bigpete wrote:
Went to one of the local beaches to check out this giant oceanic sunfish thats washed up. Its huge !
Bugman wrote:Got a year older.....DOH!
bladeracer wrote:bigpete wrote:
Went to one of the local beaches to check out this giant oceanic sunfish thats washed up. Its huge !
Holy cow, that thing is big!
bladeracer wrote:A mate put a new set of tyres on his car last week. I took a ute load of firewood up to him yesterday and helped him replace the rear struts and springs. We took it for a test drive afterwards and it was mint. He rang this arvo saying he'd broken down in Moe. So I went up there and it sounds to me like it's done a rod bearing (hell of a racket), so now he's looking for another engine for the thing (2010 Subaru wagon). He'd gone up to his mum's to prune a big blackwood hanging over the neighbour's fence, so I towed him around to her place (only 3km) and we cut the tree down. Then we loaded the bigger stuff in the van and brought it home for firewood. If the engine had gone two weeks ago he might not have bothered doing tyres and suspension, but it's a decent car so it's worth getting an engine if we can find one. He was given it with a blown engine years ago as a parts car for his other Subaru but it was so good he had an engine put in and it became his primary drive.
wanneroo wrote:I know those cars well, spent a lot of time with them when new. Overall pretty solid cars with good ground clearance and all wheel drive. However the 3.6L six had some oil consumption issues and the 2.5 motors were ok but the CVT transmissions don't last. They are a "sealed" unit and typically go bang by 120k miles. If one can work around those issues, again they are pretty solid machines and safe as well with the multi ring cage supporting the roof.
bladeracer wrote:wanneroo wrote:I'll pass this onto him. I know nothing about them other than from when I replaced a head gasket on my brother-in-law's Leone over twenty years ago. That one impressed with it's towing ability and grunt but was horrendous on fuel. This 2010 looks like the same basic engine but with more junk packed in around it, doesn't look like it'd be much fun doing a head on this one, the Leone was pretty easy to get to.
I did notice the heavy crash cage around the car when we were doing the struts, about two-inch tube all the way around it. His second Subaru is a '92 sedan which I personally think is the much nicer vehicle of the two, it's a manual for a start, but it has some sort of gadget in the transfer case that automatically alters the ratio of engine power going to front and rear axles apparently?
Bugman wrote:Got a year older.....DOH!
Flyonline wrote:Nice one OB! Sambar have a (deserved) reputation of being super sneaky, but occasionally do stuff that makes you think 'huh?'. Bet you weren't expecting to see the stag after a shot and walking up like that. He'll just be bigger next time
bigpete wrote:Went and got the paperwork i need to go over and sign for my new job. Saw a fallow buck not far from the new vineyard,on the road,though it was a roo at first intent on committing suicide in front of the triton,but it was a a little buck in velvet.
Then went fishing at Sugars Beach, caught 4 nice salmon trout and one good mullet that I jagged with the metal lure. Jessica and I had them on toast for lunch,bloody delicious.
Also working on an elm short bow and a bone tipped harpoon when I'm feeling like it