APRIL 2004Vol 25 No 9

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Club Member Rob Brunetti who owns and operates Action Imports wasour guest speaker at the March meeting. He spoke about and showed apower point display of the main products he sells. These include a largerange of sound and security systems, in car DVD units, reversing sensorswith TV cameras, electric rust prevention systems, etc. The display onthe electric rust prevention system was interesting, it showed a NSWbased commercial beach fisherman using his Toyota Landcruiser utefitted with the system. The Ute spent its life driving in and out of the saltwater and carrying salt water filled tanks. He was very pleased with theresults. Rob uses his well-set up Turbo Brumby as his display vehicle, ithas just about every electronic gadget ever made fitted to it. He can becontacted on Ph. 38691999 mob.0408984000 and gives Club discounts.

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PRESIDENTPRESIDENTPRESIDENTPRESIDENTPRESIDENT’S REPORT’S REPORT’S REPORT’S REPORT’S REPORT

Rik Close SC328

Hi to you all in mighty Subaland, I hope all is well in yourworld.

Well I hope that you all had a good Easter and that theEaster Bunny left lots of Easter Eggs for every one, and Ihope that all the BIG boys had enough chocolate to lastthem a while.

I hope that what ever you did over the Easter break wasfun, and you all had a good time. I know of two BIG boysthat did not have as good a time as they had hoped. BothShane and Bryan did not like the way their cars looked, andso had some thing change the look of their car for them,both cars are still driveable but don’t look the same as theydid.

Well I don’t have a lot more to say. The 25th Club BirthdayParty is not to far away and we will listen to any ideas thatyou might have, so if you do have an idea, tell some one onthe committee about it.

Well that’s all from me this time.Until next time, may the six star Force be with you.

BE COOL AND GO HARD!!

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There has been a proposal for a Jamboree – Long distance trip. This willcoincide with the 20th anniversary of the Club’s first 3 corners trip. The trip isscheduled to commence either July 28th or 30th 2004.

It will be approximately 4100km’s round trip back to Brisbane. The roughschedule is as follows:

Day 1 – 810km – highwayBrisbane to Dalby 215km, then to St. George 295km, and on to Cunnamullafor the night 300km.

Day 2 – 576km – highway, development road, trackCunnamulla to Thargominda 197km, onto to Nockatunga turn off – 20km,stopping at Noccundra for fuel, then 147km to Naryilco, and 110km toCameron’s Corner for Fuel.

Day 3 – 266km – development road, trackCameron’s Corner to Innamincka for fuel 266km, and a detour to CoogieLake 200km, return.

Day 4 – 485km – track, development road, trackInnamincka to Walker’s Crossing turn off 61km, onto Walker’s Crossing61km, then on to Birdsville (outside) 91km Track turn off. Onto Warbutontrack turn off 8km, Warbuton Creek crossing 97km, onto the K1 Line/Rigroad junction, the 86km to overnight at Poeppel’s Corner.

Day 5 – 168km – dune’s and tracksPoeppel’s Corner to K1/QAA junction 16km, onto Eyre Creek 89km (+59kmif in flood). Eyre Creek to Big Red 23km, then onto Birdsville overnight forfuel.

Day 6 – 276km – development road, and tracksBirdsville to Cadelga turn off 117km, onto Betoota 50km, then to Arraburyturn off 55km and onto Haddon’s Corner 54km or alternatively

Day 6 – 391km – development road and track

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Birdsville to Cadelga turn off 117km, onto Cadelga Ruins 87km, onto CordilloDowns 48km, then to Arrabury turn off 102km and onto Haddon’s Corner102km overnight.

Day 7 – 666km – track, development road, highwayHaddon’s Corner to Arrabury turn off 54km, onto Windorah for fuel 162km,to Quilpie 250km, overnight at Charleville 200km.

Day 8 – 856km highwayCharleville to Mitchell 182km, onto Roma 88km, to Dalby 271km, back toBrisbane 215km.

On this trip there will be two long runs between fuel stops:Innamincka to Birdsville 653km (includes roads tracks and dunes)Birdsville ton Windorah 607km (includes roads and tracks)For more details of this trip contact Peter Gates.

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I have found Nemo.

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Libby, our mate Carl and I met the following people at Kilcoy at about 9am: Dave, Dale

and Gail, Rik, Jason and Greg, and Dwayne. Then we had a few stragglers: Shan and

Doug and Shan’s 2 little brothers, who came over an hour late! Once we had all

grouped together we left for Landcruiser Park! We rolled up to the office to see a

Forester at the front gate, and it turned out to be a lady called Joan who has since

joined the club. Then we headed down to a campsite and set up our tents and campers.

On the way we got to drive through some creek crossings to get the 4wd part of the

weekend going.

We set out for the club track which proved quiet interesting for a few vehicles. There

were a fair few hard sections with chicken tracks, Dave went first up the main track and

made it all the way. Jason and Greg had a go at the track Dave went up, but after a few

good attempts had to backtrack a bit to the chicken tracks. Jason used his electrical

winch which came in very handy. Once we had all gotten over, we all went down to the

pig pen, where everyone started to have a bit of fun. Dale started the ‘show’ by driving

his Pajero through all the mud holes- forwards and backwards a few times. Then Doug

got talked into going through them all, as Shan’s brothers said they would clean the

wagon if he did it. Dale got stuck on a hill, we he actually bellied out on a hump thing,

and Shane had to snatch him off with the mighty brumby. Once he got off the hump, it

became a tow off- the Pajero won (surprise, surprise) as the Brumby was left smoking

all four wheels up. Back to camp, and then we set off for a look at a waterhole. Dale

and Dave went for a swim, despite the fact that the water looked black and you could

not even see the bottom. But they assured us that

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Why Engineers Don’t Write Recipe Books

Author Unknown

Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

1. 532.35 cm³ gluten2. 4.9 cm³ NaHCO33. 4.9 cm³ refined halite4. 236.6 cm³ partially hydrogenated tallow triglyceride5. 177.45 cm³ crystalline C12H22O116. 177.45 cm³ unrefined C12H22O117. 4.9 cm³ methyl ether of protocatechuic aldehyde8. Two calcium carbonate-encapsulated avian albumen-coated protein9. 473.2 cm³ theobroma cacao10. 236.6 cm³ de-encapsulated legume meats (sieve size #10)

To a 2-L jacketed round reactor vessel (reactor #1) with an overall heattransfer coefficient of about 100 Btu/F-ft²-hr, add ingredients one, two andthree with constant agitation. In a second 2-L reactor vessel with a radialflow impeller operating at 100 rpm, add ingredients four, five, six, and sevenuntil the mixture is homogeneous. To reactor #2, add ingredient eight,followed by three equal volumes of the homogeneous mixture in reactor#1. Additionally, add ingredient nine and ten slowly, with constant agitation.Care must be taken at this point in the reaction to control any temperaturerise that may be the result of an exothermic reaction.

Using a screw extrude attached to a #4 nodulizer, place the mixture piece-meal on a 316SS sheet (300 x 600 mm). Heat in a 460K oven for a periodof time that is in agreement with Frank & Johnston’s first order rateexpression (see JACOS, 21, 55), or until golden brown.

Once the reaction is complete, place the sheet on a 25C heat-transfertable, allowing the product to come to equilibrium.

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Club Merchandise For Sale

Polo Shirt with embroidered logo $25.00Baseball cap with embroidered logo $15.00Embroidered cloth badge $ 8.00Name tag $ 3.00Windscreen Sticker - Made to Order $10.00Window sticker $ 2.00Gear bag $ 6.00Tow hooks (assorted styles, each) $ 6.00Snatch strap $50.00Bow shackles, large $10.00Bow shackles, small $8.00

See the club’s Property Officer, Rick Dean if you wish to purchase any of the merchandise on offer.

Now is the perfect time to get your mates to join our club.If new members join now before July they get 15months

for the price of 12.

See the Membership Officer,for the membership form , ordownload a copy from the website to ensure that the club’s

records are up to date.

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Sat 24th

– Mon 26th AprilAnzac Day Long Weekend Imbil – Kenilworth Area

Trip Leader Mark Ottway Ph. 32078535Meeting Place BP Travel Centre North, LHS Pacific H’wayTime 9amRating MediumDetails Camping Island Reach Imbil, $5 per person per day, full

facilities, explore Imbil and Kenilworth State Forests,BYO camping gear, supplies, recovery gear, permit willbe a group type.

26th April General Meeting @ 8pm.This will also be the second meeting for people who are going on the Three Corners trip at 7:30.

Sat 1st May- Mon 3rd May May Day Long Weekend Inskip PointTrip Leader Rik Close ph. 042415569Meeting Place Tewantin Barge Moorindil StTime 9amRating Easy to MediumDetails Beach camping at Inskip Point $4.00 per person per night,

no showers, BYO supplies, water, recovery gear.

Sun 16th May Training Day at MoggillTrip Leader Mark Ottway ph. 32078535, Bryan Neilsen ph.32026886

mob.0416319725Meeting Place 134 Priors Pocket Road MoggillTime 9amDetails Brush up on your 4WD and recovery skills on a

test track, Byo lunch, recovery gear.

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* Subaru Turbo Specialist Technicians* Over 40 years combined experience* All servicing and repairs including

wheel alignment* Every Customer a V.I.P.* 10% parts discount to club members

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to care.”to care.”to care.”to care.”to care.”

Saturday 22nd

-23rd May Flanagan’s ReserveTrip Leader Bruce and Pam Ottway Ph. 0413 435 887Meeting Place McDonald’s BeaudesertTime 9amRating EasyDetails 10 minutes from Rathdowney, heading towards Boonah.

Swimming, relaxing, bush walking, short drives, hotshowers on site.

Cost $4.00 adults, $2.00 children per nightWhat to bring Own firewood, things to float on.

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Sat 5Sat 5Sat 5Sat 5Sat 5ththththth – Sun 6 – Sun 6 – Sun 6 – Sun 6 – Sun 6ththththth Rally Queensland ImbilJuneJuneJuneJuneJuneTrip Leader David Matin Ph 3262 5665 or Mobile 0429 121 996Meeting Place At camp site on rhs after 2nd grid on Stirling Crossing Rd or

centre of Imbil check with Trip LeaderTime From 6am Thursday, Friday, at start point. Saturday, Sunday

in the centre of Imbil. Check with trip LeaderRating Easy no 4WDDetails Run special stage called Araucaria 2 times Sat, 1time Sun.

Officials are required for start control, road blocks, SOSpoints, sky net operators, flying finish, and stop control.

Forbush camping toilets are supplied. Optional camping inImbil. Officials BBQ Sat night at Imbil Showgrounds. EachOfficial should receive a polo shirt and cap and be in thedraw for a weekend for 2 at the Oasis Resort in Caloundra.

Sat12th JuneSat12th JuneSat12th JuneSat12th JuneSat12th June- Mon 14- Mon 14- Mon 14- Mon 14- Mon 14ththththth June June June June June Sundown NPSundown NPSundown NPSundown NPSundown NPTrip leader Ron Penfold Phone 33532218 mobile 0412 118 652Meeting Place Garage on LHS at Glen Aplin, 11km’s south of Stanthorpe

on the New England Highway, approx 3hours drive fromBrisbane

Meeting Time 9:30amRating Medium with the odd hard spotDistance 100km’s return to Glen AplinWater For weekend, dam water availableFuel For Weekend, not available after meeting placeRecovery Gear Penfold packs requiredDetails Camp at Red Rock Falls, toilet and dam water available,

day trip to the Rats Castle and Burrows water hole. Walkto Red Rock falls Monday. Will be cold, bring plenty ofwarm clothes and camping gear.

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Sat 12th June- Mon 14th June Sunshine Coast Gymkhana YandinaTrip Leader Rik Close ph. 07 5445 4057 or Mobile 0402415569Meeting Place Cooloolabin Rd Yandina – follow the signsTime From Friday night onwardsRating Armchair to Hard – to compete you will need to get a Third

Party extension to your vehicle insuranceDetails Costs $10 weekend pass plus $5 camping fee. Entry fees

$5 per event or $20 for all events. A 3rd party insuranceextension [to be organised beforehand]. BYO boots for themud and water. No Showers. First event noon Saturday.

July School Holidays Saturday 26 June to Sunday July 4July School Holidays Saturday 26 June to Sunday July 4July School Holidays Saturday 26 June to Sunday July 4July School Holidays Saturday 26 June to Sunday July 4July School Holidays Saturday 26 June to Sunday July 4Three Corners Jamboree

Trip Leader Peter Gates ph 0417770546

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their cars to help, and we ended up wedging a piece of wood where the lift block used

to be. By now it was pitch black, which made the trip back to camp very difficult. But

we made it in the end. Since it was pretty late already, we pretty much had dinner,

made a fire, had a chat and went to bed.

By Shane Taylor and Libby Lugsden (SC513)

Continued next month by Doug Tilley.

it was really nice and refreshing. Then we all loaded back up into the cars to attack

more tracks before the days end. Dwayne departed for the day, as he was not

staying overnight. Even though we lost Dwayne, we picked up two Landcruisers:

One guy used to own a Subaru and joined us because he admired our skills and

craziness, I mean courage. We traveled around heaps more tracks having a fair go

at anything and everything we could. It was getting dark so we decided to head

back to camp, which should have been easy, since we only had a downward descent

to go…but it was not meant to be….we encountered dramas!!!

We broke a lift kit bolt in the Brumby (yes again—go that high tensile…not!). Oh,

now we get why 3-inch lift kits are not transport approved!!! Everyone got out of

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True Blue - Beliefs that make Aussies unique by Richard Glover

1 Beer should be served so cold it makes your ears hurt.2 That it’s not a genuine Australian saying unless it involves a

paddock, a lizard or a rat.3 That a hamburger must contain beetroot.4 That our national character is such that we cry during the

first verse of our national anthem, but can’t remember thewords of the rest.

5 That every surname, brand name and car spare part must beshortened to the point of incomprehension, as in: “If I hadn’tstuffed the diff I’d have taken Blacky to Maccas.”

6 That there’s no event that can’t be improved by the additionof a sausage sizzle.

7 That we invented everything in the world worth inventing,but then sold the patents to the Yanks.

8 That spreading toast with a black, salty spread, with theappearance of axle grease, is widely viewed as a good wayto start the day.

9 That, on the beach, the thieves are going to be fooled if youhide your car keys and wallet inside your sandshoes.

10 That we become more Australian the further away we travelfrom home.

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Also MY model parts, and 86 Leone parts. Contact Dan Wolfe 07 5464 5676 ormobile 0418 741 247

Spares to suit 1983 MY Subaru:

Brand new electric fuel pump (cost $200.00), sell $100.00Brand new water pump, suit EA81 (cost $76.00), sell $50.00Sunraysia rims. Set of four 14” $160.00Peugeot 14” rim, with near new Dunlop tyre $50.00Dual range gearbox, 3.9ratio, incl. rear diff $300.00Torsion bar assembly, good spare $25.00Roof rack with instant tent, rolls up across back. Tent erects in seconds. $50.00EA81 engine – needs cylinder head, has electronic distributor $50.00

Contact Peter Thomas 0427 578 805 or 3633 0436

MY 83 wagon, silver, air con, tow bar, 300,000kms, good mechanicals, somerust in doors, rego until 4/04, $1000 ONO, Ph Sue Hosie on northern NSWKingscliff no.0266742197, car is Brisbane based.

MY83 Wagon for sale. Rebuilt motor 2000km’s ago, new radiator at thesame time. Gearbox stuck in forth. $1250.00 o.n.o. Contact Ross Richardson 32005156

Current model Forester cargo net and floor mat set $175.00 the lot.

195x65/15 Liberty tyres and rims set of 4 25% tread $150.00

215x75/15 Forester rims as new with tyres 50% tread $300.00

For these 3 Contact Dave Martin Ph 3262 5665 or Mobile 0429 121 996

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The Club now has new stock of embroided polo shirts with a pocket. Thereis a full range of sizes from small, medium, large, XL to XXL, cost is $25each the same as the last batch. Also we have re stocked with more BlackRat 8000kg snatch straps, cost is $50 each, and rated D shackles small[suitable for Subarus cost is $8], large [for bigger 4WD’s is $10]. To keep itall together a yellow and blue sturdy gear bag costs just $6. All up cost for aSubaru is a bargain at $72

Another new product is a 21-inch bow saw that is handy for trips and aroundthe garden. Now you can buy all your recovery gear to make up your PenfoldPack from the Club except for a shovel. It is named the Penfold Pack afterLife Member Ron Penfold who in the early days of the Club suggested theMembers should carry the basic recovery gear on trips something to tow,dig, and cut with.

STOCK REPORTSSTOCK REPORTSSTOCK REPORTSSTOCK REPORTSSTOCK REPORTS

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RALLRALLRALLRALLRALLY NEWSY NEWSY NEWSY NEWSY NEWSWRC — Rally Mexico Rd 3 – This rally was the first time a WRC event hadbeen held in Mexico. Some of the stages were in altitudes of over 2600meters. The Subaru team debuted their new improved MY 04 Impreza WRX.It is lighter with better weight distribution, aerodynamics, the engine andturbo has also had some improvements. Subaru’s Petter Solberg was easilyleading the rally until he had an electrical problem with the alternator andhad to receive outside help to push the car into service. They incurred a5minute penalty, and recovered well to finish in 4th place. His young teammate Mikko Hirvonen finished in 5th place.

Positions – 1st Martin - Ford, 2nd Duval - Ford, 3rd Sainz - Citroen.Points — = 1st Loeb 20, Martin 20, Gronholm 16, Duval 14, Solberg 13,Sainz 10.Manufactures – Ford 40, Citroen 30, Peugeot 21, Subaru 19, Mitsubishi 5.

ARC – Forest Rally WA Rd 1 – Some of the main changes to this year’schampionship include a new main sponsor Globalstar who specialise insatellite phones. The number of tyres the teams use at each event is nowlimited to save costs. Also the Factory teams have had some changes Subaruare running the new current shape WRX Imprezas for the same drivers.Mitsubishi have a new team and new cars now run by Tasmanian LesWalkden. The drivers are Ed Ordynski and Juha Kangas. Toyota now have a3-car Corolla team consisting of Neal Bates, Simone Evans, and the youngBen Barker.

The Rally is held south of Perth in the forests around Busselton. The Atkinsonbrothers from Queensland driving their new Prodrive built Group N WRXwere the pace setters easily winning, until an off put them down to 2nd

place to Toyota’s Simon Evans. It was Toyota’s first ever heat win. In bothheats the Subaru and Mitsubishi teams struggled with their cars set up. OnSunday in heat 2 Subaru’s Cody Crocker withdrew with over heating troublebefore the first stage. The Atkinson’s won heat 2 by 21.7 seconds. Theresults were provisional until the FIA [the sports international governingbody] investigated

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a suspect brake booster bracket that the post rally scrutiny found.Apparently the part is not a performance enhancing and has been fitted to70 Prodrive built Group N WRX’s. The investigation later found the part tobe not eligible, and the Atkinson’s lost their placing and points.

Adjusted Points — Evans – Toyota 37, Pedder - Mitsubishi 36, Bates –Toyota 26, Herridge – Subaru 20, = Crocker – Subaru 14, Ordynski –Mitsubishi 14.

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That’s me — Life Member and keen Honda Gold Wing rider Clint Lovellstarred with his photo in a recent Cars Guide section article in the CourierMail. The article was about the 21st annual meeting of the Ulyssesmotorcycle club, which this year was held in Geelong. More than 5,000members turned up from all over the country, with most camping on a bigoval, which becomes a mobile city, with food, bathrooms, entertainment,bike and trade displays including demo rides. With a group of Friends fromthe Wing Riders Club riding Honda Gold Wings they took the scenic routeto Geelong, via the New England area, on to Bathurst for a lap around thecircuit, and then down through the Snowy Mountains.

What does 3 X 4 X 4 X 20 mean – It is easy, it is the name that Trip LeaderPeter Gates calls his 3 corners Jamboree trip this coming July. 3 is for the3 state corners being visited, 4X4 is what we are all driving, and it is 20years since the Club first did the same trip. Just for some thing to do overthe Easter break Peter in his well set up L91 wagon is doing a long distancerecce of the trip to check out some out the tracks.

5 star rating for safety – The current model Liberty and Outback have scoredtop marks in the latest ANCAP [Australian New Car Assessment Program]crash tests for occupant safety. They are the first cars to score a 5 starrating without relying on side or curtain airbags. When the Liberty andOutback models were tested fitted with side and curtainairbags they scored the highest ever rating under the ANCAPsystem.

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HEARD THE NEWSHEARD THE NEWSHEARD THE NEWSHEARD THE NEWSHEARD THE NEWSRX Turbo’s galore – In early April Suba Xtreme’s John Petersen travelled toWarwick to buy from a friend an RX Turbo for his son Trent. The RX is originallyan automatic sedan that has been fitted with all the good RX manual runninggear. Also Keith Peters travelled to Kempsey in NSW to buy another RX fordaughter Rebecca. This one is a very original red L87 model.

Getting set up — Big John McKenna’s new Rodeo is slowly being set up. AnARB front winch bull bar has just been fitted, other things that are planed tobe fitted in the near future are a rear bar including a tow bar, a 180 litrestainless steel long range fuel tank, and a LED high mounted stop light forthe Tray On camper.

New products – Suba Xtreme has recently released a new range of air bagapproved bull bars for the current model Outback. Also new for the currentmodel Forester and first series Forester is a newly designed and approvedlift kit. It uses a lot less blocks making it less complicated and easier to fit.

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Not much to report this month. This magazine almost missed the deadline.If Dave hadn’t rang me last Wednesday, it would have completely slippedmy mind.

I hope everyone had a great Easter. This is a great time of year, lots of longweekends, and the weather is just beautiful.

I had a bad week leading up to Easter, with my wife crashing the Commodore.And then I had been sick all weekend. I have seen a couple of photo’s ofCamo’s Stockton beach trip on the internet at the Backyard Boys site. Ifyou want to check them out, there are links from our page atwww.subaclub.com.

Don’t forget that the second meeting for the July school holiday trip to thethree corners will be taking place at the clubrooms at 7:30pm before theregular meeting.

Dwayne Boyton SC481

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