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people driving from brisbane to the nats?
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Wed, 10 March 2004 11:32
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I'm going to be driving down in my ma70 for the nats.
who else is driving down, on perhaps either thursday nite, or friday morning sparrowfart?
Does anyone wanna form a small group to follow down?
Blake.
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Wed, 10 March 2004 11:35
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When is it? Where are you proposing on coming back?
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Wed, 10 March 2004 11:36
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friday 9th to sun 11th is the nats.
Im considering having a week with family down in wellington (about 45 from dubbo)
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Wed, 10 March 2004 11:37
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ahh ok.
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Re: people driving from brisbane to the nats?
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Wed, 10 March 2004 14:01
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| thechuckster wrote on Wed, 10 March 2004 23:50 |
i'm not sharing a bed with any of you lot, especially shane
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Hey bitch, you didnt seem to mind last time 
So who is going down friday and comming back sunday? I have college around this weekend so I cant be taking any days off 
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Re: people driving from brisbane to the nats?
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Fri, 12 March 2004 14:14
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hey guys,
i have a mate or 2 comming from brisbane, so they might be keen on a bit of a convoy, ill have to get intouch,
altho they are very INferior cars, ones a WRX and the other a craptacular mirage.
will be good to see you all again after meeting up ages ago on a brissie cruise!
cheers chris
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Re: people driving from brisbane to the nats?
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Sat, 13 March 2004 10:33
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When is it on???
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Re: people driving from brisbane to the nats?
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Sat, 13 March 2004 22:21
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9th - 12th april
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Re: people driving from brisbane to the nats?
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Thu, 18 March 2004 06:56
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My car should be on the road by then so if it is, i may consider going down... it won't be complete, interior wise and such but would be a good w/e...
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Re: people driving from brisbane to the nats?
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Fri, 19 March 2004 14:37
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| alwaysRA23 wrote on Sat, 13 March 2004 00:14 |
i have a mate or 2 comming from brisbane, so they might be keen on a bit of a convoy, ill have to get intouch,
altho they are very INferior cars, ones a WRX and the other a craptacular mirage.
will be good to see you all again after meeting up ages ago on a brissie cruise!
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Chris/Blake/others?,
Wilbo & I are leaving BNE on the thursday afternoon and driving down in stages, something like:
BNE to Stanthorpe
Stanthorpe to Glen Innes
Glen Innes to Tamworth
Tamworth to Coonabarabran
Coonabarabran to Dubbo
...or something like that.
Stopping long enuf at each place to have a quick power sleep, food or just a walk-about. I figure that we'd be in Dubbo by first light friday morning or slightly later (if we both flake at Tamworth or Gunndedah).
Do you like night-time driving? 'Cause we'd avoid sunrise & sunset (too many oversized, jumping creatures) and probably drive sensibly (double-demerit point in NSW that w/end??) most of the way, particularly the hilly bits.
I usually try to find a big-name freight convey (not some psycho-speedhead owner-driver) and sit between truck 1 & 2 so the lead truck cleans up the rubbish and lights the way. But if there's a bunch of us then it'll be much safer to string out over a few K's, avoid the trucks and catchup at every town.
so... who wants to tag - and do a sustained boost run north of Stanthorpe on the straight bit  ?
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Re: people driving from brisbane to the nats?
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Sat, 20 March 2004 01:07
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i rang my mate, and they dont know what time they are gunna leave etc etc etc,
bloody dissorganized i tells ya!
us canberra boys are leaving friday morning and wont be there till mid afternoon!
oh, and if ur gunna be boozing, bring ur grog with you, because nothing is open in dubbo on friday, cant remember too much of saterday last year! 
seeya there
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Re: people driving from brisbane to the nats?
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Mon, 22 March 2004 07:12
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I'll be cruising down, however I won't have a licence so I need someone to drive the poopra for me. Is anyone bringing a passenger who might like to take a 400hp Mk2 for a spin? 
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Mon, 22 March 2004 08:12
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When are you wanting to go Norbie? If I can find someone who just wants to go down for the weekend i'll take me coon down.
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Re: people driving from brisbane to the nats?
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Thu, 01 April 2004 11:24
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update: who want to go down in a mob - leaving mid-thursday afternoon and driving over-nite (with decent stops every few hours)?
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Re: people driving from brisbane to the nats?
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Fri, 02 April 2004 05:07
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Mid Thursday meaning what exactly? I can't really get off work too early.
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Re: people driving from brisbane to the nats?
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Fri, 02 April 2004 09:37
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| Norbie wrote on Fri, 02 April 2004 15:07 |
Mid Thursday meaning what exactly? I can't really get off work too early.
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well ... i was thinking of:
leave at about 3- 3:30pm
get to warwick or stanthorpe before dark
wait about 1 hr for dusk to go and the kangaroos to get off the road
down to glen innes
wait for 1-2 hr - maybe a quick nap
down to tamworth
wait for 1-2hr - more sleep and/or coffee
over to Coonabarabran
wait for 1-2hr - more sleep and/or coffee
if dawn come's then wait for sun to clear horizon
arrive Dubbo - quick sleep in park before booking into hotel after 10am
rather than one monster long rive with quick stops - decent runs with long stops to refresh.
but, if someone thinks realistic driving times means we could approx 6:30-7pm then i'm willing to listen - but Wilbo also needs to agree.
FWIW: I've found most skippies on the road around dusk/dawn - and at those time headlights are most to useless so at those times your're mostly blind...
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Fri, 02 April 2004 09:58
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its not possible for me to leave brisbane before 6.30- 7. I wont get home from work until 5.15
Are you sure you want to go the tamworth route charles? Seriously the goondiwindi then coonabarabran, gunnedah route is a lot quicker...and a LOT better road...less roos also. This is the route i know, so id prefer to go that way personally but, ill keep you informed if im going lol.
Blake
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Fri, 02 April 2004 10:16
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another thing that crosses my mind is the grasshopper situation...i dont particularly want a blocked radiator and paint peeling off the front of my car
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Sat, 03 April 2004 05:54
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hi blake, i'll have a chat to wilbo about which route - i was suggesting Glen Innes/Tamworth as i know the road down as far as Glen.
The Newell hwy does carry more truck traffic - will it be as heavy as normal seeing as it will be the end of the working week prior to the holiday?
fwiw: When i pop the route into:
<http://www.nowwhereroute.com/travelmate/mapmaker/m appage.aspx?Type=Brisbane_QLD_Dubbo_NSW>
it pops up your route.
As for bugs - clean them off before they get baked on by the heat - they're worst around dusk/dawn anyway - so once things cool off they'll drop in numbers - yet another reason to avoid driving at those times (poor vision, kangaroos, bugs)
If it's a clear night they also follow the moon instead of the hwy traffic.
As a last resort - fly-screen zip locked to the front radiator should stop most of the gunk - and toss/replace the screen in dubbo.
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Sat, 03 April 2004 06:41
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dunno what happened to others but i drove from 2am to 7am to dubbo last time and didnt have any grasshoppers stuck to my car. id me more worried about roos.
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Sat, 03 April 2004 06:43
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theres a massive infestation this year..unless u didnt see the news on television last week..
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Sat, 03 April 2004 06:46
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$5 worth of mesh?
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Sat, 03 April 2004 08:03
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i'll wait n see
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Re: people driving from brisbane to the nats?
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Sun, 04 April 2004 03:22
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I've just found out that I have the Friday and Monday off. So I'm half keen to go down but I don't really want to drive all the way by myself. So does anyone need a lift?
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Sun, 04 April 2004 04:31
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i want to go the way through goondiwindi though..much easier, better road and all 110km/r zone
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Re: people driving from brisbane to the nats?
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Sun, 04 April 2004 08:11
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OK so who's meeting, where and when? I don't really care what happens or which way we go as long as it's not too early... I'll be home from work at 5pm at the very earliest.
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Re: people driving from brisbane to the nats?
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Sun, 04 April 2004 09:42
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(2) Charles & Wilbo - 0414 269 310 - charles
btw - has anybody got a loaner 2-way radio? or should i buy one from Supracrap or Jarcar before leaving - just that i wont use it often.
btw 2: meet point sounds fine - can you locate it on www.whereis.com.au and post the link? (find location, email it to yourself, then post URL in email - should work)
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Sun, 04 April 2004 11:37
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just a thought...why are we leaving so early? if we left at like 7 wed get there at like 5am right...theres nothing to do between then and when all the rest of the gang get there at around 9-10?!
perhaps we should be looking to leave more around midnightish
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Sun, 04 April 2004 23:24
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I'd rather leave earlier and take it slow... I have a feeling I'll be fairly tired so frequent stops are the go. 7pm at Annerley HJ's works for me, can we lock that in Eddie?
Meanwhile my poopra is still without a transmission. Hopefully I'll be able to get it back together before Thursday!
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Mon, 05 April 2004 11:37
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i'll get a UHF hand-held from somewhere before we leave - but probably one that runs of the cig lighter, not just recharges...
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Mon, 05 April 2004 11:41
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charlies i left a message on your phone.
jeremy i tried to call..but no answer
When you are at the place getting the UHF, let me know which one it is, and how much..i may get one as well.
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Re: people driving from brisbane to the nats?
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Mon, 05 April 2004 12:01
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Chucky, I have spoken to Willy and i'm prepared to "loan" my good handheld radio for you to use.
If you guys can hold off buying radios till after this weekend i'll arrange to get some more of these for a good price:
http://www.gme.net.au/land/tx610_main.html
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Mon, 05 April 2004 12:09
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dont have a 2nd spare one do you shane?
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Re: people driving from brisbane to the nats?
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Mon, 05 April 2004 12:14
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I might, but it would only be a 16 channel.
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Mon, 05 April 2004 12:34
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can u use it in conjunction with the one that ur lending charles?
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Re: people driving from brisbane to the nats?
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Mon, 05 April 2004 12:45
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Yes.
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Mon, 05 April 2004 12:47
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nice thanks man that is...if i can please borrow it?
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Tue, 06 April 2004 13:24
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hi shane, thanks v,much for the loaner.
blake: if it weren't for shane i'd go for the dearer jaycar one - more features and better range. the DSE & supercrap ones would be hard up over 1 to 2 k i think.
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Wed, 07 April 2004 07:32
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thanks charles..
Ill probably speak to you before tommorow nite.
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Wed, 07 April 2004 13:01
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just a quick reminder to anyone interested in joining us for the drive down?
departing Annerley Hungry Jacks, 7:30pm thursday nite.
if you are coming, suggest bringing uhf radio to keep contact
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Fri, 09 April 2004 09:14
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oh god 
Cheers
WIlbo
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Mon, 12 April 2004 12:14
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OK out with it... what the hell happened to you guys??
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Re: people driving from brisbane to the nats?
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Mon, 12 April 2004 12:46
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hi norbie!
2 guys, who kill 2 cars, and had to take 2 trips just to get back to brisbane... what a fuked up weekend ...
me thinks carbi/fuel system decided that while on boost it should not deliver enuf fuel, cause the other hardware appears to be intact:
-the gaskets on the turbo (in & out exhaust) were not leaking
-the bearing in turbo seems to have same play as per 2 weeks ago
-the exhaust turbines has no visible damage (e.g. no sagging or missing bits)
-the intake turbine is clean (e.g. front seal intact) and has no debris
-the smoke came from oil on the waste-gate and it had carbon 'stain' like you get from sooty candle flame so i think we were lucky not to have engine fire
-the oil-drain hose (heavy duty black hydraulic hose) had split below turbo which is why wastegate is oil-soaked
- the inlet side flange of wastegate had minor leak so most of the noise must be from the buggered manifold gasket.
-the exhaust manifold/turbine/dump pipe is internally coated with carbon/soot so the short run it got to get on/off trailer while running non-boost with heavy choke must have coated everything, because even the plugs are black
- the manifold is stuffed because when you squeeze the wrap, you can hear it crunch - so a lot of the manifold has turned to ferrous-oxide or similar - will remove later tonight and take more pics
... so i'm selling the carbi, holley pump, T04 turbo and have other plans/moves afoot (tba)
... oh and we killed Wilbo's auto gearbox - so instead of spending the next few days off work doing fuck-all, i'm helping wilbo install a 5speed into the cressida...
... so we shoulda dumped the car in warwick in piled in with you/blake.
...a painful lesson....
moral of the story? don't try to soldier on witha problem car - dump the hunk-o-shit and don't go back for a replacement. 
charles.
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Mon, 12 April 2004 13:01
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Hmmm carbys are bad news with turbos IMHO
Allan
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Mon, 12 April 2004 13:03
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| Allan wrote on Mon, 12 April 2004 23:01 |
Hmmm carbys are bad news with turbos IMHO
Allan
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Obviously 
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