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My Fc wagon

Started by Skuta, September 25, 2013, 04:21:12 AM

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Skuta

Hi all. I'm proud to say I have finally been allowed to buy my "old holden wagon" I didn't care what it was as long as it fit the below criteria.

Had to be a Holden
Had to be a wagon
Had to be between fe and hq.

This isn't my first holden though. Oh no sireee bob. I had a hb torana when I was 17. Don't laugh.

I'm more of a motorbike fella but for a long time now I've wanted something that the whole family can enjoy.

So my wife was on Facebook the other day and yelled out "how much do you want to spend on one of these old cars?" so I had a look at what she was talking about and that's why I'm here now.



Mechanically it's awesome. With a 179, auto, eh front end etc. And the body is in great shape too.

If there's anyone around the Toowoomba area that I can chat to I'd like to hear from you. This is my first car project since I was a teenager (nearly 40 now) so I could do with some guidance.

FC Dave

Good to see another clean wagon. Hope you & your family have a ton of fun with it.

Not Happy Jan

Nice! Ya gotta love a wagon!
Welcome to the forum.
Nick
You can never have too many!
Port Macquarie NSW

hsv-001

Yeah mate , I can probably help with some  ideas . I'm not in the neighbourhood but south-west of Brissy.My dad lives up that way so I'm up there quite a bit now. Sounds like we grew up in the same era. I also had a HB Torana as one of my first cars also ap5 valiant ,ej holden,ht fb,ek,lj torana but I always kept at least 1 FC or FE Holden for the last 35 years anyway. Cheers

59Special

Cool station sedan mate  8), would have preferred one myself before i got my special sedan  :)

Cheers, Jack
1955 Holden FJ Ute
1959 Holden FC Special Sedan
1966 Holden HR Premier Sedan 350 Chev
2006 Nissan Elgrand Rider Autech

smitty

Well done on the purchase mate, looks very clean!
Welcome to the forum and good luck with the resto  ;D

NES304

Quote from: Skuta on September 25, 2013, 04:21:12 AM
I had a hb torana when I was 17. Don't laugh.

;D ;D

Quote from: Skuta on September 25, 2013, 04:21:12 AM
If there's anyone around the Toowoomba area that I can chat to I'd like to hear from you. This is my first car project since I was a teenager (nearly 40 now) so I could do with some guidance.



Craig (White FC) is in Toowoomba and is a top bloke  ;)




ACE

It looks like Fatboys old wagon :)

Skuta

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. If I can ever stop driving it I should be able to get some work done to it. I'll look Chris up and contact him.

Skuta

Quote from: ACE on September 25, 2013, 06:25:31 PM
It looks like Fatboys old wagon :)

I bought it from a couple in coominya qld. They mentioned that they got it from their nephew a few years prior.

FATBOY

yes my old wagon came from bundaberg i fitted up a 179 an 4 speed auto thru a eh auto column hr front end and rear.Slammed the body height then got on the piss with minifc and swapped it for a fb ute currently being built up as the moon ute blown and injected
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FATBOY

looks like it still has my navman installed still lol(was waiting for that to come back lol)
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Skuta

Quote from: FATBOY on September 25, 2013, 07:25:10 PM
yes my old wagon came from bundaberg i fitted up a 179 an 4 speed auto thru a eh auto column hr front end and rear.Slammed the body height then got on the piss with minifc and swapped it for a fb ute currently being built up as the moon ute blown and injected
regards fatboy
This is great to know where it came from. Thanks fatboy for replying. And thanks for the mods. It was advertised with no details so the upgrades have been a bonus.

jwm

Welcome Skuta, nice wagon. I'm a bike man myself, what are you currently riding? I know a few of the bike boys up that way, mainly FJR riders.

Skuta

Quote from: jwm on September 25, 2013, 08:51:08 PM
Welcome Skuta, nice wagon. I'm a bike man myself, what are you currently riding? I know a few of the bike boys up that way, mainly FJR riders.

Hey. Main ride is a moto guzzi 1000sp. And (I'm sure you'll all love this) I'm mad on honda z50s,mini trails etc.






Ed


Nice Monkey bikes  :)

If you're into the little Zeddys, I've got a mate Kye who you might know or have crossed paths with in Brisbane who is fairly active in the Z scene.

I've got a Triumph Tiger 1050, and KTM400 for my 2 wheeled antics.

Thought it was your old wagon Fatboy.

Cheers

Ed
in the shed

Skuta

Yeah mate. I know kye. Top bloke and incredible rider. He's been a bit quiet lately.

jwm

I totaled my 2008 FJR about 2 months ago on the Killarney gap Road between Narrabri and Bingara. Wasn't doing a big speed but hit a heap of loose gravel on a hairpin bend and the bike went from under me and then high sided. I Rode the bugger 800+kms home the next day but Shannons wrote it off because the frame was damaged. I replaced it with an ST1300, more touring oriented. I thought it was about time I slowed down a bit.

Ed

Skuta,

We met up with Kye 2 weeks ago in Armidale..  A group of us rode up from Sydney while him and another mate rode down from Brissy. Top weekend, great roads and good company and set to become and annual run.. set aside the 2nd weekend in September!

JWM, good to see you're ok...The ST would get along quite Ok too.

Cheers

Ed
in the shed

FATBOY

Thanks mate for my nav man was very surprised to see it back .Geez this forum is great


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