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  1. 18th August 2008, 04:47 PM #1
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    The new fishin bus

    After sulking around over the weekend with my poor ol disco off the road with a cooked motor, I went and paid one of our local cockys a visit and found this out the back along with a collection of old classic holdens and falcons. 0818081340-00.jpg Has a 250 Falcon motor that needs some attention as it apparently over heats. It is extreamly tidy and straight with not a hint of rust anywhere on the doors fire wall or chassey. Not bad for $250 i thought. After getting home went and saw our local mechanic (who knows the vehicle) and found out will be no problem getting it relicenced with the falcon motor The tray needs a tidy and the steering is a bit sloppy but I'm happy.
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  2. 18th August 2008, 04:53 PM #2
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    Well done. Actually there are some who say that the Falcon motor is a better bet than the Holden. I wouldn't know myself, but they're not an uncommon conversion.
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  3. 18th August 2008, 05:04 PM #3
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    4.1 xflow ?? An idea i have thrown around before. Good buy at that price. Well done.
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  4. 18th August 2008, 05:08 PM #4
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    Nice looking truck!

    Where abouts did you find it?

    Make sure you attack everything with the lanolin and killrust to make sure your firewall and chassis stay happy. It is easier to do it while it is still perfect than to try and replace it later!

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  5. 18th August 2008, 05:08 PM #5
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    Top stuff.

    .......and a great price to boot.
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  6. 18th August 2008, 05:17 PM #6
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    Well actually was buying a suzuki trayback from same bloke when i found her sitting there in the cockys gravel pit surrounded by several fj holdens. Live in a little wheat belt town of Hyden (Wave Rock) bout 500km west of Perth (so no salt air hense no rust).
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  7. 18th August 2008, 07:50 PM #7
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    Nice one. I've got a cast iron xflow and auto in my shorty. She just loves the soft sand. You can't go wrong with that buy. They need an overdrive for the highway though.
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  8. 18th August 2008, 09:31 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Randylandy View Post
    Well actually was buying a suzuki trayback from same bloke when i found her sitting there in the cockys gravel pit surrounded by several fj holdens. Live in a little wheat belt town of Hyden (Wave Rock) bout 500km west of Perth (so no salt air hense no rust).
    Know the place! (was a Kalgoorlie boy originally )

    Good luck with it - looks pretty solid.
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  9. 19th August 2008, 01:09 PM #9
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    oops might want to turn east at perth
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  10. 19th August 2008, 01:22 PM #10
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    Hahahaha!

    Only just noticed that!
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