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Here's Bluey our 110 Defender which we completely rebuilt to take on the Australian outback. We spent 6 months travelling from Fremantle WA to Dubbo NSW.
The photos were taken as we crossed the red centre of Australia on The Great Central Road.
The sharp eyed of you might spot the thermometer in the rear window reading an ambient temp of 42 degrees.
By one of Len Beadell's marker posts.
Airing down the tyres a little more on the border between WA and the NT where the road quality nosedived!
At the start of the Fisheries Track to Israelite Bay. A 60km drive which ended up taking 3 to 4 hours. I'd already aired down the tyres but as soon as I hit the soft sand we got bogged so I reversed up and aired down some more.
The photos were taken as we crossed the red centre of Australia on The Great Central Road.
The sharp eyed of you might spot the thermometer in the rear window reading an ambient temp of 42 degrees.
By one of Len Beadell's marker posts.
Airing down the tyres a little more on the border between WA and the NT where the road quality nosedived!
At the start of the Fisheries Track to Israelite Bay. A 60km drive which ended up taking 3 to 4 hours. I'd already aired down the tyres but as soon as I hit the soft sand we got bogged so I reversed up and aired down some more.
Little chap in the middle front seat?
I do love that about Oz. The tarmac just stops when it wants and then you're left to drive over the rough roads. Then the tarmac will start again as it goes into a town, through the town, out of the town and then stop again. I'd love to tour Australia some more.
I do love that about Oz. The tarmac just stops when it wants and then you're left to drive over the rough roads. Then the tarmac will start again as it goes into a town, through the town, out of the town and then stop again. I'd love to tour Australia some more.
I was confused at first as Abby wasn't in any of the photos until I realised that the three bikes were a bit of a giveaway! We were already well on with the rebuild when our camper for two had to accommodate three. When we did the trip Abby was four so there was just enough space for all of us.
This was my favourite off-roader, a heavily modified 101FC.
It had a custom built coil sprung chassis with Range Rover axles, engine and gearbox moved back by 10 inches, competition roll cage, power steering and Defender seats. I stripped numerous layers of military paint off with an angle grinder then painted it yellow - it was my mates' idea to call it The Big Banana Barney (I lived in Barnard Castle) It still had its Rover V8 in it, it sounded brilliant!
It had a custom built coil sprung chassis with Range Rover axles, engine and gearbox moved back by 10 inches, competition roll cage, power steering and Defender seats. I stripped numerous layers of military paint off with an angle grinder then painted it yellow - it was my mates' idea to call it The Big Banana Barney (I lived in Barnard Castle) It still had its Rover V8 in it, it sounded brilliant!
Avagoodweegend said:
This was my favourite off-roader, a heavily modified 101FC.
It had a custom built coil sprung chassis with Range Rover axles, engine and gearbox moved back by 10 inches, competition roll cage, power steering and Defender seats. I stripped numerous layers of military paint off with an angle grinder then painted it yellow - it was my mates' idea to call it The Big Banana Barney (I lived in Barnard Castle) It still had its Rover V8 in it, it sounded brilliant!
I used to love driving those, we had a fleet of them on 19Sqn at Brize Norton in the early 90's. I managed to get one stuck in a pond whilst driver training at an old quarry in Oxfordshire, had to wait out to anchor the winch. The winch on those things are subject to a whole catalogue of disasters in themselves........Don't depress the clutch!!!!!It had a custom built coil sprung chassis with Range Rover axles, engine and gearbox moved back by 10 inches, competition roll cage, power steering and Defender seats. I stripped numerous layers of military paint off with an angle grinder then painted it yellow - it was my mates' idea to call it The Big Banana Barney (I lived in Barnard Castle) It still had its Rover V8 in it, it sounded brilliant!
Avagoodweegend said:
This was my favourite off-roader, a heavily modified 101FC.
It had a custom built coil sprung chassis with Range Rover axles, engine and gearbox moved back by 10 inches, competition roll cage, power steering and Defender seats.
Was that the one build by Malcolm Whitbread which he entered a comp safari in?It had a custom built coil sprung chassis with Range Rover axles, engine and gearbox moved back by 10 inches, competition roll cage, power steering and Defender seats.
geeks said:
How are these things offroad? One is in the market for a new set of wheels. Currently considering an RRS or a Toureg.....
CWe had a 07 tdv8 sport, on general grabber at tyres it was very capable, the traction control is immense coupled with very good axle articulation it always impressed from green lanes in Yorkshire to pulling trailers up wet grass fields + it never broke down (supprisngly)! Friends Touareg was good offroad but articulation was poor and its traction control seemed to give up when wheels lifted of the ground so it needed a more 'momentum' led style which I'm not a fan off.
Tyres are a huge factor tho on the RRS it was transformed off road when we fitted the grabbers, + they lasted very well 30,000 when we traded it!
Ag
Aids0G said:
geeks said:
How are these things offroad? One is in the market for a new set of wheels. Currently considering an RRS or a Toureg.....
CWe had a 07 tdv8 sport, on general grabber at tyres it was very capable, the traction control is immense coupled with very good axle articulation it always impressed from green lanes in Yorkshire to pulling trailers up wet grass fields + it never broke down (supprisngly)! Friends Touareg was good offroad but articulation was poor and its traction control seemed to give up when wheels lifted of the ground so it needed a more 'momentum' led style which I'm not a fan off.
Tyres are a huge factor tho on the RRS it was transformed off road when we fitted the grabbers, + they lasted very well 30,000 when we traded it!
Ag
100SRV said:
Was that the one build by Malcolm Whitbread which he entered a comp safari in?
Yep thats the one! When I saw it at the 1996 ARC National I totally fell in love with it, when it later appeared in my local garage at Staindrop I had no choice but to buy it even though it was running a bit rough.This is him competing in the Team Recovery (my favourite)
Here he is in the Comp Safari
It was a wet and muddy year
I loved driving it, off road it was damn near unstoppable, on road it was a real head turner, especially on the days I could strip it down.
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