  Claudio Pallard  -  Turin, Italy  -   Webshots homepage

Message:

"Welcome Max in Webshots community.
You are a professional photographer (beautiful and very interesting your web site). Thank you for have listed me as your favourite.
Best regards from Claudio, Italy, Turin."

Max's Response:  

Claudio, g'day from 'down-under'. I just wanted to let you know that it was your very colourful photos on Webshots that inspired me to add lots of colour to my images. Your photos are great - well done. Cheers, Max.

 

  

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