Slightly James, unless you want to randomly steer about and eventually face the direction you wish to travel in only to find both front wheels facing opposite directions which I'm guessing may impede progress, track rod ends are a must, they sit really low as the design is crap plus they are quite thin. I took two Bearmach ones. Never used them though.
Portugal trek august 2015 anyone?
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Slightly James, unless you want to randomly steer about and eventually face the direction you wish to travel in only to find both front wheels facing opposite directions which I'm guessing may impede progress, track rod ends are a must, they sit really low as the design is crap plus they are quite thin. I took two Bearmach ones. Never used them though.
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A good ball/track rod end joint is about £10, you will need a left and right.
Ahh, ok. I have a couple of spare track rod ends left over from the rebuild, I thought we were talking about swivels!
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Yes, we used it for our trip to Portugal last year.
It's a similar size to the Khyam we used with you, but it has an inner tent with a built in ground sheet.
It takes a little longer to put up as it uses the thin bendy poles rather than the Khyam's click together aluminium poles.
It's also lighter and less bulky which is a bonus.
I assume that your set up is the same as last year?
I just have to buy some fluids, and another grease gun, as mine is inexplicably leaking!
I put a new indicator stalk on yesterday, so everyone doesn't need to spend their time wondering when I am going to cancel my indicator!
I have also worked out how to get fuel into my rear tank, you have to trickle it in. So that means I will take about 3x as long as everyone else at fuel stops. But on the positive side I will get more than 200 miles on a fillup and won't need to take a jerry can. I think I might take an empty one just incase and tie it to the roof if I have space.
Yeah, I took off the return pipe and blew down it and it was fine. I think the problem is that the filler for the rear tank is a little too small and goes slightly uphill
I know, right?!
Got this weekend to get packed and sort some last minute things. Hopefully we get a break from the forecast torrential rain...
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The end of the week is no good, lol! I want to pack today 
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Hi when are you going...I am flying out tonight for 2 weeks will keep my eyes out for you
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We arrive in Portugal on the 20th, spending two nights near 'Coja'. We then head south arriving at Lagos on the 27th. By all means keep an eye out for us but we will be mostly avoiding the tourist areas so it will be a miracle if you spot us.
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I am going south doing a bit of touring so u never no lol
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Ok, we'll keep an eye out for a frantically waving Englishman. We are a tatty silver D1, followed by D4 towing a posh trailer tent, followed by a 90 on its bump stops due to the amount of tools and spares he's carrying!
(A response from James is anticipated)
I'll have you know I have done some serious pruning of my tools and spare parts!
We may have overdone it on the food and snacks though...
I have made a blog, so once I have put something on it I'll share the link
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The blog is live...
https://jamesnsaz.wordpress.com/
Hopefully we will have internet at some places, so we can keep the location updated and put some pics
https://jamesnsaz.wordpress.com/
Hopefully we will have internet at some places, so we can keep the location updated and put some pics
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We're following your blog already. Well Belinda is, I don't really know what a blog is, a clog with a spelling mistake was my first thought, or a bog with a rogue 'L'.
Weather at Le Mans looks ok.
Weather at Le Mans looks ok.
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