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Drive that car, easy choice.
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join RAA,drive it home..?
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Maaaate. A minter. Kick the tyres, light the fires, let it rock. Put a tyre on the spare, extra can of jungle juice, maybe some water and a fan belt and rock on.
The only other thing thinking of just looking at it is some of the spray on / peel off clear vinyl protector for the nose.
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Maaaate. A minter. Kick the tyres, light the fires, let it rock. Put a tyre on the spare, extra can of jungle juice, maybe some water and a fan belt and rock on.
The only other thing thinking of just looking at it is some of the spray on / peel off clear vinyl protector for the nose.
The paints not as good as it looks in the photos, and anyway 'stone chips are the best trophies' as the saying goes.
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Drive it for sure. But as someone but as someone else said join made it to the RAC before the trip just in case. 5 years ago i brought a ute in VIC and tried to drive it back, made it to port wakefield just north od Adelaide i think it was and did my gearbox, and being a supra box couldnt source one quick enough, so ended up trucking it back home to WA.(wish i was with the RAC then) Not long after my mate had his EH transported over to WA, when it arrived it had a blown motor, yet they drove it onto the truck????? And after fighting with the company they only ended up paying for half of a new 308 for it. Dodgy!
Drive it. Nothin like a Road trip.
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car looks sweet...i say drive,it'll probably be the most km's you do in the car...enjoy!!!
take heaps of photos and make a thread when you get home!
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I hate to be boring but.... I would be careful doing a huge trip in it until the mechanicals are proven to you. I put my HQ back on the road after 8 years of little use. Did all the good things with hoses,oils etc. All seemed good at first then started getting serious overheating due to blocked coolant passages. Problem didn't show until she had been on the road for a while.
Its worth a lot of money so I would make sure before the big trip if it was mine.
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Richard,the only problem with doing a untested trip can be breaking down I agree,take a mobile phone and friends,P.S.....DRIVE OR NOT YOU GOT WHAT YOU GOT....Think about it.I'd drive ,its a holden....ha.
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I hate to be boring but.... All seemed good at first then started getting serious overheating due to blocked coolant passages. Problem didn't show until she had been on the road for a while.
That is why I suggested a cooling system check. They probably would suggest a full flush and hose replacement anyway.
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Decisions made, we'll be doing the road trip for sure but I think I've got 4 or 5 days of service and inspection work on the car first.
Just bought a GPS so I'll know where the hell I'm going.
Got 6-weeks off 5-days from now so it will happen when I get my s*** together in a few weeks.
The plan is to cruise back and take our time doing it . . . and no break-downs allowed!
----------THINGS TO DO-----------------------
Full engine service / belts
Steering & chassis lube
Power steering fluid change
Trans fluid change and service
Diff oil change
Cooling system chem flush and press test / new hoses thermostat and cap
Brake fluid flush & change
PEDDERS gas sports ryder shocks all round
Check all wiring
New uni joints
Maybe a steering suspension and brake check at PEDDERS on D-day
Temp wire up some music
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Good one,
Also as part of your planning you could post your intended route up on here and ask what members are on the way so that you can get phone numbers.
Then if you do run into doodoo one of us might be able to help out. If you run a smooth trip then meeting up with other members on the way would also be a worthwhile part of your road trip.
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Good one,
Also as part of your planning you could post your intended route up on here and ask what members are on the way so that you can get phone numbers.
Then if you do run into doodoo one of us might be able to help out. If you run a smooth trip then meeting up with other members on the way would also be a worthwhile part of your road trip.
Might go a little something like this http://www.whereis.com/?id=154E8CA951B18A
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Is that your intended route from Sydney over the Blue Mountains to Cowra and then down Olympic Way to Albury?
Definitely the scenic route and 10 years ago you would almost have passed my house which was about 1KM off Olympic Way but alas I've moved house and Olympic Way has changed route a bit.
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Too tired to read any of the thread but i already know the answer. ROAD TRIP IT ! http://oldholden.com/node/83881 |
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"lock it in Eddie"
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Originally posted by Jim5.0
Good one,
Also as part of your planning you could post your intended route up on here and ask what members are on the way so that you can get phone numbers.
Then if you do run into doodoo one of us might be able to help out. If you run a smooth trip then meeting up with other members on the way would also be a worthwhile part of your road trip.
Might go a little something like this
http://www.whereis.com/?id=154E8CA951B18A
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Man that is one tortured trip through Sydney, make sure you don't arrive in peak hour. If that's your home address on that link you might want to remove it. Edited by user Monday, 31 May 2010 12:52:25 AM(UTC)
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Man that is one tortured trip through Sydney, make sure you don't arrive in peak hour. If that's your home address on that link you might want to remove it.
I planned that map in about 5 minutes, I might bypass Melbourne completely yet. Might wiz around Sydney too. Naa not my home address, its my favorite pub.
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Don't throw the old shocks out, (if they are original).
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Hey Rig, did you forget to tell us about the drive home, or did I miss it?
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i reckon he may still be in qld being reemed by pedders... going to church makes you no more a christian than standing in a garage makes you a car... www.classicozwreck.com.au |
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