G'day,
Finally got some pics of the trip accross the Simpson Desert by 7 Kombies from Central Victoria.
1. Maccas' carpark ready to leave.
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2. Rons' Splitty climbing a dune.
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3. Bay doin same dune.
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4. Don on Big Red, 90 metre climb, biggest dune in the desert.
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WOW!!!!!! I'm impressed!!!! :thumb
Did anyone need rescuing?
5. Bay on Big Red.
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G'day Jenz,
All the Kombis got accross under there own steam, but one of the Splitties towed a 4by that was stuck!!!!
Cheers, Ian.
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6. 3 Kombis on top of Big Red looking east towards Birdsville.
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7. Camped under the Algebuckina Bridge on the Oodnadatta Track on the way up to the start of the Desert.
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8. Back window of Anthonys' Bay says it all.
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Fantastic....the pics are excellent 😵
I've spoken to 3 of the guys (the 2 Splitties and green and white Bay) and they had a ball. The temp was up a bit and the flies gave 'em heaps till sundown, but otherwise good time had by all.
Cheers, Ian.
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That's amazing stuff! Esp the splitties.. they just seem to keep on dubbing huh? great pics Ian - all the best with the rest of the trip!
...and Robert's ya father's brother...
Very tidy work guys.
Preparing for the trip $5000
The look on the fourby drivers face when you make it up big red? Priceless
nice pics
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Top pics guys. Looks like a lot of fun was had. Were the any problems engine wise on the trip?
at least 2 of those bays seem to have standard wheels - thats pretty impressive
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G'day,
77bay, the only engine trouble was a hole in a piston in one of the Bays, they took the pushrods out and took the plug lead off and drove from Birdsville Qld to Cent Vic on 3 cylinders. Another crack a generator pulley. Otherwise no problems. All Kombis crossed the Desert unaided (no towing).
Cheers, Ian.
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YIOughta wrote:at least 2 of those bays seem to have standard wheels - thats pretty impressive
The bronze coloured one has BA Falcom 16x6.5s with Allterrain offroad tyres. The green and white bay has 15x6 Merc rims with 215/75 Allterrains allround.
They all ran same size all round and generally 215s, so shows you don't need monster tyres to play in the sand.
Cheers, Ian.
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Top stuff - great effotrt. Who needs a redneck 4x4 with a 6-inch lift kit!!!!!
Pay your debts, CxxT
that looks like excellent fun!!
sweet as i bet ur spewing you didnt get to do it ian looks like they had a ball will have to give it a go myself oneday!!
cheers
rhys
it aint just cool its aircool'd
What a hoot!!
G'day,
Yeah Rhys I was feeling a bit out of it way up here with no holidays due etc, etc, but they all reckon they're jealous of us living it every day, and we do enjoy it.
VWCOOL, all the Bays had standard height suspension but taller tyres, the splitties are sitting a little high than stock with Bay front ends and the '63 Dualcab has bay rear end transplant and '67 still has reduction hubs.
Cheers, Ian.
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