Embarrassment

**banjo** · 7th June 2012, 05:39 PM

conversions..Back in the

By a Holden Fan o.O 21/02/06@13:45
conversions..Back in the late 60s a guy in Perth named Max De Burgh had a SWB Landy with a Dodge Phoenix and auto in it . It could fly. Re fuel consumption, most Landis could get around 25 MPG reasonably easy.
There was a guy in subiaco can't remember his name not Don Hall had a 53 or so lo light Morri Minor with a sidevalve 36 V8 and box, never got out of top gear. I actually rode in a Jag XK 120 that had a 48 Dodge flathead sidevalve motor and 3 speed box the guy could not afford a new motor for the jag. He also hand painted it with a brush in bright red because he did not like the British racing green. He got away with the motor because no one would take an XK120 on. Was quieter and more reliable than the Jag but still...
And there was a guy with a 36 or so Hudson Terraplane ute he had a Mk 7 Jag motor and box in it. Gave some people a nasty shock. he lived out Greenmount or Kalamunda way somewhere in the hills.
Another guy had a MG TF with a grey motor with Studebaker wedge pistons and Wilson preselector gear box. The motor was all Waggot, head cam etc., used to fly.
He could not keep up the payments so when they came to repossess it he had stripped it right down to the last nut and bolt and screw. I saw it in his backyard that's how I know what pistons were in it, they repossessed it anyway and the guy who bought it spent months putting it back together and wrecked a couple of months later. i bought the motor and put in my X taxi Fc, EVERYTHING on that car was worn out. Done about half million miles.The Waggot head cracked across one of the valves and it used to blow head gaskets every couple of days and i could not afford a new head so I got quite expert at replacing FC head gaskets. Could get home at 5.30 Friday night pull the head and be out on the road again by 6.15 after a shower. I swapped it for an EH took over the payments he took the FC I never saw it again. Would love another FC, but wagon this time.
johnperth

weird conversions

By a Holden Fan o.O 20/02/06@14:13
260 windsor into Morris traveller(still got it)
308 into 80 inch landrover(destroyed countless clutches, boxes and ferry overdrive units)
Capri V6 into V4 Thames van(scary with 10 inch drums all round)
Commodore V6 into 1976 Ford transit
Buick straight 8 into 37 ford tourer
534ci Ford V8 from F800 into Fordson tractor(great worker)

**Ausfree** · 7th June 2012, 05:44 PM

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Wish fuel was still this cheap..Actualy we where talking awhile ago about when i used to run the old SOLO service station at Jesmond . I had a LS mini clubman & it used to cost a whopping $4.00 to fill the whole tank..Gees i miss those days..

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Mate, I used to work at an Ampol service station at Charlestown as a casual. The station was were McDonalds is now and the year was 1974.

A brand new Holden Monaro came in and filled up and it took $10.

That was the first time I saw double figures on the petrol bowser.

In those days we used to come out and ACTUALLY FILL PEOPLES PETROL TANKS and check their oil and tyres.

**banjo** · 7th June 2012, 07:45 PM

Originally Posted by Ausfree

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Wish fuel was still this cheap..Actualy we where talking awhile ago about when i used to run the old SOLO service station at Jesmond . I had a LS mini clubman & it used to cost a whopping $4.00 to fill the whole tank..Gees i miss those days..

Mate, I used to work at an Ampol service station at Charlestown as a casual. The station was were McDonalds is now and the year was 1974.

A brand new Holden Monaro came in and filled up and it took $10.

That was the first time I saw double figures on the petrol bowser.

In those days we used to come out and ACTUALLY FILL PEOPLES PETROL TANKS and check their oil and tyres.

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Yep thats what i used to do..Called a driveway attendant

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Our pumps had to be rewound to start them.Wind the crank back to zero it so it would pump..I loved that job , But i could'nt use the damn till so had to get Karen in to run all the money through at the end of the day.Used to have a money bag on me waist so used to use that till it was full the change it for an empty one & put the full one in the safe..

**Narangga** · 8th June 2012, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by Ausfree

He's just making sure you get the message Banj!!!!

Pardon young fella?

**The ho har's** · 10th June 2012, 03:00 PM

Hey Banjo,

Did you see what I got

Mrs hh

**Narangga** · 10th June 2012, 07:38 PM

Originally Posted by The ho har's

Hey Banjo,

Did you see what I got

Mrs hh

I got a holiday tomorrow

**The ho har's** · 11th June 2012, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by Stuuu

I got a holiday tomorrow

I didn't get a holiday today

I have been to work already @ double time and a half

Mrs hh

**Marty110** · 11th June 2012, 12:26 PM

hopping back to a bit earlier in the thread - engine conversions - where in 1978 someone put a 253 in a IIA and was the second one in Oz? In 1973 just after I left school I had my first 4WD - sorry, it was a 1967 FJ40, the one with the Japanese copy of the chev 3.8 six and 3 on the floor. Anyway, a bloke I knew made a bullbar for it for me, a chap called Allan Brister. He had a stainless steel business in Adelaide and he had a series landy with a 253 in it then. It was topless and bright metallic blue with a stainless steel roll bar and widies. It went like stink but stopped like...... well it didn't stop very well at all. Interesting side bar - Allan made the stainless steel 'balls' in Rundle mall - he was a flawless tradesman. The artist just came up with the idea, it took Allan, a true artist, to make it a reality. Recently when the 'balls' were re-furbished, it was Allans company who did it too. Just seen his company is still going - see this link: Home

drifter · 11th June 2012, 12:32 PM

Yeah - brakes...

Banjo is fortunate with this one in that it was originally a 2.6 so it has the full setup of 3" shoes on the front and a brake booster.

Once set up properly they work very well. The one Banjo has purchased comes with a brand new master cylinder and booster.

**Ausfree** · 11th June 2012, 03:32 PM

Flippin heck, rain, rain nothing but bloody rain.

Was going to take some of the grandkids up to Fort Scratchley today to watch the big guns give a 21 gun Queen's birthday salute. We decided to cancel!!

I will take them there in a couple of weeks, but of course the gun's won't be firing!!!!

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