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Submitted: Friday, Dec 28, 2007 at 00:20
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Well after 2 and a quarter years I have (with a little help) got her repaired and back on her wheels...

it was broken in the Wapet (Kidson track) on our 2005 trip, shockie mount tore a hole in the chassis rail (over loaded),,,

Shockie where fitted by me back in 1983-4 sometime when I lived in Cairns FNQ

this time I left the off, problem was the shockie bottoming out, I had made the mounts that strong that the chassis was the weakest point,, over engineering..

the reason for taking so long was I'm slack... LOL

Hope you all had a good one and a merry new one,,, OK OK I know not everyone .. :-((((

Richard
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Reply By: Member - Chris R (NSW) - Friday, Dec 28, 2007 at 08:51

Friday, Dec 28, 2007 at 08:51
Congrats Richard - and so quick too!

Liked your photos - some pretty remote stuff there. You have one of the Telegraph Track - which one is that and where abouts.

Travelled the WAPET mid this year - very over grown and deep washouts - and very much a highlight due the solation and unknown. Also took a short side trip just to the first bore on the track to Gwenneth Lakes

Cheers
Chris
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Follow Up By: Richard Kovac - Friday, Dec 28, 2007 at 18:07

Friday, Dec 28, 2007 at 18:07
Hi Chris

The Telegraph track is between Balladonia and 18 km south of Norseman.

The main reason it took so long to repair the CT was we got a small off road Caravan and decided that if we go out into the desert we take the Troopy only

if you didn't see them before you can see all my photos of the 2007 trip Photos

Cheers

Richard
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Follow Up By: Member - Pedro the One (QLD) - Sunday, Dec 30, 2007 at 19:09

Sunday, Dec 30, 2007 at 19:09
Hi Richard ........

May I thank you for 'making me spend most of today looking at your 2007 photos !!! '

SWMBO thinks it weird to even think of going to places with no trees, no water and no beer .......... me, I just get horny over it ??

Some really great shots in there ...... can't wait to get out there myself. Just a matter of finding the fuel money, really. I can live on sand stew and saltbush jerky iffen I have to....

I see there were a couple of goldmine references in there also ....
do you know if detecting there is allowed ? Nuggets = real food to me !!
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Follow Up By: Richard Kovac - Sunday, Dec 30, 2007 at 21:04

Sunday, Dec 30, 2007 at 21:04
Hi Pedro

I,m one of the lucky one and married a farmers daughter... LOL

after she drooped the new awing on her head the other day! I said to her that he still does some dumb girl things.. LOL (she didn't find that funny).

We really enjoyed the trip will do the Anne Beadell and the rest of the trans line next year (plan 1)


"I see there were a couple of goldmine references in there also ....
do you know if detecting there is allowed ? Nuggets = real food to me !!"

not sure about that but I'm sure there is while in sandstone two blokes can in after dark Ute CV and a quad bike in the back they where dragging a wand about 3 foot by 4 foot behind the bike.

over herd one of them on the phone telling he's wife they had spent the last 5 hours hiding in the bush as they where in a nine lease....

I read the post on detecting the other day and down loaded all the info someone put up the links to, something I'm looking to get into

Cheers

Richard
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Follow Up By: Richard Kovac - Sunday, Dec 30, 2007 at 23:57

Sunday, Dec 30, 2007 at 23:57
Chris

Just had a look at your photos the Kidson is a lot more overgrown than when we travelled it, this is up the top end?

Still a good trip, a tick in the box..

Cheers

Richard
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