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So.....3yrs later.. she must be a show winner by now hehe, mind you, the way Im procasterbating you might have yours on the road before me you learnt how to take fotos yet?

I got my VG from Lower Hutt back in March-April this year, didnt look like that one above though.Its original colour scheme is light metallic green with white roof but I would prefer a darker green like yours, with metallic. When I was living up north one of my mates had a Escort Sport, we all used to try and rally drive round the gravel roads in our cars (thats when I learnt that my falcon was no match for the Esky on gravel haha)

Thats a fine piece of Mopar mate, will be wicked to see all our Vals cruising together.

Couldnt resist buying this as it had a wof and no real issues so could be dailyed straight away after slap some rego on. Shes real straight though paint is worn, got a 1600 4spd, all running sweet as, filthy old 14" cheviot turbos for OSness and came with heaps of spares, typical oh yeah had a look underneath and found nolathane? bushes No plans for now other than Clean, Rego, Drive

Bugger, I not long bought all new carpets from Autodec or I wouldve been keen. I assumed that the seats were original because they fit well and didnt look out of place but after having a look around Im sure they are out of a VC. They are in good cond and I like the style more than the original so gonna stick with them. Really makes a difference having 8" wheels (but as you all know the guards limit how wide you can go) , didnt realize they were rarer in the old pattern though. Spewing I sold off my steelies now coz I couldve widened them and chucked my hubcaps on, plus now I got no spare wheel.

It didnt have the bezels fitted when I got it but they were in with the rest of the spares along with another set. Headlights seemed to be ok when I drove it back from Picton but will definitely take your advice regarding relay, earth etc No worrys Mk1, Im still finding out whos who on here myself, was looking forward to Novembers meet to finally catch up with the reps and some of the crowd but must of missed it somehow. Ingear been going for a while in ChCh now, sells a heap of other car related stuff and various restoration bits for mopars. Doesnt do window rubbers yet tho

Had some black paint left over from the Sigma and wasnt a fan of green and different shades of primer so gave it a temporary coat of black til I decide on a final colour, was thinking even go back to original paint scheme but yeh bogan black for now.

Thats one tidy as old wagon, same year as my sedan but yours is the previous model, see heaps of the later wagons around but not so much earlyr ones.

my EX had similar probs. same as VIVASPEED said it was shitty motor-body earth lead but sounds like youve sorted it out

Real nice esky Shane, I also like the green paint, was thinking of using the same kind of green on one of my cars. Off topic for a sec but your avatar pic is taken at top of Omapere hill with Opononi Harbour/sand dunes in background. I grew up there.

First thing on the list was replace the old light switch- $80 later I had a new one from Ingear on Ferry Rd who sell Valiant restoration bits. and washer reservoir pump wasnt going so I rigged up an aftermarket washer for now until I get another original type pump, would prefer the original look.

Might have to lose an inch outta the blocks.

funny you ask, no probs on the left side but a little rub on the right. Hence cant go any wider with rear tyres but the current ones look the part for now.

Was asked if I had a thread for the Val and had been meaning to start one, so here goes Never owned a Chrysler before though was surrounded by them growing up, eldest bro owned heaps of them Its a stock 245 with flows and big ass pipe right through, bit on the rare side being a manual Valiant also. Wound down torsions and 2" blocks with good old tridents, 7" & 8" Bought it from Lower Hutt, guy had parked it up all roadworthy back in '09 when he went to work in Oz. He was forced to return and sell it because the person storing it needed the space back and the VG was now sitting under a cover outside. He chucked in so much spares that there was only just enough room for me lol When I bought it the light switch wasnt working(typical) so I had to run a wire off the battery for the drive back to ChCh, looked funny at the ferry, me rushing to connect/disconnect my lights. Aside from the light switch everything else worked mint and the running gear was good though I could hear the odd tappet chatter when at idle, she might only be a 245 but damn its good. These are the only early pics of it ATM coz the rest are on busted PC, original colour was light green metallic with white roof apparently, then someone painted over that with snifter green.

not a vid sorry but some info on understanding oil grades and so on Motor Oil Viscosity Grades: http://www.driverste....co.uk/oils.htm Halfway down this page they explain the additives in motor oil: http://www.upmpg.com.../oil_bottle.htm something I didint know about motor oil:"Phosphorus is the key component for valve train protection in an engine................. Next to lead, it's the second most destructive substance to shove through a catalytic converter. The US government mandated a 150,000 mile lifetime on catalytic converters and the quickest way to do that was to drop phosphorus levels and bugger the valvetrain problem. Literally".

Me too

Just got mine back from a mate doing his XY, been sitting in his carport for a while.. Dont think I need them right now and I live round the corner in Woolston so if your still keen fire me a PM.

I like the patch welded over the air-vent idea, now where did I put my cut-off wheel & welder?

I think some of the L300 vans were 5spd column-change.

If your closer to the east side of town try Jase on 027 8466758 (but he's gonna be busy for a couple days on my cars)

Ray in Hornby, does rust, panel/paint (03) 3472383 (027) 4258400 6 YUKON DRIVE Hornby

What part of town are you in?

Another vote for AutoDec here, just got my new carpet set for the Valiant and very happy with price and quality/service (though I did ask for info on a complete rubber seal kit for the Val and never got any reply so might have to go Rare Spares)?

After using the tape over the weekend its not as bad as I first thought (though it typically doesnt want to stick at first) but it does the trick, I got a couple rolls left to use so not much choice til its gone. Sprayed my ute with the 3M silver metallic which come out real good but from a distance the colour looks like grey primer instead haha. Maybe coz I havent put clear-coat on yet?