Who was that doodled 200 series????

Submitted: Sunday, Aug 01, 2010 at 18:07
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I remember seeing someone on here a couple of months ago puting contact down the sides of their 200series and drawing some cartoon stuff on it with paint....

Because i am a nosey bugger, i was curious as to what happened to your vehicle to have it left at Mungerannie...???
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Reply By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Sunday, Aug 01, 2010 at 18:10

Sunday, Aug 01, 2010 at 18:10
That was Member Jeff O


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He was presented with a difficult decision: push on into the stretching deserts, or return home to his wife.

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Follow Up By: Sir Kev & Darkie - Sunday, Aug 01, 2010 at 18:11

Sunday, Aug 01, 2010 at 18:11
Jeff O thread from Mid June showing vehicle :))


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Reply By: Member - Scrubby (VIC) - Sunday, Aug 01, 2010 at 19:02

Sunday, Aug 01, 2010 at 19:02
G`day,
There is a very long story re our "5 desert trip" that I will write as a blog later, but briefly this is why.
We were on the final leg of our 9300 klm + trip across the Anne Beadell to the National Gathering and return via the Canning SR, the Garry Junction Rd, Alice Springs to Finke and Mt Dare, The French & QAA lines across the very wet Simpson, the Birdsville Trk.
It was left at Mungarannie because of a stuffed Alternator, no alternator = no charge, no charge = no battery, no battery = no computer (electronics) , no computer = NO GO.
It (the alternator ) got a gut full of sand and mud on the Simpson Desert that didn`t agree with it. Having it mounted low down near the RH front wheel is not one of MR Toyota`s better design ideas, especially after the plastic inner of the mudguard had broken away allowed little ,or no protection for the Alternator.
Anyway it was picked up by truck last Sunday and is ( last I heard) still on the truck which is bogged somewhere towards Innaminka.

Oh the Joys of travelling this great but vast country.

Watch this space.

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Follow Up By: Robin Miller - Sunday, Aug 01, 2010 at 20:08

Sunday, Aug 01, 2010 at 20:08
Hi Scrubby

Will look forward to the whole story , the mud has certainly been heavy for many over the last weeks , the 2 Toyota's I was with had rear brake pads damaged by it - but we were able to pickup some new pads - only this weekend I got most of the mud of our alternator and its mounted higher , but there is still an ingrained layer you can't remove.

There just seemed so much mud and mixed with so much wet sand over such a long time this season. Maybe the snow this coming weekend will clean things up if I find enough.




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Follow Up By: Voxson - Sunday, Aug 01, 2010 at 22:03

Sunday, Aug 01, 2010 at 22:03
Cheers,

I was surprised when i saw it on the way home.

Not a great sounding alternator setup is it.
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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Sunday, Aug 01, 2010 at 22:41

Sunday, Aug 01, 2010 at 22:41
Hi Scrubby
You were lucky to get out when you did, as when I was speaking with the Tourist Office in Birdsville late last week, she said that they have had another 2-3 inches last week, on top of the rain when you went through. We have postponed the Simpson crossing until we have travelled the Anne Beadell instead, giving it hopefully a few good weeks to dry the tracks out a little.

Looking forward to your Blog.

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Reply By: Member - Jeff O (VIC) - Monday, Aug 02, 2010 at 10:31

Monday, Aug 02, 2010 at 10:31
It's mine ,soon to be someone else's.
O what a feeling! O bleep e!
Still don't know where it is.
I will leave it to Scubby to tell the whole story.
I will also fill him in with all the details ,if and when I get it back to Toyota
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Follow Up By: ExplorOz - David & Michelle - Monday, Aug 02, 2010 at 11:49

Monday, Aug 02, 2010 at 11:49
I feel your pain Jeff. Sorry to hear of your loss.
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Follow Up By: Voxson - Monday, Aug 02, 2010 at 13:58

Monday, Aug 02, 2010 at 13:58
Yeah so true,
So many things in this world are heartbreaking and this is definately one of them.
You would expect to point most 4x4's through a general quagmire and have a relatively safe experience.
Sad that one of our main large 4x4's has hiccups.
It s a real pain when people which are packed to the hilt ahave to find extra space for another person and their goods after a breakdown.
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Follow Up By: Member - ken b (QLD) - Monday, Aug 02, 2010 at 22:29

Monday, Aug 02, 2010 at 22:29
first seen at wiluna gathering. i couldn't belive it.Image Could Not Be Found
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Follow Up By: Member - Jeff O (VIC) - Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010 at 15:01

Tuesday, Aug 03, 2010 at 15:01
Not seen, but last heard of on the back of a truck stuck in the mud up near Innaminka.
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