Reply With QuoteSPRINT: geez...... i carry 2 spares on long trips and i've only got a bloody falcon!
Me dad did that in county SA with the old Holden's 40 years ago!
Some things run in the family
ForumSage
Reminds me of a trip to Cape York many years ago.
We got about 3 days north of Cairns and one of our fellow travellers pulls out his 10 litre gerrycan (you know those little red ones you fill the lawn mower up with!) and says "I don't think I've got enough fuel".
TopicToaster
SPRINT: geez...... i carry 2 spares on long trips and i've only got a bloody falcon!
Me dad did that in county SA with the old Holden's 40 years ago!
Some things run in the family
Last edited by Narangga; 25th October 2008 at 08:51 AM. Reason: forgot to quote!
Cheers, Dale
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YarnMaster
lol i dont think his tyres wouldve cost his weekly pay packet though.....
TopicToaster
Check out where the jack is under the Explorer
Wizard
off topic I knwo, but....Originally Posted by leeds
in a 110 SW? pics please
A mate of mind to travel everywhere in a Datsun 180b SSS, all over Vic high country and even up to Darwin and cairns and over to perth.SPRINT: geez...... i carry 2 spares on long trips and i've only got a bloody falcon!
Me dad did that in county SA with the old Holden's 40 years ago!
Some things run in the family
His second spare sat behind the drivers seat for years and never was used but he always carried it just in case (along with one on a swing away on the back as it had a custom fuel tank which didnt have a wheel well in it any more).
When he decided to up grade the 180b he pulled everything out of it to flog it off to the wreckers and driving it down there the drivers seat colapsed.....the spare had been holding it up for years
For long trips off road Im set up to carry 2 spares and 2 gerry cans to go with the 135ltrs under the car.
Not planning on needing to scum fuel or a spare of anyone but If I have it and they are really in need of it then I suppose i could part with some of it.
But I would charge them.Im not that nice
I once went to show Mrs Mc how to change a wheel on the Disco (she can do a car no worries) and I pulled the Jack out and it had crapped itself while sitting there in the engine bay so I still havnt shown her how to monuver a big wheel without hurting her self.
Thanks Dave (Blknight) for the rebuild PDF, it works again now but for how ling I dont know.
Master
off topic I knwo, but....
in a 110 SW? pics please
Yes in a 110 CSW.
A lot of people say it can not be done because of rear door and fuel tank!
It can be done without interfering with door or rear departure angle.
Not the worlds best photo.
The winch is a Warn 9.5 which is identical to my front winch. Solenoid pack is inside rear cab on left hand side. The winch is built into the rear cross member. Wiring from both winches go back to a single master switch and then back to main battery. Need to take about 50 mm of rear floor up which is then screwed to a reinforcing pop riveted plate.
Hope that helps.
Any questions feel free to ask
Regards
Brendan
Master
Hey Leeds and Yorkshire Jon
see if you can get a copy of the DVD from the ABC shop ABC Shop - Bush Mechanics - The Series and more detail is at this site
Bush Mechanics!
It was on the ABC a few years ago and will give you some idea of how the "bush mechanics" can get a bomb from A to B. It does show the advantages of the bog standard cars of 20 years ago over the more complex and sophisticated ones around now.
Of course you would not be able to drive these cars in Sydney, there the RTA and police have no sense of humour I believe.
OldBushie
Following on from that I was stopped by an indigenous guy on the track some years back. Had an early 80's Commodore resting on the left hand wheels and 2 metre high stumps supporting it on the right side.Hey Leeds and Yorkshire Jon
see if you can get a copy of the DVD from the ABC shop ABC Shop - Bush Mechanics - The Series and more detail is at this site
Bush Mechanics!
It was on the ABC a few years ago and will give you some idea of how the "bush mechanics" can get a bomb from A to B. It does show the advantages of the bog standard cars of 20 years ago over the more complex and sophisticated ones around now.
Of course you would not be able to drive these cars in Sydney, there the RTA and police have no sense of humour I believe.
Me: you OK?
Him: Thanks for stopping, you got a 17 mil, I need to drop the gearbox
Me:- Got a shifter (my tools were buried in the back of the Disco)
Him: OK I'll give it a go, dropped a bolt into the flywheel when I was removing the starter motor.
Didn't work, but he said he wasn't in a hurry and someone else would turn up.
His "tool kit" consisted of two 20L oil drums with lots of broken ring spanners, screwdrivers and sockets and a collection of nuts and bolts.
This car had no radiator fluid, no air cleaner, no headlight lenses, no windscreen, and a bolt somewhere near the flywheel. He had the starter motor out because it wasn't working and then 7 days later I saw him driving it around town. He'd driven 450km of outback track, crossed 3 rivers each about half a metre deep, negotiated bulldust and corrugations.
All I can say is I've met a true bush mechanic!
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