\"Dubs in the Desert, Simpson 2005\" Pics!!!

Desert Bug · 10 Oct 2005, 10:50 pm

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.

Desert Bug · 10 Oct 2005, 10:54 pm

2. Rons' Splitty climbing a dune.

Desert Bug · 10 Oct 2005, 10:56 pm

3. Bay doin same dune.

Desert Bug · 10 Oct 2005, 10:59 pm

4. Don on Big Red, 90 metre climb, biggest dune in the desert.

jenz58 · 10 Oct 2005, 10:59 pm

WOW!!!!!! I'm impressed!!!! :thumb

Did anyone need rescuing?

Desert Bug · 10 Oct 2005, 11:01 pm

5. Bay on Big Red.

Desert Bug · 10 Oct 2005, 11:04 pm

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.

Desert Bug · 10 Oct 2005, 11:08 pm

6. 3 Kombis on top of Big Red looking east towards Birdsville.

Desert Bug · 10 Oct 2005, 11:11 pm

7. Camped under the Algebuckina Bridge on the Oodnadatta Track on the way up to the start of the Desert.

Desert Bug · 10 Oct 2005, 11:16 pm

8. Back window of Anthonys' Bay says it all.

jenz58 · 10 Oct 2005, 11:34 pm

Fantastic....the pics are excellent 😵

Desert Bug · 10 Oct 2005, 11:54 pm

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.

oval TOFU · 10 Oct 2005, 11:59 pm

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!

tinsfci · 11 Oct 2005, 12:55 am

Very tidy work guys.

Preparing for the trip $5000
The look on the fourby drivers face when you make it up big red? Priceless

11CAB · 11 Oct 2005, 3:03 am

nice pics

77bay · 11 Oct 2005, 7:30 am

Top pics guys. Looks like a lot of fun was had. Were the any problems engine wise on the trip?

YIOughta · 11 Oct 2005, 7:34 am

at least 2 of those bays seem to have standard wheels - thats pretty impressive

Desert Bug · 11 Oct 2005, 7:44 am

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.

Desert Bug · 11 Oct 2005, 7:55 am

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.

VWCOOL · 11 Oct 2005, 9:57 am

Top stuff - great effotrt. Who needs a redneck 4x4 with a 6-inch lift kit!!!!!

hipichic · 11 Oct 2005, 10:23 am

that looks like excellent fun!!

kombi_kid · 11 Oct 2005, 10:46 am

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

65busser · 11 Oct 2005, 11:42 am

What a hoot!!

Desert Bug · 11 Oct 2005, 1:14 pm

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.