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by DavesB4
Sun Jan 05, 2014 6:19 pm
Forum: Queensland
Topic: EOI -> Cape York Trip 2010
Replies: 149
Views: 47029

"Its just not what the 4x4 mags make it out to be. Lets face it they talk it up to sell aftermarket 4x4 parts." I just read this line in one of those links and it echoes exactly the kind of thing I have thought. There is no value in them reporting an easy trip up to that part of the country. My vis...
by DavesB4
Sat Jan 04, 2014 8:15 pm
Forum: Queensland
Topic: EOI -> Cape York Trip 2010
Replies: 149
Views: 47029

Thank you all for your invaluable advice. I have always harboured thoughts that the Tele track was passable and that a thoughtfully prepared Subaru should have no trouble with it. I take on board the advice re the deep crossings. These and the required approach and departure angles in and out of the...
by DavesB4
Mon Dec 30, 2013 10:48 am
Forum: Queensland
Topic: EOI -> Cape York Trip 2010
Replies: 149
Views: 47029

Bad news I am afraid I am probably not going on this journey :mad: :(:-(:-( Well not this year at least... Funding the trip has become a bit of an issue for me and I have had to pull the pin. Maybe next year??? At least there might not be as much water in Queensland then. I know this is an old thre...
by DavesB4
Sat May 25, 2013 3:38 pm
Forum: For Sale
Topic: Vortex - For Sale
Replies: 0
Views: 1164

Vortex - For Sale

Hello This has been a bit of a difficult decision but at the end of the day, nothing is forever.... And our grandson doesn't fit in the back in the child seat any longer without his knees being around his ears. http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4141/4759134558_55a55fde96_z.jpg http://farm5.staticflickr....
by DavesB4
Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:30 pm
Forum: Wanted
Topic: Want Vortex Glovebox lock
Replies: 0
Views: 706

Want Vortex Glovebox lock

Hello I'm looking for a glovebox lock for our Vortex. I need also any and all of the bits that secure it to the glovebox lid. I.m working on the fact that I can dismantle it and use the barrel out of the broken one I have so that I can still lock it with the ignition key. Does anybody have one that ...
by DavesB4
Thu Oct 27, 2011 4:23 pm
Forum: Engine, Gearbox and Diff
Topic: Urgent help wanted
Replies: 5
Views: 1958

:wink: Bingo - stuck with a blown turbo. Thanks for all your offers but we have given up on the rescue now. It was traveling to a remote location for a special reason and the turbo seals failed and it disgraced itself all over the freeway with a massive smokescreen. It has been collected on a truck ...
by DavesB4
Wed Oct 26, 2011 4:04 pm
Forum: Engine, Gearbox and Diff
Topic: Urgent help wanted
Replies: 5
Views: 1958

Urgent help wanted

Hello I am in desperate need of a serviceable turbocharger to fit to an EA82T. Ideally I would like to be able to pick one up somewhere in Western Sydney tonight. Either buy or even borrow (or even rent?) would be a great help. Ican return it if necessary next week. I need to get a car mobile and us...
by DavesB4
Wed Jun 02, 2010 6:43 pm
Forum: Subaru Chat
Topic: Forrester wheels on a 1992 liberty FWD
Replies: 6
Views: 1822

Need a quickish answer to this enquiry as the seller wont hold them. As the title would suggest, will 2002 Forrester wheels fit on a 1992 Liberty GX FWD? Forester and Outback are usually +48 offset whereas Liberty and Impreza ones are +55. You will widen the track some if you bolt them on. My RS li...
by DavesB4
Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:09 pm
Forum: Subaru Chat
Topic: f*&ked clutch or just clutch cable
Replies: 37
Views: 8185

We just this past week replaced the Clutch fork on our Vortex for exactly the same reason. Cable was adjusted several times until nothing left. The fork had suffered severe metal fatigue and was about to disintegrate. Get a torch and look down the hole in the bell housing while someone else presses ...
by DavesB4
Fri Apr 16, 2010 6:46 pm
Forum: Subaru Chat
Topic: Vidlers old brumby
Replies: 10
Views: 2678

And Peugeot rims - mmmmmm Nice!
by DavesB4
Thu Mar 04, 2010 8:29 pm
Forum: Queensland
Topic: EOI -> Cape York Trip 2010
Replies: 149
Views: 47029

Bad news I am afraid

I am probably not going on this journey :mad: :(:-(:-(

Well not this year at least...

Funding the trip has become a bit of an issue for me and I have had to pull the pin.

Maybe next year???

At least there might not be as much water in Queensland then.
by DavesB4
Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:17 pm
Forum: Queensland
Topic: EOI -> Cape York Trip 2010
Replies: 149
Views: 47029

This thread is scarily quiet - considering we are already into February and June is only really 4 more months away. I am at the point of needing to commit to dates now to be certain of getting the right amount of leave. Here's my plan Finish work on Friday 28th May Be wherever I need to be to meet u...
by DavesB4
Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:02 pm
Forum: Open Slather
Topic: How old are you?
Replies: 187
Views: 36007

I turn 59 this year :cool:
by DavesB4
Tue Jan 05, 2010 6:15 pm
Forum: Queensland
Topic: EOI -> Cape York Trip 2010
Replies: 149
Views: 47029

Hello again Am I the only one that appears to be interested in going on this trip?? My planning is well under way. I have chased up and watched a few videos. The most useful and current I have found is Pat Callinan's 4X4 series one. It gave me some comfort about tackling this trip. I have a kit of c...
by DavesB4
Fri Nov 06, 2009 7:28 pm
Forum: Queensland
Topic: EOI -> Cape York Trip 2010
Replies: 149
Views: 47029

This has all been a bit quiet for a while. I thought it time for a bump. There has been a date mentioned of 1st June until 27th June. Is everyone OK with that - or is there a better time that suits more people? I have tentatively blocked out between June and August until it all firms up. I will need...
by DavesB4
Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:49 pm
Forum: Subaru Chat
Topic: Foreign guys touring with a Forester...
Replies: 5
Views: 1937

If you follow the link in the original thread ( http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=map&go=subaroute ) you will discover that they are about to leave Perth on 31st October and head up north, across the top and with a plan to be in Sydney for Christmas. I'll be following their adventures ...
by DavesB4
Sat Oct 03, 2009 6:02 pm
Forum: Subaru Chat
Topic: Show us your tex!
Replies: 17
Views: 6092

it's just so beautiful........ What is the paint code on that? it's absolutely fantastic. I really want that style front bar :) Is it a crossbred 5 stud kit? What is the paint code on that? - It's WR Blue from an MY06 STi I really want that style front bar :) - It's the later model Vortex bar. Caut...
by DavesB4
Sat Oct 03, 2009 9:37 am
Forum: Subaru Chat
Topic: Show us your tex!
Replies: 17
Views: 6092

I see Sam beat me to this one Here's a couple more pics - Isn't blue the right colour for a Vortex? http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3192/2842254969_03051997cd_b.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/2842236989_ea033f5cac_b.jpg It's missing a windscreen trim at the moment. If anyone here has a Front...
by DavesB4
Fri Sep 25, 2009 5:35 pm
Forum: Subaru Chat
Topic: Foreign guys touring with a Forester...
Replies: 5
Views: 1937

Foreign guys touring with a Forester...

...

There was a post here a while ago about a couple who were touring the planet in a Forester and who had made it to Perth.

What happened from there??

Can anyone tell me where they are at the moment?
by DavesB4
Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:22 pm
Forum: Queensland
Topic: EOI -> Cape York Trip 2010
Replies: 149
Views: 47029

This may be a bit early yet. I still have a plan to join in this trip, but I really want to know what the grand plan for side trips and such is. I need to take some time off work for this and I need to plan that too. I have already pre-empted about 5 weeks off and it would be my guess that around 2 ...

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