silver
Forum Member
- Joined
- Jul 10, 2008
- Messages
- 1,018
- Location
- Tathra, Far South Coast, NSW
- Car Year
- 2005
- Car Model
- Forester
- Transmission
- Manual
Hanging around being 'domestic' is giving me the s...s!!! so i am thinking about doing a PROPER lap around Oz about the end of next year.
Last lap was in a Mitsibishi Sigma with an Esky as my fridge. This time i have the Forrie and a 50ltr Waeco so that's a good start.
I will be looking for a solid camper trailer and will have a kayak and possibly a small tinnie to amuse myself this time.
A few mods to the car will be done over the next 12 months. I will put some rear HD normal height King springs in the rear and looking at rear DBA slotted disks and Bendix Ultimate pads all round. I will also get a set of proper offroad tyres and will have to settle for a 75 series i guess.
The trailer will have my old steel wheels fitted and a spare and so i will have 3 spares to play with. It will also be able to carry at least 2 jerry cans,more like 4 really, and will have provision for at least 50 ltrs of water.
I am going to fit a HD deep cycle battery in the trailer and wire it up through the trailer wiring and maybe i will have a solar panel of some kind for a bit of extra safety.
I also will get the 100k service done before i go and i my mechanic has told me about $600 for this. He laughed when i told him Subaru charge around $1200.
I'm also thinking,if it can be done that is, of getting the Forrie retuned for a bit more grunt down low. High speed stuff simply won't matter much.
I plonked all my spare money in the share market so depending on how that goes a GPS or other goodies could also be on the cards.
A nice laptop will be a must i reckon!!
Hope to take a year this time and maybe i can get some work in different places to tide me over. A mate from Sydney might come but i am not going to rely on anyone and will need to think this through properly as i plan on doing the Gibb River road and things like that.
CAN"T WAIT!!!!!
:lol::ebiggrin:
:banana:
Last lap was in a Mitsibishi Sigma with an Esky as my fridge. This time i have the Forrie and a 50ltr Waeco so that's a good start.
I will be looking for a solid camper trailer and will have a kayak and possibly a small tinnie to amuse myself this time.
A few mods to the car will be done over the next 12 months. I will put some rear HD normal height King springs in the rear and looking at rear DBA slotted disks and Bendix Ultimate pads all round. I will also get a set of proper offroad tyres and will have to settle for a 75 series i guess.
The trailer will have my old steel wheels fitted and a spare and so i will have 3 spares to play with. It will also be able to carry at least 2 jerry cans,more like 4 really, and will have provision for at least 50 ltrs of water.
I am going to fit a HD deep cycle battery in the trailer and wire it up through the trailer wiring and maybe i will have a solar panel of some kind for a bit of extra safety.
I also will get the 100k service done before i go and i my mechanic has told me about $600 for this. He laughed when i told him Subaru charge around $1200.
I'm also thinking,if it can be done that is, of getting the Forrie retuned for a bit more grunt down low. High speed stuff simply won't matter much.
I plonked all my spare money in the share market so depending on how that goes a GPS or other goodies could also be on the cards.
A nice laptop will be a must i reckon!!
Hope to take a year this time and maybe i can get some work in different places to tide me over. A mate from Sydney might come but i am not going to rely on anyone and will need to think this through properly as i plan on doing the Gibb River road and things like that.
CAN"T WAIT!!!!!
:lol::ebiggrin::banana:
