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Brake pedal sorted. I should have unbolted the master from the firewall at the outset. Glovebox sorted. Running sweet at 11degrees initial. Stopped pinging for now.

See if I can get it to run at 82C by blocking off some radiator.

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Good point, Stephen. My passenger will serve as the cup holder. I've got Fillipe from Ceduna to Bunbury, the Elle for the rest.

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See if I can get it to run at 82C by blocking off some radiator.

No thermostat Clay ?

Greg

82C thermostat Greg. STD 186 bore in a 179, with 3 core HR radiator. Usually runs cold.

Full throttle run up main Willunga hill road, 110kh all the way up. Temperature got to 86 and seemed to level off. Took a while to come back down to around 75, coasting down the old road. Ambient is around 12, so cut the blank down a bit more and will see how it goes.

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Not long now Clay looking forward to seeing you guys.

Six sleeps until I hit the road


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

Seven for us.

Front mud flaps were all but falling off, so I tried making some from ally sheet

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They failed the driveway test...
I don't know........
They will need to be cut down if they stay. May just have to go to the ball naked.

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I would like to put them on my ute but then you cant put them on a 2 post hoist ....

I ended up deleting them.

I’m carrying two 14x6 reverse stocky as my spares. They will work front or back. So in the remote event that I get a fat on the trip, I can swap both to the affected axle and carry on regardless.

Also carrying spare axle, alternator, coil, distributor, fuel pump, leads, hoses, fan belt and water pump. My mate is a good talker. He talked me in to it. Doesn’t weigh much.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

Edit, slightly less remote event I get a flat…..


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

Suffice to say that my dodgy isolation switch installed led to failure of the switch.bushing on the back was poorly insulated and arced a hole in the firewall and melting the switch body enough to create an air gap.

So I decided to mount the new switch through the firewall under the parcel tray, where it won't be noticed or knocked, but is esily accesible.
It looks easy to bypass under the bonnet, but the filter will hide it.

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I patched the hole in the firewall in Esperance when it failed, with RTV gasket maker and rubber patch. Revisiting today, it looks to remain effective. The hole is right next to the rear choke lever. When next the carbs come off, I will tap the area in for more clearence, and weld up the hole.

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The isolation switch reinstallation is completed, and I am happy with how it came out.

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