Threeonthetree Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 2015 OS Drag Day preparation starts now. I need to join that other Valiant wagon on the track. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Jeez Neal, how many vehicles in your fleet does that make? Its a good looking wag tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.e.d. Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Need. more. pics. good to hear it worked out for ya 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr.wylde Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 your wallet must be getting light mate! nice wog spec wagz tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Mopar or no car! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeonthetree Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 Jeez Neal, how many vehicles in your fleet does that make? Its a good looking wag tho. Umm... I think I'm up to four old automobiles now. None of them are tidy though. Or even presentable haha. your wallet must be getting light mate! nice wog spec wagz tho! 'Twas cheap Mate. But I still felt it right in the old wallet. Y'know as we cruised around in it for the first time doing about ten miles an hour, Ben turned to me and commented on how much it looked like we were a bunch of heavies about to go and crack some skulls! It's a sinister wagon with that angry exhaust note. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeonthetree Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 Okay so first question. Please excuse my lack of Valiant knowledge. Are sedan rear door cards (and doors even) on VH onwards Valiants the sme on Wagons and sedans? Or are wagon doors and doorcards unique? My doorcards have massive holes cut in them for speakers. I've tracked down a few sets of door cards in better condition but they're all for sedans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Lets fix the holes in the car first!!!!! Fill dem holes with Speakers and we can have Prince Tui Teka on full blast as we rock on down the road! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeonthetree Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 Oh for sure. I just stumbled upon these doorcards and thought they'd be good for the future. Yes, Tui Teka on the Am radio/cassette will be mandatory. I still remember rolling out of the Burgerfuel meet six up in your Torino with Tui Teka's magical voice wafting from the car as we cruised past. Shall I put up a picture of our 'panelbeating'? Hahaha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 No, nobody should be forced to see that It worked tho, no holes, in like 2 min! I'll use proper Bog next time ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeonthetree Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 I'll use proper Bog next time ! Paper Mache? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 I'm telling you, it will work fine. Unless it rains. and It never rains in Nz right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeonthetree Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 Radio sorted. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celica RA45 Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 i like the greek mercedes ,well thats what we use to call them as mostly greek people over here drove them .but they wernt to keen on the chargers thou 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunnyCoupe Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Pained me that I couldn't grab this...nothing makes me want to give up inner city lyfe living and buy a patch of gravel in Kawerau like these sorts of deals popping up. I'll have made it when its just me and my deckchair and a pack of diesels watching my cars rust into the ground. Car looks meeeen. Hustlers definitely not my thing but rugged as. And of course semi hemi yo. Bet you been telling everyone you've got a hemi. Funny how the Australians feel about valiants with the whole wog chariot carry-on, bottom of the pile for some reason, when really they're the closest thing to 'american muscle' I'll ever be able to afford. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeonthetree Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 I told one person that I have a Hemi. That person was female and thought I said I had a semi. Was pretty awkward puhuhuhu. Australia made some great (yet terrible) cars, but I don't really care about their taste in cars retrospectively. I'm glad that Vals are generally regarded in New Zealand as cars that the cuzzies etc use to roll back in the day. Had a great chat with a Maori fella the other day and he pulled out pictures of the one his father bought brand new in '72. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickrock Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Wish I had more workshop space like you have there By the time I park a bulldozer ,6 wheeler 2 diggers and a 19410gmc 6x6 in the workshop my holdens have to live in the garage under the house 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUNAMUCK Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 This thread makes me want to work on my Val. (I literally just mowed around it again) But alas, I have so many other things that I "must" do first. There's something special about rolling in a val. They have a certain "panache" that other brands lack. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeonthetree Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 Wish I had more workshop space like you have there By the time I park a bulldozer ,6 wheeler 2 diggers and a 19410gmc 6x6 in the workshop my holdens have to live in the garage under the house Phwoar that's an impressive workshop lineup you have there! The shed that the Valiant and other cars stay in belongs to Ben (Zebra Dude). I owe him big time and he's the GC of GCs. He has some very interesting projects on the go too but I'll leave that up to him to reveal when he creates a build thread for his shed projects. What sort of Holdens have you got? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threeonthetree Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 This thread makes me want to work on my Val. (I literally just mowed around it again) Do it. I agree about Valiant's panache. I definitely find the VH to be far better appointed as a 70s cruiser than both the ford and Holden offerings of the same era. They feel very special to drive too, not in a tangible way but it's just a feeling you get. You know what I mean. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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