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05-04-2009, 04:17 AM
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Next holiday trip.
Posted this last night but put it in the wrong area so need to do it again here.
We are getting ready for the next trip away, plan is to travel west then north to the edge of the Simpson Desert spend a couple of day swiming in the thermal lake then head west towards the Western Australian Coast. The road west is called the Gunbarrel Highway. The highway bit was a bit of OZ humour as the road is dirt, corrogated and lonely. To use it you need to get a permit from the goverment and travel in convoy so. If you breakdown or have problems you can die out there before you get help. Its always interesting with all these guys in the big 4 wheel drives telling me that I can't go there etc and that my car "IS NOT 4 WHEEL DRIVE". Makes for a lot of fun. Few people have said given that the car have 500,000 on it it won't make it so we will see what happens. Tony
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1995 - SVX 700,000 K Mine, DMS Struts to lift car 2in. Tyres Wrangler Silent Armor 235/70R16, PBR Radiator. 6 speed with DCCD and R180 rer diff, Heavy duty top strut mounts front and rear. Speedo correction box fitted. New stero (gave up on the old one). Back seat removed and 2 spare tyres fitted for desert driving. ECUTune SC sitting in the box for the next SVX. 1992 - SVX 255 K Wife (Want to stay Married so not allowed to fit SC) 1992 - SVX Pearl with black roof race car roll cauge etc ready to race. Ex Tasman Targa car. 1995 - SVX Green low k mint condiation. 1995 - SVX Rally car, ex Matts car. Now to be used on track. 1992 - SVX red & Black being converted to Mid Engine. 1995 - SVX Red 143,000 bit rough. Owned 5 others Subaru back to a 1974 1400 GSR. 
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05-04-2009, 04:23 AM
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Re: Next holiday trip.
Hi Tony
I know you enjoy going to the limits in your car, but take care out there. Enjoy the trip, but be a boyscout and take plenty of provisions. Not 4WD, what do they know??  
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05-07-2009, 06:22 AM
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Re: Next holiday trip.
The Gunbarrel highway was pioneered by Len Beadell, an interesting chap I had the fortune to see speaking about his efforts out there.
I haven't read his books - I keep meaning to - but he surveyed that road using celestial navigation in the middle of the desert. No mean feat. Enjoy yourself out there, mate. Wish I was coming with you - I love it out there.
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05-08-2009, 04:36 AM
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Re: Next holiday trip.
How you going McTaff, yeah it will be fun, I seem to remember your father saying he had travled out there, did you also go.
Tony
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1995 - SVX 700,000 K Mine, DMS Struts to lift car 2in. Tyres Wrangler Silent Armor 235/70R16, PBR Radiator. 6 speed with DCCD and R180 rer diff, Heavy duty top strut mounts front and rear. Speedo correction box fitted. New stero (gave up on the old one). Back seat removed and 2 spare tyres fitted for desert driving. ECUTune SC sitting in the box for the next SVX. 1992 - SVX 255 K Wife (Want to stay Married so not allowed to fit SC) 1992 - SVX Pearl with black roof race car roll cauge etc ready to race. Ex Tasman Targa car. 1995 - SVX Green low k mint condiation. 1995 - SVX Rally car, ex Matts car. Now to be used on track. 1992 - SVX red & Black being converted to Mid Engine. 1995 - SVX Red 143,000 bit rough. Owned 5 others Subaru back to a 1974 1400 GSR.
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05-14-2009, 01:13 AM
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Re: Next holiday trip.
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Spent many weeks in my youth out there. Was awesome... would like to do it again, though 
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'07 Outback (Legacy) Pearl White > 3.0R Premium, stock (50,000km, Wifes daily driver. Owned from new) Not For Sale '92 SVX Black on Pearl White > 6spd, DCCD on the way. (260,000km, My daily driver, 2 previous owners) Not For Sale '93 SVX Black on Charcoal > Aftermarket rims.(250,000 km, Dad's daily driver, unknown owners) Not For Sale '93 SVX Black on Burgundy > Completely stock, under preservation, treated like a princess. (55,000km, 1 previous owner) Not For Sale '92 SVX Black on Burgundy > Completely stock, under preservation, treated like a princess. (144,000km, 2 previous owners) Not For Sale Wife, Red Hot when riled > Treated like a princess. Minister For Finance, Domestic Affairs and Diplomatic Relations. Definitely Not For Sale My Wanted List: http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/show...178#post632178
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