7000 odd K drive
7000 odd K drive
over the last 2 weeks the missus and I drove from Coffs Harbour NSW to the Red Centre Nats in Alice Springs, it was a brilliant drive (all figures are ruffly correct) 7212Ks, 959L of fuel cost $1909, 100 mils of engine oil, and a litre of water but that was just topping up what came out the overflow i could have just left it, didn't open the tool box only time i opened the boot was to get the oil and camping gear out
off to a great start the Thursday before the Sunday we are supposed to leave by Saturday 2.30PM it was back in a shape i could drive it first pic stop on Sunday stopped for the night 850 0dd Ks next day pic stop Broken Hill crossed the border into SA (the cops there are pole smokers) spent the night in Peterborough SA (nothing to see there) then off to Coober Pedy and cruised the dirt roads and back blocks
off to a great start the Thursday before the Sunday we are supposed to leave by Saturday 2.30PM it was back in a shape i could drive it first pic stop on Sunday stopped for the night 850 0dd Ks next day pic stop Broken Hill crossed the border into SA (the cops there are pole smokers) spent the night in Peterborough SA (nothing to see there) then off to Coober Pedy and cruised the dirt roads and back blocks
sometimes yor just better off shitting in yor hands and clapping
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then off to the NT
WOOHOO
and made it to Alice
coming home we went and saw a big rock
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then Silverton and finally back home my missus is the photographer she took 4000 odd pics i don't do pub lunches or looking through old junk shops so this is the best i can do
bonus pic for the ladies
sometimes yor just better off shitting in yor hands and clapping
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Nice one Mick
When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.
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Good on you Mick
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getting my FB ute on the road
EK van on rotisserie
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Impressive. I reckon a Tesla would chew more oil than that.
Cheers,
Harv
327 Chev EK wagon, original EK ute for Number 1 Daughter, an FB sedan meth monster project and a BB/MD grey motored FED.
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yeah i was pretty impressed, and a bit pissed off taking a bunch of tools 2 spare wheels 20 litres of water and not needing them, but guaranteed if i didn't have them i would have needed them
i forgot about driving it through a slightly flooded causeway probably up to the sills went in to fast and the engine stopped, luckily enough momentum to get me out the other side dunno what stopped it but it stopped instantly wouldn't restart i opened the bonnet had a look around at all the water dripping/running off everything jumped back in and it started so off i went again
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Now that folks is living the dream !!!
Looked like great fun Mick.
Regards Greg
Looked like great fun Mick.
Regards Greg
So many cars so little time!
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thanks, from the time i got the car back all i've wanted to do was take it on a big drive, tick! the weather could have been better but still had a ball
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Epic trip Mick!
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yep, if i had the money i'd do it again tomorrow
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got a little story about my adventure on Street Machine on line
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Great story Mick, you’ve done some pretty good FB/EKs over the years and I had the good fortune to own one of them, the 308 ute. A cracker of a car I still have the picture from the Sydney Morning Herald weekend edition showing the back end of the ute with a bunch of dudes in the tray at Summernats on one of your many visits!
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Re: 7000 odd K drive
Great write up Mick along with some pics!
A day in the shed beats a day at work!