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  1. blackduck

    Spotlights for canter?

    Lightforce 240's I prefer the XGT but ended up with the Blitz HID's would be nice but at over a grand not what I consider value for money plus they look good and lets face it isnt that why most of us spend heaps on huge driving lights !!
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    on the road again

    Ben Fully booted and spurred with 100l water, 300l fuel, 2 boats, motorbike and everything we own we come close to 9 tonne (3.5 van - 5.5 truck) on average we burn about 18 - 20 litres per 100Km thats about the same as a 4.2 landcruiser with van in tow except Im about 4 tonne heavier
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    on the road again

    Some 150 Km's of extremely good dirt road east of Karratha lies Millstream / Chitchester national park its a small oasis in what will eventually all be dug up for iron ore The NP has some really well appointed camp sites and with the Fortescue river running ********** through the middle makes an...
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    on the road again

    came across another mobile mountain in the millstream national park this beast in the guise of a Suzu 300 belongs to Vic & Di Vic wasnt aware of the forum - but he is now!! (I should be on a commision or somthing :victory:) he built it himself and with the aid of some ATW singles and parabolics...
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    on the road again

    what locals in particular? so far we havent had any problems but in saying that we have alot of west coast still to travel
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    WHEEL BALANCING BEADS

    my local tyre dealer in Perth also balances 16" LT wheels cause he's got the right size cone to suit the rim centre But since I lost a wheel weight off my front right steer tyre comming out of Mt Augustus above 90 K my steering vibrates all over the place Ive tried to get it re balanced since...
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    WHEEL BALANCING BEADS

    Have been looking at getting new front tyres on the truck and was suprised to find out that outside of metropolis not many tyre dealers actually balance anything bigger than a car tyre Then I came accross DYNABEADS good concept and has some good feedback on motorcycle forums they also have a...
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    on the road again

    sorry alan to be honest id much rather be in victoria at the moment helping with the rebuild ?? believe it or not BTW this is last nights sunset sorry
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    on the road again

    Roeburn through to Point Sampson offers some interesting spots and great scenery from vantage points both called Tank Hill ? Cossak is a small ghost town that was once the thriving "boom" town of the area. Its history tells the story of constant development and destruction at the hands of the...
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    on the road again

    our three weeks might end up being two not to sure yet but give us a yell when you make port and if we are still in town ill give you a ring
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    FGs for sale

    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/MITSUBISHI-FUSO-CANTER-TRUCK-2003-2010-WORKSHOP-SERVICE-REPAIR-MANUAL-/290611004274?pt=AU_Clothing_Merchandise_Media&hash=item43a9c40372 not sure if the link works but e bay has 2003 -10 service manual on disc for under $20
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    FGs for sale

    Only yesyterday I walked along the beach at Karratha and saw somthing similar on a trailer being towed by a landcruiser. I though that would look great on the back of a cab chassis Pete you must have read my mind That is one cool truck / boat thingy
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    on the road again

    well by the look of the weather forecast you could be in for a soggy time in Carnarvon, that should make the road out to Mt Augustus a tad more interesting. Give those big tyres something to bite into
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    on the road again

    Just wondering if you're passing through dampier in the next couple of weeks We pulled into Karratha today staying at Cleaverville beach plan to stick around for about 3 weeks so we can do millstream, point sampson and all the other touristy bits plus Ive gotta get front tyres - this is the...
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    on the road again

    We are at the moment in a caravan park at Carnarvon awating better weather (gale force wind/heavy rain forcast) to travel on into the Kennedy Ranges and Mt Augustus. Adrian I cant believe your in Carnarvon already did you hang around long enough to do the whale shark swim? Its taken us 4 days...
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    on the road again

    After leaving Exmouth and some 120 k of desert road later we spotted comming towards us what looked like an NPR on stilts. It turned out to be Adrian (thespoon) and his wife working thier way down the west coast after comming across the top hes been running in his new parabolic springs fitted...
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    on the road again

    On the other side of the Cape Range mountains / hills ? is the cape range national park and yardie creek well worth a visit you might even spot a black footed rock wallabie I couldnt get the truck in the shot because i was in the boat - sorry!
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    stock FG weight?

    gary going off the weighbridge certificate for rego purposes the tare weight of my 2007 FG649 as a baby cab chassis was 2640Kg Ill leave it to you to do the conversion to pounds, shillings and pence. hope this helps
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    Another NPS 300 4x4

    Swimming with Walesharks was one of the things we wanted to do, but we might have left it abit to late? Adrian the season goes until about July but I think so longs are sharks are spotted they go out. We did ours with "Kings" it was a fantastic day out and a once in a lifetime experience
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