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Re: Nats diary 2026

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 11:38 am
by Blacky
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Re: Nats diary 2026

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:05 pm
by Blacky
Dinner with the Crupi tribe at the pub we were staying at then on Friday morning I went around to Sam’s to do a bit of maintenance, the ute was down on power yesterday and running a bit shit so we did a bit of digging including a rocker set and checked the plug leads etc chasing the miss - found the centre pin on the dizzy cap had broken the spring so it was bouncing off the rotor button - ran around Shep looking for a replacement ended up having to buy a second hand one as no new ones were available
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Re: Nats diary 2026

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:08 pm
by Blacky
Friday arvo we stuck the ute on the hoist and have it the Crupi rear guard clearance treatment ready for some bigger rubber ImageImageImageImage
Checked out Joes ute- freshly finished and licenced 2 weeks ago - super tidy under the bonnet but I forgot to get a pic
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Re: Nats diary 2026

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:16 pm
by Blacky
Got up Saturday morning, said our goodbyes to both Crupi families and got on the road heading to Bendigo to catch up with some friends who had moved from Perth to Bendigo- got 30km out of Shep and the gearbox let go - lost top gear entirely and first, second, reverse and neutral were all second gear….. a slow trip back to Shep - by the time we got there Jeremy had cleared his shed out, Sam had a spare box in his ute and met us around there , Joe and Riley were there ready to lend a hand and the job was on
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Re: Nats diary 2026

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:17 pm
by Blacky
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Re: Nats diary 2026

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:22 pm
by Blacky
Sam did an autopsy on the old box and found this - the selection shaft had failed and once it finally let go there was no way to get top gear - a good one next to the buggered one for reference
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Re: Nats diary 2026

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:27 pm
by Blacky
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Nats diary 2026

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:28 pm
by Blacky
On the piss again in Bendigo
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View from the ute when adjusting the linkages in Jeremy’s shed …Image
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Re: Nats diary 2026

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:41 pm
by Blacky
Sunday we got up early and left Bendigo heading to Adelaide- bloody cold Image

A few stops for sightseeing
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Re: Nats diary 2026

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:42 pm
by Blacky
Obligatory stop at Nhill for the Holden dealership photo
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Re: Nats diary 2026

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:45 pm
by Blacky
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A car club had done a run to Nhill - there was this very sweet EK wagon there
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Re: Nats diary 2026

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:47 pm
by Blacky
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Re: Nats diary 2026

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:49 pm
by Blacky
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Re: Nats diary 2026

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:51 pm
by Blacky
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Made it to some random joint ImageImage


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Re: Nats diary 2026

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2026 12:55 pm
by Blacky
Then off to Richard and Lisa’s for a BBQ and a catch up with the SA crew
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Today is a lazy day - haven’t left Rogers lounge room yet and it lunchtime - Shahni and Ammo are off shopping we are talking shit Image


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