well ... I can drive mine now, just waiting on brake master cylinder kit - (tomorrow they tell me)
Even managed to splash a little paint on so it don't look quite so daggy

I see a trend here ...


With the old Patrol' I'd change the oil, clean the plugs and air filter before a trip...


... seems LJ owners lift the body off and do major stuff before a trip ...

Bloody Heat's killin me ... 45 in the shade, least I got the air con going in the shed, keeps it down in the low 30s ... might have to forego any more painting and just throw it together

and then there were four, Tom, Nick, Eddy and Samalocalwithasierra
My youngest son might come along for the ride too.

im really sorry guys but i dont think i will be able to make it to the meeting, our family and myself are going away for that weekend. i am really sorry. i hope that the trip all goes to plan and hopefully we can organise another meet somewhere else soon. thanks, matt. P.S. Eddy, do you still need ...

Ten days now ...

'LEVEN DAYS!!!

stevec wrote:....that's why you use the "X" box,

which disappears once another reply is posted

"edit" will not delete. even if you delete all text in the post you still need some content in the post to enable stuff to happen, otherwise you get a pop up window says "you must enter a message when posting"

argh bugger! ya can only delete before another reply has occurred

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won't be too tough Matt! just a couple of sandy tracks and some bumpy road 8) ... don't have time to organise anything serious. Might try to sort out something a bit more testing for later in the year, after some rain or something.... :twisted: It is a nice area to visit, lots of history around so, ...

and fitted with custom long range fuel tank too! ...


and not a bad number plate

how far is nurioopta from adelaide? :? 'bout 80k I think what kind of speed is safe to drive on the highway in a lj50 with standard size tyres? 80,90? :-( so long since I've done it I can't remember. Last on I had was fairly hot and could cruise close to the speed limit all day. Should have mine ru...

need to know who's towing so we can figure out where to park tow rigs

OK ... the plan so far

Red Rooster in Nuriootpa for lunch on Saturday, talk some bs.

cruise out for a look at the sand traps, get bogged and more bs.

tour around a few back roads

more to come, this won't be a big fancy highly organised show

Don't use your LJ to pull out tree stumps, 'specially if the unis are a bit dodgy!

Pulled a stump with my 50, and shredded the unis on the intermediate driveshaft

... after a two month search ... a good second hand jobby arrived in the mail today,

Ok nick, don't sweat it.
I know all about places being closed off to wheeling, biking, AND shooting.

I like the sound of red rooster ... last time through there I got a really good feed there!

pm me your phone number and I'll talk to ya next week some time

...... lets get some things straight,barossa council has and still is trying to shut this down the sand traps as they and southcorp own the land therefor rules do apply to this and why the police get the shits on about no rego this is not a joke and will be no rego or permit no drive ok as this wil...

suzuki_down_under wrote:kfc???? what has that got to do with suzukis????

nothin! got lots to do with my gut but!:D

......there are no big tree stumps there!

was nothin else either last time I went through....

Ok ...28th it is.


nicklj50, any ideas on a place to kick off from??

Gawler KFC springs to mind if they get it rebuilt by then

tom_lj501974 wrote:28th good, should have my lj50 finished by then

yeah.........hoping mine'll be running by then... roll on replacement driveshaft

Anyone got a problem with 28th January?
That way those that want to can do the long weekend thing around the Barossa etc....