London to sidney rally-help needed
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Yeah Channel Tunnel but thats still a Train therefore your not driving.
Lol at the car noises.
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Lol at the car noises.
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They've made a bridge from like India to russia, or thailand or something??
Whatever way you go...when i flew to Aus i saw no Bridges lol if there is that is amazing.
Road Trip!!!!!!
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yeah they tried to build one, pity this is what happened...
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I will pay you a million pounds if you drive and i mean DRIVE no other use of transport all the way to Sydney 
I want proof you may have to buy that new car which can drive underwater or turns into a boat (But would a boat be driving??)
You may come across a shark called Bruce
But when i went to Aus i took the easy way 22hours on a plane lol
If you make it to Sydney go to Darling Habour
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I want proof you may have to buy that new car which can drive underwater or turns into a boat (But would a boat be driving??)
You may come across a shark called Bruce
But when i went to Aus i took the easy way 22hours on a plane lol
If you make it to Sydney go to Darling Habour
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A Train yes ....A boat no
Can still take the bridge from India to Australia though
....A boat no Can still take the bridge from India to Australia though
the idea of a old landy would be a good choice especially seen as there are others who have gone down the same path
back on topic...
...this is a fiat forum right?
How about an old Panda 4x4?
...this is a fiat forum right?
How about an old Panda 4x4?
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ruled out. See above or on first page of thread, not many fiats have made many rallies either in my experience of them
For an alternative, a big old volvo estate would be a decent buy. Tons about, go on forever, providing you dont get one with a great big engine, ample space in the bay + loads of space
These babies are great for rallying, ive seen one set its turbo on fire and it kept running to the end
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Didn't someone on here drive their Panda 4x4 to the Arctic Circle without a hiccup a while back?
Big engine bay without a big engine in it? Simple engineering and not much to go wrong? How about a 4 door saloon, rear wheel drive, cart rear springs, 4 speed gearbox, over head valve 1725cc engine. If that sounds ok then what about one that's not only done this run competitively before and actually won it. What is it? A Hillman Hunter of course. Mind you they haven't made them since 1975 or thereabouts, but they are still made in Iran, albeit with a different engine; and gearbox; and name. Well, maybe not.
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LOL love the sig line rallycinq
rally thread
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shame its too unsafe for the hippys at australias goverment
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shame its too unsafe for the hippys at australias goverment
I'd forgotten about that. We had a big component industry then, so firms like GKN used to make bits for nearly all UK factories. Was the axle a Salisbury by any chance? I seem to remember Jags used that type from the Mk2 through to the XJ6.
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Yup was a Salisbury, the big one from the AM, DB6 I think.
Said car was up here for a while, don't know if its still in the Transport Museum, they are clearing it at the moment for a move to new premises next year.
Unfortunately the current curators think Scotland/Glasgow is only famous for ship building.
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Have visited the Glasgow Transport Museum a couple of times and was well impressed. I thought they had a good go at covering almost everything (except air travel) but with an obvious Scottish bent. It used to be next to the Kelvin Halls if I remember rightly. It's very difficult to cover everything in one building so you can't really blame them for concentrating on shipbuilding. Down here we've got a large museum devoted to buses which is very comprehensive and the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester is well
worth a visit if you're down this way.
You could do a lot worse than one of these
Tis a Peugeot 504
Has tonnes of suspension travel. Please note wonky trim also
beefy suspension
mmm look at my beefy crossmember
They have a nice big open engine bay, very little electrics, a very simple engine (pushrod engine with carburettor though you can get ones with injection). They also handle very well on gravel, have great traction and are a comfy car to drive on rough roads. No need to strengthen the shell as they were rallied in North Africa and East Africa in the 70's pretty much in showroom spec except for the engine and some suspension modifications obviously. Tonnes of them have done the London to Sydney in the past and they're very competitive cars as they give very little trouble and do so well on the rough stuff. If not a 504 then an old Volvo.
Tis a Peugeot 504
Has tonnes of suspension travel. Please note wonky trim also
beefy suspension
mmm look at my beefy crossmember
They have a nice big open engine bay, very little electrics, a very simple engine (pushrod engine with carburettor though you can get ones with injection). They also handle very well on gravel, have great traction and are a comfy car to drive on rough roads. No need to strengthen the shell as they were rallied in North Africa and East Africa in the 70's pretty much in showroom spec except for the engine and some suspension modifications obviously. Tonnes of them have done the London to Sydney in the past and they're very competitive cars as they give very little trouble and do so well on the rough stuff. If not a 504 then an old Volvo.
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Also forgot to mention that you can buy a cage pretty much off the shelf for the 504 as well
http://www.customcages.co.uk/Rollca...?manufacturer=Peugeot&model=504&type=Historic
http://www.customcages.co.uk/Rollca...?manufacturer=Peugeot&model=504&type=Historic
