A direct quote from Euan... the full one being "You'd have to be crazy... you'd have to be absolutely nuts to drive a Blitz to Perth"
He called this afternoon from Norseman (see map)
Norseman is the first major town on the Western side of the Nullarbor plain and a crossroads about 900 Km from Perth where you can choose to go either via Kalgoorlie or Esperance.
Carby #3 is performing well and the water pump, although noisy is holding together. One of the fuel tank pickups seems to have a pinhole at the 40 litre mark so this will be repaired in Perth. Immediate problem is the clutch not disengaging.
The severe wheel shimmy was cured in Port Augusta with the fitting of a 1 Kilo (yes kilo) weight of lead to one wheel and 400 grams to another!
Possibly the Chinese tyres aren't to well made...
Euan also commented the truckies are saying the Kangaroo problem is considerably worse than usual - they've increased by thousands, not hundreds, and there's a 'roo road rissole every kilometer or so. The stench is bad too, with an open-windowed vehicle like a gun tractor each time a passing truck whips up the dust you wind up with a lapfull of it and rotting roo particles.
Fuel consumption is much better without the trailer which is still being towed by the Partol.
Euan also reports he passed Bill from Townsville in his modified C60L which has an additional GMC 5 speed box behind the transfer case.
Mark Sierant has also made it to Norseman and has stemmed the flow of oil with Stickaflex.
With two nights to travel to Perth this leaves them three days there to recuperate before the main treck starts.
Hopefully someone can give us some pics before too long.