thanks for your help,

i have been trawling through ebay, trading post online etc pretty constantly and have seen a few hopeful cars i would love to have. fingers crossed.

am i asking for too much considering my price bracket? will i probably end up with something too busted up to drive?

thanks again

to be honest i dont have a set budget but it will be under 10,000 somewhere.

i know it wont get me something great, but i'm just wanting something straight and honest

I know the is a bit broad, but ill explain:  my brother is buying back the car i have now and need another car soonish

My old man has threatened of buying a camry or corrolla or something for me, however after having an EH i dont think i can do it. he doesnt mind the old cars either so im just looking for something honest and with a bit of character.

Im looking for anything (from fe-hr) that wont bugger me around, doenst have to be perfect at all, just as little rust as possible and good strong mechanics.

I cant do any big restorations, however i wouldnt mind a few niggles for me to iron out.

If anybody has anything in mind please let me know... save me from a possible automotive nightmare.

im located in the central west NSW, but dont mind a bit of a drive to pick something up

cheers

hey mate sorry ive been offline for some time.

the car is still available for anybody interested, feel free to ask any questions regarding the car.

cheers

hey sorry about the late reply..

i forgot the main ingredient. $4,500 ono including 12 months rego.

thanks

For Sale:

1963 Holden EH 179 HP hydramatic

Original Motor, completely rebuilt 5 years ago, only been driven for 1-2 of those years. HP block bored out to 186. with stage 2 camshaft. driven long distances to and from uni and around town without a problem.

all original interior, not including stereo under glove box and speakers behind back seats (not sunken in). original Philips radio still intact.
Original Paint with some small chips around the place. several rips in upholstery

Near-new rubber all round and new springs in front (lowered 2 inches)

some rust in door sills, and rust pockets in rear R/H door, some structural rust.

all else original and in good condition.

please leave any questions and i will try my best to answer them.

Cheers















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thanks a lot for the info RET and dave,

im keen to keep a hydramatic in there for originality's sake, but trimatics seem to be everywhere.

i think ill have to see how much work has to be done on the original 'box and go from there. at least i now have some other options.

thanks again

ive got an old original hydramatic auto on a 179 red motor thats seems to be due for a major rebuild, as it flares constantly between gears and takes waaaay to long to choose gears.
is there anything to look out for or be aware of if i choose to replace it with a trimatic auto  of a similar vintage?

any info would be greatly appreciated.
cheers

driving along the other day, going up a hill on a stinking hot summer day i ran out of freakin petrol out in the country and had to wait for my old man to come around with a jerry can to fill her back up.
my fuel guage just sits on full constantly now no matter how much petrol i have in the tank.. and speaking to an auto electrician he tells me i have to dissemble the fuel tank to get to the actual sensor in the tank.

has anyone had this experience before?
what options do i have of combatting the problem?

any opionions greatly appreciated.

yeah i think i know the one, dont know who owns it but seen it at greenhills and at the royal in morpeth with an X2 HD and  HR they all looked like show cars.

cheers col will remember in the future.  

hey col thats funny,

moved into morpeth about two years ago, number 7 high street at my oldies house. im at boarding school at the moment finishing year twelve so im ony at home once a month or two for now. yeah i know raworth, maybe seen one of yours parked on the street on the way to east maitland, cant be certain but will keep an eye out next time though.
if you ever see a cream EH scooting around with a young bloke at the wheel its probably me, pretty tight-knit sort of area there, bit of a chance of running into each other.
for the newcastle area i know a place called 'city spares' that apparently stock a lot of old holdens, gonna check it out when im home next.

cheers

cheers, thanks for the ideas.

im looking forward to getting into the club scene soon, still in school at the moment but and im probably spending just a little too much time on the car and cruising this forum at the moment compared to my studies, whoops.
after a bit of research i found 'pick n payless' in blacktown, taterstall street. has anyone had any experience at this place? just might be the place for me.

cheers

Col,

thanks for the idea, will keep that in mind, but im with some mates and hes looking for some Volvo gear as well, and some later holden stuff.

thanks for the reply.

hey Rob saw your EH on this thread (very clean mobile), and couldnt resist but get a bit off topic.
are you going to run that at standard? ive inherited a 65 or 64 cream and ivory roof EH 179 HP and am over the moon with it.
do you know how to interpret the engine/chassis plates into information?

thanks.

hey just wondering if anybody knows a good car wreckers that would stock old holdens and parts in the greater sydney area?
going for cruise this weekend with a wad of dough and looking to get some bargains.
any help would be appreciated,

cheers

mark,

thanks a lot with your help, will follow up with a few wreckers, i know theres a big one in newcastle that has sourced quite a few good parts for my brother, City Spares in newcastle. once again thankyou dave as well, now i know what im looking for

cheers

sorry forgot to ask, im on the east coast of OZ, how much would it cost to send them across the country? it would be pretty substantial wouldnt it?

thanks for the info mark,

im still a student at school so havent got a whole lot of money to throw around.. will be looking for a 2nd hand set i think.
how much will you be asking for the GENIE set?

many thanks

im looking to put a new set of mags on an EH, nothing serious in the way of buying, just keeping an eye out for good styles.
thanks for the info.

can anyone tell me what sort of wheels that are on that?