In 2015 I drove a 1970 Morris Minor unsupported from the UK to Mongolia via Turkmenistan and the Pamir Highway.... you will be fine in that thing!! Will make it no problem
I guessed wrong. I thought you were going to take it to South Africa and retrace your trip from your original RR. Though the Canning Stock Route is equally as epic. Looking forward to seeing this adventure.
I love how pragmatic Paul Marsh is. No drama, no hyperbole, no procrastination, no waffle. I've never met the guy but you just know that you can take whatever he says to the bank.
Just 2 points Andrew, 1) The RR can do the Route obviously and age is nothing to do with it really but "IF" you did serious damage to your pride and joy could you live with yourself? 2) Rather then taking Landcruiser's as your Support vehicle you'd take far less spares and have more weight available if your Support vehicle was a V8 110 instead! Keeping the Spares usable fir both vehicles the same.
Agree about need for support vehicle but I think RR should be self sufficient for your journey except for water otherwise it is just driving an empty car which is not much of a challenge
It's awesome and timeless. There would be absolutely nothing wrong if it was still made today, with updated engines and gearboxes, with the bare minimum of electronics. I'm sure people would still buy it.
The only trouble with the Canning Stock Route is that so many people have filmed it, it is now pretty much overdone. I would love to see it do the Great Central Road. That is an area that is crying out to be filmed properly.
The GCR is no kind of challenge, other than it's distance. More and more of is getting sealed and it can now be done in a 2WD. CSR is still one of the great overland adventures in Australia, if not the world.
@@christanner3770 Mate, to use any other music a person needs to pay huge royalties. It is not affordable for the average UA-cam Vlogger to do it. As to the CSR & Tele Track, it's highly unlikely that they will be sealed anytime in our lifetime.
@@christanner3770 I see your point however the Nullabor is an arterial road. Tele and CSR are not. As for the music overlays and the attitude toward content creators "monkey see monkey do" creating, the choice is yours not to watch it.
@@christanner3770 I’m presuming nobody has you shackled in front of a PC Playing UA-cam vlogs to you, so it’s simple, don’t watch ! 😂 Seriously, some people will moan about anything 🤪🤣
Paul Marsh what a great bloke, pity there wasn't a way to get him to Aussie for the trip. Perhaps the WA border will be open in Feb and open to international travelers, the look of disappointment on his face when you told him getting here was not possible at the moment. Anyway good luck on your trip and will watch the vehicle preparation with interest.
Paul is a great guy, "go and do it, of course it can be done!" I had a specially made fuel tank of ~250 liters in my 300Tdi Discovery (a CRR with a shorter body - same frame) and the regular 92 liters tank when I went on a ~2.000km unsupported desert trip in Egypt in 1999 (Kharga-Uweinat-Gilf-Great Sand Sea-Baharia) with a friend in a LC80. Two cars, 3 people, everyone carried his own everything! Leaving Kharga I had slightly less than an inch for my rear axle to hit the bump-stops which got better and better as we made progress. Looking forward to seeing you coming out of your adventure with a very wide grinn on your face! No daubt in my mind that you WILL make it!
I was watching the drone shots at the end, I couldn't hep thinking that it doesn't look out of place on today's roads. It's over 50 bloody years since it was designed. (Now I know it wasn't actually designed but you get my point.) So we have a Range Rover that still looks beautiful fifty years later and you are going to take it on the Canning Stock. Now, how will a Range Rover do on the Canning? Normally you just wouldn't but the Classic, yes, I would. So we have a beautiful timeless classic that is capable on the Canning Stock route. The next thought was, who the hell is in charge at Land Rover? Can they not see the irony?
Put a 50mm tow ball front and rear of the rangie then get a push pole with a hitch at either end so if you do need to be recovered you have a safe way if towing long distance. Could be stored along the top of the front bumper like a the military land rovers
Great idea. Once you finish the Canning, your next challenge should be to ship it to Cape Town and then drive the length of Africa and hand deliver it to the Museum in the UAE
To the museum on a loan ... I think he is to much in love with the car to give it away. But driving from Cape Town would be a great film. Andrew and Paul Marsh. And they can even have episodes without any driving just sitting, chatting about anything under a mango tree or something. I love how they work together! :)
Brilliant! My first reaction was “no!!! You’ll wreck a beautiful old Range Rover” then I immediately came around, this thing is built to do this. Looking forward to it
Not sure it's much of a challenge to drive a road you've done before in a car you're going to rebuild from almost scratch with two capable support vehicles in tow. Really pushing the boundaries of "challenge" here Andrew.
Well… As a viewer for abroad … I’m as much exited about the actual preparation for the trip as much as the actual footage from the journey itself. Sounds like a master task … but if anyone could pull it off sir … YOU can for sure 👍 Greetings from Germany everybody Stay safe …
It would have been a true adventure had you taken this byword for lack of reliability without the peace of mind of having a byword for reliability tagging along behind you. If you take the British-built nightmare without the Japanese built quality product, the series will be even better. That said, I am so looking forward to it.
The original RRC was as reliable, if not more so, than any other car of that period. It was the later ones that had all the "luxury features" bodged onto them by a cash strapped British Leyland that were unreliable. Even then it was normally the aforementioned "luxury features" that went wrong, rather than the basic car.
All vehicles build in the 70’s are reasonably well build. Providing, the parts aren’t to worn out it should be breeze. I use to drive 2WD Holden Kingswood trough the bush on the bush tracks no worries. Of cause you dig in with 2WD time by time but always easy way out. Vehicle like RR from the 70’s should do it sooo easy. In any way wish you good luck and who knows I may be the other supporting vehicle with my Amarok 😀👍
It would be awesome of you had a Transit van or with a tray/ flat bed as a support vehicle. Could it be more British than a handy man’s white Transit van.
Andrew, you really are a joy to watch. The same must be said of Paul Marsh. Two straight shooters that do not dabble in BS. It’s so refreshing and absolutely invaluable, thanks again for sharing!
As a fan of this channel and a fan of Land/Range Rovers this is great news! Perhaps a Sankey or similar trailer for fuel like Rover used to do for their North African expeditions?
Bloody Hell Andrew ! I wish you the best of British and I've lit a candle and said a pray for you in the British Leyland Church of lost souls and causes. Of course you and the Randy Lover will do it.
i watched most of your videos and this one made me sit up straight 🤠.....this trip i will look forward to mate, i had a 300 tdi and a td5 and loved them both ,i now have a cruiser 2007 100 series...but i must say my disco .....they where very special to me , looking forward to the trip and the betweens ,upgrades etc
The chance to do it, to prepare is something you have the ability and support to do, why not? We would all help and support if we could, but us Patreons will surely do whatever we can in place of joining you.
Could you use the underslung LPG style of tank for petrol. That would carry at least 100 LTRs under the car keeping the center of gravity low plus freeing up space inside.
I can put you in contact with a guy here in Sydney (Wentworth ville) that will rebuild your gearbox. He did my 300 TDI many years ago. He has all parts in stock and knows all the weaknesses. His buildings are full of ranger over parts and has many projects. I would so recommend getting new high grade billet axels made with heavy duty outer axel flanges. I would also recommend getting the diff centres rebuilt.
Can I just say, thank you for being so unlike so many Toyota fans on UA-cam. Personally, I love Land Rovers (I own two, both from the 1980s), but I respect Toyotas for what they are, and I do very much like an older Land Cruiser. I don't really see why liking, or owning, one manufacturer's car means people need to shit on other people's preference.
It would be cool to see this trip done while only using equipment from the era the Rover was made. All camping, navigation, clothing, tools, etc... even film equipment will be from the '70's.
Wiki "A few adventurers have traversed the track on foot, by bicycle, and in two-wheel drive vehicles." Andrew , you'll be doing it in looxoory , lad : >) All the best!
Hi Andrew, I found this, what do you think, ua-cam.com/video/h-TdEwdiVs8/v-deo.html I don't want to say he didn't do it, BUT !! Riding The Canning Stock Route on a electric bike totally unsupported with a trailer, hmm, as we know it's a dam long way on you're own. I would never ever think of doing this EVER !! Brave or an idiot !! Seeya Rob
To Carry all its own fuel (or not) - is that allowing for a mid-track fuel dump (refuelling) or not. That makes a difference 100% of success on this track, or not. hyperbole much ? - all the best.
I wonder if all people going for 1600 km off road have to do a complete overhaul of their cars! We would be paying many times more for any goods and services. And Australia is a developed country with good communications. Oh, Andrew, you are loosing your ground. Adventure would be to go on your own. Is age getting you or is it something else? Sorry, but your channel is getting disappointing.
done a trip in a 2 door RR in the nineties from germany down to dakar with friends in a 4 door. no problem ( emu shocks and frame welding done for prep). heavy sands up to 30 liters / 100 km. sold it in dakar. living in perth for few years, did not make it to drive canning with my 130 TDI . good luck , but be not over prepared....
Truly excited for you. We like to think our 70 series are bullet proof, they are close and maybe but unlikely, you would need to tow the Troopy, just keep that in mind Greetings from Johannesburg, have fun, lots of it.
I would love to see this journey. I am from Oman and I have RRC 1984 in restoration process. I will take it in a journey in our Omani desert trip. Close to empty quarter.
Good idea Andrew, I travelled the Canning in 2019 great trip ! I think taking the Rangie on the track is a great idea. I notice you have Falken Wildpeak tires on the Rangie do you like them ? I am thinking of trying them on my Prado 120 I mainly do long touring, plains and desert crossings. .
The rangie will do it easy.A mate and I did it over 30years ago his rangie did it easy my stage 1 was a different story but we made it south to North. Looking fwd to this adventure. Buy a rebuilt box from ashcroft simple? Have fun.
I’ve got a family friend that did the canning a few years ago in a series 1 short wheel base Land Rover fully unsupported. There was an article about it in a Land Rover magazine but can’t find it. I can get you in touch with him if you would like?
Sorry Andrew I nailed it first time when you had the pregnant pause last episode when you were going to announce it, as a Range Rover owner classic owner your ambition didn’t surprise me……good luck…….all off road on you tube took a Range Rover classic and did it in a doddle
Why did I have the feeling late week that this was what you were planning? At face value it sounds completely insane, but when you think about it (as you've been doing) it actually all looks very possible. Looking forward to following the story.
I mean if your having support vehicles carry your spare parts and other equipment, not camera gear then it’s really no different if they carry your fuel. The point to you carrying your own fuel is to prove you could do the trip by yourself. If you can’t carry fuel spare parts and all gear then you technically can’t complete the trip by yourself. I wouldn’t worry so much about what vehicle is carrying the fuel as much as I would just do the trip with support and reduce the chances of not having to stop filling because of a problem.
I do understand, the beloved old girl must do the canning, looking forward to seeing that, in mean time some fella said you got a huge forest down there someplace, but, you know, we think it's just a rumor.
Fantastic Andrew 👍 Very keen to follow this epic trip. as I have an FZJ80 (4.5L petrol 80 Series Landcruiser), fuel (or carrying enough) has been my biggest concern tackling these longer tracks. My average on-road fuel consumption is 18L/100kms, and from what I've read, they suggest doubling its average fuel use for these tracks to be safe. Which means calculating my fuel usage at 36L/100kms, and with its 145L OEM twin tanks, means a max distance of approx 403kms only. Is that how you're calculating your off-road fuel consumption?
Sounds like a great adventure. I want to say put a 300Tdi in it and a couple of sill tanks and KONI shocks, but the V8 should be fun. Aussie Desert Coolers make radiators for the Finke Rally, and have made bigger radiators for many RRs and LRs. I got one in my 110, 30% increased capacity and triple flow cooling, made to original dimensions, so worth giving them a call. I would have guessed 25 l/100km for that trip. You've had more experience with RR than me, but my '88 EFI RRC did 14/100km Melb - Perth, but averaged 20/100km around town, which is why I've suggested the extra 5 litre buffer.
Canning is a very nasty on any vehicle,l remember that same landy doing that stock route in the 80s. They blow the rear diff up and had to sell the vehicle. Saying that he did have some weight on board.
In 2015 I drove a 1970 Morris Minor unsupported from the UK to Mongolia via Turkmenistan and the Pamir Highway.... you will be fine in that thing!! Will make it no problem
I guessed wrong. I thought you were going to take it to South Africa and retrace your trip from your original RR. Though the Canning Stock Route is equally as epic. Looking forward to seeing this adventure.
Nah, I'm sure if he wanted to bring it here to Africa, he would've just bought one here. Remember, he bought that old lady "blind".😊
I love how pragmatic Paul Marsh is.
No drama, no hyperbole, no procrastination, no waffle.
I've never met the guy but you just know that you can take whatever he says to the bank.
I met Paul when my son bought a vehicle through him. Your assessment is spot on.
Just 2 points Andrew, 1) The RR can do the Route obviously and age is nothing to do with it really but "IF" you did serious damage to your pride and joy could you live with yourself?
2) Rather then taking Landcruiser's as your Support vehicle you'd take far less spares and have more weight available if your Support vehicle was a V8 110 instead!
Keeping the Spares usable fir both vehicles the same.
I'm In Perth. Can I come with you in my Disco 1. Hahaha. Great show. Keep up the great content. Micky Rayner
I'd love to watch that combo
Awesome, looking forward to the future episodes
Agree about need for support vehicle but I think RR should be self sufficient for your journey except for water otherwise it is just driving an empty car which is not much of a challenge
This will be great!
Would definitely make sense to get a custom fuel tank inside the back of the Range Rover, instead of messing around with cans.
Spare fuel pump, spare distributor, and normal selection of tools and zip ties and tape etc and she’ll be fine.
I think i might be more excited then you guys
Hello my friend and congratulations
and thank you very much
Launched in June 1970 and it’s still the car you’d sit and look at after a long day. What a beaut.
It's awesome and timeless. There would be absolutely nothing wrong if it was still made today, with updated engines and gearboxes, with the bare minimum of electronics. I'm sure people would still buy it.
The only trouble with the Canning Stock Route is that so many people have filmed it, it is now pretty much overdone. I would love to see it do the Great Central Road. That is an area that is crying out to be filmed properly.
Overdone??? well you're easily pleased.
The GCR is no kind of challenge, other than it's distance. More and more of is getting sealed and it can now be done in a 2WD. CSR is still one of the great overland adventures in Australia, if not the world.
@@christanner3770 Mate, to use any other music a person needs to pay huge royalties. It is not affordable for the average UA-cam Vlogger to do it. As to the CSR & Tele Track, it's highly unlikely that they will be sealed anytime in our lifetime.
@@christanner3770 I see your point however the Nullabor is an arterial road. Tele and CSR are not. As for the music overlays and the attitude toward content creators "monkey see monkey do" creating, the choice is yours not to watch it.
@@christanner3770 I’m presuming nobody has you shackled in front of a PC Playing UA-cam vlogs to you, so it’s simple, don’t watch ! 😂 Seriously, some people will moan about anything 🤪🤣
Paul Marsh what a great bloke, pity there wasn't a way to get him to Aussie for the trip. Perhaps the WA border will be open in Feb and open to international travelers, the look of disappointment on his face when you told him getting here was not possible at the moment. Anyway good luck on your trip and will watch the vehicle preparation with interest.
Paul is a great guy, "go and do it, of course it can be done!"
I had a specially made fuel tank of ~250 liters in my 300Tdi Discovery (a CRR with a shorter body - same frame) and the regular 92 liters tank when I went on a ~2.000km unsupported desert trip in Egypt in 1999 (Kharga-Uweinat-Gilf-Great Sand Sea-Baharia) with a friend in a LC80. Two cars, 3 people, everyone carried his own everything! Leaving Kharga I had slightly less than an inch for my rear axle to hit the bump-stops which got better and better as we made progress.
Looking forward to seeing you coming out of your adventure with a very wide grinn on your face! No daubt in my mind that you WILL make it!
If you'd filmed that journey I think I'd be enthralled watching it!
I was watching the drone shots at the end, I couldn't hep thinking that it doesn't look out of place on today's roads. It's over 50 bloody years since it was designed. (Now I know it wasn't actually designed but you get my point.)
So we have a Range Rover that still looks beautiful fifty years later and you are going to take it on the Canning Stock. Now, how will a Range Rover do on the Canning? Normally you just wouldn't but the Classic, yes, I would.
So we have a beautiful timeless classic that is capable on the Canning Stock route. The next thought was, who the hell is in charge at Land Rover? Can they not see the irony?
I love the idea but please do it again in a fitted out for two….. GRENADIER.
Put a 50mm tow ball front and rear of the rangie then get a push pole with a hitch at either end so if you do need to be recovered you have a safe way if towing long distance. Could be stored along the top of the front bumper like a the military land rovers
First reaction: Burst out laughing.
Second reaction: Can't wait for the adventure.
Are Ronny, Harry and Torbs going to be your "support crew"? I know those guys were itching to do the CSR before the pandemic...
andrew my wife and i did the canning in a 1974 2door rangie engine 350 chev carring ltrs 400 fuel no support no problems
I think your wife should drive the troopy while you're in the range rover..............so as for you to both enjoy the trip
Stopped watching when "support vehicles" were mentioned
Do not worry about the age of the vehicle, what about the driver? (Not wishing to be rude, I am a few years older than you, Andrew)
Good luck with your adventure . CSR wasn't the Africa trip I'd like to see .
Great idea. Once you finish the Canning, your next challenge should be to ship it to Cape Town and then drive the length of Africa and hand deliver it to the Museum in the UAE
To the museum on a loan ... I think he is to much in love with the car to give it away.
But driving from Cape Town would be a great film. Andrew and Paul Marsh. And they can even have episodes without any driving just sitting, chatting about anything under a mango tree or something. I love how they work together! :)
This Range Rover is going to be like my 25 year old mop ! Its only had ten new heads and three new handles !
Brilliant! My first reaction was “no!!! You’ll wreck a beautiful old Range Rover” then I immediately came around, this thing is built to do this. Looking forward to it
YES!!!! RRC versus The Canning Stock. It would be EPIC!
Not sure it's much of a challenge to drive a road you've done before in a car you're going to rebuild from almost scratch with two capable support vehicles in tow. Really pushing the boundaries of "challenge" here Andrew.
More Rangie and less Toyota videos please 🙏
Well…
As a viewer for abroad … I’m as much exited about the actual preparation for the trip as much as the actual footage from the journey itself.
Sounds like a master task … but if anyone could pull it off sir … YOU can for sure 👍
Greetings from Germany everybody
Stay safe …
CSR is closed currently
It would have been a true adventure had you taken this byword for lack of reliability without the peace of mind of having a byword for reliability tagging along behind you. If you take the British-built nightmare without the Japanese built quality product, the series will be even better. That said, I am so looking forward to it.
The original RRC was as reliable, if not more so, than any other car of that period. It was the later ones that had all the "luxury features" bodged onto them by a cash strapped British Leyland that were unreliable. Even then it was normally the aforementioned "luxury features" that went wrong, rather than the basic car.
All vehicles build in the 70’s are reasonably well build. Providing, the parts aren’t to worn out it should be breeze. I use to drive 2WD Holden Kingswood trough the bush on the bush tracks no worries. Of cause you dig in with 2WD time by time but always easy way out. Vehicle like RR from the 70’s should do it sooo easy. In any way wish you good luck and who knows I may be the other supporting vehicle with my Amarok 😀👍
I have a love of old English cars, so this sounds like a brilliant idea. I look forward to the preparation of both vehicles.
The CSR might not even be open till 2023.
It would be awesome of you had a Transit van or with a tray/ flat bed as a support vehicle. Could it be more British than a handy man’s white Transit van.
Andrew, you really are a joy to watch. The same must be said of Paul Marsh. Two straight shooters that do not dabble in BS. It’s so refreshing and absolutely invaluable, thanks again for sharing!
As a fan of this channel and a fan of Land/Range Rovers this is great news! Perhaps a Sankey or similar trailer for fuel like Rover used to do for their North African expeditions?
A small 8x5 single axle trailer built with range rover wheels would carry fuel and spares without the fear of overloading
Just do it mate enjoy it and savour it. It's going to be great!
Bloody Hell Andrew ! I wish you the best of British and I've lit a candle and said a pray for you in the British Leyland Church of lost souls and causes. Of course you and the Randy Lover will do it.
i watched most of your videos and this one made me sit up straight 🤠.....this trip i will look forward to mate, i had a 300 tdi and a td5 and loved them both ,i now have a cruiser 2007 100 series...but i must say my disco .....they where very special to me , looking forward to the trip and the betweens ,upgrades etc
This will be your most epic drive ever!
Love the idea and will be working on my own '79 RRC along with you
Top idea bloke 👍 The Rover looks good 🤗
Very exciting, Andrew. Was great to hear you telling me about it at the shows drinks. I look forward to it.
Go for it. I’m Ex Army. I have an Ex Army RFSV Perentie 110 with Ex Army Off Road Trailer for support. Let me know . If not, good luck anyway.
The chance to do it, to prepare is something you have the ability and support to do, why not? We would all help and support if we could, but us Patreons will surely do whatever we can in place of joining you.
Sounds like a great project
Please, take LR Defender as your support vehicles instead of tc :)
Can`t wait to follow you along this one, what a brilliant idea. Such an inspiration, as always.
Could you use the underslung LPG style of tank for petrol. That would carry at least 100 LTRs under the car keeping the center of gravity low plus freeing up space inside.
I can put you in contact with a guy here in Sydney (Wentworth ville) that will rebuild your gearbox.
He did my 300 TDI many years ago.
He has all parts in stock and knows all the weaknesses.
His buildings are full of ranger over parts and has many projects.
I would so recommend getting new high grade billet axels made with heavy duty outer axel flanges.
I would also recommend getting the diff centres rebuilt.
Maybe a fabricated replacement long range and/or auxiliary tank are worth considering. There are several companies locally.
Clarkson "what could possibly go wrong?"
Love to see you do that trip!!!
Embrace the insanity!!! :) Enjoy the build prep. and trip. :) Don't publish the date else a bunch of us would follow along.
Of course it will make it. I would take my 40 year old cruiser on that trip in a heartbeat.
Can I just say, thank you for being so unlike so many Toyota fans on UA-cam. Personally, I love Land Rovers (I own two, both from the 1980s), but I respect Toyotas for what they are, and I do very much like an older Land Cruiser. I don't really see why liking, or owning, one manufacturer's car means people need to shit on other people's preference.
I wish Paul could join you on this expedition. No doubt you can make it btw. My sons and I will be watching you from the USA. Good luck. Be safe!
It would be cool to see this trip done while only using equipment from the era the Rover was made. All camping, navigation, clothing, tools, etc... even film equipment will be from the '70's.
Wiki "A few adventurers have traversed the track on foot, by bicycle, and in two-wheel drive vehicles."
Andrew , you'll be doing it in looxoory , lad : >)
All the best!
Hi Andrew, I found this, what do you think, ua-cam.com/video/h-TdEwdiVs8/v-deo.html I don't want to say he didn't do it, BUT !! Riding The Canning Stock Route on a electric bike totally unsupported with a trailer, hmm, as we know it's a dam long way on you're own. I would never ever think of doing this EVER !! Brave or an idiot !! Seeya Rob
Andrew, I am waiting for your detailed review of the LC300. 😁
Can't really trust these other chaps honestly.
To Carry all its own fuel (or not) - is that allowing for a mid-track fuel dump (refuelling) or not. That makes a difference 100% of success on this track, or not. hyperbole much ? - all the best.
I wonder if all people going for 1600 km off road have to do a complete overhaul of their cars! We would be paying many times more for any goods and services. And Australia is a developed country with good communications. Oh, Andrew, you are loosing your ground. Adventure would be to go on your own. Is age getting you or is it something else? Sorry, but your channel is getting disappointing.
done a trip in a 2 door RR in the nineties from germany down to dakar with friends in a 4 door. no problem ( emu shocks and frame welding done for prep). heavy sands up to 30 liters / 100 km. sold it in dakar. living in perth for few years, did not make it to drive canning with my 130 TDI . good luck , but be not over prepared....
Contact KLR in Windsor for LT95 parts or a gear box rebuild. Same gear box as the Perentie.
Truly excited for you. We like to think our 70 series are bullet proof, they are close and maybe but unlikely, you would need to tow the Troopy, just keep that in mind
Greetings from Johannesburg, have fun, lots of it.
I would love to see this journey. I am from Oman and I have RRC 1984 in restoration process. I will take it in a journey in our Omani desert trip. Close to empty quarter.
Exciting stuff! Very keen to follow this adventure.
Good idea Andrew, I travelled the Canning in 2019 great trip ! I think taking the Rangie on the track is a great idea. I notice you have Falken Wildpeak tires on the Rangie do you like them ? I am thinking of trying them on my Prado 120 I mainly do long touring, plains and desert crossings.
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The rangie will do it easy.A mate and I did it over 30years ago his rangie did it easy my stage 1 was a different story but we made it south to North. Looking fwd to this adventure. Buy a rebuilt box from ashcroft simple? Have fun.
Looking forward to seeing preparation of your Range Rover. The Canning will be a fantastic adventure regardless of the outcome.
It’s a Land Rover, what could possibly go wrong 🤙🏼
I’ve got a family friend that did the canning a few years ago in a series 1 short wheel base Land Rover fully unsupported. There was an article about it in a Land Rover magazine but can’t find it. I can get you in touch with him if you would like?
Sorry Andrew I nailed it first time when you had the pregnant pause last episode when you were going to announce it, as a Range Rover owner classic owner your ambition didn’t surprise me……good luck…….all off road on you tube took a Range Rover classic and did it in a doddle
Why did I have the feeling late week that this was what you were planning?
At face value it sounds completely insane, but when you think about it (as you've been doing) it actually all looks very possible. Looking forward to following the story.
I mean if your having support vehicles carry your spare parts and other equipment, not camera gear then it’s really no different if they carry your fuel. The point to you carrying your own fuel is to prove you could do the trip by yourself. If you can’t carry fuel spare parts and all gear then you technically can’t complete the trip by yourself. I wouldn’t worry so much about what vehicle is carrying the fuel as much as I would just do the trip with support and reduce the chances of not having to stop filling because of a problem.
Nice idea a PTC with the drone.. always thinking aren’t you!?
I do understand, the beloved old girl must do the canning, looking forward to seeing that, in mean time some fella said you got a huge forest down there someplace, but, you know, we think it's just a rumor.
Fantastic Andrew 👍 Very keen to follow this epic trip. as I have an FZJ80 (4.5L petrol 80 Series Landcruiser), fuel (or carrying enough) has been my biggest concern tackling these longer tracks. My average on-road fuel consumption is 18L/100kms, and from what I've read, they suggest doubling its average fuel use for these tracks to be safe. Which means calculating my fuel usage at 36L/100kms, and with its 145L OEM twin tanks, means a max distance of approx 403kms only. Is that how you're calculating your off-road fuel consumption?
A collaboration trip with Ronnie Dahl would be the ultimate trip for UA-cam
Whatever it is. Style, coolness, whatever. Paul Marsh just has it.
oh man, I'd so love to follow Andrew in my 48 Willys CJ2L on this trip!
Goodluck withe your beauty range rover💪💪👌
Sounds like a great adventure. I want to say put a 300Tdi in it and a couple of sill tanks and KONI shocks, but the V8 should be fun. Aussie Desert Coolers make radiators for the Finke Rally, and have made bigger radiators for many RRs and LRs. I got one in my 110, 30% increased capacity and triple flow cooling, made to original dimensions, so worth giving them a call. I would have guessed 25 l/100km for that trip. You've had more experience with RR than me, but my '88 EFI RRC did 14/100km Melb - Perth, but averaged 20/100km around town, which is why I've suggested the extra 5 litre buffer.
A well balanced position for 2 100 litre tanks would be behind the front seats (fwd of rear axle). Mould them to the shape of the floor.
What a fantastic idea, back to basics. Show just what can be done with a basic vehicle. Really looking forward to this one!
Can't wait for this, success will be no problem with Andrew doing the planning
Get an LC 79, fill it with barrels of fuel and it can act as a mobile gas station for your trip. Saw this technique in the empty quarter.
Andrew going anywhere is a pleasure to watch but he already did the Canningstock. There is gotta be more to Australia.
This sounds awesome! I’m looking forward to it!!
Looking forward to it, how about making it a real adventure with no support vehicle?
I love it Andrew! Finally, some real adventure!
Canning is a very nasty on any vehicle,l remember that same landy doing that stock route in the 80s. They blow the rear diff up and had to sell the vehicle. Saying that he did have some weight on board.
David Attenborough of Overlanding
Wouldn't it be ironic if the Range Rover ends up having to tow the Toyota.
Let us know if you can use WA 4WD Association support on this trip....
Wow...that interior roof is ghastly! Can it be cleaned?