Australian Safari here we come

[krimnl]

Myself & navigator Wayne Smith will be heading over to compete in this years Australian Safari

Over the past 2 years we have built what we hope will be a strong production class vehicle to withstand the 3600ks of torture its going to put through.

The car is a 4.8 GU patrol. It started life as a nice clean flood damaged car and was quickly stripped to a bare chassis. the chassis has been stregthened & painted white so cracks are easier to find.
The diffs have been laminated by Andrew @ on track and fully rebuilt with 4.6 diff gears front supplied by Hobzees 4H and the rear by Induro .
suspension is custom King springs and King bolt in off road racing shockers & bumpstops. these were set up by Rohan Canavan.
Engine was supplied by Patralapart and rebuilt by On track.
Engine Management was taken car of by Robbie at Wolf aswell as dyno tuning and setting up the gearbox oil cooler electrics to keep the gearbox cool. The new genuine nissan gearbox was supplied by Blackburn 4x4 and Induro .
Roll cage was built by ontrack 4x4 and then the body sent to Stud park panels where the sunroof hole was filled and the interior painted white.
the car has then been carefully built by the guys at FTG auto salvage with every nut & bolt checked & double checked. drilled & pinned where possible aswell as all sump/drain plugs tie wired to stop them falling out.
Wheels are supplied by Dynamic wheels , they are their mines spec wheels and tyres are general grabbers also supplied by Dynamic.

we leave for Perth this sunday (26th) and we will try and keep the forum updated how we are going. the race starts in Perth on the 1st August and finishes on the 7th august

web site for australian safari is http://www.australiansafari.com.au/Index.htm

pics of the car almost ready to go







we would like to also thank the following companies for their support

FTG auto salvage.... late model ford wreckers specialising in FPV & XR
http://www.ftgautosalvage.com.au/Default.asp

Smithi Engineering .... Gigglepin winches & winch accessories
http://www.smithiengineering.com.au/

On Track 4x4 ... 4x4 modifications from mild to wild!!!!
http://www.ontrack4x4.net.au/

Induro Offroad Motorsports ...The parent company of Cheezy racing & F.A.T
http://www.cheezyracing.com.au/Default.htm
http://www.freedomautotech.com/index.html

Wolf engine management
http://wolfems.cart.net.au/cat/3754.htm ... pAodQht5Bg

Dynamic wheels & General Tyres
http://www.dynamictyres.com.au/html/s01 ... p?dsb%3D13

Blackburn 4x4
http://www.blackburn4x4.com.au/

LRA fuel tanks
http://www.longrangeautomotive.com.au/

Stud park panels
http://www.studparkpanels.com.au/

Hobzees 4H
http://www.4h.com.au/

[7evans]

I was looking at the competetors list earlier and seeing where everyone was from, saw you on there..Good luck on the trip over here for it. I can't offer to much more than that... I'm with another large race team...

But do hope it all goes well and the finish line is a welcoming well run sight...

I'll come and say g'day when we get the chance at the camps, see how your getting on..

Cheers...

[Ruffy]

Yeah, good luck Darren, will see you there.. You've had some good hands on the car, it's come up real nice..
Are you towing it over? or putting it on a truck?

[krimnl]

Yeah, good luck Darren, will see you there.. You've had some good hands on the car, it's come up real nice..
Are you towing it over? or putting it on a truck?

We are driving the service vehicle accross. or should that read spare parts vehicle since its a 4.8 GU aswell
we were lucky enough to get a spot on Tangles truck for the race car and a heap of spare parts & tyres

[daz4b]

good lucks guys,nissan should kick ass,keep us updated daz

[Ruffy]

Here's the truck the local MEN will be racing.....










Oh, By the way Darren... Muppet's wife likes your shoping trolley... She wants to know if it's auto

[krimnl]

Oh, By the way Darren... Muppet's wife likes your shoping trolley... She wants to know if it's auto

Fantastic !!! exactly what we wanted !
A factory looking car with all the goodies where it counts!!

[T.Trudi]

Good Luck Darren, Wayne, Adrian and Allan!!!

Keep the updates coming!!
Wish i was there, Dan dont forget to send photos of lisa and the girls in their golf cart!!

Danni

[Remydog05]

All the best boys

Well done for getting out and having a go at something new!

[Ossie]

Daren and Wayne,

All the best at the Safari, remember Riles is only a dairy farmer!

Jason & Steph

[TRobbo]

Oh, By the way Darren... Muppet's wife likes your shoping trolley... She wants to know if it's auto

I was going to say something similiar but you beat me to it.

very nice sleeper

Reminds me of whinch challenge racing when it began and it looked like all you needed to race was a set of stickers and a winch.

Good luck fella's

[Britswed]

Good luck fellas have a sensational time

Is that Fuzz fella running as well

[XTREME MMM]

Stay safe & drive hard.


Cheers
MMM

[krimnl]

end of day 1 and car is going great, all sand today so wish we had a 6ltr under the hood.
we moved from 18th after prologue to 11th today. 10th place is our class leader only 1 minute in front.

[std80]

Just a few pics form the finishing ceremony.

[Britswed]

Doing well this year fellas keep up the good work

Second overall

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[Britswed]

Second outright sensational

[Ossie]

Second outright sensational

Highly agree with you there Mal,

Fantastic job Darren & Wayne.

Jason