Sooooo I moved over to Australia about a year and a half ago mainly for a women (BADDDD call) and work (GOOD call).
While my 2000tc sits back in Scotland, with the view of being shipped over later this year (largely for the NADA air con and electric windows etc) I've managed to pass my time with a 3500 picked up for $600 in Newstead. Newstead is North West of Melbourne and looks a lot like a scene from "The Hills Have Eyes" but with more Kangaroos and less mutants (sorta)
After a slightly risque drive home with said 3500 rather optimistically strapped down with broken ratchet straps, I finally got the car home.
The car is a British made 1972 v8 I believe. NO Reg, no Roadworthy but sold with a large amount of spares, including a mostly complete replacement interior.
I've had this car since June 2013 and during this time the biggest issue I've had is with electrical gremlins throughout. The aftermarket Air Con that was fitted, was wired through the Inhibitor Switch of the Gearbox and also through the Dash Lights. Why?
Its also apparent that at some point its been in an accident. The front end has some rippling around the light area. That said, however, it is completely solid underneath and with little playing around with panel gaps, its looking reasonable straight.
I've found a few interesting "features" on this car that are pretty interesting.
* An badly connected aftermarket, leaking fuel pump fitted into the boot, making the car a rather well disguised, potential bomb.
* A series of equally badly connected fuel lines from the sender unit leaking petrol onto the road... BUT... that's dont' worry, its unlikely anyone will notice. They'll be distracted by the fact the original fuel lines have been closed off with a G-clamp.... A cunning plan!
*I was a fan of the keyless entry system adopted by the previous owner. This mainly consisted of removing the ignition barrel and wiring the ignition and the fuel pump into a flick switch mounted on the centre console. Handy when you're not sold it with any keys.
*Odd wing mirrors were pretty flashy also!
I also very much liked the headrest that look like they'd been borrowed from a Victorian Invalid Carriage, anyone know where these are from? The unfinished bare steal frame set the wood veneers off perfectly.
The car at some point has had aftermarket air con removed. I've been pretty keen to remove all of that as it wasn't complete and I generally find most aftermarket stuff can look quite ugly when installed.
Pictures for your viewing pleasure. I was trying to link them into the page via Skydrive, however, it wasn't having any of it so I've uploaded them.
While my 2000tc sits back in Scotland, with the view of being shipped over later this year (largely for the NADA air con and electric windows etc) I've managed to pass my time with a 3500 picked up for $600 in Newstead. Newstead is North West of Melbourne and looks a lot like a scene from "The Hills Have Eyes" but with more Kangaroos and less mutants (sorta)
After a slightly risque drive home with said 3500 rather optimistically strapped down with broken ratchet straps, I finally got the car home.
The car is a British made 1972 v8 I believe. NO Reg, no Roadworthy but sold with a large amount of spares, including a mostly complete replacement interior.
I've had this car since June 2013 and during this time the biggest issue I've had is with electrical gremlins throughout. The aftermarket Air Con that was fitted, was wired through the Inhibitor Switch of the Gearbox and also through the Dash Lights. Why?
Its also apparent that at some point its been in an accident. The front end has some rippling around the light area. That said, however, it is completely solid underneath and with little playing around with panel gaps, its looking reasonable straight.
I've found a few interesting "features" on this car that are pretty interesting.
* An badly connected aftermarket, leaking fuel pump fitted into the boot, making the car a rather well disguised, potential bomb.
* A series of equally badly connected fuel lines from the sender unit leaking petrol onto the road... BUT... that's dont' worry, its unlikely anyone will notice. They'll be distracted by the fact the original fuel lines have been closed off with a G-clamp.... A cunning plan!
*I was a fan of the keyless entry system adopted by the previous owner. This mainly consisted of removing the ignition barrel and wiring the ignition and the fuel pump into a flick switch mounted on the centre console. Handy when you're not sold it with any keys.
*Odd wing mirrors were pretty flashy also!
I also very much liked the headrest that look like they'd been borrowed from a Victorian Invalid Carriage, anyone know where these are from? The unfinished bare steal frame set the wood veneers off perfectly.
The car at some point has had aftermarket air con removed. I've been pretty keen to remove all of that as it wasn't complete and I generally find most aftermarket stuff can look quite ugly when installed.
Pictures for your viewing pleasure. I was trying to link them into the page via Skydrive, however, it wasn't having any of it so I've uploaded them.
