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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2012 22:42:52 GMT 10
Gonna be a few of us old car nuts and a few classic vans heading up to the Midwest Car Show in Geraldton on the September long weekend. Staying at the Belair Gardens Caravan park..........mmmmmmmmm, love that name! Very retro. May need to book quick as this is quite a big weekend. We are going up in convoy along the New Indian Ocean Drive Saturday.........may see you on the road  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2012 20:58:57 GMT 10
nuts, Crap Bugger etc. etc. Drivers side rear window in the old EK Wagon has been leaking a bit this winter. Open up the tailgate and give it a little shove...........50 year old rubber and seal has finally given up the ghost  Do the righty and take it into the local glass joint to get the window re-fitted and sealed.......receive a call back saying " Sorry Bob, can't re-fit the window, the seal is crumbling away  " So now we are 2 weeks away from the Geraldton show......the EK wagon has no rear window, Rare Spares have no seals available until the second week in October, Scotts Auto Rubber have none on hand and now am relying on E-Bay to have one "priority" posted to us ASAP.  Not helping the cause is the fact that my local glass fitter goes on holidays next week So if you see an old wagon at the show with no rear window, you'll know who it is! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2012 22:17:26 GMT 10
Hi there docbob, I know where you can get that rear end fixed up in a hurry! ;D Anyway I was wondering when and where you's WCC's are leaving for gero'. I think I will be going with my 75 modern and Val' leaving from Collie and would like to add to the convoy. ah yes 100 mile tape and plastic sheet should do the job, I look forward to seeing it Cheers Graeme. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2012 12:05:50 GMT 10
Gudday Graeme. We got an invitation to join a convoy of cars and vans from a member of the FE/FC Holden Club. They are leaving north Perth 8a.m. on the Saturday morning. Helen and I will be leaving Waroona Friday lunch time hopefully and heading through to the Pinnacles Caravan Park in Cervantes. An overnight stay there will save trying to join the Perth mob at 8 o'clock in the morning  We will meet them on the Indian Ocean Drive at Cervantes and join them for the rest of the cruise to Geraldton on Saturday. You would be welcome to join us on the cruise up from Waroona on Friday arvo, or can get up REAL early and be in North Perth by 8 a.m Saturday |
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Post by kiwijim on Sept 20, 2012 21:30:24 GMT 10
Howdy docbob, If you have stayed in the Belair Caravan Park before, you will know what it is like. If not, be careful and check the water at the taps before you fill your caravan. We were in Geraldton a few years back and stopped in a Caravan Park there ( Don't think it was the Belair ) We filled our tanks before heading North, it wasn't until that following evening that we found the tanks were full of........ Rank Bore water,  >: (definitely un-drinkable, I had to flush out the whole system and tanks, the smell was overpowering. The tap we used was one beside the Power Connection on the caravan Site, there were no signs warning that the water was from a Bore, this could have been disastrous if we were out in the bush hundreds of KM's from any other water. Have a great trip, if I still had the Classic we would have joined you. Cheers kiwijim |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 20, 2012 21:50:11 GMT 10
Thanks for the heads-up KiwiJim. Fortunately we live in the beautiful hills of Waroona and have no mains water supply. As such we are dependant on rainwater tanks and pumps. Before every trip we drain and refill the little van with pure rainwater straight out of the tap ;D Just to be sure, we always carry around an extra 15 litres just in case something goes wrong with the tank/pump/hoses in the van. Believe me I know exactly the dilemma you have mentioned from many years as a young fella travelling around up north thinking he could just turn on a tap anywhere and take a big gulp of water  I think the worst would have to of been a mouthful of artesian bore water in Coral Bay!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2012 21:35:32 GMT 10
;D New window seal arrived from Vic to West Oz in 2 days  Glass re-fitted same afternoon it arrived. Glass fitter made an absolute cock of it $170 seal pretty much will have to be removed and replaced another time........... AFTER Geraldton! Just gotta get a new tube for the front tyre tomorrow and finish off a few more jobs on the Van before the weekend All excited here....can't wait! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2012 16:05:05 GMT 10
;D Just got home and must say that we had a GREAT weekend! Big thank you to the FE/FC Holden Club for their hospitality and was great meeting you all. Saw some great old vans about on our travels and maybe on track to getting another Graeme.......did not see you at the show........hope all went well  It was great to meet you on the trip and hope to see everyone at the next run. Cheers........Bob, Helen & Grace. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2012 11:41:24 GMT 10
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We will meet them on the Indian Ocean Drive at Cervantes and join them for the rest of the cruise to Geraldton on Saturday.
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