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08-02-2022, 10:19 AM
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Good ol Vals.
Always wanted one but couldn't get my head around saying I owned a Valiant. The above but VG Pacer I longed for. Yer got to say I always tought it was puke how they did up PV's but all to its own. Being a very regular surfer back in those days, all I would have thrown in the back is a mattress - thrown down could have been something else as well  Too funny all the Mum's would have thought - my daughter won't be in the back of that thing lol....... Little did some know.
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08-02-2022, 11:03 AM
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It was rough and ready no floor mats or insulation, just a mattress and 2 Pioneer floor speakers with a tiny 40watt amp lol, and running a Repco Crossflow head on the old grey motor twin exhaust with Lukey mufflers, sounded like a 302.....perfect, dident go like a 302 though, but it was quick for a grey motor! 
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08-02-2022, 12:12 PM
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09-02-2022, 12:37 PM
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Old photo and long gone, '77 XC GS PV that I had back in the late '80's to early '90's. Factory 351 4 speed, 9". Wish I still had it
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09-02-2022, 01:05 PM
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I bet you do!......
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09-02-2022, 01:25 PM
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this thread would have many of us wishing we still had alot of things from the great ol days, even our own marbles and hair/teeth etc LOL.....
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09-02-2022, 07:42 PM
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Looking for clues...
  
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Swanny’s Fundraiser for the 2024 MS Brissie to the Bay 100km Bike Ride 2016 Ford Falcon FG/X XR6 Turbo you beaut ute 1985 XR4Ti Sierra - Build Thread 1971 Fairlane 500 and... a collection of Jeep Towpigs and... two collections of rust and some new plastic bits roughly shaped like an F-Truck and.... some spare metal bits with holes in them |
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09-02-2022, 11:45 PM
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BA BA BOOM ! LOL
Too true !
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10-02-2022, 09:46 AM
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you got a little secret buried in your past, hey? Something you need to explain to someone?  
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10-02-2022, 11:18 AM
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haha Tonz, wouldn't most of us from those days wonderful free life days, lucky mobiles/cameras/social media wasn't around like today.
If whoever is looking for me must be having alot of difficulties, this site is one of just 3 I frequent, no FB etcetc - fingers crossed no surprise knock at the front door before dimentia sets in or aged care facility.
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10-02-2022, 01:17 PM
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Thought this XB on marketplace looks interesting technically a (camper) van I guess.
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10-02-2022, 02:21 PM
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knock knock on front door........ "Hello" .......... long pause .........." I think you might be my daddy."
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10-02-2022, 03:37 PM
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with straight face looks child straight in the eyes and says with out skipping a beat
"sorry you must be mistaken , i owned a wagon not a panel van" 
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yes still (as money n time permit) doing the rebuilding the zh fairlane with a clevo 400m 4v heads injected whipple blown with aode 4 speed trans to a 9" ....... we'll get there eventually just remember don't be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the Ark...Professionals built the Titanic! I have taken up meditation... at least it's better than sitting around doing nothing !! |
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11-02-2022, 04:54 PM
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11-02-2022, 05:01 PM
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Solar on a surfboard ??? must have GPS to find the waves you reckon.
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11-02-2022, 08:10 PM
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Lots to love about this one.....the rims, interior rear is super neat and tasteful, custom pieces not gawdy.
The solar connects to car for camping time?..and attaching panel to surfboard just someones idea of neat and clever?? |
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11-02-2022, 08:15 PM
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Agreed a very nice tastefully done re build.
Not ott I actually think it’s perfect. V8 - wheels are brilliant. Yer the board and solar panels is out there - wonder what it’s powering. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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19-02-2022, 02:51 PM
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Article on survivor van "Jade":
 https://www.whichcar.com.au/features...n-survivor-van Interesting LTD motif on the custom wheel centers. |
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21-02-2022, 08:16 PM
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..  McLaren F1 Dick Johnson Racing "Those were the days when the cars were cars, they weren't built out of an Ikea pack like they are now and clothed in plastic; they were real cars." John Bowe |
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22-02-2022, 10:46 AM
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Just seeing these old ads, oh the land of the free what it once was despite our tacky fashion sense back then lol.......
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23-03-2022, 05:59 PM
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Took these a couple of weeks ago.
With the Gepps Cross drive-in closing down permanently we made sure to make a few visits before it was all over. A MadMax doco called Beyond the Wasteland was first up, followed by Mad Max the week after. We also went and saw Grease which was a huge turnout, every spot had a car, never seen it so busy. What a shame its all over.   
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23-03-2022, 08:25 PM
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How cool great pics
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24-03-2022, 05:59 PM
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A known 70's trick I had done to my other vans in the past.
Poverty pack option.... Painting the barn door window surrounds to make them look more like a upper gate and lower gate. Removed the crap window tinting as well, thought I give it the old trick of spraying the inside of the window gloss black and leaving little strips in the paint for suttle rear vision. Ford71V8 great pictures btw.  
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