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« on: September 25, 2013, 04:21:12 AM » |
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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. |
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« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2013, 04:51:06 AM » |
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Good to see another clean wagon. Hope you & your family have a ton of fun with it.
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« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2013, 06:30:06 AM » |
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Nice! Ya gotta love a wagon!
Welcome to the forum.
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« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2013, 08:17:36 AM » |
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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
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« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2013, 01:28:49 PM » |
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Cool station sedan mate  , would have preferred one myself before i got my special sedan  Cheers, Jack |
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« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2013, 01:39:08 PM » |
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Well done on the purchase mate, looks very clean! Welcome to the forum and good luck with the resto  |
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« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2013, 03:40:10 PM » |
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I had a hb torana when I was 17. Don't laugh.
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.
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« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2013, 06:25:31 PM » |
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It looks like Fatboys old wagon |
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« Reply #8 on: September 25, 2013, 06:33:50 PM » |
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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.
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« Reply #9 on: September 25, 2013, 06:36:43 PM » |
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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. |
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« Reply #10 on: September 25, 2013, 07:25:10 PM » |
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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
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« Reply #11 on: September 25, 2013, 07:27:18 PM » |
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looks like it still has my navman installed still lol(was waiting for that to come back lol)
regards fatboy
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« Reply #12 on: September 25, 2013, 07:32:36 PM » |
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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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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. |
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« Reply #13 on: September 25, 2013, 08:51:08 PM » |
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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.
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« Reply #14 on: September 25, 2013, 10:19:14 PM » |
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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.    |
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« Reply #15 on: September 26, 2013, 08:55:26 AM » |
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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 |
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« Reply #16 on: September 26, 2013, 09:32:19 AM » |
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Yeah mate. I know kye. Top bloke and incredible rider. He's been a bit quiet lately.
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« Reply #17 on: September 26, 2013, 01:19:49 PM » |
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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.
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« Reply #18 on: September 27, 2013, 09:16:38 AM » |
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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.
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« Reply #19 on: October 09, 2013, 08:31:38 PM » |
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Thanks mate for my nav man was very surprised to see it back .Geez this forum is great
regards fatboy
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