Perentie for Cape York ?

[Plexy]

Hi all
I'm thinking of getting a Perentie for my up coming trip to Cape York
Just wanted some advice on how one would handle it , Other than hot and loud
I heard front diff / half shafts are a weak point ? , would they be worth changing to a heavier option for this trip , maybe a locker in the front ?
Or do you think they will be ok ( if in good condition )
What should be changed for this trip on a Perentie ?
its my understanding ( and I could be wrong ? ). That they are very similar to a 110 county ? So are they similar off-road as well , just not sure how they can be better off-road if they have the same components ?
Basically for the trip , I want something reliable simple and with no computer
Thanks all

Edit*
One more question , If you where driving it from Tasmania and could choose between a turbo kit or power steering what whould it be
Thanks
Plexy

[Mick_Marsh]

Welcome to the forum, Plexy.
Have a browse around on this site an REMLR. There have been some pictures posted of Perenties that have been taken to the tip (that is the tip of Cape York Peninsula not the local rubbish dump).
The Army regularly took them up in that locality for a play as well.
I would suggest perhaps a locker in the back wouldn't be a bad thing.

[Blknight.aus]

the cape can be done in a leafer NA diesel series.

a perentie in FF/NOM condition with good rubber is overkill.

get a perentie, (preferabely with a winch so you can recover the toyotas)
get a DBS
Get a good aircompressor
get a 12v fridge and
take a swag.

easy

[mick88]

Power steering would be my choice.


They pull like a team of bullocks and will cruise at the max legal speed limit/s all day with ease, so unless you are towing the "apple isle" up there with you, I can't see why a turbo would be needed.
As for lockers etc. well they have just completed 25 years with the army as a very capable work horse and in most cases survived it with ease.


Cheers, Mick.
PS. I have driven to the "Tip" thirty years ago, but not in a Perentie.
I currently own a Perentie.

[Plexy]

the cape can be done in a leafer NA diesel series.

a perentie in FF/NOM condition with good rubber is overkill.

get a perentie, (preferabely with a winch so you can recover the toyotas)
get a DBS
Get a good aircompressor
get a 12v fridge and
take a swag.

easy
Sounds good , I know I may slap my forehead for this but ......
What's Ff/NOM ? And Dbs stand for ?
Thanks

[Plexy]

Power steering would be my choice.


They pull like a team of bullocks and will cruise at the max legal speed limit/s all day with ease, so unless you are towing the "apple isle" up there with you, I can't see why a turbo would be needed.
.

Thanks for that info , I just figured if it's anything like my old na diesel Daihatsu rocky , when I even saw a picture of a hill I had to reach for the brown paper bag to help with the hyperventilating :p
But in saying that I don't think they would be quite as bad up hills as the rocky either ?

[Blknight.aus]

Sounds good , I know I may slap my forehead for this but ......
What's Ff/NOM ? And Dbs stand for ?
Thanks

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[justinc]

Itll romp it in. It is what it is built for. A Perentie or a civvy 110 isuzu are the pinnacle of simple and tough. Yes i would choose pwr steer out of the 2. I have both and if i were you I'd save for a turbo ASAP. What part of the state are you in?

Jc

[Barefoot Dave]

Hey Plexy. a few years around the cape in Perenties. As Dave says, they are overkill. You can get to the to via Daintree/CREB/ TELE and a few cross country routes with nothing more than a few scratches unless you drive like a nong.
25psi, low 1st and a twist of the hand throttle will get you firelight the worst of it.
Tips for surviving the bull dust:
Keep out of the dust in front
Vents open
Rear of tarp fitted, tightened and tied on tight
You can roll up the sides just behind the doors then angled down toward the rear. Access to stuff on the rear without too much dust getting in.
Have fun mate!

[Plexy]

Thanks for all the info everyone :D
I was just a little worried about the front cv's or diff being so far from home , But now I feel more at easy
I would much prefer to rock around up there in a Perentie than a patrol or cruiser , I think the whole experience would be heightened , Plus the added benefit of no computer for nolans brook

[Plexy]

What part of the state are you in?

Jc

Launceston mate

[Blknight.aus]

theres a secret to not breaking the CV or the RHF half shaft, here it is.

you dont have to keep the pedal on the right on the floor to make it go places and you also dont have to try to use the tyres to relocate the planet into the atmosphere.


IF it wasnt for the beurocrats Im pretty comfortable saying that given my pick of the lots (disregarding varient too, any 4x4 or 6x6) at any given auction in any given place and a couple of hours to put my kit into the vehicle and check the basics load it with fuel food and water you could then put a pin on any reasonable destination (obviously not through the "this is gunna stop last years tough truck winner dead in his tracks and leave him in tears" competition track) and Id get it there.

[isuzutoo-eh]

I'd be confident that a well checked over and serviced 110 could get to the tip without fault. I punted mine around Tassie's Wet Coast for a few weeks in 2014, swam it through a seat-deep silty Balfour Track, climbed Climes etc...the only problem was my 24V system wasn't working properly and I put a hole in the front diff when a rock jumped out at it. No other mechanical woes, just needs a front diff guard!

[roverrescue]

**** I'd take a hire car of any flavour to the tip if you're paying
An ex army sand lizard will love all the flash bitumen up this way ;)

S

[Cavemantoyboy]

I would definitely try and purchase the FFR (fit for radio model) as you then have a built in dual battery system. Has a seperate heavy duty 24volt alternator and a place for 4 extra 12 volt batteries. Also, the GS models have had a harder life (troop transfer) whereas the FFR model was driven into the bush where it sat with a Radio for the duration of the exercise.

[Cavemantoyboy]

The canopy on a FFR model is also lined as it was designed for total blackout ( a better canopy). If you are driving in suburbia most of the time, power steering is a good option. However, just finished a 3000km journey towing a 1.5 tonne caravan and was able to cruise at 100km per hour at 12litres /100km. Some gradients slowed us down a bit but not enough to desperately need a turbo.

[Blknight.aus]

I would definitely try and purchase the FFR (fit for radio model) as you then have a built in dual battery system. Has a seperate heavy duty 24volt alternator and a place for 4 extra 12 volt batteries. Also, the GS models have had a harder life (troop transfer) whereas the FFR model was driven into the bush where it sat with a Radio for the duration of the exercise.

IME....

oh you poor deluded fool.. I can probably give you a couple of ARNS where that was most definitively not the case. probably 3 in darwin, a handful from townsville, a couple from sydney and 2 from ispswich.

[isuzutoo-eh]

IME....

oh you poor deluded fool.. I can probably give you a couple of ARNS where that was most definitively not the case. probably 3 in darwin, a handful from townsville, a couple from sydney and 2 from ispswich.

Spill please...

[Barefoot Dave]

Longer range of HF comms means longer distance to cover during a radio exercise.
A sig det will also be tasked with going up hill and down dale setting and manning UHF retrans stations.
Our were you after specific arn Mark?

[Chops]

I see this thread and straight up see the Bush Tucker man in action :D,, What a top way to see the Top End.

[Barefoot Dave]

It is, Marcus, it is!
Great memories of idling down unused tracks, top off and screen down. Hard to believe but with light load up off idle, a 4bd1 is so quiet that I could hear the luffing of bull dust out of the treads. Getting misty now. Time to start planning a trip.