The Brumbyrunner Project

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:08 pm

Queens Birthday weekend every year (2nd weekend in June). Don't forget to drop by and say g'day.
Rally is too fast. You might hurt yourself.

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:58 pm

looking great mate. im liking the dash very much. expecially hte new location of the fuse panel.

sorry about the scales. I still havn't come up with a good solution.

are you guys spraying it?

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:13 pm

vincentvega wrote:looking great mate. im liking the dash very much. expecially hte new location of the fuse panel.

sorry about the scales. I still havn't come up with a good solution.

are you guys spraying it?

Hey, no problem mate. Very glad to have your advice. You're a friggin' genius. Those wiring diagrams were almost spot on. Jim had them on his laptop in the workshop and sometimes in the car. Deciphered the whole wiring mess and got rid of the Version 1 fusebox but I decided to keep the main relay box on the left front guard. It was easier and neater than mounting an 80 amp fuseable link back inside the cab. That, and another 30 amp fuseable link, are all that's left inside it. I think that accounts for 3 wires...

Jim ended up doing all the bodywork too. He's not bad for a chopper pilot.

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Sun Mar 07, 2010 8:33 pm

And I'll be spraying it after I re-do the rear shock mounts. I'm thinking it would look better with the outside part of the rollcage painted gold (instead of black) to blend it in.

The rear shocks arrived on Friday. Freshly rebuilt and even had a trip to the platers.

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 6:35 pm

so has it been started since the wiring massacre?

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 7:37 pm

Yep.
Need to change the broken gearbox so we can take it for a spin and see what the speed sensor is doing though.

And it looks very much like we won't be going to Hyden.

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:41 pm

congratulations are in order then. not a small task to completely rewire a car!

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 11:21 pm

Thanks dude. The beauty of doing it ourselves is that we know exactly where everything is and why.

Jim seems to think we've finished now so we won't have to touch it again, but when we switch to programmable aftermarket engine management, we'll have to rip a lot of the wiring out and start again.

I'm looking forward to the data logging.

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:03 pm

Well that solves that problem. I have been trying to work out how I was getting from Perth to Hyden. Finke it is then. Any idea where you are staying this year? I'd like to start booking things soon if I can.

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:07 pm

Outback bloke wrote:Well that solves that problem. I have been trying to work out how I was getting from Perth to Hyden. Finke it is then. Any idea where you are staying this year? I'd like to start booking things soon if I can.

Are you still going to come west at any stage then Brett?

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:24 pm

Not planning on it Paul. I'd love to get over there one day but a long way north of Perth. I want to do the bungle bungles in a year or so.

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:52 pm

We could have got you a lift from Perth to Hyden no problem at all. There are (or would have been) at least 3 cars coming over.

The problem is not the car being ready in time. It's more of a work/staff/family issue.

We definitely should book somewhere in Alice. I've been looking for somewhere better than the last 3 years. How many of you are coming this year?

Outback bloke · Post by **Outback bloke** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 3:27 pm

All of me. Megan isn't. Grant says he is. I think Dave is. Not sure about Danger.

nigspeed · Post by **nigspeed** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 3:28 pm

Hi from Hong Kong, It's taken a while but now read all 99 pages of this post and must say, bloody well done Sir. Great work on the car and the thread. Best of luck on the next outing.

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:22 pm

I am 99% sure I wont be there this year. I need to save my $$ / annual leave for my run up the cape later on this year. Don't book anything on my behalf.

sounds like you will have plenty of crew without me anyway.

edit: this thread just hit 100 pages. another congratulations!

Post by **Captain Obvious** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 6:50 pm

Woot!!! 100 pages and nearly 1000 posts, doing well!, car is coming together well!!

bryan

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:27 am

nigspeed wrote:Hi from Hong Kong, It's taken a while but now read all 99 pages of this post and must say, bloody well done Sir. Great work on the car and the thread. Best of luck on the next outing.

Thanks nigspeed and welcome to the forum.

Outback bloke wrote:All of me. Megan isn't. Grant says he is. I think Dave is. Not sure about Danger.

So that's 3 from your end and 3 from our end.

vincentvega wrote:I am 99% sure I wont be there this year. I need to save my $$ / annual leave for my run up the cape later on this year. Don't book anything on my behalf.
sounds like you will have plenty of crew without me anyway.
edit: this thread just hit 100 pages. another congratulations!

Your always welcome Danger, you know that.
Once the sponsorship deal takes over we'll be able to fly you around the country for all the rounds. No excuses then.

Captain Obvious wrote:Woot!!! 100 pages and nearly 1000 posts, doing well!, car is coming together well!!
bryan

Thanks Byron. People keep telling me to get my own website......but I like it here.

brumbyrunner · Post by **brumbyrunner** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:55 am

Accommodation is booked for Finke.

It was booked for Hyden too.

The friends and family that were coming out to see us are still going out for a look. Totally bummed that we won't be able to make it this year. By all accounts it will be a fantastic event and I'll be following the live webcast thing on offroadracing.com.au instead.

Might have to try and do the Gascoyne Dash in November. Did anyone see the coverage last Sunday on Speedweek. Sensational coverage with the highlight being the in-car footage of both Outerbounds buggies racing down the river bed as father and son duelled for the lead.

Roger_roger · Post by **Roger_roger** » Wed Mar 24, 2010 11:20 pm

So where is the next installments of pics? It must be painted gold be now! Any pics of the dash with all the gauges in yet?

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Thu Mar 25, 2010 10:23 am

lookout Jim has found the internet! Stuart must be slacking off without you there mate