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Toymods Vice President
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Nice Roads
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Thu, 26 August 2004 00:11
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Hi People
I had a bit of a holiday earlier this week on the north coast of NSW and just couldn't help taking some pics of the awesome roads. The ones I've got online are on the way down out of the "rain forest" at Dorigo. Quite an enjoyable drive and the scenery wasn't too shabby either.
Enjoy
More of them are available at http://www.freephotohost.net/pf.php?fid=1446#
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Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: Nice Roads
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Thu, 26 August 2004 00:48
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That road looks mad. How did the mr2 handle around all those bends? Looks like a nice place to go for a cruise/holiday.
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I supported Toymods
Toymods Club Secretary
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Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: Nice Roads
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Thu, 26 August 2004 02:46
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Haha.. I think I pulled over at that exact same spot Josh when I went up there with Jesse last year..
And yes, I have to agree it's an awesome area for both roads and scenery..
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c'town, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Nice Roads
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Thu, 26 August 2004 02:50
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im a fan.
good tarmac on the twisties is main factor in me liking road or not. 
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Melbourne
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June 2004
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Re: Nice Roads
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Thu, 26 August 2004 04:09
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Ya, that's noice.
There's a few roads with similar twistyness near work, but it's all busted-assed 3rd rate patchwork. Not nearly that wide, either.
Melbourne folk: Grab the trusty ol' Melways and check some of the roads around Emerald in the Dandenong ranges. 
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Campbelltown
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November 2003
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Re: Nice Roads
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Thu, 26 August 2004 04:15
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I know that road pretty well. been going on holidays up there since I was three. Just gotta watch out for the logging trucks, they come down the hill pretty fast and take up more than there lane. Havn't driven it yet.
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Toymods Vice President
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Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: Nice Roads
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Thu, 26 August 2004 06:34
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Turbo MR2 = Sweeeeet !!!
how much did it cost, if you don't mind my asking?
| Joshstix wrote on Thu, 26 August 2004 15:59 |
She was more than a little warm in the engine bay when I got to the top of the mountain though. There was a little smoke coming off the firewall insulation just in front of the turbo exhaust housing. This is due to the old 4A's proficiency at vibrating out the oil cap and dowsing the engine bay in oil.
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So do you lose an oil cap everytime you rev your baby?
-That's bad!!!
I'm sure it won't be too hard to stop it turning. Perhaps drill a hole in the edge of the cap (not the sealing section) and thread-in a bolt that will interlock with something on the rocker cover. Can't think of anything prettier right now. Perhaps plumbing tape (or automotive equivalent) in the thread, to increase the friction.
Maybe something involving tie-wraps.... . .
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Campbelltown, NSW, Austra...
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January 2004
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Re: Nice Roads
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Thu, 26 August 2004 07:37
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Razorback up near picton is a pretty good drive.
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Toymods Vice President
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Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: Nice Roads
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Thu, 26 August 2004 08:16
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Don't worry about me losing oil caps anymore. There's no 4A in my car these days and the 3S runs so much smoother it's not funny.
The conversion cost, I dunno really, lets just say less than 5 figures. I do however have a heap of late model SW20 parts to move which will bring the cost back down a little. I have to say it transforms the car though and is worth every cent even in the hugely detuned configuration I'm running in at the moment.
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wangaratta
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May 2004
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Re: Nice Roads
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Thu, 26 August 2004 11:39
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for the victorian guys, some of the best road you can drive is from bairnsdale to bright via omeo..
only good in summer though, otherwise there is too much snow, and too many bloody tourists!!
have been in a car over that way heaps of times, and driven it once. its great
even if your not going hard, its still so much fun because of the fast sweeping bends, and then the nice tight ones chucked in.
also, great road surface with very few large mid corner bumps.
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