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Surf check Bells Winki
Moggs Creek
Obligatory Great Ocean Road sign shot

Staying at Lorne tonight
Flash motel
Raff is at Warnambool tonight?!


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Booting the car along at the speed limit, I’m noticing a tail shaft vibration when I back off. That is better than noticing it under load and it is reminiscent of most every early Holden I can recall driving. But maybe with the lowering blocks, I could try tilting the pinion up 1.5 degrees. There are other noises I can’t help noticing. High pitched rattle behind the dash when I hit any bumps.

Still the occasional rub on bumpy 100kph back roads.


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Looks good. Gotta ask ……….. how come both rear indicator lights are on? Noticed it in an earlier post.

Special photo effect Stephen. They’re wired as reverse lights.


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Errol62 wrote: Sat Jun 14, 2025 7:51 am Special photo effect Stephen. They’re wired as reverse lights.


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Fancy

Run out of stout

Old deco picture theatre on the espy at Lorne.
I could see the surf from my table at the pub. I like this place. Pity no coopers stout.

Fantastic driving this morning, from Lorne to Apollo Bay, hardly a car on the road, clear and still. It is a very nice curvy road but in pretty bad condition, with bump hazards and disintegrating pavement throughout. Car going like a dream apart from the high pitched rattle squeak that seems to be emanating from somewhere in front of me. Hell of a feat building this road. Surf check at petticoat creek.


Picnic lunch outside Portland in the cold fresh offshore wind. McLaren Vale Shiraz will have to do now I’m out of stout.



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My mates at Hamilton had a busy weekend so filled up at Warnambool and booted it on along the coast through Nelson. Close to Mount Gambier I spontaneously decided to take The HV bypass, zig zagging the empty back roads at 110. Booked a motel at Robe on the run. Took the Millicent bypass on to the Princes Hwy then realised I was nearly out of fuel. Over 60km to my motel and no fuel open. I had five litres in the boot so calculating in my head that would get me 37km driving conservatively. Car ran out 32km from Robe, so I put the 5 litres in and drove sedately to the motel.


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Errol62 wrote: Sat Jun 14, 2025 8:17 pm I had five litres in the boot so calculating in my head that would get me 37km driving conservatively. Car ran out 32km from Robe, so I put the 5 litres in and drove sedately to the motel.

That's cutting it fine .....

Filled up this morning and it seemed like there was still 1 1/2 litres left in the tank.
The drive up the Coorong is another of my favourites. Good to get on some decent uncrowded SA highways with 110kph limit. Quick coffee and quiche at Meningie.
Home by noon.
Bit sad at home as Elle ended up having to put old Monty down last Saturday.

Will give the car a clean out maybe pull the carpet and dry it out. Wheel alignment needs looking at as both tyres have worn on the outer edges. Passenger side is worse.


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Great trip, Thanks for your photos and write up.Regards Daz.

Sorry to hear about your puppa mate

Dogs are better people than most people ……

RIP Monty………… the house won’t be the same. And what Blacky said is very true.

Thanks fellas.


FB ute fixer upper, EK van on rotisserie

Sorry about the pooch mate lost one a few years ago now it's hard to take when you get so close to them.

Thanks Neil.


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