Thread: My Wifes 62 Valiant

They are nice valiants Andrew.
The guy who runs the Shell roadhouse in town has a neat one.
It does 11 sec quater mile runs
He has just had to fit a rollcage to compete as he has broken the 11sec pass.
Street registered,worked 360V8,auto and nitros.Its his daily driver too!!!!
Andrew

Ah, rememberd, there is a longer pitman arm on a later model. fit that and its less turns lock to lock

swetty ride mate when i was growing up my uncles were all into vals there was a vc 318 auto, centura 318 auto, centura 265, chrysler by chrysler 360 auto with all the electrics,and a s series with the slant 6 they were the best 1`s there was also a few other regals and even a ute in there and to my knowledge the centura with the 318 still gets around campbelltown kicking ass

Dare I admit.
My first vehicle ever purchased was a VF VIP with a 318 Fireball,AC and power steer.I was 17 at the time.
We had a mate with a farm,we went thirds in it for $750 unlicenced from a caryard.It went like the sting,had a ball trashing around the paddocks in it for a long weekend.
When we went back a few weeks later some lowlife had stolen it and the diesel genset that powered the camp.
Andrew

Originally Posted by Stuuu

Sorry mate I missed that last night - Congrats. What is it?

Its a mobile service tech for Aussie weighing systems (formally Avery scales). We do everything from calibrating tiny scales to building B-double weighbridges. I have a work ute, laptop, phone etc. The people are friendly and profesional (all 8 of them!), so i hope to be there a while. The best bit is that its 3 kms from my house, so i'm home in a few minutes.

The worst thing is its dayshift, so i'll be a while getting into a routine before i start selling parts again.



Andy

Avery, haven't dealt with them in over 12 years but they were a pretty descent mob then. Have fun with the B-double bridges. I'll let you find out for yourself what happens when 65t of B-double enters a weigh bridge too fast (say 10kph) and hits the brakes

Originally Posted by dm_td5

Avery, haven't dealt with them in over 12 years but they were a pretty descent mob then. Have fun with the B-double bridges. I'll let you find out for yourself what happens when 65t of B-double enters a weigh bridge too fast (say 10kph) and hits the brakes

Nothing. I saw it happen yesterday as a bit of a demo on a brand new bridge. The bridge has a maximum of 15mm gap at each end, aswell as bumpstops, so it cant go far, and doesnt have the chance to get momentum when a truck locks it up.


Andy

Originally Posted by andrew e

Its a mobile service tech for Aussie weighing systems (formally Avery scales). We do everything from calibrating tiny scales to building B-double weighbridges. I have a work ute, laptop, phone etc. The people are friendly and profesional (all 8 of them!), so i hope to be there a while. The best bit is that its 3 kms from my house, so i'm home in a few minutes.

The worst thing is its dayshift, so i'll be a while getting into a routine before i start selling parts again.



Andy

Good to hear and sounds good. Routine needs to include the Valiant too remember!