Vehicle Technical Blog

Adelaide to Cape York (via Alice/Karumba; home via Winton/B.Hill)

Member - Grant S (SA) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:01:00 GMT

A mate & I are just back from a 3-week return trip from Adelaide to Cape York. We took an 80 Series Landcruiser turbo diesel and tents. Follow through our Blog...

Canning Stock Route and Talawanna Track

Member - Megan and Kevin D (AC — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:55:00 GMT

Blog 8 Am now writing whilst travelling on the blacktop! Bliss! To continue the saga. We left Jigalong and took the Balfour Downs Road to the Talawana ...

Gibson Desert - Midway Well Talawana Track - Corrugations, dust and mechanical difficulties!

Mick O — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT

Thursday 9th July, 2009 Near Midway Well, Talawana Track WA What a day. Corrugations surmounted, mechanical difficulties overcome and a few kilometres c...

Jackaroos, corrugations and fuel pumps

Member - Timbo — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:17:00 GMT

If you own a Holden Jackaroo (1992-on) and are planning to drive on rough/corrugated roads, I recommend a small modification to the fuel pick-up (inside the fue...

Calliope SES to the Rescue

Sir Kev & Darkie — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:00:00 GMT

Last night is a night that will go into the memory banks for a long time to come. I had just settled down in front to the T.V (about 7pm) to watch the Walla...

Terrain Tamer Salutes A Legend

Terrain Tamer — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:14:00 GMT

4WD Parts brand Terrain Tamer has helped produce a new DVD titled “The Toyota Landcruiser Legend – Half a Century in Australia”. This detailed DVD celebrates ...

Myths & Facts regarding 4WD's

On Patrol & TONI — Fri, 29 May 2009 01:22:00 GMT

[url=http://www.anfwdc.asn.au/myths_facts.php]Myths & Facts[/url] As reported on the Australian National 4WD Council web site. Myths and Facts: There is a c...

Engine Watchdog

Richard Kovac — Sun, 03 May 2009 09:13:00 GMT

I finely got around to fitting the Engine Watchdog temp gauge (it's only taken around two and a haft month). I've got a bad hip. Anyway it was quite easy to ...

New Shock Absorbers For The Troopy

Richard Kovac — Sat, 02 May 2009 11:45:00 GMT

Well after 140000 km I decided to replace all four shockies on the Troopy, before this month's trip. Keeping the old ones as spares, they are still in good ...

Electricity for Camping

Member - John and Val — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:49:00 GMT

Electricity for Camping This material was originally written for publication in Southern Trails, magazine of the Southern Tablelands 4WD Club. On an exte...