SA's trip home

[Martin]

Glenn left on Monday with Grandpa's car on a trailer - smart.  

George left on Monday - overnight at Shepparton.  Car wouldn't start on Tuesday morning.  GRRR!!!    Called RACV - took them 3.5 hours to attend.  GGGRRRRRRRR!!!    Ignition problems.  Got home at 11:30pm Tuesday night.

Steve, Greg & Kathy and Martin travelled to Bendigo Tuesday.  Effee blew a tyre.     On Wednesday Steve split off for Mt Gambier and Martin and Kathy/Greg headed for Adelaide.  Effee blew another tyre  

Are we there yet?  135km to Tumut.


Through the hills



At Tarcutta on the Hume Highway


2 rooted tyres


Is Greg cross?


Effee in Victoria


Are we there yet?  Keith SA - 245km to go


Got home at 5:00pm

Hope everybody else got home safely, without too many dramas.

[normd]

Hey Martin
            Thanks for the up-date , great to see you got home without too many problems ,  and thanks for the great pics .

  Norm  

PS sorry I missed you guy's , already planning for next year.

[NascoHunter]

Hi Martin,
       Love your pic's on your trip home back to SA and thanks for all your help in getting the Vics up the hill to the Nationals. It was also good to met you and put a face to the name.
 Cheers Tony Galea.

[gp]

I guess Greg & Kath are "all tyred out"after the trip home  

Seriously though, we're glad you all made it home safely.

Cheers,

Graham

[HAD 708]

Heh Martin you should change your log on to Mobile mechanic your help and patience with the Vic mob was invaluable as we climbed up and up and up and up well over 1500 metres!!!!! No wonder the greys got hot, the Vic ones anyway,the SA ones were good. Glad to see you got home alright albeit with a few tyre problems! Would love to see the photos with Kaths car with the stock tyre!?
Brett

[Hotlips]

  :POver my dead (or EFFEE's) body!!!! Cheers Hotlips.

PS:: HAS ANYBODY SEEN MY HOTLIPS SIGN???

I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IT AS PART OF THE MEMORABILIA OF THE WEEKEND - LET'S FACE IT, IT WOULD NOT SUIT ANYBODY ELSE!!!!

[Martin]

It was remiss of me not to get a pic of Effee with my spare on it.  You'll just have to take my word for it that somehow it didn't look quite right.    :-/

[Cat]

Excuse me Brett, but not ALL the vic grey's got hot on the way up that little hill - you and Tonza are just special!

[the_love_god]

  hi hotlips good u are home ,your sign ,l think l saw it on ebay   cheers from the lovvvvvvvve god

[Sarge]

Martin
       Glad to hear you all made it back OK and thanks for the great pics of the trip home. Now you best be under the hood cleaning that smick engine bay of your's.

Perhaps for the trip to Phillip Island next year you will not make the run over on Kiwi tryes ( full of hot air & can blow off with out warning.)

Cheers
Sarge


P.S Who own's the Wagon. As it's the same as the one I am about to push into the shop. I would love a few more pics of it.

[-KIWI-]

 ;Dvery funny sarge
if he was driven on kiwi tyres there be plenty of life left in em cause we have corners and hill not strait roads like them south aostrulians   so they would be able to handle tough conditions

bite me  :-*kiwi

[Glenn 'Stinky' Stankevicius]

He's a Mt Gambier member whose name eludes me, but I have lusted after that wagon too. I have a few digital pics, some better than others. shall I post here or email?

[collecta]

Great pictures Martin,
glad to see all returned safe and sound.
cheers
Scott

[Martin]

The wagon belongs to Steve Johnson of Mt Gambier - SA club member.  He won 3rd place (I think) for FC modifieds at Jindabyne.  He also got the award for best FC at SA's All Holden Day last November.



Steve will read this and will put up details of the car (won't you, Steve  )

Just worked out my fuel consumption - got 28.57 mpg over 1,842 miles.  Certainly can't compain about that.

Martin

[Martin]

I've just noticed that Steve's car is featured on the front cover of the 2003 Nats book

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=32058&item=4538074578&rd=1

[Sarge]

Glen
      I think I best say post here so that we can all enjoy them. I am after Ideas for the wagon I am about to embark on. This would be one of the nicest ones I have seen.

Steve
        If you do read this please do as Martin has said and put up details. What running gear, paint colour, Wheels just general stuff. That would be great I will be watching the members car section.


Cheers
Sarge

[RET]

Ahh, that's the 2003 Nats Video, as put together by Dion Johnson.  Steve's car features prominently in it, one of the benefits of a brother in the business

cheers
RET

[Steven_Johnson]

Here are three additional pictures.  Collected 1st place in the modified wagon category at the Jindabyne Nat's. Wagon has 15 X 6 Trigon billet Wheels, Commodore trimatic gearbox with VS commodore console. 179HP motor. Paint is Northern Queensland Blue / blue mica with extra pearl added. Seats are from a VP Calais with the backseat modified to fit existing style of fold down seating.  Currently working on another FC Wagon.

[Steven_Johnson]

[Steven_Johnson]