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gero to broome
Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 12:30 pm
by cooloothin
leave approval finally came through. looks like we're off in a week's time.
Suby engine mount problem appears to be sorted. Maybe.
broome, karajini, exmouth, millstream, coral bay..
should be interesting, especially with my lack of ability to fix anything mechanical
wish us luck... the research has started on explorOz, i think i'll just buy a book so i don't have to sit on the net for hours. Off to sort numerous things, including hopes of a spare 14" (4MUFF.. what's the chances of you checking and finding one and me somehow getting it up here by friday :P)
will be sure to supply some photos later.
leave next sunday.
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:58 pm
by cooloothin
purchases: (it's been a while since i've done a big drive)
- 2 spare 14s (pick up tomorrow)
- cute lil spotties (should be in by tomorrow)
- 20L fuel can
- 25L water
- travel fire extinguisher
- portable jump starter / 2nd battery
- 240v inverter
- 2 x 40ch UHF
- 2gb card for the camera.
- a decent map
nearly set.
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 12:04 am
by 90brumby
u gonna take engine oil n a little compressor just in case
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:13 pm
by cooloothin
there's a few things that just automatically go in mate
engine oil, oil filter, water, fuel filter, compressor, small toolkit.. hmm just remembered need to find a base board to rest the jack on in soft stuff..
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2007 8:24 pm
by 90brumby
yer thought u would ave had it but u judt never no u may 4 get the simple things
as for a base board yer ny thing really
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:43 am
by EJ22Ute
i took the marble bar ,bamboo creek, muccan-shay gap and boreline roads to get from Newman to Gt Northern hwy east of Pt Hedland.
Roads bit rough in places.
Check if De Grey rvr crossing is ok first though.
Mid August '06
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:47 pm
by cooloothin
Thanks mate, probably going that way too. We'll be sure to ask in advance.
Straight up to broome via shay gap, hanging there for a bit, then on to the NPs en route to exmouth.
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:28 pm
by cooloothin
just got back. GREAT trip.
suby went awesome. Nothing fixes a CV squeak faster than 100km of dirt. daily.
Pics and write-up soon. And EJ22Ute, the DeGrey river crossing looked just like that still. Good fun.
Off to unpack
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 12:50 pm
by vincentvega
awesome stuff! put up lots of pics for us!
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 2:26 pm
by Matatak
Koool thought ud be gone for longer but
least ur happy with the 14s aswell
Pics when u get a chance
