Cruza Drivers OUTBACK EXPANDA 16.49-3 Trips and Mods

[Moto Moto]

Great read CD.

Funny your comment about the dust from an approaching car due to no rain. My mate did the Oodnatta Track last week and it poured with rain, and the photos he sent me looked like a river in parts. Lucky that didn't hit you with the Expanda in tow. He said it was a struggle keeping the car in front of the camper.

As for the WDH, i do not run one when towing with the Trol either. I do have Polyairs though.

 

[gavin.davis59]

I agree with Bushman,after finally getting Our 14.44-4 level We fitted HR WDH and towing was a dream compared to when We drove home from pick up.It feels stable now even in strong cross wind where as before it had considerable sway in calm conditions.It takes an extra 2 minutes to put on(at the most) and well worth the time.I dont think We would tow without one again.

 

[cruza driver]

Coward springs has a natural artesian bore and restored ruins which we spent the morning exploring. The spring was a great place to clean off some dust from the previous couple of days. Coward Springs has toilets and donkey showers.In the afternoon we headed out to Bubble Blanche for a look where water bubbles out of the ground it was an awesome sight. We had the whole camgound to ourselves till late in the day, we stayed here for 2 nights. We had a couple of mice but not to bad compared to Farina.

The view of the suset from our camp site. Stunning!

Part of the restoration process

 

[cruza driver]

That might of been the rain we had at Yulara there was alot of puddles along the road the further we headed south. There was alot of rain this week also yep lucky imagine trying to clean that off :jaw: My cousin did it a few years back in the wet not by choice and it sticks to everything.

I was talking to the lady behind the counter at Cadney Roadhouse on the way south and she said the Oodnatta trk is lucky to get graded once or twice a year and the road gets quite damaged after rain.

 

[Moto Moto]

Yeah, he spent over $20 at the carwash in Alice trying to get the mud out of everything. You were very lucky.

Beaut photos:drum:

 

[cruza driver]

The Bubble Blanche driving over a salt lake

Bubbling away



Washing the dust off

 

[cruza driver]

Yeah, he spent over $20 at the carwash in Alice trying to get the mud out of everything. You were very lucky.

Beaut photos:drum:

We washed the Cruiser and Expanda there also after the Ood track it was doing a roaring trade!

 

[cruza driver]

Beresford Ruins our 1st stop of the day on the way to William Creek. In the below pic you can see the remnants of the old Ghan railway. There is also an old building here to explore.





The Expanda is getting dirtier with more dirt k's completed

 

[cruza driver]

If there's to many pics shoot me a PM if not I'll keep posting:ranger:

The Mound springs is under restoration also which is a credit to the people of SA as otherwise these places of history would turn into rubble. You could easliy spend an hour or 2 exploring this site and learning about its history and what it must of been like to live here. A very hard life on the land thats for sure.

A very flat arid landscape surrounds the ruins

We were a couple of weeks to early for the brochures about the site

 

[cruza driver]

 

[chartrock]

Keep 'em coming Cruza.

 

[Moto Moto]

Never too many pics mate.

By the way, whats the brown rectangle on the back of the expanda?

 

[Bushman]

Never too many pics mate.

By the way, whats the brown rectangle on the back of the expanda?

Looks like he washed the dust off leaving a patch.

 

[cruza driver]

Never too many pics mate.

By the way, whats the brown rectangle on the back of the expanda?

The perfectly shaped rectangle on the back is dust that stuck to the hard lid when we took off in the morning as it was covered in dew from the nights frost so the dust stuck.

The lid has a brace in that section and is a lot thicker than the rest of the lid so I think the cold air must kepp the fibreglass colder there, hence it stays wetter on the outside longer.

Did I make all that sound technical for the dust stuck to the wet Expanda

This one is just for you Moto :laser:

 

[cruza driver]

Keep 'em coming Cruza.

Never too many pics mate.

No worries will do during the week just thought I'd ask

Thanks everyone for looking also

 

[Moto Moto]

The perfectly shaped rectangle on the back is dust that stuck to the hard lid when we took off in the morning as it was covered in dew from the nights frost so the dust stuck.

The lid has a brace in that section and is a lot thicker than the rest of the lid so I think the cold air must kepp the fibreglass colder there, hence it stays wetter on the outside longer.

Did I make all that sound technical for the dust stuck to the wet Expanda

This one is just for you Moto :laser:

Nifty new expanda brown patch decal:heh:

 

[cruza driver]

I'll try and get some pics up tonight :ranger:

 

[cruza driver]

After spending 2 nights at Coward Springs we headed for a night at William Creek, so it was time to head back onto the Oodnatta trk and head further north for 66km. After setting up camp at the William Creek Pub campground which takes about 5 min with the Expanda we headed off down to Halligan Bay at Lake Eyre Nth. The road in was about 60 odd ks and very corrugated in sections along with soft sand sections. It was all worth it to have a paddle in Lake Eyre Eyre which doesnt happen everyday!
We had dinner at the pub which was busy and a Friday night.
A Parks pass is required before entering

 

[cruza driver]

Plenty of birdlife

 

[cruza driver]

William Creek where the beer was cold and petrol and Diesel is $2.20plt

7 planes that were busy whilst we were at William Creek

Our sunset on the way to the Pub AWESOME

Time to leave town and all roads are good to go