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  1. blackduck

    on the road again

    hi Ben no the barra farm building is still there but not operating, they lost all thier stock in a huge storm still some barra in the lake but all males and will die out soon fishing is rubbish all catfish, although they call it silver cobbler which is french for tasteless catfish
  2. blackduck

    on the road again

    Lake Argyle about 70K east of Kununurra 55km long & 40Km wide holds enough water to fill Sydney Harbour 21 times and after swimming found out at last estimate was home to over 35000 mature crocodiles SORRY ALAN - BTW hows the weather in Melbourne ??? :victory: next stop the Northern...
  3. blackduck

    BY REQUEST- MY FG SWB (the 20 cent tour)

    Sorry for the late response Ben but weve been out at Lake Argyle sucking up the serenity. Its an after market return to centre steering damper as has already been said its been great at taking the wobbles out of the steering wheel and reduces the whip round effect on rough ground ATW fit them on...
  4. blackduck

    High cost of Fuso parts

    The color is toyota sandy beige, easy to maintain. and does'nt show scratches and dirt easily. Now I may be getting old and my memory may be faltering but I recall a post some time ago under the heading "rebuild" dont say nufin bout "desert storm" :victory: BTW youll have to post some more...
  5. blackduck

    on the road again

    Ive been giving that some thought Ive already convinced the wife to work 2 jobs and donate a kidney while we're in Darwin but that might not be enough
  6. blackduck

    on the road again

    Wyndham supposedly the northern most town in WA This is where the Ord, Pentacost, King, Durak & Forrest rivers all come together and flow into the Cambridge Gulf. Pics taken from the "5 rivers" lookout the highest point in town, unfortunatley the lands dept are burning off which ruined...
  7. blackduck

    High cost of Fuso parts

    you spent $1400 on doors and your gunna paint them BEIGE for that price they should be fire engine red :wings:
  8. blackduck

    Spotlights for canter?

    http://secure.campaigner.com/Campaigner/Public/t.show?Tm9E--En1y-17wglm8 just in case anyone is interested there's a sale on LED light bars at Bright Lights
  9. blackduck

    on the road again

    Kununurra the last town before we leave WA and thanks to the Ord river its got grass and water this may not sound like a big deal but after months of desert and red dust grass and water is pretty special this is the Ivanhoe Crossing of the lower Ord River its the mandatory river crossing shot...
  10. blackduck

    on the road again

    The Bungle Bungles What an AWESOME place and on the must do list for anyone in this end of the world The road out is 58 (only 58) kilometers of corrugated crap and takes a good 2 and a bit hours to traverse but once your there you forget about the trip - until its time to leave that is lashed...
  11. blackduck

    BY REQUEST- MY FG SWB (the 20 cent tour)

    http://www.brightlightautoparts.com/NEW_LED_WORK_LAMPS.html OOPS im bad link attached model BL0118 Ive also got the BL111 on my bike to ward off evil blind car drivers impressed with both
  12. blackduck

    BY REQUEST- MY FG SWB (the 20 cent tour)

    The latest edition is a set of LED work lights mounted in front to act as "daytime running lights" they come in handy for those long straight streches of desert road when oncoming traffic just doesnt seem to see you being 3.5 meters high and 2.1 wide im not sure how thats possible but it happens...
  13. blackduck

    FG84 crewcab

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoG2Inl5PEg I know where your coming from Andrew been checking out the Tatra 10 x 10 vids on Youtube its a whole lotta truck with a ton of capability
  14. blackduck

    Tyres for FG637

    Hey Vince good call re the tandem, if there's one thing experience has taught me - the more space youve got in a trailer, the more junk you'll pack into it whatever you end up with youve gotta stick with the camo WRT hubs for the trailer you might be able to rig the hubs off the disk front end...
  15. blackduck

    FG's in Action

    This is Ben's (fg4oz) swb FG he sent me a pic to show off his new parabolics and singles It just had to be posted Nice Ben Im green with envy
  16. blackduck

    on the road again

    Fitroy Crossing the home to Geiki Gorge and Tunnel Creek and the site for what was nearly catastrophie for my long suffering V strom Geiki Gorge channels the mighty Fitzroy River for a few hundred kilometers and is a great place to visit, its home to all kinds of beasties including freshwater...
  17. blackduck

    on the road again

    The Horizontal Falls off Derby in the Buccaneer Archipeligo is a spectacular part of the world with an awesome tidal effect caused by the massive tides forcing thier way through narrow channels in rock. You fly out by seaplane then spend the day in a blow up boat powered by multiple massive...
  18. blackduck

    on the road again

    NO Alan Thats "Desert Tan" a robust and masculine color for any canter or motorbike (V Strom) for the adventurous man of the 21st century :bike_rider: Beige is not a color - its a stage of life and if you need an expert opinion ask Billy Connelly
  19. blackduck

    on the road again

    Derby - only 200k up the road from broome so an easy drive sending the dragon and camera off to the horizontal falls tomorrow and will post pics if she manages to take any good ones cant go myself cause little planes arent built for fat bastards - plus it costs $650 each and id rather save that...
  20. blackduck

    Tyres for FG637

    hey vince you got that trailer painted camo yet? WRT lowering GVM your local mitsi truck dealer should be able to help you, they offer it as an option on new trucks and have the contacts for the paperwork and inspections required you might also want to check out registering it as a motorhome -...
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