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The Magazine of the Melbourne JeepThe Magazine of the Melbourne Jeep®® Owners Club Owners Club

Issue 6 — July 2002 All Content and Articles are the express Copyright of the Melbourne Jeep Owners Club or the acknowledged Author.

IN THIS ISSUE- Toolangi Forrest Action Jeep Jamboree USA is 50 Re Calibrating Your Speedo MJOC 2004 Jamboree Dinner Dance Tickets On Sale New Advertisers Support Club

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HI JEEP DRIVERS, JUST A NOTE FOR YOU'ALL ABOUT THE UP COMING JEEP JAMBOREE BEING HELD BY THE SYDNEY JEEP CLUB IN OCTOBER. WE ARE A MAJOR SPONSOR & WILL BE THERE HAVING A LOTS OF FUN. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE LOG ONTO www.sydneyjeepclub.com AND SEND IN AN ENTRY. THESE SORTS OF EVENTS DON'T HAPPEN OFTEN IN AUSTRALIA AND I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD MAKE AN EFFORT TO SUPPORT IT. WERE GIVING AWAY A BESTOP 1/2 TOP, 3 BIKINIS TOPS, AN OPTIMA DEEP CYCLE BATTERY, WARN & TERAFLEX GOODIES SO GET ON IT! OTHER SPONSORS ARE PROVIDING MORE GREAT PRIZES TOO- MORE INFO TO COME. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS LET ME OR THE HARD WORKING SJC LADS KNOW, IT WILL BE A LOT OF FUN FOR ALL CALIBER OF JEEP OWNER! TONY WHITEHEAD, USA 4X4 . JOCV/MJOC/ACTJEEPTRACTION

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Have Your Radio and GPS Questions Answered at our Next Meeting in July. The July meeting will be attended by the leg-endary John Cullen from Time Plus Communi-cations. John will give us the latest news on UHF and CB Radios along with GPS Units etc. John is very entertaining and will be able to answer all your questions about communica-tions. He will also be able to check out your existing radio for any arial tuning problems. Guest speakers usually bring along some freebies and goodies for members attending. You could even win the monthly raffle. We also have a free supper, coffee and tea or even a cold beer available. Many members come along to meetings just to get in early for new trip bookings or to catch up with fellow members. Of course there is the photo swap sessions ( especially from JJ) , you can bring along your photos and swap them with others. So come along and join in the fun at the next meeting. If you know of anyone who could be a guest speaker at our meetings please contact Steve Barnett. ————————————————————————

Omaru Jeep Adventure Park

Open Day and BBQ.

We are holding an open day and BBQ at Omaru for all mem-bers to come along and experience the trails and tribulations at Kilmore. Many new driving skill tests and obstacles have been com-pleted at Kilmore and the club is inviting you all to come along and see what all the fuss has been about. You can join in a special Jeep fun event or put your Jeep and your self to the test through the various sections, polish up your driving skills with a club instructor, get your partner to have a drive, or just come along for the Free BBQ lunch.. We expect wet and muddy conditions so much fun will be had by all. Book with Roy Edward and let us know how many passen-gers you will have for catering purposes. The Date is Sunday 14th July 2002


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Welcome to New Members. The Melbourne Jeep Owners Club welcomes the following new mem-bers to our Jeep family. Craig Billing Black 2001 Jeep TJ Renegade Craig came to the club from Nun-awading Chrysler Jeep and is a very keen Jeeper. Has had no 4WD experience other than drown-ing his Renegade in Toolangi mud hole and almost rolling it on a steep hillside. He has already booked for the next Driver Training day. Sounds like he might need it.. Karina & Jacob Weelen. Karina owns a green 1998 XJ Cherokee Sport that she calls “Freddo” and found out about the club from the Brighton Chrysler Jeep Service Dept. Ian & Elaine Paxton Ian and Elaine own a Chilli Pepper Red 1998 XJ Jeep Cherokee Sport and found out about the club from Nunawading Chrysler Jeep. Tony Fielder. Tony owns a XJ Cherokee Sport and found out about the club from the VAFWDC. His vehicle is fitted with LPG and a Bullbar. Tony was at our May members’ meeting. Welcome back to Darren & Kristen Lewis who own a 96 Laredo. Please make these new members very welcome when you meet them at a meeting or on a trip.

TRIP LEADERS NEEDED

A familiar call for help to all those budding trip leaders out there. We are need of leaders to run trips, especially day trips. Have a look at the Year Planner and take on one of the suggested trips (with no name attached) or you can suggest a des-tination your self. You might even like to team up with another club member to organize and plan a trip. If you need assistance to plan or organize your trip just ask a committee member who will gladly help out.

EX MJOC Members Start New Jeep Club in QLD Hi there Ian, I'm not sure if you remember us but we were in the club we had the white Cherokee Turbo Diesel from Queensland we were in the club for about 6 - 7 months and did the training course and a few trips in the snow. well I'm just dropping you a line to say hi and congratulations on the new look of the club and web site as I'm always jumping on to see how everyone is going. I loved and missed the club so much when I had to move back to the Sunshine coast in QLD that I decided to start my own jeep club (Sunshine Coast jeep Club) www.jeep.e2aus.com The club is only 2 months old with 12 mem-bers and our first trip is on the 24th and it's a trip up to Rainbow Beach and fresh water for a BBQ lunch and then a drive through the bush and then back to the beach for the trip home. Well i must fly and I'll keep in touch you never know when we might meet on a track somewhere.... give our love to the club... thanks for all the great memories and the inspiration to start my own club.... Roger and Kylie Hermann


Members News Had an e-mail from Paul Frazer to say that he is in hospital, hope it is not long before you are back of the road again. Get well soon. Also heard that our Treasurer Paul Philippi recently got married, congratulations to you and Robyn. Birthday greetings to Barbara, Phil, Graeme and Beryl. Please let us know if you are doing any in-teresting like getting married, engaged, birth-day may be even divorced or having a baby.

______________________ CLUB SUBSCRIPTION FEES ARE NOW DUE

______________________ Membership Fees are now due for pay-ment. Your fees are payable before the 1st July. Members who have received an invoice for renewal are requested to renew their membership by sending payment to the club secretary or paying at the next meeting. Also members are reminded that in or-der to continue attending trips, events and using other club benefits like the ANFWDC Insurance you must be a financial member. Non-financial members will be sent a notice one month after the fees are due giving them another 30 days to pay, after which their membership lapses.

New System For Club Property and Equipment Management. Our club Property Officer—Bob Watson has had to relinquish his role for personal reasons and the committee has arranged for a new procedure for storing and manage-ment of the club property. A Club Recovery Kit will be stored at each of the following members— Boyd Youngman—Thomastown in the North (a/h) 9465 2723 – 0412638207 – [email protected] Wayne & Julie Kerr—Lilydale in the East (a/h) 9737 6444 or 0407531444 Ian Fletcher—Doncaster will store the clubs Tarp, Banners and Chain-saw etc. 0418 335 630 [email protected] A big Thankyou to Bob Watson

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My Jeep My ’96 ZJ Laredo Early in 1997 I became the proud owner of a ZJ Grand. I did well, it being a demonstra-tor vehicle stacked with extras and a price saving of many thousands of dollars. I was on cloud nine. It was my second 4x4, the first being back in the dark days of the Toy-ota FJ45 – 1979. This was completely dif-ferent. Firstly it was actually comfortable. Secondly it did not bounce along the high-way. Thirdly it handles like a car. Also it had power to spare. There were many things that made it a joy to own. Six years later it is a very different car. 170,000km’s do take a bit out of a car, but not so much out of a Jeep. Yes it has seen some service, been banged around a bit, but it runs like a dream, starts without any problems, does not burn oil, or leak oil. The fuel consumption is something to be proud of with today’s increasing fuel costs. I get 14.8l/100km, excellent fuel consumption, but got by making a few simple improve-ments. The truth outs! It is no longer a stan-dard ZJ. I have carried out a few modifica-tions. Firstly the limitations of the vehicle in standard form. It has very small tyres, probably the smallest in its class. The tyres are very good for the road but hopeless even on gravel. I have tried two other brands and believe that the BFG’s are the best. They have given me the longest life so far, about 70,000km and still have enough to see about another 15,000km. I have had one puncture as a result of driving over a small piece of steel near work, which cut into the shoulder of the tyre. When I changed to BFG’s I increased size to 30x9.5, an increase of 50mm over the stan-dard tyre, I changed the speedo drive gear to correct my speedo and am now as accu-rate as I can possibly get. It slowed down the acceleration slightly but not enough to matter. I can still give a Holden a good drag, but have trouble with a Ford. Next comes the ground clearance. The tyres helped but not much, I needed more. Why? Well I have bent my centre cross member several times (another story to follow). I also found that the lovely supple suspension does not like being loaded up very much. It drags its arse. So on went an OME kit raising the vehicle another 45mm giving me a total lift of 70mm over standard. Now I’m ready for anything. Not quite! The ZJ comes fitted with the QuadraTrak transfer case. A full time four wheel drive unit with just high and low ranges. This unit comes with a viscous coupling to allow dif-ferential drive to the front and rear at a ratio of about 40:60 front to rear. A good unit for road, gravel and snow, especially in the USA. However there is a weakness, it does not work in reverse. You have to engage low range, which locks out the viscous cou-pling, and the vehicle is in part time four

wheel drive. Not a major problem, but an inconvenience. The viscous coupling is also slow to respond when driving on mud. It would be nice to lock out the coupling as in low range for mud or snow driving. The major weakness is the low range engage-ment. The gear teeth engagement in low range is very marginal and as the box wears this becomes more critical. I experi-enced a lot of low range ‘jumping out of gear’ issues, some in very dangerous situa-tions. I pulled the box apart a number of times and after a lot of heartache got a re-placement shift lever, which had cracked. Even with the box rebuilt I experienced the same jumping out of gear. I was not going to spend even more money replacing the gear train to have the same thing happen again, so I bought a second hand Se-lectTrak and fitted it. The difference is as-tounding. It’s a much stronger selection linkage being cast steel and more positive in selection. It has the flexibility of being able to select 2x4, 4x4 part-time, 4x4 full-time and 4x4 part-time low. The best of all worlds! The interesting thing is that in 2x4 I experience a fuel consumption saving re-sulting in the above number. A good move. (I have got the Transfer box removal, strip down to component parts, rebuild and rein-stall, down to three hours. Not bad after lots of experience.) Now this cross member! An Engineer worth his salt would reject this cross member. It is the poorest design I have ever seen. For those of a technical bent, the member is formed from rectangular hollow tube. Noth-ing wrong with this! It then has a very large hole punched in the top and the centre por-tion is pressed in to allow the fitment of a massive transmission mount. This in effect makes it the same strength as a piece of sheet metal strapped across the vehicle. Yes it stops the transmission from falling downwards but any force, even the jack will force it upwards and the transmission into the floorpan. You guessed it I did this, a number of times. It also does not like being grounded on rocks of any sort as it gets pushed backwards. You should have seen it when I threw it out. End result I made a substantial cross member and bash plate out of 5mm plate steel. I can lift the whole vehicle on this cross member and it has served well. Fletch would probably say it is something to do with my driving style. (The WJ has a full box section across the vehi-cle, as do all the other Jeeps, why then not for the ZJ?) Enough of the negatives, it is a very good vehicle. I have added a few other items to make it a little more suitable for my needs. The compulsory Bull Bar, which has seen some interesting events not the least of which, was a rather enthusiastic drive across the creek at Omaru a few weeks ago. I dug the front of the car into the bank on the way out. With a loud bang and to the

delight of the onlookers I re-profiled the exit ramp, most of it embedded on and in my Bull Bar. That’s an interesting point, if you look at the front of the newer ARB bars they have two ‘air vents’ in the lower skirt. These act as mud scoops and very precisely guide any mud you happen to collect straight at the air conditioning condenser. When you clean it out you find two nicely extruded rectangles of hardened clay brick. How has the bar fared? Very well, it does have a slight curve now in the lower skirt, and it needs a slight amount of realigning but oth-erwise no problems. I have also got a couple of spotlights fitted that look good but I rarely use them. I also have two radios, AM and UHF. Why? Well they look good and the aerials on the front look like I mean business. I am trying to convince Barbara that I need a HF radio because I want one of the big thick aerials that make it look like I really do trips into the outback. Another must that I have fitted is a cargo barrier. It adds to the safety of carry-ing gear, especially recovery gear, in the back. Probably of more value though is the ability of packing the back up to the roof. With careful planning you can put every-thing you need, even for a two-week trip, into the back. As part of the camping con-venience I have fitted a dual battery set-up and an Engel fridge. The battery installation is quite good, but the consequences are somewhat inconvenient for the mechanic who has to change the oil filter. It can only be done from below, and it does not matter how you do it, you will get oil on yourself. Believe me, I have done it and it either gets onto your face or runs down your arm bring-ing back memories of my youth. At one stage I built a spare wheel carrier and Jerry can holder as swing away units on the back bumper. They were very effec-tive, until I reversed into an immovable ob-ject and a reasonable speed last Christmas and re-profiled the rear of my car. I have only another six months before the vehicle gets traded in, so it is not worth building new ones. Probably the most disappointing thing about owning the Grand is that there are not many of the vehicle specific accessories available to fit to them. You can not get a snorkel, a rear bar spare wheel mount which does not decrease the departure angle, long rang fuel tanks were difficult to get. The other issue, which has been addressed with the WJ, is the basic protection underneath. We got the road version 4x4 not the up-country one, with the raised heavy-duty suspension, steering, transfer case, and fuel tank pro-tection. The question I now face is what do I replace it with? Definitely not a KJ! Ian Gray


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Jeepers Creepers A word from the President…..!J Our club is growing to nearly 100 strong. Even as I write this there may be another new member who has taken us over the century mark. This is good news, not just for the numbers but because we are a vibrant club with lots of activi-ties and new ideas for member in-volvement. One of those new ides which we have been working on for some six months comes from an idea by Michael Herrmann. This is where we can get a degree of inter club competition going and have some

simple fun while helping to devel-oping greater participation. The concept is very simple and in-volves all members belonging to one of four teams. Each member can contribute to the teams point score by doing the very things we are members of the club for, such as going on trips joining in on certain activities, com-ing to the meetings etc. It's really very simple, and should lead to some very interesting events down the track. We would recognise the achieve-ment of the most successful Team with a perpetual trophy. The Teams run themselves, not

directed by the committee although we would expect some degree of direction should there be a need for club activity in a certain direc-tion. It's a very good idea. It will be fun. We can join in or opt out - my preference is to join in. Some may be sceptical, some may be enthusi-astic—I am. Come along to the General Meet-ings and learn more while gaining points for your team. Ian Gray El-Presidente


Toolangi Forrest Lives Up to it’s Reputation...again! The reports filtering in from the Toolangi 5Th Birthady celebration weekend indicate that a certain amount of Jeep Action was experi-enced, the last trip on Sunday saw the last Jeeps leaving Murrindindi Scenic Reserve around midnight after spending some hours winch-ing and recovering vehicles from a steep slippery slope. The usual problems occurred with some vehicles not having tyres that were roadworthy for the con-ditions and some drivers using to much aggression when tackling ruts, some having tyres depart from rims. Some very dirty jeeps have been seen around the suburbs showing the aftermath in all it’s glory. The night drive saw some Jeeps

obtain battle scars and the after party saw some rather sore heads appear from tents the next morn-ing. The forrest was very wet with plenty of muddy sections and slip-pery trails to keep every one occu-pied. Over 20 Jeeps made the effort to attend during the weekend and a fine campsite was set up with a nice BBQ lunch on Sunday. Various members stayed the nihgt on Saturday and others came up just for each days driving fun.

(Tony Whiteheads TJ Wrangler “Beast” covered in Murrundindi Mud)

The following email was received by Beryl this morning (Monday) Dear Beryl I would be most appreciative if you were able to pass on my thanks to the organizers and leaders of the Sunday afternoon trip in the Toolangi Forest. On the return from the trip, we fi-nally left the camping ground sometime close to 11pm and other than one rather concerned wife/mother, I have to Say that it was really excellent trip on which I certainly had a few Challenges and learnt a lot about recovery. I am not sure whether there were any who were wonder-ing whether they would be going home that day, particularly When one of JJ's front tyres came off the rim and he had no spare and had different rims/tyre sizes to everyone else. Fortunately a solution was found. The team work was excellent and as usual a lot of initiative was shown. I am somewhat glad that I had a reasonable level of experi-ence as you never know where a wrong turn will take you! Regards Bob phillipson

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Jeep Trails—New Trips Neerim Nasty—Day Trip

Sunday July 7th

A day of real nasty stuff in the Neerim Area north of Warrigal. Can be very adventurous if wet. Creek Crossings, plenty of mud and action. If we get early snow we could make this a snow trip, will advise accordingly.

Trip Leader Ian Fletcher Contact on the day—0418 335 630

Trip Rating Moderate to Difficult if Wet

Vehicle Limit 10 Vehicles BOOKINGS NOW OPEN

Meeting Place McDonalds—Fountain Gate , Narre Warren Princes Hwy on the left at Fountain Gate as you go into Narre Warren

Meeting Time 8.30 Breakfast for 9.00 Departure

Special Requirements

Omaru Jeep Adventure Park — Open Day and Free BBQ

Sunday July 14th

We are holding an open day and BBQ at Omaru for all members to come along and experi-ence the trails, obstacles and adventure at Kilmore. Many new driving skill tests and obstacles have been completed at Kilmore and the club is inviting you all to come along and see what all the fuss has been about. You can join in the special events planned for the day, put your Jeep and your self to the test through the various sections, polish up your driving skills with a club instructor, get your part-ner to have a drive, or just come along for the Free BBQ lunch.. We expect wet and muddy conditions so much fun will be had by all.

Trip Leader Ian Fletcher Contact on the day—0418 335 630

Trip Rating Easy to Absolute Fun if wet

Vehicle Limit No Limit on Vehicles

Meeting Place Macs Hotel in the main street of Kilmore

Meeting Time 8.30 Breakfast at the bakery for 9.00 Departure

Special Requirements Please book with Roy and advise on the number of people attending in your car for catering purposes.

Jamieson and Mount Skene—Snow Adventure Weekend

Saturday & Sunday August 17—18

The annual Snow Adventure on the Licola Jamieson Road. Usually blocked by snow, this is one of our most popular trips. Very harsh conditions can be experienced. Be prepared for all weather including heavy snow. You must carry food and water and suitable clothing for high country , Snow Chains are compulsory. We stay at the Jameison Court House Hotel on Satur-day Night. Vehicles must be in top condition with plenty of tread on tyres. The drive can include extreme snow conditions over the summit of Mount Skene. Accommo-dation Bookings required.

Trip Leader Ian Gray

Trip Rating Moderate to Difficult

Vehicle Limit 10 Vehicles

Meeting Place McDonalds Lilllydale

Meeting Time 8.00 Breakfast for 8.30 Departure

Special Requirements Accomodation Must Be Booked Early SNOW CHAINS ARE COMPULSORY and will be used


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Jeep Trails—New Trips

2002 Jeep Owners Jamboree— Gloucester Tops NSW Friday to Monday 4—7 October

MJOC is supporting this event and a strong contingent is planning to attend. Organized trips, events and activities in the magnificent Barrington Tops area of NSW. The Sydney Jeep Club is planning many fun Jeep things to keep you all entertained. Further information is on both our website and Sydney Jeep Club website.

Trip Leader Geoffrey Sonnichsen

Trip Rating Various

Vehicle Limit No Limit BOOKINGS NOW OPEN

Meeting Place TBA

Meeting Time

Special Requirements Contact Roy or Geoff for trip details

Year of the Outback Adventure—Flinders Ranges and Beyond

October July 14th

Melbourne to Mildura is straight forward, then we will follow the Darling River past the Menin-dee Lakes and on to Broken Hill. There are a couple of directional options to get to Mulga View Station, but once we are there we will climb to the top of the Stirrup Iron Range and set up camp. Views are stunning and there will be a track drive of 4 – 6 hours on top of the Range with plenty of photographic opportunities. Mulga View Station is about 80 km’s N/E of Blinman S.A. on the Arkaroola Road. The trip to Pinda Spring takes us into remote regions along creek beds and through spectacular gorges not normally accessible to the public. Our arrival at Leigh Creek will coincide with their Year Of The Outback celebrations of local food and wine. Moving south we will travel through Parachilna and Glass Gorges to Blinman which is an old copper mining town with cottages from the past still being lived in. Burra is another old town with historical links to copper mining.

Trip Leader Geoff Miller

Trip Rating Easy to Moderate

Vehicle Limit Bookings Extended To 12 Vehicles—2 Places Left For This Trip. A Reserve List Will Apply.

Meeting Place TBA

Meeting Time TBA

Special Requirements Bring: Camping equipment, drinking water containers, extra fuel, two spare wheels (if possible) and mesh for radiator protection against locusts.


ALL TRIP BOOKINGS TO THE TRIP CO-ORDINATOR

ROY EDWARD Mobile 0409 393 874

Business Email [email protected]

Home Email [email protected]

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Jeep Stuff—Recalibrating Your Speedo Avoid Speeding Fines with Bigger Tyres on your Jeep. With the lower 3 Klm leeway now inforce on speeding fines it is vital that you have your speedo recalibrated to give an acurate reading. When you install taller tyres on your Jeep the next job is to recalibrate the speedometer. Since the tyres are a different diameter your speedo and odo can be out by over 10%. There is a simple solution to this problem, your local Jeep dealership will be able to order the necessary part for you called a speedometer drive gear. This small plastic gear should cost around $20—25 The install should cost you nothing since it requires one hand tool and about 10 minutes of your time. Here is a list of common gear/tire combinations that should help you find what gear is right for you:

The Numbers in inches across the top represent your tire Diameter in Inches. The numbers down the left hand side repre-sent your axle ratios gearing. The numbers in the table actually represent the tooth count of the gear that you are going to replace yours with. Check your vehicles VIN number at your dealer to find out what axle ratio you have. Most 2.5L engines with manual trans-missions had 4.10 ratios. If your XJ had a manual transmission with the 4.0L inline six engine then you should have 3:07 gears in the axles. And finally, what most of us have is the 4.0L with an automatic transmission and 3.55 gears. All Cherokee's came with 28" or 29" tires depending on the package.

Tyre Size in Inches >

Diff Ratio

33 32 31 30 29 28

3:07 SG26 SG27 SG27 SG28 SG28 SG29

3:55 SG31 SG31 SG32 SG33 SG33 SG34

3:73 SG32 SG32 SG33 SG34 SG34 SG35

4:10 SG34 SG35 SG36 SG37 SG38 SG39

4:56 SG36 SG37 SG37 SG38

First step is to go to the drivers side of your Cherokee and crawl under the rear door. You will easily locate the rear drive shaft that connects the transfer case to the rear axle. Now the gear that we will be changing is in the transfer case. You will see a wire loom that plugs into the rear upper part of the transfer case - this wire loom feeds the vehicles computer the rotational speed of the output shaft and that, along with other in-formation, is used to compute your speed. >>>>>>>>Continued Next Page


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Jeep Stuff There is only 1 bolt that we need to remove along with the retaining tab that holds the con-nection in place. Now pay attention to how the plug is oriented prior to removing it - you may wish to mark it right now for proper positioning when re-installing. This is not critical for the gears or other internal parts - it will make it easier to re-install the mounting tab and screw. Now wiggle nice and easy while pulling and the whole as-sembly should pop right out. The stock (orange in this case) speedo gear can be removed with a firm tug. The new gear will be installed with the metal end first. Make sure the part is seated all the way prior to re-installation. A solid push should be all that is necessary to install your new gear. The rest of the installation is just the reverse or-der of the steps that we have already taken. Now you are done and your speedo is right on the mark. You may wish to verify that you have made the correct adjustment. This is easily accomplished on the highway. Find a mile marker (they are spaced one mile apart) while travelling at 100 KPH and time the distance between markers. At 100 KMH you are travelling one Kilometre per minute so you should be right at 60 seconds be-tween markers. Original Article By - Chet Szymecki www.offroad.com

Club Radio Communications

When attending club trips you will need to be able to communicate with the trip leader and the rest of the convoy. To achieve this you will need a CB Radio. There are 2 types available UHF or AM ( a bit like FM or AM) The club will eventually use UHF exclusively, but this will take some time to achieve as most members cur-rently only have AM units. So the suggestion is that you consider the new UHF/AM Combo from Uniden or purchase a cheap AM unit and maybe a portable handheld UHF. The more expensive option is to have separate units i.e.; both a separate UHF and an AM unit. You can not communicate between UHF to AM. Many members already have both units installed or use a handheld UHF in combination with a AM Radio. It is also recommended that you get the best quality units that you can afford, especially the Ariel. The club uses the designated 4 Wheel Drive Club Channel 5 on AM and Channel 15 on UHF unless otherwise directed by the trip leader. You can install units your self or you can support the clubs supporters either Telstat Communications in Seaford or Time Plus Communications in Brunswick who will both give you specialist advice, install your radios and look after you on price as well. The club has now obtained it’s own UHF Hand Held radios for each club recovery kit. These will be used to assist members without UHF and for safety in re-covery situations.


Our First Dinner Dance Sponsor is BEVILLES

JEWELLERS

Club Meetings We have our monthly general meetings on the last Tuesday of each month. We have regular guest speakers, new trip bookings, raffle prizes and supper. Starting time is 7.15 pm for a 7.45 start at the Dendy Park Bowls Club Rooms, Breen Drive, Dendy Park, Brighton (off Dendy Street near Nepean Hwy). Melway Reference Map 77—B2

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Club Stuff STRIKING NEW

MJOC CAR STICKERS ARE NOW AVAILABLE All members are entitled to one free

sticker, if you want extra stickers, they are $3.00 each in 3 different colours

FOREST GREEN

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Toolangi Action, Robin Clarke slips and slides in the muddy slime.

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NEW SERIES NEW SERIES BFG MUD TERRAINS BFG MUD TERRAINS

NOW AVAILABLE!NOW AVAILABLE! FREE 4WD Guide Book “Explore Australia by Four Wheel Drive” and a dinner for 2 at the Lobster Cave Restaurant When you purchase 2 or more BFGoodrich Tyres

See us for a special club deal on your BF Goodrich

All Terrain KO or Mud Terrains. We hope you will consider us when you make your

next tyre purchase.

John Rowe and Representatives from BF Good-rich will be our Guest Speakers at the next Club

Meeting in June. Make sure you come along!

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MJOC Jeepers Trading Post Advertising For Members

$20 per Advertisement.

FOR SALE Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd V8 1999. Quadra Drive, Taupe (Grey), Low kilometers (just under 45k), EC, bull bar, Goodrich A/T tyres, variable rancho shock absorbers, wired for CB UHF, hands free for Nokia phone. Service History, extended 2 year factory war-ranty, $50,000 for quick sale. 0418 138 004. Bob Phillipson

FOR SALE JEEP CHEROKEE LTD '98 -

Black, tinted windows, leather trim, full elec-tric's, 3" lift kit, Rancho suspension, Rancho in-cab suspension adjuster, 31 x 10.5 Cooper all-terrain tyres, polished Amercian racing wheels, 3000lb tow bar. EC $26,000. Reg: FRESHH Phone: (03) 9801 0066.

FOR SALE

5 Steel Wheels and BF Goodrich KO All terrain tires (1 new) to suit Grand Cherokee WJ Owner going O/S having to sell

$1,200

1 Pair Konig Mud and Snow Chains (250) suit WJ Grand Chero-kee (and other tyre sizes), Brand New , never used Owner go-

ing O/S having to sell $200

Anil Gupta— 0412 487 172

FOR SALE 1998 JEEP WRANGLER SPORT

RED - WITH BLACK SOFT TOP REGO - JEEPIN T-HOOD COVER , AIR-CONDITIONING, ALPINE – 6 STACKER CD PLAYER, ALPINE – STEREO DETACHABLE FACE, SOUND BAR WITH SPLITS, HUSKY LINERS FRONT & REAR, HAYES LEMMERZ - ELECTRIC BRAKES, HAYMEN REECE – TOW BAR TERAFLEX - 2 ½ LIFT KIT (USA 4X4), JKS - FRONT END DISCONNECTS, RANCHO - RS 9000 ADJUSTABLE SHOCKS, IN-CAB ADJUSTER, STINGER - EMOBILISER & CENTRAL LOCKING, ARN – SPOTLIGHTS, 4/ 33 x 12.5 BFGOODRICH - MUD TER-RAINS 5/ 32 x 11.5 BFGOODRICH - ALL TERRAINS, 4/ ORIGINAL JEEP GAURDS – IN BOX, 4/ XENON - EX-TENDED GAURDS, 5/ 16 x 8 ATLAS - AMERICAN RACING WHEELS, 3/ ORIGINAL JEEP RIMS 1945 JEEP TRAILER RED – WITH ARMY GREEN TAUNEA COVER 2/ ORIGI-NAL JEEP RIMS ELECTRIC BRAKES 4X4 COUPLING ORIGINAL BRASS ID PLATE READING; TRAILER 2WH TRAILER 2WH 8CWTAUST NO. 4 SERIAL NO.8CWTAUST NO. 4 SERIAL NO. 1945 D^D FMG 1945 D^D FMG WILL NOT SEPARATE! PRICE -$35,000 CONTACT - DAYLE 0 410 513 777

FOR SALE New Springs and Shockers for XJ Cherokee 7/1997 -

2001 Never Used—Delivery Klms Up Country Pack off Cherokee Sport fit any model

Heavy Duty Gas Front Shockers $100 Pr Heavy Duty Gas Rear Shockers $100 Pr

Front Coil Springs $180 Pr Rear Leaf Springs $180 Pr

Or make an offer. Call Ian Fletcher 0418 335 630

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ADVERTISING RATES The Melbourne Jeep Owners Club accepts advertis-ing for both this magazine and the club Website. For best results the advertisements should offer dis-counts, special offers or services to club members. The rates for the magazine are for 12 months of ‘We get ‘em dirty’. • Full Page $ 200 • Half Page $ 100 • Quarter Page $ 50 • Eighth of Page $ 35 • Business Card Size $ 20 • Back Page $ 400 • Inside Front Cover (full) $ 300 • Website Banner is free to Full or Half Page

advertisers. • Others are by negotiation

The committee of the Melbourne Jeep Owners Club and/ or the editor reserves the right to accept or reject any advertisement or article submitted for publication

Permastall Victoria Donates 2 Hand Held UHF Radios for Club Geoffrey Sonnichsens company Permastall Victoria has very kindly donated 2 UHF Hand Held Radios and 2 Orange Safety Vests for club use. They will become part of the club recovery kits and can be used for re-covery communications, and for members and trip leaders without UHF on club events. This should en-able trip leaders to communicate to members who may still only have AM radio. Trip Leaders and members should make use of these radios for all club trips and events. The club is also looking to purchase 2 extra units for Omaru Jeep Adventure Park use for training and safety at Kilmore.

Rather be Jeepin …... than Cutting the Grass or Gardening?

Call Your Local Jim for more than just mowing!

131546 or www.jims.net

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Toolangi Action………...


Below- Marcus Lee’s XJ Monster gets into a mirky bog hole in the Toolangi forrest.

Right—Wranglers scramble up a trechorous Trail in the Toolangi Forrest.

For 50 years Jeep owners and their guests have participated in unforgettable weekend outings called Jeep Jamborees. With gear piled high and anticipation running even higher, Jeep 4x4 enthusiasts have trekked down long-abandoned logging roads, chased rocky trails through canyons, and explored forgotten mines and ghost towns. Rarely have they driven on paved roads. Rarely have they wanted to. In this golden anniversary year, we have 34 Jamborees scheduled that wind through every spectacular cor-ner of the country - trips that match every skill level and budget. Take a leisurely drive to see spring blooms or autumn colors. Or join those intrepid souls who challenge the Rubicon Trail - the most demanding 22 miles of off-highway driving in America and the place where Jamborees began. Fun-filled Jeep Jamborees provide unprecedented opportunities to discover stunning backcountry, chal-lenge your vehicle, and meet friendly people who are as genuine as the Jeep vehicle itself. In 50 years, some things never change. In 1952 Mark A. Smith and a small group of Rotarians and friends met to figure out a way to boost the sag-ging economy of their small northern California town. They soon hit upon the idea of staging an annual Jeep vehicle trek across the Sierra Nevada Mountains by way of the old Rubicon Trail. And, as they say, the rest is history. The next year, the first Jeep Jamboree saw 155 people take on the Rubicon Trail in 55 Jeep vehicles. In 1954, the Willys Motor Company, then manufacturer of Jeep vehicles, became involved with the annual adventure. Mark Smith gained his memberships in the Off-Road Hall of Fame and the Explorers Club of New York the old-fashioned way. He earned them - as leader of the 1979 Expedition de las Americas, a 20,000-mile, 120-day trip from the tip of South America to Prudhoe Bay in northern Alaska, and as the leader of the 1987 Camel Trophy in Madagascar. Since founding Jeep Jamboree USA in 1982, Mark Smith has become a consultant to the Jeep Division of DaimlerChrysler. He currently conducts intensive training for the U.S. Army Special Forces and other mili-tary agencies, and has been named "Four-Wheeler of the Decade" by the United 4-Wheel Drive Associa-tion. The Smith Family's Jeep Jamboree USA conducts more than 30 family-oriented Jeep vehicle trips na-tionwide and is truly a family business. As head of Field Operations, son Greg ensures that guides on all Jamborees are trained to be the most capable in the industry. Daughter Jill is president of JJUSA. Her mis-sion is to bring the fun, camaraderie, and excitement of the Jamboree experience to thousands of Jeep owners across the country each year. Check out the Jeep Jamboree Website at www.jeepjamboreeusa.com

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NEW MEMBERS ARE MOST WELCOME!

The New Melbourne Jeep® Owners Club

welcomes new members from all over Victoria. If you own a Jeep and wish to join the most

progressive Jeep Cub in Australia, contact the club secretary Beryl Neate on 9596 2927

or look us up on our Website

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Jeep Jeep Joke Joke

Ask your current insurer if you are covered ‘off road’?

The Australian National Four Wheel Drive Council in association with TCIS Insurance Brokers offers affiliated 4 Wheel Drive Club Members the opportunity to benefit from the group purchasing power this national scheme offers.

Real Insurance For Your 4 Wheel Drive

Features include: Security of one of Australia’s’ Largest Insurance Companies CGU Tailored Comprehensive Motor Vehicle Insurance for 4 Wheel Drives at very competitive rates. Check all the features and benefits of this policy before you go for a cheaper quote elsewhere. Features and Options Include:

• Full Recovery Costs • Full Off Road Cover • Camping Equipment • Camper and Trailer • Home & Contents • Caravan & Boat • Emergency repairs to $1000 • Personal Effects to $500 • Faultless Excess Provisions • Agreed Value including all legal accessories and modifi-

cations

For Further Information Contact ANFWDC Insurance Brokers

Toll Free 1800 633 745 - Fax (08) 8278 8555

This Insurance is only available to financial members of affiliated Four Wheel Drive Clubs including the Melbourne Jeep Owners Club.


Accommodation Options in Jamieson

17th/18th August 2002

1. Court House Motel, Perkins Street, Jamieson Phone: (03) 5777 0503 Cost: $ 25 per person per night (bed and breakfast)

1. The Jamieson Cottages, 40 Brown Street, Jamieson Phone: (03) 5777 0670 Cost: $ 100 per couple and extra $ 10 per child (fully self contained and includes double bed and 4 bunks/2 single beds).

Please mention that you are part of a trip organised by the Melbourne Jeep Own-ers Club.

Frazer Island Holiday Trip with JJ. John JJ Jefferies is planning a non club trip to Frazer Island and would like to know if anyone is interested in accompanying him. The dates are 1st to 4th August 2002 Contact John Jeffries (JJ) Contact (h) 9867 7330 Mobile 0418 354288 (b) 9690 2800 Email [email protected]

MJOC Website Update The club website has now had over 9,000 hits since September 2000.

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Jeep Jeep Jeep Jeep

This Man is passionate about 4 wheel drives!!

Just as much as he is passionate in providing great service and quality.

At Plasticraft Frank De Angelis combines the best in good old-fashioned service and high-tech production methods to ensure you get the very best. So if you require : - Point of sale material - Brochure holders - Fabricated letters - Plastic Signs and shop fittings Call Frank on 9562 9833 Plasticraft Pty Ltd, 10 Stafford St Huntingdale Web. www. plasticraft.com.au - Email— [email protected]

Driver Training Program FOR ALL MEMBERS The driver training program is now expanding to include refresher and advanced training for all members. This will be run alongside the induction program for new members. To ensure that all members are up to date with required driver skills the club now requires all members to attend a ses-sion at Omaru Jeep Adventure Park at Kilmore. This can be a simple refresher of basic skills or can be an advanced ses-sion that will include vehicle recovery and vehicle control techniques. Refresher training is especially important to mem-bers who have recently changed their vehicles. Members who have completed the training during summer can also come back and experience the course in wet condi-tions. Omaru is vastly different in winter with many areas becoming muddy and giving drivers a different experience to the easy conditions of summer. Members can also have partners do the training. Dates for Driver Training are June 2nd — Advanced Level 2 (Recovery and Control / Mud) New Member Induction and Refresher August 4th — Advanced Level 2 (Recovery and Control / Mud) New Member Induction and Refresher October 6th — Advanced Level 2 (Recovery and Control / Mud) New Member Induction and Refresher


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The Melbourne Jeep Owners Club Committee

President Ian Gray Contact (h) 9775 4697 Mobile 0413 139850

(b) 9586 3306 Email [email protected] Vice President Geoffrey Sonnichsen Contact (h) 9532 1592 Mobile O418 179246

(b) 9588 0822 Email [email protected] Secretary Beryl Neate Contact (h) 9596 2927 Email [email protected] Treasurer Paul Philippi Contact (h) 9497 4646 Mobile O421303860 Email [email protected] Editor – Magazine and Website Ian Fletcher Contact Mobile 0418 335 630 Email (h) [email protected] Trip Co Coordinator Roy Edward Contact (b) 9273 4573 Mobile 0409 393 874 (b) Fax: (03) 9273 5091 Business Email [email protected] Home Email [email protected] Promotions Officer - John Jeffries (JJ) Contact (h) 9867 7330 Mobile 0418 354288

(b) 9690 2800 Email [email protected] Driver Training Coordinator William (Will) Boran Fogarty Contact (h)03 9626 6050 MOB: 0412 242 870. Email [email protected] Webmaster Tim Button Contact 9847-0558 Mobile 0407 930 868 Email [email protected] Email 2 [email protected] Property Officer Bob Watson Contact 9583 4817 Mobile 0418 531501 Email [email protected] VAFWDC Delegate Michael Herrman Contact Mobile O412635967 Email [email protected] Guest Speakers Steve Barnet (h) 9561 5045 Email [email protected]

The Melbourne Jeep® Owners Club is the assumed name of the BJOC 4 Wheel Drive Club Incorporated and is a non-profit organiza-tion. The Jeep® trademark is used with the permission of the DaimlerChrysler Corporation. All advertising in this magazine is for club fundraising purposes only. All proceeds go to covering the cost of producing this magazine and the general operation of the club. Neither the Melbourne Jeep® Owners Club nor Daimler Chrysler Corporation warrant or make any expression of recommendation to any of the advertisers or items advertised unless those items carry the Jeep® trademark and are advertised by DaimlerChrysler Corporation or it’s licensed agent.

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Club Stuff!

CLUB APPAREL

NOW AVAILABLE

NEW CLUB POLO SHIRTS $34.00 Forrest Green or Navy Blue New Club Caps $22.00 Clay with Navy Peak Clay with Forrest Peak

Contact Robin Clarke on 0417392944 or you can order on

the club website.


Melbourne Jeep Owners Club Postal Address— Melbourne Jeep Owners Club Box 7133 Gardenvale LPO, Brighton Victoria 3186

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“Been There Done That !”


TRIP REPORT ON THE OMEO BUSH CAN COLLECTION

WEEKEND. For Geoff & Barbara Miller and Maureen & Phil Cartledge their weekend started on Fri-day night 7th June Maureen & Phil had luck on their side as they missed all the traffic and were able to reach the meeting spot on time. After waiting past the meeting time, they rang Geoff & Barbara to find out where they were the answer was we are still stuck in the traffic along Toorak Road, it took them nearly an hour before they were able to meet up with Maureen & Phil. It was then onto Heyfield where two trailers were collected and then to Stratford for the night. Saturday 8th June. Collected at 8am by Geoff Sonnichsen and friend Karen, after stopping for petrol we were of the Strathfield to meet up with the other members on the trip & I had a change of vehicles travelling now with Steve. At this point we broke one of the club’s traditions that is we left on time 11.00am for Bruthen. We arrived in Bruthen in time for lunch where some went to the bakery for pies and vanilla slices or other goodies. One member said we have hot dogs for lunch sent his sons of the look for the water to boil them in got the water boiling and was heard to tell his sons that he forgot to take the hot dogs out of the fridge in the campervan. (First lesson always put your hot dogs in the car fridge before starting if you want to eat them for lunch.) The boys were still out of luck, as the bakery had no more pies so a quick dash was made across the road for a sandwich. After lunch it was on to the Bruthen Hotel for the first pick-up and a lesson on what we had to do. After taking off the side of the bin and un-hooking the overloaded bags, the question was asked to Geoff Miller ‘now what hap-pens’. Answer ‘the cans go into the trailer’ with that Geoff Sonnichsen empty the cans out of the bag into the trailer only to be told ‘no you have to put clips on the top to keep the cans in the bags’. (Second lesson wait for full instructions first.) After the next bag of can was put in the trailer correctly it was time to go our separate ways. Geoff S, Mau-reen & Phil and Ross and boys going to Omeo the direct route and Geoff & Barbara with Steve & I go to Omeo the long way via Buchan. Travelling along the Buchan – Gelantipy Road to Seldom Seen collecting cans as we went along, turned off onto the Limestone

Black Mountain Road until we came to a sign Wombargo Range Elev. 4650 Ft 1m. Mt Wombargo (5400’) it was 3.55pm and 3 de-grees. Asked Geoff if he wanted to stopped for afternoon tea but he said that we still had around 22 Kms before we reached Benam-bra I also looked to the right down into the valley and you could see the mist drifting down so we continued on our way. The view was fantastic, pity the others could not see it, we arrived at Benambra just after 5 meeting up with the others (who had al-ready unhitched their trailer at the B&B we were staying). There was a suggestion to asked the owner of the hotel if there were any cans they wanted to get rid off, he agreed to give us the cans. Steve, Ross’s sons. Geoff & Phil went to bag them up; Steve was the first there and wishes that someone else was. As he removed some of the rubbish on top off the cans a snake ap-peared not waiting to see if it was dead or alive he promptly picked up and tossed it away time - to put on the gloves. With the cans all packed it was back inside for a quick drink then on the Omeo. Time for dinner we all wandered over the road to the hotel/motel restaurant to be told that as the regular cook was not on they would have to check first. That was OK ta-bles were pushed together for us and we then enjoyed the evening meal. As we were discussing Sunday nights meal the waitress come over and asked “do you want to come here” “Yes” “Sorry but we are not opened” she then told us where not to go. Decided to wait a see want tomorrow brings. SUNDAY. Everyone up and ready to leave by 9:20am for Swifts Creek where we were to be joined by Brad, Fiona and Claudia. First it was off to the Swifts Creek High Country Bakery for more Vanilla Slices and food for lunch. Refreshments purchased left Swifts Creek at 10:15 for the Brookville Road until we turned at the Boomerang Spur then it was on to find the Haunted Stream. Along the way we passed one convoy that had 4 vehicles then it was time to reduce the tyre pressures. The first stream that we had to cross was a log stream and here there was another convoy of three vehicles waiting to cross. (Here comes lesson 3 when you take you pets with you please make sure that they are on a leash. There were 3 small – medium dogs running around and Steve hav-ing just come through the water when one of them run in front of the car causing Steve to stop suddenly until the owner called the dog to heel.) Our next crossing was a small wooden bridge that had a sign cyclists be-ware of gaps.

After this bridge we then climbed upwards when we heard a ‘toot-toot toot-toot’ high pitch sound, I asked Steve “was that a bird or car horn?” Steve went for a car horn I went for a bird. We continued along crossing the Haunted Stream until, a muddy section, Geoff went first Steve followed but about halfway through we got stuck in the mud. After several attempts of going back and forth it was time for a snatch first backways when that did not work it was a pull from the front. During all of this I decided it was time to get out and watch only to be told “Beryl stay there, put down the window” there was mud almost level with the passenger’s door. After sometime I decided that it was time to put on the boots and go out the driver’s door. Having surveyed the scene it appeared that other drivers had become stuck at this par-ticular ‘mud hole’. All on the ‘road’ again the next hurdle was a log across the track, detour required around it. Geoff went first after a few back and forth made it then us. We were lucky as Phil helped guide us and others around the log, I did notice as we were going around Ross stood next to this log and it was around chest high, a bit large for our chainsaw. Lunch stop was at Dogtown; another pair was there before us and had a fire going. Remember that I told you about Ross and his hotdogs, well he remember to take them out of the fridge had the water ready so the boys were able to have their hotdogs. After lunch some of us went down to the stream were Darren & Len decided it was time to investi-gate the otherside. After awhile Geoff, Bar-bara & myself heard ‘I’ve found a cave’ then ‘there is a second cave’ but as the lads did not have a torch and no time to investigate they were called back. Time to move on we continued on our way coming across the Stirling Track and then the Sunshine Wattle Track in between these tracks we kept hearing about the GPS read-ings 537m high, 732 & 834. At one time some of us stopped to look at the view while Geoff S checked out his front driver’s wheel (strange noises coming from it). Back on the road again remarked about the sun, always coming out when you are about to go around a corner or going up a steep hill. The road became more like a mini forest (all you could do was to follow the previous wheel marks) when we came across a nicely cleared area – thought it must be a new resi-dential area no trees, dirty roads already in place, and was that the office of the real es-tate agent there in the middle. From this point onwards the road improved consider-able – must be because of all those logging trucks.

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Part way down the mountain side we had to stop as Geoff S was having trouble, whilst waiting for Geoff the convoy that we met at Dogtown (2 vehicles) went passed us claiming to have gone through the mud hole were Steve got stuck. But there was one thing wrong their vehicles were still nice and clean – no mud. Back on the road again this time Geoff went ahead and we did not see him again until our B&B, he needed to get to Omeo before the garage closed. Went through Swifts Creek at 5:20 and the sunset that we saw along the way was a magnificent display of colour, sorry you had to be there to see it. Arriving back at our B&B in Omeo about 5:45. After we all settled in Geoff M decided that it was time to bring on his surprise he gave all a certificate and a small Citipower torch just in case it might needed if we are lucky to go through the Bu-chan caves on the next Bush Can Collection Trip. Remember I told you that the waitress gave us information about where to buy our evening meals, her suggestion the MT Buller Pizza Parlour. Well we decided to try the local Pizza Parlour – 5 family size pizzas – simple you think. After about 1-½ hours the two Geoff’s came back, the oven could only cook one pizza at a time and they only had 3 family size pizza trays. After tea the two Geoff’s decided to play Barbara and myself to a game of 500 – B&B (the girls) against G&G (the boys) and I am please to an-nounce that the girls beat the boys. We did 55 river crossings, 1 snatch, saw 1 bunny and 2 emus. MONDAY. Time to head home we left Omeo at 9:45am with the temperature at 9 degrees. Geoff M took us along the Tongio Gap Road, a rough dirt track that followed along the Tambo River. Heading di-rectly for Bairnsdale going through there about 11:30, temperature 19 degrees it was on the Maffra for a 12:30 lunch stop. Before then Geoff M almost came in contact with two vehicles parked on the side of the road who decided that it was time to pulled into the

traffic, as Geoff was under the speed limited he could see what was about to happen and gave a blast on the horn. Not much open at Maffra on a public holiday but we manage to find a café that sold the famous Maffra pies where we purchased all that they had. Fully refreshed in more ways than one we then continued on to Heyfield as we were travelling along Steve and I could hear this banter between the Cartledge car and the Miller’s car. It went like this the GPS indicated that you should have turned two streets back. No it is further down. No the GPS shows you are going the wrong way. After a while Geoff turned right then travelled along this road until he came to a T intersection where he turned left and continued a short distance turning right into a property where we had to leave the trailers. No GPS required. Having delivered the trailers and I had changed vehicles for the third time we headed for home, Phil & Maureen showing us how to get on the Wellington Road via Berwick-Hawkaway Road and missing the South Gippsland Highway allowed Geoff Miller to drop me off at my place just after 4:00pm. Everything taken in to those members that have not done this trip please consider when it is next on. And if you go back to Heyfield where the trailers are dropped off you might be lucky to see the memorabilia that is there on the WW2 planes downed in the area. Weather was sunny a bit cold but fine. Great trip anyone who has not become involved with this activity should do it at least once, we only do it twice a year. I would like to thank Geoff Sonnichsen, Steve Barnett and Geoff Miller who were my drivers over the weekend. Geoff & Barbara Miller, Geoff Sonnichsen & friend Karen, Steve Barnett, Ross Mcgarvie and sons Darren, Ken & Len, Maureen & Phil Cartledge, Beryl Neate (all weekend) with Brad, Fiona & Clau-dia Human joining us on the Sunday. Beryl. Neate

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MJOC ANNUAL DINNER DANCE

4th Annual Dinner Dance Saturday November 23rd 2002

At The Bentliegh Club

Featuring

Live Band The Annual MJOC Awards

Lucky Door Prizes Huge Monster Raffle

TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE! Sponsors are now invited to become involved in the promotion of this event in this Magazine and on the MJOC Website. For information contact MJOC Promotions Officer Mr. John Jefferies on 0418 354288

Tickets are $50 each. Includes 3 Course Meal—Beverages Extra

Melbourne Jeep Owners Club Dinner Dance Ticket Order Coupon

Please Reserve _______Tickets @ $50 Each For the Dinner Dance Name ____________________________ Address _______________________________________ Contact Details __________________________________ I have included payment by cheque to the value of ____________ Please invoice me for payment Yes/No Payment must be received prior to tickets being forwarded. Invoicing is only available to members of the Melbourne Jeep Owners Club. Cheques to be made payable to the Melbourne Jeep Owners Club Send this order coupon to the club at— Bookings close 15th November or when all tickets sold Melbourne Jeep Owners Club Box 7133 Gardenvale LPO, Brighton Victoria 3186

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July. 7 Neerim Nasty or Snow Trip— Ian Fletcher 7 Brunch 9 Committee Meeting 14 Open Day BBQ — Omaru Jeep Adventure Park— Kilmore 24 Closing day Newsletter items 30 General Members’ Meeting August. 4 Brunch 4 Driver Training—New Member Induction / Advanced 11 Working Bee—Omaru Jeep Adventure Park—Kilmore 13 Committee Meeting 17/18 Mt Skene / Jameison Snow trip 21 Closing day Newsletter items 24/25 Marysville/ Woods Point / Snow Trip 27 General Members’ Meeting September. 1 Brunch Father’s Day 8 Working Bee—Omaru Jeep Adventure Park—Kilmore 10 Committee Meeting 18 Closing day Newsletter items 24 General Members’ Meeting October. 3/6 National 4x4 Show 4/7 Jeep Owners Jamboree—NSW 5/17 Outback Trip—Flinders Ranges 6 Brunch 6 Driver Training—New Member Induction /Advanced 8 Committee Meeting 13 Working Bee—Omaru Jeep Adventure Park—Kilmore 23 Closing day Newsletter items 29 General Members’ Meeting November. 1/5 Melbourne Cup Long Weekend Trips 3 Brunch 5 Melbourne Cup Day 10 Working Bee—Omaru Jeep Adventure Park—Kilmore 11 Committee Meeting 20 Closing day Newsletter items

23 Dinner Dance 26 General Members’ Meeting December. 1 Christmas Party Trip ? Oxfam Community Aid Abroad Christmas Tree Delivery 25 Christmas Day 26 Boxing Day. 2003 January 2003 February 2003 TBA Wandin 4 WD Show March end Trip April

May

Please Note: Trip Leaders are required URGENTLY for trips that do not have a name attached.

2002 YEAR PLANNER

TRIP LEADERS NEEDED

NEW TRIPS

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Documents

The Magazine of the Melbourne Jeep Owners ClubThe Melbourne Jeep ® Owners Club JULY 2002 CLUB NEWS CLUB NEWS CLUB NEWS CLUB NEWS CLUB NEWS CLUB NEWS CLUB ... Jeep Service Dept. Ian