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Title: what do we have and where are we?
Post by: winton on September 17, 2011, 12:13:01 PM: To all

at the risk of looking like an idiot and no one participating, thought i start a poll to get a idear off whos visting the site, where we live and what is in our drive ways????

Winton (thats me :) )
Adelaide
cortina te s pack, that is far from where id like it to be, but i still driving it anyway and a very bent xr6t (in the process of making it straight again)

id post piks but still haven worked out how to use photobucket, accessing from phone probly dont help

:D :mrgreen: :drive: :oops:
Title: what do we have and where are we?
Post by: BigNorm on September 17, 2011, 01:39:32 PM: starting at the back of the lot i've got a mk3 cortina coupe which is getting the treatment, 3 td sedans in various stages of repair and pilfer, black betty screaming at me to have a bit of time spent on it, a 1953 f100 needing lots of tlc, 1955 f100 which is the flagship of the fleet, my missus's camry and lastly i've got a bf xr8 ute as my daily.

(http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/149588_1679039782072_1419867345_31751792_2767224_n.jpg)
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Post by: winton on September 17, 2011, 01:52:01 PM: impressive big norm, im jealous. Very nice front yard there you have ;)
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Post by: pistolpete on September 17, 2011, 04:36:23 PM: I'm in Sydney and have a TC XLE that needs a bit of tlc, and am picking up a TD XLE in the morning. :)
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Post by: davius on September 17, 2011, 06:19:46 PM: I have a te wags awaiting the 4.1 conversion, a series 2 rx7, a tf magna (family car), and a yamaha tt600. and Im located in adelaide
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Post by: davius on September 17, 2011, 06:20:23 PM: and I am also jealous norm lol
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Post by: winton on September 17, 2011, 06:30:25 PM: @ pistolpete (while i was posting davius made two posts i take for ever to post have to check my spelling,most words. im sure words still get spelt wrong :lol: )

sweet pistolpete,
i was just reading a old post i found on the net about fitting 28 spline axles to cortina diffs, your user name was in the mix of it.
Have you seen the tc xle on ebay in sydney for 1500 looks pretty good in the pitcures
theres a xle td for sale in sa on gumtree with white interior, the guys asking 900 dosent look like its run in awhile.
Have my eye on it, but i cant get another car till the xr6 is fixed :(
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Post by: winton on September 17, 2011, 06:34:24 PM: Quote from: "davius"
I have a te wags awaiting the 4.1 conversion, a series 2 rx7, a tf magna (family car), and a yamaha tt600. and Im located in adelaide
ahhh davius, i believe we have meet befour ;) :D
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Post by: Tils on September 17, 2011, 07:33:05 PM: In the riverland, in SA.

I have an EL wagon as a daily, the TE cortina wagon that most people have seen lol, a LN61 Toyota Surf turbo diesel with body lift, 2.6L turbo GD Galant hardtop (that I'll get around to one day), VH Valiant ute 318 V8 bought with 22,000 miles on the odo, VG Valiant Pacer coupe, and a '99 GSXR750 SRAD. I have a fair number of wrecks in the family wrecking yard that I wont count LOL.
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Post by: winton on September 17, 2011, 08:35:35 PM: Quote from: "Tils"
In the riverland, in SA.

I have an EL wagon as a daily, the TE cortina wagon that most people have seen lol, a LN61 Toyota Surf turbo diesel with body lift, 2.6L turbo GD Galant hardtop (that I'll get around to one day), VH Valiant ute 318 V8 bought with 22,000 miles on the odo, VG Valiant Pacer coupe, and a '99 GSXR750 SRAD. I have a fair number of wrecks in the family wrecking yard that I wont count LOL.
wow tills
a few cars there, im a big fan of the valiants. Your not to far from me, im northen suburbs, im almost as far north as they go :mrgreen:
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Post by: sooty302 on September 18, 2011, 03:31:29 PM: im on the northside of brisbane, i have a tc with td dash/grill etc that has a nos assisted 302w thats looking a bit worse 4 wear after an incident with a wall at the drags :( a 76 td thats being done up with an alloy head 250, just picked up a tf ghia 6cyl which needs to be put back together and an project xd with a 351w. my everyday car is a 4wd single cab hilux.
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Post by: winton on September 18, 2011, 06:08:42 PM: hello sooty302
you have a bit of a collection to, i must keep up and get more myself

well polls are closed there are 5 of us here :D
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Post by: pcman on September 19, 2011, 10:44:54 AM: im in melbournes outer west
my cortina is a te/f wagon, 250xflow, turbo, nitrous, straight lpg

it started life as a tf but i fitted te guards to it

my daily driver is a 1996 ef fairmont only just brought it recently

my towtruck is a 1979 f350 banana back brought it late last year, still wasting money on it and its still not registered

ive also got a 1984 fj45 landcruiser troopy was my daily till i brought the falcon now its sitting unloved waiting money to be thrown at it

i also have a 1991 ea fairmont ghia thats just sitting there doing nothing still starts and drives around the paddock

theres also a n13 pulsar that ive gotta rwc and register for my mum

then ive got a 1991 honda civic thats scrap metal and a 197? gemini coupe thats actually my brothers
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Post by: winton on September 19, 2011, 05:11:01 PM: gday pcman

well forgot to count myself and with pcman were at 7 ppl, surely that not all of the corty fans out there. :norm:
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Post by: winton on September 19, 2011, 05:13:45 PM: hay when i just use thin guy :norm: a noticed he was called norm........ Thats not after u is it big norm?? :mrgreen:
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Post by: oms250 on September 19, 2011, 05:45:07 PM: we are located on the northside of brisbane not far from sooty 302
we have a td corty that we have done a late model windsor conversion c4 and 4 wheel disc conversion thats in the painting stage
ba fairmont(missus car) has pacemaker extractors hi flow cat and 2 1/2 exhaust with k&n filter
eb s pack 4litre t5 l.s.d slammed on 18s el thermos pacemakers extractors 2 1/2 exhaust dvd with custom boot install (daily)
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Post by: tf corty on September 19, 2011, 06:53:45 PM: Hi from newcastle ihave a tf ghia sedan ,au falcon wagon
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Post by: winton on September 19, 2011, 08:23:06 PM: hello tf corty and oms250
what colour are you planing to paint the td ohm250?
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Post by: ricktewagon on September 19, 2011, 08:29:41 PM: Rick from Adelaide, have a mk2 with a worked 2lt sitting in the driveway with no diff and buggered axles, (http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g425/ricktewagon/18042011056.jpg)
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g425/ricktewagon/IMGP7298.jpg)
my TD which is almost driveable again after full rebuild (289 block 40 thou over 347 scat stroker kit, edelbrock alloy heads 9" 31 spline LSD, toploader etc
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g425/ricktewagon/04052011069.jpg)
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g425/ricktewagon/27072011204-1.jpg)
Just sold my Skyline to continue financing the TD
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g425/ricktewagon/07062011176.jpg)
TE wagon 200 x-flow with 350 holley and extractory 316000 k's and wont die but when it finally does its getting this.....(http://[img]http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g425/ricktewagon/IMGP7300.jpg) (http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g425/ricktewagon/15052011137.jpg)
but thats another story.................
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Post by: Rusty on September 19, 2011, 10:24:20 PM: 80 series cruiser wagon - the bus
1992 Daihatsu charade - the rice bubble car(buzz box) daily drive to work
2006 BF station wagon- taxi 10 B&W Cabs
1977 TE ghia sedan - my mums car - donated to the fambly- resto project - have to find time to put it back together
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Post by: winton on September 20, 2011, 07:04:12 AM: gday rusty and ricktewagon
bit of a collection there rick, and from adelaide to.

With the count thenk that 11 ppl
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Post by: winton on September 20, 2011, 07:07:48 AM: gday rusty and ricktewagon
bit of a collection there rick, and from adelaide to.

With the count thenk that 11 ppl
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Post by: oms250 on September 20, 2011, 04:22:15 PM: Quote from: "winton"
hello tf corty and oms250
what colour are you planing to paint the td ohm250?
spelt our name wrong but wont hold that against you we are painting it phantom purple theres pics on here when it was copper bronze but have hidden the wiring smoothed the engine bay (again) changed our mind from silver have cut the roof gutters off
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Post by: Gracer on September 20, 2011, 06:30:01 PM: Im in Orange NSW and have:
79 TE ghia sedan, its nearly back on the road after a year without it.
My daily is a 98 XH ute and the wifey has a AUII xr6, All fords here. :mrgreen:
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Post by: winton on September 20, 2011, 09:41:51 PM: Quote from: "oms250"
Quote from: "winton"
hello tf corty and oms250
what colour are you planing to paint the td ohm250?
spelt our name wrong but wont hold that against you
opps :mrgreen:
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Post by: winton on September 20, 2011, 09:46:14 PM: gday Gracer

no. 12 :D
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Post by: shawn_te_ghia on September 21, 2011, 04:46:22 PM: shawn from morphett vale in Adelaide
In the shed: a TE Ghia 4 speed 6cyl
white vinyl roof
5 stud ba gt brake upgrade on the front
28 spline 4 pin lsd with 5 studs on the rear using custom moser axles.(all in the standard diff housing. i got it powdercoated while i was at it.)
i have the ba mk11 gtp rims bolted on with superlow kingsprings.
the motor has the general bolt on parts.
BUT on the engine stand is my working progress:
building a 250 4.1 turbo and i have a supra 5 speed w57 behind it.
its been a long process, theres just not enough hours in the day.
cheers guys
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Post by: winton on September 22, 2011, 06:59:18 AM: gday shawn_te_giha
another adelaide guy :)
Up to 12 ppl
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Post by: corty_250 on September 22, 2011, 09:12:35 AM: Pete here from down south of Adelaide, got the TE for kicking round the block and the missus has got an AU wagon for towing the kids round.
The old girl is getting a birthday as of next week, hopefully come home looking a lil straighter and shinier, then hopefully fix all the little bits and pieces.
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Post by: winton on September 22, 2011, 11:05:28 AM: gday corty_250
another froms s.a.
Looks like adelaide is the city of cortinas, not the city of churchs

13 ppl
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Post by: trevor_302 on September 22, 2011, 08:46:20 PM: I got a TF sedan currently off the road and in the garage for a rebuild just about ready for paint.
Daily driver is a 08 hilux twin cab.
The missus has a 09 kia carnival.Kiddy cart.....lol.
Out west of melbourne
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Post by: xlecortina on September 23, 2011, 10:45:03 AM: I'm in Perth, and have a 75 td sedan and a 63 impala.

The TD is in decent nick, 250 4spd, its my daily driver until i finish uni and get a job, then she will get money thrown at her.
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Post by: xle_freak on September 23, 2011, 04:55:39 PM: Mmmmmmmmm '63 Impala (insert drool emoticon here) o.k where were we?

Hi guys, thought I would bore you with my small collection. I'm also in Adelaide :D

I'll list the cars in order I got them in

1. Tc xle sedan. I have had this car for 10 years and it's my baby. I could never sell this car. Has been off the road for about 4 years getting improvements. Now has a rebuilt 3.5 lsd rebuilt tricked up C4 and mild 250 crossflow. Just needs a few small things to get it running again.

2. 1960 fb holden sedan. original 138 grey motor and 3 on the tree. Looked good in pics but had ALOT of structual rust which has been removed and is now waiting it's turn to be painted.

(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa313/FBobsessed/DSCF1156.jpg)

(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa313/FBobsessed/DSCF1155.jpg)

3. TD wagon. 2ltr manual. Has 128? thousand k's on the clock. I bought it about 3 years ago as a daily when the fb came off the road. If I ever sold this car, I think my wife would leave me!
Pics of it in the yard for sale moments before I bought it
(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa313/FBobsessed/100_1898.jpg)

As it looks now
(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa313/FBobsessed/berry1.jpg)

The caravan is a whole other story and was 2 years of hard work to bring back to a useable state.

4. Tc sedan L 2 litre auto. Picked this up on the weekend before Australia day last year. Travelled from Adelaide to Maroya in N.S.W (google it!) car is all original and has 64 thousand miles on the clock. Don't know why but I HAD to have this car. Is in at the painters now and will be my all original car.

As it was
(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa313/FBobsessed/BbmlNygB2kKGrHqYOKi4Eq5gvnqBKwyygTP.jpg)

After a clean
(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa313/FBobsessed/cid_144A6740-7D19-4B2B-B404-30F67A2.jpg)

5. TD sedan (was) 200ci auto. I picked this up as a roller for $50 purely for donor panels for the white one. It was pretty stripped but HAD NO RUST... ANYWHERE. The guy I got it from picked it up for $400 and used it as a daily untill he decided to put a 1jz motor in it, Hence the firewall mod. Once he realised what it would cost to finish and the fact it could NEVER be legal he put his motor into a Cressida.
(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa313/FBobsessed/shell2.jpg)

(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa313/FBobsessed/shell1.jpg)

6. Tc XL sedan 2 litre auto. I picked this up for $350 from Whyalla. Thought it was too cheap to pass up and thought it would make a nice project. However, I have recently put it in the new shed and had a good look over it and have decided it will make a mediocre parts car and an awesome couch! I have no ics of this on hand but will update when possible.

7. Td sedan XL 4cly auto. So for a project I was / am doing (I say yes, wife says sell : / ) I needed a td sedan witha black vinyl roof after I discovered getting one fitted to one would cost $800. I picked this up at the wreckers for just $200 :D

Being loaded on the trailer at the wreckers

(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa313/FBobsessed/lom1.jpg)

After some luuurve

(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa313/FBobsessed/lom2.jpg)

8. Thought i'd ad this as wel 2003 BA XT Falcon. Bout this as a 100% standard genuine grandpa driven hub cap wearing heap of crap. Turned it into a nice looking and handling piece of crap. God I hate falcons, I've had this and an ef sedan, both real low k clean cars and both times I have cut my losses and gone back to a Commodore. Sold it roughly June this year. Good Riddence!

(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa313/FBobsessed/ba1.jpg)

Oh forgot to mention, besides all the electrical gremlins and the fact with anything more than 3kg on the back seat it scraped EVERYWHERE it was really thirsty on petrol. my work is a approx 70km round trip and about 50% of that is doing 110 on the open road and is a nice flat run all the way in. I was using 1/4 tank every 2 days. At about $90 to fill you do the math.

9. so I sold the ba and went back to a Commodore. This car is unreal, has 258k on the clock and drives like it has 58k on the clock! and uses heaps less fuel than the ba.

(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa313/FBobsessed/tewags1.jpg)

10. Te wagon 2ltr manual. I picked this up on ebay in July this year (2011) from bordertown after it was advertised for a price I couldn't say no to. Came with a spare 2ltr, 4 speed box and a set of doors. Havn't touched it since I got it due to lack of time. Was told it runs well but fuel pump is stuffed.

(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa313/FBobsessed/te1.jpg)

(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa313/FBobsessed/te3.jpg)

11. We also have a 2009 (bought in May 2010) Hyundai Getz. My first brand new car! now has 42k on the clock. Once you get past the name and the power it's a sweet little car and can fit a hell of alot of stuff inside it with the rear seats folded up.

So that's it right? surely that's enough cars for 2 people yeah? well not quite I went to a friends collection the other day where there is over 300 cars (mostly old pommy stuff) and I realised I really like ford Prefects. I found this on ebay and bid hard on it but missed out

(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa313/FBobsessed/prefect2.jpg)

But this got me looking at cars for sale again and on wednesday I found this on ebay and thought ,oh yeah that's pretty sweet! Oh crap it finishes in 8 hrs. Yep I'm going for it. After all it has been my dream car since I was 10.

12. 1960 Holden fb ute. Pick this up tomorrow from Strathalbyn. The guy has had it for around 2 / 3 years and planned to do it up but has realised he probably never will so has decided to sell it off to someone who will. I just plan to get it and do what has to be done to put back on the road again. he grey motor has been given the flick for a late model 202 red motor.

(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa313/FBobsessed/fbute2.jpg)

(http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa313/FBobsessed/fbute1.jpg)

So there you have it, my list of cars. I feel so exposed now. I think I've done alright so far for a 29 year old who earns bugger all and has done up a couple of houses in between this as well.
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Post by: Tils on September 24, 2011, 01:13:16 AM: Spewin the collectibles are gone....

(http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o44/TilsFZ6/junk/matmech.jpg)
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Post by: ricktewagon on September 25, 2011, 07:11:51 PM: Quote from: "Tils"
Spewin the collectibles are gone....

([url]http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o44/TilsFZ6/junk/matmech.jpg[/url])

I dont get it.....
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Post by: Tils on September 25, 2011, 08:02:31 PM: The family car yard and workshop. We've had some very rare cars come through over the years, and back when they weren't worth anything and no one wanted them.

Split windshield Kombi camper van (factory), 240C datto coupe, MK2 Corona coupe, just to name a few...

Not anything special but we had a fully optioned TE Ghia sedan, with a sunroof... It was smashed, but should've kept it just for that- would've gone well in the wagon! LOL
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Post by: davius on September 25, 2011, 08:22:54 PM: Ive got an rx7 sunroof that'd be piss easy to put in a corty if your interested tils
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Post by: Tils on September 25, 2011, 09:21:26 PM: What type is it? I'm after one that slides, not the pop type...
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Post by: BigNorm on September 26, 2011, 12:31:39 AM: Quote from: "xle_freak"

12. 1960 Holden fb ute. Pick this up tomorrow from Strathalbyn. The guy has had it for around 2 / 3 years and planned to do it up but has realised he probably never will so has decided to sell it off to someone who will. I just plan to get it and do what has to be done to put back on the road again. he grey motor has been given the flick for a late model 202 red motor.

i tip my hat to any holden pre commodore or torana era. back then they still had style and a shitload of class.

your place must look like the wrecking yard in tils photo?

u mention the "late" model red 202. my old man back in his day bought an ek panel van brand spankin new and only got rid of it cos he traded it in on a eh wagon cos it had the "big" 6 cylinder. wish i had it now.
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Post by: davius on September 26, 2011, 10:36:32 AM: Quote
Tils
Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:21 pm Post subject:
What type is it? I'm after one that slides, not the pop type..

its a popper only opens about an inch lol
Quote
BigNorm
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:31 am Post subject:
i tip my hat to any holden pre commodore or torana era. back then they still had style and a shitload of class.
agreed, I used to be a holden fan until i lived in elizabeth (commodore country) Every little dickhead has a commodore with 18s and an exhaust and they lay their seat right back and think theyre the shit lol they used to hate it when we'd smoke them in my mates te.
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Post by: lexo on September 26, 2011, 01:07:03 PM: Melbourne Western Suburbs... 74"

(http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1122/16791110150405990585595.jpg)

(http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/5311/89221587807258685735958.jpg)
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Post by: xle_freak on September 28, 2011, 02:27:39 PM: Hey Lexo,

That's a sweet ride! beautiful paint job! only thing it needs is a 5 stud conversion so you can get some decent wheels on it. With that paint, stockies just don't cut it :P

No Norm, our house doesn't look like a wrecking yard :moon lol The wife and I are VERY house proud and always keep things neat. Cars are stored in the shed / carport and I even have the Gold Cortina with the black vinyl roof and the caravan in a mates shed which is 750m down the road. I put them there untill I got my shed done through winter and they've stopped there :lol: I'll get it sorted soon, just need time.

Always need more time :roll:
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Post by: Blake on September 28, 2011, 03:31:43 PM: canberra, 78 te ghia bout to get respray, saving up to get fg f6 typhoon motor and 6 speed auto
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Post by: winton on October 05, 2011, 10:26:07 PM: Quote from: "Tils"
What type is it? I'm after one that slides, not the pop type...
hay Tils, I fitted a eb falcon sunroof to my te, went in easy as. Slides back and pops up looks similar to the factory one to, apart from being glass
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Post by: 77tewagon on October 11, 2011, 10:06:00 AM: Hi, I hover between Sydney and Mudgee NSW.

I have 3 TE Wagons. 1 is my daily driver - it has 450k on it, original faded paint, usual Corty rust, but mechanically it has a very nice 250 crossy with 5 spd supra box and uprated diff, suspension, brakes and 17s. 2 is a grandpa special which I bought to re-shell number 1, but on getting it home it would have been a crime to touch the car as it is absolutely perfect and absolutely original - right down to having the original instructions on the visor as to how to start the car plus all log books, and every receipt for every cent spent by the original owner over the years - it is my Sunday special drive car! 3 is a rolling shell that was re-built in 1990 - new panels, paint etc, and it then sat in a garage under a blanket for 20 years. It is in perfect condition, and is ready for some nasty conversions - most likely a barra turbo. It is, however, a "gunna" project as I do not have the time, skill or money to do it properly, and I don't want to waste the shell. It is sitting happily on my farm under a blanket in a weather tight shed, and when I get the $, skill and time, it will be something special - will be a few years yet!!

I also have a 2003 Nissan Navara D40 for work, my missus has a 2002 Mazda 323, and finally I also have a 1958 Lloyd Alexander with 37,000 miles on the clock which needs a full resto, but is in remarkable good condition for a car which sat in a warehouse since 1968.[/url]
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Post by: winton on October 14, 2011, 08:53:32 PM: Trying to work out how to post picture [/img]http://[img]http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff403/winton5/IMG_20111006_193018.jpg[/img][img]http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff403/winton5/IMG_20111006_193[IMG]http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff403/winton5/IMG_20111006_193018.jpg[/img]018.jpg[/IMG](http://i1234.photobucket.com/albums/ff403/winton5/IMG_20111006_193236.jpg)lighting in shed is poor
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Post by: winton on October 14, 2011, 08:56:54 PM: Quote from: "winton"
Trying to workout how to post pictures hope this works ([url]http://http://1234.photobucket.com/albums[/url] /ff403/v)
nope, I got no idear
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Post by: winton on October 14, 2011, 10:39:00 PM: Quote from: "winton"
Quote from: "winton"
Trying to workout how to post pictures hope this works ([url]http://http://1234.photobucket.com/albums[/url] /ff403/v)
nope, I got no idear
:mrgreen: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^yahy not sure how I did it but that's my te s pack