indica
Serial flasher
I was busted by the popo doing a massive burnout in the oldman's while he was in the shower!!???
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Project Car / Motorbike thread. Let's see 'em.
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Chriso_29er
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Means its fucked!Looking for an X5 for a family friend, needs to tow.
Some sellers, JFC. “Don’t know what’s this error means”.
And on the PPSR as a repairable write off too.
rockmoose
his flabber is totally gastered
MasterOfReality
After forever
Had a look a few years ago but from memory its quite restrictive in QLD - only can be driven on club says and 'testing' purposes or something.
Yeah the records were certainly poorly kept. Parts are getting hard to find now - the momo steering wheel is over $2k if you can find one....
Haha its pretty much all noise and not much go. My MPS had 190kW/380Nm and went like the clappers....
Lots of rubber was laid down Crown St Wollongong back in the day, and down South Beach haha.
MasterOfReality
After forever
I don't quite get it actually. But I'm not complaining if I get good money for it!
I do need an early 70's 911 or Alfa 1750/2000 GTV in my life..........
link1896
Mr Greenfield
Could just be a sensor though.
I’ve had cars brought to me with serious rod knock, with the bearing material gone and the backing plate turned to foil, and the engines are so down on power due to friction they can’t get up car ramps into a trailer under their own power, or if they do it sounds like a 44 gal drum being bashed with a hammer.
Either shagged or a good negotiating point for a discount. Going to be a tow bitch anyway.
I’ve had cars brought to me with serious rod knock, with the bearing material gone and the backing plate turned to foil, and the engines are so down on power due to friction they can’t get up car ramps into a trailer under their own power, or if they do it sounds like a 44 gal drum being bashed with a hammer.
Either shagged or a good negotiating point for a discount. Going to be a tow bitch anyway.
nzhumpy
Googlemeister who likes bikes and scandal
MasterOfReality
After forever
Lol I looked at one back in 2003, they wanted 30k for it. Was a bit rough and at the time the price was too steep. I was saving for a house deposit.
Reckon I would have made better capital gains out of the VN Group A.
Kicking myself I didn't buy it, same as the 1969 XW GTHO Phase 1 that was a matching numbers runner but needed a complete resto. They wanted $16k for that one. Fuck me.
Reckon I would have made better capital gains out of the VN Group A.
Kicking myself I didn't buy it, same as the 1969 XW GTHO Phase 1 that was a matching numbers runner but needed a complete resto. They wanted $16k for that one. Fuck me.
Haakon
has an accommodating arse
The ones that got away.... We've all got a story there! Dad had a complete straight rust free splitty dual cab ute Kombi he sold for $1500 back in the early 90s...
Asininedrivel
caviar connoisseur
Ugh, so conflicted. One the one hand it's a Group A Homologation special that is porous with nostalgia but on the other hand it's a VN for $300k....
Still want it though. And at least it looks better than the VL Group A...
I had a 1969 GTV 1750 for six years. Sold it around 10 years ago. Worth 2.5 times what I sold it for now. My old man had a 2000 about 20 years ago and then bought a lovely 1750 a couple of years ago. He was chuffed with the driving on the 1750, rating it more 'fun' on everyday roads than any of the Porsches.
Old man has also had a range of old and newer Porsches over the last few years including a '69 911 which was a beautiful thing to drive. The aus delivered 356 with original yellow paint was my favourite though. He puts enough effort into understanding markets and puts time but not crazy money into them and, without fail, makes good money flipping them after a year or two.
He has no interest in the holdens/fords etc. but there was (is?) money to be made on them for sure.
Chriso_29er
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Could be, but last service done recently at a gen dealer. You'd think they would have taken it in to be checked by now before offloading it.
Could get one without possible major issues for around the same price.
Flow-Rider
Burner
I bought this in 93 and still have it to this day, people thought I was mad paying 7.5k for it then, it's worth in the 100000's now. It was actually hard buying cars like this back then, banks were hesitant to loan money on a car that was older than 10 years, cars like VK group A Brocks were going for 13k at the time. Even in 93 I got multiple offers just driving it around on the streets without it being for sale.
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Watching one of those generic yank rebuild shows last night and they were trying to fit a 335 wide tyre under a ute bed, even with massive tubs it was tight. The had an adjustable jig which held the tyre in 3 places and had various centres with adjustable centre location to determine offset. Fitted the tyre in the space then moved to 'wheel centre' until they could bolt it to the hub. Very nifty thing and takes all the guesswork out of wheel speccing.
This thing...
This thing...
Chriso_29er
Likes Bikes and Dirt
Out of interest, what do you think your holding costs would have been over that time?
Flow-Rider
Burner
Hard to say, I'm a mechanic by trade and done my apprenticeship in a shop that built cars like this, so parts and maintenance was relatively cheap and the car has pretty much been garaged most of its life, lucky if I've put 15000kms on it in all the time I've owned it.
Cardy George
Piercing rural members since 1981
It's all the bogans that want a Holden coz they don't make em no more. It's dragged the prices of the crap up too, for better or worse.
Flow-Rider
Burner
Anything that is old is worth stupid money now, nothing left for car enthusiasts that want a classic to drive or restore.
BIL has a '73 HQ Monaro 4 door that he bought new. Recently finished restoring it with new paint, mechanical bits and rubbers etc. Sentimental value because it was his first new car ever that he bought. Plus he is a Holden tragic. When he was sourcing parts he kept getting stupid offers from people wanting to buy the car sight unseen. He will use it as an occasional weekend drive and knows that it is far from a great thing but is happy to put up with it for the memories.
Way back when I grew up and around those old muscle cars and had a few along the way. Each car I have bought has been better than the car it replaced in one form or another. I cannot see myself getting into anything old at least anything that is in stock condition. A Mk1 sprite with a nice new driveline would be fun... When the Group A SS was released I had a VN Clubsport (company car) and there was not that much between them on the road ignoring one was worth lots more then and always will be. The Clubbie which was the first of three over the years and a couple of FPVs and GTSs were tremendous touring cars. Easy to put a lot of km under the tyres with no stress about where and when to pass. They were not sports cars in any way though.
My journey (thinks) has been 50kW to 150kW to 180kW to 185kW to 220kW to 240kW to 307 kW to 310kW to 317kW to 430kW to 287kW and back down to 200kW. Not that any of them sat at standard power outputs for very long. 430 became 500 within a month... Still a fun journey.
Way back when I grew up and around those old muscle cars and had a few along the way. Each car I have bought has been better than the car it replaced in one form or another. I cannot see myself getting into anything old at least anything that is in stock condition. A Mk1 sprite with a nice new driveline would be fun... When the Group A SS was released I had a VN Clubsport (company car) and there was not that much between them on the road ignoring one was worth lots more then and always will be. The Clubbie which was the first of three over the years and a couple of FPVs and GTSs were tremendous touring cars. Easy to put a lot of km under the tyres with no stress about where and when to pass. They were not sports cars in any way though.
My journey (thinks) has been 50kW to 150kW to 180kW to 185kW to 220kW to 240kW to 307 kW to 310kW to 317kW to 430kW to 287kW and back down to 200kW. Not that any of them sat at standard power outputs for very long. 430 became 500 within a month... Still a fun journey.