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"Its just not what the 4x4 mags make it out to be. Lets face it they talk it up to sell aftermarket 4x4 parts." I just read this line in one of those links and it echoes exactly the kind of thing I have thought. There is no value in them reporting an easy trip up to that part of the country. My vis...

Thank you all for your invaluable advice. I have always harboured thoughts that the Tele track was passable and that a thoughtfully prepared Subaru should have no trouble with it. I take on board the advice re the deep crossings. These and the required approach and departure angles in and out of the...

Bad news I am afraid I am probably not going on this journey :mad: :(:-(:-( Well not this year at least... Funding the trip has become a bit of an issue for me and I have had to pull the pin. Maybe next year??? At least there might not be as much water in Queensland then. I know this is an old thre...

Hello This has been a bit of a difficult decision but at the end of the day, nothing is forever.... And our grandson doesn't fit in the back in the child seat any longer without his knees being around his ears. http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4141/4759134558_55a55fde96_z.jpg http://farm5.staticflickr....

Hello I'm looking for a glovebox lock for our Vortex. I need also any and all of the bits that secure it to the glovebox lid. I.m working on the fact that I can dismantle it and use the barrel out of the broken one I have so that I can still lock it with the ignition key. Does anybody have one that ...

:wink: Bingo - stuck with a blown turbo. Thanks for all your offers but we have given up on the rescue now. It was traveling to a remote location for a special reason and the turbo seals failed and it disgraced itself all over the freeway with a massive smokescreen. It has been collected on a truck ...

Hello I am in desperate need of a serviceable turbocharger to fit to an EA82T. Ideally I would like to be able to pick one up somewhere in Western Sydney tonight. Either buy or even borrow (or even rent?) would be a great help. Ican return it if necessary next week. I need to get a car mobile and us...

Need a quickish answer to this enquiry as the seller wont hold them. As the title would suggest, will 2002 Forrester wheels fit on a 1992 Liberty GX FWD? Forester and Outback are usually +48 offset whereas Liberty and Impreza ones are +55. You will widen the track some if you bolt them on. My RS li...

We just this past week replaced the Clutch fork on our Vortex for exactly the same reason. Cable was adjusted several times until nothing left. The fork had suffered severe metal fatigue and was about to disintegrate. Get a torch and look down the hole in the bell housing while someone else presses ...

And Peugeot rims - mmmmmm Nice!

Bad news I am afraid

I am probably not going on this journey :-(:-(

Well not this year at least...

Funding the trip has become a bit of an issue for me and I have had to pull the pin.

Maybe next year???

At least there might not be as much water in Queensland then.

This thread is scarily quiet - considering we are already into February and June is only really 4 more months away. I am at the point of needing to commit to dates now to be certain of getting the right amount of leave. Here's my plan Finish work on Friday 28th May Be wherever I need to be to meet u...

I turn 59 this year

Hello again Am I the only one that appears to be interested in going on this trip?? My planning is well under way. I have chased up and watched a few videos. The most useful and current I have found is Pat Callinan's 4X4 series one. It gave me some comfort about tackling this trip. I have a kit of c...

This has all been a bit quiet for a while. I thought it time for a bump. There has been a date mentioned of 1st June until 27th June. Is everyone OK with that - or is there a better time that suits more people? I have tentatively blocked out between June and August until it all firms up. I will need...

If you follow the link in the original thread ( http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=map&go=subaroute ) you will discover that they are about to leave Perth on 31st October and head up north, across the top and with a plan to be in Sydney for Christmas. I'll be following their adventures ...

it's just so beautiful........ What is the paint code on that? it's absolutely fantastic. I really want that style front bar :) Is it a crossbred 5 stud kit? What is the paint code on that? - It's WR Blue from an MY06 STi I really want that style front bar :) - It's the later model Vortex bar. Caut...

I see Sam beat me to this one Here's a couple more pics - Isn't blue the right colour for a Vortex? http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3192/2842254969_03051997cd_b.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3158/2842236989_ea033f5cac_b.jpg It's missing a windscreen trim at the moment. If anyone here has a Front...

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There was a post here a while ago about a couple who were touring the planet in a Forester and who had made it to Perth.

What happened from there??

Can anyone tell me where they are at the moment?

This may be a bit early yet. I still have a plan to join in this trip, but I really want to know what the grand plan for side trips and such is. I need to take some time off work for this and I need to plan that too. I have already pre-empted about 5 weeks off and it would be my guess that around 2 ...