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 LIFE IN THE LOW LANE
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| posted on October 26th, 2008 at 07:19 PM |
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The " I know boats" syndrome is something that has amused me for years. I have a 4WD so I wont get stuck LOL.
Personally Hire Troopies are the vein of my existence. not knowing which way they are heading on the beach is drama in a big bus. Beach has a slope,
you indicate which way you are going and all you see if the drivers arms crossing up and the car lurching every way. I simply stop and wait for them
to go past cause a bus can be pretty top heavy and she can lean pretty hard and end up on it's side if you do something stupid.
Best way to avoid them in a buggy is drop the tyres real low and stay up in the soft stuff LOL. the hard sand bandits are the ones who cause you the
most drama and they stay near (or in) the water LOL.
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MUD BASHING ANYONE ??
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| posted on October 26th, 2008 at 08:00 PM |
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I only stayed for a few days but had to go home on monday my co pilot who at the last minute found out that i didnt have anyone coming with me decided
to invite himself and he is a strange person at the best of times and i thought it best to go home before he did something stupid and made a good week
a bad one the people who met him know what i mean,
but in my short stay i did manage to have a heap of fun the best was pete smoking the chuppa chup he came outside coughing and spitting and saying
somthing about smoking a chuppa chup so i found out later that laura or someone bought along a smoking thing (bong) used for smoking indian/ arabic
tabaco that was flavered with apple/grape and another with berry or somthing and they were all giving it a go pete thought he would be brave and i
beleave he was not impressed
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11CAB
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| posted on October 26th, 2008 at 08:08 PM |
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This is the Porsche that Barry was talking about.... It was taken at the Freshwater track. We happily idled around through the soft sand in our 2wd
Kombi, but the guy driving the 4wd Porsche wouldnt let his tyre pressures down. We offered to help, but with that attitude we left them to themselves
and just took pics.
I'm happy to help anyone on the beach or bush, but when they wont listen and they know better, well then we'll just drive on.
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| posted on October 26th, 2008 at 08:30 PM |
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For all those who are chassing mor buggy fix's than they can find I am currently putting togeather a DVD of the trip. Although I am a You Tube newby
I think I have managed to upload a quick snipit showing the EG 33 powered Baja bus built by Custom Vee Dub. Luckily for me I write code much better
than I edit Video's and as this is one of my first and it took about 5 mins to do the product shows this.
I have about 5 hrs of footage to flog through in search of stuff worth editing, so much crap .. we really need to invest in some tripods.
Oh well I hope you enjoy it, if I get a chance I will post a short one of Buggy Boat .....
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11CAB
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| posted on October 26th, 2008 at 08:42 PM |
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whats the address?
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| posted on October 26th, 2008 at 08:50 PM |
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In my earlier years we flooded and bogged a couple of buggies on Manning Point beach but not quite to this extent. You guys look to be having as much
fun as we did back then. Les
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| posted on October 26th, 2008 at 08:55 PM |
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posted by Buggy Brad
...I think I have managed to upload a quick snipit showing the EG 33 powered Baja bus built by Custom Vee Dub.
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hey brad are you sure its on there, just did a quick search and couldnt find it 
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| posted on October 26th, 2008 at 09:08 PM |
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Link : http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyT2zq00GTU
Looks like a ton of fun !!!
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Brad
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| posted on October 26th, 2008 at 09:09 PM |
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oops yeah there it is.
Damn the quality SUX .... oh well more to learn
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11CAB
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| posted on October 26th, 2008 at 09:15 PM |
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Looks like you guys had fun
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| posted on October 26th, 2008 at 09:23 PM |
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thats awesome well done brad
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| posted on October 26th, 2008 at 09:26 PM |
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I spotted the buggy with TOY numberplate and a COR sticker on the front at the eurong beach resort parked in front of the bakery on friday night! I
went over last thursday for a few days, came back today! I was hoping I would see a buggy or a baja, it made my day 
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| posted on October 26th, 2008 at 10:26 PM |
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well there was plenty of us there all week.
The Toy numbers belong to Troy and it is a Manx style with a Mazda V6 in it .... nice buggy, goes very well
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bond
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| posted on October 27th, 2008 at 06:31 AM |
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so does custom vee dub do subaru conversions???
nick
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| posted on October 27th, 2008 at 07:31 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by bond
so does custom vee dub do subaru conversions???
nick
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hmm I think so, I would say that was what the sticker said but Andrew forgot to put one on his bus.
That being said out of the 4 Subaru powered VW's there Custom Vee Dub had either done it drive in / drive out or supplied the parts and advice for
the owners to do it themselves.
If you want to know more about it then contact them direct or visit their website http://www.customveedub.com.au
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| posted on October 27th, 2008 at 09:29 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 11CAB
Looks like you guys had fun
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Yep we did, it was great wether, great people. We did learn a lot about things and have already booked for the 2010 Fraser Island Trip which will be
bookings in advance only and have the following rules:
- Payment must be made in FULL prior to 1 Jan 09.
- Offroad VW's only ie Buggies / Baja's (No 4WD's)
- All vehicles MUST HAVE the Vehicle mounted UHF.
- All vehicles MUST HAVE Approved front and rear tow points.
- All vehicles MUST HAVE an "Approved Snatch Strap".
It just looses some of the appeal when you have 4WD's in the group and people without good UHF comms are a PITA. Recovery points you would think
where obvious along with a snatch strap, but not obvious enough for some people.
2010 will also be the year of the Buggy and with effect 1 Jan 10 these rules will apply to all Manx Club events to ensure a higher level of safety and
fun for all.
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LIFE IN THE LOW LANE
A.k.a.: Brennden Alder
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| posted on October 27th, 2008 at 01:09 PM |
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So can Kombi's come or what??
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| posted on October 27th, 2008 at 09:14 PM |
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posted by LIFE IN THE LOW LANE
So can Kombi's come or what??
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If you have a Baja Kombi then yes as it would be a Baja. If you had a stock kombi then No and I don't wat to spend all day pulling you out or
watching you dig
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LIFE IN THE LOW LANE
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| posted on October 27th, 2008 at 11:10 PM |
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mmm Might have to get my cousin to revive the split panel van for another beach session......
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| posted on October 28th, 2008 at 09:45 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by LIFE IN THE LOW LANE
mmm Might have to get my cousin to revive the split panel van for another beach session......
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Yes Please ... that bus was one very cool split, never seen another one like it.
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| posted on October 28th, 2008 at 10:49 AM |
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could i superglue my vdub badge to the sierra and promise to leave it in 2wd, that looks like heaps of fun. cool vid
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could i superglue my vdub badge to the sierra and promise to leave it in 2wd, that looks like heaps of fun. cool vid
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Ahh nope.... cause a Sierra in 2WD would get bogged more than a kombi.
It was gr8 fun, wait to you see Water Boy and Buggy Boat.
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| posted on October 28th, 2008 at 01:39 PM |
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not with 31's aired down with the lockright in the rear havent found any sand that it does get stuck in provided you keep the revs up
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| posted on October 28th, 2008 at 01:47 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Pauld
not with 31's aired down with the lockright in the rear havent found any sand that it does get stuck in provided you keep the revs up
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So if you badge it as a buggy, drive it as a buggy then you think it with proform as a buggy ?
I have driven a few Sierra's over the years and I found them damn scary on teh beach trying to drive at speed. I have never seen a Sierra doi 80 kmph
at high tide :>
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| posted on October 28th, 2008 at 04:51 PM |
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no that is true, 30-40 on the soft stuff, 60-70 closer to the water
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| posted on October 28th, 2008 at 05:42 PM |
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I tried doing 60 in my 80 series along the top and Jen was hanging on for dear life. Blew shock as the cruiser sure ain't no buggy ..
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by phantom
The buggy in the water, how did it fare after that shot? Ingested water and unable to keep going?
Great shots, thanks for posting....starting to wonder why I sold my buggy. Oh, thats right...Canberra winter....
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MY buggy is still going tow'd it back to the house after the creek
inicident and drained the oil, pulled the plugs and stuff, wacked her back together and she fired up no no worries ready for another action packed
day. Few drama's after i got her back to syd but alll in all she's pretty much back to square 1 now, running well and prepared for summer and
stockton!
& i swear it wasnt my fault getting stuck in there, i was driving in the shallow part until a wave crashed over the sand bank (and me) and drifted
my buggy to the middle of the lake.
Hows the DVD going Brad? cant wait to see !!
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| posted on November 18th, 2008 at 09:50 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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& i swear it wasnt my fault getting stuck in there, i was driving in the shallow part until a wave crashed over the sand bank (and me) and drifted
my buggy to the middle of the lake.
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Dude, I'm pretty sure you were driving, that makes it your fault 
The tide had been coming in for hours, it was only a matter of time until the waves came over the sand bank.
What is it with Gen Y and not taking responsibility for their own actions. 
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| posted on November 18th, 2008 at 12:24 PM |
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Well as far as 2010 goes I should have my buggy done by then and maybe mat will have a new front end. They type that won't fall off.
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| posted on November 18th, 2008 at 03:43 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by subisupa
Well as far as 2010 goes I should have my buggy done by then and maybe mat will have a new front end. They type that won't fall off.
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Hopefully you will also give it some TLC, an Air Cleaner, and some better tyres :>
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