FFR fuel tank capacity ?

Before you head off go over all the drive member bolts, prop shaft bolts, take some circlip pliers with you and some silicon sealant. I also used a service removable Loctite on all the drive member bolts.
All of these (drive member and prop shaft bolts) on our FFR were loose.
The drive members and plastic axle covers can flick a bit of oil about, but a bit of silicone will sort them out.
I would also grab a couple of new inner tubes to take with you, as they can chafe through and by the time you pull up the tube will be a throw away job. Plus all the gear to change and mend flats. We run the recommended Army tyre pressures and find that it reduces the chance of chaffing/flats.
Fuel capacity is 60-65 litres and fuel economy varies on how high you have the wick turned up, about 24 mpg at 100-110kph and 30mpg at 80kph. Wind and terrain have an influence too. Melbourne to Darwin is a long run in a Perentie, especially in summer, not at all for the vehicle, but for the cabin crew, so you might want to plan a rest day or two. ;)
The Perenties themselves are as close to bullet proof as you will ever get.
Good luck.

Cheers, Mick.

Thanks Mick ,

Our original plan was to do mostly night driving then find a place with some sort of air con accommodation and sleep during the hottest part of the day. That plan has gone out the window as the permit is apparently only during daylight hours .

Things may change as my mate has just chickened out of the auction so I might buy 1 myself if the prices don't go ridiculous. Greys tell me because I am interstate I have 10 days to collect it , so that may work a bit more favourable for me, especially if I could collect it late on a Friday.

anyway have to win the auction first so will worry about the rest after that.

Thanks for the tips

Cheers Ean

Night driving......Lucas Electrics, OMG.

I forgot to add, bring a test light or multi meter with you.
Maybe both. ;)

Some can have corrosion issues with indicators, parkers, stop/tails etc.

Cheers, Mick.

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Some can have corrosion issues with indicators, parkers, stop/tails etc.

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The most common electrical problem I hear of is corrosion in the fuse panel.

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Night driving......Lucas Electrics, OMG.

I forgot to add, bring a test light or multi meter with you.
Maybe both. ;)

Some can have corrosion issues with indicators, parkers, stop/tails etc.

Cheers, Mick.

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it should be full moon by the time I am ready to travel - who needs lights on the open rd with the big light bulb in the sky. Gotta get some excitement in life [bigrolf][bigrolf]

Cheers Ean

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The most common electrical problem I hear of is corrosion in the fuse panel.

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Dont forget the dreaded headlight flipper switch. From the factory i believe they are all wired directly like the civilians and over time it burns down, wears and the lamps go inoperable. Sorting that on a 91 perentie at the moment. Also, strangely on the 88 whilst it had a recent and apparently new gearbox installed prior to going out of service, the output seals began leaking straight away, so you may want to verify parts and bits if they look recently installed, were properly and fully serviced (at least to the extent you can). Perhaps of note, these were both cargos and not ffrs. Best of luck.

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Dont forget the dreaded headlight flipper switch. From the factory i believe they are all wired directly like the civilians and over time it burns down, wears and the lamps go inoperable. Sorting that on a 91 perentie at the moment. Also, strangely on the 88 whilst it had a recent and apparently new gearbox installed prior to going out of service, the output seals began leaking straight away, so you may want to verify parts and bits if they look recently installed, were properly and fully serviced (at least to the extent you can). Perhaps of note, these were both cargos and not ffrs. Best of luck.

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Yes the "fusible link" is the switches themselves. ;)
A good idea is to replace the indicator cluster, head light switch, and the hazard light switch straight up, as they can all give grief.
The indicator wiring is all linked through the hazard switch. These are all readily available at reasonable prices on flea-bay.
Done all of mine and nil issues since.

Cheers, Mick.