Simpson Desert crossing on our 79 Series Landcruiser with Mad Matt and the Offroad Adventure Show!
Published by John on 29th Mar 2022
On March 1st, MadMatt 4wd took our 79 Series Landcruiser from our All Four x 4 Workshop in Newcastle for a big trip to the Simpson Desert along with The Offroad Adventure Show.
Originally planned as a five-week trip (although recent heavy rainfall and flooding affected road access to the Desert earlier this year, delaying the adventure for a few weeks), this great adventure will be first aired on Channel 10 in the new season of The Offroad Adventure Show.
Mad Matt has already been documenting his journey to the Desert, travelling through NSW, South Australia and Northern Territory and stopping in must stop destinations like Broken Hill, Coober Pedy, Uluru (Ayers Rock) and was the first vehicle to drive through the Simpson Desert this year after the reopening.
Our workshop guys checked and prepared the 79 Series Landcruiser installing a long list of upgrades to get the vehicle ready and comfy for a worry-free big trip.
We will add each step of the adventure to this post as they get created; therefore, stay tuned (also All Four x 4 Spares and Mad Matt's Facebook and Instagram pages) to follow up on each adventure step!
These are all the great upgrades installed on the 79 series by our workshop guys for a worry-free big trip!
- Offroad Animal TORO BullBar
- Carbon Winches & Offroad Products Australia 12000lb winch + winch isolator
- Oricom UHF CB communication antenna
- Terrain Tamer 4WD Radiator
- Flashlube Pre-Fuel Filter & Catch Can
- REDARC Electronics battery management system
- Wholesale Automatic Transmissions Automatic Conversion
- CampBoss 4x4 Roof Top Tent
- Darche 270 Awning + side-walls
- Terrain Tamer 4WD Parabolic Springs and adjustable Pro Shock absorbers
- Brown Davis Long Range Fuel Tank
Check Tasman and Mad Matt in this video running through them!
The Journey getting there!
Cobar
Broken Hill
South Australia Border
Coober Pedy
Uluru - Ayers Rock!
Vlog Uluru to the Alice
Crazy Fuel Bill!
and Crazy Bugs!
Preparing to cross the Simpson Desert first after 2022 reopening
The Simpson Desert reopened in Mid-March, as roads re-opened to four-wheel drive traffic at Munga-Thirri-Simpson Desert and Witjira national parks, after heavy rainfall and flooding affected road access earlier this year.
And MadMatt 4wd was the first to cross it this season in our 79 Series Landcruiser!!
Tasman from All Four x 4 Spares spoke to him via sat phone on his way to the desert to capture what he is seeing from this incredible adventure.