How to prep subaru for paris-dakar?
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I would second going to horizonsunlimited.com/hubb great bunch of overlanders...
An outback in Morocco won't be a problem, 99% of the locals drive cars and not 4x4's... several serious overlanders have traded their 4x4's for 2wd vans and 2cv's ..
Most of the routes are stony sandy pistes and not golden sand dunes we dream of... corrugations and rocks are the biggest problems.. protect your sump, protect headlights from stones being thrown up and maybe fit extra mud flaps - might save a little paint work. Wire grill in-front of the rad might also help. Your exhaust and brake pipes will take hell of a battering ... don't rely on 1 spare tyre ... punctures are very easy to fix as there are repair shops everywhere but torn tyres are another issue.. check your tyre size - make sure its nothing fancy - and if you can look at steel wheels rather than alloys... alloys will crack steel can be bashed out. This is all in Chris Scots book...
Think about security of your belongings in the car ... think about when you're planning on going... forget the summer months as it gets hellishly hot, Spring is a nice time .. stick to pistes they will be challenging enough and give you a good insight to Morocco... forget the fridge and always have more water than what you think you need.
If you have the time - you can keep going onto dakar :-)
An outback in Morocco won't be a problem, 99% of the locals drive cars and not 4x4's... several serious overlanders have traded their 4x4's for 2wd vans and 2cv's ..
Most of the routes are stony sandy pistes and not golden sand dunes we dream of... corrugations and rocks are the biggest problems.. protect your sump, protect headlights from stones being thrown up and maybe fit extra mud flaps - might save a little paint work. Wire grill in-front of the rad might also help. Your exhaust and brake pipes will take hell of a battering ... don't rely on 1 spare tyre ... punctures are very easy to fix as there are repair shops everywhere but torn tyres are another issue.. check your tyre size - make sure its nothing fancy - and if you can look at steel wheels rather than alloys... alloys will crack steel can be bashed out. This is all in Chris Scots book...
Think about security of your belongings in the car ... think about when you're planning on going... forget the summer months as it gets hellishly hot, Spring is a nice time .. stick to pistes they will be challenging enough and give you a good insight to Morocco... forget the fridge and always have more water than what you think you need.
If you have the time - you can keep going onto dakar :-)
down4whatever said:
My father lives in Morocco (in a village in the hills), and has done the trip to England & back several times using both his '64 Consul Capri, and Daimler XJ40. On the strength of that, I would imagine the Scooby would be fine as satndard :-)
Your Dad sounds cool as f
k!down4whatever said:
My father lives in Morocco (in a village in the hills), and has done the trip to England & back several times using both his '64 Consul Capri, and Daimler XJ40. On the strength of that, I would imagine the Scooby would be fine as satndard :-)
They do have some good roads in Morocco, but I think the OP's thinking of venturing off them. There's a PHer who takes his Mustang (IIRC) to Morocco pretty regularly.Bill said:
down4whatever said:
My father lives in Morocco (in a village in the hills), and has done the trip to England & back several times using both his '64 Consul Capri, and Daimler XJ40. On the strength of that, I would imagine the Scooby would be fine as satndard :-)
They do have some good roads in Morocco, but I think the OP's thinking of venturing off them. There's a PHer who takes his Mustang (IIRC) to Morocco pretty regularly.they have one good road
all the others are atrocious.
You may be interested in this:
http://www.morocco-overland.com/merc/index.htm
The key to all this is a good service I think, not a lot beyond that is actually worth doing.. But that article will show what to do if you consider doing anything to it. FYI: Chris Scott is THE man when it comes to Overland Travel in the Sahara!!
http://www.morocco-overland.com/merc/index.htm
The key to all this is a good service I think, not a lot beyond that is actually worth doing.. But that article will show what to do if you consider doing anything to it. FYI: Chris Scott is THE man when it comes to Overland Travel in the Sahara!!
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