Recent content by roarz

zach, thanks for the white walls, your second picture with the suede paint and white walls looks better than my white and blue.Car looks way better lower,I would go lower but the sump would bang off the road. Thanks again Zach top work, but now, will I need to repaint again???????? NO, I'll just...

memike, we never had a '66 2 door out here (came out two models later, like the green one in the piccies). This model was known as the VC model. Ive attached a 66 VC to this post. I'm not sure about the 2 door in the photo, as I see that the pic you posted the car has a different front, not sure...

Zach, this is my Aussie valiant. I'm a bit old school and I would appreciate it if you could give me some white wall tyres. It would be sweet to see how they would look as they are not cheap to buy and may look crappy on a white car.

The last few images from Greasefest.....

More from Greasefest.....

The show is called Greasefest (has it's own website). Held on this weekend every year in Brisbane. Has a great vibe, like going back in time to the 50's and 60's. It's is a great show, most of the cars are street driven. It's a rat rod, custom, hotrod, rockabilly type scene, but you get to...

V8 val Don't know if you went to the hot rod show at the RNA ground over the Queens birthday long weekend, but on the Rebels car club stand was a AP6 with a 308. Street maching/car crafting/hotrodding..... whatever we call it, make your own rules, keep some individuality.

The blue VE looks pretty cool to, I see you are located in Brissie, I'm on the Gold Coast. The "boat anchor" got the nod because I was originally going to just drag the car, and the chev was the most economical engine to build, but halfway through a long build, realised it would be more fun to...

My son painted the car, we did the roof a darker than the body as down low on a body the flake won't "pop", unless in extremely bright sunlight. The roof looks a few shades lighter in the sun when the flake (HOK blue flake) really lights up. The dash and door tops, are a different shade of blue...

Better view of the wheel, this should have been attached to the original reply

16" ford centres, welded into 7" (front) and 8" (rear) blanks. I machined the front bearing carrier to except the 72 mm bore of the ford centre, and drilled it to take 1/2 studs. That allowed me to use the caps that come on aussie fords, mainly taxis and police cars and commercials. I just had a...

Back when I first joined I had some pictures of my Valiant on its way to be fitted with its new motor and painted. Finally have got the car road registered, but I continue to fiddle, as this build has taken me about ten years, and what seemed like a good idea years ago is crap now, or what...

got a foot but don't use it as a rule............

Don't know if anyone else likes this stuff, but I call it "scrap art". Sculptures made out of old car bits. The one in the photo is self explanatory, the best bit is trying to identify the parts and what they came off. This gallery has some great scrap art examples inside, (no cameras allowed)...

To keep some order in the post, here are some photos prior to fitting the engine. Pipes were a nightmare to make and also fit, learnt some good lessons in how not to do things. Always fabricate and dummy up with EXACTLY the same parts as you will use in the finished item. I used old cast iron...